2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

American college football season

2012 Oregon State Beavers football

Alamo Bowl, L 27–31 vs. Texas

Conference| Pac-12 Conference
Division| North Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
AP| No. 20
Record| 9–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach|

* Mike Riley (12th season)

Offensive coordinator| Danny Langsdorf (8th season)
Defensive coordinator| Mark Banker (10th season)
Captains|

* Sean Mannion
* Jordan Poyer
* Andrew Seumalo
* Markus Wheaton

Home stadium| Reser Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 2 Oregon x%  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 20 Oregon State |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Washington |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
California |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Washington State |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
South Division
UCLA xy  |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Arizona State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
USC |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Arizona |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Utah |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Colorado |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Riley, in his tenth straight season and twelfth overall. Home games were played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, and they were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers finished the season 9–4 and 6–3 in Pac-12 play; third place in the North Division and fourth overall. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl and were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 8| 1:00 pm| No. 13 Wisconsin*| |

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| FX| W 10–7| 42,189
September 22| 12:30 pm| at No. 19 UCLA| |

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| ABC/ESPN2| W 27–20| 54,636
September 29| 7:00 pm| at Arizona| No. 18|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| P12N| W 38–35| 44,153
October 6| 3:00 pm| Washington State| No. 14|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| P12N| W 19–6| 46,579
October 13| 12:30 pm| at BYU*| No. 10|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ABC| W 42–24| 63,484[1]
October 20| 7:30 pm| Utah| No. 8|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| ESPN2| W 21–7| 45,769
October 27| 7:15 pm| at Washington| No. 7|

* CenturyLink Field
* Seattle, WA

| P12N| L 17–20| 60,842
November 3| 7:30 pm| Arizona State| No. 13|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| ESPN2| W 36–26| 45,979
November 10| 12:00 pm| at No. 16 Stanford| No. 13|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| FOX| L 23–27| 47,127
November 17| 7:30 pm| California| No. 15|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| P12N| W 62–14| 43,779
November 24| 12:00 pm| No. 5 Oregon| No. 16|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR (Civil War)

| P12N| L 24–48| 47,249
December 1| 11:30 am| Nicholls State*| No. 16|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| P12N| W 77–3| 32,427
December 29| 3:45 pm| vs. Texas| No. 15|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)

| ESPN| L 27–31| 65,277

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Game summaries

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### Wisconsin

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See also: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Wisconsin | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Oregon St | 0 | 3| 7| 0 | 10

* Date: September 8
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q2| | ORST| Romaine 43 yard field goal| ORST 3–0
Q3| | ORST| Cooks 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 10–0
Q4| | WIS| Pederson 11 yard pass from O'Brien (French kick)| ORST 10–7

### UCLA

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See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Oregon St | 3 | 14| 7| 3 | 27
UCLA | 0 | 10| 0| 10 | 20

* Date: September 22
* Location: Rose Bowl

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Romaine 22 yard field goal| ORST 3–0
Q2| | UCLA| Fairbairn 22 yard field goal| Tie 3–3
Q2| | ORST| Cooks 75 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 10–3
Q2| | ORST| Wheaton 42 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 17–3
Q2| | UCLA| Evans 65 yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)| ORST 17–10
Q3| | ORST| Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 24–10
Q4| | UCLA| Hundley 1 yard run (Fairbairn kick)| ORST 24–17
Q4| | ORST| Romaine 17 yard field goal| ORST 27–17
Q4| | UCLA| Fairbairn 35 yard field goal| ORST 27–20

### Arizona

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See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Oregon St | 7 | 10| 7| 14 | 38
Arizona | 0 | 7| 21| 7 | 35

* Date: September 29
* Location: Arizona Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Wheaton 2 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–0
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 30 yard field goal| ORST 10–0
Q2| | ORST| Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 17–0
Q2| | ARIZ| Carey 1 yard run (Bonano kick)| ORST 17–7
Q3| | ARIZ| Hill 3 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)| ORST 17–14
Q3| | ARIZ| Carey 24 yard run (Bonano kick)| ARIZ 21–17
Q3| | ORST| Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 24–21
Q3| | ARIZ| Buckner 16 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)| ARIZ 28–24
Q4| | ORST| Wheaton 20 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 31–28
Q4| | ARIZ| Hill 7 yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)| ARIZ 35–31
Q4| | ORST| Hamlett 9 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 38–35

