The 1953 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCC. The team was outscored 187 to 39 on the season. Oregon State opened with five shutout losses, then visited and shut out the Idaho Vandals, 19–0, for their first points and win.
| 1953 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (3–5 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Multnomah Stadium Parker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Beavers played two home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland and opened the new Parker Stadium in Corvallis on November 14 with a 7–0 homecoming win over Washington State, then won their fifth consecutive Civil War game over Oregon, this year on the road, in Eugene.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at No. 4 UCLA | L 0–41 | 39,209 | ||
| September 26 | No. 14 California | L 0–26 | 13,422 | ||
| October 3 | at Washington | L 0–28 | 28,000 | ||
| October 10 | Stanford |
| L 0–21 | 8,005 | |
| October 17 | at No. 13 USC |
| L 0–37 | 34,163 | |
| October 24 | at Idaho | W 19–0 | 9,200 | [1][2] | |
| October 31 | at No. 6 Michigan State* | L 6–34 | 51,108 | ||
| November 14 | Washington State | W 7–0 | 13,500 | [3][4] | |
| November 21 | at Oregon | W 7–0 | 18,500 | [5][6] | |
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References edit
- ^ "Withrow sparks OSC to 19-0 win over Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 25, 1953. p. 1C.
- ^ Boni, Bill (October 25, 1953). "303-minute drought finally ends as OSC tops Idaho, 19-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Oregon State surprises WSC with 7-0 upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1953. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Cornacchia, Pete (November 15, 1953). "Oregon State defeats Cougars 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
- ^ "1953 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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