Football Travels to the Emerald City
TIM ALEXANDER--Tim was held to 74 all-purpose yards by (Arizona)...Arizona elected to only kickoff one time to Tim...Tim was limited to only 81 all-purpose yards at Stanford as the Cardinal made a concentrated effort to kick away from Tim on all kickoffs...he caught 5 passes for 60 yards and returned 2 punts for 21 yards...Tim accounted for 174 all-purpose yards at Utah State, the fourth best in his career and second best this season...he added his second longest kickoff return, a 61-yarder and his third longest, a 43-yarder...Tim leads OSU in all-purpose running with 853 yards, an average of 121.9 per game, good enough to rank sixth in the Pac-10...Tim added another dimension to his portfolio by returning punts for the first time in the Utah State game...he had 18 yards in punt returns, 119 yards in kickoff returns and 37 yards on three pass receptions for his 174 all-purpose yards against Utah State... Tim caught a career best 9 passes at Arizona State, plus he added 130 yards in all-purpose yards... he is OSU's second leading receiver with 28 receptions for 255 yards, which ranks 11th in the Pac-10...Tim produced a career high 234 yards in all-purpose running at USC, which ranks as the seventh best single-game mark in OSU history...he returned a kickoff 100 yards against USC to match an OSU, Pac-10 and NCAA record....his 202 yards on six kickoff returns vs. USC is the second most in OSU history for one game, topped only by Dwyane Owens' 237 yards vs. USC in 1990...Tim has accumulated a total of 2,148 career all-purpose yards to move into 17th place on the OSU career list...Tim entered his senior year in a new role as OSU's starting flanker after being the Beavers' starting quarterback the past three seasons...Tim is in a position where he could become the first Beaver player in history to record over 1,000 yards in rushing, passing, total offense, all-purpose yards and receiving if he has a big year as a wide receiver...Tim completed the 1997 season as OSU's leading passer (1,745) and rusher (288) and leader in total offense (2,033)...his passing totals ranks fourth on the Beavers' all-time season list and his total offense figure ranks fifth in the all-time season list...Tim currently ranks third in career total offense (3,908), sixth in career passing (2,500), 12th in career rushing (1,408) and 14th in career all-purpose running (2,303)..he needs 1,072 yards in total offense to catch former Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker (4,979)...he needs 14 more rushing yards to move into 11th place in career rushing...he needs 441 yards passing to catch Steve Endicott for fifth in career passing... (Nevada) Tim had 58 all-purpose yards against Nevada, including one pass reception for 11 yards, giving him 3 pass career receptions for 47 yards...(Baylor) Tim caught 4 passes for 36 yards vs. Baylor and returned two kickoffs for 66 yards, including a career long 50-yarder...(Career Notes)--Tim has started 29 games in his OSU career and played in a total of 35 games...he has rushed for 1,408 yards on 340 carries, averaging 4.3 yards per carry in his career and has scored 10 rushing touchdowns...injuries have limited his playing time in his previous two seasons while running the wishbone...he has completed 218 of 502 career passes for 2,500 yards (.435 percentage) and 8 touchdowns...thus far in his career, Tim has accomplished the following: He had an 83-yard TD run vs. Northern Illinois in 1996 to equal the third longest run in OSU history, and he tied Terry Baker for the longest run in Parker Stadium history...he rushed for a career high 205 yards, including 201 in the first half, against Northern Illinois in 1996 for a Parker Stadium record...he has rushed for over 100 yards four times in his career, 117 vs. USC in 1994; 182 against Washington in 1995; 153 vs. Arizona State and 205 against Northern Illinois in 1996...the 205 yards rushing vs. NIU is the fifth best single-game effort in Beaver history and the 182 vs. Washington is the seventh best single-game mark...his 322 yards in total offense vs. Washington in 1995 is the 10th best single-game mark in Beaver history...his 205 all-purpose yards vs. NIU is the 13th best single-game effort in OSU history...his 219 yards in total offense vs. NIU is 22nd on the single-game, all-time best list...Alexander's 17.1 yard average per carry vs. NIU is a Parker Stadium record...his 234 all-purpose yards vs. USC is the seventh best single-game mark in OSU history and his 100-yard kickoff return vs. USC is a OSU, Pac-10 and NCAA record...a look at Alexander's 35-game career to date:
