2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith. 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.

2020 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
2020 record2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (3rd season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
(Capacity: 43,643)
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1     3 –1  
Stanford  4 –2     4 –2  
Oregon y$  3 –2     4 –3  
California  1 –3     1 –3  
Washington State  1 –3     1 –3  
Oregon State  2 –5     2 –5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 –0     5 –1  
Colorado  3 –1     4 –2  
Utah  3 –2     3 –2  
Arizona State  2 –2     2 –2  
UCLA  3 –4     3 –4  
Arizona  0 –5     0 –5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]

Previous season

The Beavers finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 record, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the North Division. This was the most wins for the program since the 2014 season, nearly clinching their first bowl appearance since 2013.

Preseason

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.[4]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 222 (35)
2 California 176 (3)
3 Washington 161
4 Stanford 105
5 Oregon State 76
6 Washington State 58

Schedule

Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 77:30 p.m.Washington State
FS1L 28–38–
November 148:00 p.m.at Washington
FS1L 21–27294
November 2112:30 p.m.California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1W 31–27–
November 274:00 p.m.No. 15 Oregon
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
ESPNW 41–38–
December 57:30 p.m.at Utah
ESPNL 24–30
December 127:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Reser Stadium[6]
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNUL 24–270
December 197:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNUL 33–460

[7]

Washington State
See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 7 141038
Beavers 0 7 71428

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: FS1
Game information

at Washington
See also: 2020 Washington Huskies football team
Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Beavers 7 14 0021
Huskies 10 14 0327

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: FS1
Game information

California
See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 13 0727
Beavers 14 0 31431

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV: FS1
Game information

Oregon
See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry
Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 15 Ducks 14 10 7738
Beavers 7 6 62241

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

at Utah
See also: 2020 Utah Utes football team
Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Beavers 0 10 01424
Utes 6 10 7730

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 8:30 pm MST
  • Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

Stanford
See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinal 6 3 71127
Beavers 7 7 7324

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
  • Reference
Game information

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR Not released

References
  1. Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  5. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. "2020 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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