1954 Oregon State Beavers football team
| 1954 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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Head coach Kip Taylor | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 USC ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–6 conference play, tying for eighth place in the PCC, and were outscored 296 to 60. The team won the opener at home against Idaho, but then had eight consecutive losses. The Beavers played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
The loss to Oregon in the Civil War was Taylor's first to the rival Ducks; he resigned two days later, as did his three assistants (Len Younce (line), Ward Cuff (backs), and Hal Moe (ends)).[1] In six years, Taylor had an overall record of 20–36–0 (.357), 15–30 in PCC.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Idaho | W 13–0 | 9,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 2 | Washington | L 7–17 | 19,667 | [5] | |
| October 9 | at Washington State | L 6–34 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at Nebraska* | L 7–27 | 39,000 | [7] | |
| October 23 | No. 3 UCLA |
| L 0–61 | 8,500 | [8] |
| October 30 | at No. 13 USC | L 0–34 | 30,065 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at No. 14 Minnesota* | L 6–44 | 49,000 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at California | L 7–46 | 22,000 | [11] | |
| November 20 | Oregon |
| L 14–33 | 21,200 | [12] |
Coaching staff
- Len Younce, line
- Ward Cuff, backs
- Hal Moe, ends
- Dick Twenge, freshmen
References
- ^ "Kip Taylor resigns OSC football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. November 23, 1954. p. 19.
- ^ "Kip Taylor and Three Assistants Resign at O.S.C." The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon). November 23, 1954. p. Sec. II, p. 2.
- ^ Cornacchia, Pete (September 26, 1954). "Beavers bound Vandals 13–0 in PCC opener". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ "Costly fumbles defeat Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 26, 1954. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Huskies drub OSC". The Sunday Oregonian. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish Beavers lose 34–6 to sharp WSC". Medford Mail Tribune. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Surprising Husker aerial blows rip Beavers 27–7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA's powerful Bruins drub Oregon State 61–0". Nevada State Journal. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC moves closer to Rose Bowl with win over Beavers". The Bellingham Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gophers rip Beavers by 44–6 count". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drew stars as Bears trim OSC". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon's Shaw leads 33–14 win over Beavers". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 21, 1954. p. 4, sports.
- ^ "1954 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1954 Oregon State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
Further reading
- Oregon State Football 1954: For Press, Radio, and TV. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College, Athletic News Bureau, 1954.
External links
- Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 9, 1954