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1987 Oregon State Beavers football team

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1987 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarth Hall (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Hundley (4th season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 UCLA + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 18 USC + 7 1 0 8 4 0
Washington 4 3 1 7 4 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 3 1 7 4 1
Oregon 4 4 0 6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0 5 6 0
Arizona 2 3 3 4 4 3
California 2 3 2 3 6 2
Washington State 1 5 1 3 7 1
Oregon State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dave Kragthorpe, the Beavers compiled a 2–9 record (0–7 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 433 to 189.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 20 Georgia*L 7–4173,211[2]
September 19San Jose State*W 36–3424,342[3]
September 26at Texas*L 16–6153,389[4]
October 3at USCL 14–4847,979[5]
October 10Akron*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 42–2623,516[6]
October 17at ArizonaL 17–3148,494[7]
October 24Arizona State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 21–3020,595[8]
October 31at WashingtonL 12–2866,392[9]
November 7No. 7 UCLA
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 17–5220,104[10]
November 14Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–3815,751[11]
November 21at OregonL 0–4443,157[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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  • Robb Thomas (offense)
  • Mike Dupree. (defense) /dnp

References

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  1. ^ "1987 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Georgia grounda 'Air Express', 41–7". Statesman-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Beavers knock off Spartans". The Sacramento Bee. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McWilliams secures first victory as Texas wins 61–16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beavers blasted by USC". The Columbian. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "OSU awakens in second half, wins 42–26". Statesman-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nimble freshman QB directs Arizona past Beavers". The Sunday Oregonian. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sun Devils rally for victory over Braves". The Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Washington whips Oregon State". The Montana Standard. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bruins make believers of Beavers". The Columbian. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flat Beavs flattened". Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Once more, UO wins the War". The Sunday Oregonian. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.