Oregon State Post Game Notes Vs. Oregon
November 26, 2011 | Football
Nov. 26, 2011
Oregon State vs. Oregon
November 26, 2011
Autzen Stadium
Post-Game Notes
Game Notes
• Weather at game time was 60 degrees and sunny. Wind was 4 mph from the South, Southeast.
• The game aired on ABC regionally and ESPN in the rest of the country. Carter Blackburn served as the play-by-play announcer with Brock Huard as the analyst. Shelley Smith was on the sideline.
• The game also aired nationally on ESPN Radio with Bill Rasinski the play-by-play man. David Norrie was the analyst and Joe Schad was on the sideline.
• Oregon won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. OSU received the ball from the West end zone.
• Oregon State captains for the start of the game were Jordan Poyer, James Rodgers, Mike Remmers and Lance Mitchell.
• Oregon State wore white uniform tops with black pants. Oregon wore all green with green helmets.
Oregon State Team Notes
• Sean Mannion's 58-yard touchdown pass to Jovan Stevenson in the second quarter was the third-longest scoring play of the season, and fourth of more than 50 yards, for the Beavers.
• The game concluded Oregon State's season at 3-9.
• Oregon's four fourth-down conversion attempts tied the season-high for an opponent against Oregon State, tying the four attempted by Washington State. Oregon was 0-for-4.
• The game marked just the second time this season the Beavers did not attempt a field goal. That also happened in the second game of the season against Wisconsin.
Oregon State Individual Notes
• Sean Mannion threw for 299 yards on 27-of-42 passing, giving him 11 consecutive games with 200 or more yards. That's two shy of Derek Anderson's 13 straight during the 2003 season, the most by an OSU quarterback over the last decade.
• Mannion's 299 passing yards gives him 3,328 on the season, the third-best single-season mark in Oregon State history, trailing only Derek Anderson in 2003 (4,058) and 2004 (3,615).
• Mannion's season-total of 3,328 passing yards is also now good for ninth in Oregon State career passing.
• Johnny Hekker had punts of 52 yards and 60 yards, respectively. He has had at least one 60-yard punt in six of the Beavers' 12 games this season.
• Hekker ended the game with three punts inside the 20, giving him 20 on the season.
• Markus Wheaton finished with 39 yards receiving, giving him (986) on the season, the 10th-best mark in single-season team history.
• Wheaton also finished the season with 73 catches after grabbing two Saturday, which is the ninth-best total in a single-season at OSU.
• Terron Ward received the kick to start the game. It marked his first career kickoff return.
• Jovan Stevenson's 58-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter was not only his longest catch of his career, but also his first receiving TD.
• Mike Remmers started the 44th game of his career, putting home into sole possession of sixth in OSU career history. It also marked his 37th consecutive start.
• Scott Crichton extended OSU record with a forced fumble in the third quarter, his sixth of the season. Michael Doctor recovered the ball for his first career fumble recovery.
• Scott Crichton set a career-high with 12 tackles. His previous high was 11 against UCLA this season.
• Rudolf Fifita recorded his first career sack in the fourth quarter.
• Kevin Cummings' 26-yard reception in the fourth quarter marked a career-long. He later caught his first career touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Sean Mannion.
• Brandin Cooks' fourth-quarter touchdown, a 23-yard pass from Sean Mannion, was his third of the season.
• Trevor Romaine forced his first career fumble on a kickoff in the fourth quarter. Ryan McCants recovered the fumble, the first of his career.
