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Oregon State Football Hosts San Diego State Following Bye Week
Sept. 11, 2000
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GAME: Oregon State (2-0) vs. San Diego State (0-2)
TV: Delayed over Fox Sports Net at 12:30 p.m. PDT on Sunday
TICKETS: Reserved seat tickets are priced at $26.00 apiece and general admission tickets are priced at $18.00. The OSU Athletic Ticket Office is open 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and the ticket booths will open at Reser Stadium at 9:00 a.m. on game days. Reser Stadium gates will open at 2:00 p.m. Oregon State season ticket sales have reached a record 14,682 as of Sept. 5, topping last year's record of 11,270.
TELEVISION: The OSU-San Diego State game will be televised on a delayed basis by Fox Sports Net Northwest. Airtime for the delayed telecast on Sunday is 12:30 p.m. The telecast covers the states of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. Scott Lynn (play-by-play) and Steve Preece (color analyst) will announce.
RADIO: All Oregon State football gams are carried live over the OSU radio network which consists of 31 stations in the Pacific Northwest. Mike Parker is in his second season of calling the play-by-play, while former OSU halfback Bob Grim is in his 12th year as the color analyst. Michael Convery is in his third season as OSU's sideline reporter. KEX (1190 AM) serves as the anchor station of the 31-station network, produced by Beaver Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Communications. Airtime for the OSU network, both home and away, will always be one hour prior to kickoff. KLOO (1340 AM) radio in Corvallis is on the air two hours prior to kickoff, both home and away games, with a special tailgate show with hosts Jon Warren and Doug Blair. KLOO will originate from Parker Plaza at Reser Stadium for home games and in the studio during road games. (For complete radio network listing, please see page in release headed Ticket Information).
RANKING: The Beavers rank 37th on the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll after receiving seven votes.
STREAKS: Oregon State is on a two-game winning streak overall. The Beavers currently own an 12-game non-conference regular season winning streak, a four-game winning streak at Reser Stadium, a one-game road winning streak and a one-game Pacific-10 Conference losing streak. Oregon State's 12-game non-conference regular season 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. The Beavers are 10-4 in their last 14 games and have won seven of their last eight home games.
DENNIS ERICKSON SEVENTH ON ACTIVE WINNING LIST: Dennis Erickson, Montana State, '69, is in his second year as OSU's head coach after posting a 7-5 record in 1999. He is 2-0 in 2000 and 9-5 (.643) in his Beaver career. Erickson is currently the seventh winningest Division 1-A active college head coach with five or more years of service as a head coach. As a collegiate head coach, Erickson is 13-2 in season openers, including 11 straight victories. He has a winning percentage of .729 (122-45-1). He trails R.C. Slocum of Texas A&M (.754) on the winning percentage list. Erickson is 15th among active Division 1-A college coaches for total victories with 122. 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 9-5 at Oregon State. Dennis was head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL (1995-98) 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 was one of five finalists for Coach of the Year honors by The Football News in 1999 and one of 16 finalist for national Coach of the Year honors by the Associated Press.
INJURY REPORT: Oregon State came out of the New Mexico game without picking up any new injuries. Linebacker James Allen (right hip) remains out of action and is doubtful this week for practice.
PRACTICE THIS WEEK: During the bye week, Oregon State will practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week with practices starting at 10:00 a.m. for this week only.
SERIES INFORMATION: Oregon State and San Diego State have played twice previously with the Aztecs winning both games. San Diego State defeated the Beavers 17-8 at San Diego in 1972 and 25-0 in 1975, a game that was played in Portland. OSU head coach Dennis Erickson is 4-1 as a head coach vs. San Diego State. Ted Tollner, the Aztecs head coach, is 2-0 vs. the Beavers. Both of Tollner's victories over the Beavers were as head coach of USC.
