2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his ninth straight season and eleventh overall. Home games were played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and they are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. The team finished with their worst record since 1996.

2011 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Riley (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (9th season)
Home stadium	Reser Stadium

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 7 Stanford x%		8	–	1					11	–	2
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Washington State		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 6 USC †		7	–	2					10	–	2
UCLA xy		5	–	4					6	–	8
Utah		4	–	5					8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	7
Arizona		2	–	7					4	–	8
Colorado		2	–	7					3	–	10
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	Sacramento State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 28–29 OT	41,581
September 10	9:00 am	at No. 8 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ESPN	L 0–35	80,337
September 24	12:30 pm	UCLA	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FCS Pacific	L 19–27	44,352
October 1	7:30 pm	at No. 25 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	FCS Pacific	L 20–35	57,437
October 8	12:30 pm	Arizona	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FCS Pacific	W 37–27	40,403
October 15	1:00 pm	BYU*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FCS Pacific	L 28–38	42,584
October 22	7:30 pm	vs. Washington State	CenturyLink Field Seattle	FSN	W 44–21	49,219
October 29	4:00 pm	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City	RTNW	L 8–27	45,017
November 5	12:30 pm	No. 4 Stanford	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	ABC	L 13–38	42,835
November 12	3:30 pm	at California	AT&T Park San Francisco	RTNW	L 6–23	39,602
November 19	12:30 pm	Washington	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	RTNW	W 38–21	42,766
November 26	12:30 pm	at No. 9 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon (Civil War)	ABC/ESPN2	L 21–49	59,802
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2011 Oregon State Beavers
Quarterbacks 4 Sean Mannion 12 Ryan Katz 14 Cody Vaz 17 Jack Lomax Running backs 19 Jovan Stevenson 24 Ryan McCants 28 Terron Ward 34 Jordan Jenkins 35 Malcolm Agnew Fullbacks 32 Westly Meng 33 Tyler Anderson 36 Dylan Parsons 42 Clayton York Wide receivers 1 James Rodgers 2 Markus Wheaton 13 Brandin Cooks 15 Darrell Catchings 18 Geno Munoz 21 Mitch Singler 23 Jordan Bishop 37 Jeff Bedbury 40 Garrett Hall 80 Danny Evans 81 Micah Hatfield 84 Kevin Cummings 85 Brett Ackerman 86 Obum Gwatcham		Tight ends 82 Colby Prince 87 Joe Halahuni 88 Tyler Perry 89 Connor Hamlett Offensive guards 53 Colin Lyons 61 Michael Lamb 74 Burke Ellis Offensive tackles 50 Mike Remmers 72 Darryl Jackson 77 Michael Philip Offensive linemen 51 Michael Beaton 62 Geoff Garner 64 Colin Kelly 65 Roman Sapolu 69 Joshua Andrews 70 Grant Johnson 71 Grant Enger 73 David Vieru 75 Derek Nielsen 79 Aaron Magnuson		Defensive tackles 66 Ben Motter 74 Kevin Frahm 79 Joe Lopez 92 Fred Thompson 96 Dominic Glover 97 Mana Tuivailala 98 Castro Masaniai Defensive ends 49 Andrew Seumalo 56 Rusty Fernando 76 John Braun 91 Taylor Henry 93 Mana Rosa 94 Devon Krell 95 Scott Crichton 99 Blake Harra Linebackers 5 Cameron Collins 13 Reuben Robinson 36 Josh Parish 39 Donnell Welch 40 Michael Doctor 41 Feti Unga 43 Tony Wilson 45 Michael Bibbee 46 Shiloah Te'o 47 Josh Williams 51 Charlie Gilmur 55 Shaydon Akuna		Cornerbacks 6 Sean Martin 14 Jordan Poyer 16 Rashaad Reynolds 17 Brandon Hardin 20 Keynan Parker 21 Ryan Handford 38 Brian Watkins Safeties 3 Anthony Watkins 10 Lance Mitchell 12 Dax Dilbeck 15 Levi Levasa 25 Ryan Murphy 26 Josh LaGrone 29 Will Storey 30 Zeke Sanders Long snappers 52 Troy Whalen 57 Marcus Perry 58 Michael Morovick Place kickers 18 Max Johnson 27 Trevor Romaine Punters 7 Johnny Hekker 48 Keith Kostol

Game summaries

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hornets	0	14	7	0	8	29
Beavers	0	3	3	15	7	28

