1979 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1979 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 in Pac-10, last), and were outscored 396 to 147.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.

1979 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1979 record1–10 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
No. 11 Washington 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
California 5 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Stanford 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Arizona State † 3 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
UCLA 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Fertig was fired in October, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.[3][4][5][6] He coached through the end of the season,[7] and lost the finale to Oregon 24–3 in the Civil War, the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks.[8]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at New Mexico*
L 16–35 27,525
September 15No. 1 USC
L 5–42 32,000
September 22at Kansas State*
L 16–22 32,600
September 29Arizona State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–45 20,000
October 6at No. 7 Washington
L 0–41 49,881
October 13at California
L 0–45 29,000
October 20San Jose State*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 14–24 11,000
October 27Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 33–31 16,000
November 3Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 42–45 21,500
November 17at Arizona
L 18–42 45,162
November 24at Oregon
L 3–24 36,536
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. "1979 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. "Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 11, 1979. p. 3C.
  4. "Fertig: coaches players bemoan lack of discipline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1979. p. 3C.
  5. "Fertig officially fired by OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 22, 1979. p. 1B.
  6. "Fertig won't be back in '80". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1979. p. 1B.
  7. Conrad, John (November 23, 1979). "Keeping his head up and mouth shut". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  8. Withers, Bud (November 25, 1979). "Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.


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