Rodgers, Stevenson, Mannion Have Big Days In Win Over Huskies

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Rodgers, Stevenson, Mannion Have Big Days In Win Over Huskies

November 19, 2011 | Football

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Nov. 19, 2011

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - It was a big day for James Rodgers, Jovan Stevenson, Sean Mannion and the 17 Beavers who were playing their final games at Reser Stadium as members of the Oregon State football team on Saturday.

Rodgers caught four passes to become Oregon State's career receptions leader and Mannion and Stevenson had big afternoons as the Beavers defeated Washington, 38-21, on Senior Day at Reser Stadium.

Rodgers surpassed Mike Hass with 222 catches, two more than the former record holder. One of his four catches went for a 6-yard touchdown in the first quarter as the Beavers went into the first break of the game with a 14-7 lead.

Stevenson, meanwhile, scored the game's final three touchdowns - all in the fourth quarter - as the Beavers shut down Washington's offense in the second half and salted the game away with an offense that moved the ball generously in the second half. The touchdowns were the third, fourth and fifth of the season, as he joined Malcolm Agnew as Beavers with three scores in a game this season.

Stevenson didn't lead the Beavers in rushing - that went to Markus Wheaton, who had 66 yards on three carries - but averaged 4.1 yards per rush on 10 carries. Terron Ward, who started the game, carried the ball 13 times for 43 yards, including a season-long 29-yard rush in the first quarter.

Mannion became just the fifth Oregon State quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a single-season, joining Derek Anderson (three times), Sean Canfield, Jonathan Smith and Matt Moore. He tossed for 339 yards against Washington Saturday, and has the program's sixth-best single-season mark with 3,033.

Mannion found Rodgers on a 6-yard pass with 7:30 left in the first quarter to tie the game at seven after Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins had scored on a 4-yard pass less than four minutes into the game.

The tie game didn't last long, however, as Mannion threw another 6-yard touchdown pass with 2:52 remaining in the first quarter. Micah Hatfield was the recipient of the throw, who not only caught his first career touchdown, but his first career pass.

Trevor Romaine connected on a 24-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, giving the Beavers a 17-14 lead entering halftime. Seferian-Jenkins caught his second score of the game earlier, and Romaine's 15th field goal of the season gave the Beavers the lead for good.

Washington accumulated 158 yards of total offense in the first half and the OSU defense remained stout in the second half, allowing the Huskies 157 in the final two quarters for a final total of 315.

Scott Crichton was active on the defensive line, posting three tackles for loss, including two sacks, while forcing his fifth fumble of the season, breaking the OSU single-season record.

Ryan Murphy and Jordan Poyer both intercepted one pass - for Poyer, it was his fourth of the year.

Of the 315 yards picked up by the Huskies, 109 came on the ground via running back Chris Polk. Washington quarterbacks Nick Montana and Keith Price combined to throw for 155 yards on 16-of-30 passing.

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