The 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his seventh straight season and ninth overall. Home games were played on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. The Beavers finished the season 8–5, 6–3 in Pac-10 play, and lost the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas 20–44 vs BYU.
Schedule
Roster 2009 Oregon State BeaversCenters 60 Alex Linnenkohl 70 Grant Johnson
Cornerbacks 2 David Ross 3 Patrick Henderson 4 James Dockery 6 Sean Martin 14 Kaua Olds 16 Rasheed Reynolds 17 Brandon Hardin 20 Keynan Parker 21 Tim Clark 38 Brian Watkins
Defensive ends 19 Matt LaGrone 41 Kevin Unga 49 Andrew Seumalo 55 Ben Terry 66 Mana Rosa 74 Kevin Frahm 90 Tom Black 91 Taylor Henry 99 Gabe Miller
Defensive line 61 Tonu Tuimalealiifano 65 Travis Horton 77 Evan Hull
Defensive tackles 54 Stephen Paea 78 Brennan Olander 92 Mitchel Hunt 95 Latu Moala 96 Jesse Fafita 97 Sioeli Nau 98 Castro MasaniaiLinebackers 13 Reuben Robinson 15 Michael Doctor 29 Zane Norris 31 Paul Jones 32 Keaton Kristick 35 Keith Pankey 39 Kameron Krebs 43 Tony Wilson 44 Devan Unga 45 David Pa'aluhi III 48 Walker Vave 52 Keo Camat 59 Dwight Roberson
Long snappers 57 Marcus Perry 58 Tyler Bills
Offensive guards 51 Brent McNeil 53 Colin Lyons 61 Michael Lamb 63 Ryan Pohl 73 Gregg Peat
Offensive linemen 56 Thomas Tyler 62 Geoff Garner 67 Rory Ross 69 Joshua Andrews 71 Grant Enger 74 Burke Ellis 75 Nathan Hannah 76 John Braun 77 Michael Philip 78 Ben Motter 79 Aaron Magnuson Offensive tackles 50 Mike Remmers 64 Colin Kelly 68 Wilder McAndrews 72 Timi Oshinowo
Punters 7 Johnny Hekker 37 Ryan Allen
Place kickers 27 Justin Kahut 40 Matt Barker
Quarterbacks 3 Lyle Moevao 5 Sean Canfield 7 Peter Lalich 12 Ryan Katz 14 Cody Vaz 16 Justin Engstrom 17 Jack Lomax
Running backs 1 Jacquizz Rodgers 19 Jovan Stevenson 22 Ashton Jefferson 24 Ryan McCants 26 Josh Parish 33 Will Darkins 34 Jordan Jenkins 36 Dylan Parsons 42 Clayton YorkSafeties 5 Cameron Collins 10 Lance Mitchell 12 Dax Dilbeck 14 Jordan Poyer 15 Levi Lavasa 26 Josh LaGrone 28 Suaesi Tuimaunei 30 Zeke Sanders 47 Anthony Watkins
Tight ends 82 Colby Prince 83 Brady Camp 85 John Reese 87 Joe Halahuni 88 Howard Croom 94 Devon Kell
Wide receivers 2 Markus Wheaton 4 Kaulin Krebs 8 James Rodgers 10 Kevan Walker 15 Darrell Catchings 18 Geno Munoz 21 Mitch Singler 23 Jordan Bishop 25 Casey Kjos 40 Garrett Hall 46 Aaron Nichols 80 Damola Adenjii 81 Micah Hatfield 84 Taylor Kavanaugh 86 Kyle Brown 89 Shawn McGarity
Game summaries
Portland State
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT Game weather: (Overcast) Game attendance: 41,679 TV Coverage: FSN Northwest
Oregon State faced Portland State for the third time in history, first since 2005, which the Beavers won 41–14. The Beavers also won the first meeting in 1983, 51–14.
Behind the legs of Jacquizz Rodgers, the Beavers thumped the in-state Vikings 34–7. Oregon State scored on their first play from scrimmage, an 87-yard touchdown from Sean Canfield to James Rodgers. Quizz ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns.
