Sept. 6, 1999

OSU-FRESNO STATE SERIES: Fresno State leads the series 6-3, including a current winning streak of two games. The Bulldogs won the last two meetings, both played at Fresno. The Bulldogs won 24-14 at Fresno in 1994 and 48-30 at Fresno in 1993. The last victory in the series for OSU was at Corvallis, 46-36 in 1992. Five games have been played in Corvallis and the Beavers are 3-2 vs. FSU at home.

GAME:   Oregon State (1-0) vs. Fresno State (1-0)
SITE:   Reser Stadium (35,362), Corvallis, Oregon
DATE:   September 11, 1999
TIME:   3:37 p.m. PDT
RADIO:  Live over 27-station Beaver Sports Network, starting at 2:30 p.m. 
TV:     Delayed over Fox Sports Net Northwest at 12:30 p.m. PDT on Sunday

OSU (1-0)                                  FRESNO STATE (1-0)
28-13     at Nevada (29,167)               34-6      PORTLAND STATE (34,977)
Sept. 11  FRESNO STATE, 3:37 PDT           Sept. 11  at OREGON STATE, 3:37 PDT
Sept. 18  GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 3:30 PDT       Sept. 18  at UCLA  
Sept. 25  Bye                              Sept. 25  at Nevada    
Oct.  2   *at USC, TBA                     Oct. 2    TCU 
Oct.  9   *WASHINGTON, 3:30 PDT            Oct. 9    COLORADO STATE     
Oct. 16   *at Stanford, 2:00 PDT           Oct. 16   at SMU
Oct. 23   *UCLA, 1:00 PDT                  Oct. 23   UTEP          
Oct. 30   *at Washington State, 1:00 PDT   Oct. 30   at Tulsa    
Nov.  6   *CALIFORNIA, 1:00 PST            Nov. 6    RICE  
Nov. 13   *ARIZONA, 7:15 PST               Nov. 13   at Hawaii         
Nov. 20   *at Oregon, 3:30 PST             Nov. 20   SAN JOSE STATE

*Indicates Pacific-10 Games

CROWD: Oregon State is expecting a crowd of between 30,000 and 32,000 for the Beavers' home opener at Reser Stadium (35,362). As of Friday, Sept. 3, Oregon State had sold 10,605 season tickets.

TICKET INFORMATION: Joe Sharpe, the Beavers' ticket director, will put Oregon State-Washington (October 9) game tickets on sale for over the counter purchase by the general public on Tuesday, September 7. Single game tickets are available for all other OSU home games at the present time. For ticket prices for Fresno State game, see ticket information page in release.

RADIO NETWORK: All Oregon State football games are carried live over the OSU radio network which consists of 27 stations in the Pacific Northwest. Mike Parker is in his first season of calling the play-by-play, while former OSU halfback Bob Grim is in his 11th year as the color analyst. Michael Convery is in his second season as OSU's sideline reporter. KEX (1190 AM) in Portland serves as the flagship station of the 27-station network, produced by Beaver Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Communications. Air time for the OSU-Fresno State game will be 2:30 p.m. KLOO (1340 AM) radio in Corvallis will be on the air at 1:30 p.m. with a special pregame show from Parker Plaza with Jon Warren announcing. The network stations follow:

MARKET              STATION/FREQUENCY  MARKET        STATION/FREQUENCY  MARKET       STATION/FREQUENCY 
Bend                 KXUX  940 AM      Enterprise     KWVR  1340 AM     Ontario       KSRV    1380 AM 
Brookings            KURY     910 AM   Enterprise     KWVR   92.1 FM    Pendleton     KUMA    1290 AM
Brookings            KURY    95.3 FM   Hermiston      KOHU   1360 AM    Portland      KEX     1190 AM
Caldwell/Boise, ID   KCID    1490 AM   Klamath Falls  KAGO   1150 AM    Prineville    Crestview Cable
Coos Bay             KHSN    1230 AM   Lakeview       KQIK   1230 AM    Roseburg      KQEN    1240 AM
Corvallis            KLOO    1340 AM   Lakeview       KQIK   93.5 FM    Seaside       KSWB     840 AM 
Corvallis            KLOO   106.1 FM   Medford        KMED   1440 AM    The Dalles    KODL    1440 AM
Cottage Grove        KCGR   100.5 FM   Myrtle Point   KTBR   94.1 FM    Tillamook     KMBD    1590 AM
Eugene               KKNX     840 AM   Newport        KNPT   1310 AM    Tillamook     KTIL     104 FM 

BEAVER SPORTS TALK: Dennis Erickson has a one-hour talk show that airs on the Oregon State statewide Beaver Sports Radio Network each week during the season on Tuesday nights with Mike Parker as host. The show airs from 7 to 8 p.m. and originates live from the Headline Restaurant (3rd and Jefferson) in Corvallis.