YEAR/OPP TCB YG YL NYG AVG. TD LG ATT PC INT YDS PCT. TD LG PLAYS T.OFF AVG. 1994 18 122 10 112 6.2 1 31 4 2 0 27 .500 0 17 22 139 69.5 1995 109 544 105 439 4.0 3 54 76 25 4 400 .329 0 51 185 839 104.9 1996 82 650 84 566 6.9 4 83 94 34 3 328 .362 2 40 176 894 127.7 1997 127 494 206 288 2.3 2 21 327 157 14 1745 .480 6 45 454 2,033 184.8 1998 4 7 4 3 0.8 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.4 TOTALS 339 1814 409 1405 4.3 10 83 502 218 21 2500 .435 8 51 841 3,905 122.0ALEXANDER ON CAREER LISTS RUSHING TOTAL OFFENSE Player TCB YG YL NYG AVG TD Player PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL 10--Terry Baker,qb 299 1,921 418 1,503 5.0 16 1--Erik Wilhelm,qb 1,689 -331 9,393 9,062 11--Pat Chaffey,fb 365 1,467 46 1,421 3.9 18 2--Terry Baker,qb 753 1,503 3,476 4,979 12--Tim Alexander 340 1,817 409 1,408 4.3 10 3--Tim Alexander 842 1,408 2,500 3,908
PASSING ALL-PURPOSE Returns Player ATT COM HI YDS PCT. TD Player PLAYS RUSH REC. PUNT KO TOT 5--Steve Endicott 456 227 38 2,940 .498 24 13-Chad Paulson 275 1254 94 0 964 2,304 6--Tim Alexander 502 218 21 2,500 .435 8 14-Tim Alexander 395 1408 300 62 533 2,303
ALEXANDER ON SEASON LISTS PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE Player ATT COM HI YDS PCT. TD Player PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL 1--Erik Whilhelm (88) 442 275 9 2,896 .622 18 3-Erik Whilhelm (87) 464 -123 2,736 2,613 2--Erik Whilhelm (86) 470 283 17 2,871 .602 8 4-Terry Baker (62) 318 538 1,738 2,276 3--Erik Whilhelm (87) 423 226 21 2,736 .534 17 5-Tim Alexander 415 254 1,530 1,784 4--Tim Alexander 327 157 14 1,745 .480 6
BRYAN JONES ON A ROLL: Senior weakside linebacker Bryan Jones is having a fantastic season...he was a one-man wrecking crew on defense in OSU's first five games...Bryan had his lowest point output of the season at Stanford with only three solo tackles for nine points...he followed that up with 15 points vs. Arizona...Bryan has been the Beavers' top defensive point producer in three of the seven games and he was second (USC) and third at Utah State in point defensive production...Bryan leads the Beavers with a total of 239 defensive points, which is 42 points higher than his next teammate, Jamil Braithwaite's 197...Bryan is ninth in the Pac-10 in tackles for loss with nine and is tied for 11th with teammate Shawn Ball with 3 1/2 sacks...he is fifth in the Pac-10 in total tackles with 60...Bryan had 33 points at ASU with 11 tackles, a quarterback sack and two passes broken up...Bryan posted 63 points in the Beavers' victory over Nevada, which amounts to the ninth best single-game effort on defense in OSU history...he followed that up with a team high 54 points vs. Baylor...in those two games, Bryan posted a team high 16 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles for 24 total, plus he had two sacks, four tackles for loss, one caused fumble, one blocked field goal, one pass broken up, one interception and one quarterback hurry...his interception came against Baylor with 1:25 remaining in the second quarter, which set up OSU's third touchdown and gave the Beavers a 21-3 halftime lead over Baylor...he caused a fumble in the Nevada game that led to Toalei Talataina picking up the fumble and racing 60 yards for a touchdown....he blocked a field goal in the Nevada game...(Utah State) In the Utah State game, Bryan produced 30 points with 9 tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for loss and 1/2 sack...(USC) Bryan was second in defensive points at USC with 35 points, coming on 8 tackles, 2 passes broken up and a tackle for loss...Bryan has started a team high 30 straight games for OSU and has played in a total of 40 games...he has been the high-point defensive producer in five career games...he has a career defensive point total of 795 points, including 19 passes broken up, 11 sacks, 26 tackles for loss, 2 pass interceptions and 6 quarterback hurry plays...his 795 points puts him 11th on the Beavers' career list...his next stop is No. 10 Marc Williams' 814 points and No. 9 Lavance Northington's 827 points. Jones climb up the career defensive chart follows:
9--Lavance Northington (1984-87) 827 10--Marc Williams (1993-96) 814 11--Bryan Jones (1995-98) 795
