USC won this game by a score of 31-7. Visible in the background at right is head football coach Dee Andros. The 1969 season marked the one-hundredth anniversary of college football, and many teams across the country marked the occasion by wearing helmets with a special decal - the numeral "100" inside a football-shaped outline.
This photo was taken during the 1968 Civil War football game, which Oregon State won by a score of 41-19. Head football coach Dee Andros is visible standing on the sideline and wearing an orange top.
Dee Andros was the Oregon State Head Coach for football from 1965-1975, and Athletic Director from 1975-1985. In 1967, Andros lead the Beavers through two victories and one tie against the top three teams: USC, Purdue, and UCLA, making OSU's team "The Giant Killers".
Dee Andros was the Oregon State Head Coach for football from 1965-1975, and Athletic Director from 1975-1985. In 1967, Andros lead the Beavers through two victories and one tie against the top three teams: USC, Purdue, and UCLA, making OSU's team "The Giant Killers".
The sign reads: "The Great Pumpkin Rides Again. Beavers Squash the Indians." OSU football coach Dee Andros was known to many by his nickname, The Great Pumpkin. Stanford University's mascot was the Indians from 1930 to 1972.