2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

2012 Oregon State Beavers football
Alamo Bowl, L 27–31 vs. Texas
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Riley (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (10th season)
Captains	Sean Mannion Jordan Poyer Andrew Seumalo Markus Wheaton
Home stadium	Reser Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his tenth straight season and twelfth overall. Home games were played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and they were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 9–4 and 6–3 in Pac-12 play; third place in the North Division and fourth overall. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl and were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:00 pm	No. 13 Wisconsin*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FX	W 10–7	42,189
September 22	12:30 pm	at No. 19 UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC/ESPN2	W 27–20	54,636
September 29	7:00 pm	at Arizona	No. 18	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 38–35	44,153
October 6	3:00 pm	Washington State	No. 14	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 19–6	46,579
October 13	12:30 pm	at BYU*	No. 10	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ABC	W 42–24	63,484[1]
October 20	7:30 pm	Utah	No. 8	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	W 21–7	45,769
October 27	7:15 pm	at Washington	No. 7	CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA	P12N	L 17–20	60,842
November 3	7:30 pm	Arizona State	No. 13	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN2	W 36–26	45,979
November 10	12:00 pm	at No. 16 Stanford	No. 13	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FOX	L 23–27	47,127
November 17	7:30 pm	California	No. 15	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 62–14	43,779
November 24	12:00 pm	No. 5 Oregon	No. 16	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	P12N	L 24–48	47,249
December 1	11:30 am	Nicholls State*	No. 16	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 77–3	32,427
December 29	3:45 pm	vs. Texas	No. 15	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–31	65,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 7 7 • Oregon St 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 8 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q2 ORST Romaine 43 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q3 ORST Cooks 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 10–0 Q4 WIS Pederson 11 yard pass from O'Brien (French kick) ORST 10–7

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon St 3 14 7 3 27 UCLA 0 10 0 10 20 Date: September 22 Location: Rose Bowl

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 22 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q2 UCLA Fairbairn 22 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 ORST Cooks 75 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 10–3 Q2 ORST Wheaton 42 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 17–3 Q2 UCLA Evans 65 yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) ORST 17–10 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 24–10 Q4 UCLA Hundley 1 yard run (Fairbairn kick) ORST 24–17 Q4 ORST Romaine 17 yard field goal ORST 27–17 Q4 UCLA Fairbairn 35 yard field goal ORST 27–20

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon St 7 10 7 14 38 Arizona 0 7 21 7 35 Date: September 29 Location: Arizona Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 2 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q2 ORST Romaine 30 yard field goal ORST 10–0 Q2 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 17–0 Q2 ARIZ Carey 1 yard run (Bonano kick) ORST 17–7 Q3 ARIZ Hill 3 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ORST 17–14 Q3 ARIZ Carey 24 yard run (Bonano kick) ARIZ 21–17 Q3 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 24–21 Q3 ARIZ Buckner 16 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ARIZ 28–24 Q4 ORST Wheaton 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 31–28 Q4 ARIZ Hill 7 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ARIZ 35–31 Q4 ORST Hamlett 9 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 38–35

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 3 0 3 6 • Oregon St 3 3 7 6 19 Date: October 6 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 30 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q2 WSU Furney 24 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 ORST Romaine 24 yard field goal ORST 6–3 Q3 ORST Wheaton 12 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 13–3 Q4 WSU Furney 32 yard field goal ORST 13–6 Q4 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (kick failed) ORST 19–6

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon St 14 0 7 21 42 BYU 7 7 7 3 24 Date: October 13 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 11 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q1 BYU Williams 1 yard run (Sorensen kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 ORST Wheaton 24 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 14–7 Q2 BYU Mahina 2 yard pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 ORST Woods 16 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 21–14 Q3 BYU Williams 2 yard run (Sorensen kick) Tie 21–21 Q4 ORST Prince 5 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 28–21 Q4 BYU Sorensen 35 yard field goal ORST 28–24 Q4 ORST Wheaton 12 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 35–24 Q4 ORST Poyer 49 yard interception return (Romaine kick) ORST 42–24

