Oregon State
2-6 , 2-3
Utah
4-4 , 1-4
Beavers Downed At Utah
October 29, 2011 | Football
Oct. 29, 2011
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Markus Wheaton caught his first touchdown pass of the season and Sean Mannion surpassed 200 yards passing for the seventh straight game but the Beavers dropped a 27-8 decision to Utah Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Wheaton caught six passes on the day and Mannion found him in the end zone early in the fourth quarter for a 3-yard score. Wheato had come into the game with a team-leading 51 receptions but no touchdowns.
Wheaton now has eight touchdowns on his career.
Mannion attempted 49 passes, completing 27, and finished with 231 yards passing. Only he, Sean Canfield (2009) and Derek Anderson (13 games in 2003) have thrown for 200 or more yards in seven straight games over the last decade.
He's also thrown for at least one touchdown in six consecutive games.
Mannion, however, was picked off three times and sacked six times. The Utes also forced two fumbles, recovering one.
The Beavers were forced to punt six times with Johnny Hekker tallying 315 yards. He pinned the Utes inside the 20 three times, had four points of more than 50 yards and in the process broke the OSU single-game record for average yards at 52.5. He broke Dainard Paulson's previous record of 51.2 set in 1959 against Oregon.
Wheaton's score got the Beavers on the board and less than three minutes later, OSU (2-6 overall, 2-3 Pac-12) was granted two points on a safety when a Utah offensive lineman was found to be holding in the end zone.
Those eight points, however, were not enough to overcome a 24-point deficit to Utah (4-4, 1-4). The Utes led 3-0 after the first quarter and scored 21 points in the second quarter.
Utah quarterback Jon Hayes passed for 62 yards and completed 6-of-14 passes attempted. Two went for touchdowns in the second quarter - a 35-yarder to Dres Anderson and a 3-yarder to DeVonte Christopher.
Sandwiched in between the two passing scores was a 6-yard touchdown rush by John White. The running back finished the game with 205 yards rushing on 35 carries.
James Rodgers surpassed the 200 catch mark for his career with seven against Utah. He now has 206 for his career and is one of three Oregon State players in history to reach the 200-catch plateau.
Brandin Cooks, setting a single-game career record, and Jordan Bishop each had five receptions for the Beavers in the loss.
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Team Stats
OSU 0, UTAH 3
UTAH - Petersen, Colem 48 yd field goal 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 3:04
OSU 0, UTAH 10
UTAH - Anderson, Dres 35 yd pass from Hays, Jon (Petersen, Colem kick) 3 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:05
OSU 0, UTAH 17
UTAH - White, John 6 yd run (Petersen, Colem kick), 2 plays, 18 yards, TOP 0:39
OSU 0, UTAH 24
UTAH - Christopher, De 3 yd pass from Hays, Jon (Petersen, Colem kick) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:42
OSU 6, UTAH 24
OSU - Wheaton, Markus 3 yd pass from Mannion, Sean (Mannion, Sean passfailed) 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:17
OSU 8, UTAH 24
OSU - Team -1 yd safety
OSU 8, UTAH 27
UTAH - Petersen, Colem 20 yd field goal 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:01
