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.
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Wisconsin
UCLA
Arizona
Washington State
BYU
Utah
Washington
Arizona State
Stanford
California
Oregon
Nicholls State
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. The game was rescheduled for December 1.
Alamo Bowl
Interesting Facts Sean Mannion is the first sophomore captain in program history. The Beavers were unbeaten in September for the first time since 2000. The Beavers won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2009. Mike Riley became the winningest coach in Oregon State football history following the win against Arizona on September 29. The Washington State October 6 game is the earliest sellout for a game in any season since stadium expansion in 2005. The Beavers did not allow a touchdown in the October 6 Washington State game for the first time since the 2008 Sun Bowl. The Beavers did not allow a team to score in the first quarter for the first 4 games. 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. 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. 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. The October 14 ranking of No. 8 is the highest for the Beavers since ending 2000 at No. 4. The Beavers were 6–0 for the first time in 105 years, since the 1907 season. The sellout of the October 20 Utah game resulted in the first back-to-back home game sellout since 2008. 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. The Beavers last held three consecutive opponents to single-digits at home in 1961. The Beavers had at least three home sellouts for the first time since the Reser Stadium expansion in 2005. The Beavers 62 points in the November 17 Cal game is tied for the second-most ever against a league opponent. Sean Mannion tied the school record for most touchdowns in a half with four in the first half of the November 17 Cal game. The November 24 game against Oregon broke the Reser Stadium and school attendance record set on October 6 with 47,249 attendees. The Beavers set a new single-game points record of 77 points. 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. The Beavers held four opponents under 9 points for the first time since 2000. 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. The Beavers went undefeated in non-conference regular season play for the first time since 2002. Markus Wheaton surpassed James Rodgers and is now the Oregon State record holder for receptions in a career with 224.
Roster 2012 Oregon State Beavers FootballQuarterbacks 4 Sean Mannion – sophomore 10 Gage Johnson – Sophomore 5 Richie Harrington – freshman 14 Cody Vaz – junior 17 Jack Lomax – junior
Running backs 19 Jovan Stevenson – junior 24 Storm Woods – freshman 28 Terron Ward – sophomore 30 Malcolm Agnew – sophomore 34 Jordan Jenkins – senior
Fullbacks 33 Tyler Anderson – sophomore 42 Clayton York – senior 49 Michael Balfour – freshman
Wide receivers 2 Markus Wheaton – senior 6 Kramer Ferrell – freshman 7 Brandin Cooks – sophomore 8 Richard Mullaney – freshman 9 Tyler Trosin – freshman 18 Geno Munoz – senior 21 Mitch Singler – junior 23 Jordan Bishop – senior 37 Jeff Bedbury – sophomore 40 Garrett Hall – junior 81 Micah Hatfield – junior 84 Kevin Cummings – junior 86 Obum Gwacham – sophomoreTight ends 82 Colby Prince – senior 83 Kellen Clute – freshman 85 Austin Slade-Matautia – freshman 87 Noa Aluesi – freshman 88 Tyler Perry – sophomore 89 Connor Hamlett – sophomore
Offensive guards 65 Roman Sapolu – sophomore C 69 Josh Andrews – junior
Offensive linemen 51 Michael Beaton – sophomore 56 Isaac Seumalo – freshman 63 Justin Addie – freshman 67 Jake Welch – freshman 71 Grant Enger – junior 73 David Vieru – freshman 75 Derek Nielsen – sophomore
Offensive tackles 64 Colin Kelly – senior 72 Darryl Jackson – freshman 77 Michael Philip – juniorDefensive tackles 49 Andrew Seumalo – senior 54 Brandon Bennett-Jackson – freshman 79 Joe Lopez – sophomore 90 Ali'i Robins – freshman 97 Mana Tuivailala – sophomore 98 Castro Masaniai – senior 99 John Braun – junior
Defensive ends 45 Dylan Wynn – sophomore 56 Rusty Fernando – senior 59 Lavonte Barnett – freshman 60 Akeem Gonzales – freshman 68 Desmond Collins – freshman 78 Rudolf Fifita – senior 93 Mana Rosa – junior 94 Devon Krell – junior 95 Scott Crichton – sophomore 99 Blake Harra – junior
Linebackers 4 D.J. Welch – sophomore 13 Rueben Robinson – senior 39 Kyle Egan – sophomore 40 Michael Doctor – junior 41 Feti Taumoepeau – senior 44 Jabral Johnson – sophomore 46 Shiloah Te'o – senior 47 Josh Williams – sophomore 48 Jaswha James – freshman 51 Charlie Gilmur – junior 53 Kyle Gardner – freshman 55 Shaydon Akuna – sophomoreCornerbacks 6 Sean Martin – junior 14 Jordan Poyer – senior 15 Larry Scott – freshman 16 Rashaad Reynolds – junior 20 Keynan Parker – senior 21 Ryan Handford – senior 22 Malcolm Marable – sophomore 23 Mishawn Cummings – sophomore 27 Naji Patrick – freshman 32 Danny Evans – senior 38 Brian Watkins – senior
Safeties 3 Anthony Watkins – senior 8 Tyrequek Zimmerman – sophomore 9 Peter Ashton – freshman 25 Ryan Murphy – sophomore 29 Will Storey – freshman 30 Zeke Sanders – junior 37 Micah Audiss – freshman
Long snappers 52 Troy Whalen – freshman 58 Michael Morovick – sophomore
Place kickers 12 Trevor Romaine – sophomore 18 Max Johnson – sophomore -- Andrew Mikkelsen – freshman
Punters 26 Tim McMullen – junior 48 Keith Kostol – sophomoreSources: 2012 Oregon State Beaver Football Roster
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