Oregon State blows past the Cougars

Oregon State Beavers 2009 ... Head Coach: Mike Riley

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 8-4
2009 Record :8-3

9/5 Portland State W 34-7
9/12 at UNLV W 23-21
9/19 Cincinnati L 28-18
9/26 Arizona L 37-32
10/3 at Arizona St W 28-16
10/10 Stanford W 38-28
10/17 OPEN DATE
10/24 at USC L 42-36
10/31 UCLA W 26-19
11/7 at California W 31-14
11/14 Washington W 48-21
11/21 at Wash St W 42-10
11/28 OPEN DATE
12/3 at Oregon

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2008 Record: 9-4

Aug. 28 at Stanford L 36-28
Sept. 6 at Penn State L 45-14
Sept. 13 Hawaii W 45-7
Sept. 20 OPEN DATE
Sept. 25 USC W 27-21
Oct. 2 at Utah L 31-28
Oct. 11 Washington St W 66-13
Oct. 18 at Washington W 34-13
Oct. 25 OPEN DATE
Nov. 1 Arizona State W 27-25
Nov. 8 at UCLA W 34-6
Nov. 15 California W 34-21
Nov. 22 at Arizona W 19-17
Nov. 29 Oregon L 65-38
Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 Oregon State L 3-0

Oregon State Beavers

Nov. 21
Oregon State 42 … at Washington State 10
Oregon State scored on its first three possessions with Sean Canfield throwing two touchdown passes and Jacquizz Rodgers running for a ten-yard score. But Washington State stayed alive with ten seconds left in the half on a one-yard Dwight Tardy run to pull within 11. The second half was all Beavers with Rodgers running for a 39-yard score and Markus Wheaton and Jovan Stevenson each running for short scores. OSU outgained Wazzu 567 yards to 192.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 24 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and he caught five passes for 39 yards.
Washington State: Passing: Kevin Lopina, 15-32, 133 yds
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 10-37, 1 TD, Receiving: Gino Simone, 5-26
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 22-29, 231 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 24-165, 2 TD, Receiving: James Rodgers, 6-33
What It All Means: Oregon State did what it needed to do, Oregon did what it needed to do, beating Arizona, and now the Civil War is all set up for a showdown for Pasadena. The Beavers are getting a nice season out of Sean Canfield and the passing game, and that is making all the difference for Jacquizz Rodgers being able to find room to move. The defense gives up yards, but the points have been hard to come by over the last month. The key against the Ducks will be a run defense that hasn’t been tested much since the loss to USC; getting into the backfield will be a must from the start. 

Nov. 14
at Oregon State 48 … Washington 21
Sean Canfield threw four touchdown passes, including two in the second quarter to James Rodgers from six and ten yards away, and Jacquizz Rodgers ran for two short scores in the third quarter on the way to a 41-7 Oregon State lead going into the fourth quarter. The Beaver defense got to Jake Locker all game long finishing with four sacks and several other pressures. The Huskies got two Jake Locker to Jermaine Kearse touchdown passes from three and 39 yards away, but they weren’t nearly enough to keep up the pace.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 18 times for 159 yards and two scores
Washington: Passing: Jake Locker, 14-23, 153 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Chris Polk, 19-116, Receiving: Jermaine Kearse, 5-70, 2 TD
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 21-29, 185 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 18-159, 2 TD, Receiving: James Rodgers, 5-46, 2 TD
What It All Means: Arizona is going to lose again, meaning the Beavers realistically control their own destiny for the Rose Bowl, needing to beat Washington State next week (no problem there) before the showdown against Oregon. The Beavers blew the shot at the Rose Bowl last year in the Civil War, but this year’s team appears to be far better equipped and far more mature. After struggling with the pass rush this year, the Beavers were great at getting to Jake Locker this week. Offensively, Sean Canfield is playing as well as any quarterback in the Pac 10, and it helps to get big game after big game out of Jacquizz Rodgers to provide a star to revolve around.

