The 1976 Oregon State Beavers football team represented

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as a member of the

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(Pac-8) during the

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. In their first season under head coach

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, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Pac-8, and were outscored 325 to 179. The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis. Fertig, age 34, was previously an assistant coach as the

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(USC) and a quarterback for the

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under John McKay. He succeeded

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in December 1975 with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.

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Game program: Oregon State at Washington State
– November 6, 1976 {{Oregon State Beavers football navbox

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Oregon State Beavers football seasons

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