2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

2006 Oregon State Beavers football
Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl, W 39–38 vs. Missouri
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 21
2006 record 10–4 (6–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Mike Riley
Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker
Captain Yvenson Bernard
Captain Matt Moore
Captain Joe Newton
Captain Sabby Piscitelli
Home stadium Reser Stadium
(Capacity: 43,300)
2006 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 USC +   7 2         11 2  
#14 California +   7 2         10 3  
#21 Oregon State   6 3         10 4  
UCLA   5 4         7 6  
Oregon   4 5         7 6  
Arizona State   4 5         7 6  
Arizona   4 5         6 6  
Washington State   4 5         6 6  
Washington   3 6         5 7  
Stanford   1 8         1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

The upset

After a mediocre 4–3 start, the Beavers had a historic 33-31 upset win over #3 (AP, #2 coaches) University of Southern California that snapped the Trojans' 38-game regular season winning streak and 27 game Pac-10 winning streak. From plays in this upset win, the Beavers won the Pontiac game changing performance award for the week in the PAC-10 and nationally after Jeff Van Orsow batted down a two-point conversion attempt, which stopped any hope of bringing the game to overtime.

110th Civil War

The 110th Civil War was a thriller played at Reser Stadium. After scoring first, the Ducks failed to gain the lead until the 4th quarter. With 3:07 left to play and the Beavers up 27–20, the Ducks scored a touchdown and successfully made the 2-point conversion, sparking celebrations on the Oregon sideline as the Ducks went up 28–27. With 1:12 left in the game, OSU's kicker Alexis Serna kicked a clutch 40-yard field goal, that ended up being the game winner. Alexis Serna was pivotal in the Beaver victory, as he connected on field goals from 49, 40, and 50 yards. OSU Defensive Lineman Ben Siegert, who earlier in the game blocked a point-after attempt by the Ducks, blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by Oregon's Matt Evensen with 20 seconds left to play. The Beavers won the Civil War 30–28.

Sun Bowl

The 2006 Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, and against the Missouri Tigers, was another thrilling and close game for the Beavers this season. After being down 14 points in the 4th quarter, the Beavers proceeded to score 7 in a drive that took about 3 and a half minutes. They next held the Tigers, and got the ball back, now only being down 7. With less than 2 minutes, and the ball, the Beavers proceed again to score. Coach Riley elected to go for a two-point conversion instead of kicking the extra point. The extra point would have been enough to tie the game and send it to overtime. The two-point conversion was successful, giving the Beavers a one-point lead with only 22 seconds left in the game, and the eventual win. The game was voted among the top three bowl games of the year by ESPN and Fox Sports.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM Eastern Washington* Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR FSNNW W 56–17   38,071
September 7 4:30 PM at Boise State* Bronco StadiumBoise, ID ESPN L 42–14   30,711
September 23 7:15 PM Idaho* Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FSNNW W 38–0   40,317
September 30 1:00 PM California Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 41–13   39,309
October 7 4:00 PM Washington State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FSNNW L 13–6   42,951
October 14 3:30 PM at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA FSNNW W 27–17   62,656
October 21 4:00 PM at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 17–10   57,113
October 28 12:30 PM No. 2 USC Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FSN W 33–31   42,871
November 4 1:00 PM Arizona Statedagger Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 44–10   38,274
November 11 3:15 PM at UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA FSNNW L 25–7   67,532
November 18 12:30 PM at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA FSNNW W 30–7   38,502
November 24 12:30 PM Oregon Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) FSN W 30–28   44,015
December 2 9:00 PM at No. 23 Hawaii* Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI ESPN W 35–32   50,000
December 29 11:15 AM vs. Missouri* No. 25 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 39–38   48,732
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Regular season

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Eastern Washington 0 7 3 7 17
Oregon State 21 21 7 7 56

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 14 0 0 0 14
Boise State 7 21 7 7 42

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Idaho 0 0 0 0 0
Oregon State 14 3 14 7 38

California

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 California 21 10 7 3 41
Oregon State 0 3 3 7 13

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Washington State 3 3 7 0 13
Oregon State 0 3 0 3 6

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 7 3 10 7 27
Washington 3 14 0 0 17

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 14 0 0 3 17
Arizona 0 3 7 0 10

USC

#2 USC at Oregon State
1 234Total
USC 0 10714 31
Oregon State 7 9170 33

Oregon State's first victory over USC since 2000.[2]

Oregon State fans prepare to rush the field in an historic upset of #3 USC in 2006

Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona State 0 10 0 0 10
Oregon State 17 14 3 10 44

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 0 7 0 0 7
UCLA 0 6 7 12 25

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 7 13 3 7 30
Stanford 7 0 0 0 7

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 7 0714 28
Oregon State 7 1373 30

[3]

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon State 7 14 7 7 35
#23 Hawai'i 0 21 3 8 32

Brut Sun Bowl vs. Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Oregon State 14 0 7 18 39
Missouri 7 10 14 7 38

References

  1. "Beavers Win Sun Bowl". Sports Illustrated. December 29, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  2. "Three and Out: Beavers Stun USC; BCS Race Wide Open". ESPN. October 28, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. "Oregon State Claims Victory in Civil War with Oregon". ESPN. November 24, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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