1941 Oregon State Beavers football team

1941 Oregon State Beavers football
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 20-16 vs. Duke
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#12
1941 record	8-2 (7-2 PCC)
Head coach	Lon Stiner
Home stadium	Bell Field

	Conf					Overall
1941 PCC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#12 Oregon State †	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
#19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1941 college football season. The Beavers ended this season with eight wins and two losses. They were the Pacific Coast Conference champions and won the 1942 Rose Bowl over Duke. Because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl was held in Durham, North Carolina. Oregon State thus became the only team to win a Rose Bowl outside of Pasadena, California. The Beavers scored 143 points and allowed 49 points. The team was led by head coach Lon Stiner.

Schedule

The Beavers finished the season with an 8–2 record, 7–2 in the Pacific Coast Conference. Ranks are based on the time the game was played.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Beaver points	Opponents	Attendance	Record
September 27	@ Southern California		Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	7	13	35,000	0-1
October 4	vs. Washington		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	9	6	17,000	1-1
October 11	Stanford		Bell Field • Corvallis, OR	10	0	22,000	2-1
October 25	@ Washington State	#16	Rogers Field • Pullman, WA	0	7	9,000	2-2
November 1	Idaho	#18	Bell Field • Corvallis, OR	33	0	5,000	3-2
November 8	UCLA		Bell Field • Corvallis, OR	19	0	10,000	4-2
November 15	@ California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	6	0	20,000	5-2
November 22	vs. Montana		Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	27	0	6,000	6-2
November 29	@ Oregon	#17	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	12	7	20,500	7-2
January 1	@ #2 Duke	#12	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC (Rose Bowl)	20	16	56,000	8-2

Oregon State Beavers football

Venues	Bell Field (1909–1952) Reser Stadium (1953–present) Multnomah Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon: Civil War (Platypus Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU" Oregon State University Marching Band Pyramid Play "The Toilet Bowl" Oregon State–Washington, 1985

People	Head coaches Notable players NFL draftees

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