2020 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jonathan Smith. The team played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–5 (2–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jonathan Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tim Tibesar (3rd season)
Home stadium	Reser Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Washington x		3	–	1					3	–	1
Oregon y$		4	–	2					4	–	3
Stanford		4	–	2					4	–	2
California		1	–	3					1	–	3
Washington State		1	–	3					1	–	3
Oregon State		2	–	5					2	–	5
South Division
No. 21 USC xy		5	–	0					5	–	1
Colorado		3	–	1					4	–	2
Utah		3	–	2					3	–	2
Arizona State		2	–	2					2	–	2
UCLA		3	–	4					3	–	4
Arizona		0	–	5					0	–	5
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.^[3]

Preseason

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in last place in the North Division.^[4]

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Oregon	222 (35)
2	California	176 (3)
3	Washington	161
4	Stanford	105
5	Oregon State	76
6	Washington State	58

Schedule

Oregon State had games scheduled against Oklahoma State, Colorado State, and Portland State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Original 2020 Oregon State Beavers schedule
Date	Opponent	Site
September 3	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
September 12	Colorado State*	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 19	Portland State*	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
September 26	Washington State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 3	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 10	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
October 24	California	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
October 30	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 7	UCLA	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
November 21	Arizona	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 28	Oregon	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Washington State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	L 28–38	–
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 21–27	294
November 21	12:30 p.m.	California	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FS1	W 31–27	–
November 27	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Oregon	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–38	–
December 5	7:30 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 24–30
December 12	7:30 p.m.	Stanford	Reser Stadium^[6] Corvallis, OR	ESPNU	L 24–27	0
December 19	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN	L 33–46	0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington State Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	7	14	10	38
Beavers	0	7	7	14	28

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 0
• TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter WSU – Travell Harris 29-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 3:50. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:44. Second quarter OSU – Trevon Bradford 7-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 4:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:27. WSU – Deon McIntosh 3-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 0:37. Washington State 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:27. Third quarter WSU – Jayden de Laura 5-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 12:10. Washington State 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:52. WSU – Travell Harris 28-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Blake Mazza kick), 8:12. Washington State 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:20. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:27. Washington State 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter WSU – Blake Mazza 34-yard field goal, 11:59. Washington State 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 7-yard run (pass failed), 11:01. Washington State 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:21. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 15-yard run (Tristan Gebbia–Trevon Bradford pass), 2:39. Washington State 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 2:52. WSU – Travell Harris 44-yard run (Blake Mazza kick), 2:29. Washington State 38–28. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:09. Top passers WSU – Jayden de Laura – 18/33, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 34/48, 329 yards, TD Top rushers WSU – Deon McIntosh – 18 rushes, 147 yards, TD OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 21 rushes, 120 yards, 3 TD Top receivers WSU – Travell Harris – 9 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD OSU – Trevon Bradford – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD

At Washington

See also: 2020 Washington Huskies football team

Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington Huskies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	14	0	0	21
Huskies	10	14	0	3	27

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 14, 2020
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Light Rain • Wind @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 294 (Limited in-person attendance)
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FS1): Petros Papadakis and Alex Faust

Game information

First quarter OSU – Jaydon Grant 11-yard return of blocked punt (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00. UW – Sean McGrew 21-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 7:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02. UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 2:10. Washington 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:23. Second quarter UW – Kamari Pleasant 15-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 14:15. Washington 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58. OSU – B. J. Baylor 3-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 9:31. Washington 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 2:19. Washington 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 3:49. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:18. Washington 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53. Third quarter No Scoring Plays. Fourth quarter UW – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal, 1:45. Washington 27–21. Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:24. Top passers OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 11/24, 85 yards, INT UW – Dylan Morris – 14/24, 141 yards Top rushers OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 23 carries, 133 yards, TD UW – Sean McGrew – 9 carries, 92 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Luke Musgrave – 2 receptions, 25 yards UW – Terrell Bynum – 4 receptions, 66 yards

California

See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	13	0	7	27
Beavers	14	0	3	14	31

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
• Referee: Chris Coyle
• TV: FS1

Game information

First Quarter OSU – Jermar Jefferson 75-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 14:42. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18. CAL – Makai Polk 7-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 10:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:12. OSU – Teagan Quitoriano 35-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (Everett Hayes kick), 5:47. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09. Second Quarter CAL – Dario Longhetto 26-yard field goal, 14:49. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:58. CAL – Kekoa Crawford 21-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 2:31. California 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05. CAL – Dario Longhetto 52-yard field goal, 0:00. California 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 1:24. Third Quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 35-yard field goal, 6:20. California 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:45. Fourth Quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 8-yard pass from Tyjon Lindsey (Everett Hayes kick), 13:35. Oregon State 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:57. CAL – Jake Tonges 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:04. California 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:21. OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 4:30. Oregon State 31–27. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56. Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 28/42, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 12/20, 147 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CAL – Marcel Dancy – 17 rushes, 76 yards OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 196 yards, TD Top receivers CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 10 receptions, 141 yards, TD OSU – Teagan Quitoriano – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Oregon

