The 1931 Oregon State Beavers football team represented

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in the

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(PCC) during the

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. In their eighth season under head coach

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, the Beavers compiled a 6–3–1 record (1–3–1 against PCC opponents), finished in seventh place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 198 to 62. Under Coach Schissler, from 1925 to 1932, no team captains were elected. The team played its home games at

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and at

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. The OSC squad finished the season ranked #42 nationally."Official 1932 Game Schedules," ''Illustrated Football Annual, 1932.'' (New York: Fiction House, 1932); p. 94.

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