2021 Oregon State Beavers football team
American college football season
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The 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jonathan Smith. 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.
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LA Bowl, L 13–24 vs. Utah State | |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| North Division | |
| Record | 7–6 (5–4 Pac-12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Lindgren (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim Tibesar (4th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Reser Stadium |
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| No. 22 Oregon xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 12 Utah xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State† | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defensive Coordinator Tim Tibesar's contract was terminated on November 7, the day after their 37–34 loss to Colorado.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Purdue* | FS1 | L 21–30 | 57,282 | |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Hawaii* | FS1 | W 45–27 | 27,701 | |
| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Idaho* |
| P12N | W 42–0 | 26,797 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at USC | FS1 | W 45–27 | 51,564 | |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington |
| P12N | W 27–24 | 33,733 |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Washington State | P12N | L 24–31 | 24,157 | |
| October 23 | 4:30 p.m. | Utah |
| P12N | W 42–34 | 30,203 |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at California | P12N | L 25–39 | 38,572 | |
| November 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado | P12N | L 34–37 2OT | 47,984 | |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| P12N | W 35–14 | 35,129 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State |
| ESPN | W 24–10 | 29,579 |
| November 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Oregon | ESPN | L 29–38 | 56,408 | |
| December 18 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Utah State* | ABC | L 13–24 | 29,896 | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
At Purdue
Oregon State Beavers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,656
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus and Robert Smith
- Box Score
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vs Hawaii
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Beavers | 21 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: September 11, 2021
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: 27,701
- Referee: Steve Baron
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
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vs Idaho
Idaho Vandals vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beavers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: September 18, 2021
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); Rain
- Game attendance: 26,797
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (P12N): Rich Burk (play-by-play), Nigel Burton (analyst)
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At USC
Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Trojans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
- Date: September 25, 2021
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Cloudy
- Game attendance: 51,564
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play by play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
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vs Washington
Washington Huskies vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: October 2, 2021
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 33,733
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
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At Washington State
Oregon State Beavers at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Cougars | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
- Date: October 9, 2021
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 24,157
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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vs Utah
Utah Utes vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Utes | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: October 23, 2021
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Sunny; Wind: 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 30,203
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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At California
Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Golden Bears | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
- Date: October 30, 2021
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); Cloudy; Wind: SW 12 mph
- Game attendance: 38,572
- Referee: Chris Coyle
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
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At Colorado
Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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| Beavers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
- Date: November 6, 2021
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: Matthew Richards
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
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vs Stanford
Stanford Cardinal vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 13, 2021
- Game time: 2:40 p.m.
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Sunny, Wind: 5 mph SE
- Game attendance: 35,129
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): JB Long, Max Browne
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vs Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Sun Devils | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Beavers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 20, 2021
- Game time: 7:35 p.m.
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Sunny;
- Game attendance: 29,579
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore , Stormy Buonantony
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At No. 11 Oregon
Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 29 |
| No. 11 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
- Date: November 27, 2021
- Game time: 12:35 p.m.
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); Cloudy;
- Game attendance: 56,408
- Referee: Chris Coyle
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
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vs Utah State (2021 LA Bowl)
Utah State Aggies vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Aggies | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Beavers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, California
- Date: December 18, 2021
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) Sunny
- Game attendance: 29,896
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Laura Rutledge (sideline)
- Box score
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