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1966 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1966
teamOregon State Beavers
sportfootball
conferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
short_confAAWU
CoachRank19
record7–3
conf_record3–1
head_coachDee Andros
hc_year2nd
captainBob Grim
captain2Russ Kuhns
stadiumParker Stadium
Civic Stadium

Civic Stadium The 1966 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Four home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium and two at Civic Stadium in Portland. Under their second season head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 3–1 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later Pacific-8 Conference, or Pac-8). Only one of the four conference teams from the state of California was on the schedule; champion USC shut out OSU in Portland.

Following a 1–3 start, OSU won its last six games, and were ranked nineteenth in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

The starting quarterbacks this season were senior Paul Brothers and sophomore Steve Preece. Workhorse senior fullback Pete Pifer became the school's all-time leading rusher, overtaking Sam Baker.

Schedule

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Roster

  • QB Paul Brothers, Sr.
  • RB Bob Grim, Sr.
  • RB Pete Pifer, Sr.
  • DL Jon Sandstrom, So.
  • Skip Vanderbrundt, Jr. (defense) --
  • Sam Boghosian (OL)
  • Rich Brooks (DL)
  • Johnny Easterbrook
  • Gene Felker
  • Ed Knecht
  • Bud Riley (DB) :Source:

Game summaries

Oregon

On a very muddy field at Parker Stadium, Beaver fullback Pete Pifer became the first in AAWU history to run for more than 1,000 yards in two consecutive seasons with 130 yards on 31 carries. Pifer and his backfield teammates, Paul Brothers and Bob Grim, combined for 284 total yards of the Beavers' offense.

References

References

  1. Hoefflin, Walter. (October 2, 1966). "Beavers lose Pac-8 opener". Eugene Register-Guard.
  2. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (November 20, 1966). "'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory". Eugene Register-Guard.
  3. Meyers, Jeff. (November 29, 1966). "Notre Dame is No. 1 in final UPI balloting". Reading Eagle.
  4. (November 29, 1966). "Irish ride USC win to 1st". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. Hoefflin, Walter. (October 16, 1966). "Preece sparks OSU's victory". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. (October 23, 1966). "Beavers rally to nip Devils". Eugene Register-Guard.
  7. (October 30, 1966). "Beavers win 3rd straight". Eugene Register-Guard.
  8. (November 6, 1966). "Pifer's yards spark Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard.
  9. (September 18, 1966). "Beavers mangled by 41-0". Eugene Register-Guard.
  10. (September 25, 1966). "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard.
  11. (October 2, 1966). "Trojans baffle Beavers". Independent Press-Telegram.
  12. Hoefflin, Walter. (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard.
  13. Wilson, Mike. (October 30, 1966). "Beavers swamp Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  14. Missildine, Harry. (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars". Spokesman-Review.
  15. Hoefflin, Walter. (November 13, 1966). "Beavers stun Huskies, 24–13". Eugene Register-Guard.
  16. . ["Schedule/Results (1966 Oregon State)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296099). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  17. (October 28, 1966). "WSU vs. OSU". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  18. ''50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport''. Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1.
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