# 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jonathan Smith, the Beavers played their home games on campus at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The Oregon State Beavers football team drew an average home attendance of 36,969 in 2023.

## Offseason
### Coaching staff changes
#### Coaching staff departures

| Name | Position | New team | New position |
| A. J. Steward | Running backs coach | Baylor | Assistant head coach/running backs coach |
| Brian Michalowski | Defensive quality control coach | Oregon | Defensive analyst |
| Ryan Saparto | Special teams quality control coach | None | None |
| Jacob Alsadek | Offensive graduate assistant | Albany | Offensive line coach |
| Jeremy Bruce | Defensive graduate assistant | SMU | Defensive graduate assistant |
| A. J. Cooper | Defensive graduate assistant | Sacramento State | Linebackers coach |

### Transfers
#### Transfers out

The Beavers lost 10 players to the transfer portal.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer to |
| Chance Nolan | #10 | QB | 6'2 | 186 | Junior | Menifee, California | TCU |
| Johnathan Riley | #17 | DB | 6'2 | 183 | Junior | Waldorf, Maryland | Central Connecticut State |
| John Dunmore | #14 | WR | 6'1 | 179 | Sophomore | Hollywood, Florida | TBD |
| Tristan Gebbia | #3 | QB | 6'3 | 193 | Senior | Calabasas, California | Ohio State |
| Omar Speights | #1 | ILB | 6'1 | 227 | Junior | Corvallis, Oregon | LSU |
| Trevor Pope | #80 | WR | 6'1 | 165 | Freshman | Tracy, California | TBD |
| J. T. Byrne | #87 | TE | 6'6 | 238 | Freshman | Carmel, California | California |
| Ron Hardge III | #21 | DB | 6'1 | 175 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Colorado State |
| Fred Martin III | #23 | DB | 5'11 | 170 | Freshman | Inglewood, California | TBD |
| Jam Griffin | #8 | RB | 5'9 | 210 | Junior | Rome, Georgia | Ole Miss |

#### Transfers in

The Beavers added seven players via transfer.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer from |
| Calvin Hart | #5 | LB | 6"1 | 207 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Illinois |
| Oluwaseyi Omotosho | #44 | EDGE | 6"2 | 205 | Sophomore | Richmond, Texas | Wyoming |
| Grant Starck | #71 | OT | 6"5 | 280 | Senior | Springfield, Oregon | Nevada |
| Jermaine Terry | #4 | TE | 6"4 | 235 | Junior | Richmond, California | California |
| Mason Tufaga | #44 | LB | 6"1 | 210 | Sophomore | Honolulu, Hawaii | Utah |
| DJ Uiagalelei | #5 | QB | 6"5 | 245 | Junior | Bellflower, California | Clemson |
| Jacob Schuster | #62 | DL | 6"2 | 300 | Sophomore | Lacey, Washington | Minnesota |

### Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | NFL team | Player | Position |
| 2 | 42 | Green Bay Packers | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 7 | 252 | Buffalo Bills | Alex Austin | CB |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Las Vegas Raiders | Jaydon Grant | S |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Carolina Panthers | Rejzohn Wright | CB |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Baltimore Ravens | Brandon Kipper | OT |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Seattle Seahawks | Tyjon Lindsey | WR |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Colletto | FB |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Tennessee Titans | Tre'Shaun Harrison | WR |

## Preseason
### Pac-12 media day
#### Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in fifth place.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | USC | 413 (25) |
| 2 | Washington | 367 (4) |
| 3 | Utah | 359 (6) |
| 4 | Oregon | 344 (1) |
| 5 | Oregon State | 309 |
| 6 | UCLA | 248 |
| 7 | Washington State | 186 |
| 8 | Arizona | 176 |
| 9 | California | 132 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 122 |
| 11 | Colorado | 98 |
| 12 | Stanford | 54 |