Time Scoring Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score ORST PSU Q19:26Oregon StateSean Canfield to James Rodgers87-yard passJustin Kahut kick 7 05:35Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers5-yard runJustin Kahut kick 14 0 Q213:05Oregon StateJustin Kahut50-yard FG 17 01:59Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers1-yard runJustin Kahut kick 24 0 Q314:42Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers43-yard runJustin Kahut kick 31 01:34Oregon StateJustin Kahut24-yard FG 34 0 Q42:51Portland StateConnor Kavanaugh1-yard runRobert Truax kick 34 7
UNLV
The fifth all-time meeting between Oregon State and UNLV will be an early road test for the Beavers. The Rebels own the series between the two, 3–1. The last time the two teams met was in 2002, in which Oregon State won 47–17.
Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 166 yards and a score and also led the team in receiving with 10 catches for 65 yards. UNLV led a 4th Quarter rally in which they went from being down 20–7 to up 21–20. Sean Canfield then executed a 2-minute drill (helped by a pass interference call on 3rd and 26) that set up the winning 33-yard field goal by Justin Kahut. The win was Mike Riley's first road win in the month of September.
Time Scoring Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score ORST UNLV Q21:04Oregon StateSean Canfield to Brady Camp1-yard passJustin Kahut kick failed 6 0 Q313:07Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers2-yard runJustin Kahut kick 13 010:42UNLVOmar Clayton to Rodelin Anthony19-yard passKyle Watson kick 13 77:17Oregon StateSean Canfield to James Rodgers4-yard passJustin Kahut kick 20 7 Q410:40UNLVMike Clausen to Rodelin Anthony13-yard passKyle Watson kick 20 144:16UNLVMike Clausen to Phillip Payne10-yard passKyle Watson kick 20 210:07Oregon StateJustin Kahut33-yard FG 23 21
Cincinnati
In 2007, Oregon State traveled to Cincinnati and turned the ball over 7 times in the Bearcats 34–3 victory. In next game the Bearcats come to Reser. This game will be a signature game early in the season for both teams.
Time Scoring Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score ORST CIN Q112:13Oregon StateJustin Kahut46-yard FG 3 06:11Oregon StateJustin Kahut39-yard FG 6 0 Q214:27CincinnatiTony Pike7-yard runJake Rogers kick 6 712:13Oregon StateMatt LaGrone1 yard safety 8 76:40CincinnatiIsaiah Pead1-yard runJake Rogers kick 8 140:18CincinnatiTony Pike to D.J. Woods45-yard passJake Rogers kick 8 21 Q312:36Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers9-yard runJustin Kahut kick 15 21 Q413:22Oregon StateJustin Kahut23-yard FG 18 218:03CincinnatiTony Pike to Marshawn Gilyard19-yard passJake Rogers kick 18 28
Arizona
Once upon a time, the Wildcats owned Oregon State. They won 19 of 22 from 1966 to 1998. But those days are gone. Since 1999, the Beavers have won 9 of 10, including last season's 19–17 effort in Tucson.
Time Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score ORST ARZ Q16:25ArizonaNick Foles to Delashaun Dean2-yard passAlex Zendejas kick 0 70:02Oregon StateSean Canfield to Damola Adeniji11 yard PassJustin Kahut kick 7 7 Q28:25Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers1-yard runJustin Kahut kick 14 73:39ArizonaGreg Nwoko19-yard runAlex Zendejas kick 14 140:00Oregon StateJustin Kahut22-yard FG 17 14 Q36:21ArizonaNick Foles1-yard runAlex Zendejas kick 17 211:48ArizonaNick Foles to Juron Criner3-yard passAlex Zendejas kick 17 28 Q413:44Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers2-yard runJames Rodgers rush 25 288:08ArizonaNick Foles to Terell Turner13-yard passAlex Zendejas kick 25 354:09Oregon StateSean Canfield to Aaron Nichols13-yard passJustin Kahut kick 32 350:25ArizonaEarl Mitchell and D'Aundre Reed3 yard safety 32 37
Arizona State
The Beavers haven't won at Tempe since 1969, a span of 16 games. They will be looking to break the streak as the Beavers face the Sun Devils and former coach, Dennis Erickson. The Beavers got hot early and the Sun Devils were never able to recover. An early miscue by the Sun Devils punter, gave Oregon State the ball on the Arizona State 17. A few plays and Jacquizz Rodgers punched it in. Another stop by the Beavs defense resulted in another punt, this one got off cleanly. A great return by James Rodgers set up a nice 32-yard rush by Quizz for another touchdown. ASU drove down the field and was forced to settle for a short field goal. The Beavers third score came on an amazing 25-yard reception from Canfield to Rodgers. James juggled it for the first nine yards in the endzone, but recovered in time to get his foot in the last yard for the score. Arizona State came out pretty sharp as they scored on their first possession. The Beavs came out and scored on a drive with three huge plays. Most notably a long pass to James Rodgers which set up an easy score from Sean Canfield to Damola Adeniji from the 2. Arizona took too long on their next drive, trailing 28–10. It took them over 6 minutes as they finally scored with :11 seconds left. A Sun Devil failed onside kick gave the Beavers the ball. Canfield took the kneeldown and the Beavs got their first win in Tempe in 40 years.
