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2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

2020 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (3rd season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Washington x   3 – 1     3 – 1  
Oregon y$   4 – 2     4 – 3  
Stanford   4 – 2     4 – 2  
California   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Washington State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Oregon State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy   5 – 0     5 – 1  
Colorado   3 – 1     4 – 2  
Utah   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Arizona State   2 – 2     2 – 2  
UCLA   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Arizona   0 – 5     0 – 5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]

Preseason

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Pac-12 media day

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Pac-12 media poll

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In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.[4]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 222 (35)
2 California 176 (3)
3 Washington 161
4 Stanford 105
5 Oregon State 76
6 Washington State 58

Schedule

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Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Original 2020 Oregon State Beavers schedule
Date Opponent Site
September 3 at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
September 12 Colorado State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 19 Portland State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 26 Washington State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 3 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 10 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
October 24 California Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 30 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7 UCLA Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14 at Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 21 Arizona Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 28 Oregon Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 77:30 p.m.Washington State
FS1L 28–38–
November 148:00 p.m.at Washington
FS1L 21–27294
November 2112:30 p.m.California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1W 31–27–
November 274:00 p.m.No. 15 Oregon
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
ESPNW 41–38–
December 57:30 p.m.at Utah
ESPNL 24–30
December 127:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Reser Stadium[6]
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNUL 24–270
December 197:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNL 33–460

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Game summaries

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Washington State

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See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 7 141038
Beavers 0 7 71428

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: FS1
Game information

At Washington

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See also: 2020 Washington Huskies football team
Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beavers 7 14 0021
Huskies 10 14 0327

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust
Game information

California

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See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 13 0727
Beavers 14 0 31431

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV: FS1
Game information

Oregon

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See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry
Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Ducks 14 10 7738
Beavers 7 6 62241

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: ESPN
  • Reference
Game information

At Utah

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See also: 2020 Utah Utes football team
Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beavers 0 10 01424
Utes 6 10 7730

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information

Stanford

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See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 6 3 71127
Beavers 7 7 7324

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
  • Reference
Game information

Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—————————————RV
Coaches——————————————
CFPNot released——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 99 Nahshon Wright CB Dallas Cowboys

References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.