1996 Oregon State Beavers football team

1996 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDenny Schuler (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBronco Mendenhall (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Arizona State $  8 0   11 1  
No. 16 Washington  7 1   9 3  
Stanford  5 3   7 5  
UCLA  4 4   5 6  
Oregon  3 5   6 5  
California  3 5   6 6  
USC  3 5   6 6  
Arizona  3 5   5 6  
Washington State  3 5   5 6  
Oregon State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Pettibone in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Pac-10, and were outscored by opponents 388 to 216. It was the program's 26th consecutive losing season, and the 388 points allowed were the most by an Oregon State team since the 1987 season. The team played home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Pettibone resigned at the end of the season, in late November, and was succeeded by Mike Riley.