2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his tenth straight season and twelfth overall. Home games were played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and they were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 9–4 and 6–3 in Pac-12 play; third place in the North Division and fourth overall. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl and were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

2012 Oregon State Beavers football
Alamo Bowl vs. Texas, L 27–31
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
2012 record9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Langsdorf (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (10th season)
Captains
Home stadiumReser Stadium
(Capacity: 45,674)
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 2 Oregon x%  8 –1     12 –1  
No. 20 Oregon State  6 –3     9 –4  
Washington  5 –4     7 –6  
California  2 –7     3 –9  
Washington State  1 –8     3 –9  
South Division
UCLA x  6 –3     9 –5  
Arizona State  5 –4     8 –5  
USC  5 –4     7 –6  
Arizona  4 –5     8 –5  
Utah  3 –6     5 –7  
Colorado  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 81:00 pmNo. 13 Wisconsin*
FXW 10–742,189
September 2212:30 pmat No. 19 UCLA
ABC/ESPN2W 27–2054,636
September 297:00 pmat ArizonaNo. 18
P12NW 38–3544,153
October 63:00 pmWashington StateNo. 14
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 19–646,579
October 1312:30 pmat BYU*No. 10
ABCW 42–2463,484[1]
October 207:30 pmUtahNo. 8
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPN2W 21–745,769
October 277:15 pmat WashingtonNo. 7
P12NL 17–2060,842
November 37:30 pmArizona StateNo. 13
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
ESPN2W 36–2645,979
November 1012:00 pmat No. 16 StanfordNo. 13
FOXL 23–2747,127
November 177:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 15
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 62–1443,779
November 2412:00 pmNo. 5 OregonNo. 16
P12NL 24–4847,249
December 111:30 amNicholls State*No. 16
  • Reser Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
P12NW 77–332,427
December 293:45 pmvs. TexasNo. 15
ESPNL 27–3165,277
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Previous Season

Oregon State finished the 2011 season with a record of 3–9, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, placing 5th place in the North Division.

Game summaries

Wisconsin
See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 007 7
• Oregon St 0 370 10

UCLA
See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team
1 234Total
• Oregon St 3 1473 27
UCLA 0 10010 20

Arizona
See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 234Total
• Oregon St 7 10714 38
Arizona 0 7217 35

Washington State
See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team
1 234Total
Washington St 0 303 6
• Oregon St 3 376 19
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Reser Stadium

BYU
See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team
1 234Total
• Oregon St 14 0721 42
BYU 7 773 24

Utah
See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team
1 234Total
Utah 0 700 7
• Oregon St 7 707 21
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Reser Stadium

Washington
See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team
1 234Total
Oregon St 0 0107 17
• Washington 3 7010 20

Arizona State
See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
1 234Total
Arizona St 16 307 26
• Oregon St 10 9107 36
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Reser Stadium

Stanford
See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team
1 234Total
Oregon St 0 10130 23
• Stanford 14 076 27

California
See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team
1 234Total
California 7 070 14
• Oregon St 14 211413 62
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Reser Stadium

Oregon
See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry
1 234Total
• Oregon 6 141414 48
Oregon St 7 377 24
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Reser Stadium

Nicholls State
See also: 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team
1 234Total
Nicholls St 0 030 3
• Oregon St 14 211428 77
  • Date: December 1
  • Location: Reser Stadium

On August 29, it was announced that the season opener against Nicholls State would be postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Isaac. Oregon State instead had their season opener against Wisconsin on September 8.[3][4] The game was rescheduled for December 1.

