2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

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2006 Oregon State Beavers football
Oregon State text logo.svg
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 39–38 vs. Missouri
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
Record10–4 (6–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Reser Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 USC +  7 2   11 2  
No. 14 California +  7 2   10 3  
No. 21 Oregon State  6 3   10 4  
UCLA  5 4   7 6  
Arizona State  4 5   7 6  
Oregon  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.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pm Eastern Washington * FSNNW W 56–1738,071
September 74:30 pmat Boise State * ESPN L 14–4230,711
September 237:15 pm Idaho *
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
FSNNWW 38–040,317
September 301:00 pmNo. 20 California
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
L 13–4139,309
October 74:00 pm Washington State
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
FSNNWL 6–1342,951
October 143:30 pmat Washington FSNNWW 27–1762,656
October 214:00 pmat Arizona W 17–1057,113
October 2812:30 pmNo. 3 USC
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
FSN W 33–3142,871
November 41:00 pm Arizona State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, Oregon
W 44–1038,274
November 113:15 pmat UCLA FSNNWL 7–2567,532
November 1812:30 pmat Stanford FSNNWW 30–738,502
November 2412:30 pm Oregon
FSNW 30–2844,015
December 29:00 pmat No. 24 Hawaii *ESPNW 35–3250,000
December 2911:15 amvs. Missouri *No. 24 CBS W 39–3848,732

Roster

2006 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Matt Moore Sr
QB 10 Ryan Gunderson Jr
RB 26 Yvenson Bernard Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Alexis Serna
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Regular season

Eastern Washington

1234Total
Eastern Washington073717
Oregon State21217756

Boise State

1234Total
Oregon State1400014
Boise State7217742

Idaho

1234Total
Idaho00000
Oregon State14314738

California

1234Total
#20 California21107341
Oregon State033713

Washington State

1234Total
Washington State337013
Oregon State03036

Washington

1234Total
Oregon State7310727
Washington3140017

Arizona

1234Total
Oregon State1400317
Arizona037010

USC

#2 USC at Oregon State
1234Total
USC01071431
Oregon State7917033

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

Arizona State

1234Total
Arizona State0100010
Oregon State171431044

UCLA

1234Total
Oregon State07007
UCLA0671225

Stanford

1234Total
Oregon State7133730
Stanford70007

Oregon

1234Total
Oregon7071428
Oregon State7137330

[3]

Hawaii

1234Total
Oregon State7147735
#23 Hawai'i0213832

Brut Sun Bowl vs. Missouri

1234Total
#25 Oregon State14071839
Missouri71014738

References

  1. "Beavers Win Sun Bowl". Sports Illustrated . December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  2. "Three and Out: Beavers Stun USC; BCS Race Wide Open". ESPN. October 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. "Oregon State Claims Victory in Civil War with Oregon". ESPN. November 24, 2006. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.