Saturday, September 9
Corvallis, OR
6:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
UC Davis
Photo by: Nick Bristol
Beavers Open Completed Reser Saturday When Hosting UC Davis
September 04, 2023 | Football
GAME 2: OREGON STATE VS. UC DAVIS
Sept. 9, 2023 • Corvallis, Ore. • Reser Stadium • 6:00 p.m. PT • Pac-12 Network
Game Notes
- Oregon State plays its 2023 home opener Saturday night at Reser Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. PT.
- The game will air live on the Pac-12 Network. Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst) will call the action.Â
- 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.Â
- Saturday's game marks the first at the Completed Reser Stadium, a $161-million project to transform OSU's home field into a national-top-of-class facility.
- The Beavers have won back-to-back home openers, defeating Hawai'i in 2021 and Boise State in 2022.
Against UC Davis
- Oregon State and UC Davis are meeting for the fifth time and first since 1930.
- OSU has won all four of the previous meetings, which occurred from 1927-30. All four games were held in Corvallis.
- UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins is 1-2 previously against OSU, while serving as the head coach at both Boise State and Colorado.
- Michael Frisina and Brandon Huppert, quality control analysts for the Beavers, have both served on the staff at UC Davis. Frisina was the special teams QC in 2021, while Huppert was the defensive line coach with the Aggies from 2017-20.
Recapping SJSU
- Six Beavers made their first starts in an OSU uniform. They were DJ Uiagalelei, Jermaine Terry II, Joe Golden, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Calvin Hart Jr. and Tyrice Ivy Jr.
- Oregon State opened its season with a road victory for the first time since 1999 when winning at Nevada, 28-13.
- Jack Velling's touchdown reception in the second quarter was the fourth of his career.
- Jeremiah Noga's 31-yard touchdown in the third quarter was the first score of his career. It also marked his third career reception.
- Riley Sharp hauled in his first reception on a 22-yard pass from Aidan Chiles.
- The Beavers improved to 22-11 when scoring first under head coach Jonathan Smith.Â
- OSU also improved to 20-6 under Smith when leading after the first quarter.
- OSU was 5-for-8 on third downs while SJSU was just 4-for-13.
How's That For Game One?
- All DJ Uiagalelei did in his first game at Oregon State was make OSU history. The transfer from Clemson started and passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns. - He also ran for a pair of 1-yard scores, and became the first OSU QB, since at least 1996, to throw for three touchdowns and run for two in the same game.
- It's also just the 18th time a Pac-12 quarterback has done that since '96.
- Uiagalelei completed 20-of-25 passes, an 80-percent completion percentage. That's the fifth-best mark by an OSU QB dating back to 1996.Â
- As a team, the Beavers completed 22-of-28 passes, a 78.6 completion percentage, and the seventh-best single-game mark since 1996.
- Uiagalelei is now 23-6 as a starting quarterback at the collegiate level.
Martinez Goes Over 100 Again
- Damien Martinez ran for 145 yards in the win over San Jose State, surpassing 100 for the seventh time in his career. Those seven have come over an eight-game stretch dating back to last season.
- The sophomore now has 1,127 yards rushing for his career, making him the 38th Beaver to hit that plateau. He ranks 34th, just shy of Leroy Whittle, who ran for 1,254 yards from 1961-63.
Limiting Yards
- Oregon State held Arizona State to 276 yards in the Beavers' last true road game last season. That's the best mark by a Beaver defense under head coach Jonathan Smith on an opponent's turf.
- OSU nearly bettered that Sunday, limiting SJSU to 279 yards, including 56 on the ground.
- Trent Bray took over as Oregon State's defensive coordinator for the last four games of the 2021 season. Since then, over a stretch of 18 games, the Beavers have held opponents to 332.8 yards per game, 22nd nationally, and best in the Pac-12. Teams have surpassed 400 yards against OSU just three times in those 18 games.
- OSU has also held opponents to 113.3 rush yards per game over that stretch, 15th nationally and second in the Pac-12, trailing only Utah (99.3 rypg).
Points, Too
- Oregon State's defense held the Spartans to 17 points, the 10th time over that 18-game stretch where the Beavers have limited an opponent to less than 20.
