Beavers to Host Spartans in Return to Reser
September 15, 2015 | Football
- Sixth meeting between the two programs.
- Oregon State has a 3-2 advantage in the series. San Jose State forfeited 1979 that it won 24-14.
- Beavers have won three straight in the series, the last coming 26-12 Oct. 4, 1997 at then Parker Stadium. That victory came against a Spartan team that was led by first-year head coach Dave Baldwin (current OSU offensive coordinator).
- Dave Baldwin was the head coach at San Jose State from 1997-2000. He also was the Spartans' wide receiver coach from 1980-83.
- Current Beavers wide receiver coach Brent Brennan was an assistant coach at San Jose State from 2005-10 in various roles (Off. Coord., WR, TE, OT, special teams).
- The co-longest field goal in OSU history was made against San Jose State on Sept. 25, 1982 when Chris Mangold booted a 58-yarder.
- Former San Jose State QB Ken Lutz completed 24 of 27 passes in the 1988 meeting – the most passes ever completed in a half against the Beavers.
- San Jose State tight ends/special teams coach Dan Ferrigno was on the OSU coaching staff 1987-95.
- San Jose State head coach Ron Caragher was the WR coach when Beaver assistant Brent Brennan played for UCLA as a wide receiver.
- OSU is scheduled to return to San Jose State in the 2020 season.
POST-GAME FIGHT SONG: Fans are encouraged to stay after games this season as the Beavers will be singing the Oregon State Fight Song.
WEAR WHITE: Beaver fans are encouraged to don their white Beaver gear this Saturday when OSU takes on San Jose State.
PLUS .500 NON-CONFERENCE SEASONS: Oregon State seeks to post a winning record against non-conference teams to four straight regular seasons this Saturday. The Beavers won all three non-conference (non-bowl) games in 2012 and again in 2014 while they posted a 2-1 record in 2013. OSU currently sits 1-1 out of conference this year.
BACK AT HOME: Oregon State returns to Reser Stadium for its next two games, Sept. 19 vs. San Jose State and Sept. 25 vs. Stanford. The 2015 season marks the first time since 2009 that the Beavers have played three of their first four games at home.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY: The 2015 season marks the 10th anniversary of Mike Hass and Alexis Serna winning national awards. Hass earned the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver after making a then school record 90 receptions for a then Pac-12 record 1,532 receiving yards. Hass also earned First Team All-America honors by several organizations, including the Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation. Serna captured the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker following a season where he made 23 of 28 field goal attempts and was perfect on 32 point-after-touchdown efforts. Both began their OSU careers as walkons ... Both Hass and Serna will be on hand as honorary team captains for this Saturday's game against San Jose State.
CAMP WILLIAMS: Earlier this summer 12 OSU football student-athletes spent a week at the National Guard Training Site in Bluffdale, Utah, for a crash course in leadership skills taught by the U. S. Army's 19th Special Forces Group. The participants learned leadership and teamwork skills and how to prioritize, sacrifice, brainstorm and trust, and how to synergize in small and large units for the good of the group, attributes that translate to the football field and to their professional and personal lives once they embark on a life beyond football after graduating from OSU. Players involved include: Lavonte Barnett, Victor Bolden, Devin Chappell, Kammy Delp, David Henry, Fred Lauina, Rommel Mageo, Josh Mitchell, Cyril Noland-Lewis, Ricky Ortiz, Kyle Peko and Caleb Saulo. For more of the story turn to Page 1 of this release or go to osubeavers.com.
BEST COACH: According to a recent ESPN.com survey, 99 college football players were asked who (other than their own coach) is the best coach in the country? Gary Andersen tied for third behind the likes of Nick Saban and Urban Meyer.
2x1: Senior tailback Storm Barrs-Woods is on the verge of becoming the second player in Oregon State history to achieve 2,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving during his career. Barrs-Woods, who has already rushed for 2,259 career yards, needs 43 yards through the air to reach that lofty accomplishment joining Jacquizz Rodgers (2008-10) as the only other 2,000 x 1,000 player in OSU history. Further, Barrs-Woods will become just the fourth player with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards joining Pat Chaffey (1986, 88-89) and James Rodgers (2007-11).
3-4: During the spring practice session, head coach Gary Andersen, assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake and staff made the decision to shift to a primary defensive alignment with three down linemen and four linebackers. It marks the first time the Beavers have lined up in a primary 3-4 since the Jerry Pettibone era when Bronco Mendenhall, current BYU head coach, directed the defense in 1996.
QB ON THE MOVE: It didn't take freshman Seth Collins long to show his mobility and a very different skill set than Beaver fans are used to seeing. Collins dodged, dipped, ducked, dived and dodged his way to 152 rushing yards against Weber State. It is the most yards an OSU quarterback has ran for since Tim Alexander set the school-record of 205 rushing yards against Northern Illinois in 1996 ... Through two games, Collins is averaging 90 rushing yards per game. At his current pace, Collins would finish the regular season with 1,080 rushing yards becoming the first OSU quarterback with a 1,000-yard rushing season. The Oregon State record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season is 630 by Don Shanklin in 1994.
