1979 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1979 Oregon State Beavers football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 1–10 1–7 Craig Fertig 4th Parker Stadium The 1979 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–10 record with a mark of 1–7 in conference play placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10, and were outscored 396 to 147.1979 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1979-schedule.html The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis. Fertig was fired in October, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529%2C4278287 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired Associated Press October 11, 1979 3Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XMFeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5334%2C1958293 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Fertig: coaches players bemoan lack of discipline Associated Press October 20, 1979 3Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1QBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1808%2C3040580 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Fertig officially fired by OSU October 22, 1979 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X8FeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2922%2C2949198 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Fertig won't be back in '80 Associated Press October 23, 1979 1B He coached through the end of the season,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kBVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810%2C7090510 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Conrad John Keeping his head up and mouth shut November 23, 1979 1B and lost the finale to Oregon 24–3 in the Civil War, the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks. Schedule 1979 AP September 8 l y y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 16–35 27,525 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-beavers-new-footba/157437509/ The Sunday Oregonian Beavers' new football look crumbles under Lobos 35–16 September 9, 1979 October 19, 2024 Newspapers.com September 15 l USC 1 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 5–42 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-top-ranked-usc-destroy/157803108/ The Tampa Tribune-Times Top-ranked USC destroys Oregon State by 42–5 September 16, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y Kansas State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 16–22 32,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-mistakes-destroy-beavers/157803179/ The Columbian Mistakes destroy Beavers September 23, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l Arizona State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 0–45 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-arizona-state-rolls/157803277/ The Idaho Statesman Arizona State rolls over Oregon State in Pac-10 September 30, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 l y Washington 7 Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 0–41 49,881 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-seventh-ranked-washing/157803380/ The Baltimore Sun Seventh-ranked Washington blasts Oregon State, 41–0 October 7, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 l y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 0–45 29,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-its-same-old-story/157803471/ The Sunday Oregonian It's same old story as Bears overwhelm Oregon State 45–0 October 14, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 l y San Jose State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 14–24 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-four-year-drought-en/157803588/ Santa Cruz Sentinel Four-year drought ends, SJS tops a Pac-10 foe October 21, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 w Stanford Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 33–31 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-stanfords/157803672/ The San Bernardino County Sun Stanford's hopes in Pac 10 dammed by Beavers, 33–31 October 28, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 l Washington State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 42–45 21,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-for-the-record-wsu-45/157803774/ Statesman Journal For the record: WSU 45, OSU 42 November 4, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 l y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 18–42 45,162 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-arizona-has-easy-t/157803866/ The Los Angeles Times Arizona has easy time with Oregon St., 42–18 November 18, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 l y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Civil War 3–24 36,536 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=khVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C7762972 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Withers Bud Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3 November 25, 1979 1C References Further reading 1979 Oregon State Football. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, Department of Sports Information. Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football