2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

2006 Oregon State Beavers football
Sun Bowl, W, 39-38 vs. Missouri
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#21
2006 record	10-4 (6-3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Riley
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker
Home stadium	Reser Stadium
Seasons « 2005 2007 »

2006 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 USC §		7	–	2					11	–	2
#14 California §		7	–	2					10	–	3
#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 represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach is 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 their 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.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
08/31/2006	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington*		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN Northwest	W 56-17	38,071
09/07/2006	4:30 p.m.	at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN	L 42-14	30,711
09/23/2006	7:15 p.m.	Idaho*		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN Northwest	W 38-0	40,317
09/30/2006	1:00 p.m.	California		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR		L 41-13	39,309
10/07/2006	4:00 p.m.	Washington State		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN Northwest	L 13-6	42,951
10/14/2006	3:30 p.m.	at Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FSN Northwest	W 27-17	62,656
10/21/2006	4:00 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 17-10	57,113
10/28/2006	12:30 p.m.	#2 USC		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 33-31	42,871
11/04/2006	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 44-10	38,274
11/11/2006	3:15 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN Prime Ticket	L 25-7	67,532
11/18/2006	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN Northwest	W 30-7	38,502
11/24/2006	12:30 p.m.	Oregon		Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	FSN	W 30-28	44,015
12/02/2006	9:00 p.m.	at #23 Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	W 35-32	50,000
12/29/2006	11:15 a.m.	vs. Missouri*	#25	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 39-38	48,732
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 USC	0	10	7	14	31
Oregon State	7	9	17	0	33

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

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

References

SI.com - College Football - Oregon State Team Schedules/Results