Time Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score Q110:15Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers1-yard runJustin Kahut kick 7 08:38Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers32-yard runJustin Kahut kick 14 04:09Arizona StateBobby Wenzig35-yard FG 14 3 Q214:53Oregon StateSean Canfield to James Rodgers25-yard passJustin Kahut kick 21 3 Q310:10Arizona StateDimitri Nance1-yard runBobby Wenzig kick 21 10 Q47:07Oregon StateSean Canfield to Damola Adniji2-yard runJustin Kahut kick 28 100:11Arizona StateDanny Sullivan to Kyle Williams12-yard passBobby Wenzig kick 28 17
Stanford
Stanford shocked the Beavers in the opening game of the season last year. A late OSU rally came up short when WR Darell Catchings fumbles out of the end zone for a touchback while trying to extend for a touchdown. The Cardinal won the game 36–28.
Oregon State jumped to a quick start as Jacquizz Rodgers scored the first three touchdowns in the game, giving the Beavers a 21–0 lead early in the 2nd quarter. Witt the Beavers up by 24 at the half, Stanford had to focus on moving the ball quickly with the passing game, which took running back Toby Gerhart out of the spotlight. The Beavers won 38–28.
Three and out: Beavers stun USC; BCS race wide open, Associated Press, October 28, 2006, Retrieved October 15, 2008.
Time Scoring Team Scoring Player Yards of Score PAT Score ORST STAN Q110:11Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers7-yard runJustin Kahut kick 7 02:00Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers12-yard runJustin Kahut kick 14 0 Q29:56Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers2-yard runJustin Kahut kick 21 07:14StanfordAndrew Luck to Chris Owusu21-yard passNate Whitaker kick 21 74:32Oregon StateSean Canfield to James Rodgers16-yard passJustin Kahut kick 28 70:00Oregon StateJustin Kahut31-yard FG 31 7 Q37:04StanfordAndrew Luck to Jim Dray7-yard passNate Whitaker kick 31 14 Q414:54Oregon StateJacquizz Rodgers5-yard runJustin Kahut kick 38 149:12StanfordToby Gerhart11-yard runToby Gerhart run for Two-Point Conversion 38 220:25StanfordToby Gerhart2-yard runTwo-Point pass Conversion Failed 38 28
USC
In 2008, the #1 Trojans came to Corvallis and were upset 27–21. It was the second straight trip to Corvallis for USC that resulted in defeat. JacQuizz Rodgers ran for 187 yards on 37 carries and two touchdowns in the win. Oregon State is the second Pac-10 Conference school to have beaten USC twice during the Pete Carroll era, having done so in 2006 and 2008 (Stanford was first with victories in 2001 and 2007 and would do so again later in the 2009 season).
The last time Oregon State won against USC in the Coliseum was when Dwight D. Eisenhower was the President of the United States.
USC quarterback Matt Barkley passed to Anthony McCoy for an 8-yard touchdown to give the Trojans the early lead in the first quarter. The Beavers got on the scoreboard with two field goal kicks from Justin Kahut (both 48 yards). In the second quarter, Matt Barkley completed a pass to Ronald Johnson for a 22 yards touchdown. On second and goal, Barkley rushed for a 1-yard touchdown for the Trojans. Kahut kicked a 33-yard field goal for Oregon State just before the half.
In the third quarter, Sean Canfield passed to Jacquizz Rodgers for a 6-yard touchdown for the Beavers on a 3:06-drive that took 8 plays for 61 yards. The Trojans countered with a 7-play drive for 70 yards with Allen Bradford rushing for 2 yards for a touchdown. Canfield narrowed Oregon State's gap by completing a 15-yard scoring pass to Damola Adeniji. USC answered with Allen Bradford scoring a 43-yard touchdown.
Oregon State became the first team to score more than 10 points on the Trojans in their last ten home games (though Stanford and Arizona would both do so in their victories over USC in the Coliseum later in the season, with 55 points and 21 points, respectively).