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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 22, 2018 15:44:14 GMT -8
If we were Ohio State fans instead of Oregon State fans, I'd say most of us would wonder why we weren't favored by more! That being said, sometimes the "obvious winner" goes into underperform mode. Remember the year we played Nebraska in Lincoln and led at the half 7-0? Their fans even booed the home team at the half! Yes, we wound up losing 35-7 but I bet we covered the point spread. I don't remember the year or the points but, seems like the Beavs, led by Joe A. were leading tOSU at the half and the national radio guys were scrambling to get Joe lined up for an interview, just in case. The old memory is a bit foggy but seems like I also remember when Fertig almost beat Perdu. I've often wondered if our future would have been altered if we had won either game. 1984. Oregon State, having ended the previous season in the Toilet Bowl, walked into the Shoe to play #6 Ohio State, who would wind up as the Big Ten Champions. The Buckeyes' running back was Keith Byars. Ohio State's freshman phenom receiver was Chris Carter. One of the Buckeyes' linebackers was freshman, Chris Spielman. Ohio State's first drive ended in a punt, which the punter fumbled. Lavance Northington, who would go into Beaver lore the next year tackled Tupa for a 14-yard loss. Oregon State drove 25 yards for a touchdown and 7-0 lead. After trading punts, Ohio State drove 77 yards, 58 yards from Byars and Carter, to set up a field goal to cut the Beavers' lead to 7-3. Oregon State responded by going 82 yards in 15 plays, the final 14 on fourth-and-one, to go up 14-3. Punt, punt, interception, punt, and end of half. Beavers 14 - Buckeyes 3. In the second half, Ohio State and Oregon State each had promising drives end on interceptions. The Buckeyes returned Greene's interception for 25 yards to the Beaver 42. Byars ran twice for 28 yards, including the 13 into the end zone to cut the Oregon State lead to five, 14-9. The kicker shanked the extra point to preserve the 14-9 lead. The Beavers were driving at the Ohio State 38, but Chris Spielman sacked Greene, which led to a punt. The Buckeyes drove 80 yards in nine plays to take the lead 15-14, the two-point conversion falling incomplete. On the next drive, Oregon State drove to the 30 before Spielman sacked Greene for an eight yard loss, who fumbled. Ohio State drove 62 yards with the final one coming from Byars. 22-14 Buckeyes. The Beavers next drive ended on a punt. The Buckeyes drove 54 yards to set up a 30 yard field goal. Taylor blocked the field goal with 30 seconds left. Oregon State drove to the Beaver 42. Reggie Bynum caught Greene's final pass but wound up 30 yards away from the end zone. Byars wound up rushing a person record 34 times for a personal record 182 yards and two touchdowns. Spielman finished with 10 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble. And Spielman only played two plays in the first half. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 22, 2018 15:48:19 GMT -8
I don't remember the year or the points but, seems like the Beavs, led by Joe A. were leading tOSU at the half and the national radio guys were scrambling to get Joe lined up for an interview, just in case. The old memory is a bit foggy but seems like I also remember when Fertig almost beat Perdu. I've often wondered if our future would have been altered if we had won either game. 1984. OSU lost 22-14 at The Horseshoe (last Avezzano season). The last time OSU played Purdue was 1967. You may have been thinking Fertig's 1976 game vs. ASU (@asu) which OSU lost 33-31. Fertigs OOC games (1976-1979) by year were: 1976 (Pac-8): Kansas (L), Kentucky (L), LSU (L), Syracuse (L). 1977: (Pac-8) Syracuse (W), ASU(L), Tennessee (L), BYU (W). 1978: (Pac-10) BYU (L), Tennessee (T), Minnesota (W). 1979: (Pac-10) New Mexico (L), Kansas St. (L), San Jose St. (L). The only time Oregon State played Purdue was in 1967. The Giant Killers beat the #2 Boilermakers 22-14. Great list. However, just to complete your list, Hawai'i (W) was an OOC opponent in 1976. |
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Post by nexus73 on Jan 22, 2018 19:57:00 GMT -8
If we were Ohio State fans instead of Oregon State fans, I'd say most of us would wonder why we weren't favored by more! That being said, sometimes the "obvious winner" goes into underperform mode. Remember the year we played Nebraska in Lincoln and led at the half 7-0? Their fans even booed the home team at the half! Yes, we wound up losing 35-7 but I bet we covered the point spread. I think you are conflating the 1989 and 1990 games against Nebraska. In 1989, Nebraska won 35-7 but led 14-0 at the half. In 1990, Oregon State entered Lincoln 0-4, having lost the first four to Montana, 22-15; 3-7-1 Kansas, 38-12 (biggest win for the Jayhawks against any opponent, including five against FCS opponents, between 1985 and 1991); 3-8 UNLV, 45-20 (biggest win for the Rebels against a regular season FBS opponent between 1980 and 2000); and 5-6 Stanford, 37-3 (biggest win between 1987 and 1991). Nebraska was #6 in the country and a 51 1/2 point favorite. Oregon State scored after a fumbled punt and face-mask penalty left the Beavers 12 yards away from the end zone. Nebraska made a 22-yard field goal but missed a 49-yard field goal to go into the locker room down 7-3. Tom Osborne told the Cornhuskers that a loss to Oregon State would be "the biggest embarrassment" is school history. Nebraska went up 10-7 after a 66-yard touchdown run on the second offensive play of the second half but only led 10-7 into the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points to win 31-7. In between the Stanford and Nebraska games, Kragthorpe implemented a 5-2 defense, which kept the Cornhuskers in check for most of the game. Oregon State's offense, though, was held to 133 yards on 66 plays, 2.0 yards per play, with two turnovers. Long time ago, mmkay? Thanks for the clarifications and corrections.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 22, 2018 22:19:58 GMT -8
I think you are conflating the 1989 and 1990 games against Nebraska. In 1989, Nebraska won 35-7 but led 14-0 at the half. In 1990, Oregon State entered Lincoln 0-4, having lost the first four to Montana, 22-15; 3-7-1 Kansas, 38-12 (biggest win for the Jayhawks against any opponent, including five against FCS opponents, between 1985 and 1991); 3-8 UNLV, 45-20 (biggest win for the Rebels against a regular season FBS opponent between 1980 and 2000); and 5-6 Stanford, 37-3 (biggest win between 1987 and 1991). Nebraska was #6 in the country and a 51 1/2 point favorite. Oregon State scored after a fumbled punt and face-mask penalty left the Beavers 12 yards away from the end zone. Nebraska made a 22-yard field goal but missed a 49-yard field goal to go into the locker room down 7-3. Tom Osborne told the Cornhuskers that a loss to Oregon State would be "the biggest embarrassment" is school history. Nebraska went up 10-7 after a 66-yard touchdown run on the second offensive play of the second half but only led 10-7 into the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points to win 31-7. In between the Stanford and Nebraska games, Kragthorpe implemented a 5-2 defense, which kept the Cornhuskers in check for most of the game. Oregon State's offense, though, was held to 133 yards on 66 plays, 2.0 yards per play, with two turnovers. Long time ago, mmkay? Thanks for the clarifications and corrections. Of course, brother! All of our memories are bound to get hazy after 25+ years. I was just trying to expound on your point, because I think that it was a good one. The Beavers were 51 1/2 point dogs and still managed to make a game of it into the fourth quarter. |
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