STREAKS: Oregon State is on a two-game winning streak overall. The Beavers have a eight-game non-conference winning streak, a one-game winning streak at Reser Stadium, a one-game Pacific-10 Conference winning streak and a one-game road winning streak. Oregon State's eight-game non-conference winning streak is the longest since winning 20 straight from 1928 through 1933. That 20 game straight non-conference winning streak is the Beavers' all-time record.

DENNIS ERICKSON: Dennis Erickson, Montana State, '69, got his OSU career off to a 1-0 start with a 28-13 victory over Nevada. As a collegiate head coach, Erickson is now 12-2 in season openers, including 10 straight victories. He remains the seventh winningest active Division 1-A coach in college football with a winning percentage of .739 (114-40-1). Erickson is also tied for 15th, along with Florida's Steve Spurrier, for the most victories among active Division 1-A college coaches with 114. Erickson produced a 32-15 record in four years as head coach at Idaho (1982-85), 6-6 as head coach at Wyoming (1986), 12-10-1 in two years at Washington State (1987-88), 63-9-0 in six years at Miami (1989-94) and now 1-0 at Oregon State. Most recently, Dennis was head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL and produced a four-year record of 31-33-0. Erickson has been named Coach of the Year in three of the four conferences he has coached in--Big Sky, Pac-10 and Big East. Erickson has faced Fresno State one time previously as a head coach and is 1-0 vs. the Bulldogs. The current two victory lists follow:

                                    BY PERCENTAGE                 BY VICTORIES
                                                          Bowls  (Minimum 100 victories)
Coach, College                Years  Won Lost Tied  Pct.  W-L-T  Coach, College, Win Pct.                   Won
1-Phillip Fullmer, Tennessee     8    68   11   0  .861   5-2-0  Joe Paterno, Penn State, .791              308
2-Joe Paterno, Penn State       34   308   80   3  .792  19-9-1  Bobby Bowden, Florida State, .772          294
3-Steve Spurrier, Florida       13   114   31   2  .782   5-4-0  LaVell Edwards, BYU, .726                  243
4-Bobby Bowden, Florida State   34   293   85   4  .772  16-5-1  Lou Holtz, South Carolina, .690            216
5-R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M        11    95   28   2  .768   2-6-0  Don Nehlen, West Virginia, .619            191
6-John Robinson, UNLV           13   105   35   4  .743   7-1-0  John Cooper, Ohio State, .702              178
7-Dennis Erickson, Oregon St.   14   114   40   1  .739   5-5-0  George Welsh, Virginia, .591               177
8-LaVell Edwards, BYU           27   243   91   3  .725  7-13-1  Jackie Sherrill, Mississippi State, .637   155
                                                                 Dick Tomey, Arizona, .593                  147
                                                                 Ken Hatfield, Rice, .605                   139
                                                                 Larry Smith, Missouri, .549                137
                                                                 Fisher DeBerry, Air Force, .651            121
                                                                 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech., 590          120
                                                                 Steve Spurrier, Florida, .781              114
                                                                 Dennis Erickson, OSU, .737                 114
                                                                 Bruce Snyder, Arizona State, .540          112

INJURY UPDATE: OSU picked up one new injury vs. Nevada, junior tight end Martin Maurer suffered a sprained left knee (MCL) and will miss the Fresno State game. The following players are out vs. Fresno State--cornerback Ricky Walker (dislocated left shoulder), wide receiver James Newson (broken leg) and offensive guard Jared Cornell (knee). Center Keith DiDomenico (MCL knee sprain) is questionable for Fresno State.

