1945 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1945 Oregon State Beavers football Stiner-Lon-1947.jpg Head Coach Lon Stiner Pacific Coast Conference PCC 4–4–1 4–4 Lon Stiner 11th Bell Field 1942 The 1945 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 4–4–1 record (4–4 in PCC, fourth), and were outscored 131 to 100.1945 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1945-schedule.html OSC played its five home games on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis. The season marked the resumption of play after the conclusion of World War II; the Beavers last fielded a team in 1942. Schedule Pacific y y y September 29 2:00 p.m. Camp Beale Bell Field Corvallis, OR T 14–14 7,000 Underdog Tag Hung on Both https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122082241/statesman-journal/ The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oregon Associated Press September 29, 1945 8 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Rallies by Beavers Gain Tie in Opener https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122082271/statesman-journal/ The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oregon Associated Press September 30, 1945 12 April 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 at Washington State Rogers Field Pullman, WA L 0–33 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-wsc-smashes-beavers/188944952/ The Idaho Statesman WSC smashes Beavers October 7, 1945 January 14, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 Oregon Bell Field Corvallis, OR (rivalry) W 19–6 18,000–20,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HL9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452%2C1517860 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Huskies defeat OSC Beavers October 21, 1945 9 October 20 Washington Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR L 0–13 22,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-uw-wins-130-sa/188946320/ The Bellingham Herald U.W. wins 13–0; Sandy scores October 21, 1945 January 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 p.m. Idaho Bell Field Corvallis, OR W 34–0   4,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Kr9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1516%2C2529195 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Oregon State overwhelms Vandals 34-0 Associated Press November 4, 1945 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595%2C1598491 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Beavers beat Vandals, 34-0 United Press November 4, 1945 20 November 10 at No. 18 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA W 7–6 20,000–28,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DPFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821%2C2150937 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press Maclean James A. Oregon State Beavers wreck Husky bowl hopes with 7-6 win November 11, 1945 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mb9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5128%2C3046064 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Beavers put finishing touches to Rose Bowl Hopes of Huskies November 11, 1945 9 November 17 Washington State Bell Field Corvallis, OR L 6–13 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-cougars-trim-osc-beavers-in/188945482/ The Sunday Olympian Cougars trim OSC Beavers in another upset November 18, 1945 January 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 24 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7–34 30,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pasadena-star-news-trojans-roll-over-ore/188942035/ Pasadena Star-News Trojans roll over Oregon State, 34 to 7 November 25, 1945 January 14, 2026 Newspapers.com December 1 at Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR W 13–12 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-beavers-edge-orego/188946539/ The Salt Lake Tribune Beavers edge Oregon, 13–12 December 2, 1945 January 14, 2026 Newspapers.com http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/7/2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146#page=155 Oregon State University Athletics 2016 Football media guide 153 2016 October 24, 2020 September 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160922212730/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/9/7/2016_Oregon_State_Media_Guide.pdf?id=4146#page=155 dead References External links "Oregon State College vs. Washington State College, game one, 1945," [Rogers Field, Pullman, WA] Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, via YouTube.com, 2013. (Video. OSC are in orange (dark) uniforms.) George B. Cox (photographer), Idaho vs. Oregon State, 1945, University of Idaho Library: Vandal Video Collection, via YouTube.com, 2012. (Video.) Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 6, 1945 Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football