Beavers Hit The Road For Afternoon Matchup At Nevada

GAME 6: OREGON STATE VS. NEVADA
Oct. 12, 2024 • Reno, Nev. • Mackay Stadium • 4:30 p.m. PT • CBS Sports Network

Game Notes
• Oregon State hits the road for the first time in October Saturday when visiting Nevada at Mackay Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. PT.
• The game will air live on the CBS Sports Network. John Sadak (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (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.
• The matchup marks just the fifth all-time meeting between the teams and second this century. OSU last matched up with Nevada in 2018 in Reno.

Oregon State By The Numbers
4 - Wins in five games, putting the Beavers at 4-1 for the second consecutive season and third since 2021.
6 - OSU's rank nationally for rushing yards per game at 264.4.
8 - OSU conversions on fourth, in 14 attempts.
17 - Rushing touchdowns, tied for eighth nationally.
17 - Drives of 10 or more plays through the first five games for OSU.
32 - Tackles for Skyler Thomas, which leads the team and sets a career-high for the redshirt junior.
35 - Days between road games for the Beavers, who shut out San Diego State, 21-0, on Sept. 7.
36:37 - Oregon State's national-best time of possession on average.
51.4 - Third-down conversion percentage, good for 15th nationally.
79 - First downs by rush, accounting for 64.7 percent of the Beavers' 122 this year.
1,078 - Career rush yards for Anthony Hankerson in 25 games between Oregon State and Colorado.

Against Nevada
• Oregon State and Nevada last played in 2018, a 37-35 win by the Wolf Pack. The Beavers, however, hold a 3-1 advantage in the series, winning in Corvallis in 1903 and 1998 and in Reno in 1999.
• OSU passed for 459 yards in the 2018 matchup, with Isaiah Hodgins catching 14 passes for 200 yards. Those 14 receptions are tied for the OSU single-game record while the 200 yards rank 10th.
• Timmy Hernandez also caught 11 passes for 116 yards. That game marked the last time OSU had two receivers top 100 yards in the same game.
• Ken Simonton totaled 199 yards in a 28-13 win in 1999. He also ran for three scores in the win.
• Simonton also ran for 121 yards while James Battle caught three passes for 99 yards in the 48-6 win in Corvallis in 1998.

News, Notes And More
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On This Date
• Oregon State has played on Oct. 12 13 times leading up to Saturday's matchup.
• The Beavers are 6-7 on the date, most recently losing to then-No. 15 Utah, 52-7, in 2019.

Notes From The Win Over CSU
• Gevani McCoy became the first OSU quarterback to score three times on the ground since at least 1996. He is one of just nine quarterbacks nationally this season with three or more rushing scores in the same game.
• McCoy set a career-high with 91 yards rushing.
• Oregon State improved to 4-1 for the second consecutive season and third time dating back to 2021. The Beavers are 4-1 for the ninth time since 2000. Head Coach Trent Bray has been a player or coach in eight of those nine seasons.
• With the win, Bray has the best start by a first-year Oregon State head coach since Lon Stiner started the 1933 season with a 4-0-1 record.
• The Beavers played in their first overtime matchup since 2021 against Colorado. OSU won its first OT game since 2018 at Colorado. OSU improved to 6-7 in overtime games and 3-3 when it goes to two OTs.
• Oregon State accounted for 102 of its 398 total yards - 25.6 percent - in its last three drives, including the two in overtime. The Beavers picked up those 102 yards on 18 plays, averaging 5.7 per.
• OSU led in time of possession at 31:20, and has led in every game this season.
• The Beavers posted two 14-play drives - which both ended in scores - to tie a season-long. OSU, on its first drive of 14 plays, scored a touchdown on the drive that lasted 8:51, a season long.
• Oregon State turned the ball over twice, its first ones since the opening drive of the season opener against Idaho State.
• OSU rushed for over 200 yards and scored five or more times on the ground for just the 14th time since 1996. OSU is 12-2 over that stretch when it happens.
• The game marked just the 20th 39-31 final in college football history per College Scorigami.

So Close
• Gevani McCoy was close to 100 yards rushing against Colorado State. Had he reached the century mark, he would have been the first OSU quarterback with 100 yards since Darrel Garretson in 2016 against California.
• His 91 yards rank sixth-most by an OSU QB since 1996. Just three quarterbacks have topped 100 - Tim Alexander (1996 versus Northern Illinois and Arizona State) and Garretson in 2016.
• McCoy now has 514 career rush yards in 31 games at Oregon State and Idaho.

Hankerson Tops 1,000
• Anthony Hankerson played in 25th career game between Oregon State and Colorado on Saturday, and topped 1,000 rush yards for his career.
• He ran for 113 yards on a career-high 26 carries against Colorado State, and enters this week's matchup with 1,078 for his career. He's averaging 4.4 yards for his career but 4.8 in his first season with the Beavers.
• Hankerson also has nine rushing scores this season, which ranks tied for seventh nationally. He came into the season with four touchdowns in 20 games with the Buffaloes.
• His nine scores are just four shy of tying for eighth in a single season at OSU.

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Hankerson

Gevani McCoy

Skyler Thomas