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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 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 1:00 pm No. 13 Wisconsin * FX W 10–742,189 September 22 12:30 pm at No. 19 UCLA ABC/ESPN2 W 27–2054,636 September 29 7:00 pm at Arizona No. 18 P12N W 38–3544,153 October 6 3:00 pm Washington State No. 14 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR P12N W 19–646,579 October 13 12:30 pm at BYU * No. 10 ABC W 42–2463,484[ 1] October 20 7:30 pm Utah No. 8 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR ESPN2 W 21–745,769 October 27 7:15 pm at Washington No. 7 P12N L 17–2060,842 November 3 7:30 pm Arizona State No. 13 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR ESPN2 W 36–2645,979 November 10 12:00 pm at No. 16 Stanford No. 13 FOX L 23–2747,127 November 17 7:30 pm California No. 15 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR P12N W 62–1443,779 November 24 12:00 pm No. 5 Oregon No. 16 P12N L 24–4847,249 December 1 11:30 am Nicholls State * No. 16 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR P12N W 77–332,427 December 29 3:45 pm vs. Texas No. 15 ESPN L 27–3165,277 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
0 0 7
7
• Oregon St
0
3 7 0
10
Scoring summary Q2 ORST Romaine 43 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q3 ORST Cooks 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 10–0 Q4 WIS Pederson 11 yard pass from O'Brien (French kick) ORST 10–7
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oregon St
3
14 7 3
27
UCLA
0
10 0 10
20
Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 22 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q2 UCLA Fairbairn 22 yard field goalTie 3–3 Q2 ORST Cooks 75 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 10–3 Q2 ORST Wheaton 42 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 17–3 Q2 UCLA Evans 65 yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)ORST 17–10 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 24–10 Q4 UCLA Hundley 1 yard run (Fairbairn kick) ORST 24–17 Q4 ORST Romaine 17 yard field goal ORST 27–17 Q4 UCLA Fairbairn 35 yard field goal ORST 27–20
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oregon St
7
10 7 14
38
Arizona
0
7 21 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 2 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 7–0 Q2 ORST Romaine 30 yard field goal ORST 10–0 Q2 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 17–0 Q2 ARIZ Carey 1 yard run (Bonano kick)ORST 17–7 Q3 ARIZ Hill 3 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ORST 17–14 Q3 ARIZ Carey 24 yard run (Bonano kick) ARIZ 21–17 Q3 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 24–21 Q3 ARIZ Buckner 16 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ARIZ 28–24 Q4 ORST Wheaton 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 31–28 Q4 ARIZ Hill 7 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick) ARIZ 35–31 Q4 ORST Hamlett 9 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 38–35
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington St
0
3 0 3
6
• Oregon St
3
3 7 6
19
Date: October 6Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 30 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q2 WSU Furney 24 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 ORST Romaine 24 yard field goal ORST 6–3 Q3 ORST Wheaton 12 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 13–3 Q4 WSU Furney 32 yard field goal ORST 13–6 Q4 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (kick failed) ORST 19–6
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oregon St
14
0 7 21
42
BYU
7
7 7 3
24
Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 11 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)ORST 7–0 Q1 BYU Williams 1 yard run (Sorensen kick)Tie 7–7 Q1 ORST Wheaton 24 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 14–7 Q2 BYU Mahina 2 yard pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 ORST Woods 16 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 21–14 Q3 BYU Williams 2 yard run (Sorensen kick) Tie 21–21 Q4 ORST Prince 5 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 28–21 Q4 BYU Sorensen 35 yard field goal ORST 28–24 Q4 ORST Wheaton 12 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 35–24 Q4 ORST Poyer 49 yard interception return (Romaine kick)ORST 42–24
1
2 3 4 Total
Utah
0
7 0 0
7
• Oregon St
7
7 0 7
21
Date: October 20Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q2 ORST Woods 3 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–0 Q2 UTAH Murphy 18 yard pass from Wilson (Petersen kick) ORST 14–7 Q4 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 21–7
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon St
0
0 10 7
17
• Washington
3
7 0 10
20
Scoring summary Q1 WASH Coons 45 yard field goalWASH 3–0 Q2 WASH Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick)WASH 10–0 Q3 ORST Cooks 54 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)WASH 10–7 Q3 ORST Romaine 29 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4 WASH Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick) WASH 17–10 Q4 ORST Hamlett 29 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)Tie 17–17 Q4 WASH Coons 30 yard field goal WASH 20–17
1
2 3 4 Total
Arizona St
16
3 0 7
26
• Oregon St
10
9 10 7
36
