1966 Oregon State Beavers football team

1966 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach	Dee Andros (2nd season)
Captains	Bob Grim Russ Kuhns
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Civic Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
USC $	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 5 UCLA	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Oregon	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Washington State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Stanford	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Four home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium and two at Civic Stadium in Portland.^[1] Under their second season head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers were 7–3 overall and 3–1 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, later Pacific-8 Conference, or Pac-8). Only one of the four conference teams from the state of California was on the schedule; champion USC shut out OSU in Portland.^[1]

Following a 1–3 start, OSU won its last six games,^[2] and were ranked nineteenth in the final UPI Coaches Poll.^[3]^[4]

The starting quarterbacks this season were senior Paul Brothers and sophomore Steve Preece.^[5]^[6]^[7] Workhorse senior fullback Pete Pifer became the school's all-time leading rusher, overtaking Sam Baker.^[8]

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–41	56,907	^[9]
September 24	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 17–3	43,276	^[10]
October 1	No. 5 USC	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–21	29,217	^[1]
October 8	Northwestern*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–14	22,497	^[11]
October 15	Idaho*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 14–7	16,144	^[5]
October 22	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 18–17	29,118	^[6]
October 29	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 41–13	18,500	^[7]^[12]^[13]
November 5	Arizona*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 31–12	13,067	^[8]
November 12	Washington	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 24–12	21,347	^[14]
November 19	Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	W 20–15	23,700	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1966 Oregon State Beavers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
HB	`33`	Jerry Belcher	So
QB	`19`	Paul Brothers	Sr
SE	`84`	Roger Cantlon	So
C	`52`	John Didion	Sr
C	`51`	Rockne Freitas	Sr
WB	`26`	Bob Grim (C)	Sr
SE	`90`	Harry Gunner	Jr
OT	`79`	Jeff Hardrath	Jr
WB	`22`	Billy Main	So
G	`63`	Dave Marlette	Jr
FB	`48`	Pete Pifer	Sr
QB	`14`	Steve Preece	So
G	`60`	Joe Reid	Sr
OT	`73`	Kent Scott	So
G	`62`	Clyde Smith	So
OT	`74`	Roger Stalick	So
TE	`88`	Mike Sullivan	Sr
HB	`21`	Don Summers	So
OT	`75`	Jim Wilkin	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`86`	Tom Coccione	Sr
DG	`64`	Skip Diaz	Sr
S	`23`	Scott Eaton	Sr
LB	`46`	Bill Enyart	So
DE	`82`	Mike Foote	So
DG	`78`	Mark Gartung	Sr
LB	`57`	Jim Godfrey	Jr
DT	`67`	Tom Greerty	Jr
DE	`80`	Greg Hartman	Sr
LB	`44`	Russ Kuhns (C)	Sr
DT	`66`	Jess Lewis	So
DB	`24`	Charlie Olds	Jr
DT	`65`	Dennis Rozario	Sr
DG	`71`	Jon Sandstrom	So
LB	`42`	Skip Vanderbundt	Jr
DB	`25`	Don Welch	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`19`	Paul Brothers	Sr
PK	`17`	Mike Haggard	Jr
P	`89`	Gary Houser	Jr

Head coach

Dee Andros (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Sam Boghosian (OL)
Rich Brooks (DL)
Johnny Easterbrook
Gene Felker
Ed Knecht
Bud Riley (DB)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[15]

Game summaries

Oregon

Civil War

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	15	15
• Oregon St	3	10	0	7	20

Date: November 19
Location: Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Game start: 1:30 pm PST
Game attendance: 23,700
Game weather: Early rain, mud

Scoring summary

1		OSU	Mike Haggard 29-yard field goal	OSU 3-0

2		OSU	Paul Brothers 17-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)	OSU 10-0

2		OSU	Mike Haggard 34-yard field goal	OSU 13-0

4		ORE	Scott Cress 25-yard pass from Mike Brundage (Mike Brundage kick)	OSU 13-7

4		OSU	Pete Pifer 14-yard run (Mike Haggard kick)	OSU 20-7

4	0:00	ORE	Jim Smith 96-yard fumble return (Mike Brundage to Lynn Hendrickson pass)	OSU 20-15

On a very muddy field at Parker Stadium, Beaver fullback Pete Pifer became the first in AAWU history to run for more than 1,000 yards in two consecutive seasons with 130 yards on 31 carries. Pifer and his backfield teammates, Paul Brothers and Bob Grim, combined for 284 total yards of the Beavers' offense.^[2]^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hoefflin, Walter (October 2, 1966). "Beavers lose Pac-8 opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b ^c Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 20, 1966). "'Too Much' Triplets pace Beavers' victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Meyers, Jeff (November 29, 1966). "Notre Dame is No. 1 in final UPI balloting". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. p. 26.
^ "Irish ride USC win to 1st". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI. November 29, 1966. p. 3B.
^ ^a ^b Hoefflin, Walter (October 16, 1966). "Preece sparks OSU's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b "Beavers rally to nip Devils". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 23, 1966. p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b "Beavers win 3rd straight". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 30, 1966. p. 2B.
^ ^a ^b "Pifer's yards spark Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 6, 1966. p. 1B.
^ "Beavers mangled by 41-0". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 18, 1966. p. 1B.
^ "OSU throttles Iowa for Beavers' first". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. September 25, 1966. p. 1B.
^ Hoefflin, Walter (October 9, 1966). "Wildcat passes surprise Beavers, 14-6". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
^ Wilson, Mike (October 30, 1966). "Beavers swamp Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 12.
^ Missildine, Harry (October 30, 1966). "Beavers rip Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
^ Hoefflin, Walter (November 13, 1966). "Beavers stun Huskies, 24–13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
^ "WSU vs. OSU". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (rosters). October 28, 1966. p. 13.
^ 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Boyles, Bob and Paul Guido. 2007 Aug 1.

External links

Game program: Oregon State at Washington State – October 29, 1966
WSU Libraries: Game video – Oregon State at Washington State – October 29, 1966

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