Beavers Set For Top-10 Matchup Saturday At Reser

Saturday, November 18

Corvallis, OR

4:30 PM

Oregon State

Washington

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November 13, 2023 | Football

Oregon State Game Notes

By: Athletic Communications

GAME 11: OREGON STATE VS. WASHINGTON
Nov. 18, 2023 • Corvallis, Ore. • Reser Stadium • 4:30 p.m. PT • ABC

Game Notes
- Oregon State plays its final home game of 2023 when hosting Washington Saturday at Reser Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. PT.
- The game will air live on ABC. Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline) will call the action.
- The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Radio Network. For a list of affiliates, turn to page two of these notes.
- Every game this season can be heard live on the Varsity Network, a free application available via computer browsers, smartphones and tablets. After downloading the application, search for Oregon State.
- ESPN Radio will also broadcast the game. Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) will be on the call.

Oregon State By The Numbers
6 - Sacks for Andrew Chatfield Jr. over the last three games, the best stretch by a Beaver since Hamilcar Rashed Jr. had six over three in 2019.
9 - Straight wins at home, the longest since 1999-2000. It's also tied for the sixth-longest active streak nationally.
10 - Turnover margin, No. 2 in the Pac-12 and tied for sixth nationally.
18 - Damien Martinez's 1,024 rush yards this season give him the 18th 1,000-yard season in Oregon State history.
19 - Sacks by the Beavers over their last four games, the best stretch since 2007.
20 - Touchdown passes by DJ Uiagalelei, tied for the eighth-most in a single season.
20 - The number of 1,000-yard rushing seasons behind Jim Michalczik coached offensive lines.
28 - Wins, in 36 games, under head coach Jonathan Smith when leading at the half.
53 - Passes defended, with 12 INTs, second-most in the Pac-12.
84 - First-half points scored by OSU's opponents, an average of 8.4 per game.
97 - Percent success rate in the red zone, No. 2 in the nation.

Against Washington
- Oregon State and Washington have met every season since 1991.
- Oregon State snapped a nine-game losing streak in 2021 with a 27-24 victory. Prior to that stretch, however, the Beavers had won seven of eight, including a six-game streak from 2004-09.
- Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith was the offensive coordinator at Washington from 2014-17.
- Smith is Oregon State's single-game record holder for passing yards versus the Huskies with 469 in 1998.
- Head football strength and conditioning coach Mike McDonald served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Washington from 2014-17.

News, Notes And More
- Twitter.com/BeaverFootball is still the program's main Twitter handle, but the Twitter.com/BeaverFBNews account was created prior to the 2019 season.
- Follow @BeaverFBNews for news, pre-game and in-game notes and more. The handle will post in-game news and scoring information as it happens.

Senior Class
- Oregon State is set to honor a 24-man senior class prior to Saturday's game, so fans are encouraged to show up early. Senior staffers from various departments will also be honored prior to the game.
- Note, those honored during the ceremony are still eligible to return in 2024 unless their NCAA eligibility expires at the conclusion of the season.

Top-10 Matchup
- Saturday's game marks the first featuring two top-10 teams for the Beavers since the 2001 Fiesta Bowl when then-No. 5 Oregon State defeated No. 10 Notre Dame, 41-9.
- It's the first to be held in Corvallis since the game preceeding the Fiesta Bowl. No. 5 Oregon State defeated No. 8 Oregon, 23-13, on Nov. 18, 2000 - 23 years to the date of the upcoming matchup with the Huskies.
- OSU is 2-2 in games featuring two top-10 teams, with losses to Michigan and Iowa, in the 1965 and 1957 Rose Bowls, respectively.

Against Top-10
- Oregon State has won two straight games over top-10 teams leading up to Saturday's matchup.
- The Beavers defeated then-No. 10 Utah, 21-7, on Sept. 29 of this season. Oregon State also ended the 2022 regular season with a 38-34 win over then-No. 9 Oregon in Eugene.

Recapping Stanford
- Oregon State totaled 598 yards, a season-high. The 598 yards also marked the second-most in a conference game under head coach Jonathan Smith.
- OSU rushed for 277 yards and is 15-3 when rushing for 200 or more since 2021.
- The Beavers surpassed 60 points for just the third time in conference play since 1980. All three instances have been at Reser Stadium.
- Oregon State's 62 points marked the most ever against Stanford. The 45-point win marked the biggest margin of victory against the Cardinal, surpassing a 43-3 win in 2003.
- It was the biggest win in conference play since a 62-14 victory over California in 2012.
- Jermaine Terry II caught his first career touchdown on a 40-yard reception from DJ Uiagalelei in the second quarter.
- Jacke Reichle ran for 31 yards on three attempts – both are career-bests.
- Joshua Gray started his 43rd consecutive game, tying him with John Garrett (1991-94) for the fifth-longest streak in school history. His 43 overall starts also tie him for 11th all-time overall.
- Kitan Oladapo started his 34th consecutive game.
- Oladapo became the first Beaver with two interceptions in the same game since Treston Decoud in 2016 against Idaho State. He is the first Beaver with two in a conference game since Rashaad Reynolds in 2013 against Washington State.
- Deshaun Fenwick caught his third touchdown pass in as many games.
- Jermod McCoy intercepted his second pass of the season.
- Andrew Chatfield Jr. picked off his second pass of the season.
- Oregon State intercepted four passes for the first time since 2016 against Idaho State. The Beavers picked off four in a conference game for the first time since 2013 against Washington State.
- The Cardinal had an average third-down distance to go of 11.3 yards.
- Oregon State scored on its first drive for the eighth time in 10 games this season.

