Beavers Return To The Road Saturday Night In Boulder

GAME 9: OREGON STATE VS. COLORADO
Nov. 4, 2023 • Boulder, Colo. • Folsom Field • 7:00 p.m. PT • ESPN

Game Notes
- Oregon State opens the month of November Saturday night when visiting Colorado in Boulder. Kickoff at Folsom Field is slated for 7 p.m. PT (8 p.m. in Colorado).
- The game will air live on ESPN. Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Kayla Burton (sideline) will call the action.
- The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Radio Network. For a list of affiliates, turn to page two of these notes.
- Every game this season can be heard live on the Varsity Network, a free application available via computer browsers, smartphones and tablets. After downloading the application, search for Oregon State.
- The game will also air on ESPN Radio with Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst) on the call.
- Oregon State overcame a 28-point deficit for a 41-34 overtime win at Colorado in 2018. The victory marked Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith's first in conference play.

Oregon State By The Numbers
3 - OSU's average margin of loss this season, over two games. Both were 3-point losses to Washington State and Arizona.
4 - Times OSU has been shutout in a quarter over the first eight games, compared to 12 for the Beavers' opponents.
6.9 - Yards per play for OSU, which would be a program single-season record, eclipsing the 2021 Beavers (6.4).
8 - Receiving scores for Jack Velling, the most ever by a Beaver tight end.
26 - OSU sacks, six more than the Beavers' tally from a year ago.
763 - Rushing yards for Damien Martinez, who is vying for the 18th 1,000-yard season in OSU history.
1,143 - Career receiving yards for Anthony Gould, who now ranks 30th for a career at Oregon State.

Against Colorado
- Oregon State holds a 7-6 advantage in the series. The Beavers pulled ahead thanks to a 42-9 win last season at Reser Stadium.
- The two matchups prior to last season's win went into overtime, including a 41-34 OT victory in 2018 after OSU was down 28 points.
- Three of the Beavers' seven wins in the series have been by 27 points or more - 41-6 in 1963, 44-17 in 2013 and 42-9 in 2022.
- The teams have met eight times since Colorado joined the Pac-12. The teams are tied at four wins apiece over that stretch.
- Damien Martinez became the fifth Beaver to rush for 100 or more yards when he tallied 178 against the Buffaloes last season. That's the most in a single-game by a Beaver in the series.
- Everett Hayes kicked a school-record 60-yard field goal in the 2021 game in Boulder.
- Isaiah Hodgins caught 10 second-half passes in the 2018 come-from-behind win. He ended the game with 11, the most by an OSU player ever versus the Buffaloes.
- Andre Harris' 22 tackles in 1988 are tied for the most ever by an OSU player. Steve Brown's 22 in 1972 against Stanford set the standard.
- Offensive coordinator/QB coach Brian Lindgren served as the offensive coordinator at Colorado from 2013-17. He coached CU to a Alamo Bowl berth in 2016. Colorado also won the Pac-12 South that season.
- Saturday's matchup is the first between the Beavers and Buffaloes to air on a channel other than the Pac-12 Networks.

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Recapping Arizona
- OSU did not commit a turnover and lost for the first time when doing so since 2020 against Washington State. It snapped nine consecutive wins when playing turnover-free football.
- It was OSU's first loss since at least 1996 when not committing a turnover and being charged with two penalties or less.
- Jimmy Valsin III caught his first career touchown pass and totaled a career-high 54 yards on three catches.
- Easton Mascarenas-Arnold led OSU in tackles for the sixth time this season. His 10 marked his fourth in double figures this season.
- Neither team finished with a rush of 20 or more yards.
- The Beavers were held to under 30 points for the third time this season but lost for the first time. OSU is now 7-25 under head coach Jonathan Smith when scoring under 30 points.
- OSU saw a seven-game win streak against unranked opponents snapped.
- The Beavers tallied a season-low nine drives and failed to score on back-to-back offensive sets for the first time this season. Arizona's nine drives were also the season low by an OSU opponent.
- OSU lost the coin toss for the first time this season. The Beavers also received the ball to open the game for the first time.

One Of 14
- Oregon State is one of 14 teams nationally with two wins over AP Top-25 teams this season.
- OSU last won two games against top-25 teams in the same season in 2010. The Beavers last won three during the 2000 season.

In Conference Play
- Oregon State is 9-5 the past two seasons in conference play, out-scoring foes, 420-316.
- The Beavers have rushed for an average of 190 yards per game while passing for 203.5. Conversely, Oregon State has held opponents to 122 yards on the ground and 236 yards passing per contest.
- Notably, the Beavers have averaged 32:12 in time of possession against conference foes the past two seasons.

Velling Sets The Record
- Jack Velling caught his eighth touchdown of the season Saturday against Arizona. In doing set, he set the OSU single-season record for receiving scores by a touchdown.
- Velling surpassed Tim Euhus (2003) and Joe Newton (2004 and 2006) for the most ever by a Beaver tight end.
- The eighth touchdown also tied Velling with Chad Johnson (2000) and Shane Morales (2008) for the ninth-most in a single-season at OSU regardless of position.
- His eight scores are tied for 10th nationally and lead all tight ends.
- Velling has six touchdowns since Oct. 7 - a three-game stretch - which is tied with North Texas' Ja'Mori Maclin for the most nationally.

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Gould

Everett Hayes

Damien Martinez

Jimmy Valsin III