### Washington State

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See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

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Washington St | 0 | 3| 0| 3 | 6
• Oregon St | 3 | 3| 7| 6 | 19

* Date: October 6
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Romaine 30 yard field goal| ORST 3–0
Q2| | WSU| Furney 24 yard field goal| Tie 3–3
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 24 yard field goal| ORST 6–3
Q3| | ORST| Wheaton 12 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 13–3
Q4| | WSU| Furney 32 yard field goal| ORST 13–6
Q4| | ORST| Anderson 1 yard run (kick failed)| ORST 19–6

### BYU

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See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team

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• Oregon St | 14 | 0| 7| 21 | 42
BYU | 7 | 7| 7| 3 | 24

* Date: October 13
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Wheaton 11 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–0
Q1| | BYU| Williams 1 yard run (Sorensen kick)| Tie 7–7
Q1| | ORST| Wheaton 24 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 14–7
Q2| | BYU| Mahina 2 yard pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick)| Tie 14–14
Q3| | ORST| Woods 16 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 21–14
Q3| | BYU| Williams 2 yard run (Sorensen kick)| Tie 21–21
Q4| | ORST| Prince 5 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 28–21
Q4| | BYU| Sorensen 35 yard field goal| ORST 28–24
Q4| | ORST| Wheaton 12 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 35–24
Q4| | ORST| Poyer 49 yard interception return (Romaine kick)| ORST 42–24

### Utah

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See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team

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Utah | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• Oregon St | 7 | 7| 0| 7 | 21

* Date: October 20
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–0
Q2| | ORST| Woods 3 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 14–0
Q2| | UTAH| Murphy 18 yard pass from Wilson (Petersen kick)| ORST 14–7
Q4| | ORST| Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 21–7

### Washington

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See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

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Oregon St | 0 | 0| 10| 7 | 17
• Washington | 3 | 7| 0| 10 | 20

* Date: October 27
* Location: CenturyLink Field

| Scoring summary

Q1| | WASH| Coons 45 yard field goal| WASH 3–0
Q2| | WASH| Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick)| WASH 10–0
Q3| | ORST| Cooks 54 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| WASH 10–7
Q3| | ORST| Romaine 29 yard field goal| Tie 10–10
Q4| | WASH| Sankey 1 yard run (Coons kick)| WASH 17–10
Q4| | ORST| Hamlett 29 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| Tie 17–17
Q4| | WASH| Coons 30 yard field goal| WASH 20–17

### Arizona State

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See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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Arizona St | 16 | 3| 0| 7 | 26
• Oregon St | 10 | 9| 10| 7 | 36

* Date: November 3
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ASU| Onyeali 1 yard fumble return (Garoutte kick)| ASU 7–0
Q1| | ORST| Romaine 41 yard field goal| ASU 7–3
Q1| | ASU| Marshall 1 yard run (Garoutte kick)| ASU 14–3
Q1| | ORST| Wheaton 50 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| AZST 14–10
Q1| | ASU| Safety, ball through end zone| ASU 16–10
Q2| | ASU| Mora 31 yard field goal| ASU 19–10
Q2| | ORST| Ward 53 yard run (kick failed)| ASU 19–17
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 45 yard field goal| ORST 20–19
Q3| | ORST| Wheaton 17 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 27–19
Q3| | ORST| Romaine 33 yard field goal| ORST 30–19
Q4| | ORST| Cooks 49 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 37–19
Q4| | ASU| Grice 2 yard pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick)| ORST 37–26

### Stanford

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See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

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Oregon St | 0 | 10| 13| 0 | 23
• Stanford | 14 | 0| 7| 6 | 27

* Date: November 10
* Location: Stanford Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | STAN| Taylor 1 yard run (Williamson kick)| STAN 7–0
Q1| | STAN| Hewitt 12 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)| STAN 14–0
Q2| | ORST| Ward 7 yard run (Romaine kick)| STAN 14–7
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 19 yard field goal| STAN 14–10
Q3| | ORST| Wheaton 22 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 17–14
Q3| | ORST| Romaine 42 yard field goal| ORST 20–14
Q3| | ORST| Romaine 44 yard field goal| ORST 23–14
Q4| | STAN| Taylor 40 yard pass from Hogan (Williamson kick)| ORST 23–21
Q4| | STAN| Ertz 13 yard pass from Hogan (run failed)| ORST 27–23

