The 1996 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents 388 to 216. It was the program's 26th consecutive losing season, and the 388 points allowed were the most by an Oregon State team since the 1987 season. The team played home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
Pettibone resigned at the end of the season, in late November, and was succeeded by Mike Riley.[1]