About That Game In 2000
- A crowd of 36,044 saw then-No. 5 Oregon State defeat No. 8 Oregon, 23-13, on Nov. 18, 2000 - 23 years ago to the day of Saturday's matchup with the Huskies.
- Head coach Jonathan Smith passed for 246 yards and two first-quarter scores in the win.
- Special teams coordinator Jake Cookus recorded three of the Beavers' five interceptions in the win.

Winning Seasons
- Oregon State has assured itself of a winning overall record for the third consecutive season, a stretch last accomplished when the Beavers posted four straight from 2006-09.
- OSU has also assured itself of its third consecutive winning record in conference play. That also last happened in four straight from 2006-09.

Martinez Hits 1,000
- Damien Martinez rushed for 146 yards in the win over Stanford, and pushed beyond 1,000 for the first time in his career. His is the 18th 1,000-yard rushing season in Oregon State history.
- Martinez also became the 13th player with 2,000 yards for his career, and enters the game versus Washington at 2,006.
- Martinez now has a Pac-12 best five 100-yard efforts this season. He has 11 for his career. That ranks him eighth in the OSU record books.
- Martinez is also averaging 6.3 rush yards per carry in his career, which is now the program standard, surpassing J.J. Young (1991-94), Ryan Nall (2015-16) and Artavis Pierce (2016-19), who all averaged 5.8.
- He is first in the Pac-12 and 12th nationally with 1,024 rush yards.

Oh, And Those Four Scores
- Damien Martinez also rushed for four touchdowns - all in the first half - in the win over the Cardinal.
- In doing so, Martinez tied the Oregon State single-game record for rushing scores. He's the eighth different Beaver to do so, joining Pete Pifer, Bill Enyart, Ken Simonton (twice), Steven Jackson, Jacquizz Rodgers, Ryan Nall and Jermar Jefferson (twice).
- Martinez is the fourth Pac-12 player to reach that mark this season, joining Washington's Dillon Johnson (11/4 vs. USC), Arizona's Jacon Cowing (10/7 vs. USC) and Colorado's Dylan Edwards (9/2 vs. TCU).

That's 20, Thank You
- DJ Uiagalelei passed for two scores in the win, and in the process became the sixth different player in OSU history to throw for 20 or more in the same season.
- He joins Sean Mannion (37 in 2013), Derek Anderson (29 in 2004, 25 in 2002 and 2003), Jake Luton (28 in 2019), Sean Canfield (21 in 2009) and Jonathan Smith (20 in 2000).
- Notably, he is the only quarterback on that list to do so with less than 338 pass attempts. Uiagalelei has attempted just 249 this season.
- Uiagalelei's 2,254 passing yards would have led the Beavers last season. His 20 touchdown passes, meanwhile, are four more than the team's entire tally last season over 13 games.
- Uiagalelei has a passer rating of 158.0, the best by a Beaver since 1996. Luton is the standard bearer entering the season at 149.8 in 2019.

Chatfield's On A Streak
- Andrew Chatfield Jr. picked up two more sacks in the win over Stanford. He now has six in his last three games, the best stretch by a Beaver since Hamilcar Rashed Jr. also had six over three in 2019.
- Chatfield Jr. is now third in the Pac-12 - and tied for ninth nationally - with nine sacks on the season. That's the most by a Beaver since Hamilcar Rashed Jr. tallied 14 in 2019.
- Chatfield Jr. is the ninth different player nationally with at least six sacks over a three-game stretch this season.

Sack More
- Oregon State has recorded 19 sacks over the last four games, the best stretch since also posting 19 from 2007-08.
- The Beavers now have 36 sacks on the season, tying UCLA for most in the Pac-12 and fifth in the nation. Oregon State leads the league with 264 sack yards.
- Oregon State is aiming to finish in the top-five of the conference for sacks for the first time since the 2019 Beavers were fifth with 32. That was, since 2009, the only time OSU has finished in the top five.
- Oregon State last tallied 40 or more sacks in 2007 when picking up 44.