### California

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See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

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California | 7 | 0| 7| 0 | 14
• Oregon St | 14 | 21| 14| 13 | 62

* Date: November 17
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Wheaton 11 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–0
Q1| | CAL| Sofele 9 yard run (D'Amato kick)| Tie 7–7
Q1| | ORST| Anderson 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 14–7
Q2| | ORST| Cooks 48 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 21–7
Q2| | ORST| Hamlett 14 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 28–7
Q2| | ORST| Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 35–7
Q3| | ORST| Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 42–7
Q3| | ORST| Ward 47 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 49–7
Q3| | CAL| Bridgford 1 yard run (D'Amato kick)| ORST 49–14
Q4| | ORST| Ward 17 yard run (kick failed)| ORST 55–14
Q4| | ORST| Agnew 8 yard pass from Harrington (Romaine kick)| ORST 62–14

### Oregon

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See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

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• Oregon | 6 | 14| 14| 14 | 48
Oregon St | 7 | 3| 7| 7 | 24

* Date: November 24
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORE| Mariota 42 yard run (two-point conversion failed)| ORE 6–0
Q1| | ORST| Woods 7 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–6
Q2| | ORE| Thomas 2 yard run (Maldonado kick)| ORE 13–7
Q2| | ORE| Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick)| ORE 20–7
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 37 yard field goal| ORE 20–10
Q3| | ORST| Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORE 20–17
Q3| | ORE| Thomas 5 yard run (Maldonado kick)| ORE 27–17
Q3| | ORE| Thomas 29 yard run (Maldonado kick)| ORE 34–17
Q4| | ORE| Barner 1 yard run (Maldonado kick)| ORE 41–17
Q4| | ORE| Kelley 2 yard pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick)| ORE 48–17
Q4| | ORST| Hatfield 6 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORE 48–24

### Nicholls State

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See also: 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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Nicholls St | 0 | 0| 3| 0 | 3
• Oregon St | 14 | 21| 14| 28 | 77

* Date: December 1
* Location: Reser Stadium

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Woods 8 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 7–0
Q1| | ORST| Woods 1 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 14–0
Q2| | ORST| Wheaton 10 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 21–0
Q2| | ORST| Ward 15 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 28–0
Q2| | ORST| Wheaton 2 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 35–0
Q3| | ORST| Mullaney 4 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 42–0
Q3| | ORST| Cummings 22 yard pass from Mannion (Romaine kick)| ORST 49–0
Q3| | NICH| Dolan 26 yard field goal| ORST 49–3
Q4| | ORST| Gwacham 7 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 56–3
Q4| | ORST| Jenkins 20 yard pass from Vaz (Romaine kick)| ORST 63–3
Q4| | ORST| Agnew 11 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 70–3
Q4| | ORST| Balfour 4 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 77–3

On August 29, it was announced that the season opener against Nicholls State would be postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Isaac. Oregon State instead had their season opener against Wisconsin on September 8.[3][4] The game was rescheduled for December 1.

### Alamo Bowl

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Main article: 2012 Alamo Bowl

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team

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• Texas | 3 | 7| 7| 14 | 31
Oregon St | 10 | 10| 7| 0 | 27

* Date: December 29
* Location: Alamodome
* Game weather: Indoors (dome)

| Scoring summary

Q1| | ORST| Romaine 29 yard field goal| ORST 3–0
Q1| | TEX| Jordan 40 yard field goal| Tie 3–3
Q1| | ORST| Woods 12 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 10–3
Q2| | TEX| Goodwin 64 yard run (Jordan kick)| Tie 10–10
Q2| | ORST| Romaine 37 yard field goal| ORST 13–10
Q2| | ORST| Ward 9 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 20–10
Q3| | TEX| Ash 11 yard run (Jordan kick)| ORST 20–17
Q3| | ORST| Woods 2 yard run (Romaine kick)| ORST 27–17
Q4| | TEX| Gray 15 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick)| ORST 27–24
Q4| | TEX| Goodwin 36 yard pass from Ash (Jordan kick)| TEX 31–27

