2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

2020 Oregon State Beavers football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jonathan Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (3rd season)
Home stadium	Reser Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
Washingtonx	3	–	1	3	–	1
Oregon y$	4	–	2	4	–	3
Stanford	4	–	2	4	–	2
California	1	–	3	1	–	3
Washington State	1	–	3	1	–	3
Oregon State	2	–	5	2	–	5
South Division
No.21USCxy	5	–	0	5	–	1
Colorado	3	–	1	4	–	2
Utah	3	–	2	3	–	2
Arizona State	2	–	2	2	–	2
UCLA	3	–	4	3	–	4
Arizona	0	–	5	0	–	5
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.^[3]

Pac-12 media day

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Pac-12 media poll

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In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (North Division)
1	Oregon	222 (35)
2	California	176 (3)
3	Washington	161
4	Stanford	105
5	Oregon State	76
6	Washington State	58

Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Original 2020 Oregon State Beavers schedule
Date	Opponent	Site
September 3	atOklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
September 12	Colorado State*	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 19	Portland State*	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 26	Washington State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 3	atArizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 10	atWashington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
October 24	California	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 30	atStanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7	UCLA	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14	atUtah	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 21	Arizona	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 28	Oregon	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Washington State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	L 28–38	–
November 14	8:00 p.m.	atWashington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 21–27	294
November 21	12:30 p.m.	California	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	W 31–27	–
November 27	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Oregon	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–38	–
December 5	7:30 p.m.	atUtah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 24–30
December 12	7:30 p.m.	Stanford	Reser Stadium^[6] Corvallis, OR	ESPNU	L 24–27	0
December 19	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN	L 33–46	0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Washington State

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Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

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

atReser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

Date: November 7, 2020
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 0
TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Travell Harris 29-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 3:50. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:44.

Second quarter

OSU – Trevon Bradford 7-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 4:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:27.
WSU – Deon McIntosh 3-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:37. Washington State 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:27.

Third quarter

WSU – Jayden de Laura 5-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 12:10. Washington State 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:52.
WSU – Travell Harris 28-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 8:12. Washington State 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:20.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:27. Washington State 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:47.

Fourth quarter

WSU – Blake Mazza 34-yard field goal, 11:59. Washington State 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 7-yard run (pass failed), 11:01. Washington State 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:21.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 15-yard run (Tristan Gebbia–Trevon Bradford pass), 2:39. Washington State 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 2:52.
WSU – Travell Harris 44-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:29. Washington State 38–28. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:09.

Top passers

WSU – Jayden de Laura – 18/33, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 34/48, 329 yards, TD

Top rushers

WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 rushes, 147 yards, TD
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 21 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

WSU – Travell Harris – 9 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Trevon Bradford – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD

At Washington

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Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	14	0	0	21
Huskies	10	14	0	3	27

atHusky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

Date: November 14, 2020
Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Jaydon Grant 11-yard return of blocked punt (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
UW – Sean McGrew 21-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 2:10. Washington 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

UW – Kamari Pleasant 15-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 14:15. Washington 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58.
OSU – B. J. Baylor 3-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 9:31. Washington 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 2:19. Washington 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:49.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:18. Washington 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

No Scoring Plays.

Fourth quarter

UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 1:45. Washington 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:24.

Top passers

OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 11/24, 85 yards, INT
UW – Dylan Morris – 14/24, 141 yards

Top rushers

OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 23 carries, 133 yards, TD
UW – Sean McGrew – 9 carries, 92 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Luke Musgrave – 2 receptions, 25 yards
UW – Terrell Bynum – 4 receptions, 66 yards

California

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California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	13	0	7	27
Beavers	14	0	3	14	31

atReser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

Date: November 21, 2020
Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
Referee: Chris Coyle
TV: FS1

Game information

First Quarter

OSU – Jermar Jefferson 75-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:42. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18.
CAL – Makai Polk 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 35-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 5:47. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.

Second Quarter

CAL – Dario Longhetto 26-yard field goal, 14:49. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:58.
CAL – Kekoa Crawford 21-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:31. California 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05.
CAL – Dario Longhetto 52-yard field goal, 0:00. California 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 1:24.

Third Quarter

OSU – Everett Hayes 35-yard field goal, 6:20. California 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:45.

Fourth Quarter

OSU – Tristan Gebbia 8-yard pass from Tyjon Lindsey (Everett Hayes kick), 13:35. Oregon State 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:57.
CAL – Jake Tonges 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:04. California 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:21.
OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 4:30. Oregon State 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56.

Top passers

CAL – Chase Garbers – 28/42, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 12/20, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CAL – Marcel Dancy – 17 rushes, 76 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 196 yards, TD

Top receivers

CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD
OSU – Teagan Quitoriano – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Oregon

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Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Ducks	14	10	7	7	38
Beavers	7	6	6	22	41

atReser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

Date: November 27, 2020
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Strimling
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53.
ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38.

Second quarter

OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49.
ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02.
ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00.

Third quarter

OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08.
ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17.
OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.
ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD

Top rushers

ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards

At Utah

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Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	10	0	14	24
Utes	6	10	7	7	30

atRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: December 5, 2020
Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

UTAH – Jadon Redding 33-yard field goal, 10:21. Utah 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39.
UTAH – Jadon Redding 20-yard field goal, 6:50. Utah 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

UTAH – Jadon Redding 27-yard field goal, 12:27. Utah 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:12.
OSU – Everett Hayes 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Utah 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05.
UTAH – Ty Jordan 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:50. Utah 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

UTAH – Britain Covey 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jadon Redding kick), 6:22. Utah 23–10. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45.

Fourth quarter

UTAH – Britain Covey 64-yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick), 14:37. Utah 30–10.
OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 6-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 11:50. Utah 30–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41.
OSU – Kolby Taylor 21-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 5:07. Utah 30–24. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:11.

Top passers

OSU – Chance Nolan – 20/38, 202 yards, TD, INT
UTAH – Jake Bentley – 18/27, 174 yards, TD

Top rushers

OSU – Jack Colletto – 1 rush, 40 yards
UTAH – Ty Jordan – 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Tyjon Lindsey – 3 receptions, 37 yards
UTAH – Brant Kuithe – 8 receptions, 76 yards

Stanford

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Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	6	3	7	11	27
Beavers	7	7	7	3	24

atReser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Date: December 12, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Francisco Villar
TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
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Game information

First Quarter

OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
STAN – Tucker Fisk 12-yard pass from Davis Mills (pass failed), 5:45. Oregon State 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.

Second Quarter

OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 12:34. Oregon State 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:19.
STAN – Jet Toner 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Oregon State 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:14.

Third Quarter

STAN – Davis Mills 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 12:14. Stanford 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:39.
OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 30-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 8:38. Oregon State 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36.

Fourth Quarter

STAN – Davis Mills 6-yard run (Davis Mills–Houston Heimuli pass), 13:03. Stanford 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:10.
OSU – Everett Hayes 26-yard field goal, 7:18. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:45.
STAN – Jet Toner 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Stanford 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:24.

Top passers

STAN – Davis Mills – 21/29, 292 yards, TD
OSU – Chance Nolan – 17/30, 221 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

STAN – Austin Jones – 22 rushes, 126 yards
OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

STAN – Simi Fehoko – 6 receptions, 110 yards
OSU – Tre'Shaun Harrison – 5 receptions, 91 yards

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released												—	—				Not released

2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

Contents

Preseason

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Washington State

At Washington

California

Oregon

At Utah

Stanford

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Languages