1953 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1953 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCC. The team was outscored 187 to 39 on the season. Oregon State opened with five shutout losses, then visited and shut out the Idaho Vandals, 19–0, for their first points and win.

1953 Oregon State Beavers football
Head coach Kip Taylor
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–6 (3–5 PCC)
Head coach	Kip Taylor (5th season)
Home stadium	Multnomah Stadium Parker Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
USC	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Oregon	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Beavers played two home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland and opened the new Parker Stadium in Corvallis on November 14 with a 7–0 homecoming win over Washington State, then won their fifth consecutive Civil War game over Oregon, this year on the road, in Eugene.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 4 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–41	39,209
September 26	No. 14 California	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–26	13,422
October 3	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–28	28,000
October 10	Stanford	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–21	8,005
October 17	at No. 13 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–37	34,163
October 24	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 19–0	9,200	[1][2]
October 31	at No. 6 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 6–34	51,108
November 14	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 7–0	13,500	[3][4]
November 21	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 7–0	18,500	[5][6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Withrow sparks OSC to 19-0 win over Idaho". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 25, 1953. p. 1C.
2. Boni, Bill (October 25, 1953). "303-minute drought finally ends as OSC tops Idaho, 19-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
3. "Oregon State surprises WSC with 7-0 upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 15, 1953. p. 1, sports.
4. Cornacchia, Pete (November 15, 1953). "Oregon State defeats Cougars 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
5. Strite, Dick (November 22, 1953). "Battling Bevos stop Ducks 7-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
6. "Kip Taylor elated after win over UO". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. November 23, 1953. p. 2.
7. "1953 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
8. "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 153. Retrieved October 24, 2020.