1983 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1983 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Avezzano, compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 record with a mark of 1–6–1 in conference playing, placing ninth in the Pac-10. 1983 was Oregon State's 13th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 171 points and allowed 332 points. The season is most memorable for the 0–0 tie with Oregon in the Civil War, the last scoreless game in NCAA Division I football history. The game is known colloquially as the "Toilet Bowl."

1983 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Gough (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun (5th season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 1 1 7 4 1
Washington 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington State 5 3 0 7 4 0
USC 4 3 0 4 6 1
Arizona 4 3 1 7 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon 3 3 1 4 6 1
California 3 4 1 5 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 1 2 8 1
Stanford 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3at No. 14 ArizonaL 6–5040,570
September 10at Portland State*W 51–1426,102
September 17No. 14 USCL 10–3328,000
September 24at Colorado*L 14–3833,504
October 1UNLV*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3526,500
October 8at No. 16 WashingtonL 7–3558,693
October 15at CaliforniaCBSL 19–4535,147
October 29Stanford 
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 31–1822,000
November 5No. 20 Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ABCL 9–2718,000
November 12at Arizona StateL 3–3865,058
November 19at OregonT 0–033,176
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Stanford

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Oregon State's first conference win in three and a half years was celebrated by students rushing the field and tearing down the goal posts with two seconds left in the game.[1]

Personnel

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1983 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Tracy Abernathy
WR Robert Adams
RB Donald Beavers
OL Darrick Brilz
WR Reggie Bynum
WR Larry Clemons
WR Claude Dixon
OL Tom Emmons
RB Tony Green
QB Ricky Greene
RB Lucius High
RB Randy Holmes
OL Dwayne Jackola
QB Jay Kirschenman
TE Mike Laverty
OL Jack Lester
QB Ladd McKittrick
OL Rich Meggers
RB Bryce Oglesby
TE Paul Saunders
QB Jeff Seay
QB Jack Stanley
RB James Terrell
OL Mike Terry
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Angelo Dilulo
DB Reggie Dupree
DB Tony Fuller
DL John Gonzalez
DB Jonathon Harrington
DL Paul Hayes
LB Ron Heller
LB Bob Johnson
LB James Murphy
DL Chris Naone
DB DeMonty Price
DL Willie Stubblefield
DB Kenny Taylor
DB Bernie Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Marty Breen
P Chris Stempeck
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. October 30, 1983. Retrieved Nomveber 24, 2016.