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. Four home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium and two at Civic Stadium in Portland.[1] Under their second season 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]

1966 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Civic Stadium
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
USC $ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 5 UCLA 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Oregon State 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Washington 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
California 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Oregon 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Washington State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Stanford 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Michigan*
L 0–4156,907[9]
September 24at Iowa*
W 17–343,276[10]
October 1No. 5 USC
L 0–2129,217[1]
October 8Northwestern*
L 6–1422,497[11]
October 15Idaho*dagger
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 14–716,144[5]
October 22at Arizona State*
W 18–1729,118[6]
October 29at Washington State
W 41–1318,500[7][12][13]
November 5Arizona*
  • Civic Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 31–1213,067[8]
November 12Washington
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 24–1221,347[14]
November 19Oregon
W 20–1523,700[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponents not played this season: California, Stanford, UCLA

Roster
1966 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 33 Jerry Belcher So
QB 19 Paul Brothers Sr
SE 84 Roger Cantlon So
C 52 John Didion Sr
C 51 Rockne Freitas Sr
WB 26 Bob Grim (C) Sr
SE 90 Harry Gunner Jr
OT 79 Jeff Hardrath Jr
WB 22 Billy Main So
G 63 Dave Marlette Jr
FB 48 Pete Pifer Sr
QB 14 Steve Preece So
G 60 Joe Reid Sr
OT 73 Kent Scott So
G 62 Clyde Smith So
OT 74 Roger Stalick So
TE 88 Mike Sullivan Sr
HB 21 Don Summers So
OT 75 Jim Wilkin Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 86 Tom Coccione Sr
DG 64 Skip Diaz Sr
S 23 Scott Eaton Sr
LB 46 Bill Enyart So
DE 82 Mike Foote So
DG 78 Mark Gartung Sr
LB 57 Jim Godfrey Jr
DT 67 Tom Greerty Jr
DE 80 Greg Hartman Sr
LB 44 Russ Kuhns (C) Sr
DT 66 Jess Lewis So
DB 24 Charlie Olds Jr
DT 65 Dennis Rozario Sr
DG 71 Jon Sandstrom So
LB 42 Skip Vanderbundt Jr
DB 25 Don Welch So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Paul Brothers Sr
PK 17 Mike Haggard Jr
P 89 Gary Houser Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[15]

Game summaries

Oregon
Civil War
1 234Total
Oregon 0 0015 15
• Oregon St 3 1007 20
Scoring summary
1OSUMike Haggard 29-yard field goalOSU 3-0
2OSUPaul Brothers 17-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)OSU 10-0
2OSUMike Haggard 34-yard field goalOSU 13-0
4OREScott Cress 25-yard pass from Mike Brundage (Mike Brundage kick)OSU 13-7
4OSUPete Pifer 14-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)OSU 20-7
40:00OREJim 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. "WSU vs. OSU". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (rosters). October 28, 1966. p. 13.
  16. 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1.
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