Nov. 7
Oregon State 31 … at California 14
Oregon State won without a problem, but the real story was Cal RB Jahvid Best, who flew into the end zone for a seven-yard score, flipped over, and frighteningly landed on his back and head. Taken off the field on a stretcher, he suffered a concussion and is expected to be fine, but Cal never recovered as OSU got two Sean Canfield touchdown passes and a one-yard run and scored 17 straight points after the Best injury. Cal didn’t get back on the board until the final minute with a three-yard Verran Tucker catch. OSU outgained Cal 436 yards to 239.
Player of the Game: Oregon State QB Sean Canfield completed 29-of-39 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and ran for a short score.
California: Passing: Kevin Riley, 19-34, 200 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jahvid Best, 9-29, 1 TD, Receiving: Verran Tucker, 6-74, 1 TD
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 29-39, 342 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 35-67, 1 TD, Receiving: Jacquizz Rodgers, 9-30 
What It All Means: The Jahvid Best injury was scary for both teams. Obviously it meant more to Cal, and the team appeared to sleepwalk through the rest of the game, while Oregon State was able to refocus and come up with the big win. Sean Canfield continued to be fantastic spreading the ball all over the field and doing a great job of hitting on third down conversions, while the Beaver D teed off on the Best-less Cal offense. With wins in four of the last five games, now comes the easy part with Washington at home and a trip to Washington State to follow. This might be the Pac 10’s third best team, fourth at worst, and now it’s time to show it.

Oct. 31
at Oregon State 26 … UCLA 19
Oregon State appeared to be cruising to an easy win with a 16-0 halftime lead with three of Justin Kahut’s four field goals on the day and a 14-yard touchdown pass from RB Jacquizz Rodgers to Brady Camp. But UCLA roared back in the final nine minutes with Nelson Rosario catching a 58-yard touchdown pass and Taylor Embree scoring from seven yards out to tie it at 19 with just over two minutes to play. But James Rodgers put the game away with a 17-yard touchdown run with 44 seconds to play. UCLA had one last shot, but the drive stalled.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 24 times for 112 yards, caught seven passes for 92 yards, and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass.
UCLA: Passing: Kevin Prince, 22-34, 323 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Johnathan Franklin, 14-37, Receiving: Nelson Rosario, 6-152, 1 TD
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 25-34, 305 yds
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 24-112, Receiving: James Rodgers, 10-106 
What It All Means: The positive: Sean Canfield continues to throw extremely well and the offense is producing. When needed, the attack came through when it had to as it found a way to get a win. The negative: UCLA’s offense is among the worst in the nation and it came up with way too many yards on the Beaver defense. That’s not a plus with a high-octane Cal team coming up next, but if Canfield can stay hot, 300 yards against the bad Bear secondary are a must.

Oct. 24
at USC 42 … Oregon State 36
Oregon State outgained USC 489 yards to 429, but the Trojans got up early on two touchdown passes and a one-yard scoring run from Matt Barkley. Oregon State kept coming back, with Justin Kahut hitting three field goals and Sean Canfield throwing three touchdown passes, but Allen Bradford ran for third quarter scores from two and 43 yards away, and Damian Williams took a punt 63 yards for a score. Jacquizz Rodgers scored twice, including a one-yard run to pull the Beavers within six with 5:41 to play, but USC was able to run out the clock.
Player of the Game: USC RB Allen Bradford ran 15 times for 147 yards and two scores.
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 30-43, 329 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 20-113, 1 TD, Receiving: Joe Halahuni, 9-127
USC: Passing: Matt Barkley, 15-25, 202 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Allen Bradford, 15-147, 2 TD, Receiving: Ronald Johnson, 6-99, 1 TD 
What It All Means: Can QB Sean Canfield stay hot? After a great performance against Stanford, he was shockingly good against the USC secondary throwing three touchdown passes and a season-high 329 yards. This might have been a loss, but the team kept fighting back time and again showing enough offensive pop to show that the second half of the season might be extremely interesting. It’ll only take a few scores to get by UCLA next week in what might be a must win with three of the final four games on the road.

