Oregon State vs. Arizona Post-Game Notes
October 08, 2011 | Football
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Oregon State vs. Arizona
October 8, 2011
Reser Stadium
Post-Game Notes
Game Notes
• Game time weather partly cloudy at 65 degrees. Wind was 5-10 mph from the South.
• The game aired on Fox College Sports and Beaver Nation Online on osubeavers.com. Steve Physioc called the game with Yogi Roth the color analyst. Desmond Purnell was on the sidelines.
• Oregon State captains at the start of the game were James Rodgers, Mike Remmers, Jordan Jenkins and Lance Mitchell.
• Oregon State won the coin toss and Arizona elected to kick off from the South end zone.
• Oregon State wore orange uniform tops with black pants while Arizona was in all white with white helmets.
Oregon State Team Notes
• Oregon State snapped a four-game losing streak to start the season. The win snapped a six-game overall losing streak.
• The Beavers last wore their orange uniform tops in defeating USC in the 10th game of the 2010 season. That also marked the Beavers' last win.
• Oregon State improved to 38-15 (.717) in games in the months of October, November and December dating back to 2004.
• Oregon State's second-quarter scoring drive of 17 plays for 92 yards in 8:48 was the longest of the season. The 92 yards is the longest of the year while the 17 plays is tied for the longest with a field goal drive against UCLA.
• The 92-yard drive is Oregon State's longest since a nine-play, 97-yard drive against Stanford in 2008.
• Clayton York's second-quarter punt block and touchdown is the Beavers' first since Damola Adeniji did it against Washington State in 2008.
• Oregon State's 27 points in the second quarter are the most for the Beavers in a quarter since scoring 28 against Arizona in the second in 2003. The final of that game was 52-23.
• Oregon State came into the game being out-scored 63-17 in the second quarter of games this season. After Saturday's second quarter, the Beavers narrowed that margin to 69-44.
• Terron Ward became the 20th different Beaver to start their first career game this season. He's also the fourth different running back to start for the Beavers in 2011.
• Oregon State finished plus-two on turnovers, the Beavers' first game to do so since going plus-one against USC in 2010.
• Oregon State forced the Wildcats into four turnovers, the second straight opponent the Beavers defense was able to do so against. That marks the first time since 2005 that OSU forced two consecutive opponents into four or more turnovers in a game (six turnovers forced against Washington State, then five against California).
• With the victory, the Beavers won their fifth game in the last six matchups against Arizona. Oregon State is 11-2 against the Wildcats dating back to 1999.
Oregon State Individual Notes
• Jovan Stevenson's second-quarter touchdown was his first of the season and second of his career. His first came in 2009 against Washington State.
• Stevenson finished with a career-best 99 yards rushing on 17 carries.
• Sean Mannion finished with 267 yards passing, giving him four consecutive games with more than 200 yards passing. That's the best stretch since Sean Canfield had seven straight games in 2009.
• Mannion joins Canfield, Matt Moore, Derek Anderson and Jonathan Smith as quarterbacks who have thrown for at least 200 yards in four straight games or more dating back to 2001.
• Clayton York's punt block for touchdown was his first career score of any kind.
• Joe Halahuni finished with touchdown receptions in the second and fourth quarters, giving him 12 for his career. That surpasses Jeff Kollberg (1969-71) 10th and ties Roddy Tompkins (1996-99) for ninth in school history.
• Trevor Romaine connected on three field goals to up his total to nine on the season. He needs six more to tie for ninth in OSU career history.
• Michael Doctor's interception in the second quarter was the first of his career.
• Lance Mitchell recovered his third career fumble and first of the season in the third quarter.
• Mitchell later intercepted first pass of the season and sixth of his career.
• Dylan Wynn recovered a fumble in the first half and is one shy of tying Osia Lewis (1985), Mitch Meeuwsen (2001) and Alan Darlin (2006) for the most (four) in a single season.
Arizona Football
Arizona at Oregon State
October 8, 2011
Corvallis, Ore.
Arizona Football Game Notes
- The scoreless first quarter (for both teams) was the first period this year that Arizona or its opponent did not score.
- Cornerback Shaquille Richardson's two interceptions matched a career high set in 2010 at Washington State. He now has three INTs in the last two games. All five career interceptions have come on the road.
- Arizona entered the game with three turnovers lost offensively. In the third quarter today, the Wildcats already had three offensive turnovers (two INT, fumble).
- Gino Crump's 47-yard reception was the longest of his career (previous 20-yards vs. Oregon, 2011). The 47 markers also surpassed his single game career total of 45 set in that Oregon game.
- Keola Antolin's rushing touchdown was the 24th of his career. Combined with three receiving scores, he has 162 points scored, which ties Dennis Northcutt for No. 13 all-time at Arizona.
- Richardson's 28-yard interception return for a touchdown was Arizona's first defensive score for a touchdown since Trevin Wade's 85-yard INT return against Iowa in 2010.
- The last time Arizona had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown was at Oregon State in 2001 (Kenny Farley 24-yard return).
- The last time Arizona allowed a blocked punt was by James Sims of Washington in 2003.
- Arizona has faced a 22-point deficit or greater in five straight games.
- The missed extra point kick on Arizona's first touchdown was the fifth missed/blocked PAT of the season for Wildcat placekickers.
- Arizona safety Adam Hall, who started and played for the first time in 2011, returned from an ACL injury sustained in spring practices.
- The 27 points scored by Oregon State in the first half marked the third straight game UA's opponent scored at least that many in the opening half.
- Oregon State's 27 points in the second quarter were the most scored by a UA opponent in a single quarter this season.
- Nick Foles threw multiple interceptions in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
- Nick Foles surpassed Tom Tunnicliffe (7,618 passing yards, 1980-83) for the No. 2 spot on UA's all-time passing yardage chart. He also moved passed Tunnicliffe (7,336 yards) for the No. 2 spot in total offense.
- Dan Buckner recorded his second 100-yard game of the season (10-142 at Oklahoma State).
- Senior kickoff specialist John Bonano attempted and made his first career PAT in the fourth quarter.