Date: November 3Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ASU Onyeali 1 yard fumble return (Garoutte kick) ASU 7–0 Q1 ORST Romaine 41 yard field goal ASU 7–3 Q1 ASU Marshall 1 yard run (Garoutte kick) ASU 14–3 Q1 ORST Wheaton 50 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)AZST 14–10 Q1 ASU Safety, ball through end zone ASU 16–10 Q2 ASU Mora 31 yard field goal ASU 19–10 Q2 ORST Ward 53 yard run (kick failed) ASU 19–17 Q2 ORST Romaine 45 yard field goal ORST 20–19 Q3 ORST Wheaton 17 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 27–19 Q3 ORST Romaine 33 yard field goal ORST 30–19 Q4 ORST Cooks 49 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)ORST 37–19 Q4 ASU Grice 2 yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick) ORST 37–26
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon St
0
10 13 0
23
• Stanford
14
0 7 6
27
Scoring summary Q1 STAN Taylor 1 yard run (Williamson kick)STAN 7–0 Q1 STAN Hewitt 12 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) STAN 14–0 Q2 ORST Ward 7 yard run (Romaine kick) STAN 14–7 Q2 ORST Romaine 19 yard field goal STAN 14–10 Q3 ORST Wheaton 22 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)ORST 17–14 Q3 ORST Romaine 42 yard field goal ORST 20–14 Q3 ORST Romaine 44 yard field goal ORST 23–14 Q4 STAN Taylor 40 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) ORST 23–21 Q4 STAN Ertz 13 yard pass from Hogan (run failed)ORST 27–23
1
2 3 4 Total
California
7
0 7 0
14
• Oregon St
14
21 14 13
62
Date: November 17Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ORST Wheaton 11 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 7–0 Q1 CAL Sofele 9 yard run (D'Amato kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 ORST Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–7 Q2 ORST Cooks 48 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 21–7 Q2 ORST Hamlett 14 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 28–7 Q2 ORST Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 35–7 Q3 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 42–7 Q3 ORST Ward 47 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 49–7 Q3 CAL Bridgford 1 yard run (D'Amato kick) ORST 49–14 Q4 ORST Ward 17 yard run (kick failed) ORST 55–14 Q4 ORST Agnew 8 yard pass from Harrington (Romaine kick) ORST 62–14
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oregon
6
14 14 14
48
Oregon St
7
3 7 7
24
Date: November 24Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ORE Mariota 42 yard run (two-point conversion failed)ORE 6–0 Q1 ORST Woods 7 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–6 Q2 ORE Thomas 2 yard run (Maldonado kick)ORE 13–7 Q2 ORE Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick)ORE 20–7 Q2 ORST Romaine 37 yard field goal ORE 20–10 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORE 20–17 Q3 ORE Thomas 5 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 27–17 Q3 ORE Thomas 29 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 34–17 Q4 ORE Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick) ORE 41–17 Q4 ORE Kelley 2 yard pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) ORE 48–17 Q4 ORST Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORE 48–24
1
2 3 4 Total
Nicholls St
0
0 3 0
3
• Oregon St
14
21 14 28
77
Date: December 1Location: Reser Stadium Scoring summary Q1 ORST Woods 8 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 7–0 Q1 ORST Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 14–0 Q2 ORST Wheaton 10 yard run (Romaine kick)ORST 21–0 Q2 ORST Ward 15 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 28–0 Q2 ORST Wheaton 2 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 35–0 Q3 ORST Mullaney 4 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)ORST 42–0 Q3 ORST Cummings 22 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) ORST 49–0 Q3 NICH Dolan 26 yard field goal ORST 49–3 Q4 ORST Gwacham 7 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 56–3 Q4 ORST Jenkins 20 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick) ORST 63–3 Q4 ORST Agnew 11 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 70–3 Q4 ORST Balfour 4 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 77–3
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]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Texas
3
7 7 14
31
Oregon St
10
10 7 0
27
Date: December 29Location: Alamodome Game weather: Indoors (dome) Scoring summary Q1 ORST Romaine 29 yard field goal ORST 3–0 Q1 TEX Jordan 40 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q1 ORST Woods 12 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 10–3 Q2 TEX Goodwin 64 yard run (Jordan kick)Tie 10–10 Q2 ORST Romaine 37 yard field goal ORST 13–10 Q2 ORST Ward 9 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 20–10 Q3 TEX Ash 11 yard run (Jordan kick) ORST 20–17 Q3 ORST Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick) ORST 27–17 Q4 TEX Gray 15 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick) ORST 27–24 Q4 TEX Goodwin 36 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick) TEX 31–27
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] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — RV 18 14 10 8 7 13 13 15 16 16 15 20 Coaches — — — 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
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