BEAVERS ON NETWORK TELEVISION: At this point, Oregon State has been selected for two live Fox Sports Net national telecast. The Beavers' game at Washington on October 7 has been slated for a 7:00 PDT start on Fox Sports Net. OSU's game at Arizona on November 11 is ticketed for a 7:15 PST start on Fox Sports Net.
ATTENDANCE: Despite inclement weather, Oregon State drew 30,782 fans for its home opener with Eastern Washington. The 30,782 figure ranks as the Beavers' fourth best home crowd for a season home opener. OSU drew 30,818 vs. North Texas on Sept. 6, 1997, 32,024 on Sept. 2, 1995 vs. Idaho, and 33,000 on Oct. 11, 1980 vs. Washington. The Beavers have now drawn over 30,000 fans to 35,362-seat Reser Stadium five straight games, including sellout games vs. Washington (35,470) and California (35,520).
PACIFIC-10 NOMINATIONS: Oregon State nominated tailback Ken Simonton for the offensive Player of the Week in the Pac-10 Conference and defensive end LaDairis Jackson for the defensive Player of the Week. It was the second straight week the Beavers have nominated Simonton. He rushed for 184 yards, which equals the ninth best single-game mark in OSU history and scored two touchdowns, including a 43-yard run on fourth and one with 1:12 to play in the game. Jackson returned a pass interception 32 yards for a TD to put OSU on top 14-7 and recorded a sack and two other tackles.
DENNIS ERICKSON QUOTES
THOUGHTS ON NEW MEXICO GAME: "I thought we played a lot better in the second half. I think we showed a lot of character on the road to come back to play like we did in the second half to win the football game after being down at halftime. Obviously, we still made a lot of mistakes on offense. We are not throwing it and catching it like we need to do. There was some improvement there. I thought Jonathan (Smith) threw the football a lot better. We made some plays in the passing game, but not near enough. We ran the football really well. Of course Ken Simonton had a tremendous day. Patrick McCall also made some good runs for us as well. It was better offensively than last week. Our offensive front played pretty well in the run game. Defensively we just totally dominated the football game. We gave up a couple of long touchdowns when we were in man coverage. They were mental mistakes, but other than that, our defense totally controlled the football game. I was very disappointed in our kicking game. We really gave up 14 points in the kicking game with a blocked punt and a dropped punt return, which led to a pair of touchdowns. We just can't let that happen and be successful."
ON BYE WEEK: "We will practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are going back to basics. It will be like spring football for us this week. We will go against each other and just continue to try an improve as a team."
NOTES FROM NEW MEXICO CONTEST: Oregon State totally dominated New Mexico in the second half. The Lobos were able to generate only two first downs in the second half, and one of those was in the final 34 seconds of the game.
RECORDS WAITING TO HAPPEN: Junior tailback Ken Simonton and junior quarterback Jonathan Smith continue to climb on various OSU record charts. Here is where they stand:
STARTING STREAKS: Several Oregon State players have multiple game starting streaks on the line. A total of 11 players have starting streaks of 10 or more games.
TURNOVERS TELL THE TALE: Oregon State opened the 2000 season on a negative note in the turnover tale of the tape, but was able to overcome the negative statistic to win. The Beavers were on the positive side at New Mexico with a pair of pass interceptions and a fumble recovery, while losing only one fumble.
OSU IN THE RED ZONE: Oregon State got off to a poor start in the red zone in its season opener with Eastern Washington, scoring on only three of its six trips into the red zone. The Beavers bounced back at New Mexico and scored each time they penetrated the red zone. On the season, OSU has scored five out of eight trips into the red zone.
BIG PLAYS: Oregon State added three "Big Plays" in the New Mexico game. Ken Simonton had his longest run of the season, a 43-yard TD romp vs. the Lobos and his backup, Patrick McCall, had a career long OSU run of 42 yards. Defensive end LaDairis Jackson added the third big play, a 32-yard pass interception return. The Beavers are no where near the pass of last year's club when it comes to producing big plays. In 1999, OSU produced 59 such plays. After two games, the Beavers have only five big plays.
