2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

2006 Oregon State Beavers football
2006 Oregon State Beavers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 39–38 vs. Missouri
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 21
Record	10–4 (6–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Riley (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (4th season)
Captains	Yvenson Bernard ; Matt Moore ; Joe Newton ; Sabby Piscitelli ;
Home stadium	Reser Stadium ; (Capacity: 43,300)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

Last updated August 21, 2023

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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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
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 Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 56–17	38,071
September 7	4:30 pm	at Boise State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	ESPN	L 14–42	30,711
September 23	7:15 pm	Idaho *		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 38–0	40,317
September 30	1:00 pm	California		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 13–41	39,309
October 7	4:00 pm	Washington State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	L 6–13	42,951
October 14	3:30 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle	FSNNW	W 27–17	62,656
October 21	4:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		W 17–10	57,113
October 28	12:30 pm	No. 2 USC		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSN	W 33–31	42,871
November 4	1:00 pm	Arizona State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		W 44–10	38,274
November 11	3:15 pm	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	FSNNW	L 7–25	67,532
November 18	12:30 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	FSNNW	W 30–7	38,502
November 24	12:30 pm	Oregon		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War)	FSN	W 30–28	44,015
December 2	9:00 pm	at No. 23 Hawaii *		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN	W 35–32	50,000
December 29	11:15 am	vs. Missouri *	No. 25	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 39–38	48,732
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2006 Oregon State Beavers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Matt Moore	Sr
RB	`26`	Yvenson Bernard	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	Alexis Serna

Head coach

Mike Riley

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	10	7	14	31
•Oregon State	7	9	17	0	33

Date: October 28
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Game start: 12:30 PM PDT

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

	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	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	0	7	14	28
•Oregon State	7	13	7	3	30

Date: November 24
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Game start: 12:30 PM PST

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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

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References

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

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[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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