# 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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. They were led by first-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The schedule was released on November 16, 2017. The Beavers finished the season with a 2–10 record. They went 1–8 in Pac-12 play and finished in last place in the North Division.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Summer Houston | C | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Trevon Bradford | WR | JR |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Jake Luton | QB | SR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Calvin Tyler, Jr. | RB | SO |

### Pac-12 Media Days

The 2018 Pac-12 media days were on July 25, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Oregon State was represented by Jonathan Smith (HC), Blake Brandel (OL) & Kee Whetzel (LB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Beavers predicted to finish in last place in the North Division.
Media poll (North) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Washington | 249 (40) |
| 2 | Stanford | 198 (2) |
| 3 | Oregon | 178 (2) |
| 4 | California | 108 |
| 5 | Washington State | 98 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 45 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | at No. 5 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPNU | L 35–37 | 20,462 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 14–35 | 33,022 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 24–52 | 51,447 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 37–56 | 34,429 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 7–49 | 32,390 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | W 41–34 $^{OT}$ | 48,050 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | USC | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | L 21–38 | 35,187 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | L 17–48 | 34,671 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 23–42 | 66,469 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR (122nd Civil War) | FS1 | L 15–55 | 39,776 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 5 Buckeyes | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 77 |

### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Wolf Pack | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
* Turnover Chainsaw

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun Devils | 10 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 52 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Beavers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Beavers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinal | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |

### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| No. 17 Huskies | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 14 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
| Beavers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |

## Awards

Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Jermar Jefferson