Oregon State Beavers football
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| First season | 1893 | ||
| Athletic director | Todd Stansbury | ||
| Head coach |
Gary Andersen 2nd year, 6–18 (.250) |
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| Other staff | Kevin McGiven (OC) T.J. Woods (OC) Kevin Clune (DC) |
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| Stadium | Reser Stadium | ||
| Year built | 1953 | ||
| Seating capacity | 45,674 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Corvallis, Oregon | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference | ||
| Division | North (2011–Present) | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1893–1899, 1902–1915) PCC (1916–1942, 1945–1958) Independent (1959–1963) AAWU (1964–1967) Pacific-8 (1968–1977) Pacific-10 (1978–2010) |
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| All-time record | 534–582–50 (.479) | ||
| Bowl record | 11–6 (.647) | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (1941, 1956, 1957, 1964, 2000) | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 (Terry Baker) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 7 | ||
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| Colors | Orange and Black |
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| Fight song | Hail to Old OSU | ||
| Mascot | Benny Beaver | ||
| Marching band | Oregon State University Marching Band | ||
| Rivals | Oregon Ducks | ||
| Website | OSUBeavers.com | ||
The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Gary Andersen is the head coach since the 2015 season. Their home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
Football at Oregon State University started in 1893 shortly after athletics were initially authorized at the college. Athletics were banned prior May 1892, but when the strict school president, Benjamin Arnold, died, President John Bloss reversed the ban. Bloss's son William started the first team, on which he served as both coach and quarterback. The team's first game was an easy 63–0 defeat over the home team, Albany College.
The university has been in several athletic conferences. These include the Northwest Intercollegiate Association (1902–1914), the Pacific Coast Conference (1915–1958), and the Pac-12 Conference (1964–present). Prior to 1902, and in-between the Pacific Coast Conference and Pac-12 Conference (then called the Pacific-8 Conference), OSU played as an independent school.
The Beavers play their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. It was originally called Parker Stadium when it was constructed in 1953, and had a capacity of 25,000. Parker Stadium was renamed Reser Stadium in June 1999. Major renovations from 2005–2007 increased the stadium's capacity to 45,674, which is the current capacity.
Oregon State University's primary rival is the University of Oregon. The two schools enjoy a fierce and long-standing rivalry due to the proximity of the two campuses. The University of Oregon is in Eugene, Oregon, about 40 miles south of Corvallis. The teams first matched up on the gridiron in 1894 and have been playing each other almost every year since. The rivalry game between the two schools is called the "Civil War" and is traditionally the last game of each season. They have played each other 120 times which makes it the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game.
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