Beavers Edged In Double OT

Thursday, October 16

Corvallis, OR

7:00 PM

Oregon State

4-2 , 1-2

Utah

5-1 , 2-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Utah

Oregon State

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

October 17, 2014 | Football

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

Corvallis, Ore. – Quarterback Sean Mannion moved into second place on the Pac-12's all-time passing yardage list on Thursday night in a 29-23 double-overtime loss to No. 20 Utah before a crowd of 40,479 at Reser Stadium.

The Beavers tied the game 16-16 on Trevor Romaine's 49-yard field goal on the final play of regulation, and pulled even again at 23-23 on Mannion's 2-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Villamin on fourth down in the first overtime.

However, the Beavers missed a field goal in the second overtime and Utah's Devontae Booker scored on a 19-yard run to end the game. Booker rushed for 229 yards on 33 carries and scored three times.

Mannion completed 21 of 37 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns and supplanted former USC star Carson Palmer (1998-2002) on the Pac-12 career passing yardage list. Mannion now has 12,014 career yards and trails only Matt Barkley, who threw for 12,327 for USC from 2009-12.

Mannion passed Palmer on a 52-completion to Victor Bolden with 3:21 remaining in the third quarter. It was the longest reception of Bolden's career.

Utah led 9-6 through three quarters on the strength of three Andy Phillips field goals. However, on the third play of the fourth quarter, Mannion hit Villamin in stride down the left sideline and the redshirt freshman broke a tackle and dashed into the end zone with the go-ahead score.

The Utes went back ahead 16-13 with 4:06 remaining on Booker's 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal. It completed a 94-yard, nine-play drive.

OSU then drove to the Utah 32 and called time out with two seconds to play. Romaine then made a 49-yard field goal – one yard shy of his all-time best – to force the second straight overtime game between the teams.

Each team then scored a touchdown in the first overtime.

The Beavers (4-2 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) were seeking their first win over a ranked opponent since a 27-20 triumph over No. 19 UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 22, 2012. However, Utah went to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12 with its first win in Corvallis since the 1991 season.

OSU also tied the game on the final play of the first half, when Romaine nailed a 45-yard field goal after twice being iced by Utah timeouts for a 6-6 standoff. Earlier in the quarter he converted from 37 yards.

The Beavers resume Pac-12 Conference play at Stanford on Oct. 25. Kickoff is set for 12:30 PDT; it will be televised by ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

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