Alamo Bowl
Main article: 2012 Alamo Bowl
See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234Total
• Texas 3 7714 31
Oregon St 10 1070 27
  • Date: December 29
  • Location: Alamodome
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Interesting Facts
  • Sean Mannion is the first sophomore captain in program history.[5]
  • The Beavers were unbeaten in September for the first time since 2000.[6]
  • The Beavers won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2009.[6]
  • Mike Riley became the winningest coach in Oregon State football history following the win against Arizona on September 29.[7]
  • The Washington State October 6 game is the earliest sellout for a game in any season since stadium expansion in 2005.[8]
  • The Beavers did not allow a touchdown in the October 6 Washington State game for the first time since the 2008 Sun Bowl.[9]
  • The Beavers did not allow a team to score in the first quarter for the first 4 games.[9]
  • Jordan Poyer intercepted three passes in the Washington State October 6 game tying for second-most in school history and is the most since 2003.[9]
  • Scott Crichton tallied three sacks in the Washington State October 6 game, becoming the first OSU player to do so since Stephen Paea in 2009.[9]
  • Crichton finished the Washington State October 6 game with four tackles for loss, tying for the third-most in a game by an Oregon State player.[9]
  • The October 14 ranking of No. 8 is the highest for the Beavers since ending 2000 at No. 4.[10]
  • The Beavers were 6–0 for the first time in 105 years, since the 1907 season.[11]
  • The sellout of the October 20 Utah game resulted in the first back-to-back home game sellout since 2008.[11]
  • The Beavers were 4–0 in the Pac-12 and haven't started that well in conference since the first year of the Pac-8 in 1968.[11]
  • The Beavers last held three consecutive opponents to single-digits at home in 1961.[11]
  • The Beavers had at least three home sellouts for the first time since the Reser Stadium expansion in 2005.[12]
  • The Beavers 62 points in the November 17 Cal game is tied for the second-most ever against a league opponent.[13]
  • Sean Mannion tied the school record for most touchdowns in a half with four in the first half of the November 17 Cal game.[13]
  • The November 24 game against Oregon broke the Reser Stadium and school attendance record set on October 6 with 47,249 attendees.[14]
  • The Beavers set a new single-game points record of 77 points.[15]
  • Oregon State finished the regular season with a 9–3 record. The six-win improvement is tied for the best in the nation with Middle Tennessee (2–9 to 8–4) and Ohio State (6–7 to 12–0). It's the biggest swing in wins in Oregon State history.[15]
  • The Beavers held four opponents under 9 points for the first time since 2000.[15]
  • The Beavers set a new school record of 42 first downs against Nicholls State, surpassing the previous record of 32 set in 1993 against Pacific. Twenty-five came via the pass, also a school record.[15]
  • The Beavers went undefeated in non-conference regular season play for the first time since 2002.[15]
  • Markus Wheaton surpassed James Rodgers and is now the Oregon State record holder for receptions in a career with 224.[15]

Roster
2012 Oregon State Beavers Football

Quarterbacks

Sophomore

  •  5 Richie Harrington – Freshman
  • 14 Cody Vaz – Junior
  • 17 Jack Lomax – Junior

Running Backs

  • 19 Jovan Stevenson – Junior
  • 24 Storm Woods – Freshman
  • 28 Terron Ward – Sophomore
  • 30 Malcolm Agnew – Sophomore
  • 34 Jordan Jenkins – Senior

Fullbacks

  • 33 Tyler Anderson – Sophomore
  • 42 Clayton York – Senior
  • 49 Michael Balfour – Freshman

Wide Receivers

  • 2 Markus Wheaton – Senior
  • 6 Kramer Ferrell – Freshman
  • 7 Brandin Cooks – Sophomore
  • 8 Richard Mullaney – Freshman
  • 9 Tyler Trosin – Freshman
  • 18 Geno Munoz – Senior
  • 21 Mitch Singler – Junior
  • 23 Jordan Bishop – Senior
  • 37 Jeff Bedbury – Sophomore
  • 40 Garrett Hall – Junior
  • 81 Micah Hatfield – Junior
  • 84 Kevin Cummings – Junior
  • 86 Obum Gwacham – Sophomore

Tight Ends

  • 82 Colby Prince – Senior
  • 83 Kellen Clute – Freshman
  • 85 Austin Slade-Matautia – Freshman
  • 87 Noa Aluesi – Freshman
  • 88 Tyler Perry – Sophomore
  • 89 Connor Hamlett – Sophomore

Offensive Guards

  • 65 Roman Sapolu – Sophomore C
  • 69 Josh Andrews – Junior

Offensive Linemen

  • 51 Michael Beaton – Sophomore
  • 56 Isaac Seumalo – Freshman
  • 63 Justin Addie  – Freshman
  • 67 Jake Welch – Freshman
  • 71 Grant Enger – Junior
  • 73 David Vieru  – Freshman
  • 75 Derek Nielsen – Sophomore

