1960 Oregon State Beavers football team

1960 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Multnomah Stadium
1960 Western major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon   –   7 – 3 – 1
Oregon State   –   6 – 3 – 1
San Jose State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Washington State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Air Force   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1960 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 197 to 145.[1] They played two home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) disbanded in 1959; this was the second of five years that Oregon State and Oregon competed as independents. The Civil War game was played in Corvallis and ended in a tie.[2]

The Gotham Bowl was scheduled to premiere at Yankee Stadium in New York City in 1960 with Holy Cross as the host team. However, after Oregon State was invited, Holy Cross was uninvited in hopes of finding a better match-up. The game was canceled when no opponent could be found for Oregon State.[3]

After this season, the university's current title, Oregon State University, was adopted by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield on March 6, 1961, and became effective that summer.[4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 6 USC
W 14–032,928[6]
September 24at No. 19 IowaNo. 10
L 12–2243,000[7]
October 1Houston
W 29–2022,537[8]
October 8at Indiana
W 20–623,594[9]
October 15at IdahoNo. 17
W 28–810,500[10]
October 22No. 8 WashingtonNo. 18
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
L 29–3036,833[11]
October 29CaliforniaNo. 15
L 6–1414,835[12]
November 4at Washington State
W 20–1015,600[13]
November 12at Stanford
W 25–217,500[14]
November 19No. 19 Oregon
T 14–1427,009[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [16]

Roster

  • HB Terry Baker, So.
  • HB Rich Brooks, So.
  • HB Art Gilmore Sr.
  • QB Marne Palmateer Jr.
  •   T Neil Plumley Jr.
  • QB Bill Sullivan
  •   E Aaron Thomas Sr.
Source:[17][18][19]

Professional football drafts

NFL draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Aaron Thomas End 4 47 San Francisco 49ers
Art Gilmore Back 7 86 Dallas Cowboys

[20]

AFL draft

Main article: 1961 American Football League draft
Player Position Round Pick AFL Club
Art Gilmore Back 11 85 New York Titans
Neil Plumley Tackle 20 157 New York Titans

[20]

References

  1. ^ "1960 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Strite, Dick (November 20, 1960). "'Civil War' opponents battle to 14-14 standoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Gotham Bowl inaugural off". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 1, 1960. p. 1D.
  4. ^ "OSU measure signed by Gov. Hatfield". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 6, 1961. p. 1A.
  5. ^ "Hatfield signs bill changing name of college". Bend Bulletin. Oregon. UPI. March 6, 1961. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Oregon St. stuns USC". The Arizona Daily Star. September 17, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ferguson, Iowa turn back Oregon State". The Duluth News Tribune. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Beavers triumph by 29–20". The Eugene Register-Guard. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Beavers drop Indiana, 20–6". The South Bend Tribune. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Beavers trounce Idaho 28–8; New record set". Medford Mail Tribune. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Harvey, Paul III (October 23, 1960). "Huskies rally to nip Oregon Staters, 30–29". The Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "California soundly defeats OSC, 14–6". San Francisco Chronicle. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Oregon State defeats Cougars". The News Tribune. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Indians lose; Final OSC spurt tips Tribe 25–21". The Sacramento Bee. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Duck comeback ties OSC". The Sunday Oregonian. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Oregon State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  17. ^ "Beavers vs. Vandals". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (rosters). October 15, 1960. p. 11.
  18. ^ "Beavers vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (rosters). November 5, 1960. p. 8.
  19. ^ "Duck-Beaver lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 18, 1960. p. 2B.
  20. ^ a b "Seasons: 1961: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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