Game notes: Utah State at Oregon State
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The matchup
- Utah State (2–4, 1–1 in conference) at Oregon State (5–2, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 10:30 p.m. ET, Reser Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their fourth meeting; Oregon State leads the series 2–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, December 18, 2021: Utah State 24, Oregon State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1997: Oregon State 24, Utah State 16.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2021: Utah State 24–13 (neutral site); 1998: Oregon State 20–16 (at Utah State); 1997: Oregon State 24–16 (at Oregon State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Utah State
- Utah State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–29 vs. Idaho State; L 14–16 at No. 19 Washington; L 0–33 at No. 17 Utah; W 21–10 vs. Troy; L 18–37 at No. 22 Boise State; W 17–16 vs. Washington State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Utah State is No. 103 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bronco Mendenhall is two wins from 150 as a head coach (148 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 8–11 in his second season at Utah State and 148–99 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 2–1 against Oregon State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Grady Brosterhous (QB): 914 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Eli Wood (WR): 36 catches, 472 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Asher Cunningham (LB): 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Utah State beat Nevada 31–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Oregon State
- Oregon State is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 20–33 at No. 23 Houston; L 24–35 vs. No. 13 Texas Tech; W 52–17 vs. Montana; W 33–7 at UTEP; W 56–26 at Colorado State; W 66–14 vs. San Diego State; W 48–30 vs. Washington State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oregon State has won five straight, since losing 35–24 to Texas Tech (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Oregon State is No. 64 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- JaMarcus Shephard is 5–2 in his first season at Oregon State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- JaMarcus Shephard faces Utah State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Braden Atkinson (QB): 2,583 passing yards, 24 TD, No. 1 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jesse Legree (WR): 46 catches, 1,040 yards, 14 TD, No. 1 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aiden Sullivan (LB): 53 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jesse Legree needs 2 touchdown catches to tie Brandin Cooks (16 in 2013) for Oregon State’s single-season record in touchdown catches, 3 to break it. He has 14 this season.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Braden Atkinson is tied with Steve Endicott (24, 1969–71) for ninth on Oregon State’s career touchdown passes list, at 24 so far; one more touchdown pass breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jesse Legree needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Joe Newton (15, 2003–06) for 10th on Oregon State’s career touchdown catches list. He has 14 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Oregon State beat No. 15 Oregon 44–41.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Bronco Mendenhall and JaMarcus Shephard as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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