The 1964 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1964 NCAA college football season. The Beavers ended this season with eight wins and three losses in their first season in the Athletic Association of Western Universities after competing as an independent for five years. The team captains were Dick Ruhl and Booker Washington. The Beavers scored 149 points and allowed 124 points. Led by head coach Tommy Prothro, Oregon State won the Athletic Association of Western Universities conference championship and represented the conference in the 1965 Rose Bowl. It would be the last bowl game for the Beavers until the 1999 season.
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—Frank Zappa (19401993)
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