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Oregon State Football Team History

Oregon State Beavers

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Reser Stadium
Capacity: 45,500
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1893 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Alonaz L. Lon Stiner enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Oregon State.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Idaho	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Southern California	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Portland	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Washington	0	19	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ UCLA	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ California	19	13	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Washington State	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Stanford	14	28	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Oregon	0	20	L

1940 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -1
Points Scored	128
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	80
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	33-29
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	10-0	196	85	Won 21-13	7-0	141	66	Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington	7-2	169	54		6-1	134	35	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State	5-3-1	128	80		3-3-1	61	80	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California	4-6	84	128		3-4	75	68	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon	4-4-1	100	58		2-4-1	50	56	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California	3-4-2	88	98		2-3-2	69	81	Howard H. Jones
Washington State	4-4-2	131	147		1-4-2	78	140	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA	1-9	79	174		1-6	67	149	Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.