See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Ducks	14	10	7	7	38
Beavers	7	6	6	22	41

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 27, 2020
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV: ESPN
• Reference

Game information

First quarter ORE – Jaylon Redd 37-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 11:52. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 82-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:53. ORE – Tyler Shough 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 5:21. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:38. Second quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal, 13:38. Oregon 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:49. ORE – Devon Williams 60-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 10:57. Oregon 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. OSU – Everett Hayes 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Oregon 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:02. ORE – Henry Katleman 33-yard field goal, 0:46. Oregon 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:00. Third quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Tristan Gebbia (pass failed), 8:57. Oregon 24–19. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:08. ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 4-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Henry Katleman kick), 6:43. Oregon 31–19. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter OSU – Tristan Gebbia 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:26. Oregon 31–26. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:17. OSU – Jermar Jefferson 2-yard run (Tristan Gebbia run), 12:23. Oregon State 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15. ORE – Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard run (Henry Katleman kick), 8:27. Oregon 38–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56. OSU – Chance Nolan 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:33. Oregon State 41–38. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:22. Top passers ORE – Tyler Shough – 20/31, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT OSU – Tristan Gebbia – 23/37, 263 yards, TD Top rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 12 rushes, 93 yards OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 29 rushes, 226 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ORE – Devon Williams – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD OSU – Kolby Taylor – 7 receptions, 114 yards

At Utah

See also: 2020 Utah Utes football team

Oregon State Beavers vs. Utah Utes – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	10	0	14	24
Utes	6	10	7	7	30

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Clear, 30 °F (−1 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV: ESPN
• Reference

Game information

First quarter UTAH – Jadon Redding 33-yard field goal, 10:21. Utah 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39. UTAH – Jadon Redding 20-yard field goal, 6:50. Utah 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:31. Second quarter UTAH – Jadon Redding 27-yard field goal, 12:27. Utah 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:12. OSU – Everett Hayes 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Utah 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05. UTAH – Ty Jordan 1-yard run (Jadon Redding kick), 3:10. Utah 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06. OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 1-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 0:50. Utah 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. Third quarter UTAH – Britain Covey 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Jadon Redding kick), 6:22. Utah 23–10. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:45. Fourth quarter UTAH – Britain Covey 64-yard punt return (Jadon Redding kick), 14:37. Utah 30–10. OSU – Calvin Tyler Jr. 6-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 11:50. Utah 30–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:41. OSU – Kolby Taylor 21-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 5:07. Utah 30–24. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:11. Top passers OSU – Chance Nolan – 20/38, 202 yards, TD, INT UTAH – Jake Bentley – 18/27, 174 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Jack Colletto – 1 rush, 40 yards UTAH – Ty Jordan – 27 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Tyjon Lindsey – 3 receptions, 37 yards UTAH – Brant Kuithe – 8 receptions, 76 yards

Stanford

See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team

Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	6	3	7	11	27
Beavers	7	7	7	3	24

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: December 12, 2020
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia
• Reference

Game information

First Quarter OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 18-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 9:46. Oregon State 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14. STAN – Tucker Fisk 12-yard pass from Davis Mills (pass failed), 5:45. Oregon State 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56. Second Quarter OSU – Zeriah Beason 8-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 12:34. Oregon State 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:19. STAN – Jet Toner 47-yard field goal, 1:16. Oregon State 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:14. Third Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 12:14. Stanford 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:39. OSU – Tyjon Lindsey 30-yard pass from Chance Nolan (Everett Hayes kick), 8:38. Oregon State 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36. Fourth Quarter STAN – Davis Mills 6-yard run (Davis Mills–Houston Heimuli pass), 13:03. Stanford 24–21. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 6:10. OSU – Everett Hayes 26-yard field goal, 7:18. Tied 24–24. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:45. STAN – Jet Toner 39-yard field goal, 1:48. Stanford 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:24. Top passers STAN – Davis Mills – 21/29, 292 yards, TD OSU – Chance Nolan – 17/30, 221 yards, 3 TD Top rushers STAN – Austin Jones – 22 rushes, 126 yards OSU – Jermar Jefferson – 18 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers STAN – Simi Fehoko – 6 receptions, 110 yards OSU – Tre'Shaun Harrison – 5 receptions, 91 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released												—	—				Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	99	Nahshon Wright	CB	Dallas Cowboys

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