1937 Oregon State Beavers football team

1937 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–3–3 (2–3–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 0 1 10 0 1
Stanford 4 2 1 4 3 2
Washington 4 2 2 7 2 2
Washington State 3 3 2 3 3 3
Idaho 2 2 0 4 3 1
Oregon State 2 3 3 3 3 3
USC 2 3 2 4 4 2
Oregon 2 5 0 4 6 0
UCLA 1 5 1 2 6 1
Montana 0 1 0 7 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1937 college football season.

In their fifth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 3–3–3 record (2–3–3 against PCC opponents), finished in sixth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 69 to 60.[1]

The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

Despite playing only three of their nine games at home, the 1937 OSC squad finished the season ranked #52 nationally.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at IdahoL 6–77,000[3]
October 2at CaliforniaL 6–2423,000[4]
October 9at WashingtonW 6–315,000[5]
October 16UCLAT 7–710,000[6]
October 23at Oregon W 14–017,000[7]
October 30at StanfordT 0–020,000[8]
November 6Willamette*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 20–03,500[9]
November 13at USCT 12–1235,000[10]
November 20Washington State
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–712,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1937 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ William F. Boand (ed.), "Official 1938 Schedules," Illustrated Football Annual, 1938. New York: Fiction House, 1938; p. 91.
  3. ^ "New stadium at Idaho dedicated with victory". Spokesman-Review. September 27, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Bears roll over Oregon State, 24 to 6". The San Francisco Examiner. October 3, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beavers end Husky grid title surge". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Beavers, Bruins in 7 to 7 tie battle; Gray is star". The Register-Guard. October 17, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Beavers beat Oregon 14 to 0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Newland, Russell J. (October 31, 1937). "Oregon State battles Stanford to tie; Lose Gray: Beavers threaten often but lack punch for score". The Register-Guard. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oregon State drubs Willamette, 20–0". The Sunday Oregonian. November 7, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "O.S.C. forwards even tie game". The Spokesman-Review. November 14, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Circus catch of pass gives W.S.C. win over State". Medford Mail Tribune. November 21, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.