# 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Andersen and their home games were played on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. Oregon State was a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the North Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 23–30 | 44,582 |
| September 17 | 2:00 pm | Idaho State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 37–7 | 38,052 |
| September 24 | 12:30 pm | Boise State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | L 24–38 | 42,846 |
| October 1 | 11:30 am | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 6–47 | 46,839 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | California | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 47–44 $^{OT}$ | 34,066 |
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | No. 21 Utah | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 14–19 | 32,093 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at No. 5 Washington | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 17–41 | 65,796 |
| October 29 | 7:45 pm | Washington State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ESPN2 | L 31–35 | 37,081 |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | FS1 | L 15–26 | 38,813 |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | L 24–38 | 64,813 |
| November 19 | 7:30 pm | Arizona | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 42–17 | 35,059 |
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | Oregon | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR (120th Civil War) | P12N | W 34–24 | 44,160 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 30 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Beavers | 13 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Buffaloes | 13 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 47 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| Beavers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 |

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Utes | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| #5 Huskies | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 41 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
| Beavers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |

### At Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Cardinal | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Bruins | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Beavers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oregon | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Oregon St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 26, 2016
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,160
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: Pac-12 Network
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Ryan Nall 12-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:19. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:17.
ORE – Tony Brooks-James 3-yard run (Aidan Schneider kick), 5:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
Second quarter
ORE – Darren Carrington 33-yard pass from Jalen Brown (Aidan Schneider kick), 12:24. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:37.
OSU – Ricky Ortiz 6-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Garrett Owens kick), 5:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:33.
Third quarter
ORE – Charles Nelson 23-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aidan Schneider kick), 11:43. Oregon 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03.
ORE – Aidan Schneider 46-yard field goal, 7:44. Oregon 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 2:24.
OSU – Ryan Nall 14-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 3:46. Oregon 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Ryan Nall 6-yard run (Garrett Owens kick), 9:40. Oregon St 28–24. Drive; 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:32.
OSU – Ryan Nall 2-yard run (kick failed), 1:56. Oregon St 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:17.
Top passers
ORE – Justin Herbert – 16/28, 180 yards, TD
OSU – Marcus McMaryion – 13/20, 101 yards, TD
Top rushers
ORE – Royce Freeman – 19 rushes, 106 yards
OSU – Ryan Nall – 31 rushes, 155 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
ORE – Darren Carrington – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
OSU – Ryan Nall - 2 receptions, 34 yards :