### Preseason All–Pac-12 team

The Beavers had 12 players selected to the preseason all–Pac-12 team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 18 | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | CBS | W 42–17 | 20,337 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | UC Davis* | No. 16 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 55–7 | 35,728 |
| September 16 | 12:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 16 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | W 26–9 | 35,591 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Washington State | No. 14 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | FOX | L 35–38 | 33,024 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Utah | No. 19 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FS1 | W 21–7 | 37,372 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at California | No. 15 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 52–40 | 34,930 |
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 18 UCLA | No. 15 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FOX | W 36–24 | 37,600 |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 11 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN | L 24–27 | 45,023 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 16 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ESPN | W 26–19 | 52,725 |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 12 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 62–17 | 37,107 |
| November 18 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 5 Washington | No. 11 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ABC | L 20–22 | 38,415 |
| November 24 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oregon | No. 16 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | FOX | L 7–31 | 59,987 |
| December 29 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 19 | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | L 8–40 | 48,223 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Beavers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, California
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,337
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (CBS/Paramount+): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) and Justin Walters (sideline)
* Spread: Oregon State –16.5 • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | OSU | SJSU |
| First downs | 27 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 63–473 | 47–279 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–197 | 22–56 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 223 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–28–0 | 25–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:55 | 28:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| No. 18 Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 20/25, 239 yards, 3 TD |
| No. 18 Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 18 carries, 145 yards |
| No. 18 Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| San Jose State | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 18/32, 143 yards |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Quali Conley | 11 carries, 34 yards |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Sam Olson | 6 receptions, 60 yards |

### vs No. 15 UC Davis (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 (FCS) Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 16 Beavers | 14 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,728
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
* Spread: Oregon State –24.0 • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | UCD | OSU |
| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 59–166 | 63–450 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–47 | 37–269 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 181 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–30–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:16 | 31:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UC Davis | Passing | Grant Harper | 4/7, 56 yards, TD |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Lan Larison | 15 carries, 55 yards |
| UC Davis | Receiving | Andre Crump Jr. | 2 receptions, 42 yards |
| No. 16 Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 8/13, 107 yards, 2 TD |
| No. 16 Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 7 carries, 104 yards, TD |
| No. 16 Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD |

### vs San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 16 Beavers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. PST
* Referee: Chris Wiggins
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
* Spread: • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | SDSU | OSU |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 66–326 | 62–475 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–70 | 32–191 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 475 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–32–1 | 14–30–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:21 | 26:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Diego State | Passing | Jalen Mayden | 20/32, 256 yards, INT |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Jaylon Armstead | 11 carries, 48 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Mark Redman | 4 receptions, 77 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 14/30, 284 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 carries, 102 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD |

### At No. 21 Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| No. 21 Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 33,024
* TV announcers (FOX): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* Spread: • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | Oregon State | Washington State |
| First downs | 25 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 73–440 | 65–528 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–242 | 30–106 |
| Passing yards | 198 | 422 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–34–1 | 29–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 17/24, 198 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 11 carries, 101 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 5 receptions, 76 yards |
| Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 28/34, 404 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Nakia Watson | 8 carries, 46 yards |
| Washington State | Receiving | Kyle Williams | 7 receptions, 174 yards, TD |

### vs No. 10 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Utes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 19 Beavers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 37,372
* Referee: Jeff Dahle
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
* Spread: • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | Utah | Oregon State |
| First downs | 14 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 63–198 | 62–358 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–57 | 36–131 |
| Passing yards | 141 | 227 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–31–1 | 15–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Nate Johnson | 8/23, 101 yards, TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Jaylon Glover | 16 carries, 58 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | Thomas Yassmin | 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 14/25, 204 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 16 carries, 65 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD |

