Top 25 Matchup Awaits Beavers In Pullman

Saturday, September 23

Pullman, WA

4:00 PM

Oregon State

Washington State

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

September 18, 2023 | Football

Oregon State Game Notes Live Stats

By: Athletic Communications

GAME 4: OREGON STATE VS. WASHINGTON STATE
Sept. 23, 2023 • Pullman, Wash. • Martin Stadium • 4:00 p.m. PT • FOX

Game Notes
- Oregon State opens Pac-12 Conference play Saturday when the Beavers visit Washington State at Martin Stadium.
- Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. PT.
- The game will air live on FOX. Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst) 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.
- Oregon State and Washington State are meeting for the first time ever with both teams ranked.

Back-To-Back
- Oregon State held UC Davis and San Diego State to 7 and 9 points, respectively, marking the first time since 1969 that the Beavers have held opponents to under 10 in back-to-back games.
- OSU did so in three straight to end the 1969 season, defeating California, 35-3, Washington State, 38-3, and Oregon, 10-7.
- The 2023 Beavers have held opponents to 20 or less in four straight dating back to the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.

Recapping San Diego State
- Atticus Sappington connected on a career-long 48-yard field goal in the first quarter.
- Anthony Gould's 75-yard touchdown reception marked the Beavers' longest play from scrimmage this season. It was also the longest of his career, surpassing a 74-yard catch against Boise State in 2022.
- Oregon State scored exactly 26 points in a win for the first time since Sept. 4, 2016 (26-7 vs. Weber State)
- Joshua Gray scored on a 3-yard rush in the second quarter and is the the first OSU offensive lineman with positive offensive yards since Fred Lauina rushed for 8 yards against Stanford in 2017. Gray, meanwhile, is the first offensive lineman with a score since Fletcher Keister on a fumble in 1992. Gray is the first Beaver lineman on either side of the ball to score since Jeff Van Orsow on a 24-yard interception against Stanford on Nov. 12, 2005.
- Jeremiah Noga made his first career start.
- Akili Arnold picked off his second career pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter.

Win Streak
- Oregon State has won seven consecutive games, its longest win streak since the 2000 Beavers won their final seven of their season.
- The Beavers' seven-game streak is tied for the seventh-longest active nationally.
- A win Saturday would give the Beavers their longest streak since OSU won nine straight from 1966-67.
- OSU has also won six straight at Reser Stadium, tied for the eighth-longest active streak nationally.

Ranked
- Saturday's matchup gives the Beavers two straight against ranked foes in Pac-12 play. The Beavers ended the 2022 regular season with a 38-34 win over No. 9 Oregon.
- OSU came from 21 points down in the win over the Ducks.
- Oregon State is 2-7 against ranked teams under head coach Jonathan Smith, with both wins coming against Oregon.

Nine Straight In Regular Season
- Damien Martinez totaled 102 rushing yards in the win over the Aztecs, giving the sophomore nine consecutive games over 100 yards in the regular season. The Beavers are 8-1 over that stretch.
- The Lewisville, Texas native pushed his career total to 1,333 yards, which ranks 30th at OSU. He is just 6 yards shy of 29th and just under 100 for 23rd.
- Martinez ran 15 times on Saturday to give him 201 attempts for his career. He's now over the OSU career threshold for the team's record books, and is the program's all-time leader at 6.6 yards per carry.
- He surpassed the 5.8 set by J.J. Young (1991-94), Ryan Nall (2015-16) and Artavis Pierce (2016-19).

In The Rankings
- Oregon State moved up two spots in both the Associated Press Top 25 and US LBM Coaches Poll after the win over SDSU. OSU is ranked 14th by the AP and 15th in the Coaches Poll.
- The No. 14 ranking by the AP is OSU's highest since a No. 13 mark on Nov. 10, 2012 leading up to a game against Stanford.

3-0
- Oregon State is 3-0 to start a season for the 21st time in program history. The Beavers have done so in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1999-2000.
- Oregon State is looking to become 4-0 for the first time since the 2012 season when the Beavers started 6-0.

Ahead
- Oregon State has not trailed this season, and has led for all but 19:13 of its 180 minutes played this season. - That's 160 minutes, 47 seconds of lead time.
- Those 19 minutes and 13 seconds? The combined time from kickoff until the Beavers' first score of the game.

Hodgins Into The Backfield
- Isaac Hodgins recorded his fourth tackle for loss Saturday in the win over the Aztecs. Coming into the season, he had recorded 11 in 44 career games.
- He picked up three in game two against UC Davis, becoming the first OSU defensive lineman to accomplish that feat since Scott Crichton against Boise State on Dec. 24, 2013.