 Oregon State had two weeks to prepare for Washington State, but it was not enough as the Cougars shut out the Beavers 7–0.Over the next four weekends, Oregon State was a perfect 4–0, shutting out each opponent, and outscoring them a combined 85–0.In the meantime, Stanford, who had clawed up to #6, lost a shocker to Washington State in California, putting Oregon State back in control of its own Rose Bowl destiny with only one week left in the Pacific Coast Conference season.