OSU HOTLINE: Oregon State's hotline service is up and running. Beaver radio play-by-play announcer Mike Parker will have a new hotline interview on the machine by 12 noon each day. Call 541-737-2000 for the taped interview with players and coaches. The interviews run less than 2 1/2 minutes. This week's schedule:

 Monday, Sept. 6      Jonathan Smith, quarterback
 Tuesday, Sept. 7     Dennis Weathersby, cornerback 
 Wednesday, Sept. 8   LaDairis Jackson, defensive end
 Thursday, Sept. 9    Ken Simonton, tailback
 Friday, Sept. 10     Willy Robinson, defensive coordinator/secondary coach

DENNIS ERICKSON COMMENTS

ON PERFORMANCE AT NEVADA: "We played okay. It was not a great game for us. I thought we played well defensively for the most part. There were some mistakes that we made that me must correct. We lost contain a number of times, particularly in the first half. Third down defensively in the first half was not good for us. However, I thought we came back and played extremely well in the second half on defense. We had a lot of opportunities offensively. We moved the ball but could not get it into the end zone in the first half. There were times I thought we could have put the game away but we made some mistakes. At the end of the game, particularly in the last quarter and a half, we played a lot better offensively."

ON PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS ON OFFENSE: "Ken Simonton obviously had a tremendous game and did some great things. He ran the football and made them miss. He was probably the standout offensively. I thought our offensive line played decent. They can get better, but I was happy with their play overall. Marty Maurer had a good game until he was injured."

ON PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS ON DEFENSE: "I thought we had several players play extremely well on defense. Terrence Carroll probably played as well as anyone and made a lot of plays for us. Aaron Wells had a heck of a game up front. James Allen was very consistent, as was Jonathan Jackson at linebacker. I was very happy with their play.

ON FOURTH QUARTER PERFORMANCE AND GETTING STRONGER IN SECOND HALF: "We played a lot of players on defense and I think that helped us in the second half. It seemed like we were a little sluggish in the first half. We had a little more bounce in the second half and played very well on defense. I think we controlled the line of scrimmage offensively in the fourth quarter with the running game and made some plays that made the difference in the game."

ON MAKING IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GAME: "There is no question that you are likely to make a lot of mistakes in the first game, some of which are nervous mistakes. I really believe you can correct a lot of those mistakes which is usually done in the second game. You need to improve every week but I believe there is probably as much improvement between the first week and the second week as there is any time during the season."

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENT MADE? "I was very disappointed in our passing game as we were not very consistent. We didn't run the routes like we need to and we didn't throw it like we need to. We need to make improvement in our passing game. Mental mistakes on defense hurt us, such as loss of containment. Those are things that we just need to improve in from an execution standpoint. I thought our kicking game was decent but we need to punt the ball better than we did at Nevada. Those are all concerns that we have this week."

ON FRESNO STATE: "I don't know much about them at this point. I do know they have a lot of talent, especially skilled talent. Pat Hill and his staff do a great job. They are picked to win the WAC so you know that they are pretty darned good."

ON FACING ANOTHER OUTSTANDING QUARTERBACK: "Billy Volek is an outstanding player. I know his dad very well and he is a good friend of mine. I watch Billy grow up and he is a tremendous competitor and a tremendous athlete. He is a coaches son and knows a lot about the game and he will be tough to deal with."

ON PLAYING FIRST GAME AT RESER STADIUM: "I am excited about playing at home. It looks like we will have a big crowd. There is nothing like playing at home in front of your own people so we are excited about playing our first game at home."

OSU-FRESNO STATE CONNECTION: There is a big connection between Oregon State and Fresno State. Dennis Erickson is a former assistant coach at Fresno State under Jim Sweeney. Erickson served as offensive coordinator for Sweeney from 1976-78. Willy Robinson, the Beavers' defensive coordinator and secondary coach, is a graduate of Fresno State (1978) and former assistant coach at Fresno State. Robinson spent 14 years on the Bulldogs' staff as an assistant under Sweeney. Robinson was the defensive coordinator for Fresno State from 1991-93, before joining Erickson with the Seattle Seahawks.

BIG PLAY OFFENSE: Oregon State had a total of 52 "Big Plays" of over 25 yards in 1998. The Beavers add three plays in their season opener at Nevada. The "Big Play" list follows:

Player/Players                        Yards Play    Opponent    TD
Jonathan Smith to Martin Maurer        74 Pass      Nevada     Yes
Ken Simonton                           36 Run       Nevada      No
Jonathan Smith to T.J. Houshmandzadeh  25 Pass      Nevada      No

               TAKEAWAYS           GIVEAWAYS        GAME  SEASON
OPPONENT   INT. FUMBLE  TOTAL   INT. FUMBLE  TOTAL  TOTAL  TOTAL
Nevada       2    1       3       1    0       1     +2.0   +2.0