SIMONTON AMONG NCAA LEADERS IN RUSHING, SCORING, ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING: After the first two weeks of the college football season, OSU's Ken Simonton ranks in the nation's top 10 in rushing (fourth), scoring (tied for third) and all-purpose running (seventh). Simonton is averaging 192.0 yards per game rushing. He is averaging 15.0 points per game and 192.0 yards per game in all-purpose running.
SIMONTON'S OSU RECORD 100-YARD GAME RECORD RUN: By rushing for 200 yards vs. Eastern Washington, Ken Simonton broke the Oregon State career record for most 100-yard rushing games with 14. He now has 15 after tacking on 184 yards at New Mexico. He established a Beaver record in 1999 when his 100-yard rushing game streak reached seven games before being stopped. The streak reached seven straight 100-yard games before a rib injury in the first quarter of the UCLA game halted Simonton's attempt for an eighth straight 100-yard rushing game. Simonton has rushed for over 100 yards 15 times in his 25-game career to date, including his current streak of three straight games. Pete Pifer carried for over 100 yards 11 times in his career. Former All-American fullback Bill Enyart rushed for over 100 yards nine times in his career. Another fullback, Dave Schilling, rushed for over 100 yards 13 times in his career.
KEN SIMONTON, TB: Ken had a fantastic game at New Mexico, rushing for 184 yards and scoring two touchdowns, including a 43-yarder with 1:12 left on a fourth and one play to ice the contest at 28-20 for OSU...his 184 yards matches the ninth best single-game mark in OSU history...the game was his 14th multiple touchdown game of his career and 15th 100-yard plus rushing game. (Eastern Washington)---Ken got his junior season off to a fantastic start, rushing for 200 yards on a career high 40 carries against Eastern Washington. He scored all three Beaver touchdowns, increasing his career scoring record to 214. His 200-yard rushing game was the seventh best single-game mark in OSU history and his second highest career game. (CAREER NOTES)--Ken Simonton has produced big numbers for Oregon State in three seasons. Ken rushed for 1,028 yards as a freshman in 1998, a school record. He is only the second player in Pac-10 history to rush for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. The only other player was Stanford's Darrin Nelson in 1977. Ken rushed for 1,329 regular season yards in 1999, the most ever in the history of the Pac-10 by a sophomore. Only five players in Pac-10 history have rushed for over 1,000 yards in three seasons---Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, 1992-93-94, Russell White, California, 1990-91-92, Darrin Nelson, Stanford, 1977-78-79, Charles White, USC, 1977-78-79, and Anthony Davis, USC, 1972-73-74. Simonton has a chance to become the first player in history of the Pac-10 to rush for over 1,000 yards in four seasons. He has scored touchdowns in 17 of his 25 career games and has multiple touchdown games 14 times. Here is a look at what Simonton has accomplished to date:
(1998) (1999) (2000)
SIMONTON FINALIST FOR DOAK WALKER AWARD: Ken Simonton has been selected as one of 35 finalists for the Doak Walker Award, which is given annually to the nation's top college running back. Eight semifinalists will be selected on November 8, and the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee will ultimately vote on the winner in late November. The winner of the 2000 Doak Walker Award, presented by Vectrix, will be announced live on ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, December 7, 2000. The Doak Walker Award presentation banquet will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 30, 2001. 9-9
JONATHAN SMITH, QB: Jonathan has started 17 career games for Oregon State at quarterback and has produced a 10-7 record as a starter...Jonathan had his lowest personal career offensive output as a starter in the Beavers' 28-20 victory over New Mexico...he completed 12of 28 passes for 78 yards and one touchdown...he had 55 yards in total offense...(Eastern Washington)--he passed for only 132 yards, completing 13 of 29 passes, but he threw 2 interceptions...the first interception stopped his streak of passes thrown without a pick at 156, just 14 shy of the OSU record of 170 straight...he wound up with 115 yards in total offense vs. EWU...