A pair of teams from the Pac-12 clash on the gridiron in search of a victory in the Golden State. The Oregon State Beavers are on the road as they travel down the west coast as they take on the Stanford Cardinal Saturday night. Oregon State was trampled 42-16 on the road by #12 Utah in their previous contest last Saturday. Stanford was drubbed 45-27 on the road by Oregon in their most recent game last Saturday night. In the all-time series between the teams, the Cardinal owns a commanding 59-26-3 advantage though it was the Beavers who took the most recent matchup, prevailing 35-14 at home on November 13, 2021.
Oregon State opened the season with three straight wins but come in losers of two straight after defeats to USC and Utah in the last two weeks. The Beavers are 3-2 coming into this contest and stand 0-2 in the Pac-12 as they look to avoid falling to .500 on the season. Against Utah, Oregon State trailed 14-7 after the opening quarter and was within 21-13 at the half before things fell apart from there. The Beavers kicked a field goal for the first score of the second half to get within five before getting blanked the rest of the way en route to the loss. Oregon State held a 417-361 edge in total offense, a 21-20 advantage in first downs and controlled the clock by a 31:15 to 28:45 margin only to lose by 26 points. The Beavers turned the ball over four times, leading to 21 Utah points, including a pick-six, while not forcing a takeaway.
On the season, the Beavers are 66th in the nation in passing offense with 249.6 yards per game through the air. Oregon State is 45th in rushing offense as they average 178.8 yards per contest this season. The Beavers are 51st of the 131 FBS teams to take the field this season in scoring offense as they put up 33.4 points per contest. Oregon State is 80th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 27.2 points per game this season. Chance Nolan is 66 of 111 passing for 939 yards with seven touchdowns and eight interceptions this season. He is fourth on the team with 75 rushing yards plus a score. Ben Gulbranson (15 of 25, 225 yards, two INT, 18 rushing yards) is next in line on the depth chart. Deshaun Fenwick leads the team on the ground as he has 59 carries for 277 yards and four touchdowns this season. Jam Griffin (32 carries, 186 yards, two TD) and Damien Martinez (38 carries, 145 yards, TD) are also in the mix on the ground. Tre’Shaun Harrison leads the team with 24 receptions for 337 yar ds plus two scores this season. Anthony Gould (17 catches, 307 yards, two TD), Luke Musgrave (11 receptions, 169 yards, TD) and Tyjon Lindsey (11 grabs, 139 yards, TD) are all over the century mark in receiving yards this season. Atticus Sappington is five of six on extra point attempts and three of three on field goal attempts with a long of 31. Everett Hayes is 13 of 14 on extra points and two of five on field goals with a long of 23 this year.