| 1979 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Parker Stadium |
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| No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State † | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 1–10 record with a mark of 1–7 in conference play placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10, and were outscored 396 to 147.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.
Fertig was fired in October, in the second year of a three-year contract at $33,696 per year.[3][4][5][6] He coached through the end of the season,[7] and lost the finale to Oregon 24–3 in the Civil War, the Beavers' fifth straight loss to the Ducks.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at New Mexico* | L 16–35 | 27,525 | ||
| September 15 | No. 1 USC | L 5–42 | 32,000 | ||
| September 22 | at Kansas State* | L 16–22 | 32,600 | ||
| September 29 | Arizona State |
| L 0–45 | 20,000 | |
| October 6 | at No. 7 Washington | L 0–41 | 49,881 | ||
| October 13 | at California | L 0–45 | 29,000 | ||
| October 20 | San Jose State* |
| L 14–24 | 11,000 | |
| October 27 | Stanford |
| W 33–31 | 16,000 | |
| November 3 | Washington State |
| L 42–45 | 21,500 | |
| November 17 | at Arizona | L 18–42 | 45,162 | ||
| November 24 | at Oregon | L 3–24 | 36,536 | [8] | |
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References
- ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "1979 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Andros, board recommend that Fertig be fired". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 11, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ "Fertig: coaches players bemoan lack of discipline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ "Fertig officially fired by OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 22, 1979. p. 1B.
- ^ "Fertig won't be back in '80". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1979. p. 1B.
- ^ Conrad, John (November 23, 1979). "Keeping his head up and mouth shut". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1979). "Ducks win it the way Beavers used to, 24-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
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