Oregon State
0-1
Ohio State
1-0
Beavers Fall in Season Opener at No. 5 Ohio State
September 01, 2018 | Football
The Beavers (0-1, 0-0 Pac-12) dropped the decision to the Buckeyes (1-0, 0-0 Big 10), 77-31 in the third ever meeting between the two schools. The Beavers suited up 71 players on Saturday, 33 of which had never played in a Division I game.
Connor Blount finished the game with 169 yards through the air on 12-of-19 attempts with two touchdowns. Pierce rattled off 168 yards on the ground and two touchdowns behind 11 carries.
The Beavers found their way on the scoreboard early in the first quarter on a 49-yard strike from Connor Blount to Trevon Bradford tying the game at 7-7. This scoring play marked the longest pass and longest reception in both of their Beaver careers.
In similar fashion the pair connected once again in the waning moments of the first half. This time on a seven-yard touchdown pass to the corner of the end zone.
Ohio State held a 41-14 halftime lead.
The Beavers first offensive play of the second half, Pierce unleashed for an 80-yard touchdown run, pulling Oregon State within 49-21. The run from Pierce was the 8th-longest in Beaver history.
Pierce added to his impressive day on the field with another long touchdown run in the third quarter of 78 yards. Jordan Choukair added a 23-yard field goal finalizing the scoring for the Beavers.
Up Next
Oregon State hosts Southern Utah in its home opener next Saturday, Sept. 8 at Reser Stadium. Game time is set for 5 p.m. You can make all of your ticket purchases here.
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Team Stats
OSU 0, OHST 7
OHST - McLaurin, Terry 2 yd pass from Haskins, Dwayne (Nuernberger, S. kick) 5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:13
OSU 7, OHST 7
OSU - Bradford, T. 49 yd pass from Blount, Conor (Choukair, J. kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:42
OSU 7, OHST 14
OHST - Weber, Mike 16 yd run (Nuernberger, S. kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:15
OSU 7, OHST 21
OHST - Berry, Rashod 6 yd pass from Haskins, Dwayne (Nuernberger, S. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:04
OSU 7, OHST 28
OHST - Weber, Mike 49 yd run (Nuernberger, S. kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:56
OSU 7, OHST 35
OHST - Weber, Mike 3 yd pass from Haskins, Dwayne (Nuernberger, S. kick) 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:53
OSU 7, OHST 42
OHST - Bosa, Nick 0 yd fumble recovery (Nuernberger, S. kick)
OSU 14, OHST 42
OSU - Bradford, T. 7 yd pass from Blount, Conor (Choukair, J. kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:11
OSU 14, OHST 49
OHST - McLaurin, Terry 75 yd pass from Haskins, Dwayne (Nuernberger, S. kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:15
OSU 21, OHST 49
OSU - Pierce, Artavis 80 yd run (Choukair, J. kick), 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:14
OSU 21, OHST 56
OHST - Campbell, P. 8 yd pass from Haskins, Dwayne (Nuernberger, S. kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:31
OSU 28, OHST 56
OSU - Pierce, Artavis 78 yd run (Choukair, J. kick), 2 plays, 76 yards, TOP 0:42
OSU 31, OHST 56
OSU - Choukair, J. 23 yd field goal 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 1:51
OSU 31, OHST 63
OHST - Weber, Mike 4 yd run (Nuernberger, S. kick), 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:54
OSU 31, OHST 70
OHST - Snead, Brian 2 yd run (Nuernberger, S. kick), 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:06
OSU 31, OHST 77
OHST - Teague, Master 33 yd run (Nuernberger, S. kick), 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:35
