1953 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1953 Oregon State Beavers football Taylor-Kip-1951.jpg Head coach Kip Taylor Pacific Coast Conference PCC 3–6 3–5 Kip Taylor 5th Multnomah StadiumParker Stadium The 1953 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCC. The team was outscored 187 to 39 on the season. Oregon State opened with five shutout losses, then visited and shut out the Idaho Vandals, 19–0, for their first points and win. The Beavers played two home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland and opened the new Parker Stadium in Corvallis on November 14 with a 7–0 homecoming win over Washington State, then won their fifth consecutive Civil War game over Oregon, this year on the road, in Eugene. Schedule 1953 AP September 18 Friday l y UCLA 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–41 39,209 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-ucla-eleve/189189426/ The San Bernardino Daily Sun UCLA eleven tromps on OSC, 41 to 0 September 19, 1953 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com September 26 l California 14 Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 0–26 13,442 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bears-roll-over-beavers/189194025/ Oakland Tribune Bears roll over Beavers, 26–0 September 27, 1953 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 3 l y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 0–28 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-huskies-bounce-osc/189195593/ The Bellingham Herald Huskies bounce OSC, 28–0 October 4, 1953 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 10 l Stanford Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 0–21 8,005 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-stanford-scores-second-conf/189191281/ The Register Stanford scores second conference win, 21–0 October 11, 1953 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 l y USC 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–37 34,163 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-troy-rips-osc/189193257/ The San Francisco Examiner Troy rips OSC, 37–0 October 18, 1953 January 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 w y Idaho Neale Stadium Moscow, ID 19–0 9,200 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lh1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2891%2C3782800 Eugene Register-Guard United Press Withrow sparks OSC to 19–0 win over Idaho October 25, 1953 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7zBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806%2C6283370 The Spokesman-Review Boni Bill 303-minute drought finally ends as OSC tops Idaho, 19–0 October 25, 1953 1, sports October 31 l y y Michigan State 6 Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI 6–34 51,108 Spartan Rebound Hits Oregon State: Early Surge Guarantees 34 to 6 Win Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 1, 1953 1, 61 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-spartan-rebound-hi/167372798/ Newspapers.com November 14 w y Washington State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 7–0 13,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hy9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6230%2C979774 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Oregon State surprises WSC with 7–0 upset November 15, 1953 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SxpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4777%2C39167 Eugene Register-Guard Cornacchia Pete Oregon State defeats Cougars 7–0 November 15, 1953 1C November 21 w y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR Civil War 7–0 18,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UhpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5948%2C1036784 Eugene Register-Guard Strite Dick Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7–0 November 22, 1953 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GFVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2497%2C5065075 Bend Bulletin United Press Kip Taylor elated after win over UO November 23, 1953 2 1953 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1953-schedule.htmlhttp://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 Schedule/Results (1953 Oregon State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/403059 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics January 17, 2026 References Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football