| 2018 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference | 
| North Division | |
| Record | 2–10 (1–8 Pac-12) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Lindgren (1st season) | 
| Offensive scheme | Spread | 
| Defensive coordinator | Tim Tibesar (1st season) | 
| Home stadium | Reser Stadium | 
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Award | Player | Position | Year | 
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| Rimington Trophy[2] | Summer Houston | C | SR | 
| Wuerffel Trophy[3] | Trevon Bradford | WR | JR | 
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[4] | Jake Luton | QB | SR | 
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5] | Calvin Tyler, Jr. | RB | SO | 
Pac-12 Media Days
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) | 
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| 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 | 
  | 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 | 
  | P12N | L 37–56 | 34,429 | 
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California | 
  | 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 | 
  | 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 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | 
  | FS1 | L 15–55 | 39,776 | 
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Game summaries
At Ohio State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 
| No. 5 Buckeyes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 | 
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 
| Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 
| Wolf Pack | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 
- Turnover Chainsaw
 
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 
At Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 
| Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 
| Beavers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 
At Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 
At Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 
| Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 
At Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beavers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 
| No. 17 Huskies | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 
Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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.
 
