1953 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1953 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled a 3–6 record (3–5 in PCC, sixth), and were outscored 187 to 39.[1] OSC opened with five shutout losses, then visited and shut out the Idaho Vandals 19–0 for their first points and win.[2]

1953 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1953 record3–6 (3–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium (Portland)
Parker Stadium
1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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,[3][4] then won their fifth consecutive Civil War game over Oregon, this year on the road in Eugene.[5][6]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18at No. 4 UCLA
L 0–41 39,209
September 26No. 14 California
L 0–26 13,422
October 3at Washington
L 0–28 28,000
October 10Stanford
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 0–21   8,005
October 17at No. 13 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–37 34,163
October 24at Idaho
W 19–0   9,200
October 31at No. 6 Michigan State*
L 6–34 51,108
November 14Washington State
W 7–0 13,500
November 21at Oregon
W 7–0 18,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[7]

References
  1. "1953 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "Withrow sparks OSC to 19-0 win over Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 25, 1953. p. 1C.
  3. "Oregon State surprises WSC with 7-0 upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1953. p. 1, sports.
  4. Cornacchia, Pete (November 15, 1953). "Oregon State defeats Cougars 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  5. Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  6. "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
  7. "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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