### At California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Beavers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 34,930
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J.B. Long, Max Browne
* Spread: • Odds to win: •
| Statistics | Oregon State | California |
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 71–499 | 65–448 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–203 | 33–241 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 207 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–28–0 | 21–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 37:17 | 22:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 19/25, 275 yards, 5 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 17 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 7 receptions, 117 yards |
| California | Passing | Fernando Mendoza | 21/32, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| California | Rushing | Isaiah Ifanse | 11 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD |
| California | Receiving | Taj Davis | 7 receptions, 69 yards |

### vs No. 18 UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Bruins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 15 Beavers | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 37,600
* Referee: Cravonne Barrett
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
| Statistics | UCLA | OSU |
| First downs | 27 | 18 |
| Plays–Yards | 85–453 | 54–415 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–287 | 28–133 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 282 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–34–3 | 16–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:15 | 29:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Dante Moore | 14/33, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Carson Steele | 22 carries, 110 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Logan Loya | 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 14/24, 266 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 carries, 90 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD |

### At Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,023
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Total yards | 407 | 363 |
| Rushing yards | 29–131 | 30–88 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 275 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–33–0 | 25–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:14 | 30:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 16/30, 218 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 14 carries, 87 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jack Velling | 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 25/32, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Jonah Coleman | 11 carries, 55 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 8 receptions, 80 yards, TD |

### At Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,725
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | COL |
| First downs | 25 | 15 |
| Total yards | 418 | 238 |
| Rushes/yards | 46–195 | 19–7 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–0 | 24–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:58 | 24:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 12/24, 223 yards, 1 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 21 carries, 115 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jack Velling | 3 receptions, 69 yards |
| Colorado | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 24/39, 245 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado | Rushing | Sy'veon Wilkerson | 4 carries, 17 yards |
| Colorado | Receiving | Travis Hunter | 8 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |

### vs Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 12 Beavers | 14 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 62 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 37,107
* Referee: John Love
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | STAN | OSU |
| First downs | 18 | 29 |
| Total yards | 324 | 598 |
| Rushes/yards | 32/127 | 40/277 |
| Passing yards | 242 | 321 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14-32-4 | 18-28-0 |
| Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 10/16, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Ashton Daniels | 9 carries, 65 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elic Ayomanor | 3 receptions, 122 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 12/19, 240 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 1 reception, 61 yards |

### vs No. 5 Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Huskies | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| No. 11 Beavers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 38,415
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Washington | Passing |
| Washington | Rushing |
| Washington | Receiving |
| Oregon State | Passing |
| Oregon State | Rushing |
| Oregon State | Receiving |

### At Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 6 Ducks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 5:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 39 °F (4 °C), W 4 mph
* Game attendance: 59,987
* Referee: Chris Wiggins
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
| Statistics | OSU | ORE |
| First downs | 17 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 59–273 | 68–480 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–53 | 28–113 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 367 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–1 | 33–40–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:57 | 34:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 19/35, 220 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 13 carries, 38 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Anthony Gould | 6 receptions, 85 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 33/40, 367 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Jordan James | 7 carries, 43 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Tez Johnson | 11 receptions, 137 yards |

### vs No. 16 Notre Dame (Sun Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Beavers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| No. 16 Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas
* Date: Friday, December 29th, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST/11:00 am PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,223
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Gary Danielson (Color Commentator), and Jenny Dell (Sideline Reporter)
| Statistics | No. 19 Oregon State | No. 16 Notre Dame |
| First downs | 10 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 44–197 | 67–468 |
| Rushes–yards | 16–2 | 48–236 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 232 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–28–1 | 15–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 20:06 | 39:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| No. 19 Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 16/27, 180 yards, TD, INT |
| No. 19 Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 6 carries, 15 yards |
| No. 19 Oregon State | Receiving | Jesiah Irish | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
| No. 16 Notre Dame | Passing | Steve Angeli | 15/19, 232 yards, 3 TD |
| No. 16 Notre Dame | Rushing | Jadarian Price | 13 carries, 106 yards, TD |
| No. 16 Notre Dame | Receiving | Jordan Faison | 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 21т | 21 | RV |
| Coaches | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 22 | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | Not released |