The 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his ninth straight season and eleventh overall. Home games were played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and they are members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. The team finished with their worst record since 1996.

Schedule

Roster 2011 Oregon State BeaversQuarterbacks 4 Sean Mannion 12 Ryan Katz 14 Cody Vaz 17 Jack Lomax

Running backs 19 Jovan Stevenson 24 Ryan McCants 28 Terron Ward 34 Jordan Jenkins 35 Malcolm Agnew

Fullbacks 32 Westly Meng 33 Tyler Anderson 36 Dylan Parsons 42 Clayton York

Wide receivers 1 James Rodgers 2 Markus Wheaton 13 Brandin Cooks 15 Darrell Catchings 18 Geno Munoz 21 Mitch Singler 23 Jordan Bishop 37 Jeff Bedbury 40 Garrett Hall 80 Danny Evans 81 Micah Hatfield 84 Kevin Cummings 85 Brett Ackerman 86 Obum GwatchamTight ends 82 Colby Prince 87 Joe Halahuni 88 Tyler Perry 89 Connor Hamlett

Offensive guards 53 Colin Lyons 61 Michael Lamb 74 Burke Ellis

Offensive tackles 50 Mike Remmers 72 Darryl Jackson 77 Michael Philip

Offensive linemen 51 Michael Beaton 62 Geoff Garner 64 Colin Kelly 65 Roman Sapolu 69 Joshua Andrews 70 Grant Johnson 71 Grant Enger 73 David Vieru 75 Derek Nielsen 79 Aaron Magnuson Defensive tackles 66 Ben Motter 74 Kevin Frahm 79 Joe Lopez 92 Fred Thompson 96 Dominic Glover 97 Mana Tuivailala 98 Castro Masaniai

Defensive ends 49 Andrew Seumalo 56 Rusty Fernando 76 John Braun 91 Taylor Henry 93 Mana Rosa 94 Devon Krell 95 Scott Crichton 99 Blake Harra

Linebackers 5 Cameron Collins 13 Reuben Robinson 36 Josh Parish 39 Donnell Welch 40 Michael Doctor 41 Feti Unga 43 Tony Wilson 45 Michael Bibbee 46 Shiloah Te'o 47 Josh Williams 51 Charlie Gilmur 55 Shaydon Akuna Cornerbacks 6 Sean Martin 14 Jordan Poyer 16 Rashaad Reynolds 17 Brandon Hardin 20 Keynan Parker 21 Ryan Handford 38 Brian Watkins

Safeties 3 Anthony Watkins 10 Lance Mitchell 12 Dax Dilbeck 15 Levi Levasa 25 Ryan Murphy 26 Josh LaGrone 29 Will Storey 30 Zeke Sanders

Long snappers 52 Troy Whalen 57 Marcus Perry 58 Michael Morovick

Place kickers 18 Max Johnson 27 Trevor Romaine

Punters 7 Johnny Hekker 48 Keith Kostol

Game summaries

Sacramento State

The Sacramento State Hornets defeated Oregon State in overtime on September 3, 29–28. The Hornets had second possession in overtime, and after quarterback Jeff Fleming made a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandyn Reed to pull within one point, the Hornets attempted a two-point conversion for the win. Fleming and Reed connected again for the two-point conversion and the 1-point victory. During Oregon State's possession in overtime, running back Malcolm Agnew put the Beavers ahead by 7 with a 17-yard touchdown run. For the game, Agnew ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries to lead the Beavers. After the Beavers trailed 14–3 at halftime, quarterback Ryan Katz was replaced by redshirt freshman Sean Mannion. Mannion finished the day with eight completion on 12 attempts and 143 yards, while Katz managed 11 completions on 22 attempts and 87 yards. James Rodgers did not play for the Beavers due to a lingering knee injury.

Wisconsin

UCLA

UCLA leads the series 40–15–4 that began in 1930 and played in Los Angeles, Corvallis, Portland and Tokyo (1980 Mirage Bowl). The Bruins won last year 17–14 on Kai Forbath's 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game.

Wide receiver James Rodgers made his return to the lineup for the Beavers after being out almost a year with a knee injury suffered against Arizona the previous season."Beavers Come Up Short Against UCLA." OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

Arizona State

Arizona

BYU

Washington State

Utah

Stanford

California

Washington

Oregon

Player death Fred Thompson, a true freshman defensive end, died in the early evening of December 7, 2011 in Corvallis. According to OSU officials, Thompson was playing basketball at the Dixon Recreation Center on the OSU campus when he collapsed. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis where he was pronounced dead. Thompson was from Richmond, California. He was 19 years old.

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