1999 OFFENSIVE STARTERS

GAME    SE        SLOT      LT      LG    C      RG   RT      TE     QB     TB       FL
Nevada  Tompkins  Prescott  J.White Sykes Gibson Koch M.White Mauer  Smith  Simonton Houshmandzadeh  

1999 DEFENSIVE STARTERS

GAME   LE    LT    RT   RE      SLB      MLB     WLB   LC              FS      SS      RC
Nevada Grant Wells Ball Jackson Robinson Jackson Allen Heyward-Johnson Carlyle Carroll Weathersby

         OSU Poss inside the 20  OSU Poss First & Goal  Opponents/Inside 20   Opp. First & Goal
Game       Poss. TD-FG-Scores      Poss TD-FG-Scores     Poss TD-FG-Scores    Poss TD-FG-Scores
Nevada       4    3  0  3            3   2  0  2           2   1  2  2          2   1  1  2 

                  OREGON STATE                             OPPONENTS
TEAM     RUSHING    PASSING   TOT.OFF. FD    RUSHING  PASSING  TOT.OFF.  FD
Nevada    39-188   21-43-257  82-445   22     31-92  22-46-287  77-379   21

CATEGORY            PLAYER               GAME AVG. PAC-10 RANK NCAA 
Rushing             Ken Simonton           199.0     ---     ---   
Passing Efficiency  Jonathan Smith        102.07     ---     ---
Total Offense       Jonathan Smith         246.0     ---     ---
                    Ken Simonton           199.0     ---     ---
Net Punting         Mike Fessler            39.9     ---     ---
Punt Returns        T.J. Houshmandzadeh     10.0     ---     ---
Kickoff Returns     T.J. Houshmandzadeh     20.3     ---     ---
Interceptions       Terrence Carroll         1.0     ---     ---  
                    Jake Cookus              1.0     ---     ---
Scoring             Ken Simonton            18.0     ---     ---   
Pass Receptions     Robert Prescott          8.0     ---     ---     
                    T.J. Houshmandzadeh      4.0     ---     ---
Receiving Yards     Martin Maurer           89.0     ---     ---
                    T.J. Houshmandzadeh     69.0     ---     ---
All-Purpose         Ken Simonton           216.0     ---     ---
                    T.J. Houshmandzadeh    150.0     ---     ---

TEAM                                   FRESNO STATE
Team Rushing Offense                       188.0     ---     ---  174.0
Team Passing Offense                       257.0     ---     ---  200.0
Team Total Offense                         445.0     ---     ---  374.0
Team Net Punting                            37.0     ---     ---   39.8 
Team Punt Return                             8.0     ---     ---   10.8
Team Kickoff Return                         20.3     ---     ---   32.5
Team Scoring Offense                        28.0     ---     ---   34.0 
Team Rushing Defense                        92.0     ---     ---  119.0
Team Pass Efficiency Defense               98.71     ---     ---  80.92
Team Total Defense                           379     ---     ---    358
Team Scoring Defense                        13.0     ---     ---    6.0
Team Turnover Margin                         +2.0    ---     ---   +1.0

                          Pass                                   QB     Kick   Forced
                      INT Break Up    Sacks  Tackles For Loss  Hurries Blocked Fumble Career Points
Jonathan Jackson,lb     0    2         3-29          6-35         5       0       1        550
Terrence Carroll,ss     3    5            0           5-6         0       3       2        448
Micah Moore,lb          0    2         4-20          9-27         0       0       2        293
Aaron Wells,dt          0    0     3 1/2-25      6 1/2-31         3       0       0        257
Shawn Ball,dt           0    0     5 1/2-26      7 1/2-40         5       0       1        184 
Brandon Boice,lb        1    1          1-7          4-10         0       0       0        169
Darnell Robinson,slb    1    1         1-13          2-15         0       0       0        122  
Sefa O'Reilly,re        0    0         2-12          7-20         2       0       0        110
Ricky Walker,cb         2    4            0             0         0       0       0        110
Keith Heyward-Johnson   0    4            0           1-1         0       0       0         85  
Toalei Talataina,e      0    0          1-3           2-5         1       0       0         81
James Allen,wlb         1    1            0             0         0       0       0         59 
Bo Marthaller,fs        2    1            0             0         0       0       0         48 
Aaron Wright,fs         1    1            0             0         0       0       0         42
Calvin Carlyle,hb       0    1            0             0         0       0       0         32
Paul Luoma,dt           0    0            0           1-2         0       0       0         24

Simonton's career numbers follow:

