2018 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017.[1] The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.

2018 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–10 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (1st season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$   7 2     10 4  
No. 10 Washington State x   7 2     11 2  
Stanford   6 3     9 4  
Oregon   5 4     9 4  
California   4 5     7 6  
Oregon State   1 8     2 10  
South Division
Utah xy   6 3     9 5  
Arizona State   5 4     7 6  
USC   4 5     5 7  
Arizona   4 5     5 7  
UCLA   3 6     3 9  
Colorado   2 7     5 7  
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[2] Summer Houston C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Trevon Bradford WR JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[4] Jake Luton QB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5] Calvin Tyler, Jr. RB SO

Pac-12 Media Days edit

The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division.[6]

Media poll (North)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Washington 249 (40)
2 Stanford 198 (2)
3 Oregon 178 (2)
4 California 108
5 Washington State 98
6 Oregon State 45

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:00 a.m.at No. 5 Ohio State*ABCL 31–77102,169
September 85:00 p.m.Southern Utah*P12NW 48–2536,448
September 154:00 p.m.at Nevada*ESPNUL 35–3720,462
September 221:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 14–3533,022
September 297:00 p.m.at Arizona StateP12NL 24–5251,447
October 66:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 37–5634,429
October 201:00 p.m.California 
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NL 7–4932,390
October 2712:00 p.m.at ColoradoP12NW 41–34 OT48,050
November 37:00 p.m.USC
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1L 21–3835,187
November 106:00 p.m.at StanfordP12NL 17–4834,671
November 171:30 p.m.at No. 17 WashingtonP12NL 23–4266,469
November 231:00 p.m.Oregon
FS1L 15–5539,776
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries edit

At Ohio State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 7 17 0 31
No. 5 Buckeyes 21 21 14 21 77

Southern Utah edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 9 9 25
Beavers 17 24 0 7 48

At Nevada edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 14 0 14 35
Wolf Pack 16 14 0 7 37
  • Turnover Chainsaw

Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 7 14 35
Beavers 7 0 0 7 14

At Arizona State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 17 7 0 24
Sun Devils 10 21 7 14 52

Washington State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 14 14 7 21 56
Beavers 14 10 6 7 37

California edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 14 7 21 49
Beavers 0 0 7 0 7

At Colorado edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Beavers 0 3 7 247 41
Buffaloes 7 17 7 30 34

USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 14 7 10 38
Beavers 0 14 7 0 21

At Stanford edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 10 0 0 17
Cardinal 13 21 7 7 48

At Washington edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 13 0 7 23
No. 17 Huskies 28 7 7 0 42

Oregon edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 14 7 13 21 55
Beavers 0 3 6 6 15

Awards edit

Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 16, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.