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1961 Oregon State Beavers football team

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The 1961 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers ended their third season as an independent with five wins and five losses, and outscored their opponents 198 to 192. Four home games were played on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis with one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Headcoach
CaptainMike Kline
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1961 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainMike Kline
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Arizona – 8–1–1
Westminster (UT) – 7–1–1
La Verne – 7–2–0
Idaho State – 5–2–1
San Francisco – 4–2–0
Cal Poly Pomona – 6–3–0
San Jose State – 6–4–0
Eastern New Mexico – 6–4–0
Los Angeles Pacific – 5–3–0
Montana State – 4–3–1
Pacific (CA) – 5–4–0
Azusa – 4–3–0
Oregon State – 5–5–0
Santa Clara – 3–3–0
Oregon – 4–6–0
Claremont – 3–6–0
Air Force – 3–7–0
Washington State – 3–7–0
Cal Western – 3–7–0
Idaho – 2–7–0
San Diego – 2–8–0
Southern California College – 1–5–0
UC Riverside – 1–7–0
Pepperdine – 1–9–0
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Prior to this season, the university's current title, Oregon State University, was adopted by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield on March 6, 1961, and became effective in the summer.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23No. 10 SyracuseL 8–1935,729[3]
September 30StanfordL 0–3413,727[4]
October 7Idaho
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 44–69,329[5][6]
October 14at WisconsinL 20–2345,274[7]
October 21at Arizona StateL 23–2432,231[8]
November 4Washington Statedagger
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 14–616,716[9]
November 11at WashingtonW 3–051,500[10][11]
November 18BYU
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 35–08,495[12]
November 25at OregonW 6–221,300[13]
December 2at HoustonL 12–2312,000[14]
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Roster

  • QB Terry Baker, Jr.
  •  E   Don Kasso, Sr.
  •  T   Mike Kline, Sr.
  • HB Hank Rivera, Sr.
  • HB Leroy Whittle, So.
  • FB Bruce Williams, So.
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Professional football drafts

NFL draft

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Hank RiveraDefensive back567Cleveland Browns
Roger JohnsonHalfback16222New York Giants
Don KassoHalfback17230St. Louis Cardinals
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[18]

AFL draft

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick AFL Club
Mike KlineGuard1182Denver Broncos
Don KassoHalfback22170Denver Broncos
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[19]

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