2008 Oregon State Beavers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 3–0 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record9–4 (7–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Langsdorf (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (6th season)
Captains
Home stadiumReser Stadium
2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 USC $  8 –1   12 –1  
No. 10 Oregon  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Oregon State  7 –2   9 –4  
California  6 –3   9 –4  
Arizona  5 –4   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   5 –7  
Stanford  4 –5   5 –7  
UCLA  3 –6   4 –8  
Washington State  1 –8   2 –11  
Washington  0 –9   0 –12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Pac-10. Oregon State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Beavers defeated Pittsburgh. For the third staight season, Oregon won at least nine games and finished in the top three in the Pac-10 standings. The team played home games Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 pmat Stanford
ESPN2[1]L 28–3630,223
September 612:30 pmat No. 19 Penn State*
ABC/ESPN2[2]L 14–45108,159
September 131:00 pmHawaii*
FSNNWW 45–745,059
September 256:00 pmNo. 1 USC
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPN[3]W 27–2142,839
October 26:00 pmat No. 15 Utah*
Versus[4]L 28–3145,599
October 113:30 pmWashington State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSNNWW 66–1345,289
October 184:00 pmat Washington
Versus[4]W 34–1363,996
November 17:15 pmArizona Statedagger
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FSN[4]W 27–2544,109
November 83:00 pmat UCLA
FSNNWW 34–683,478
November 1512:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 23
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ABCW 34–2145,969
November 224:00 pmat ArizonaNo. 21
Versus[4]W 19–1748,503
November 294:00 pmNo. 19 OregonNo. 17
Versus[4]L 38–6546,319
December 3111:00 amvs. No. 18 Pittsburgh*No. 24
CBSW 3–049,037
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 17 3 8 28
Cardinal 0 17 5 14 36

Oregon State was almost able to come back late in the fourth quarter when Darrell Catchings caught the ball just outside the end zone, but it was knocked loose by Taylor Skaufel, resulting in a touchback and victory for the Cardinal.[5]

Penn State

Despite the off-field distractions, the Nittany Lions rolled to a 35-7 halftime lead en route to a 45-14 win in their first-ever meeting with the Beavers. Penn State's sophomore tailback Evan Royster ran for a career-high 141 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns. Lion quarterback Daryll Clark's 276 total yards of offense (215 yards passing, 61 yards rushing) helped Penn State total 454 yards of offense.

Penn State linebackers Tyrell Sales and NaVorro Bowman both recorded 10 tackles each, both career-highs and linebacker Josh Hull and safety Mark Rubin both made their first career interceptions.[6] 108,159 were in attendance at Happy Valley for this first-ever meeting between the schools.

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 7 0 7 14
Nittany Lions 14 21 10 0 45

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 0 0 0 7
Beavers 7 14 17 7 45

Oregon State scored 45 unanswered points ien route to their first victory of the season. It was the second time in 3 years that Oregon State has defeated Hawai'i.

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 0 14 7 21
Beavers 7 14 0 6 27

The Beavers shocked the college football world as they upset the No. 1 Ranked USC Trojans at home on September 25, 2008. Oregon State is one of two Pac-10 Conference school to have beaten USC twice during the Pete Carroll era.

Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns for OSU, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez passed for 227 yards, and Damian Williams caught 80 yards for the Trojans.[7]

This was the last time an unranked team defeated a AP No. 1 team until 2021, where unranked Texas A&M upset AP No. 1 Alabama 41-38.

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 12 6 7 28
Utes 3 17 0 11 31

After five games, the pattern for the 2008 Beavers has been the home team wins. The Beavers led 28-20 with about 2 minutes remaining in the fourth. They let Utah drive all the way down the field and score along with a 2-point conversion to tie it up. The Beavers gave the ball right back to Utah and place kicker Louie Sakoda nailed a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Sophomore kicker Justin Kahut of Oregon State missed an extra point in the early stages of the game which led Mike Riley to go for the two-point conversion after two of the Beaver's touchdowns. Both failed and it cost the Beavers the game.

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 13 0 0 13
Beavers 21 3 21 21 66

During the Beavers blow out of the Cougars, they managed to set a school record for most points in a Pac-10 game. "Quizz" had 168 yard day as the Cougars lost another quarterback. Washington State's quarterback problems, along with other difficulties would lead them to a 1-8 season. The Beavers on the other hand improved their record to 2-1 in the conference.

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 10 7 10 34
Huskies 3 3 0 7 13

The Beavers, led by the two Rodgers brothers, were able to fly by the winless Huskies in dramatic fashion. Jacquizz Rodgers had 93 yards, but the spotlight was on his older brother, James Rodgers who had over 200 yards returning kicks, running, and receiving. The Huskies would go on to lose the rest of their games, as they go winless in conference and non-conference.

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 3 3 10 9 25
Beavers 7 0 10 10 27

After a low-scoring half, the Beavers lead the Sun Devils 7-6 at halftime. Teams exchanged touchdowns and field goals in the third and fourth quarters. After Arizona State's last touchdown with 21 seconds remaining, Rudy Carpenter's pass on the two-point conversion was picked off by Victor Butler. The onside kick was also recovered by the Beavers as they held on to the win, and the undefeated home record.

