American college football season
1976 Oregon State Beavers football Conference Pacific-8 Conference 1976 record 2–10 (1–6 Pac-8) Head coach Offensive coordinator Tony Kopay (1st season) Defensive coordinator Ray Braun [1] (1st season)Home stadium Parker Stadium Seasons
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 USC $
7
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 15 UCLA
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
1
Stanford
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
California
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Washington
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Washington State
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Oregon
1
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Oregon State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1976 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . In their first season under head coach Craig Fertig , the Beavers compiled a 2–10 record (1–6 in Pac-8, last), and were outscored 325 to 179.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis .[3]
Fertig, age 34, was previously a USC assistant and former Trojan quarterback (1962 –64 ) under John McKay ; he succeeded Dee Andros in December 1975 with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.[4] [5]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 4 No. 19 Kansas * L 16–28 29,952
September 11 at Kentucky * L 13–38 56,723
September 18 at No. 16 LSU * L 11–28 68,057
October 2 at Syracuse * L 3–21 18,591
October 9 Washington Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR L 12–24 27,096
October 16 California Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 10–9 23,963
October 23 at No. 7 USC L 0–56 53,216
October 30 at Stanford L 3–24 30,500
November 6 at Washington State L 24–29 20,122
November 13 No. 2 UCLA Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR L 14–45 22,151
November 20 Oregon L 14–23 35,611
November 27 at Hawaii * W 59–0 4,900
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1976 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [1] [6]
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