BRECKTERFIELD ON RECORD RUN AT OSU: Inoke now holds or is tied for four career defensive records at OSU and he is closing in on a fifth as he is in second place currently in career defensive points...in his latest game, Inoke posted 19 defensive points against Arizona with 3 solo tackles and 2 tackles for loss...Inoke produced only 12 defensive points against Stanford as the Cardinal elected to double team him throughout the game...Inoke did add one tackle for loss and a quarterback pressure play against Stanford...he added a pair of quarterback sacks at Utah State to take the career lead in sacks with 17 1/2...Inoke is tied for fifth in the Pac-10 Conference in sacks with 5 in six games...he was OSU's second-leading point producer against Utah State with 38 points...he also had three quarterback hurry plays against Utah State and one at Stanford which adds to his career leading total, which now numbers 32...he adds each week to his career lead in tackles for loss and that number now reads 49 1/2...he is tied for the career lead in forced fumbles with 7, along with Michael Hale (1991-94)...he needs 109 defensive points in his remaining four regular season games to overtake Kane Rogers' career record of 1,149 points...Inoke added a quarterback hurry play against Arizona State to give him 28 career quarterback hurry plays following the Sun Devil game and that hurry broke a career mark of 27 1/2 which had been held by Esera Tuaolo in 1987-90...Inoke recorded a career best 3 sacks vs. USC in his best outing of the 1998 season and he recorded a team high 58 defensive points against the Trojans...it was the seventh time in his 39-game career at Oregon State he has led the Beavers in defensive points...he added 15 points at ASU, but, in addition to his record breaking quarterback hurry, he forced a big fumble that foiled a Sun Devil scoring opportunity at the OSU 10-yard line...Inoke had his streak of 28 straight games started halted against Nevada as he served a one-game suspension for violating team rules...Baylor--Inoke produced 27 defensive points against Baylor...Inoke also posted three quarterback pressure plays against Baylor...Inoke already holds the OSU record for career tackles for loss, which is now at 49 1/2...Inoke was picked as a preseason All-Pac-10 selection by six preseason magazines, Lindy's, Street & Smith, Athlon, Preview Sports, Bob Griese's College Football, The Football News and The Sporting News...The Sporting News also calls Breckterfield the most underrated player in the Pacific-10...Inoke had another fantastic season for Oregon State in 1997...he finished the 1997 season with 331 defensive points the ninth best single-season mark ever at OSU...Inoke's final game of the 1997 season was his best overall performance of the season...against Oregon, Inoke had 8 solo tackles, 4 tackles for loss (27 yards), 2 quarterback sacks (19 yards), one quarterback hurry and one assisted tackles for 58 defensive points the 11th best single-game mark in OSU defensive history...he had 59 defensive points earlier in the 1997 season against San Jose State...Inoke, who plays like "his hair is on fire," according to UCLA coach Bob Toledo, dominated Oregon State's defensive point production chart in 1997...he led OSU in tackles for loss with 14, in sacks with 8 and caused fumbles with 3...he finished tied for fourth in the Pac-10 with 8 quarterback sacks and third in the Pac-10 with 3 forced fumbles... he entered the 1997 season having set two season defensive records in 1996...Breckterfield recorded a school-record 16 tackles for loss in 1996 as well as 17 quarterback pressure plays... Inoke's 365 defensive points in 1996 was the seventh best single-season total in Beaver history...Breckterfield ranked sixth in Pac-10 in tackles for loss in 1996 and he was tied for 17th in total tackles with 85.
CAREER POINT LEADERS OSU CAREER RECORDS HELD BY BRECKTERFIELD 1--Kane Rogers (1992-95) 1,148 Most Sacks---17 1/2 Most Tackles For Loss--49 1/2 2--Inoke Breckterfield (1995-98) 1,040 Most Quarterback Pressure Plays--32 Most Forced Fumbles--7 (Tie)
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT BRECKTERFIELD
"He is the best defensive player in the Pac-10 Conference," Dick Tomey, Arizona head coach
"He plays like his hair is on fire," Bob Toledo, UCLA head coach
"Breckterfield is the most underrated player in the Pacific-10," The Sporting News
RODDY TOMPKINS: For only the fifth time in his 29-game career (all starts) at Oregon State, Roddy failed to catch a pass in a game (Arizona) and was completely blanked statistically...Roddy has caught a pass in 24 of those games for the Beavers...he caught 2 passes for 46 yards at Stanford, which pushed his career reception total at OSU to 79 and moves him into 12th place on the Beavers' career list...at Utah State he caught 2 passes for 14 yards...Roddy posted his best performance of the season at Arizona State with 8 receptions for 77 yards...he opened the 1998 season with 3 receptions against Nevada and followed with 1 catch against Baylor, a 14-yard touchdown, and 2 receptions at USC for 9 yards...he also caught a TD pass against Baylor as a freshman in 1996...he currently has 79 receptions and 1,178 all-purpose yards in his career...he ranks 12th on OSU's career reception list...two more receptions moves him into 11th place...Roddy's best individual game came last year with 10 receptions vs. UCLA.
