2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

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.

2021 Oregon State Beavers football
LA Bowl, L 13–24 vs. Utah State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record7–6 (5–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (4th season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy 72  104 
Washington State 63  76 
Oregon State 54  76 
California 45  57 
Washington 36  48 
Stanford 27  39 
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$ 81  104 
UCLA 63  84 
Arizona State† 03  05 
USC 36  48 
Colorado 36  48 
Arizona 18  111 
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Defensive Coordinator Tim Tibesar's contract was terminated on November 7, the day after their 37–34 loss to Colorado.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 44:00 p.m.at Purdue*FS1L 21–3057,282
September 118:00 p.m.Hawaii*FS1W 45–2727,701
September 1812:30 p.m.Idaho*
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 42–026,797
September 257:30 p.m.at USCFS1W 45–2751,564
October 26:00 p.m.Washington
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 27–2433,733
October 91:00 p.m.at Washington StateP12NL 24–3124,157
October 234:30 p.m.Utah
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 42–3430,203
October 304:00 p.m.at CaliforniaP12NL 25–3938,572
November 64:00 p.m.at ColoradoP12NL 34–37 2OT47,984
November 132:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 35–1435,129
November 207:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNW 24–1029,579
November 2712:30 p.m.at No. 11 OregonESPNL 29–3856,408
December 184:30 p.m.vs. Utah State*ABCL 13–2429,896

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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CoachesRVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Purdue

Oregon State Beavers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)
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Oregon St7001421
Purdue7631430

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
Game information
External videos
Game highlights (Big Ten Network)

vs Hawaii

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rainbow Warriors0713727
Beavers21371445

at Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR

Game information

vs Idaho

Idaho Vandals vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
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Vandals00000
Beavers141414042

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)
Game information

At USC

Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Beavers714141045
Trojans71001027

at Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos 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)
Game information

vs Washington

Washington Huskies vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Huskies7301424
Beavers01431027

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)
Game information

At Washington State

Oregon State Beavers at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
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Beavers0107724
Cougars03141431

at Martin StadiumPullman, 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)
Game information

vs Utah

Utah Utes vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Utes14107334
Beavers7721742

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)
Game information

At California

Oregon State Beavers vs California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
Beavers0107825
Golden Bears10714839

at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: -
  • 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)
Game information

At Colorado

Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary
Period1234OT2OTTotal
Beavers0107107034
Buffaloes103777337

at Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: -
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
Game information

vs Stanford

Stanford Cardinal vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinal007714
Beavers7714735

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
Game information

vs Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Sun Devils003710
Beavers3140724

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
Game information

At No. 11 Oregon

Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Beavers3062029
No. 11 Ducks141001438

at Autzen StadiumEugene, 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
Game information

vs Utah State (2021 LA Bowl)

Utah State Aggies vs Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Aggies01410024
Beavers730313

at SoFi StadiumInglewood, 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)
Game information

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