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Utah 0 7 0 0 7 • Oregon St 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 20 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q2 ORST Woods 3 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–0 Q2 UTAH Murphy 18 yard pass from Wilson (Petersen kick) ORST 14–7 Q4 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 21–7

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon St 0 0 10 7 17 • Washington 3 7 0 10 20 Date: October 27 Location: CenturyLink Field

Scoring summary Q1 WASH Coons 45 yard field goal WASH 3–0 Q2 WASH Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick) WASH 10–0 Q3 ORST Cooks 54 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) WASH 10–7 Q3 ORST Romaine 29 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4 WASH Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick) WASH 17–10 Q4 ORST Hamlett 29 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) Tie 17–17 Q4 WASH Coons 30 yard field goal WASH 20–17

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona St 16 3 0 7 26 • Oregon St 10 9 10 7 36 Date: November 3 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ASU Onyeali 1 yard fumble return (Garoutte kick) ASU 7–0 Q1 ORST Romaine 41 yard field goal ASU 7–3 Q1 ASU Marshall 1 yard run (Garoutte kick) ASU 14–3 Q1 ORST Wheaton 50 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) AZST 14–10 Q1 ASU Safety, ball through end zone ASU 16–10 Q2 ASU Mora 31 yard field goal ASU 19–10 Q2 ORST Ward 53 yard run (kick failed) ASU 19–17 Q2 ORST Romaine 45 yard field goal ORST 20–19 Q3 ORST Wheaton 17 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 27–19 Q3 ORST Romaine 33 yard field goal ORST 30–19 Q4 ORST Cooks 49 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 37–19 Q4 ASU Grice 2 yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick) ORST 37–26

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon St 0 10 13 0 23 • Stanford 14 0 7 6 27 Date: November 10 Location: Stanford Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 STAN Taylor 1 yard run (Williamson kick) STAN 7–0 Q1 STAN Hewitt 12 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) STAN 14–0 Q2 ORST Ward 7 yard run (Romaine kick) STAN 14–7 Q2 ORST Romaine 19 yard field goal STAN 14–10 Q3 ORST Wheaton 22 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 17–14 Q3 ORST Romaine 42 yard field goal ORST 20–14 Q3 ORST Romaine 44 yard field goal ORST 23–14 Q4 STAN Taylor 40 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) ORST 23–21 Q4 STAN Ertz 13 yard pass from Hogan (run failed) ORST 27–23

California

1 2 3 4 Total California 7 0 7 0 14 • Oregon St 14 21 14 13 62 Date: November 17 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 11 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q1 CAL Sofele 9 yard run (D'Amato kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–7 Q2 ORST Cooks 48 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 21–7 Q2 ORST Hamlett 14 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 28–7 Q2 ORST Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 35–7 Q3 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 42–7 Q3 ORST Ward 47 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 49–7 Q3 CAL Bridgford 1 yard run (D'Amato kick) ORST 49–14 Q4 ORST Ward 17 yard run (kick failed) ORST 55–14 Q4 ORST Agnew 8 yard pass from Harrington (Romaine kick) ORST 62–14

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total • Oregon 6 14 14 14 48 Oregon St 7 3 7 7 24 Date: November 24 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORE Mariota 42 yard run (two-point conversion failed) ORE 6–0 Q1 ORST Woods 7 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–6 Q2 ORE Thomas 2 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 13–7 Q2 ORE Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 20–7 Q2 ORST Romaine 37 yard field goal ORE 20–10 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORE 20–17 Q3 ORE Thomas 5 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 27–17 Q3 ORE Thomas 29 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 34–17 Q4 ORE Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 41–17 Q4 ORE Kelley 2 yard pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) ORE 48–17 Q4 ORST Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORE 48–24

Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total Nicholls St 0 0 3 0 3 • Oregon St 14 21 14 28 77 Date: December 1 Location: Reser Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Woods 8 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q1 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–0 Q2 ORST Wheaton 10 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 21–0 Q2 ORST Ward 15 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 28–0 Q2 ORST Wheaton 2 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 35–0 Q3 ORST Mullaney 4 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 42–0 Q3 ORST Cummings 22 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 49–0 Q3 NICH Dolan 26 yard field goal ORST 49–3 Q4 ORST Gwacham 7 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 56–3 Q4 ORST Jenkins 20 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 63–3 Q4 ORST Agnew 11 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 70–3 Q4 ORST Balfour 4 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 77–3

On August 29, it was announced that the season opener against Nicholls State would be postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Isaac. Oregon State instead had their season opener against Wisconsin on September 8.^[3][4] The game was rescheduled for December 1.

