1981 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1981 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 469 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

1981 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1981 record	1–10 (0–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Avezzano (2nd season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium

1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 USC	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Washington State	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
UCLA	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Fresno State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 31–28
September 19	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 24–27
September 26	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 12–42
October 3	No. 1 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 22–56
October 10	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 0–23
October 17	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 17–56
October 24	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 3–42
October 31	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–45
November 7	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 9–63
November 14	Arizona	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–40
November 21	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 17–47
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• DT Tracy Abernathy
• LB Jerome Boyd, Jr.
• OT Joe Carnahan
• WR Armand Chong
• OG Pete Grossnicklaus
• LB J.J. Gracio
• Terry Harris
• DT Tyrone Howard
• WR Ken Lawson, Fr.
• C Roger Levasa, Sr.
• PK Chris Mangold
• Ed Sewash #17 (defense)
• WR Victor Simmons, Sr.
• QB Ed Singler
• CB Kenny Taylor #30

Season summary

Fresno State

• Victor Simmons 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD [2]

References

1. "1981 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. 2018 Oregon State Beavers football media guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.