JOSE CORTEZ: Senior place kicker/punter Jose Cortez had a fantastic game at Stanford...Jose matched a career best three field goals, including a career long 52-yarder on the last play of the first half, matching the sixth longest field goal in OSU history...he also booted a 42-yarder and a 22-yard field goal and once again allowed only a 9.8 average by Stanford on kick off returns as a result of his deep kickoffs...Jose came very close to matching an NCAA record when he successfully kicked two of three field goal attempts from over 50 yards against Baylor...booted a 51 and 50-yard field goal against Baylor, the first time in history a Beaver place kicker has booted two kicks of 50 or more yards in a game...he became the fourth OSU player in history to boot a field goal over 50 yards...his 51-yarder is the ninth longest in Beaver history...he also missed a 50-yarder which would have tied an NCAA record had he made it...Jose booted 28 and 33-yard field goals vs. USC and 46 and 36-yarders at Utah State, which was the fourth and fifth time in his career he has booted two or more field goals in a game...to date, Jose has kicked 21 of 34 (.618) career field goals and 33 of 35 (.942) PAT attempts and he has scored 96 career points...he has made his last 13 PAT kicks...in addition to his field goal exploits, Jose has been sensational in kickoffs so far this season...he has kicked the ball off a total of 36 times in six games to date and 18 of his boots, including all six at Utah State, have been touchbacks...17 of 19 kickoffs returned by opponents have been returned from inside the 10 or the end zone and opponents are averaging only 15.1 yards per return with a long of 37 yards.
THIS, THAT, ETC.
THE LAST TIME OREGON STATE...
Returned a punt for touchdown---Dwayne Owens, 97 yards vs. UCLA at Pasadena, 1992
Recovered a blocked punt for touchdown---Toalei Talataina vs. Nevada at Corvallis, 1998
Returned a kickoff for touchdown---Tim Alexander, 100 yards vs. USC, at Los Angeles, 1998
Returned a fumble for touchdown---Toalei Talataina, 60 yards vs. Nevada, at Corvallis, 1998
Returned a pass interception for touchdown---Basheer Elahee, 29 yards vs. San Jose State at Corvallis, 1997
Recorded a safety---1997 vs. San Jose State at Corvallis
Blocked a punt---Jamil Braithwaite vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, 1998 (Kevin Miller punter)
Blocked a field goal---Andrae Holland vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, 1998 (Kevin Miller kicker)
Blocked a PAT---Terrence Carroll vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, 1998 (Kevin Miller kicker)
Beat a ranked team---Defeated Washington State (ranked 22nd USA Today, 24th AP) in 1994 at Corvallis (21-3)
Lost to a ranked team---Lost to Washington (ranked 7th AP, 7th USA Today) 45-17 at Corvallis, Oct. 25, 1997
Scored a 2-point conversion---Roddy Tompkins (pass from Terrance Bryant) vs. Nevada at Corvallis, 1998
Scored a 2-point defensive touchdown---Never
Shut out an opponent at Parker Stadium--1975, Washington State, 7-0
Shut out an opponent--1983, Oregon, 0-0, at Eugene
Halfback completed a touchdown pass---DeShawn Williams vs. California at Berkeley, 1996 (Williams 14 yards to QB David Moran)
Lineman scored a touchdown---Starling Latu, OG, vs. USC at Corvallis, 1994.
Had a player score 3 touchdowns in a game---Akili King, TB, vs. California at Berkeley, 1996
Scored on its first offensive possession of the game---Stanford, Oct. 10, 1998, at Palo Alto
Had a player rush for over 100 Yards---Ken Simonton (207) vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, Oct. 10, 1998
THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...
Returned a punt for touchdown--Pat Johnson, Oregon, 74 yards at Eugene, 1997
Recovered a blocked punt for touchdown---Rashard Cook, USC, at Los Angeles (Mike Fessler punter), 1998
Returned a kickoff for touchdown---Terry Battle, Arizona State, 100 yards at Corvallis, 1996
Returned a fumble for touchdown---Jabari Issa, Washington, 18 yards at Corvallis, 1997
Returned a pass interception for touchdown---Chad Hinchen, WSU, 34 yards at Corvallis, 1996
Recorded a safety---Arizona, at Tucson, October 26, 1996
Did not score---Oregon, (0-0) at Eugene, 1983
Blocked a punt---Danny Bravo, USC, at Los Angeles, 1998
Blocked a field goal---Willie Howard, Stanford, at Palo Alto (Jose Cortez the kicker), 1998
Scored a 2-point conversion---California, Tony Gonzalez, pass from Ziv Gottlieb, at Berkeley, 1996
Scored a 2-point defensive touchdown---Stanford, Tim Smith 100-yard pass interception at Corvallis, 1996
Shut out Oregon State--USC (23-0), at Parker Stadium, November 15, 1997.
