| 1954 Oregon State Beavers football | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
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| 1954 record | 1–8 (1–6 PCC) |
| Head coach | Kip Taylor (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Parker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 UCLA † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 USC | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Kip Taylor, the Beavers compiled a 1–8 record (1–6 against PCC opponents), finished in last place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents, 296 to 60. The team won the first game of the season, but then finished the season with eight consecutive losses.[1] The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
On November 22, 1954, two days after the final game of the season, Kip Taylor and three of his assistant coaches resigned. In six years as Oregon's State's head football coach, Taylor compiled a record of 20–36 (15–30 against PCC opponents).[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 25 | Idaho | W 13–0 | |
| October 2 | Washington | L 7–17 | |
| October 9 | at Washington State | L 6–34 | |
| October 16 | at Nebraska* | L 7–27 | |
| October 23 | No. 3 UCLA |
| L 0–61 |
| October 30 | at No. 13 USC | L 0–34 | |
| November 6 | at No. 14 Minnesota* | L 6–44 | |
| November 13 | at California | L 7–46 | |
| November 20 | Oregon |
| L 14–33 |
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References[]
- ↑ "1954 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon-state/1954-schedule.html. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Kip Taylor and Three Assistants Resign at O.S.C.". The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon): p. Sec. II, p. 2. November 23, 1954. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6574389/kip_taylor_and_three_assistants_resign/.
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