Oregon State·Pac-12

2023 — The Winning Chapter

Oregon State's 2023 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final result Bowl season Lost the Sun Bowl
AP final #21 post-bowls
SP+ +5.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ San Sta 42-17 W vs UC Davis 55-7 W vs San Sta 26-9 L @ Wash St 35-38 W vs Utah 21-7 W @ Califo 52-40 W vs UCLA 36-24 L @ Arizona 24-27 W @ Colorado 26-19 W vs Stanford 62-17 L vs Washin 20-22 L @ Oregon 7-31 L @ ND 8-40 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: Oregon State 55, UC Davis 7. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Oregon State 8, Notre Dame 40. A 32-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Oregon State fell to Notre Dame 8-40 in the postseason.

"Go Beavs"
— Oregon State fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for Oregon State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.