1980 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers lost all eleven games (0–8 in Pac-10, last), and were outscored 386 to 108.[1] The team played its four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.

1980 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1980 record0–11 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –1  6 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Avezzano, previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under Johnny Majors, was hired in late 1979;[2] he succeeded Craig Fertig and signed a four-year contract at $40,000 per year.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at Wyoming*
L 10–30 20,113
September 20at Arizona State
L 14–42 64,861
September 27at No. 7 Texas*
L 0–35 60,381
October 11Washington
L 6–41 33,000
October 18at California
L 6–27 30,454
October 25Long Beach State*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–31 20,000
November 1at Stanford
L 13–54 43,294
November 8at Washington State
L 7–28 15,651
November 15Oregon
L 21–40 41,600
November 22Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–24 15,300
November 30vs. No. 14 UCLA
L 3–34 80,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1980 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB Randy Holmes
FB Tony Robinson
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    Source:[4][5][6]

    Season summary

    Arizona State
    • Tony Robinson - 168 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 37 attempts [7][8]

    References
    1. "1980 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
    2. "Beavers select Vols' Avezanno". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1979. p. 1B.
    3. "Tennessee aide pick for Oregon State job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1979. p. 13.
    4. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 11, 1980. p. 2C.
    5. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 25, 1980. p. 2B.
    6. "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 15, 1980. p. 3B.
    7. Conrad, John (September 21, 1980). "Beavers better, but have little to show for it". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
    8. 2018 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.


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