
Oregon State Beavers
Welcome to the Oregon State Beavers file in the Blindside Bulletin History Room: the story of the program, its best and worst seasons, and the head coaches who shaped it, alongside its live 5-2 record this season. Below you'll find Oregon State Beavers football history, coaching history and links to every season, year by year.
The program
The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and has been a member of the Pac-12 Conference and prior iterations since the conference's founding in 1915. Their home games are played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The mascot of the beavers is also the official state animal and nickname for the state of Oregon. Team colors are orange and black. The school has one Heisman Trophy winner with Terry Baker in 1962 and has a total of five conference championships. OSU's main rival has been the University of Oregon in what traditionally has been named the Civil War, first played in 1894.
Read the full history ↗Best & worst seasons
The Oregon State Beavers football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Oregon State University.
See every season, year by year ↗The coaches
The Oregon State Beavers college football team represents Oregon State University in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Beavers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 33 head coaches and three interim head coaches since it began play during the 1893 season. Since November 2025, JaMarcus Shephard has served as head coach of the Beavers.
See every head coach ↗Keep reading
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