2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season

2020 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Jonathan Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian Lindgren (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTim Tibesar (3rd season)
Home stadiumReser Stadium
Seasons
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2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Washington x   3 – 1     3 – 1  
Oregon y$   4 – 2     4 – 3  
Stanford   4 – 2     4 – 2  
California   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Washington State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Oregon State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy   5 – 0     5 – 1  
Colorado   3 – 1     4 – 2  
Utah   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Arizona State   2 – 2     2 – 2  
UCLA   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Arizona   0 – 5     0 – 5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]

Preseason

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.[4]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 222 (35)
2 California 176 (3)
3 Washington 161
4 Stanford 105
5 Oregon State 76
6 Washington State 58

Schedule

Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Original 2020 Oregon State Beavers schedule
Date Opponent Site
September 3 at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
September 12 Colorado State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 19 Portland State* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 26 Washington State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 3 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 10 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
October 24 California Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 30 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7 UCLA Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14 at Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 21 Arizona Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 28 Oregon Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 77:30 p.m.Washington StateFS1L 28–38–
November 148:00 p.m.at WashingtonFS1L 21–27294
November 2112:30 p.m.California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
FS1W 31–27–
November 274:00 p.m.No. 15 Oregon
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
ESPNW 41–38–
December 57:30 p.m.at UtahESPNL 24–30
December 127:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Reser Stadium[6]
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNUL 24–270
December 197:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPNL 33–460

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Game summaries

Washington State

Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 7 141038
Beavers 0 7 71428

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: FS1
Game information
First quarter
  • WSU – Travell Harris 29-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 3:50. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:44.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Trevon Bradford 7-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 4:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:27.
  • WSU – Deon McIntosh 3-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:37. Washington State 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:27.
Third quarter
  • WSU – Jayden de Laura 5-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 12:10. Washington State 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:52.
  • WSU – Travell Harris 28-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 8:12. Washington State 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:20.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:27. Washington State 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:47.
Fourth quarter
  • WSU – Blake Mazza 34-yard field goal, 11:59. Washington State 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 7-yard run (pass failed), 11:01. Washington State 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:21.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 15-yard run (Tristan Gebbia–Trevon Bradford pass), 2:39. Washington State 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 2:52.
  • WSU – Travell Harris 44-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:29. Washington State 38–28. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:09.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 rushes, 147 yards, TD
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 21 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
  • WSU – Travell Harris – 9 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
  • OSU – Trevon Bradford – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD

At Washington

Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Beavers 7 14 0021
Huskies 10 14 0327

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Jaydon Grant 11-yard return of blocked punt (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
  • UW – Sean McGrew 21-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
  • UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 2:10. Washington 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.
Second quarter
  • UW – Kamari Pleasant 15-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 14:15. Washington 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58.
  • OSU – B. J. Baylor 3-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 9:31. Washington 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
  • UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 2:19. Washington 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:49.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:18. Washington 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
  • No Scoring Plays.
Fourth quarter
  • UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 1:45. Washington 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:24.
Top passers
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 11/24, 85 yards, INT
  • UW – Dylan Morris – 14/24, 141 yards
Top rushers
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 23 carries, 133 yards, TD
  • UW – Sean McGrew – 9 carries, 92 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • OSU – Luke Musgrave – 2 receptions, 25 yards
  • UW – Terrell Bynum – 4 receptions, 66 yards

California

California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 13 0727
Beavers 14 0 31431

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV: FS1
Game information
First Quarter
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 75-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:42. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18.
  • CAL – Makai Polk 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
  • OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 35-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 5:47. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.
Second Quarter
  • CAL – Dario Longhetto 26-yard field goal, 14:49. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:58.
  • CAL – Kekoa Crawford 21-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:31. California 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05.
  • CAL – Dario Longhetto 52-yard field goal, 0:00. California 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 1:24.
Third Quarter
  • OSU – Everett Hayes 35-yard field goal, 6:20. California 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:45.
Fourth Quarter
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia 8-yard pass from Tyjon Lindsey (Everett Hayes kick), 13:35. Oregon State 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:57.
  • CAL – Jake Tonges 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:04. California 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:21.
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 4:30. Oregon State 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56.
Top passers
  • CAL – Chase Garbers – 28/42, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 12/20, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • CAL – Marcel Dancy – 17 rushes, 76 yards
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 196 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD
  • OSU – Teagan Quitoriano – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Oregon

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Ducks 14 10 7738
Beavers 7 6 62241

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53.
  • ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49.
  • ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
  • OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02.
  • ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08.
  • ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17.
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.
  • ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
  • OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22.
Top passers
  • ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
  • OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards

At Utah

Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Beavers 0 10 01424
Utes 6 10 7730

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Jadon Redding 33-yard field goal, 10:21. Utah 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39.
  • UTAH – Jadon Redding 20-yard field goal, 6:50. Utah 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:31.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Jadon Redding 27-yard field goal, 12:27. Utah 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:12.
  • OSU – Everett Hayes 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Utah 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05.
  • UTAH – Ty Jordan 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
  • OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:50. Utah 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
Third quarter
  • UTAH – Britain Covey 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jadon Redding kick), 6:22. Utah 23–10. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45.
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Britain Covey 64-yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick), 14:37. Utah 30–10.
  • OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 6-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 11:50. Utah 30–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41.
  • OSU – Kolby Taylor 21-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 5:07. Utah 30–24. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:11.
Top passers
  • OSU – Chance Nolan – 20/38, 202 yards, TD, INT
  • UTAH – Jake Bentley – 18/27, 174 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Tyjon Lindsey – 3 receptions, 37 yards
  • UTAH – Brant Kuithe – 8 receptions, 76 yards

Stanford

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 6 3 71127
Beavers 7 7 7324

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
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Game information
First Quarter
  • OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
  • STAN – Tucker Fisk 12-yard pass from Davis Mills (pass failed), 5:45. Oregon State 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.
Second Quarter
  • OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 12:34. Oregon State 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:19.
  • STAN – Jet Toner 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Oregon State 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:14.
Third Quarter
  • STAN – Davis Mills 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 12:14. Stanford 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:39.
  • OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 30-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 8:38. Oregon State 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36.
Fourth Quarter
  • STAN – Davis Mills 6-yard run (Davis Mills–Houston Heimuli pass), 13:03. Stanford 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:10.
  • OSU – Everett Hayes 26-yard field goal, 7:18. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:45.
  • STAN – Jet Toner 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Stanford 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:24.
Top passers
  • STAN – Davis Mills – 21/29, 292 yards, TD
  • OSU – Chance Nolan – 17/30, 221 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • STAN – Austin Jones – 22 rushes, 126 yards
  • OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 80 yards
Top receivers

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—————————————RV
Coaches——————————————
CFPNot released——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 99 Nahshon Wright CB Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. ^ Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game". Pac-12.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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