See You in Hillsboro Beaver Nation
February 19, 2016 | Football
For the first time since 2005, the Oregon State football team will hold a scrimmage in the Portland Metropolitan area Saturday, April 9. The first scrimmage of the spring practice session will begin at approximately Noon at Hillsboro Stadium.
The two-hour plus workout is open to the public with free admission. Further details regarding activities around the scrimmage will be announced in the near future.
“The football team's presence is part of our overall Athletics strategy to showcase our student-athletes, teams and programming in the Portland Metropolitan area,” OSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury said. “We welcome all of Beaver Nation to join us for a preview of what has been a very good offseason for Coach (Gary) Andersen and the football team.”
Oregon State opens the 2016 spring practice session Monday, March 28 with this year's Spring Game Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m. airing live on Pac-12 Networks from Reser Stadium. More information regarding fan activities at the Spring Game will be presented closer to the scrimmage date.
The 15-day spring practice session will conclude Thursday, April 21. All Saturday practices will be open to the public, which includes the fourth practice Saturday, April 2. If inclement weather or the Valley Football Center construction forces the team inside the Truax Center the practices will be closed to the public (check social and mainstream media for potential schedule changes).
The scrimmage in Hillsboro, the first in the metro area since the Spring Game in 2005 at then PGE Park, is among numerous events that Beaver intercollegiate teams will participate in or have already in Portland and the surrounding area in recent months (check OSUBeavers.com for event times):
Date Competition Location
Sept 1 Women's Cross Country Portland
Sept. 4 Men's Soccer Portland
Sept. 17 Men's Soccer Portland
Sept. 28 Women's Golf Aurora
Sept. 29 Women's Golf Aurora
Nov. 8 Wrestling Forest Grove
Dec. 18-19 Men's Basketball* Moda Center
March 18-19 Women's Track and Field Lewis & Clark College
March 21-22 Men's Golf (OSU hosts) Willamette Valley CC (Canby)
March 22 Baseball Portland (Univ. of Portland)
March 27 Women's Soccer Providence Park (vs. Houston Dash)
March 30 Women's Soccer Providence Park (vs. Portland Thorns)
April 2 Women's Soccer Providence Park (vs. Seattle Reign)
April 9 Football Scrimmage Hillsboro
April 23 Men's Rowing Vancouver, Wash. (Lake Vancouver)
*Far West Classic Invite
Oregon State opens the seven-game home football schedule for upcoming season in the new-look Reser Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 17 against the Idaho State Bengals, followed by Boise State and Pac-12 Conference games vs. California, Utah, Washington State, Arizona and Oregon.
For information on season tickets for the upcoming season, including access to the Terrace, please contact the OSU ticket office at 1-800-GO-Beavs during weekday business hours or beavertickets.com
About OSU Athletics: The mission of the OSU Department of Athletics is to provide opportunities to young people and develop leaders through a tradition of academic and athletic achievement in a progressive, inclusive environment of mutual respect.