Oct. 10
at Oregon State 38 … Stanford 28
Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 189 yards with scoring runs from seven, two, and 12 yards out for a 21-0 Oregon State lead. He later added five-yard scoring dash, while his brother, James, added a 16-yard touchdown catch. In the battle of top Pac 10 running backs, Stanford’s Toby Gerhart didn’t get going until late running for fourth quarter scores from 11 and two yards away. OSU outgained Stanford 463 yards to 375.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 33 times for 189 yards and four touchdowns, and he caught five passes for 82 yards.
Stanford: Passing: Andrew Luck, 12-30, 226 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Toby Gerhart, 20-96, 2 TD, Receiving: Ryan Whalen, 5-85
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 22-32, 290 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 33-189, 4 TD, Receiving: James Rodgers, 6-78, 1 TD 
What It All Means: As long as Jacquizz Rodgers is running well, Oregon State has a chance. With two nice conference wins in a row, beating Arizona State the week before the Stanford win, and now there’s two weeks off to prepare for the showdown at USC. The run defense has been fantastic, and it did a nice job of keeping Toby Gerhart under wraps until the game was out of reach, but the secondary has to do a better job of keeping the big plays to a minimum. The pass rush has to figure out a new wrinkle in a big hurry, or Matt Barkley will come up with a huge day.

Oct. 3
Oregon State 28 … at Arizona State 17
Jacquizz Rodgers ran for first quarter scores from one and 32 yards away and James Rodgers caught a 25-yard touchdown pass on the way to a 21-3 Oregon State halftime lead. Arizona State committed ten penalties and was held to 68 yards rushing as the passing game tried to bomb its way back into the game. Dimitri Nance ran for a one-yard score in the third and Kyle Williams caught a 12-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds to play, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Player of the Game: Oregon State WR James Rodgers caught ten passes for 114 yards and a score.
Arizona State: Passing: Danny Sullivan, 32-58, 338 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dimitri Nance, 18-48, 1 TD, Receiving: Chris McGaha, 15-165
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 18-30, 216 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 17-81, 2 TD, Receiving: James Rodgers, 10-114, 1 TD 
What It All Means: Oregon State needed a relatively easy win on the road, its first win at ASU in the last 16 shots, and now it has a chance to make a big statement. At 1-1 in the conference there isn’t any room for error, and coming up with a big day from the run defense is a must against Toby Gerhart and the Stanford ground game. Against ASU, the secondary allowed several completions but few big plays. Going forward, more is needed from the pass rush to start rushing the more accurate quarterbacks.

Sept. 26
Arizona 37 … at Oregon State 32
Nick Foles carried the Arizona offense throwing three touchdown passes highlighted by a 13-yard touchdown to Terrell Turner midway through the fourth quarter. Jacquizz Rodgers kept the Beavers in the game with 13 catches and two short touchdown runs, but the OSU pass defense couldn’t keep Foles in check. Sean Canfield threw two touchdown passes including a 13-yarder to Aaron Nichols to pull the Beavers within three late, but he was sacked for a safety to seal the UA win.
Player of the Game: Arizona QB Nick Foles completed 25-of-34 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for a score.
Arizona: Passing: Nick Foles, 25-34, 254 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Kaola Antolin, 12-46, Receiving: David Roberts, 5-52
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 31-47, 303 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 16-85, 2 TD, Receiving: Jacquizz Rodgers, 13-70
What It All Means: The Beavers couldn’t afford this loss. Losing to Cincinnati at home stung, but that wasn’t a Pac 10 game. Giving away a home date to Arizona makes it an uphill climb with road games against USC, Cal, and Oregon still to deal with. Jacquizz Rodgers was his normal, amazing self, and Sean Canfield threw the ball well, but the defense couldn’t come up with the big stop when needed with the secondary struggling yet again. There’s no pressure into the backfield while the offensive line is getting Canfield killed. 

