He was not a full-time starter at quarterback until his senior year when he threw for 1,600 yards and twelve touchdowns while leading Davis to a 6–2–1 record and the Delta League championship.
Beavers was named the league's Offensive Player of the Year and also earned second-team All-Metro honors in the Sacramento area.
[1] In 1985, he led the Big Sky in passing efficiency for the second straight year and threw for 27 touchdowns and 2,617 yards.
[2][3][6] He helped the Wolf Pack advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the second time in 1986.
[11] He relieved starting quarterback Matt Stevens in the fourth quarter of a 66–32 win over the Pittsburgh Gladiators and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Joe Kelly.
[12] Beavers later spent a year each as a graduate assistant for the Nevada Wolf Pack and UCLA Bruins.