(1999 Highlights)--Jonathan broke the OSU single-season record for passing yards (3,053) and in total offense (2,957) in 1999...he finished third in the Pac-10 Conference in total offense and 25th nationally with 245.0 yards per game average during regular season...he averaged 253.1 yards a game passing....Jonathan did not throw an interception against UCLA and Washington State and he had thrown 71 attempts without a pick before being intercepted one time against California...he was intercepted only one time in OSU's last six games of the 1999 season...he threw 213 passes during that span...finished the season without and interception on his last 140 pass attempts (The OSU school record is 170 thrown without an interception)... he had a streak of throwing a touchdown pass in nine straight games halted at Washington State, but he got back on track with a TD pass vs. California and three vs. Arizona...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 added five more in the Beavers' 46-23 victory over Fresno State and three more in 48-41 victory over Georgia Southern...he added four vs. USC, one against Washington, eight against Stanford, five in the UCLA game, three at WSU, three vs. California, four against Arizona, one vs. Oregon and three vs. Hawaii... (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 313 of 663 passes for 4,690 yards, 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions...he has 4,616 yards of total offense in 20 career games played...Jonathan is second place in career passing at Oregon State and third place in career total offense...he has passed for over 300 yards in five of his 20 games played, and the first three were coming off the bench as a backup...his 22 touchdown passes puts him fifth on OSU's all-time touchdown passing list...his 15 touchdown passes in 1999 ties him for fourth on the single-season list. Smith's career highlights follow: (1998) (1999)
WEATHERSBY FINALIST FOR JIM THORPE AWARD: Oregon State sophomore cornerback Dennis Weathersby has been selected as one of 40 players as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate defensive back. Semifinalist will be announced the second week in November and three finalists will be selected the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Finalists are invited to ESPN's College Football Awards Show at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where the winner will be announced on December 7. Formal presentation is at a banquet in February in Oklahoma City. The Jim Thorpe Award has been presented to the best defensive back in college football since 1986.
BEAVERS TOUGH IN FOURTH QUARTER: Under Dennis Erickson, Oregon State has dominated the fourth quarter. The Beavers out scored opponents by 138 to 43 in 1999. Oregon State has started the 2000 season in the same manner have produced 21 points to 7 by opponents in the first two games. The Beavers out scored New Mexico 14-0 in the fourth quarter at altitude in Albuquerque to win the game 28-20.
RYAN CESCA, PK: Ryan Cesca remains perfect in PAT attempts in his OSU career. As a freshman in 1999, he was perfect on all 37 of his PAT attempts, a school record for number of successful PAT kicks...he is a perfect 7-for-7 in his first two games in 2000, making him 44-for-44 in his career...he has made seven of 15 field goal attempts (.467) in his career...his long is 43 yard vs. Georgia Southern in 1999...he scored 58 points in 1999, which was second to Ken Simonton's team leading 118 points...he currently has scored 65 career points.
ROBINSON TOP DEFENDER: For the second week in a row, strong linebacker Darnell Robinson produced the most defensive points by the Oregon State defensive unit. He produced 40 points, based on 8 tackles, a fumble recovery, a sack and a tackle for loss.
BEAVER DEFENSIVE UNIT RANKS 5TH IN NATION: Oregon State's strong defensive unit is off to a flying start. After two games, Oregon State leads the Pac-10 Conference in total defense and ranks fifth in the nation overall, allowing just 184.5 yards per game. The Beavers trail only Mississippi State (168.0), Clemson (160.5), Memphis (151.5) and Arkansas (98.0). OSU also leads the Pac-10 in rushing defense and ranks 12th nationally.
CAREER DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: Strong safety/weak linebacker Terrence Carroll has the most career defensive points among Beaver defensive players with 69081 points. Carroll is followed by linebacker's Darnell Robinson (49252) and James Allen (295).
