1983 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1983 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1983 NCAA college football season. The Beavers ended the season with two wins, eight losses, and a tie. 1983 was Oregon State's 13th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 171 points and allowed 332 points. The team was led by head coach Joe Avezzano. The season is most memorable for the 0–0 tie with Oregon in the Civil War, the last scoreless game in Division 1 college football history. The game is known colloquially as the "Toilet Bowl."

1983 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1983 record	2–8–1 (1–6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Avezzano (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Gough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Braun (5th season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium

1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	at No. 14 Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		L 6–50	40,570
September 10	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon		W 51–14	26,102
September 17	No. 14 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 10–33	28,000
September 24	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 14–38	33,504
October 1	UNLV*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 21–35	26,500
October 8	at No. 16 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–35	58,693
October 15	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California	CBS	L 19–45	35,147
October 29	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		W 31–18	22,000
November 5	No. 20 Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	ABC	L 9–27	18,000
November 12	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona		L 3–38	65,058
November 19	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon (Civil War – The Toilet Bowl)		T 0–0	33,176
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game

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Personnel

1983 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Tracy Abernathy WR Robert Adams RB Donald Beavers OL Darrick Brilz WR Reggie Bynum WR Larry Clemons WR Claude Dixon OL Tom Emmons RB Tony Green QB Ricky Greene RB Lucius High RB Randy Holmes OL Dwayne Jackola QB Jay Kirschenman TE Mike Laverty OL Jack Lester QB Ladd McKittrick OL Rich Meggers RB Bryce Oglesby TE Paul Saunders QB Jeff Seay QB Jack Stanley RB James Terrell OL Mike Terry	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Angelo Dilulo DB Reggie Dupree DB Tony Fuller DL John Gonzalez DB Jonathon Harrington DL Paul Hayes LB Ron Heller LB Bob Johnson LB James Murphy DL Chris Naone DB DeMonty Price DL Willie Stubblefield DB Kenny Taylor DB Bernie Wilson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Marty Breen P Chris Stempeck	Head coach Joe Avezzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Stanford

Oregon State's first conference win in three and a half years was celebrated by students rushing the field and tearing down the goal posts with two seconds left in the game.[2]

References

1. "Oregon State University - 1983". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
2. Eugene Register-Guard. October 30, 1983. Retrieved Nomveber 24, 2016.