Alamo Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 3 7 7 14 31 Oregon St 10 10 7 0 27 Date: December 29 Location: Alamodome Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 29 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q1 TEX Jordan 40 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q1 ORST Woods 12 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 10–3 Q2 TEX Goodwin 64 yard run (Jordan kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 ORST Romaine 37 yard field goal ORST 13–10 Q2 ORST Ward 9 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 20–10 Q3 TEX Ash 11 yard run (Jordan kick) ORST 20–17 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 27–17 Q4 TEX Gray 15 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick) ORST 27–24 Q4 TEX Goodwin 36 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick) TEX 31–27

Interesting Facts

• Sean Mannion is the first sophomore captain in program history.^[5]
• The Beavers were unbeaten in September for the first time since 2000.^[6]
• The Beavers won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2009.^[6]
• Mike Riley became the winningest coach in Oregon State football history following the win against Arizona on September 29.^[7]
• The Washington State October 6 game is the earliest sellout for a game in any season since stadium expansion in 2005.^[8]
• The Beavers did not allow a touchdown in the October 6 Washington State game for the first time since the 2008 Sun Bowl.^[9]
• The Beavers did not allow a team to score in the first quarter for the first 4 games.^[9]
• Jordan Poyer intercepted three passes in the Washington State October 6 game tying for second-most in school history and is the most since 2003.^[9]
• Scott Crichton tallied three sacks in the Washington State October 6 game, becoming the first OSU player to do so since Stephen Paea in 2009.^[9]
• Crichton finished the Washington State October 6 game with four tackles for loss, tying for the third-most in a game by an Oregon State player.^[9]
• The October 14 ranking of No. 8 is the highest for the Beavers since ending 2000 at No. 4.^[10]
• The Beavers were 6–0 for the first time in 105 years, since the 1907 season.^[11]
• The sellout of the October 20 Utah game resulted in the first back-to-back home game sellout since 2008.^[11]
• The Beavers were 4–0 in the Pac-12 and haven't started that well in conference since the first year of the Pac-8 in 1968.^[11]
• The Beavers last held three consecutive opponents to single-digits at home in 1961.^[11]
• The Beavers had at least three home sellouts for the first time since the Reser Stadium expansion in 2005.^[12]
• The Beavers 62 points in the November 17 Cal game is tied for the second-most ever against a league opponent.^[13]
• Sean Mannion tied the school record for most touchdowns in a half with four in the first half of the November 17 Cal game.^[13]
• The November 24 game against Oregon broke the Reser Stadium and school attendance record set on October 6 with 47,249 attendees.^[14]
• The Beavers set a new single-game points record of 77 points.^[15]
• Oregon State finished the regular season with a 9–3 record. The six-win improvement is tied for the best in the nation with Middle Tennessee (2–9 to 8–4) and Ohio State (6–7 to 12–0). It's the biggest swing in wins in Oregon State history.^[15]
• The Beavers held four opponents under 9 points for the first time since 2000.^[15]
• The Beavers set a new school record of 42 first downs against Nicholls State, surpassing the previous record of 32 set in 1993 against Pacific. Twenty-five came via the pass, also a school record.^[15]
• The Beavers went undefeated in non-conference regular season play for the first time since 2002.^[15]
• Markus Wheaton surpassed James Rodgers and is now the Oregon State record holder for receptions in a career with 224.^[15]

