Oregon State
1-0 , 0-0
Boise State
0-1 , 0-0
Beavers Drop Boise State in Season Opener
September 03, 2022 | Football
Kyrei Fisher-Morris led a Beaver defense that forced five turnovers. The redshirt senior tallied 10 stops, with 6.0 being unassisted and 1.5 for loss. Alex Austin tallied 9 tackles with 8.0 on his own, as well as an interception.
The Beavers took advantage of Boise State miscues to jump out to a 24-0 lead by the halftime break. 17 of the Oregon State points came via turnovers as Jaydon Grant picked off Boise State's Hank Bachmeier, Jack Colletto pounced on a loose ball inside the Bronco 10-yard-line and Austin Allen fell on another as the Broncos were threatening to score.
After stalling on their first two drives, the Oregon State offense got it clicking to jump ahead on its next two. Aided by short fields from an interception and forcing a three-and-out, Chance Nolan dished a pair of touchdown throws to jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
Nolan completed 12-of-21 passes for 242 yards and the pair of scores. His touchdown tosses were good for 27 and 47 yards, to Luke Musgrave and Tyjon Lindsey, respectively. On the ground, he dashed four times for 28 yards.
As the third was winding down, Oregon State countered Boise State's field goal with another. The drive was aided heavily by some trickery with a double-pass that saw John Dunmore connect with Trey Lowe for a 41-yard gain inside the Broncos' five. A few plays later, Everett Hayes split the uprights for the second time to push the lead to 24.
To answer Boise State's touchdown that trimmed the Beaver advantage to just 10, Colletto bumped the lead back to 17 following his 41-yard dash to the endzone.
Totaling 89 receiving yards, Musgrave eclipsed his benchmark of 85 – set in the 2021 regular season finale against Oregon.
Colletto and Damien Martinez led Oregon State in rushing - both gaining 44 yards on the ground. Musgrave's 89 yards through the air paced the receivers for the Beavers.
With the win, the Beavers claimed its season opener for the first time since the 2015 season. Additionally, Oregon State improved to 6-4 all-time against Boise State.
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Team Stats
BSU 0, OSU 7
OSU - Musgrave,Luke 27 yd pass from Nolan,Chance (Hayes,Everett kick) 2 plays, 53 yards, TOP 00:54
BSU 0, OSU 14
OSU - Lindsey,Tyjon 47 yd pass from Nolan,Chance (Hayes,Everett kick) 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:01
BSU 0, OSU 17
OSU - Hayes,Everett 20 yd field goal 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:35
BSU 0, OSU 24
OSU - Fenwick,Deshaun 12 yd run (Hayes,Everett kick), 4 plays, 98 yards, TOP 01:33
BSU 3, OSU 24
BSU - Dalmas,Jonah 41 yd field goal 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:24
BSU 3, OSU 27
OSU - Hayes,Everett 23 yd field goal 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:26
BSU 10, OSU 27
BSU - Green,Taylen 74 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:47
BSU 17, OSU 27
BSU - Green,Taylen 4 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:59
BSU 17, OSU 34
OSU - Colletto,Jack 41 yd run (Hayes,Everett kick), 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:26
