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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 13 • 3:45 P.M. PT • DEC. 29, 2012 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 W, 10-7 #13/13 WISCONSIN RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS FX SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 W, 27-20 AT #19/19 UCLA ROSE B OWL, PASADENA ABC SATURDAY, SEPTEMEBER 29 W, 38-35 AT ARIZONA NO. 13/15/14 NO. 23/RV/25 ARIZONA S TADIUM , TUCSON P AC -12 NETWORKS OREGON STATE BEAVERS vs. TEXAS LONGHORNS (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) (8-4,5-4 Big 12) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 W, 19-6 TELEVISION . ESPN NATIONAL RADIO . ESPN Radio WASHINGTON STATE Sean McDonough, play-by-play Mark Neely, play-by-play RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS P AC -12 NETWORKS Chris Spielman, analyst Ray Bentley, analyst Quint Kessenich, sideline Kaylee Hartung, sideline SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 W, 42-24 RADIO Beaver Sports Network (see page 3 for station list) Mike Parker, play-by-play AT BYU Jim Wilson, analyst LAVELL E DWARDS S TADIUM , PROVO ABC Ron Callan, sideline Steve Preece, pre-game SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 W, 21-7 Scott Lynn, post-game UTAH SPANISH RADIO . KWBY 940 AM RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS ESPN2 Juan De Dios Andrade, play-by-play Jose Luis Lupercio, analyst LIVE AUDIO . osubeavers.com • Beaver Nation Online SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 L, 20-17 GAMETRACKER . osubeavers.com AT WASHINGTON RANKINGS . Oregon State: BCS - No. 13; AP - No. 15; USA Today - No. 14 / Texas: BCS - 23; AP - RV; USA Today - 25 CENTURYLINK F IELD, SEATTLE P AC -12 NETWORKS SERIES HISTORY . Texas leads the series, 2-0 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 W, 36-26 THE GAME: Oregon State returns to the bowl season after a two-year hiatus in the 20th Annual Valero Alamo ARIZONA STATE Bowl. It’s the most prestigious bowl game for the Beavers since the 2001 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl when OSU RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS ESPN2 defeated Notre Dame 41-9. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 L, 27-23 AT #16/15 STANFORD BOWL HISTORY: This will be the 16th bowl appearance for the Beavers and the eighth this century. OSU STANFORD S TADIUM , STANFORD FOX owns a 10-5 mark in postseason games overall. The bowl history (for details see bowl section) includes the following games – 2009 Las Vegas Bowl (Loss vs. BYU 44-20); 2008 Sun Bowl (Win vs. Pitt 3-0); 2007 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 W, 62-14 Emerald Bowl (Win vs. Maryland 21-14); 2006 Sun Bowl (Win vs. Missouri 39-38); 2004 Insight Bowl (Win CALIFORNIA RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS P AC -12 NETWORKS vs. Notre Dame 38-21); 2003 Las Vegas Bowl (Win vs. New Mexico 55-14); 2002 Insight Bowl (Loss vs. Pitt 38-13); 2001 Fiesta Bowl (Win vs. Notre Dame 41-9); 1999 Oahu Bowl (Loss vs. Hawai’i 23-17); 1965 Rose SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 L, 48-24 Bowl (Loss vs. Michigan 34-7); 1962 Liberty Bowl (Win vs. Villanova 6-0); 1957 Rose Bowl (Loss to Iowa #5/4 OREGON 35-19); 1942 Rose Bowl (Win vs. Duke in NC 20-16); 1949 Pineapple Bowl (Win vs. Hawai’i 47-27); 1940 RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS P AC -12 NETWORKS Pineapple Bowl (Win vs. Hawai’i 39-6). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 W, 77-3 NICHOLLS STATE VS. THE BIG 12: OSU is 9-11 against current Big 12 programs – 0-2 vs. Texas; 0-1 vs. Kansas State; 3-1 vs. RESER S TADIUM , CORVALLIS P AC -12 NETWORKS Baylor; 0-1 vs. TCU; 0-1 vs. Texas Tech; 2-0 vs. West Virginia; 1-0 vs. Iowa State; 2-4 vs. Kansas. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 • 3:45 P.M. PT VS. THE LONGHORNS: OSU has faced Texas just twice, both losses in Austin. Texas won 61-16 Sept. 26, VS . #23/RV/25 TEXAS 1987 and 35-0 Sept. 27, 1980. Both losses were in the ALAMODOME, SAN A NTONIO ESPN midst of Oregon State’s 28-year run of losing seasons. MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFO The ’87 team went 2-9 and the ’80 club 0-11. collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Pac-12 foot- STEVE FENK, Associate A.D. / Athletic Communications ball. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, office . (541) 737-7470 cell . (541) 230-0627 email . [email protected] media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed JASON AMBERG, Assistant Director to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an office . (541) 737-7469 cell . (541) 230-0706 e-mail to [email protected]. email . [email protected] 1 2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL • GAME THIRTEEN • VALERO ALAMO BOWL • OREGON STATE VS TEXAS • DEC. 29, 2012 PAC-12 RECORD: Eight teams from the Pac-12 Con- 2012 QUICK FACTS PAC-12 BOWL AFFILIATIONS ference are playing in postseason games; a league GENERAL INFORMATION Rose Bowl presented by Vizio Stanford vs. Wisconsin 1/1 record. Oregon State (Valero Alamo), Stanford (Rose), LOCATION: . Corvallis, Oregon Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Oregon vs. Kansas State 1/3 FOUNDED: . 