Oregon State
1-4 , 0-2
California
3-0 , 1-0
Beavers Fall To Visiting Bears
October 02, 2004 | Football
Oct. 2, 2004
Box Score | Notes
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A long layoff didn't slow No. 10 California.
The Golden Bears (3-0, 1-0 Pac-10) jumped out to a 28-7 lead over Oregon State before halftime and never let up in a 49-7 rout of the Beavers (1-4, 0-2) on Saturday.
Chase Lyman had five catches for a career-high 176 yards and three touchdowns, while Aaron Rodgers completed 12 of 16 passes for 140 yards and three scores.
Cal had not played for 20 days. A game against Southern Mississippi, originally scheduled for Sept. 16, was postponed by Hurricane Ivan. Then the Bears had a bye week.
But Cal showed no lethargy against the Beavers, with Marshawn Lynch's 69-yard kickoff return to start the game. Rodgers capped the opening drive with an 11-yard scoring pass to Lyman, who pulled down the ball while sprinting through the end zone.
The Beavers responded with Dwight Wright's 45-yard touchdown run, evening the score. But it was as much as overmatched Oregon State could muster.
The Golden Bears' offense was not only faster than the Beavers, but Oregon State's normally capable defense left open big holes that Cal exploited.
California made it 14-7 on its second series when Rodgers handed off to Terrell Williams, who tossed it to Lyman for a 79-yard score.
Lyman added a 31-yard touchdown catch with seven seconds left in the first quarter to make it 21-7. Rodgers had a 1-yard keeper early in the second to make it 28-7, where it remained at halftime.
It was the 25th straight sellout at Reser Stadium, but many of the Oregon State fans either left by the third quarter or stayed to boo the home team.
The target of some of those boos was quarterback Derek Anderson, who completed 14 of 34 passes for 137 yards. He was intercepted twice.
Chris Maderino caught a 7-yard scoring pass from Rodgers, J.J. Arrington ran for a 1-yard touchdown and Byron Storer caught a 58-yard scoring pass from Reggie Robertson to round out the scoring for Cal.
The Beavers were the only team in the league to beat Cal twice since coach Jeff Tedford took over in 2002. After upsetting then-No. 3 Southern California last season, Cal lost 35-21 at home to Oregon State.
Team Stats
CAL 7, OSU 0
CAL - Lyman,Chase 11 yd pass from Rodgers,Aaron (Schneider,Tom kick) 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:00
CAL 7, OSU 7
OSU - Wright, Dwight 45 yd run (Serna, Alexis kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:20
CAL 14, OSU 7
CAL - Lyman,Chase 79 yd pass from Williams,T. (Schneider,Tom kick) 1 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:13
CAL 21, OSU 7
CAL - Lyman,Chase 31 yd pass from Rodgers,Aaron (Schneider,Tom kick) 2 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:12
CAL 28, OSU 7
CAL - Rodgers,Aaron 1 yd run (Schneider,Tom kick), 3 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:13
CAL 35, OSU 7
CAL - Manderino,C. 7 yd pass from Rodgers,Aaron (Schneider,Tom kick) 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 0:05
CAL 42, OSU 7
CAL - Arrington,JJ 1 yd run (Schneider,Tom kick), 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:03
CAL 49, OSU 7
CAL - Storer,Byron 58 yd pass from Robertson,R. (Schneider,Tom kick) 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:38