Offensive Tackles

  • 64 Colin Kelly – Senior
  • 72 Darryl Jackson – Freshman
  • 77 Michael Philip – Junior

Defensive Tackles

  • 49 Andrew Seumalo – Senior
  • 54 Brandon Bennett-Jackson – Freshman
  • 79 Joe Lopez – Sophomore
  • 90 Ali'i Robins – Freshman
  • 97 Mana Tuivailala – Sophomore
  • 98 Castro Masaniai – Senior
  • 99 John Braun – Junior

Defensive Ends

  • 45 Dylan Wynn – Sophomore
  • 56 Rusty Fernando – Senior
  • 59 Lavonte Barnett – Freshman
  • 60 Akeem Gonzales – Freshman'
  • 68 Desmond Collins – Freshman
  • 78 Rudolf Fifita – Senior
  • 93 Mana Rosa – Junior
  • 94 Devon Krell – Junior
  • 95 Scott Crichton – Sophomore
  • 99 Blake Harra  – Junior

Linebackers

  • 4 D.J. Welch – Sophomore
  • 13 Rueben Robinson – Senior
  • 39 Kyle Egan – Sophomore
  • 40 Michael Doctor – Junior
  • 41 Feti Taumoepeau – Senior
  • 44 Jabral Johnson – Sophomore
  • 46 Shiloah Te'o – Senior
  • 47 Josh Williams – Sophomore
  • 48 Jaswha James – Freshman
  • 51 Charlie Gilmur – Junior
  • 53 Kyle Gardner – Freshman
  • 55 Shaydon Akuna – Sophomore

Cornerbacks

  •  6 Sean Martin – Junior
  • 14 Jordan Poyer – Senior
  • 15 Larry Scott – Freshman
  • 16 Rashaad Reynolds – Junior
  • 20 Keynan Parker – Senior
  • 21 Ryan Handford – Senior
  • 22 Malcolm Marable – Sophomore
  • 23 Mishawn Cummings – Sophomore
  • 27 Naji Patrick – Freshman
  • 32 Danny Evans – Senior
  • 38 Brian Watkins – Senior

Safeties

  •  3 Anthony Watkins – Senior
  •  8 Tyrequek Zimmerman – Sophomore
  •  9 Peter Ashton – Freshman
  • 25 Ryan Murphy – Sophomore
  • 29 Will Storey – Freshman
  • 30 Zeke Sanders – Junior
  • 37 Micah Audiss – Freshman

Long Snappers

  • 52 Troy Whalen  – Freshman
  • 58 Michael Morovick – Sophomore

Place Kickers

  • 12 Trevor Romaine – Sophomore
  • 18 Max Johnso – Sophomore
  • -- Andrew Mikkelsen – Freshman

Punters

  • 26 Tim McMullen – Junior
  • 48 Keith Kostol – Sophomore
Sources: 2012 Oregon State Beaver Football Roster

Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR RV 18 14 10 8 7 13 13 15 16 16 15 20 
Coaches NR NR NR RV 21 17 14 11 9 13 12 17 17 17 14 19 
Harris Not released 12 10 8 13 12 16 15 15 15 Not released 
BCS Not released 8 7 11 11 16 15 15 13 Not released

References
  1. "Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  2. "Oregon State 2012 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  3. Associated Press (August 30, 2012). "Oregon State, Nicholls State postpone football opener because of Hurricane Isaac". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. "Update – Saturday's Football Opener Postponed". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Hunt, John (September 30, 2012). "More Notes from Oregon State's 38–35 Win Over Arizona". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  7. "Oregon State at Arizona Post-Game Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. September 29, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  8. "Sellout!". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  9. "Oregon State-Washington State Post-Game Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  10. "No. 8 This Week". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  11. "Oregon State Post-Game Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  12. "Oregon State-Arizona State Post-Game Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  13. "Oregon State vs. California Post-Game Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. November 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  14. "No. 16 Oregon State Falls To No. 5". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. November 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
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