Week Six saw the 1-5 Washington State Cougars come into Reser Stadium to face off with Mike Riley and the Oregon State Beavers.
For Coach Wulff and the Cougars, this game was very important. A conference win against a solid Oregon State team would propel the team forward and surely add some needed confidence.
As for the Beavers, this was another chance to gain a conference win and exert some dominance over an opponent.
Well, it couldn't have gone much worse for Washington State.
After the Beavers jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, Washington State managed to pull close by scoring two touchdowns, a rushing touchdown by Chantz Staden followed by an interception return for a touchdown by Louis Bland.
That would be all Coach Wulff and the Cougars would get. Quarterback Marshall Lobbestael was knocked around all game, eventually being knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter. Lobbestael is the
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On the other side of the field, Lyle Moevao proved to be unlike his normally efficient self. Moevao finished 12-24 for 186 yards, two TDs, and four interceptions.
Jacquizz Rodgers was his normal electric self, running for a cool 168 yards with one touchdown. Oh, Jacquizz was one of eight Beavers to score a touchdown.
Beaver WR Damola Adeniji blocked a Washington State punt in the end zone and scooped the ball up for the score, and he later caught a touchdown pass from Sean Canfield. All-American Sammie Stroughter returned with a bang, catching six passes for 116 yards and one touchdown.
Overall the Beavers racked up 548 yards, including 323 yards on the ground.
Washington State QB Marshall Lobbestael finished the game 7-17 for 79 yards, and Staden ran for 47 yards and one touchdown.
To be honest, it was the blowout most experts were expecting. Oregon State dominated both sides of the ball, and if not for four Moevao interceptions, Washington State may have lost the game by a worse margin.
Next week the Beavers try to gain some momentum when they take on the hapless Washington Huskies. The Cougars will welcome the USC Trojans next week.
Final Score: OSU 66, WSU 13
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about 1 month ago
Adeniji caught the TD from Canfield not Moevao.
about 1 month ago
Hey Jeff,
Good job buddy! But to say the Cougs are stumbling presumes they have learned to walk. Wrong! WSU is still crawling.
Gotta love the play of the OSU offensive line. They really did a job for the Beavs Saturday.
As for Moevao, I would have sat him down after seeing him laughing on the sidelines following the second interception. It's that sort of attitude that allows a team like Stanford to beat OSU. Chances are pretty good that Coach Riley will straighten that issue out with Lyle during the week. Otherwise, Beaver fans are going to see more of Canfield the rest of the way.
The Beavs should run the table from here.
Lew
about 1 month ago
I would say that scoring 66 was a little uncalled for and running up the score
but when you see that 4 of those touchdowns were off the bench it puts it in perspective.
I just love seeing the young guys get their touches.
McCants TD
Francis TD
Adeniji caught TD, block punt TD
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