See also: 2011 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The Sacramento State Hornets defeated Oregon State in overtime on September 3, 29–28. The Hornets had second possession in overtime, and after quarterback Jeff Fleming made a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandyn Reed to pull within one point, the Hornets attempted a two-point conversion for the win. Fleming and Reed connected again for the two-point conversion and the 1-point victory. During Oregon State's possession in overtime, running back Malcolm Agnew put the Beavers ahead by 7 with a 17-yard touchdown run. For the game, Agnew ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries to lead the Beavers. After the Beavers trailed 14–3 at halftime, quarterback Ryan Katz was replaced by redshirt freshman Sean Mannion. Mannion finished the day with eight completion on 12 attempts and 143 yards, while Katz managed 11 completions on 22 attempts and 87 yards. James Rodgers did not play for the Beavers due to a lingering knee injury.

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	0	0	0
#8 Badgers	7	14	7	7	35

See also: 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team

State on defense in the first half.

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	14	0	6	27
Beavers	3	7	9	0	19

See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA leads the series 40–15–4 that began in 1930 and played in Los Angeles, Corvallis, Portland and Tokyo (1980 Mirage Bowl). The Bruins won last year 17–14 on Kai Forbath's 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game.

Wide receiver James Rodgers made his return to the lineup for the Beavers after being out almost a year with a knee injury suffered against Arizona the previous season.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCLA Oregon State 1 2:58 17 82 7:46 Oregon State 25-yard field goal by Trevor Romaine 0 3 1 1:36 3 80 1:16 UCLA Taylor Embree 22-yard touchdown reception from Richard Brehaut, Jeff Locke kick good 7 3 2 10:30 7 46 3:12 UCLA Richard Brehaut 5-yard touchdown run, Jeff Locke kick good 14 3 2 4:05 1 4 0:05 UCLA Jordan James 4-yard touchdown run, Jeff Locke kick good 21 3 2 0:13 Oregon State Punt returned 85 yards for touchdown by Jordan Poyer, Trevor Romaine kick good 21 10 3 11:49 9 67 3:11 Oregon State 30-yard field goal by Trevor Romaine 21 13 3 0:00 6 73 2:08 Oregon State Jordan Bishop 45-yard touchdown reception from Sean Mannion, 2-point pass failed 21 19 4 6:15 9 65 4:15 UCLA Anthony Barr 1-yard touchdown run, Jeff Locke kick no good (blocked) 27 19 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 19

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	6	7	7	0	20
#25 Sun Devils	0	21	7	7	35

See also: 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	14	7	27
Beavers	0	27	3	7	37

See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	10	14	38
Beavers	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2011 BYU Cougars football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Oregon State 1 5:02 12 82 7:28 BYU Michael Alisa 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 0 2 9:23 9 50 4:48 BYU JJ Di Luigi 3-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 14 0 2 3:51 11 72 5:32 Oregon State Sean Mannion 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 14 7 2 1:38 Oregon State Interception returned 51 yards for touchdown by Jordan Poyer, Trevor Romaine kick good 14 14 3 11:16 7 80 3:44 BYU Cody Hoffman 12-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 21 14 3 3:26 5 20 1:41 BYU 33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 24 14 3 2:08 3 77 1:18 Oregon State Brandin Cooks 59-yard touchdown reception from Sean Mannion, Trevor Romaine kick good 24 21 4 10:39 12 66 6:29 BYU JD Falslev 2-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 31 21 4 3:37 6 69 3:32 BYU Kaneakua Friel 8-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 38 21 4 :23 15 73 3:14 Oregon State Jovan Stevenson 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 28

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	17	7	13	44
Cougars	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2011 Washington State Cougars football team

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	0	8	8
Utes	3	21	0	3	27

See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Cardinal	0	17	14	7	38
Beavers	0	7	6	0	13

See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	3	3	0	0	6
Golden Bears	7	7	6	3	23

See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	0	7	21
Beavers	14	3	0	21	38

See also: 2011 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	7	0	14	21
#9 Ducks	7	21	7	14	49

See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

Player death

Fred Thompson, a true freshman defensive end, died in the early evening of December 7, 2011 in Corvallis. According to OSU officials, Thompson was playing basketball at the Dixon Recreation Center on the OSU campus when he collapsed. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis where he was pronounced dead. Thompson was from Richmond, California. He was 19 years old.