1937 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1937 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1937 college football season.

1937 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–3–3 (2–3–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBell Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 California $ 6 0 1 10 0 1
Stanford 4 2 1 4 3 2
Washington 4 2 2 7 2 2
Washington State 3 3 2 3 3 3
Idaho 2 2 0 4 3 1
Oregon State 2 3 3 3 3 3
USC 2 3 2 4 4 2
Oregon 2 5 0 4 6 0
UCLA 1 5 1 2 6 1
Montana 0 1 0 7 1 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In their fifth season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 3–3–3 record (2–3–3 against PCC opponents), finished in sixth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 69 to 60.[1]

The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.

Despite playing only three of their nine games at home, the 1937 OSC squad finished the season ranked #52 nationally.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at IdahoL 6–77,000[3]
October 2at CaliforniaL 6–2425,000[4]
October 9at WashingtonW 6–319,137
October 16UCLAT 7–710,000
October 23at Oregon W 14–018,000
October 30at StanfordT 0–020,000[5]
November 6Willamette*
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
W 20–03,500
November 13at USCT 12–1235,000
November 20Washington State
  • Bell Field
  • Corvallis, OR
L 0–712,000
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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  • HB Joe Gray, Sr.

References

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  1. ^ "1937 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ William F. Boand (ed.), "Official 1938 Schedules," Illustrated Football Annual, 1938. New York: Fiction House, 1938; p. 91.
  3. ^ "New stadium at Idaho dedicated with victory". Spokesman-Review. September 27, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Google News Archive. 
  4. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 165.
  5. ^ Russell J. Newland, "Oregon State Battles Stanford to Tie; Lose Gray: Beavers Threaten Often But Lack Punch for Score," Eugene Register-Guard, Oct. 31, 1937, p. 6.