Roster

2012 Oregon State Beavers Football
Quarterbacks  4 Sean Mannion – sophomore  10 Gage Johnson – Sophomore  5 Richie Harrington – freshman 14 Cody Vaz – junior 17 Jack Lomax – junior Running backs 19 Jovan Stevenson – junior 24 Storm Woods – freshman 28 Terron Ward – sophomore 30 Malcolm Agnew – sophomore 34 Jordan Jenkins – senior Fullbacks 33 Tyler Anderson – sophomore 42 Clayton York – senior 49 Michael Balfour – freshman Wide receivers 2 Markus Wheaton – senior 6 Kramer Ferrell – freshman 7 Brandin Cooks – sophomore 8 Richard Mullaney – freshman 9 Tyler Trosin – freshman 18 Geno Munoz – senior 21 Mitch Singler – junior 23 Jordan Bishop – senior 37 Jeff Bedbury – sophomore 40 Garrett Hall – junior 81 Micah Hatfield – junior 84 Kevin Cummings – junior 86 Obum Gwacham – sophomore		Tight ends 82 Colby Prince – senior 83 Kellen Clute – freshman 85 Austin Slade-Matautia – freshman 87 Noa Aluesi – freshman 88 Tyler Perry – sophomore 89 Connor Hamlett – sophomore Offensive guards 65 Roman Sapolu – sophomore C 69 Josh Andrews – junior Offensive linemen 51 Michael Beaton – sophomore 56 Isaac Seumalo – freshman 63 Justin Addie  – freshman 67 Jake Welch – freshman 71 Grant Enger – junior 73 David Vieru  – freshman 75 Derek Nielsen – sophomore Offensive tackles 64 Colin Kelly – senior 72 Darryl Jackson – freshman 77 Michael Philip – junior		Defensive tackles 49 Andrew Seumalo – senior 54 Brandon Bennett-Jackson – freshman 79 Joe Lopez – sophomore 90 Ali'i Robins – freshman 97 Mana Tuivailala – sophomore 98 Castro Masaniai – senior 99 John Braun – junior Defensive ends 45 Dylan Wynn – sophomore 56 Rusty Fernando – senior 59 Lavonte Barnett – freshman 60 Akeem Gonzales – freshman 68 Desmond Collins – freshman 78 Rudolf Fifita – senior 93 Mana Rosa – junior 94 Devon Krell – junior 95 Scott Crichton – sophomore 99 Blake Harra  – junior Linebackers 4 D.J. Welch – sophomore 13 Rueben Robinson – senior 39 Kyle Egan – sophomore 40 Michael Doctor – junior 41 Feti Taumoepeau – senior 44 Jabral Johnson – sophomore 46 Shiloah Te'o – senior 47 Josh Williams – sophomore 48 Jaswha James – freshman 51 Charlie Gilmur – junior 53 Kyle Gardner – freshman 55 Shaydon Akuna – sophomore		Cornerbacks  6 Sean Martin – junior 14 Jordan Poyer – senior 15 Larry Scott – freshman 16 Rashaad Reynolds – junior 20 Keynan Parker – senior 21 Ryan Handford – senior 22 Malcolm Marable – sophomore 23 Mishawn Cummings – sophomore 27 Naji Patrick – freshman 32 Danny Evans – senior 38 Brian Watkins – senior Safeties  3 Anthony Watkins – senior  8 Tyrequek Zimmerman – sophomore  9 Peter Ashton – freshman 25 Ryan Murphy – sophomore 29 Will Storey – freshman 30 Zeke Sanders – junior 37 Micah Audiss – freshman Long snappers 52 Troy Whalen  – freshman 58 Michael Morovick – sophomore Place kickers 12 Trevor Romaine – sophomore 18 Max Johnso – sophomore -- Andrew Mikkelsen – freshman Punters 26 Tim McMullen – junior 48 Keith Kostol – sophomore
Sources: 2012 Oregon State Beaver Football Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	18	14	10	8	7	13	13	15	16	16	15	20
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	21	17	14	11	9	13	12	17	17	17	14	19
Harris	Not released						12	10	8	13	12	16	15	15	15	Not released
BCS	Not released							8	7	11	11	16	15	15	13	Not released

References