American college football season
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]
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Michigan * L 0–4156,907 [9] September 24 at Iowa * W 17–343,276 [10] October 1 No. 5 USC L 0–2129,217 [1] October 8 Northwestern * L 6–1422,497 [11] October 15 Idaho * Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 14–716,144 [5] October 22 at Arizona State * W 18–1729,118 [6] October 29 at Washington State W 41–1318,500 [7] [12] [13] November 5 Arizona * Civic Stadium Portland, OR W 31–1213,067 [8] November 12 Washington Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 24–1221,347 [14] November 19 Oregon W 20–1523,700 [2] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1966 Oregon State Beavers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Redshirt
Source: [15] Game summaries [ edit ] Civil War 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 0 0 15 15 • Oregon St 3 10 0 7 20
Scoring summary 1 OSU Mike Haggard 29-yard field goal OSU 3-0 2 OSU Paul Brothers 17-yard run (Mike Haggard kick) OSU 10-0 2 OSU Mike Haggard 34-yard field goal OSU 13-0 4 ORE Scott Cress 25-yard pass from Mike Brundage (Mike Brundage kick) OSU 13-7 4 OSU Pete Pifer 14-yard run (Mike Haggard kick) OSU 20-7 4 0:00 ORE Jim 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 [ edit ] ^ a b c Hoefflin, Walter (October 2, 1966). "Beavers lose Pac-8 opener" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ a b c Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 20, 1966). " 'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B. ^ Meyers, Jeff (November 29, 1966). "Notre Dame is No. 1 in final UPI balloting" . Reading Eagle . Pennsylvania. UPI. p. 26. ^ "Irish ride USC win to 1st" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). AP, UPI. November 29, 1966. p. 3B. ^ a b Hoefflin, Walter (October 16, 1966). "Preece sparks OSU's victory" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ a b "Beavers rally to nip Devils" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. October 23, 1966. p. 1B. ^ a b "Beavers win 3rd straight" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. October 30, 1966. p. 2B. ^ a b "Pifer's yards spark Beavers" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 6, 1966. p. 1B. ^ "Beavers mangled by 41-0" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 1B. ^ "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B. ^ Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 3B. ^ Wilson, Mike (October 30, 1966). "Beavers swamp Cougars" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 12. ^ Missildine, Harry (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports. ^ Hoefflin, Walter (November 13, 1966). "Beavers stun Huskies, 24–13" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1B. ^ "WSU vs. OSU" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). (rosters). October 28, 1966. p. 13. ^ 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport . Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1. External links [ edit ]
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