1954 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1954 Oregon State Beavers football Taylor-Kip-1951.jpg Head coach Kip Taylor Pacific Coast Conference PCC 1–8 1–6 Kip Taylor 6th Parker StadiumMultnomah Stadium The 1954 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–6 conference play, tying for eighth place in the PCC, and were outscored 296 to 60. The team won the opener at home against Idaho, but then had eight consecutive losses. The Beavers played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. The loss to Oregon in the Civil War was Taylor's first to the rival Ducks; he resigned two days later, as did his three assistants (Len Younce (line), Ward Cuff (backs), and Hal Moe (ends)).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KPpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5006%2C3480274 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Kip Taylor resigns OSC football post November 23, 1954 19 In six years, Taylor had an overall record of 20 36 0 y, 15–30 in PCC.Kip Taylor and Three Assistants Resign at O.S.C. The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon) November 23, 1954 Sec. II, p. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6574389/kip_taylor_and_three_assistants_resign/ Schedule 1954 AP September 25 w Idaho Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 13–0   9,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9f9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6453%2C1298346 Eugene Register-Guard Cornacchia Pete Beavers bound Vandals 13–0 in PCC opener September 26, 1954 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4NInAAAAIBAJ&sjid=heYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4636%2C7141924 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Costly fumbles defeat Idaho September 26, 1954 1, sports October 2 l Washington Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 7–17 19,667 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-huskies-drub-osc/189218833/ The Sunday Oregonian Huskies drub OSC October 3, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 l y Washington State Rogers Field Pullman, WA 6–34 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/medford-mail-tribune-sluggish-beavers-lo/189216815/ Medford Mail Tribune Sluggish Beavers lose 34–6 to sharp WSC October 10, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 7–27 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-surprising-husker-aerial-bl/189219334/ Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Surprising Husker aerial blows rip Beavers 27–7 October 17, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 l UCLA 3 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 0–61 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-uclas-powerful-bru/189219473/ Nevada State Journal UCLA's powerful Bruins drub Oregon State 61–0 October 24, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 l y USC 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–34 30,065 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-usc-moves-closer-t/189213868/ The Bellingham Herald USC moves closer to Rose Bowl with win over Beavers October 31, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 l y y Minnesota 14 Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 6–44 49,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-gophers-rip-beavers-by-446/189219611/ The Daily Argus-Leader Gophers rip Beavers by 44–6 count November 7, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 l y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 7–46 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-drew-stars-as-b/189216180/ Santa Barbara News-Press Drew stars as Bears trim OSC November 14, 1954 January 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 l Oregon Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War 14–33 21,200 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nZcnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3411%2C2121795 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Oregon's Shaw leads 33–14 win over Beavers November 21, 1954 4, sports 1954 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1954-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 18, 2026 Schedule/Results (1954 Oregon State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/403597 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics January 18, 2026 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 Coaching staff Len Younce, line Ward Cuff, backs Hal Moe, ends Dick Twenge, freshmen References Further reading Oregon State Football 1954: For Press, Radio, and TV. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State College, Athletic News Bureau, 1954. External links Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 9, 1954 Oregon State Category:Oregon State Beavers football seasons Oregon State Beavers football