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.
The Beavers won this game, which was played in Eugene, by a score of 10-7. The 1969 season also 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.
The band is in its "OSU" formation during halftime of an Oregon State football game in Parker Stadium. James Douglass was the director of bands at this time; he served as director of bands from 1968 to 1999.
The Beavers won by a score of 38-3. The 1969 season also 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.
OSU’s 3-0 win in this game against the No. 1 Trojans, along with a previous win over then No. 2 Purdue and a tie against No. 2 UCLA a week earlier, earned the 1967 Beaver football team the moniker “Giant Killers.” Oregon State finished the season with a record of 7-2-1 and ranked no. 7 in the Associated Press poll.
The Beavers won by a score of 38-3. Visible in the background at center 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.