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TICKET INFORMATION/PROMOTION INFO/HUDDLE MEETINGS
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets can by 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 on-line at http//www.ticketweb.com (general admission tickets only) or at http:www.osu.beavers.com. Ticket prices are $26 for reserved seats and $18 for general admission end zone seats. BiMart two-for-one reserved seat tickets coupons are available at all local BiMart outlets and can be redeemed in person at the OSU Athletic Ticket Office or at Reser Stadium on game day. Tickets booths open at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Reser Stadium.
OSU GAMES ON TEAMLINE/TRZ: Fans can hear the live radio play-by-play of all Oregon State football games in 2000--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 radio station (1190 AM KEX).
LISTEN TO BEAVERS ON OSU WEBSITE: Fans can also listen to OSU football through the Beavers' website, www.osubeavers.com. To listen to the radio play-by-play, click the audio/video link on the website and it will take you to the live play-by-play of the game. Beaver Sports Talk, featuring Coach Dennis Erickson, can also be heard every Tuesday, starting August 29, throughout the football season by clicking on to the same link.
BEAVER SPORTS TALK SHOW: Beaver Sports Talk is on the air on the OSU statewide radio network. The Beaver Sports Talk Show, hosted by Mike Parker, the voice of the Beavers, features Coach Dennis Erickson and is on the air from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. each Tuesday throughout the season. The show originates from The Headline Cafe in Corvallis. Fans from across the state and beyond may call in toll-free with their questions at 877-600-6433. Beaver Sports Talk will be carried by much of the Beaver Sports Radio Network, including KLOO AM (1340) in Corvallis and KEX AM (1190) in Portland. Fans outside coverage areas may log onto www.osubeavers.com to get live coverage and utilize the new Azumano/Away Travel Ask The Coach feature. Check local listings for the Beaver Sports Radio Network station in your area.
PAC-10 SATELLITE FEEDS: Pac-10 satellite feeds featuring Pac-10 head coaches are available from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. PDT every Wednesday from September 6 through November 22, 2000. Satellite coordinators for the Pac-10 feed---(C-Band), Telestar 5, Transponder 16. Pac-10 on-line---www.pac-10.org. Trouble numbers for the satellite feed are--Dennis Kirkpatrick 310-543-1835 or 888-423-0095 pager, Kyle Reischling, 310-286-3749, Michelle Lockhart, 925-932-4411.
OSU RADIO NETWORK: All Oregon State football gams are carried live over the OSU radio network, which consists of 31 stations in the Pacific Northwest. Mike Parker is in his second season of calling the play-by-play, while former OSU halfback Bob Grim is in his 12th year as the color analyst. Michael Convery is in his third season as OSU's sideline reporter. KEX (1190 AM) serves as the anchor station of the 31-station network, produced by Beaver Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Communications. Airtime for the OSU network, both home and away, will always be one hour prior to kickoff. KLOO (1340 AM) radio in Corvallis is on the air two hours prior to kickoff, both home and away games, with a special tailgate show with hosts Jon Warren and Doug Blair. KLOO will originate from Parker Plaza at Reser Stadium for home games and in the studio during road games.
BASF HUDDLE SCHEDULES: The following BASF/Beaver Huddle meetings are scheduled during the 2000 football season:
Corvallis/Albany Beaver Huddle Meetings on Mondays at 12:00 noon at Babb-Chaves Beaver Spirit Room, Third Floor Valley Football Center
Portland Beaver Huddle Meetings on Fridays at 11:45 a.m. at Double Tree Hotel--Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah. RSVP at 503-725-3074.
Salem Beaver Huddle Meetings on Wednesday at 12:00 noon at Rudy's at the Salem Golf Club, 2025 Golf Course Rd S. Phone 503-364-8792
Medford Beaver Huddle Meetings on Fridays at 12:00 noon at location TBA. Phone 541-737-2370.
Lane County Beaver Huddle Meetings at 1145 a.m. at Oregon Electric Station, 27 East 5th, Eugene, OR. Phone 541-726-6100.
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