List of Oregon State Beavers head football coaches
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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 30 head coaches and two interim head coaches since it began play during the 1893 season. Since November 2023, Trent Bray has served as head coach at Oregon State.[1]
Five coaches have led Oregon State in postseason bowl games: Lon Stiner, Tommy Prothro, Dennis Erickson, Mike Riley, and Jonathan Smith. Three of those coaches also won conference championships: Stiner captured one and Prothro two as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference; Prothro captured one as a member of the Athletic Association of Western Universities; and Erickson captured one as a member of the Pacific-10.
Stiner and Riley are tied as leader in seasons coached with 14 years as head coach of the program. Riley has the most all-time wins with 93 and Will Bloss has the highest winning percentage at 0.909. Cory Hall has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.000. Of the 29 different head coaches who have led the Beavers, Prothro and Erickson have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name [A 6] |
Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 5 |
Will Bloss | 1893 1897 |
11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Guy Kennedy | 1894 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Paul Downing | 1895 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Tommy Code | 1896 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Hiland Orlando Stickney | 1899 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Fred Herbold | 1902 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Thomas L. McFadden | 1903 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Allen Steckle | 1904–1905 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Fred Norcross | 1906–1908 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0.738 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Sol Metzger | 1909 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | George Schildmiller | 1910 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sam Dolan | 1911–1912 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | E. J. Stewart | 1913–1915 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0.700 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0.654 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Joseph Pipal | 1916–1917 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.531 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.250 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 16 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 1918–1919 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.433 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 17 | Red Rutherford | 1920–1923 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0.485 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.395 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Paul J. Schissler | 1924–1932 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 0.613 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 0.450 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 19 | Lon Stiner | 1933–1942 1945–1948 |
140 | 74 | 49 | 17 | 0.589 | 49 | 42 | 13 | 0.534 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 | Kip Taylor | 1949–1954 | 56 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0.357 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Tommy Prothro† | 1955–1964 | 102 | 63 | 37 | 2 | 0.627 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0.729 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 22 | Dee Andros | 1965–1975 | 116 | 51 | 64 | 1 | 0.444 | 30 | 37 | 1 | 0.449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Craig Fertig | 1976–1979 | 45 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0.233 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0.161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Joe Avezzano | 1980–1984 | 55 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 0.127 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Dave Kragthorpe | 1985–1990 | 67 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 0.269 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 0.244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1989)[5] |
| 26 | Jerry Pettibone | 1991–1996 | 66 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0.205 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 0.135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 27 29 |
Mike Riley | 1997–1998 2003–2014 |
173 | 93 | 80 | — | 0.538 | 58 | 63 | — | 0.479 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | — | Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2008)[5] |
| 28 | Dennis Erickson† | 1999–2002 | 48 | 31 | 17 | — | 0.646 | 18 | 14 | — | 0.563 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2000)[6] Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2000)[5] |
| 30 | Gary Andersen | 2015–2017 | 30 | 7 | 23 | — | 0.233 | 3 | 18 | — | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Int. | Cory Hall | 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | .000 | 0 | 6 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 31 | Jonathan Smith | 2018–2023 | 69 | 34 | 35 | — | 0.493 | 23 | 29 | — | 0.442 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022)[7] |
| Int. | Kefense Hynson | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 32 | Trent Bray | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Oregon State did not have a head coach for their 1898 season.
- ^ Oregon State did not field teams for the 1900, 1901, and 1943–1945 seasons.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oregon St. promotes DC Trent Bray to replace Jonathan Smith". ESPN.com. November 23, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c "2015 Pac-12 Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ 2012 Pac-12 Conference Football Media Guide. Pac-12 Communications Department. 2012. p. 119.
- ^ "2022 Pac-12 Football Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva, and All-Conference honors announced".