2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

2006 Oregon State Beavers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 39–38 vs. Missouri
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 21
Record	10–4 (6–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Riley (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (4th season)
Captains	Yvenson Bernard Matt Moore Joe Newton Sabby Piscitelli
Home stadium	Reser Stadium (Capacity: 43,300)

2006 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 USC +		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 California +		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Oregon State		6	–	3					10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4					7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6					5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

The upset

After a mediocre 4–3 start, the Beavers had a historic 33-31 upset win over #3 (AP, #2 coaches) University of Southern California that snapped the Trojans' 38-game regular season winning streak and 27 game Pac-10 winning streak. From plays in this upset win, the Beavers won the Pontiac game changing performance award for the week in the PAC-10 and nationally after Jeff Van Orsow batted down a two-point conversion attempt, which stopped any hope of bringing the game to overtime.

110th Civil War

The 110th Civil War was a thriller played at Reser Stadium. After scoring first, the Ducks failed to gain the lead until the 4th quarter. With 3:07 left to play and the Beavers up 27–20, the Ducks scored a touchdown and successfully made the 2-point conversion, sparking celebrations on the Oregon sideline as the Ducks went up 28–27. With 1:12 left in the game, OSU's kicker Alexis Serna kicked a clutch 40-yard field goal, that ended up being the game winner. Alexis Serna was pivotal in the Beaver victory, as he connected on field goals from 49, 40, and 50 yards. OSU defensive lineman Ben Siegert, who earlier in the game blocked a point-after attempt by the Ducks, blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by Oregon's Matt Evensen with 20 seconds left to play. The Beavers won the Civil War 30–28.

Sun Bowl

The 2006 Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, and against the Missouri Tigers, was another thrilling and close game for the Beavers this season. After being down 14 points in the 4th quarter, the Beavers proceeded to score 7 in a drive that took about 3 and a half minutes. They next held the Tigers, and got the ball back, now only being down 7. With less than 2 minutes, and the ball, the Beavers proceed again to score. Coach Riley elected to go for a two-point conversion instead of kicking the extra point. The extra point would have been enough to tie the game and send it to overtime. The two-point conversion was successful, giving the Beavers a one-point lead with only 22 seconds left in the game, and the eventual win. The game was voted among the top three bowl games of the year by ESPN and Fox Sports.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Eastern Washington*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 56–17	38,071
September 7	4:30 pm	at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	ESPN	L 14–42	30,711
September 23	7:15 pm	Idaho*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	W 38–0	40,317
September 30	1:00 pm	California		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		L 13–41	39,309
October 7	4:00 pm	Washington State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW	L 6–13	42,951
October 14	3:30 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle	FSNNW	W 27–17	62,656
October 21	4:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		W 17–10	57,113
October 28	12:30 pm	No. 2 USC		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSN	W 33–31	42,871
November 4	1:00 pm	Arizona State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon		W 44–10	38,274
November 11	3:15 pm	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	FSNNW	L 7–25	67,532
November 18	12:30 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	FSNNW	W 30–7	38,502
November 24	12:30 pm	Oregon		Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War)	FSN	W 30–28	44,015
December 2	9:00 pm	at No. 23 Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN	W 35–32	50,000
December 29	11:15 am	vs. Missouri*	No. 25	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 39–38	48,732
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2006 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Matt Moore Sr QB 10 Ryan Gunderson Jr RB 26 Yvenson Bernard Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Alexis Serna	Head coach Mike Riley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Regular season

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Washington	0	7	3	7	17
Oregon State	21	21	7	7	56

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	14	0	0	0	14
Boise State	7	21	7	7	42

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon State	14	3	14	7	38

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 California	21	10	7	3	41
Oregon State	0	3	3	7	13

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	3	3	7	0	13
Oregon State	0	3	0	3	6

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	7	3	10	7	27
Washington	3	14	0	0	17

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	14	0	0	3	17
Arizona	0	3	7	0	10

USC

#2 USC at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total USC 0 10 7 14 31 • Oregon State 7 9 17 0 33 Date: October 28 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon Game start: 12:30 PM PDT

Scoring summary 1 10:09 OSU Matt Moore 1-yard run (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 7-0 2 10:47 USC Chauncey Washington 2-yard run (Mario Danelo kick) Tied 7-7 2 6:53 OSU Alexis Serna 47-yard field goal OSU 10-7 2 2:12 OSU Alexis Serna 31-yard field goal OSU 13-7 2 1:03 OSU Alexis Serna 53-yard field goal OSU 16-7 2 0:07 USC Mario Danelo 29-yard field goal OSU 16-10 3 9:27 OSU Joe Newton 9-yard pass from Matt Moore (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 23-10 3 7:55 OSU Sammie Stroughter 70-yard punt return (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 30-10 3 4:51 OSU Alexis Serna 20-yard field goal OSU 33-10 3 0:23 USC Fred Davis 4-yard pass from John David Booty (Mario Danelo kick) OSU 33-17 4 12:09 USC Steve Smith 37-yard pass from John David Booty (Chauncey Washington run) OSU 33-25 4 0:07 USC Steve Smith 2-yard pass from John David Booty (pass failed) OSU 33-31

Oregon State's first victory over USC since 2000.

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona State	0	10	0	0	10
Oregon State	17	14	3	10	44

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	0	7	0	0	7
UCLA	0	6	7	12	25

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	7	13	3	7	30
Stanford	7	0	0	0	7

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 7 0 7 14 28 • Oregon State 7 13 7 3 30 Date: November 24 Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon Game start: 12:30 PM PST

Scoring summary 1 12:47 OSU Jason Vandiver 11-yard pass from Matt Moore (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 7-0 1 2:19 ORE Jonathan Stewart 2-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) Tied 7-7 2 12:59 OSU Alexis Serna 49-yard field goal OSU 10-7 2 11:43 OSU Derrick Doggett 34-yard interception return (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 17-7 2 0:33 OSU Alexis Serna 50-yard field goal OSU 20-7 3 11:41 ORE Jonathan Stewart 22-yard run (Paul Martinez kick) OSU 20-14 3 7:52 OSU Yvenson Bernard 6-yard run (Alexis Serna kick) OSU 27-14 4 6:00 ORE Jonathan Stewart 2-yard run (kick blocked) OSU 27-20 4 3:07 ORE Jordan Kent 26-yard pass from Brady Leaf (Brady Leaf run) ORE 28-27 4 1:12 OSU Alexis Serna 40-yard field goal OSU 31-28

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	7	14	7	7	35
#23 Hawai'i	0	21	3	8	32

Brut Sun Bowl vs. Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Oregon State	14	0	7	18	39
Missouri	7	10	14	7	38