1996 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1996 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Beavers were 2–9 overall (1–7 in Pac-10, last) for the program's 26th consecutive losing season. The Beavers were outscored 388 to 216, the most points allowed by an Oregon State team since 1987.

1996 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jerry Pettibone (6th season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium (Capacity: 35,362)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 16 Washington		7	–	1					9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					6	–	5
California		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5					5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Pettibone resigned at the end of the season in late November,^[1] and was succeeded by Mike Riley in 1997.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 pm	Montana*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 14–35	28,166
September 14	3:30 pm	at No. 16 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	FSN	L 17–46	48,069
September 21	12:30 pm	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	L 10–42	42,327
September 28	12:30 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California		L 42–48	34,000
October 12	1:00 pm	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 3–24	26,722
October 19	1:00 pm	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		W 26–12	21,305
October 26	7:00 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		L 7–33	43,716
November 2	1:00 pm	No. 4 Arizona State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 14–29	21,946
November 9	12:30 pm	at No. 19 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle		L 3–42	71,072
November 16	1:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		W 67–28	17,215
November 23	1:00 pm	Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War)		L 13–49	35,822
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[2]

Roster

1996 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Tim Alexander   So C 50 Aaron Koch   Fr WR 85 Bradon Lafferty Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Shawn Ball Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Pettibone (6th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Last update: 1996-12-20

References

1. "Coaching merry-go-round picks up speed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 26, 1996. p. C1.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com