Oregon State Beavers

Well I am back, as promised, to tell you the Oregon State Beavers' story.

The Oregon State Beavers have been around since 1893, when the school was known as State Agriculture College (SAC). The son of the school’s president, William Bloss, was the first coach for the Beavers, as well as their quarterback. That would make for an interesting game if it was still allowed for the coach to play on the team.

The SAC team played their first game in November of 1893 on a simple open-lot field surrounded by a fence. That first game, over 500 fans came to cheer on the SAC football team who beat their opponent 62-0. Eventually, in 1897, bleachers were put up for the growing number of people interested in watching.

The “Civil War” game, that I mentioned in my Oregon Ducks blog, is not taken lightly by the Oregon State Beavers either. This rivalry has been long-standing solely due to how close the campuses are (40 miles). The first time the Ducks and Beavers butted heads was in 1894 and have played each other every year since, so over 115 times by now.

The Oregon State Beavers also look forward to playing big time rivals, the Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars. Since these schools are so close, the Beaver fans will attend many of the away games.

The huge rivalry that the Beavers have with the Huskies, the Cougars and the Ducks is called the "Northwest Championship". Since 2002, the Oregon State Beavers have won the championship twice and beat all three of their rivals in the same season. Those defeats must have been absolutely epic for the dedicated Beaver fans!