Beavers Return From Bye To Host Colorado State

Saturday, October 5

Corvallis, Ore.

3:30 PM

Oregon State

Colorado State

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September 30, 2024 | Football

Oregon State Game Notes

By: Athletic Communications

GAME 5: OREGON STATE VS. COLORADO STATE
Oct. 5, 2024 • Corvallis, Ore. • Reser Stadium • 3:30 p.m. PT • The CW

Game Notes
• Oregon State returns from its bye week to host Colorado State Saturday afternoon at Reser Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. PT.
• The game will air live on The CW. Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Nigel Burton (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 fourth all-time between the teams and first in Corvallis since 1975.

Oregon State By The Numbers
0 - Fourth-down conversions by OSU's opponents this season, in four attempts. OSU is one of four teams without an opponent converting on fourth.
11 - Rushing touchdowns combined for Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson.
35 - Rushes of 10-plus yards, ranking the Beavers ninth nationally.
37:56 - OSU's average time of possession after holding the ball for 40:15 against Purdue. OSU had held the ball for 151:43 this season, compared to 88:17 by opponents.
48 - Career starts by offensive lineman Joshua Gray, just two shy of Roy Schuening's program-record of 50 from 2004-07.
51 - Third-down conversion percentage compared to 36 percent by opponents.
66 - First downs by rush, accounting for 69 percent of the Beavers' 96 this year.
267.75 - Beavers' yards per game on the ground this season, which would rank as the program's highest dating back to 1996.
2006 - The Beavers are playing their fourth home game in a five-game stretch to open the season for the first time since 2006.

On This Date
• Oregon State has played on Oct. 5 12 times leading up to Saturday's matchup.
• The Beavers are 5-6-1 on the date, most recently defeating UCLA, 48-31, in 2019 in Pasadena. OSU last played at home on the date in 2002, a 43-35 loss to the Bruins.

Welcome To October
• Saturday's matchup marks head coach Trent Bray's first in the month of October when leading the team.
• Bray served as defensive coordinator for all of 2022 and 2023 and helped guide the team to a 5-2 record in the month the last two seasons, including a 3-0 mark at home.

Notes From The Win Over Purdue
• Oregon State held the ball for 40:15, the team's second-best mark of the season, following 41:07 at San Diego State. OSU has now had two of the top-8 time of possession efforts nationally and three in the top 30.
• OSU held Purdue to two third-down conversions, tied for SDSU's 2-for-12 effort Sept. 7 for the fewest on the year by an opponent.
• Purdue completed just seven passes, the fewest by an OSU opponent since Cal Poly's five on Sept. 14, 2019.
• It marked the 26th time since 1996 that an opponent completed fewer than 10, and OSU is 13-13 when that happens.
• The Boilermakers threw for just 56 yards, the first team under 60 since Utah threw for 42 in 2016. It's just the fifth time since 1996 a team threw for 60 or less.
• It's also the 20th time under 100 yards over that stretch, and is OSU is 12-8.
• OSU finished with 10 plays of 10 or more yards in the win.
• Darrius Clemens totaled three catches, his first receptions as a Beaver.
• Oregon State's victory was its first over a Big Ten Conference team since a 10-7 win over Wisconsin in 2012.

Limiting Turnovers
• Oregon State turned the ball over on its first drive of the game in the opener against Idaho State. That remains the Beavers' only turnover of the season.
• OSU joins Eastern Michigan, Army and Vanderbilt as the nation's only teams with just one turnover in 2024.
• Conversely, the Beavers have obtained five turnovers this season for a plus margin of four, tied for 20th nationally.

That's It
• Oregon State and Georgia were the only two teams nationally to have a top-15 pick both of the 2024 MLB and NFL Drafts.
• Oregon State's Travis Bazzana became the Beavers' second-ever No. 1 overall selection, while offensive lineman Taliese Fuaga was the 14th overall selection by the New Orleans Saints.
• The Beavers, meanwhile, were the nation's only team with first-round selections in the MLB, NFL and MLS Drafts as Logan Farrington from men's soccer went third overall.

Hankerson Pushes To Seven
• Anthony Hankerson ran for two more scores in the win over Purdue, giving him seven on the year. He came into the season with four at Colorado.
• Hankerson has recorded two touchdowns three times to reach that tally, which puts him six shy of breaking into the top-10 for a single-season at Oregon State.
• The Boynton Beach, Fla., native has already reached a career high for yards, at 372. That gives him 965 for his career.

Griffin Nearing 1,500
• Jam Griffin rushed for 137 yards in the win over Purdue, reaching the century mark for the second time in his career, both coming this season.
• Griffin has 1,317 rush yards in his career over 43 games at Georgia Tech, Oregon State and Ole Miss. He's totaled 901 of those yards in 16 games at OSU.
• Griffin has been especially strong at home in his career. He's rushed for 817 yards on 138 carries over six seasons. That's an average of 5.9 yards per attempt.