1990 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season

1990 Oregon State Beavers football

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 1–10 (1–6 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Dave Kragthorpe (6th season)

Home stadium| Parker Stadium

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Washington $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 20 USC | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 1
Oregon | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
California | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
Arizona | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
UCLA | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Stanford | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arizona State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Washington State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Oregon State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers ended the season with one win and ten losses. 1990 was Oregon State's 20th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 152 points and allowed 371 points. The team was led by head coach Dave Kragthorpe. The season is most memorable for the 35–21 win over Arizona. According to David Rothman, this was the greatest upset in all of college football between 1985 and 1998. The probability of Oregon State winning was 7.4%.[1]

## Schedule

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September 1| 1:30 pm| Montana*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| | L 15–22| 25,201| [2]
September 8| 11:00 am| at Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| | L 12–38| 28,500|
September 15| 1:30 pm| UNLV*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| | L 20–45| 17,272|
September 22| 12:30 pm| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| | L 3–37| 45,000|
September 29| 11:00 am| at No. 8 Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| | L 7–31| 76,061|
October 13| 1:30 pm| No. 21 Arizona|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| | W 35–21| 21,653|
October 20| 1:30 pm| Washington State|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| | L 24–55| 27,245|
October 27| 3:30 pm| at UCLA|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| | L 17–26| 42,427|
November 3| 6:00 pm| at Arizona State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| | L 9–34| 56,325|
November 10| 3:30 pm| No. 23 USC|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| Prime| L 7–56| 18,795|
November 17| 1:30 pm| Oregon|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR (Civil War)

| | L 3–6| 35,962|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Title Unknown". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
2. ^ "Montana upends Beavers". The Sunday Oregonian. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.

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Oregon State Beavers football

Venues|

* Bell Field (1909–1952)
* Reser Stadium (1953–present)
* Multnomah Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Oregon
* Platypus Trophy
* Northwest Championship

Culture & lore|

* History
* Benny Beaver
* "Hail to Old OSU"
* Marching band
* Pyramid Play
* "The Toilet Bowl"
* 1985 Washington game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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