Game Recap – Oregon State vs Colorado

The Oregon State Beavers captured their third straight victory with a 42-9 romp Saturday over the Colorado Buffaloes in a Pac-12 matchup at Reser Stadium. With the win, the Beavers improved to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play with their only two losses at the hands of USC and Utah. The highly anticipated match between Oregon vs Colorado promises to be a nail-biting competition filled with athletic prowess and strategic plays.

Damien Martinez Shines in Oregon State’s Dominant Win Over Colorado

True freshman Damien Martinez ran for a career-high 178 yards and three touchdowns against Colorado. Martinez impresses with consecutive 100-plus yard games and 372 yards, four scores in the last three outings.

The Beavers opened the season with three consecutive wins against Boise State, Fresno State, and Montana State. However, a pair of setbacks to the seventh-ranked Trojans and the No. 12 Utes left Oregon State with a 3-2 card after five games.

Oregon State bounces back with victories over Stanford and Washington State. Beavers secure a fourth win in five home games with a dominant victory over Colorado. The Pacific Northwest goes head to head with the Rocky Mountains in the explosive showdown of Oregon vs Colorado.

Fifth-year head coach Jonathan Smith has posted a 22-30 mark and is 15-24 in Pac-12 action. The 43-year-old California native threw 55 touchdown passes in 42 games for the Beavers from 1998 to 2001.

Junior quarterback Chance Nolan has completed 66 of 111 passes for 939 yards, seven touchdowns, and eight interceptions this season. He threw for 2,677 yards and 19 touchdowns a year ago.

Freshman signal-caller Ben Gulbranson has completed 61% of his passes for 818 yards with five scoring passes and three picks.

Martinez is the leading rusher with 517 yards while Deshaun Fenwick and Jam Griffin have run for 356 and 339 yards, respectively.

Tre’Shaun Harrison has caught a team-high 34 passes for 477 yards and three touchdowns. Anthony Gould and Silas Bolden have also posted three scoring receptions.

Oregon State Football: A Look at the Beavers’ Season Ahead

Oregon State will hit the road for a showdown with the Washington Huskies (6-2, 3-2) this weekend before hosting the California Golden Bears on Nov. 12. The Beavers will close out the regular season with a Nov. 19 road matchup against the Arizona State Sun Devils and a showdown with eighth-ranked Oregon at home in the season-finale on Nov. 26.

The Beavers last won a conference championship in 2000. Head coach Dennis Erickson led Oregon State to an 11-1 record and the Pac-10 championship. Lon Stiner guided Oregon State to the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1941, and Tommy Prothro directed the program to three championships (1956, 1957, and 1964).