Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
Record: | 8–5 |
Conf Record: | 5–4 |
Head Coach: | Jonathan Smith |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Hc Games: | regular season |
Hc Games2: | interim, bowl game |
Off Coach: | Brian Lindgren |
Oc Year: | 6th |
Off Scheme: | Multiple |
Def Coach: | Trent Bray |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
Stadium: | Reser Stadium |
Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 8–40 vs. Notre Dame |
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.
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 |
The Beavers lost 10 players to the transfer portal.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 6'2 | 186 | Junior | TCU | ||
Johnathan Riley |
| DB | 6'2 | 183 | Junior | Central Connecticut State | |
John Dunmore |
| WR | 6'1 | 179 | Sophomore | TBD | |
| QB | 6'3 | 193 | Senior | Ohio State | ||
| ILB | 6'1 | 227 | Junior | LSU | ||
Trevor Pope |
| WR | 6'1 | 165 | Freshman | TBD | |
J. T. Byrne |
| TE | 6'6 | 238 | Freshman | California | |
Ron Hardge III |
| DB | 6'1 | 175 | Senior | Colorado State | |
Fred Martin III |
| DB | 5'11 | 170 | Freshman | TBD | |
Jam Griffin |
| RB | 5'9 | 210 | Junior | Ole Miss | |
The Beavers added seven players via transfer.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Hart |
| LB | 6"1 | 207 | Senior | ||
Oluwaseyi Omotosho |
| EDGE | 6"2 | 205 | Sophomore | ||
Grant Starck |
| OT | 6"5 | 280 | Senior | ||
Jermaine Terry |
| TE | 6"4 | 235 | Junior | ||
Mason Tufaga |
| LB | 6"1 | 210 | Sophomore | ||
| QB | 6"5 | 245 | Junior | Clemson | ||
Jacob Schuster |
| DL | 6"2 | 300 | Sophomore | Minnesota | |
See also: 2023 NFL draft.
Pick | NFL team | Player | Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 42 | Green Bay Packers | Luke Musgrave | TE |
7 | 252 | Buffalo Bills | Alex Austin | CB |
Undrafted | Las Vegas Raiders | Jaydon Grant | S | |
Undrafted | Carolina Panthers | Rejzohn Wright | CB | |
Undrafted | Baltimore Ravens | Brandon Kipper | OT | |
Undrafted | Seattle Seahawks | Tyjon Lindsey | WR | |
Undrafted | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Colletto | FB | |
Undrafted | Tennessee Titans | Tre'Shaun Harrison | WR | |
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State was voted to finish in fifth place.[1]
Media poll | |||
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 |
The Beavers had 12 players selected to the preseason all–Pac-12 team.[2]
Offense
1st team
Damien Martinez – RB
Joshua Gray – OL
Taliese Fuaga – OL
2nd team
Jake Levengood – OLDefense
1st team
Kitan Oladapo – DBSpecial teams
1st team
Anthony Gould – RS
2nd team
Silas Bolden – RS
See also: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team.
See also: 2023 UC Davis Aggies football team.
See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team.
See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team.
See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team.
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 |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 22 carries, 110 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Logan Loya | 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD | |
Oregon State | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 14/24, 266 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 carries, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Silas Bolden | 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team.
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 |
Rushing | Damien Martinez | 14 carries, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Jack Velling | 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | 25/32, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT | |
Rushing | 11 carries, 55 yards | ||
Receiving | 8 receptions, 80 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
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 |
Rushing | Damien Martinez | 21 carries, 115 yards | |
Receiving | Jack Velling | 3 receptions, 69 yards | |
Colorado | Passing | 24/39, 245 yards, 2 TD | |
Rushing | Sy'veon Wilkerson | 4 carries, 17 yards | |
Receiving | 8 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team.
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 | 10/16, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT | |
Rushing | 9 carries, 65 yards, TD | ||
Receiving | 3 receptions, 122 yards, TD | ||
Oregon State | Passing | 12/19, 240 yards, 2 TD | |
Rushing | 15 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD | ||
Receiving | 1 reception, 61 yards |
See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.