2015 Oregon State Beavers football team

2015 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference Pacific-12 Conference
North Division
2015 record 0-0 (0-0 Pac-12)
Head coach Gary Andersen (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake (1st year)
Home stadium Reser Stadium
(Capacity: 45,674)
2015 Pacific-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
California   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oregon   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oregon State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Stanford   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Washington   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Washington State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Southern Division
Arizona   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UCLA   0 – 0         0 – 0  
USC   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by first-year head coach Gary Andersen after Mike Riley departed for Nebraska in the offseason. Home games are played on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Oregon State is a member of the North Division of the Pacific-12 Conference.

Offseason

Coaching change

For the first time since the 2003 offseason, Oregon State underwent a coaching change.

Riley exits

In a move that shook the college football world, the University of Nebraska announced the hiring of Oregon State's head coach Mike Riley on December 4, 2014.[1] Riley had what was dubbed a "lifetime contract" at Oregon State, where every year he led a team to a bowl game, his contract was extended by one year.[2] In 2010, Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis said Riley had talked about wanting to retire in Corvallis and be the "Joe Paterno of Oregon State." In the same time period, Riley said, "I want to make it known that I'm very excited to be to coaching at Oregon State University and I anticipate doing so for a long time."[3] Nebraska fired head coach Bo Pelini, opening the door for Riley to make the unanticipated move.

Welcoming Andersen

An equally shocking move came just six days later, as the Oregon State Athletic Department announced that they had hired Gary Andersen of Wisconsin as Riley's replacement on December 10, 2014. Andersen left Wisconsin after just two years with the program, compiling a 19–7 overall record and coming off of a trip to the Big Ten Football Championship Game. Since Andersen left after just two seasons, a reported $3 million buyout was in effect.[4] The coaching announcement came moments after the university announced $42 million upgrades to its football operations building, known as the Valley Football Center.[5] It marked the second straight Wisconsin coach (Bret Bielema left for Arkansas) to leave for what many considered a job with a less prestigious program.[6] Andersen was announced in a press conference on December 12, 2014.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 5:00 p.m. Weber State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR TBA    
September 12 TBA at Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI    
September 19 TBA San Jose State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR    
September 25 TBA Stanford Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR    
October 10 TBA at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ    
October 17 TBA at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA    
October 24 TBA Colorado Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR    
October 31 TBA at Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT    
November 7 TBA UCLA Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR    
November 14 TBA at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA    
November 21 TBA Washington Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR    
November 27 TBA at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War)    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.
Source:[7]

Game Notes

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0
Beavers 0


Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Wolverines 0


San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0
Beavers 0


Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 0
Beavers 0


Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Wildcats 0


Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Cougars 0


Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0
Beavers 0


Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Utes 0


UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0
Beavers 0


California

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Golden Bears 0


Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Beavers 0


Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0
Ducks 0


Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska hires Mike Riley as coach". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Canzano: Oregon State to offer Riley a lifetime deal". OregonLive. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Oregon State's Mike Riley signs 3-year extension, plans to be Beavers coach 'for a long time'". OregonLive. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oregon State hires Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Oregon State Beavers set to announce 'significant enhancements' to football facilities". OregonLive. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Why are coaches leaving Wisconsin?". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ Mizell, Gina (September 16, 2014). "Oregon State Beavers 2015 football schedule released". The Oregonian (Portland). Retrieved December 10, 2014.