A nonconference game with Power 5 Conference member Minnesota, a regional matchup with rival Boise State and the 120th playing of the Civil War, presented by McDonalds, Spirit Mountain Casino, PacificSource Health Plans and Your Local Oregon Ford Stores, in Corvallis highlight the 2016 Oregon State football schedule.
The team will open the season with second-year head coach Gary Andersen taking the Beavers to Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday, Sept. 1. Minnesota is scheduled to complete the current two-game series in September of 2017 with a visit to Reser Stadium.
Oregon State’s next two games will be at home, hosting the Idaho State Bengals Sept.