1998 SEASON

                     RUSHING         PUNT RET      RECEIVING    ALL-PURPOSE    
OPP        TCB    YG YL   NYG AVG. TD LG NO YDS   AVG. TD LG  NO YDS TD LG  PLAYS  YDS   AVG. PTS
Nevada      19   127  6   121 6.4   2 43  3  35  11.7   0 16   0   0  0  0    22   156 156.0   12
Baylor      23   104  1   103 4.5   2 24  5  29   5.8   0  9   1   1  0  1    29   133 133.0   12
USC         16    81  3    78 4.9   0 20  3   1   0.3   0  8   3   6  0  4    22    85  85.0    0 
ASU         16    44 11    33 2.1   0 11  0   0   0.0   0  0   4  -2  0  7    20    31  31.0    0
Utah St.    27   112 13    99 3.7   0 21  0   0   0.0   0  0   1  16  0 16    28   115 115.0    0 
Stanford    35   210  3   207 5.9   2 49  0   0   0.0   0  0   0   0  0  0    35   207 207.0   12 
Arizona     16    41  5    36 2.3   0  7  0   0   0.0   0  0   0   0  0  0    16    36  36.0    0
Wash        17    58  1    57 3.4   2 17  0   0   0.0   0  0   3  41  0 19    20    98  98.0   12
Cal         12    95  1    94 7.8   0 37  0   0   0.0   0  0   2  16  0 16    14   110 110.0    0
UCLA        15    48  5    43 2.9   1  9  0   0   0.0   0  0   0   0  0  0    15    43  43.0    0
Oregon      28   159  2   157 5.6   4 39  0   0   0.0   0  0   2   1  0  3    30   158 158.0   24 
TOTALS     224 1,079 51 1,028 4.6  13 49 11  65   5.9   0 16  16  79  0 19   251 1,172 106.5   78

Nevada      35   200  1   199 5.7   3 36  -   -    -    -  -   2  17  0 11    37   216 216.0   18

1999        35   200  1   199 5.7   3 36  -   -   -     -  -   2  17  0 11    37   216 216.0   18
1998       224 1,079 51 1,028 4.6  13 49 11  65  5.9    0 16  16  79  0 19   251 1,172 106.5   78
TOTALS     259 1,279 52 1,227 4.7  16 49 11  65  5.9    0 16  18  96  0 19   288 1,388 115.7   96 

                OSU ALL-TIME CAREER RUSHING LEADERS         CAREER ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING 
                 TCB    YG  YL   NYG AVG TD                 PLAYS  Rush   Rec  P-Ret KO-R  Total
10-Terry Baker   299 1,921 418 1,503 5.0 16  18-Vern Burke    117     0 1,779     0    18  1,817
11-Pat Chaffey   365 1,467  46 1,421 3.9 18     Ken Simonton  288 1,227   96     65     0  1,388
12-Tony Robinson 356 1,467  64 1,407 4.0 11
13-Tim Alexander 339 1,814 409 1,405 4.1 10
   Ken Simonton  259 1,279  52 1,227 4.7 16

OSU ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LEADERS
                     Year  TD   PAT  2-PAT  FG   PTS
13--Chris Mangold 1979-92   0  37-39   0   24-46 109
14--Howard Maple  1926-28   -    -     -     -   108
    Pete Pifer    1964-66  18      0   0     0   108
    Robb Thomas   1985-88  18      0   0     0   108
17--Terry Baker   1960-62  16      0   4     0   104
18--Ken Simonton  1998-    16      0   0     0    96

"Without a doubt, that's the best back we'll see all year," Nevada head coach Jeff Tisdel.

"He hits the holes real well. He's a good duck-in-and-out back. He's just a strong runner. I have nothing but the highest respect for him," Nevada linebacker Josh Smith.

JONATHAN SMITH: Jonathan put the "Big Play" back into the OSU offense in 1998 after taking over the controls from an injured Terrance Bryant...Jonathan was directly responsible for 32 plays of 25 yards or more in OSU's last four games of 1998...he opened the 1999 season with three "Big Plays" while directing OSU to a 28-13 victory over Nevada...he passed 74 yards to tight end Martin Maurer for a touchdown and 25 yards to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ken Simonton ran for 36 yards on one play....(Season Notes)--Jonathan passed for 257 yards and one touchdown vs. Nevada and was intercepted one time...he completed 21 of 43 passes...the 257 yards amounted to the fourth best single-game performance in Jonathan's OSU career...Jonathan's 74-yard touchdown pass to Martin Maurer matches the 11th longest pass play in OSU history and tied for the eighth longest touchdown pass play...(Career Notes)--Jonathan established an OSU record by passing for 469 yards vs. Washington in 1998...his 459 yards in total offense vs. the Huskies is the second best one-game mark in OSU history, topped only by Erik Wilhelm's 480 yards in 1987...Jonathan has completed 102 of 224 passes for 1,684 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions...he has 1,617 yards of total offense in seven career games played.

