2018 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017.[1] The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.
2018 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
North Division | |
Record | 2–10 (1–8 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Lindgren (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Tibesar (1st season) |
Home stadium | Reser Stadium (Capacity: 43,643) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Rimington Trophy[2] | Summer Houston | C | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy[3] | Trevon Bradford | WR | JR |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[4] | Jake Luton | QB | SR |
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5] | Calvin Tyler, Jr. | RB | SO |
Pac-12 Media Days
The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division.[6]
Media poll (North) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Washington | 249 (40) |
2 | Stanford | 198 (2) |
3 | Oregon | 178 (2) |
4 | California | 108 |
5 | Washington State | 98 |
6 | Oregon State | 45 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 | |
September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | ESPNU | L 35–37 | 20,462 | |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | L 14–35 | 33,022 |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | P12N | L 24–52 | 51,447 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 37–56 | 34,429 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California |
| P12N | L 7–49 | 32,390 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | P12N | W 41–34 OT | 48,050 | |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | USC |
| FS1 | L 21–38 | 35,187 |
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stanford | P12N | L 17–48 | 34,671 | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | P12N | L 23–42 | 66,469 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon |
| FS1 | L 15–55 | 39,776 |
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Game summaries
At Ohio State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
No. 5 Buckeyes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
At Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Wolf Pack | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
- Turnover Chainsaw
Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
Washington State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Beavers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
California
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
USC
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Beavers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Stanford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
At Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Beavers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
No. 17 Huskies | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ducks | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
Beavers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Awards
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]
References
- Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.