1949 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1949 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placed fifth in the PCC, and outscored their opponents 232 to 188.^[1] The team played one home game on campus at Bell Field in Corvallis and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

1949 Oregon State Beavers football
Head coach Kip Taylor
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	7–3 (5–3 PCC)
Head coach	Kip Taylor (1st season)
Home stadium	Bell Field Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 California $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stanford	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Taylor, a Michigan State assistant, was hired in late March,^[2][3] following the resignation of longtime head coach Lon Stiner a month earlier.^[4][5] Taylor was a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played for the Michigan Wolverines in the late 1920s.^[6] At the time of his hiring, he told the press: "I'm a Michigan man and I like the Michigan system. We'll have the single wingback, in all probability, with my own variations."^[7]

Program for the October 22 game visiting the Stanford Indians.

Halfback Ken Carpenter was the offensive star of the 1949 OSC team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–35	37,427	[8]
September 24	Utah*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–7	25,012	[9]
October 1	California	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–41	18,885	[10]
October 8	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 7–3	27,000	[11]
October 15	Montana	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 63–14	8,000	[12]
October 22	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–27	25,000	[13]
October 29	Washington State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	W 35–6	15,000	[14]
November 5	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 35–25	9,000	[15]
November 12	No. 8 Michigan State*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 25–20	22,239	[16]
November 19	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 20–10	23,000	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• HB Ken Carpenter, Sr.

References

1. "1949 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. "Taylor chosen OSC grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1949. p. 8.
3. "Kip Taylor new OSC grid (coach)". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 30, 1949. p. 14.
4. "Lon Stiner quits grid post at State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1949. p. 10.
5. "Stiner resigns post as coach of OSC eleven". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1949. p. 15.
6. "Taylor takes over, recalls playing days". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1949. p. 10.
7. Bruce K. Myers (April 7, 1949). "Kip Taylor Finds New Grid Post 'Beautiful', Plans Hard Work". Corvallis Gazette-Times. pp. 1, 4.
8. "UCLA blasts OSC, 35–13". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 17, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Oregon State drops Utah". The Arizona Republic. September 25, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bears swamp Beavers 41–0". The Idaho Statesman. October 2, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Joe Cloidt for Huskies with Oregon State victor 7–3". Great Falls Tribune. October 9, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Oregon Ags rout Grizzlies on grid, 63 to 14". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Stanford stampedes Oregon State, 27–7". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. October 23, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Oregon State College drives hars to win, 35–6, from WSC Cougars". Tri-City Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Oregon State beats Idaho gridders, 35–25". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Beavers in upset over Mich. State". Napa Sunday Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Oregon State upsets Oregon 20–10 in one of PCL's featured games". The Idaho Statesman. November 20, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• "1949 - Washington State vs Oregon State (Coaches Film)," Washington State University Library: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, via YouTube.com, 2013. (Video.)

• "University of Idaho vs. Oregon State University (Football), 11/05/1949," University of Idaho Library, Vandal Video Collection, via YouTube.com, 2012. (Video.)