1950 Oregon State Beavers football team

1950 Oregon State Beavers football
Head coach Kip Taylor
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Multnomah Stadium
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 California $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 11 Washington 6 1 0 8 2 0
UCLA 5 2 0 6 3 0
Stanford 2 2 2 5 3 2
Idaho 1 1 1 3 5 1
Washington State 2 3 2 4 3 2
USC 1 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 2 5 0 3 6 0
Oregon 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 in PCC, eighth), and were outscored 183 to 114.[1] The team played two home games on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis and four at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at No. 19 Michigan State*L 13–3832,500[2]
October 7No. 8 StanfordL 7–2116,000[3]
October 14No. 11 Washington
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 6–3527,876[4]
October 21at No. 5 CaliforniaL 0–2737,000[5]
October 28Montana*W 20–04,000[6]
November 4at No. 19 UCLAL 13–2015,323[7]
November 11Idaho
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 34–198,000–9,000[8][9]
November 18at Washington StateL 7–2113,000[10]
November 25vs. Oregon
W 14–226,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

Game summaries

Oregon

  • Bob Cornelison 23 Rush, 122 Yds [13]

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "1950 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (September 24, 1950). "MSC Unleashes Early Attack to Thump Oregon State, 38–13: Bob Carey, Grandelius Earn Offensive Honors As Spartans Win Opener". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 2 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2 punts help Stanford top Oregon State". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Orange absorb 35–6 'Husking'". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 15, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal creates meek 6–0 lead at half". San Francisco Chronicle. October 22, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon State's Beavers overpower Grizzlies there 20–0". Great Falls Tribune. October 29, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bruins coast by OSC 20–13, before 15,323". Pasadena Independent. November 5, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon State tumbles Idaho 34-19". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 12, 1950. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Beavers snare first PCC victory - stop Idaho 34-19". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. November 12, 1950. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Cougars trim Beavers 21–7 before 13,000". The Idaho Statesman. November 19, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "It's the Beavers by an easy 14–2". Eugene Register-Guard. November 26, 1950. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  13. ^ 2018 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2018-Dec-12.