Sept. 19
Cincinnati 28 … at Oregon State 18
Tony Pike connected with Mardy Gilyard on a 19-yard score midway through the fourth quarter to stop an Oregon State run and end the Beavers’ 26-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. The Bearcats held a 21-8 first half lead helped by a 45-yard touchdown catch from D.J. Woods with 18 seconds to play, but Oregon State fought back with a nine-yard Jacquizz Rodgers run and Justin Kahut’s third field goal of the game. That was as close as the Beavers got.
Player of the Game: Cincinnati QB Tony Pike completed 31-of-49 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, and he ran for 15 yards and a score.
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 29-45, 240 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 20-73, 1 TD, Receiving: James Rodgers, 11-90
Cincinnati: Passing: Tony Pike, 31-49, 332 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Isaiah Pead, 11-46, 1 TD, Receiving: Mardy Gilyard, 9-65, 1 TD
What It All Means: Oregon State didn’t have the consistency to beat Cincinnati. It might not seem like a decent loss, but this is a strong Bearcat team that’s going to win double-digit games and could end up in the BCS for the second straight season. The reliance on Jacquizz Rodgers to carry the offense became a problem when Sean Canfield and the passing game didn’t come through, and now the pass defense has to be reevaluated. Few will be able to run on the Beavers, but the Pac 10 teams should be able to light up the secondary like a Christmas tree.

Sept. 12
Oregon State 23 ... at UNLV 21
Oregon State got a 33-yard field goal from Justin Kahut with seven seconds to play to pull out the win. The Beavers needed to come back after UNLV came up with a good fourth quarter rally with Mike Clausen connecting with Rodelin Anthony from 13 yards out, his second scoring grab of the day, and Phillip Payne from ten yards away for a 21-20 lead with just over four minutes to play. Oregon State was carried by Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran for a two-yard score and accounted for 231 yards of offense.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 26 times for 166 yards and a touchdown, and he caught ten passes for 65 yards.
UNLV: Passing: Omar Clayton, 18-26, 170 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Channing Trotter, 11-35, Receiving: Ryan Wolfe, 9-91
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 25-31, 198 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 26-166, 1 TD, Receiving: Jacquizz Rodgers, 10-65
What It All Means: Where would the team be without Jacquizz Rodgers? It's almost like the offense relies on him to carry the team, and even though Sean Canfield had a nice day throwing the ball, Rodgers was the go-to playmaker until he was held in check late. Defensively, the secondary might be in trouble against the on-fire Cincinnati passing game next week unless it plays far better than it did in the fourth quarter against the Rebels.

Sept. 5
at Oregon State 34 … Portland State 7
Oregon State had few problems putting the game away early as James Rodgers caught an 87-yard touchdown pass and Jacquizz Rodgers ran for a five-yard score in the first quarter, and Justin Kahut nailed a 50-yard field goal in the second. Jacquizz added scoring runs from one and 43 yards out, and Kahut hit a 24-yarder for a 31-0 lead held until 2:51 left in the game. Connor Kavanaugh got the only PSU points on a one-yard run.
Player of the Game: Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rodgers ran 16 times for 103 yards and three scores, and he caught four passes for 32 yards.
Portland State: Passing: Drew Hubel, 20-37, 252 yds
Rushing: Connor Kavanaugh, 5-35, 1 TD, Receiving: Raymond Fry, 10-146
Oregon State: Passing: Sean Canfield, 8-11, 158 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Jacquizz Rodgers, 16-103, 3 TDs, Receiving: Jacquizz Rodgers, 4-32
What It All Means: All appeared fine with the Jacquizz Rodgers shoulder as he took a few good pops to go along with his signature speed and quickness. The passing game was efficient with Sean Canfield connecting with James Rodgers early and was solid the rest of the way. The defense wasn't a rock against the passing game, but Portland State had to keep wining it to try to stay alive. Rodgers only touchdowns the ball 20 times; Jovan Stevenson ha to play an even bigger role carrying the ball in blowouts.