2001 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2001 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Dennis Erickson.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 2 |
6:30 PM |
at Fresno State* |
#10 |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
ESPN2 |
L 24–44 |
42,410 |
| September 8 |
6:00 PM |
at New Mexico State* |
#22 |
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM |
|
W 27–22 |
27,238 |
| September 29 |
12:30 PM |
#12 UCLA |
#19 |
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
ABC |
L 7–38 |
36,521 |
| October 6 |
2:00 PM |
at Washington State |
|
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
FSNNW |
L 27–34 |
35,283 |
| October 13 |
7:15 PM |
Arizona |
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Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
FSN |
W 38–3 |
36,619 |
| October 20 |
7:00 PM |
at Arizona State |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
L 24–41 |
54,114 |
| October 27 |
1:00 PM |
California |
|
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
|
W 19–10 |
36,142 |
| November 3 |
12:30 PM |
at USC |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 13–16 OT |
44,880 |
| November 10 |
12:30 PM |
#8 Washington |
|
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
FSN |
W 49–24 |
36,682 |
| November 17 |
1:30 PM |
Northern Arizona* |
|
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
|
W 45–10 |
39,096 |
| December 1 |
1:30 PM |
at #4 Oregon |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War) |
ABC |
L 14–17 |
46,075 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Game summaries
New Mexico State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| • Oregon State |
14 |
0 | 3 | 10 |
27 |
| New Mexico State |
0 |
9 | 0 | 13 |
22 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
7:13 | ORST | Ken Simonton 1 yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon State 7–0 |
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| 1 |
1:08 | ORST | Patrick McCall 22 yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon St 14–0 |
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| 2 |
4:26 | NMST | Dan Aguiniga 26 yard field goal | Oregon State 14–3 |
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| 2 |
:45 | NMST | Kenton Keith 1 yard run (kick failed) | Oregon State 14–9 |
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| 3 |
5:06 | ORST | Ryan Cesca 47 yard field goal | Oregon State 17–9 |
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| 4 |
12:58 | ORST | Ken Simonton 1 yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon State 24–9 |
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| 4 |
8:31 | NMST | Kenton Keith 4 yard run (Dan Aguiniga kick) | Oregon State 24–16 |
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| 4 |
3:13 | ORST | Ryan Cesca 24 yard field goal | Oregon State 27–16 |
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| 4 |
1:33 | NMST | Manuel Talbert 31 yard pass from KC Enzminger (two-point conversion failed) | Oregon State 27–22 |
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Arizona
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Arizona |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
| • Oregon State |
14 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
38 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
- Game attendance: 36,619
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|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| ORST | Newton 2 yard pass from Smith (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 7–0 |
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| 1 |
| ORST | Farley 24 yard blocked punt return (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 14–0 |
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| 2 |
| ORST | Smith 1 yard run (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 21–0 |
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| 2 |
| ORST | Clasen 26 yard pass from D. Anderson (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 28–0 |
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| 3 |
| ORST | Simonton 1 yard run (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 35–0 |
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| 3 |
| ARIZ | Keel 28 yard field goal | Oregon State 35–3 |
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| 4 |
| ORST | Cesca 38 yard field goal | Oregon State 38–3 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| | Week |
| Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
| AP |
11 |
10 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
| Coaches' |
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| Harris |
Not released |
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Not released |
| BCS |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
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