1960 Oregon State Beavers football team

1960 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Tommy Prothro (6th season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					7	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oregon State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	3	–	3
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Washington State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Air Force			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	2
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	1
Florida State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					1	–	9	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 197 to 145.^[1] They played two home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) disbanded in 1959; this was the second of five years that Oregon State and Oregon competed as independents. The Civil War game was played in Corvallis and ended in a tie.^[2]

The Gotham Bowl was scheduled to premiere at Yankee Stadium in New York City in 1960 with Holy Cross as the host team. However, after Oregon State was invited, Holy Cross was uninvited in hopes of finding a better match-up. The game was canceled when no opponent could be found for Oregon State.^[3]

After this season, the university's current title, Oregon State University, was adopted by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield on March 6, 1961, and became effective that summer.^[4][5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at No. 6 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	32,928
September 24	at No. 19 Iowa	No. 10	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–22	43,000
October 1	Houston		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 29–20	22,573
October 8	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–6	25,000
October 15	at Idaho	No. 17	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 28–8	10,500
October 22	No. 8 Washington	No. 18	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 29–30	36,833	[6]
October 29	California	No. 15	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–14	15,745
November 4	at Washington State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 20–10	15,600
November 12	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 25–21	7,500
November 19	No. 19 Oregon		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	T 14–14	27,009
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• HB Terry Baker, So.
• HB Rich Brooks, So.
• HB Art Gilmore Sr.
• QB Marne Palmateer Jr.
•   T Neil Plumley Jr.
• QB Bill Sullivan Jr.
•   E Aaron Thomas Sr.

Source:^[7][8][9]

Professional football drafts

NFL Draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Aaron Thomas	End	4	47	San Francisco 49ers
Art Gilmore	Back	7	86	Dallas Cowboys

Source:^[10]

AFL Draft

Main article: 1961 American Football League draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	AFL Club
Art Gilmore	Back	11	85	New York Titans
Neil Plumley	Tackle	20	157	New York Titans

Source:^[10]

References

1. "1960 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. Strite, Dick (November 20, 1960). "'Civil War' opponents battle to 14-14 standoff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. "Gotham Bowl inaugural off". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1960. p. 1D.
4. "OSU measure signed by Gov. Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1961. p. 1A.
5. "Hatfield signs bill changing name of college". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 6, 1961. p. 1.
6. Harvey, Paul III (October 23, 1960). "Huskies rally to nip Oregon Staters, 30-29". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 1B.
7. "Beavers vs. Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). October 15, 1960. p. 11.
8. "Beavers vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (rosters). November 5, 1960. p. 8.
9. "Duck-Beaver lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 18, 1960. p. 2B.
10. "Seasons: 1961: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

External links

• Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – November 5, 1960
• WSU Libraries: Game video – Oregon State at Washington State – November 5, 1960