1955 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1955 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 in PCC, second), and outscored their opponents 126 to 120.[1][2][3] They played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

1955 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1955 record	6–3 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach	Tommy Prothro (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single Wing
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium (Portland)

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UCLA $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Stanford	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 13 USC	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	2
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Hired in February at age 34, Prothro had been an assistant under Red Sanders for nine seasons; at UCLA (1949–54) and Vanderbilt (1946–48).[4][5][6] He led OSU for ten seasons, compiling an overall record of 63–37–2 (.627), and was 25–9–1 (.729) against PCC opponents.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	BYU*		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 33–0	8,000
September 24	Stanford		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 10–0	24,748
October 7	at No. 7 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–38	57,664
October 15	at Pacific*		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–13	22,500
October 22	Washington State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 14–6	17,000
October 29	at No. 19 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–7	28,204
November 5	Idaho		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 33–14	9,000
November 12	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 16–14	35,000
November 19	at Oregon	No. 19	Hayward Field Eugene, OR[2][3] (Civil War)	L 0–28	22,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1955 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. Strite, Dick (November 20, 1955). "A muddy delight! Oregon 28, Oregon State 0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. "Webfoots steamroller OSC 28 to 0 in muddy classic". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 21, 1955. p. 3.
4. "OSC picks Prothro head football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 2, 1955. p. 2B.
5. "Tommy Prothro new football coach at OSC". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. February 2, 1955. p. 2.
6. "Prothro Returns Single Wing to Oregon State: 34 Year Old Prothro Gets 3-Year Term". Corvallis Gazette-Times. February 2, 1955. p. 9.
7. "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 154. Retrieved October 24, 2020.