## Interesting Facts

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* Sean Mannion is the first sophomore captain in program history.[5]
* The Beavers were unbeaten in September for the first time since 2000.[6]
* The Beavers won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2009.[6]
* Mike Riley became the winningest coach in Oregon State football history following the win against Arizona on September 29.[7]
* The Washington State October 6 game is the earliest sellout for a game in any season since stadium expansion in 2005.[8]
* The Beavers did not allow a touchdown in the October 6 Washington State game for the first time since the 2008 Sun Bowl.[9]
* The Beavers did not allow a team to score in the first quarter for the first 4 games.[9]
* Jordan Poyer intercepted three passes in the Washington State October 6 game tying for second-most in school history and is the most since 2003.[9]
* Scott Crichton tallied three sacks in the Washington State October 6 game, becoming the first OSU player to do so since Stephen Paea in 2009.[9]
* Crichton finished the Washington State October 6 game with four tackles for loss, tying for the third-most in a game by an Oregon State player.[9]
* The October 14 ranking of No. 8 is the highest for the Beavers since ending 2000 at No. 4.[10]
* The Beavers were 6–0 for the first time in 105 years, since the 1907 season.[11]
* The sellout of the October 20 Utah game resulted in the first back-to-back home game sellout since 2008.[11]
* The Beavers were 4–0 in the Pac-12 and haven't started that well in conference since the first year of the Pac-8 in 1968.[11]
* The Beavers last held three consecutive opponents to single-digits at home in 1961.[11]
* The Beavers had at least three home sellouts for the first time since the Reser Stadium expansion in 2005.[12]
* The Beavers 62 points in the November 17 Cal game is tied for the second-most ever against a league opponent.[13]
* Sean Mannion tied the school record for most touchdowns in a half with four in the first half of the November 17 Cal game.[13]
* The November 24 game against Oregon broke the Reser Stadium and school attendance record set on October 6 with 47,249 attendees.[14]
* The Beavers set a new single-game points record of 77 points.[15]
* Oregon State finished the regular season with a 9–3 record. The six-win improvement is tied for the best in the nation with Middle Tennessee (2–9 to 8–4) and Ohio State (6–7 to 12–0). It's the biggest swing in wins in Oregon State history.[15]
* The Beavers held four opponents under 9 points for the first time since 2000.[15]
* The Beavers set a new school record of 42 first downs against Nicholls State, surpassing the previous record of 32 set in 1993 against Pacific. Twenty-five came via the pass, also a school record.[15]
* The Beavers went undefeated in non-conference regular season play for the first time since 2002.[15]
* Markus Wheaton surpassed James Rodgers and is now the Oregon State record holder for receptions in a career with 224.[15]

## Roster

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2012 Oregon State Beavers Football

Quarterbacks

* 4 Sean Mannion – sophomore
* 10 Gage Johnson –

Sophomore

* 5 Richie Harrington –  freshman
* 14 Cody Vaz – junior
* 17 Jack Lomax – junior

Running backs

* 19 Jovan Stevenson – junior
* 24 Storm Woods –  freshman
* 28 Terron Ward – sophomore
* 30 Malcolm Agnew – sophomore
* 34 Jordan Jenkins – senior

Fullbacks

* 33 Tyler Anderson – sophomore
* 42 Clayton York – senior
* 49 Michael Balfour –  freshman

Wide receivers

* 2 Markus Wheaton – senior
* 6 Kramer Ferrell –  freshman
* 7 Brandin Cooks – sophomore
* 8 Richard Mullaney –  freshman
* 9 Tyler Trosin –  freshman
* 18 Geno Munoz – senior
* 21 Mitch Singler – junior
* 23 Jordan Bishop – senior
* 37 Jeff Bedbury – sophomore
* 40 Garrett Hall – junior
* 81 Micah Hatfield – junior
* 84 Kevin Cummings – junior
* 86 Obum Gwacham – sophomore

