1959 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1959 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by their opponents, 178 to 166.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

1959 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record3–7
Head coachTommy Prothro (5th season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Syracuse   –    11 –0 –0
No. 12 Penn State   –    9 –2 –0
Oregon   –    8 –2 –0
Rutgers   –    6 –3 –0
Detroit   –    6 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –    6 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –    6 –4 –0
Oklahoma State   –    6 –4 –0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   –    6 –4 –0
Washington State   –    6 –4 –0
Boston College   –    5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)   –    5 –4 –0
Air Force   –    5 –4 –1
Navy   –    5 –4 –1
Army   –    4 –4 –1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –    5 –5 –0
Florida State   –    4 –6 –0
San Jose State   –    4 –6 –0
Texas Tech   –    4 –6 –0
Dayton   –    3 –7 –0
Marquette   –    3 –7 –0
Oregon State   –    3 –7 –0
Colgate   –    2 –7 –0
Idaho   –    1 –9 –0
Villanova   –    1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19USC
L 6–27
September 26at Texas Tech
L 14–15 20,000
October 3at Nebraska
L 6–7
October 10at Michigan
L 7–18 74,693[2]
October 17Idaho
W 66–18
October 24at California
W 24–20
October 31Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–14
November 7at No. 12 Washington
L 6–13
November 14Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 22–39
November 21at No. 15 Oregon
W 15–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "1959 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. Jack Berry (October 11, 1959). "Oregon State Helps U-M Avert Record: Bump, Wolverines End Dry Spell, 18 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.


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