An inability to get the ball in the endzone, plus the play of quarterback Tony Pike spelled defeat for the Beavers Saturday night, as the Cincinnati Bearcats beat Oregon State 28-18 in front of 41,909 fans at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Beavers moved the ball well starting the game, but were held to a pair of Justin Kahut first quarter field goals, the first from 46 yards with 12:13 left and the second from 39 yards with 6:11 to go.
Quarterback Tony Pike scored on a seven-yard scramble 33 seconds into the second quarter, with Jake Rogers' PAT giving Cincinnati a 7-6 lead. Oregon State started struggling offensively, but did regain the lead. After Brandon Hardin down a Johnny Hekker punt at the Bearcat 1, the Beaver defense swarmed Jacob Ramsey for a 2-yard loss with 12:13 remaining in the half, putting Oregon State back on top at 8-7. Cincinnati cranked up the offense after that. Isaiah Pead scored with 6:40 left, then Pike hit D.J. Woods with a 45-yard catch-and-run with 26 seconds on the clock. Rogers converted after both scores, giving the Bearcats a 21-8 halftime lead.
Jacquizz Rodgers brought the Beavers within a touchdown by scooting around right end for 9 yards and a touchdown to open 2nd half scoring. Kahut's PAT made it 21-15 Cincinnati with 2:24 gone in the third.
Oregon State had a first-and-goal at the 6 early in the 4th, but couldn't punch it in, settling for Kahut's 23-yard field goal with 13:22 left on the clock. Then, a bad break went against them, when forward progress being stopped negated an apparent fumble recovery. The Bearcats capitalized, as Tony Pike passed to Mardy Gilyard for 18 yards and a touchdown. Rogers made the PAT with 8:03 left, increasing the lead to 28-18. A deflected pass with 5:24 to go, the Beavers' first turnover of the season, gave Cincinnati a firmer grasp on the game. A field goal miss with 1:28 left made no difference, as Oregon State could only get out to around midfield, and the Bearcats held on for the 28-18 win.
Tony Pike led Cincinnati with 31-of-49 passing for 329 yards and 2 touchdowns, while being intercepted once. Isaiah Pead rushed for a touchdown, while D.J. Woods and Mardy Gilyard caught touchdown passes. For the Beavers, Sean Canfield was 30-of-46 passing for 245 yards, while being sacked 5 times and being intercepted once. Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for a touchdown and Justin Kahut kicked 3 field goals and an extra point. The Bearcats had 409 yards total offense to Oregon State's 351. Oregon State had a 22-21 edge in first downs, Cincinnati was 6-of-14 on third down, the Beavers 5-of-17. Each team turned the ball over once.
The loss snapped Oregon State's 26-game, non-conference home winning streak, and dropped them to 2-1 on the season. The win kept the Bearcats unbeaten at 3-0.
The Beavers open the Pac-10 season next Saturday at Reser Stadium against the Arizona Wildcats. Kickoff is set for 7:35p.m. EDT. The live broadcast can be heard at http://www.kpam.com/, with Versus having the telecast. Arizona brings a 2-1 record to Corvallis, following their 27-17 loss at Iowa. The Wildcats beat Central Michigan 19-6 and Northern Arizona 34-17 to start the season. Cincinnati hosts Fresno State next Saturday at 12:00p.m. EDT.
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