1936 Oregon State Beavers football team
| 1936 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–5 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Bell Field |
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| No. 5 Washington $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against PCC opponents), finished in seventh place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 151 to 116.[1]
The Beavers tallied 1,254 yards from scrimmage and held opponents to 862 yards from scrimmage.[2] Joe Gray, dubbed the "Gray Ghost", was described as "the chief cog in Oregon State's backfield and "one of the outstanding performers in recent Orange history."[3]
For the 1936 season, Hal Moe replaced Laurie Walquist as the team's backfield coach. Howard Maple took over as the freshmen coach.[3]
The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
The 1936 OSC squad finished the season ranked #69 nationally.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at USC | L 7–38 | 45,000 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Willamette* | W 13–0 | [6] | ||||
| October 10 | California | L 0–7 | 15,000 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | at Washington | L 7–19 | 12,000 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | at UCLA |
| L 13–22 | 26,563 | [9] | ||
| October 31 | Montana |
| W 11–7 | 4,000 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | at No. 17 Washington State | W 16–6 | 13,000 | [11] | |||
| November 14 | Stanford |
| L 14–20 | 14,000 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | Oregon |
| W 18–0 | 18,000 | [13] | ||
| November 28 | No. 10 Nebraska* |
| L 14–32 | 12,000 | [14] | ||
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Roster
- HB Joe Gray, Jr.
References
- ^ "1936 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ The Beaver 1937, p. 165.
- ^ a b The Beaver 1937, p. 164.
- ^ William F. Boand (ed.), "Official 1937 Schedules," Illustrated Football Annual, 1937. New York: Fiction House, 1937; p. 93.
- ^ "Trojan eleven smashes Oregon State, 38 to 7". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. September 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers blank Bearcats, 13–0". The Sunday Oregonian. October 4, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears score in first perios to beat Oregon 7–0". The Humboldt Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies smash Oregon State". The Sunday Olympian. October 18, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins overpower Beavers, 22 to 13, at Coliseum". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon State team scores over Grizzly". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 1, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers trample on Cougers 16–6 in hectic upset". Medford Mail Tribune. November 8, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford defeats O.S.C." The Modesto Bee. November 15, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gray leading Ace, Beavers beat Oregon". The Pasadena Post. November 22, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska parades over Oregon State gridmen, 32 to 14". Wichita Falls Times. November 29, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- WSC Plays Oregon State: Pullman, Nov. 7, 1936, Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, via YouTube.com, 2013. (Video.)