1980 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season In their first season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, finished last in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents 386 to 108.^[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

1980 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Joe Avezzano (1st season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 USC	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Avezzano, previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under Johnny Majors, was hired in late 1979;^[2] he succeeded Craig Fertig and signed a four-year contract at $40,000 per year.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 10–30	20,113	[4]
September 20	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–42	64,861	[5]
September 27	at Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–35	60,381	[6]
October 11	Washington	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 6–41	33,000	[7]
October 18	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–27	30,454	[8]
October 25	Long Beach State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 21–31	20,000	[9]
November 1	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 13–54	43,294	[10]
November 8	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 7–28	15,651	[11]
November 15	Oregon	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	L 21–40	41,600	[12]
November 22	Arizona	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–24	15,300	[13]
November 30	vs. No. 14 UCLA	National Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	L 3–34	80,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Arizona State

• Tony Robinson - 168 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 37 attempts ^[15][16]

Personnel

1980 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB Randy Holmes FB Tony Robinson	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Avezzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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