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Tight ends

* 82 Colby Prince – senior
* 83 Kellen Clute –  freshman
* 85 Austin Slade-Matautia –  freshman
* 87 Noa Aluesi – freshman
* 88 Tyler Perry – sophomore
* 89 Connor Hamlett – sophomore

Offensive guards

* 65 Roman Sapolu – sophomore C
* 69 Josh Andrews – junior

Offensive linemen

* 51 Michael Beaton – sophomore
* 56 Isaac Seumalo – freshman
* 63 Justin Addie  –  freshman
* 67 Jake Welch –  freshman
* 71 Grant Enger – junior
* 73 David Vieru  –  freshman
* 75 Derek Nielsen – sophomore

Offensive tackles

* 64 Colin Kelly – senior
* 72 Darryl Jackson –  freshman
* 77 Michael Philip –  junior

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Defensive tackles

* 49 Andrew Seumalo – senior
* 54 Brandon Bennett-Jackson –  freshman
* 79 Joe Lopez – sophomore
* 90 Ali'i Robins –  freshman
* 97 Mana Tuivailala – sophomore
* 98 Castro Masaniai – senior
* 99 John Braun – junior

Defensive ends

* 45 Dylan Wynn – sophomore
* 56 Rusty Fernando – senior
* 59 Lavonte Barnett –  freshman
* 60 Akeem Gonzales –  freshman
* 68 Desmond Collins –  freshman
* 78 Rudolf Fifita – senior
* 93 Mana Rosa – junior
* 94 Devon Krell – junior
* 95 Scott Crichton – sophomore
* 99 Blake Harra  –  junior

Linebackers

* 4 D.J. Welch – sophomore
* 13 Rueben Robinson – senior
* 39 Kyle Egan – sophomore
* 40 Michael Doctor – junior
* 41 Feti Taumoepeau – senior
* 44 Jabral Johnson – sophomore
* 46 Shiloah Te'o – senior
* 47 Josh Williams – sophomore
* 48 Jaswha James –  freshman
* 51 Charlie Gilmur – junior
* 53 Kyle Gardner –  freshman
* 55 Shaydon Akuna – sophomore

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Cornerbacks

* 6 Sean Martin – junior
* 14 Jordan Poyer – senior
* 15 Larry Scott –  freshman
* 16 Rashaad Reynolds – junior
* 20 Keynan Parker – senior
* 21 Ryan Handford – senior
* 22 Malcolm Marable – sophomore
* 23 Mishawn Cummings –  sophomore
* 27 Naji Patrick –  freshman
* 32 Danny Evans – senior
* 38 Brian Watkins – senior

Safeties

* 3 Anthony Watkins – senior
* 8 Tyrequek Zimmerman – sophomore
* 9 Peter Ashton –  freshman
* 25 Ryan Murphy – sophomore
* 29 Will Storey –  freshman
* 30 Zeke Sanders – junior
* 37 Micah Audiss –  freshman

Long snappers

* 52 Troy Whalen  –  freshman
* 58 Michael Morovick – sophomore

Place kickers

* 12 Trevor Romaine – sophomore
* 18 Max Johnso – sophomore
* \-- Andrew Mikkelsen – freshman

Punters

* 26 Tim McMullen –  junior
* 48 Keith Kostol – sophomore

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Sources: 2012 Oregon State Beaver Football Roster

## Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| —| —| —| RV| 18| 14| 10| 8| 7| 13| 13| 15| 16| 16| 15| 20
Coaches| —| —| —| RV| 21| 17| 14| 11| 9| 13| 12| 17| 17| 17| 14| 19
Harris| Not released| 12| 10| 8| 13| 12| 16| 15| 15| 15| Not released
BCS| Not released| 8| 7| 11| 11| 16| 15| 15| 13| Not released

## References

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1. ^ "Notes". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
2. ^ "Oregon State 2012 Football Schedule". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
3. ^ "Oregon State, Nicholls State postpone football opener because of Hurricane Isaac". The Washington Post. Associated Press. August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.[dead link‍]
4. ^ "Update – Saturday's Football Opener Postponed". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
5. ^ "Sean Mannion Profile - OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
6. ^ a b Hunt, John (September 30, 2012). "More Notes from Oregon State's 38–35 Win Over Arizona". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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8. ^ "Sellout!". Oregon State University Official Athletic Site. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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