1977 Oregon State Beavers football team

1977 Oregon State Beavers football
1977 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach	Craig Fertig (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Kopay (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Braun (2nd season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 USC	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
UCLA †	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Pac-8,, and were outscored 303 to 173.^[1] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Syracuse*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 24–12	20,540
September 17	No. 2 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 10–17	31,143
September 24	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 31–33	57,535	^[2]
October 1	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 10–41	82,865	^[3]
October 8	No. 13 BYU*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 24–19	33,965	^[4]
October 15	at No. 20 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 17–41	33,400
October 22	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–14	46,677
October 29	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–26	20,196
November 5	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 10–24	22,657
November 12	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 18–48	35,529
November 19	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 16–28	34,068	^[5]^[6]^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Oregon State Beavers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`90`	Terry Beck	Fr
WR	`44`	Steve Coury	So
G	`64`	Kevin Donaghue	So
RB	`32`	James Fields	Jr
WR	`7`	Dwayne Hall	Sr
QB	`12`	Jeff Hammermeister	Sr
OT	`70`	Gordy Neumann	Sr
QB	`19`	John Norman	Jr
C	`58`	Jim Walker	Sr
OT	`74`	Vern Ward	Sr
QB	`17`	Dave White	Sr
G	`63`	Larry Winkler	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`57`	Gene Dales	Sr
DB	`24`	Rob Emmons	So
DT	`72`	Troy Guscik	Sr
CB	`34`	Lenny Holmes	Jr
CB	`23`	Kerry Justin	Sr
DT	`66`	Greg Marshall	Sr
LB	`59`	Kent Peyton	Jr
DL	`61`	Tom Schillinger	So
DE	`93`	Clarence Smithey	Sr
FS	`25`	Dan Wells	So
DT	`88`	Jerry Wilkinson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Craig Fertig (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tony Kopay (OC)
Ray Braun (DC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1977 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^ "Beavers drop see-saw battle, 33–31". Statesman Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols blitz Beavers 41–10 in Knoxville". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cougars beaten by Oregon State". Casper Star-Tribune. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Withers, Bud (November 19, 1977). "Ducks, OSU fight for remaining crumb". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ Withers, Bud (November 20, 1977). "Ducks come out smoking, end it that way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Ducks take early lead, hang on to down Beavers". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1977. p. 12.

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[1] "1977 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[2] "Beavers drop see-saw battle, 33–31". Statesman Journal. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Vols blitz Beavers 41–10 in Knoxville". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1977. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Cougars beaten by Oregon State". Casper Star-Tribune. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[dosufigh-5] Withers, Bud (November 19, 1977). "Ducks, OSU fight for remaining crumb". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.

[dcosmen-6] Withers, Bud (November 20, 1977). "Ducks come out smoking, end it that way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[dtelha-7] "Ducks take early lead, hang on to down Beavers". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 21, 1977. p. 12.

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