1998 SEASON

                  RUSHING      PASSING            TOTAL OFFENSE
OPP          NO  YDS TD LG  Att-Comp-Int Yds  TD  LG Plays  YDS   AVG.
Nevada        0    0  0  0      2-1-0      7   0   7    2     7   7.0
Baylor      DNP
USC         DNP
ASU         DNP
Utah St.    DNP
Stanford    DNP
Arizona       2   -7  0  3     14-6-0     73   1  27   16    67  67.0
Washington    5  -10  0 10    32-17-1    469   3  90   37   459 459.0
California    5  -41  0  0    58-17-3    252   0  30   63   211 211.0
UCLA          4   -5  0  1    47-23-1    323   0  63   51   318 318.0
Oregon        2    7  0  9    28-17-0    303   2  75   30   310 310.0  
TOTALS       18  -56  0 10   181-81-5  1,427   6  90  199 1,371 228.5   

Nevada        4  -11  0 10    43-21-1    257   1  74   47   246 246.0
CAREER       22  -67  0 10  224-102-6  1,684   7  90  246 1,617 231.0   

JONATHAN JACKSON: Jonathan was the second-leading tackler in the Pac-10 Conference in 1998 with 114 tackles...Jonathan opened the 1999 season with seven solo tackles at Nevada....he has started 13 straight games and has played in 34 games thus far in his career and has not missed a day of practice in his OSU career...a look at Jonathan's career to date:

OSU STATISTICS

        Tackles               Tackles   Fumbles    Pass      Pass       Pass   TOTAL 
YEAR  UT-3 AT-1  TT  SACK-5 FOR LOSS-5 CF-5 RC-10  BrUp-3 INT-10 KB-10  Rush-3 PTS  
1996    19   10  29   1-13      2-14     0    0       0       0    1       1    95 (14)
1997    36   15  51      0       1-2     1    1       0       0    0       1   146 (9)
1998    62   52 114   2-16      3-19     0    1       2       0    0       3   278 (4)
1999     7    0   7      0         0     0    0       0       0    0       0    21
Total  124   77 291   3-29      6-35     1    2       2       0    1       5   540

RODDY TOMPKINS: Senior Roddy Tompkins caught one pass vs. Nevada, but it was good enough to move him into 10th place on OSU's career pass receiving list with 91 total receptions...he passed Lee Overton (90) and his next stop on the list is Jeff Kolberg's 92 receptions...(Career Notes)--after starting 29 straight games in his OSU career, he came off the bench against Washington in 1998 to catch 9 passes for 210 yards, including a 90-yard TD pass...he produced 210 yards receiving against the Huskies, which is the second best mark in OSU history and the 210 all-purpose yards is the 14th best mark, and the 90-yard TD reception against Washington is the third longest pass play in OSU history, and second longest TD pass... he has 91 career receptions for 1,271 yards, and 1,446 all-purpose yards in his career...he is 10th on OSU's career reception list...Roddy's top individual game for receptions was 10 vs. UCLA in 1997...Tompkins' 1999 season and 34-game career marks:

1999 SEASON

                     Punt     Kickoff          Game
Opponent    Pass   Rec. Yds Avg. TD  LG Ret Yds LG Ret Yds LG Plays  All-Purpose Avg.
Nevada         1       6    6.0   0   6   0   0  0  0    0  0    1         6     6.0
1999 TOTALS    1       6    6.0   0   6   0   0  0  0    0  0    1         6     6.0
1998 TOTALS   29     431   14.9   2  90   3   8  8  0    0  0   32       439    48.8
1997 TOTALS   46     538   11.7   3  40  15 122 31  1   18 18   63       690    62.7
1996 TOTALS   15     296   19.7   2  71   0   0  0  0    0  0   15       296    26.9
CAREER        91   1,271   14.0   7  90  18 130 31  1   18 18  111     1,446    42.5

Nick Barnett, strong safety, was the only true freshman to play for OSU in the season opener at Nevada. Two other true freshmen, quarterback Shayne House and cornerback Terrell Roberts were on the travel roster but did not play.