BEAVER CLUB/BEAVER HUDDLE/TV-RADIO INFORMATION/TICKET INFORMATION
TICKETS: The Oregon State-Oregon Civil War game is sold out. Reserve seat tickets are priced at $22.00. General admission tickets are priced at $15.00, and are located in the East grandstand and both end zones. Single game GA and reserve seat tickets can be purchased in advance for the California and UCLA games. In addition, Bi-Mart stores in Oregon have coupons (one ticket per coupon) that can be redeemed at Parker Stadium for 1/2 off the price of a general admission ticket. The OSU Athletic Ticket Office, room 107 Gill Coliseum, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone number is 541-737-4455 or 1-800-GO BEAVS. Tickets can also be purchased over the Beavers' website at osu.beavers.com. Tickets are also available through all Ticket Master locations in Oregon. Parker stadium ticket booths open at 9:00 a.m. on game days. Parker Stadium gates open at 11:30 a.m. on game days.
RILEY RADIO TALK SHOW: The Mike Riley radio talk show originates in Corvallis during the season over KLOO (1340 AM) from 7 to 8 p.m. each Thursday during the season, with Nate Lundy, KLOO sports director, serving as host. The Riley talk show will air live from the Pavilion Restaurant in Corvallis.
BEAVER HUDDLE/BEAVER CLUB MEETING SCHEDULES: The following is this year's schedule for Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, Portland, Salem and Woodburn chapters of Beaver Huddle or Beaver Club meeting schedules. Albany Beaver Club meets at 7:00 a.m. on selected Thursday's at Springhill Country Club. The next Albany meeting will be on November 5, with additional meetings on Nov. 19. Corvallis meets every Monday noon at the Valley Football Center. The Lane County Beaver Club chapter meets on the second Monday of each Month at 11:45 a.m. at the Oregon Electric Station. Portland Beaver Club meets every Monday noon at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Mike Riley will appear on the following dates in Portland--Oct. 26 and Nov. 16. Salem Beaver Huddle meets every Wednesday noon at the Salem Golf Club. The Woodburn chapter of Beaver Club meets at 6:00 p.m. at Yun Wah Restaurant on, Oct. 21 and Nov. 18.
OSU GAMES ON TEAMLINE/TRZ: Once again, all OSU football games can be heard outside the Beaver Sports Network listening area by calling TEAMLINE at 1-800-846-4700 and entering OSU's access code (5921). You can listen as long as you like, and pay only for time you listen. All charges are billed directly to your MasterCard or Visa. A TEAMLINE Season Ticket is also available. It is a pre-paid telephone calling card designed to ease access to OSU's games by eliminating the need to use a credit card each time you call. The Season Ticket allows fans to pay as little as $.25 per minute, including long distance charges, for every minute they listen. To order a TEAMLINE Season Ticket, call 1-800-225-5321.
BEAVER GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
FAN FAIR 1998: Oregon State's Fan Fair 1998 starts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, which is open to fans of all ages. Activity tickets are priced at $1 each or 6 for $5. Here is a sample of what will be available on Saturday: Marriott Food Court; Reser's Passing Contest*; Coca-Cola Kicking Game*; Face Painter*; Race Car Alley*; Pizza Hut Basketball Shoot* and Dunk Tank*. There will also be a Beaver Den sports grill and hospitality tent, which is open to the public. OSU radio play-by-play announcer Darrell Aune will start his pregame radio show from the Fan Fair 1998 area at 11:00 a.m. *Indicates activity ticket required.
ALUMNI ACTIVITIES: The OSU Alumni Association will hold home football Tailgaters at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center, which is open to the public, starting at two hours prior to kickoff. The Alumni Tailgaters will feature a buffet style lunch in the main ballroom and courtyard patio area, priced at $6.50. Beverages are available for purchase. The Alumni Tailgaters will also feature live music, OSU cheerleaders and Benny Beaver, entertainment, OSU merchandise for purchase and big-screen cable sports broadcasts. The Alumni center also opens once again at halftime and stays open for postgame activities, including Coach Mike Riley's postgame radio show. The Alumni Tailgatger also has food and beverages available for postgame activities.
