The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017.[1] The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division.[6]
| Media poll (North) |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Washington | 249 (40) |
| 2 | Stanford | 198 (2) |
| 3 | Oregon | 178 (2) |
| 4 | California | 108 |
| 5 | Washington State | 98 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 45 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | | ESPNU | L 35–37 | 20,462 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| P12N | L 14–35 | 33,022 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | | P12N | L 24–52 | 51,447 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| P12N | L 37–56 | 34,429 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| P12N | L 7–49 | 32,390 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | | P12N | W 41–34 OT | 48,050 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | USC | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| FS1 | L 21–38 | 35,187 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stanford | | P12N | L 17–48 | 34,671 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | | P12N | L 23–42 | 66,469 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | | FS1 | L 15–55 | 39,776 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
At Ohio State
| | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 5 Buckeyes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
Southern Utah
| | | | | | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
At Nevada
| | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Wolf Pack | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
Arizona
| | | | | | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Arizona State
| | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
Washington State
| | | | | | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Beavers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
California
| | | | | | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Colorado
| | | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
USC
| | | | | | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Stanford
| | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
At Washington
| | | | | | Total |
| Beavers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| No. 17 Huskies | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
Oregon
| | | | | | Total |
| Ducks | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
| Beavers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Awards
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson[7]
References
- ^ Moran, Danny (November 16, 2017). "Oregon State Beavers Release 2018 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Washington picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Pac-12.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-27.
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