American college football season
The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith . The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon , as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference .
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2]
On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]
Previous season [ ] The Beavers finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 record, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the North Division. This was the most wins for the program since the 2014 season , nearly clinching their first bowl appearance since 2013.
Preseason [ ] Pac-12 media day [ ] Pac-12 media poll [ ] In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.[4]
Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oregon
222 (35)
2
California
176 (3)
3
Washington
161
4
Stanford
105
5
Oregon State
76
6
Washington State
58
Schedule [ ] Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State , Colorado State , and Portland State , but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[5]
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Washington State [ ]
Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars 7
7
14 10 38
Beavers
0
7
7 14 28
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : November 7, 2020Game time : 7:30 p.m. PST Game attendance : 0TV : FS1
Game information
First Quarter WSU – Trevell Harris 29-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 3:50. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:44. Second Quarter OSU – Trevon Bradford 7-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 4:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:27.
WSU – Deon McIntosh 3-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:37. Washington State 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:27. Third Quarter WSU – Jayden de Laura 5-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 12:10. Washington State 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:52.
WSU – Travell Harris 28-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 8:12. Washington State 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:20.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:27. Washington State 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:47. Fourth Quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 34-yard field goal, 11:59. Washington State 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 7-yard run (pass failed), 11:01. Washington State 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:21.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 15-yard run (Tristan Gebbia–Trevon Bradford pass), 2:39. Washington State 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 2:52.
WSU – Travell Harris 44-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:29. Washington State 38–28. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:09.
Top Passers Top Rushers WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 rushes, 147 yards, TD
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 21 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD Top Receivers WSU – Trevell Harris – 9 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Trevon Bradford – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD
at Washington [ ]
Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Beavers
7
14
0 0 21
Huskies 10
14
0 3 27
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
Date : November 7, 2020Game time : 7:30 p.m. PSTGame attendance : 0TV : FS1
Game information
First Quarter OSU – Jaydon Grant 11-yard return of blocked punt (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
UW – Sean McGrew 21-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 2:10. Washington 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23. Second Quarter UW – Kamari Pleasant 15-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 14:15. Washington 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58.
OSU – B.J. Baylor 3-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 9:31. Washington 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 2:19. Washington 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:49.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:18. Washington 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 1:45. Washington 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:24.
Top Passers OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 11/24, 85 yards, INT
UW – Dylan Morris – 14/24, 141 yards Top Rushers OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 23 carries, 133 yards, TD
UW – Sean McGrew – 9 carries, 92 yards, TD Top Receivers OSU – Luke Musgrave – 2 receptions, 25 yards
UW – Terrell Bynum – 4 receptions, 66 yards
California [ ]
California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Bears
7
13
0 7 27
Beavers 14
0
3 14 31
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : November 21, 2020Game time : 12:30 p.m. PSTReferee : Chris CoyleTV : FS1
Game information
First Quarter OSU – Jermar Jefferson 75-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:42. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18.
CAL – Makai Polk 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 35-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 5:47. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09. Second Quarter CAL – Dario Longhetto 26-yard field goal, 14:49. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:58.
CAL – Kekoa Crawford 21-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:31. California 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05.
CAL – Dario Longhetto 52-yard field goal, 0:00. California 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 1:24. Third Quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 35-yard field goal, 6:20. California 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:45. Fourth Quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 8-yard pass from Tyjon Lindsey (Everett Hayes kick), 13:35. Oregon State 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:57.
CAL – Jake Tonges 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:04. California 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:21.
OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 4:30. Oregon State 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56.
Top Passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 28/42, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 12/20, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT Top Rushers CAL – Marcel Dancy – 17 rushes, 76 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top Receivers CAL �� Kekoa Crawford – 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD
OSU – Teagan Quitoriano – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Oregon [ ]
Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 15 Ducks
14
10
7 7 38
Beavers 7
6
6 22 41
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Date : November 27, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Steven StrimlingTV : ESPN Reference
Game information
First Quarter ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53.
ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38. Second Quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49.
ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02.
ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00. Third Quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08.
ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14. Fourth Quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22.
Top Passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD Top Rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD Top Receivers ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards
at Utah [ ]
Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Beavers
0
10
0 14 24
Utes 6
10
7 7 30
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
Date : December 5, 2020Game time : 8:30 p.m. MST Game weather : Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Mike McCabeTV : ESPN Reference
Game information
First Quarter UTAH – Jadon Redding 33-yard field goal, 10:21. Utah 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39.
UTAH – Jadon Redding 20-yard field goal, 6:50. Utah 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:31. Second Quarter UTAH – Jadon Redding 27-yard field goal, 12:27. Utah 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:12.
OSU – Everett Hayes 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Utah 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05.
UTAH – Ty Jordan 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:50. Utah 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. Third Quarter UTAH – Britain Covey 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jadon Redding kick), 6:22. Utah 23–10. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45. Fourth Quarter UTAH – Britain Covey 64-yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick), 14:37. Utah 30–10.
OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 6-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 11:50. Utah 30–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41.
OSU – Kolby Taylor 21-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 5:07. Utah 30–24. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:11.
Top Passers OSU – Chance Nolan – 20/38, 202 yards, TD, INT
UTAH – Jake Bentley – 18/27, 174 yards, TD Top Rushers OSU – Jack Colletto – 1 rush, 40 yards
UTAH – Ty Jordan – 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top Receivers OSU – Tyjon Lindsey – 3 receptions, 37 yards
UTAH – Brant Kuithe – 8 receptions, 76 yards
Stanford [ ]
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinal 6
3
7 11 27
Beavers
7
7
7 3 24
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Date : December 12, 2020Game time : 7:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 0Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (ESPNU ) : John Schriffen, Rene IngogliaReference
Game information
First Quarter OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
STAN – Tucker Fisk 12-yard pass from Davis Mills (pass failed), 5:45. Oregon State 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56. Second Quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 12:34. Oregon State 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:19.
STAN – Jet Toner 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Oregon State 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:14. Third Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 12:14. Stanford 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:39.
OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 30-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 8:38. Oregon State 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36. Fourth Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 6-yard run (Davis Mills–Houston Heimuli pass), 13:03. Stanford 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:10.
OSU – Everett Hayes 26-yard field goal, 7:18. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:45.
STAN – Jet Toner 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Stanford 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:24.
Top Passers STAN – Davis Mills – 21/29, 292 yards, TD
OSU – Chance Nolan – 17/30, 221 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 22 rushes, 126 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 80 yards Top Receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 6 receptions, 110 yards
OSU – Tre'Shaun Harrison – 5 receptions, 91 yards
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
CFP
Not released
NR
NR
Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ ] References [ ]
^ Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons" . Pac-12 Conference . Retrieved 24 September 2020 . ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year" . pac-12.com . August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020 .^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons" . pac-12.com . September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll" . pac-12.com . July 24, 2019.^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020" . Yahoo News . Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ "Pac-12 statement regarding Stanford vs. Oregon State football game" . Pac-12.com . Retrieved December 1, 2020 .^ "2020 Football Schedule" . Oregon State University Athletics . Retrieved October 30, 2020 .
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