THE LAST TIME OREGON STATE...
Returned a punt for touchdown---Dwayne Owens, 97 yards vs. UCLA at Pasadena, 1992
Recovered a blocked punt for touchdown---Toalei Talataina vs. Nevada at Corvallis, 1998
Returned a kickoff for touchdown---Tim Alexander, 100 yards vs. USC, at Los Angeles, 1998
Returned a fumble for touchdown---Toalei Talataina, 60 yards vs. Nevada, at Corvallis, 1998
Returned a pass interception for touchdown---Basheer Elahee, 29 yards vs. San Jose State at Corvallis, 1997
Recorded a safety---1997 vs. San Jose State at Corvallis
Blocked a punt---Jamil Braithwaite vs. Washington at Seattle, 1998 (Ryan Fleming punter)
Blocked a field goal---Jamil Braithwaite vs. UCLA at Corvallis, 1998 (Chris Sailer kicker)
Blocked a PAT---Terrence Carroll vs. Stanford at Palo Alto, 1998 (Kevin Miller kicker)
Beat a ranked team---Defeated Oregon (ranked 15th by AP and 16 by USA Today) in 1998 at Corvallis (44-41)
Lost to a ranked team---Lost to UCLA (ranked 3rd AP, 4th USA Today) 41-34 at Corvallis, Nov. 7, 1998
Scored a 2-point conversion---Roddy Tompkins (pass from Terrance Bryant) vs. Nevada at Corvallis, 1998
Scored a 2-point defensive touchdown---Never
Shut out an opponent at Reser Stadium--1975, Washington State, 7-0
Shut out an opponent--1983, Oregon, 0-0, at Eugene
Halfback completed a touchdown pass---DeShawn Williams vs. California at Berkeley, 1996 (Williams 14 yards to QB David Moran)
Lineman scored a touchdown---Starling Latu, OG, vs. USC at Corvallis, 1994.
Had a player score 3 or more touchdowns in a game---Ken Simonton, TB, vs. Nevada at Reno, 1999 (3 touchdowns)
Scored on its first offensive possession of the game---Stanford, Oct. 10, 1998, at Palo Alto
Had a player rush for over 100 Yards---Ken Simonton (199) vs. Nevada at Reno, 1999

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT...
Returned a punt for touchdown--Pat Johnson, Oregon, 74 yards at Eugene, 1997
Recovered a blocked punt for touchdown---Rashard Cook, USC, at Los Angeles (Mike Fessler punter), 1998
Returned a kickoff for touchdown---Terry Battle, Arizona State, 100 yards at Corvallis, 1996
Returned a fumble for touchdown---Jabari Issa, Washington, 18 yards at Corvallis, 1997
Returned a pass interception for touchdown---Chad Hinchen, WSU, 34 yards at Corvallis, 1996
Recorded a safety---Arizona, at Tucson, October 26, 1996
Did not score---Oregon, (0-0) at Eugene, 1983
Blocked a punt---Danny Bravo, USC, at Los Angeles, 1998
Blocked a field goal---Brian Laudermilk, Nevada, at Reno (Ryan Cesca the kicker), 1999
Scored a 2-point conversion---California, Tony Gonzalez, pass from Ziv Gottlieb, at Berkeley, 1996
Scored a 2-point defensive touchdown---Stanford, Tim Smith 100-yard pass interception at Corvallis, 1996
Shut out Oregon State--USC (23-0), at Parker Stadium, November 15, 1997.

TICKET INFORMATION/PROMOTION INFO/HUDDLE MEETINGS

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets can be purchased in person at the OSU Athletic Ticket Office, room 107 Gill Coliseum, or by calling 541-737-4455 or 1-800-GO BEAVS. The OSU Athletic Ticket Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased through Ticketmaster locations at G.I. Joe's, Fasttix locations at Fred Meyer's, Online at http//www.ticketweb.com (general admission tickets only) or at http://www.osu.beavers.com. Ticket prices are $22 for reserved seats and $15 for general admission end zone seats. All tickets for the Washington home game are $28. Only season ticket holders, or purchasers of the two-game reserved seat package for $50, qualify to buy Husky game tickets. This package includes tickets for the Georgia Southern game on Oct. 18 and the Washington game on Oct. 9. If any tickets remain starting on Sept. 7, they will be released to the public on that date beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Oregon State Athletic Ticket Office.