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 3 0 14 17 34
Bruins 3 0 3 0 6

After two field goals by either side in the first half, the teams headed into the locker room at the half in a 3-3 tie. In the second half, the Beavers blew open the game and ended up only giving up a second Bruin field goal in the second half. The Beavers blew out the Bruins 34-6

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 7 7 0 21
Beavers 14 3 10 7 34

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 3 7 9 19
Wildcats 0 3 7 7 17

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 17 20 7 21 65
Beavers 7 10 14 7 38

Oregon gained 694 yards on 69 plays, a 10.1 yard per play average. The loss was a Civil War record for points allowed as well as yards allowed, and kept the Beavers from going to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1964 season. The loss to Oregon snapped a six-game home winning streak by the Beavers and a two-game winning streak in the Civil War. The Beavers were knocked out of contention for the Rose Bowl, which matched up two of their previous opponents, USC and Penn State. The Beavers finished in the third place in the Pac-10, and went on to win the Sun Bowl by 3-0.

Pittsburgh (2008 Sun Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 0 3 0 0 3
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0

The Sun Bowl was played on December 31, 2008 in El Paso, Texas. Victor Strong-Butler was named the game's MVP.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches———————————2521172418
HarrisNot released————————211725Not released
BCSNot released—————2117—Not released

Roster

2008 Oregon State Beavers football roster

Wide receivers

  •  2 Chris Johnson – Senior
  • 7 Kyle Brown – Sophomore
  • 8 James Rodgers – Sophomore
  • 13 Shane Morales – Senior
  • 15 Darrell Catchings – Sophomore
  • 18 Geno Munoz – Freshman
  • 19 Sammie Stroughter – Senior
  • 20 Keynan Parker – Freshman
  • 23 Jordan Bishop – Freshman
  • 25 Casey Kjos – Sophomore
  • 46 Aaron Nichols – Sophomore
  • 80 Damola Adeniji – Junior
  • 84 Taylor Kavanaugh – Junior
  • 89 Shawn McGarity – Sophomore

Centers

  •  65 Marcus Henderson – Senior

Tight ends

  •  81 Gabe Miller – Sophomore
  • 82 Colby Prince – Freshman
  • 83 Brady Camp – Sophomore
  • 85 John Reese – Junior
  • 87 Joe Halahuni – "Freshman
  • 88 Howard Croom – Junior[8]

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring394300
  Points per game3325
First Downs265196
  Rushing  
  Passing  
  Penalty  
Total offense50163840
  Avg per play  
  Avg per game418320
Fumbles lost  
Penalties – yards80-69091-839
  Avg per game7-588-70
TeamOpp
Punts – yards50-190567-2864
  Avg per punt38.142.7
Time of possession383:16336:41
  Time of possession/game33:2128:04
3rd down conversions69-166 (42%)50-160 (31%)
4th down conversions9-15 (60%)7-13 (54%)
Touchdowns scored  
Field goals – attempts – long16-24-47 
PAT – attempts44-47 
Attendance at Home269,584379,958
  Games at Home/Avg per game6 / 44,9306 / 63,326

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 76 93 109 116 394
Opponents 57 104 63 76 300

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttYdsLongFumFum LostTDAvg/CarryAvg/game
Jacquizz Rodgers11-1125912533300114.8113.9
Ryan McCants10-17931435002431.4
James Rodgers12-1246408550058.934
Jeremy Francis6-02089210014.514.8
Sammie Stroughter12-1253370006.62.8
Johnny Hekker12-121-9-9000-9-0.8
Lyle Moevao10-1030-8216002-4-8.6
Darrell Catchings4-017700071.8
Chris Johnson3-03230000.70.7
Sean Canfield4-26-282000-4.7-7
          
TEAM 45719755500214.3165.4
Total 45719755500214.3165.4
Opponents         

[9]

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Lyle Moevao         
Justin Engstrom         
TEAM         
          
Total         
Opponents         

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Shane Morales         
Sammie Stroughter         
James Rodgers         
Jacquizz Rodgers         
Darrell Catchings         
John Reese         
Chris Johnson         
Brady Camp         
Casey Kjos         
Ryan McCants         
          
          
          
          
Total         
Opponents         

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-ydsNo-ydsBrUpQBHNo.-ydsAvgTDLongRcv-ydsFF
Total

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Total
Name Punt returns Kick returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pac-10 Announces 2008 Football TV Schedule: ESPN, ABC, FSN and Versus to air Pac-10 football this season". Pacific-10 Conference. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Oregon State vs. Stanford - Game Recap - August 28, 2008 - ESPN". go.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nittany Lions Thump Oregon State, 45-14". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Oregon State beats top-ranked USC 27-21". yahoo.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Oregon State Beavers 2016 Team Player Roster - College Football - ESPN". go.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Oregon State Beavers 2016 Statistics - Team and Player Stats - College Football - ESPN". go.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
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