1984 Oregon State Beavers football team

1984 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBooker Brooks (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (1st season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Civic Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 USC $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 2 Washington 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 9 UCLA 5 2 0 9 3 0
Arizona 5 2 0 7 4 0
Washington State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Arizona State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Oregon 3 5 0 6 5 0
Stanford 3 5 0 5 6 0
Oregon State 1 7 0 2 9 0
California 1 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Joe Avezzano in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10.[1] Oregon State played five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, and one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

Avezzano was fired after the season. In his five years as head coach, he posted a record of 6–47–2 (.127).[2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 6 Ohio State*L 14–2288,072
September 15ArizonaL 8–27
September 22Wyoming*
W 41–14
September 29at Idaho*L 22–4110,700[4]
October 6No. 3 Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–1940,000
October 13California
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 9–620,000
October 20at Arizona StateL 10–4564,614
October 27Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–2818,000
November 3at Washington StateL 3–2026,000[5]
November 10at UCLAL 17–2634,116
November 17Oregon
L 6–3139,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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  • QB Ricky Greene

References

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  1. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 18, 1984). "Where does this leave Avezzano?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  2. ^ Cawood, Neil (November 24, 1984). "Avezzano latest lost his last". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  3. ^ Looney, Douglas S. (November 26, 1984). "Now Playing: 'goodbye, Corvallis". Sports Illustrated. p. 108.
  4. ^ Bull, Andy (September 30, 1984). "Can it be? OSU loses to Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  5. ^ Bull, Andy (November 4, 1984). "OSU slows Cougs, stops itself". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  6. ^ Conrad, John (November 18, 1984). "Ducks beat Orange, finish in black". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
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  • Game video – Oregon State at Washington State – November 3, 1984