OSU GAMES ON TEAMLINE/TRZ: Fans can hear the live play-by-play of all Oregon State football games in 1999--even when the Beavers are not on TV or out of a radio listening area. Just call TEAMLINE at 1-800-846-4700 and enter 5921 for OSU's access code and enter a credit card number when prompted. Then listen to all the action as it's broadcast by the Oregon State flagship radio station (1190 KEX).

PAC-10 SATELLITE FEEDS: Pac-10 satellite feeds are available from 11 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday's on GE 2, Transponder 6 (C-Band). Pac-10 online---www.pac-10.org. Trouble numbers are Dennis Kirkpatrick or (888) 423-0095 pager.

PAC-10 MEDIA TELECONFERENCES FOR FOOTBALL: The Pac-10 will have five Tuesday dates during the 1999 season for media teleconference calls. The dates are Sept. 14, Sept. 29, October 12, Oct. 26, and November 9. The schedule for the calls follows:

 9:30 a.m.   Moderator opens call          10:25 a.m.  Bruce Snyder, ASU
 9:35 a.m.   Mike Price, WSU               10:35 a.m.  Mike Bellotti, Oregon
 9:45 a.m.   Dennis Erickson, OSU          10:45 a.m.  Paul Hackett, USC
 9:55 a.m.   Tyrone Willingham, Stanford   10:55 a.m.  Bob Toledo, UCLA
10:05 a.m.   Tom Holmoe, California        11:05 a.m.  Dick Tomey, Airzona
10:15 a.m.   Rick Neuheisel, Washington

BEAVER HUDDLE SCHEDULES: The Following Beaver Huddle meetings are schedule during football season:

CORVALLIS BEAVER HUDDLE            LANE COUNTY BEAVER HUDDLE         SALEM BEAVER HUDDLE
Mondays at 12:00 noon              Mondays at 11:45 a.m.             Wednesday at 11:45 a.m.
3rd floor Valley Football Center   Oregon Electric Station           Rudy's at Salem Golf Club
Aug. 30   Dennis Erickson          27 East 5th, Eugene               2025 Golf Course Road S.
Sept. 13  Assistant FB Coach       Sept. 13  Assistant FB Coach      Sept. 1         Dennis Erickson
Sept. 20  Dennis Erickson          Oct. 11   Assistant FB Coach      Sept. 8         Assistant FB Coach by phone
Sept. 27  Assistant FB Coach       Nov. 8    Mitch Barnhart          Sept. 15        Assistant FB Coach by phone   
Oct. 4    Dennis Erickson                                            Sept. 22        Dennis Erickson by phone   
Oct. 11   Assistant FB Coach       PORTLAND BEAVER HUDDLE            Sept. 29        Eddie Payne
Oct. 18   Dennis Erickson          Fridays at 11:45 a.m.             Oct. 6          Dennis Erickson by phone
Oct. 25   Assistant FB Coach       Double Tree Hotel, Lloyd center   Oct. 13         Assistant FB Coach by phone
Nov. 1    Dennis Erickson          Sept. 10        Dennis Erickson   Oct. 20         Dennis Erickson by phone
Nov. 8    Assistant FB Coach       Sept. 17        Dennis Erickson   Oct. 27         Assistant fB Coach by phone
Nov. 15   Dennis Erickson          Oct. 8          Dennis Erickson   Nov. 3          Dennis Erickson by phone
Nov. 22   Assistant FB Coach       Oct. 22         Dennis Erickson   Nov. 10         Assistant FB Coach by phone
                                   Nov. 5          Dennis Erickson   Fri., Nov. 19:  Dennis Erickson
                                   Nov. 12         Dennis Erickson   Thur., Nov. 18  Dennis Erickson

MEDIA LUNCHEON: The first OSU football media luncheon will take place on Tuesday, Spet. 7, starting at 10:45 a.m. A call will be placed to Fresno State coach Pat Hill at 11:00 a.m. Members of the media planning to attend must inform Hal Cowan no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Requests for player and coaches interviews must also be made no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

FAN FAIR: Fan Fair activities prior to the home season opener with Fresno State will start at 12 noon and run until 3:30 p.m. at Parker Plaza/Reser Stadium. Activity tickets for events are priced at $1 each or 6 for $5. Fan Fair features a food court, Coke Kicking Game, Dodge Basketball Shoot, Reser's Football Toss, Stadium Bounce, Golf Game, Photos with Dennis Erickson (cutout) and face painters.