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1981 Oregon State Beavers football
1981 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Avezzano (2nd season);
Home stadium	Parker Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

The 1981 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a remember of 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 an overall record of 1–10 record with a mark of 0–7 in conference playing, placing last 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Fresno State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 31–28	28,000	^[2]
September 19	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 24–27	74,962	^[3]
September 26	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 12–42	30,890	^[4]
October 3	No. 1 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 22–56	33,000	^[5]
October 10	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 0–23	32,500	^[6]
October 17	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 17–56	52,324	^[7]
October 24	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 3–42	75,658	^[8]
October 31	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–45	25,000	^[9]
November 7	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 9–63	22,000	^[10]
November 14	Arizona	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–40	18,339	^[11]
November 21	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 17–47	31,142	^[12]
*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 #69
OG Jim Wilson #59
LB J.J. Gracio
Terry Harris
DT Tyrone Howard #73
WR Ken Lawson, Fr.
C Roger Levasa, Sr.
PK Chris Mangold
DE Craig Sowash #17 (defense)
WR Victor Simmons, Sr.
QB Ed Singler
CB Kenny Taylor #30

Game summaries

Fresno State

Victor Simmons 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD ^[13]

References

^ "1981 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^ "Beavers rally, 31–28". The Olympian. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lowly Beavers give LSU scare". Daily World. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gophers' QB tosses five TD passes". The Rock Island Argus. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Allen gains 233 yards as USC breezes 56–22". The Roanoke Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Contented Cougars purr-fect, 23–0!". The Columbian. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies' offense matures in 56–17 win over OSU". Tri-City Herald. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wilson guides Oklahoma to 42–3 win over Beavers". Wichita Falls Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cal buries an offense, OSU". Oakland Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Remarkable Nelson rips OSU". The Sunday Oregonian. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats stomp Beavers in windy, rainy game". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Conrad, John (November 22, 1981). "Ducks vent fury on Beavers, 47-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
^ 2018 Oregon State Beavers football media guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.