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 9â€"4 and 6â€"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.
Schedule
Previous Season
Oregon State finished the 2011 season with a record of 3â€"9, 3â€"6 in Pac-12 play, placing 5th place in the North Division.
Game summaries
Wisconsin
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 43 Yd FG
2nd quarter scoring: None
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Brandin Cooks 20 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
4th quarter scoring: WIS â€" Jacob Pedersen 11 Yd Pass From Danny O'Brien (Kyle French Kick)
UCLA
UCLA leads the all-time series 41â€"15â€"4; Last Meeting, UCLA 27, Oregon State 19 (2011 at Corvallis, Ore.)
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 22 Yd FG
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA â€" Ka'imi Fairbairn 22 Yd; ORST â€" Brandin Cooks 75 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 42 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); UCLA â€" Shaquelle Evans 65 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Ka'Imi Fairbairn Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA â€" Brett Hundley 1 Yd Run (Ka'Imi Fairbairn Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 17 Yd FG; UCLA â€" Ka'imi Fairbairn 35 Yd FG
Arizona
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 2 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 30 Yd; ORST â€" Tyler Anderson 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ARIZ â€" Ka'Deem Carey 1 Yd Run (John Bonano Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ â€" Austin Hill 3 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (John Bonano Kick); ARIZ â€" Ka'Deem Carey 24 Yd Run (John Bonano Kick); ORST â€" Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ARIZ â€" Dan Buckner 16 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (John Bonano Kick)
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 20 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ARIZ â€" Austin Hill 7 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (John Bonano Kick); ORST â€" Connor Hamlett 9 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
Washington State
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 30 Yd FG
2nd quarter scoring: WSU â€" Andrew Furney 24 Yd FG; ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 24 Yd FG
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 12 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
4th quarter scoring: WSU â€" Andrew Furney 32 Yd; OSU â€" Tyler Anderson 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed)
BYU
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 11 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); BYU â€" Jamaal Williams 1 Yd Run (Justin Sorensen Kick); ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 24 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: BYU â€" Devin Mahina 2 Yd Pass From Riley Nelson (Justin Sorensen Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 16 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); BYU â€" Jamaal Williams 2 Yd Run (Justin Sorensen Kick)
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Colby Prince 5 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); BYU â€" Justin Sorensen 35 Yd FG; ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 12 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Jordan Poyer 49 Yd Interception Return (Trevor Romaine Kick)
Utah
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 3 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); UTAH â€" Jake Murphy 18 Yd Pass From Travis Wilson (Coleman Petersen Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: None
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
Washington
1st quarter scoring: WASH â€" Travis Coons 45 Yd FG
2nd quarter scoring: WASH â€" Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run (Travis Coons Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Brandin Cooks 54 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 29 Yd FG
4th quarter scoring: WASH â€" Bishop Sankey 1 Yd Run (Travis Coons Kick); ORST â€" Connor Hamlett 29 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); WASH â€" Travis Coons 30 Yd FG
Arizona State
1st quarter scoring: ASU â€" Junior Onyeali 1 Yd Fumble Return (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 41 Yd; ASU â€" Cameron Marshall 1 Yd Run (Alex Garoutte Kick); ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 50 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ASU â€" Ball Through End Zone (Safety)
2nd quarter scoring: ASU â€" Jon Mora 31 Yd FG; ORST â€" Terron Ward 53 Yd Run (Pat Failed); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 45 Yd
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 17 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 33 Yd
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Brandin Cooks 49 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ASU â€" Marion Grice 2 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick)
Stanford
1st quarter scoring: STAN â€" Stepfan Taylor 1 Yd Run (Jordan Williamson Kick); STAN â€" Ryan Hewitt 12 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan (Jordan Williamson Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Terron Ward 7 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 19 Yd FG
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 22 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 42 Yd FG; ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 44 Yd; STAN â€" Stepfan Taylor 40 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan (Jordan Williamson Kick)
4th quarter scoring: STAN â€" Zach Ertz 13 Yd Pass From Kevin Hogan (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
California
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 11 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); CAL â€" Isi Sofele 9 Yd Run (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); ORST â€" Tyler Anderson 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Brandin Cooks 48 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Connor Hamlett 14 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Terron Ward 47 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); CAL â€" Allan Bridgford 1 Yd Run (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick)
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Terron Ward 17 Yd Run (Pat Failed); ORST â€" Malcolm Agnew 8 Yd Pass From Richie Harrington (Trevor Romaine Kick)
Oregon
1st quarter scoring ORE â€" Marcus Mariota 42 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed); ORST â€" Storm Woods 7 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring ORE â€" De'Anthony Thomas 2 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); ORE â€" Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 37 Yd FG
3rd quarter scoring ORST â€" Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORE- De'Anthony Thomas 5 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); ORE â€" De'Anthony Thomas 29 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick)
4th quarter scoring ORE â€" Kenjon Barner 1 Yd Run (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); ORE â€" B.J. Kelley 2 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Alejandro Maldonado Kick); ORST â€" Micah Hatfield 6 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick)
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.
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Storm Woods 8 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 10 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Terron Ward 15 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Markus Wheaton 2 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORST â€" Richard Mullaney 4 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Kevin Cummings 22 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); NICH â€" Andrew Dolan 26 Yd FG
4th quarter scoring: ORST â€" Obum Gwacham 7 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Jordan Jenkins 20 Yd Pass From Cody Vaz (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Malcolm Agnew 11 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST â€" Michael Balfour 4 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)
Texas (Alamo Bowl)
1st quarter scoring: ORST â€" Trevor Romaine 29 Yd Field Goal; TEX â€" Nick Jordan 40 Yd Field Goal; ORST â€" Storm Woods 12 Yd Run (Romaine Kick)
2nd quarter scoring: TEX â€" Marquise Goodwin 64 Yd Run (Jordan Kick); ORST â€" Romaine 37 Yd Field Goal; ORST â€" Terron Ward 9 Yd Run (Romaine Kick)
3rd quarter scoring: TEX â€" David Ash 11 Yd Run (Jordan Kick); ORST â€" Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Romaine Kick)
4th quarter scoring: TEX â€" Johnathan Gray 15 Yd Pass From David Ash (Jordan Kick); TEX â€" Marquise Goodwin 36 Yd Pass From David Ash (Jordan Kick)
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 6â€"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 4â€"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 9â€"3 record. The six-win improvement is tied for the best in the nation with Middle Tennessee (2â€"9 to 8â€"4) and Ohio State (6â€"7 to 12â€"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.
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