2001 Football OSU vs Northern Arizona Postgame

Beavers Demolish the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 45-10

The Beavers once again came into todays game in search of another win in an attempt to salvage a season on the brink. For the second week in a row the Beavers offense put up over 40 points. The Beavers took only 1 min. and 21 sec. to score on three plays in the first quarter. The drive, if you can call it that, was highlighted by a 56 yard touchdown pass from Smith to Trimmer. 

The Beavers first half scoring went like this:

• Trimmer 56 yard touchdown pass from Smith 7-0
• Simonton 17 yard run 14-0
• Jackson 6 yard run 21-0
• Newson 42 yard pass from Smith 28-0
• Kirk Yliniemi 21 Yard Field Goal 31-0

 

Current PAC-10 Standings
Team	Pac 10	Overall
Oregon	6-1	9-1
Washington State	6-2	9-2
Washington	6-2	8-2
Stanford	6-2	7-2
USC	5-3	6-5
UCLA	3-4	6-4
Oregon State	3-4	5-5
Arizona State	1-5	4-5
Arizona	1-6	4-6
California	0-8	0-10

The half time score of 31-0, believe it or not, could have been worse. The Beavers missed two other scoring opportunities with a turnover and a missed field goal by Cesca. 

The second half was much lower scoring as the Beavers started clearing their bench to allow all the seniors a chance to play in their final home game at Oregon State. The Beavers scored twice on a 31 yard pass to Newson from Smith and the highlight of the second half was a 89 kickoff return for a touchdown by freshman Steven Jackson. It was Oregon States first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1997 when Tim Alexander returned a kickoff 100 yards vs. USC.

Northern Arizona's only touchdown came in the third quarter when they recover a Beaver fumble on a punt for a touchdown making the score 38-7. NAU added a field goal in the forth for the final score of 45-10.

Oregon States standout seniors set some new marks in this game. Jonathan Smith became the all-time passing yards leader and TD leader in OSU history today, passing former NFL quarterback Eric Wilhelm. Smith now has 8,961 yards passing and 54 TD's in his career. 

Ken Simonton rushed for 151 yards on 32 carries today to pass Marcus Allen into second place on the all-time Pac-10 list. He has 4,960 yards for his career with one game left to play. PAC-10 record holder Charles White is far out of reach at 6,245 yards. Simonton has one game left to gain 113 yards to become the first player in PAC-10 history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his 4 seasons. Only 4 players in NCAA history have rushed for over 1,000 in all four years of playing football.
 

POST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
 

CATEGORY	BEAVERS	NAU	ADVANTAGE
Passing	343 yards	93 yards	OSU
Rushing	173 yards	120 yards	OSU
Total Off.	516 yards	213 yards	OSU
Penalties	5-45	3-20	NAU
Turnovers	3	1	NAU
Time of Pos.	25:22	34:38	NAU
First Downs	24	9	OSU
Final Score	45	10	OSU

The Beavers have one game left to play on December 1st in Eugene with the Ducks.. The goal of this team is to make it to the post season and they need to win to have a winning record and a chance at being picked for a bowl game. The a win over the Ducks, the Beavers will have their third straight winning season and be eligible for bowl selection. Depending upon how some things shake out in the closing weeks, with a couple games yet to be played by other PAC-10 teams, the Beavers may have a chance at the following bowls.

• Silicon Valley Classic 
• Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl 
• Las Vegas Bowl
• Seattle Bowl

Some luck would have to fall our way to make the last two bowls, but with a win over the Ducks, the Beavs could make it to one of the first two games.

Now lets get ready to go out and Beat the Ducks! Talk some trash and flag your colors. Two weeks till game time. 

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A BEAVER!

GO BEAVS!

 

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