NEW LEGION OF LINEBACKERS: While it is widely known the Oregon State defense replaces nine starters from 2014, the entire starting linebacker corps underwent a wholesale replacement. The Beavers return two players with starting experience, Rommel Mageo and Caleb Saulo, who combined to start 10 games in 2013. According to a recent survey, those 10 returning starts ranks as the sixth-fewest in the nation. It can be noted that Jaswha James moved to linebacker this fall, but all seven of his career starts entering the season were at defensive end. Through two games, the inside linebackers have thrived in the new-look defense with Mageo, Saulo and Manase Hungalu combining to provide 33 tackles and have contributed all three of the turnovers forced by the Beavers this year.
RETURNING O-LINEMEN: Oregon State returns all five starters on the offensive line for the first time since 2003 when Matt Brock, Brian Kilkenny, David Lose, Doug Nienhuis and Kanan Sanchez manned the trenches. This season, the Beavers have a group of linemen that started the final four games of 2014 together – Sean Harlow (LT), Fred Lauina (LG), Josh Mitchell (C), Gavin Andrews (RG) and Dustin Stanton (RT). In addition, Isaac Seumalo, who has started 25 games for the Beavers returns from injury after missing the entire 2014 season and will fill in at right guard while Andrews will redshirt this season due to injury.
SENIOR CLASS: The Beavers are one of the most inexperienced teams in the country entering the season. OSU possesses 13 seniors on the active roster, which ranks as the youngest team in the Pac-12 and is tied as the ninth-youngest team in the nation.
FRESH FACES: Oregon State has had 17 freshmen (true and redshirt combined) play already this season. Among those new guys were three true freshmen– QB Seth Collins, WR Paul Lucas and RB Deltron Sands. In addition, 15 others played for the first time with the Beavers including transfers CB Devin Chappell, CB Treston Decoud, LS Ryan Navarro, NT Kyle Peko, and P Nick Porebski as well as redshirt freshmen OL Drew Clarkson, OL Kammy Delp, WR Datrin Guyton, DE Sumner Houston, WR Drew Kell, QB Marcus McMaryion, RB/TE Ryan Nall, S Gabe Ovgard, S Adam Soesman, LB Bright Ugwoegbu, NT Kalani Vakameilalo, CB Dwayne Williams, DE LaMone Williams and LB Jonathan Willis. Juniors K Ian Crist and TE Brent VanderVeen and sophomore LB Manase Hungalu also made their OSU debuts.
TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES: Twelve of the Beavers' 13 seniors are on track to graduate this academic year: Gavin Andrews (June/economics), Lavonte Barnett (March/sociology), Storm Barrs-Woods (December/human development & family sciences), Kellen Clute (March/digital communications), Jalen Grimble (December/economics), Jaswha James (December/sociology), Josh Mitchell (December/sociology), Naji Patrick (December/human development family studies/public health), Ali'i Robins (December/sociology), Larry Scott (December/human development & family studies), Caleb Smith (March/liberal studies), Shane Wallen (March/exercise & sport science).
FRESHMEN QUARTERBACKS: Oregon State is the only team in the nation entering the year, per a recent survey, that has no quarterbacks with playing experience and has only eligible freshmen signal callers. Prior to Seth Collins starting last Friday's game against Weber State, the last Beaver freshman quarterback to start for the Beavers was David Moran in 1996. Moran started three games in then a wishbone system, switched to cornerback prior to 1997 and before that season transferred to Northern Arizona.
FIELD GOAL STREAK: Oregon State kickers have made 10 straight field goals, dating back to last year. Garrett Owens is on a personal streak of five straight makes.
THE DRIVE: The Oregon State and Utah football programs will be featured in the Pac-12 Networks' The Drive: Pac-12 Football this fall. The series begins in time for the Beavers' conference slate to get underway. Episode 1 airs Sept. 23 and covers training camp through the San Jose State game. Other episodes are scheduled for initial air dates as Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2. There will not be a new episode on Oct. 7 due to OSU's bye week.
BEAVS AT 110: Oregon owns the most victories in the Pac-12 Conference this century with 147, followed by USC (145/121 with vacated wins), OSU (110), Arizona State (105), UCLA (105), Stanford (102), Cal (94), Arizona (89), Washington (88), WSU (76). Non-traditional Pac-12 teams Utah has 126 victories this century and Colorado has 74. The Beavers hit the 100-win plateau this century in the Sept, 21, 2013 win at San Diego State. The previous 100-win stretch started during the 1966 season, ending with 1999 – nearly 34 seasons (365 games). This century's 100 victories were achieved in just over 13 seasons (168 games).
15TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIESTA BOWL: The 2015 season also marks the 15th anniversary of the 2000 Beavers' football squad that won the Fiesta Bowl. After thrashing Notre Dame 41-9, Oregon State finished the season ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press poll. The 2000 team will be inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame this fall.
WIN THE TURNOVER BATTLE, WIN THE GAME: Over the last 139 games, Oregon State is 51-12 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent, 11-36 when committing more and 15-14 when even.
ONE OF EIGHT: Fifth-year head football athletic trainer Ariko (uh-REE-ko) Iso (EE-so) is one of only eight females in the FBS in charge of the athletic training function of their football programs. Jennifer Brodeur (Massachusetts), Sally Nogle (Michigan State) and Kelli Pugh (Virginia) also head football athletic trainers while Jennifer Brown (Eastern Michigan), Brandy Clouse (Georgia Southern), Mary Vander Heiden (UCF) and Dawn Hearn (UTEP) are sports medicine department heads.