1868 Oregon (Fiesta), UCLA (Holiday), USC (Sun), Arizona Valero Alamo Bowl Oregon St. vs. Texas 12/29 ENROLLMENT: . .26,393 (New Mexico), Arizona State (Kraft Fight Hunger) and Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl UCLA vs. Baylor 12/27 PRESIDENT: . .Dr. Edward Ray Washington (Las Vegas). Hyundai Sun Bowl USC vs. Georgia Tech 12/31 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: . .Dr. Joseph Spatafora MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Washington vs. Boise St. 12/22 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: . .Bob De Carolis Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Arizona St. vs. Navy 12/29 ATHLETIC DEPT PHONE: . 541-737-7373 TEXAS CONNECTIONS: Several obvious connections Gildan New Mexico Bowl Arizona vs. Nevada 12/15 GAME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: . .John Cheney / Associate A.D. to the state of Texas on the current Beaver roster. The DIR. OF TICKET OPERATIONS: . .Cecil Hairston / Assistant A.D. current Beaver football team has five players from the CONFERENCE: . Pac-12 Conference state of Texas; safety Peter Ashton (Keller), defensive tackle Brandon Bennett-Jackson (Spring – but NICKNAME: . Beavers MASCOT: . Benny Beaver calls Birmingham home), defensive end Rudolf Fifita (Euless), safety Kendall Hill (La Marque) and run- COLORS: . Orange and Black ning back Storm Woods (Pflugerville). Second-year running backs coach Chris Brasfield is a native of FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: . 1893 San Antonio (John Jay HS) and was a wide receiver and return specialist at TCU (1994-95) and UTEP (1991- ALL-TIME RECORD: . .516-550-50 (.485) 93). Special teams coordinator Bruce Read was in the same capacity with the Dallas Cowboys (2007-08) ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD: . 10-5 (.667) as was secondary coach Rod Perry for the Houston Oilers (1995-96). Coach Riley was the only head coach STADIUM INFORMATION in the brief history of the San Antonio Riders (1991-92) of the World League of American Football where he STADIUM: . Reser Stadium (renamed in 1999) coached current Cowboys’ head coach Jason Garrett (QB). Riley still owns a house in nearby Spring Branch. OPENED: . .1953 (then Parker Stadium) RENOVATED: . 2005 FRIENDLY COMPETITION: Texas senior starting defensive end Alex Okafor and Beaver freshman-redshirt CAPACITY: . 45,674 running back were teammates at Pflugerville High School in Texas. Woods was a first-team PLAYING SURFACE: . FieldTurf Storm Woods ALL-TIME RECORD: . .142-129-4 (.524) All-District twice and honorable mention all-state as a senior. COACHING STAFF BEAVERS IN THE LONE STAR STATE: Oregon State hasn’t played in the state of Texas since the season HEAD COACH: . .Mike Riley (Alabama, ‘75) opener of the 2010 campaign at Cowboys Stadium in a game that matched the No. 22 Beavers vs. the No. RECORD AT OREGON STATE: . 81-66, .551 (11 seasons) 7 TCU Horned Frogs (TCU won 30-21). Prior to that OSU won the 2008 Sun Bowl in El Paso over Pittsburgh CAREER COLLEGIATE RECORD: . Same (3-0) and the 2006 Sun Bowl over Missouri (39-38). Other jaunts include 1996 at Baylor (L 42-10); 1995 at ASSISTANT COACHES North Texas (L 30-27), 1987 at Texas (L 61-16), 1980 at Texas (L 35-0), 1970 at Houston (L 19-16), 1964 at Jay Locey (Oregon State, ‘79). Asst. Head Coach / Tight Ends Mark Banker (Springfield College, ‘78) . .Defensive Coordinator Baylor (W 13-6) and 1961 at Houston (L 23-12). Bruce Read (Portland State, ‘86) . Coordinator of Special Teams Danny Langsdorf (Linfield College, ‘95) . Off. Coord. / Quarterbacks IDENTICAL OFFENSIVE NUMBERS: The numbers are nearly identical as OSU averages 442.8 yards (tied Chris Brasfield (Texas Christian, ‘96) . Running Backs for 34th in nation) per game on offense while Texas is at 441 yards (37th). Both teams go about it differently Brent Brennan (UCLA, ‘96) . Wide Receivers Mike Cavanaugh (Southern Connecticut State, ‘86) . Offensive Line as OSU averages 316.5 yards on via pass compared to the Longhorns’ 265. Meanwhile UT runs for 176 yards Rod Perry (Oregon State, ‘02) . .Secondary per outing while the Beavers are at 126.2. Joe Seumalo (Hawai’i, ‘95) . .Defensive Line Trent Bray (Oregon State, ‘05) . Grad. Asst. / Linebackers GAUDY NUMBERS: Oregon State’s offensive machine has eclipsed the 500-yard mark four times this sea- Alan Darlin (Oregon State, ‘09) . Grad. Asst. / Defensive Line Mitch Meeuwsen (Oregon State, ‘07) . .Grad. Asst. / Defensive Backs son. The Beavers hit 683 yards in its last game against Tavita Thompson (Oregon State, ‘08) . .Grad. Asst. / Offensive Line Nicholls State (ranks 2nd all-time), 613 yards in a win PAC-12 PRESEASON MEDIA POLL at Arizona (7th), 559 yards vs. Cal (tied for 17th) and TEAM INFORMATION NORTH DIVISION 501 yards against UCLA. If the season was over OSU 1.