- Opponents have averaged 20.2 points per game over that stretch, tied for 15th nationally and No. 1 in the Pac-12.
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Sept. 9, 2023 • Corvallis, Ore. • Reser Stadium • 6:00 p.m. PT • Pac-12 Network
Game Notes
- Oregon State plays its 2023 home opener Saturday night at Reser Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. PT.
- The game will air live on the Pac-12 Network. Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst) will call the action.Â
- 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.Â
- Saturday's game marks the first at the Completed Reser Stadium, a $161-million project to transform OSU's home field into a national-top-of-class facility.
- The Beavers have won back-to-back home openers, defeating Hawai'i in 2021 and Boise State in 2022.
Against UC Davis
- Oregon State and UC Davis are meeting for the fifth time and first since 1930.
- OSU has won all four of the previous meetings, which occurred from 1927-30. All four games were held in Corvallis.
- UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins is 1-2 previously against OSU, while serving as the head coach at both Boise State and Colorado.
- Michael Frisina and Brandon Huppert, quality control analysts for the Beavers, have both served on the staff at UC Davis. Frisina was the special teams QC in 2021, while Huppert was the defensive line coach with the Aggies from 2017-20.
Recapping SJSU
- Six Beavers made their first starts in an OSU uniform. They were DJ Uiagalelei, Jermaine Terry II, Joe Golden, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Calvin Hart Jr. and Tyrice Ivy Jr.
- Oregon State opened its season with a road victory for the first time since 1999 when winning at Nevada, 28-13.
- Jack Velling's touchdown reception in the second quarter was the fourth of his career.
- Jeremiah Noga's 31-yard touchdown in the third quarter was the first score of his career. It also marked his third career reception.
- Riley Sharp hauled in his first reception on a 22-yard pass from Aidan Chiles.
- The Beavers improved to 22-11 when scoring first under head coach Jonathan Smith.Â
- OSU also improved to 20-6 under Smith when leading after the first quarter.
- OSU was 5-for-8 on third downs while SJSU was just 4-for-13.
How's That For Game One?
- All DJ Uiagalelei did in his first game at Oregon State was make OSU history. The transfer from Clemson started and passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns. - He also ran for a pair of 1-yard scores, and became the first OSU QB, since at least 1996, to throw for three touchdowns and run for two in the same game.
- It's also just the 18th time a Pac-12 quarterback has done that since '96.
- Uiagalelei completed 20-of-25 passes, an 80-percent completion percentage. That's the fifth-best mark by an OSU QB dating back to 1996.Â
- As a team, the Beavers completed 22-of-28 passes, a 78.6 completion percentage, and the seventh-best single-game mark since 1996.
- Uiagalelei is now 23-6 as a starting quarterback at the collegiate level.
Martinez Goes Over 100 Again
- Damien Martinez ran for 145 yards in the win over San Jose State, surpassing 100 for the seventh time in his career. Those seven have come over an eight-game stretch dating back to last season.
- The sophomore now has 1,127 yards rushing for his career, making him the 38th Beaver to hit that plateau. He ranks 34th, just shy of Leroy Whittle, who ran for 1,254 yards from 1961-63.
Limiting Yards
- Oregon State held Arizona State to 276 yards in the Beavers' last true road game last season. That's the best mark by a Beaver defense under head coach Jonathan Smith on an opponent's turf.
- OSU nearly bettered that Sunday, limiting SJSU to 279 yards, including 56 on the ground.
- Trent Bray took over as Oregon State's defensive coordinator for the last four games of the 2021 season. Since then, over a stretch of 18 games, the Beavers have held opponents to 332.8 yards per game, 22nd nationally, and best in the Pac-12. Teams have surpassed 400 yards against OSU just three times in those 18 games.
- OSU has also held opponents to 113.3 rush yards per game over that stretch, 15th nationally and second in the Pac-12, trailing only Utah (99.3 rypg).
Points, Too
- Oregon State's defense held the Spartans to 17 points, the 10th time over that 18-game stretch where the Beavers have limited an opponent to less than 20.
- Opponents have averaged 20.2 points per game over that stretch, tied for 15th nationally and No. 1 in the Pac-12.
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