1990 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1990 Oregon State Beavers football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 1–10 1–6 Dave Kragthorpe 6th Parker Stadium The 1990 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers ended the season with one win and ten losses. 1990 was Oregon State's 20th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 152 points and allowed 371 points. The team was led by head coach Dave Kragthorpe. The season is most memorable for the 35–21 win over Arizona. According to David Rothman, this was the greatest upset in all of college football between 1985 and 1998. The probability of Oregon State winning was 7.4%.Title Unknown http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/upsets.txt University of Wisconsin-Madison https://web.archive.org/web/20120119080715/http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/upsets.txt January 19, 2012 live February 28, 2012 Schedule 1990 AP September 1 1:30 pm l y Montana Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 15–22 25,201 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-montana-upends-beavers/162450517/ The Sunday Oregonian Montana upends Beavers September 2, 1990 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 8 11:00 am l y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 12–38 28,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-ku-players-trace-su/190221867/ The Kansas City Star KU players trace success to one play early in game September 9, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com September 15 1:30 pm l y UNLV Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 20–45 17,272 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-osu-stung-in-4520-los/190221934/ Statesman Journal OSU stung in 45–20 loss September 16, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com September 22 12:30 pm l y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 3–37 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-stanford-hands-life/190185907/ The Sunday Oregonian Stanford hands lifeless Beavers another loss September 23, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com September 29 11:00 am l y y Nebraska 8 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 7–31 76,061 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-51-12-point-fav/190222071/ The Florida Times-Union 51 1/2-point favorites struggle with Beavers September 30, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 1:30 pm w Arizona 21 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 35–21 21,653 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-wildcats-come-apart-i/190183924/ The Arizona Daily Star Wildcats come apart in Corvallis October 14, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 1:30 pm l Washington State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 24–55 27,245 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-bledsoes-3-tds-help-wsu-c/190221616/ The Columbian Bledsoe's 3 TDs help WSU crush Oregon St. October 21, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 3:30 pm l y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 17–26 42,427 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-ucla-fends-off-stubborn-os/190185286/ The Columbian UCLA fends off stubborn OSU October 28, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 6:00 pm l y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 9–34 56,325 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-devils-trash-beaver/190222217/ The Arizona Republic Devils trash Beavers November 4, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com November 10 3:30 pm l USC 23 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Prime 7–56 18,795 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-trojans-dont-let/190148315/ The Los Angeles Times Trojans don't let down, roll up 56–7 victory November 11, 1990 January 29, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 1:30 pm l Oregon Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War 3–6 35,962 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-ducks-win-field-goal-b/190182001/ Statesman Journal Ducks win field goal battle November 18, 1990 January 30, 2026 Newspapers.com 1990 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 30, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1990-schedule.html Roster 1990 Oregon State Beavers f 33 Jr Rodney Clemente RB Fr Alai Kalaniuvalu G y 1 Fr Dennis Edwards SS 99 Jr Corey Brannon DE 48 Sr Esera Tuaolo DT y *Dave Kragthorpe References Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football