1966 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1966 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium and at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.[1]

1966 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
1966 record	7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach	Dee Andros (2nd season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium (Portland)

1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 5 UCLA	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Oregon	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Stanford	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Under second-year head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 3–1 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later Pacific-8 Conference, or Pac-8). Only one of the four conference teams from the state of California was on the schedule; champion USC shut out OSU in Portland.[1]

Following a 1–3 start, OSU won its last six games,[2] and were ranked nineteenth in the final UPI Coaches Poll.[3][4]

The starting quarterbacks this season were senior Paul Brothers and sophomore Steve Preece.[5][6][7] Workhorse senior fullback Pete Pifer became the school's all-time leading rusher, overtaking Sam Baker.[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan [9]	L 0–41	56,907
September 24	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa [10]	W 17–3	43,276
October 1	No. 5 USC	Multnomah Stadium Portland, Oregon [1]	L 0–21	29,217
October 8	Northwestern*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon [11]	L 6–14	22,497
October 15	Idaho*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon [5]	W 14–7	16,144
October 22	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona [6]	W 18–17	29,118
October 29	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, Washington [7][12][13]	W 41–13	18,500
November 5	Arizona*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, Oregon [8]	W 31–12	13,067
November 12	Washington	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon [14]	W 24–12	21,347
November 19	Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon [2] (Civil War)	W 20–15	23,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[15]

Roster

• QB Paul Brothers, Sr.
• RB Bob Grim, Sr.
• RB Pete Pifer, Sr.
• DL Jon Sandstrom, So.
• Skip Vanderbrundt, Jr. (defense)

Game summaries

Oregon

Civil War

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 0 0 15 15 • Oregon St 3 10 0 7 20 Date: November 19 Location: Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon Game start: 1:30 pm PST Game attendance: 23,700 Game weather: Early rain, mud

Scoring summary 1 OSU Mike Haggard 29-yard field goal OSU 3-0 2 OSU Paul Brothers 17-yard run (Mike Haggard kick) OSU 10-0 2 OSU Mike Haggard 34-yard field goal OSU 13-0 4 ORE Scott Cress 25-yard pass from Mike Brundage (Mike Brundage kick) OSU 13-7 4 OSU Pete Pifer 14-yard run (Mike Haggard kick) OSU 20-7 4 0:00 ORE Jim Smith 96-yard fumble return (Mike Brundage to Lynn Hendrickson pass) OSU 20-15

On a very muddy field at Parker Stadium, Beaver fullback Pete Pifer became the first in AAWU history to run for more than 1,000 yards in two consecutive seasons with 130 yards on 31 carries. Pifer and his backfield teammates, Paul Brothers and Bob Grim, combined for 284 total yards of the Beavers' offense.[2][16]

References

1. Hoefflin, Walter (October 2, 1966). "Beavers lose Pac-8 opener". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
2. Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 20, 1966). "'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
3. Meyers, Jeff (November 29, 1966). "Notre Dame is No. 1 in final UPI balloting". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. p. 26.
4. "Irish ride USC win to 1st". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. AP, UPI. November 29, 1966. p. 3B.
5. Hoefflin, Walter (October 16, 1966). "Preece sparks OSU's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
6. "Beavers rally to nip Devils". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 23, 1966. p. 1B.
7. "Beavers win 3rd straight". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 30, 1966. p. 2B.
8. "Pifer's yards spark Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 6, 1966. p. 1B.
9. "Beavers mangled by 41-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 1B.
10. "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B.
11. Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
12. Wilson, Mike (October 30, 1966). "Beavers swamp Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
13. Missildine, Harry (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
14. Hoefflin, Walter (November 13, 1966). "Beavers stun Huskies, 24–13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
15. 2011 Oregon State football media guide.
16. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1.