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2007 Oregon State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2007, game by game: won vs. Utah 24–7; lost at Cincinnati 3–34; won vs. Idaho State 61–10; lost at Arizona State 32–44; lost vs. UCLA 14–40; won vs. Arizona 31–16; won at No. 2 California 31–28; won vs. Stanford 23–6; lost at No. 13 USC 3–24; won vs. Washington 29–23; won at Washington State 52–17; won at No. 18 Oregon 38–31; won vs. Maryland 21–14+51−31Won 24–7 vs. Utah+17UtahLost 3–34 at Cincinnati-31CincinnatiWon 61–10 vs. Idaho State+51Idaho StateLost 32–44 at Arizona State-12Arizona StateLost 14–40 vs. UCLA-26UCLAWon 31–16 vs. Arizona+15ArizonaWon 31–28 at No. 2 California+3No. 2 CaliforniaWon 23–6 vs. Stanford+17StanfordLost 3–24 at No. 13 USC-21No. 13 USCWon 29–23 vs. Washington+6WashingtonWon 52–17 at Washington State+35Washington StateWon 38–31 at No. 18 Oregon+7No. 18 OregonWon 21–14 vs. Maryland+7Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUtahW 24–⁠759%
Sep 6atCincinnatiL 3–⁠3448%
Sep 15vsIdaho StateW 61–⁠1090%
Sep 22atArizona StateL 32–⁠4440%
Sep 29vsUCLAL 14–⁠4053%
Oct 6vsArizonaW 31–⁠1658%
Oct 13at2CaliforniaW 31–⁠2821%
Oct 27vsStanfordW 23–⁠678%
Nov 3at13USCL 3–⁠2421%
Nov 10vsWashingtonW 29–⁠2371%
Nov 17atWashington StateW 52–⁠1752%
Dec 1at18OregonW 38–⁠3138%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsMarylandEmerald BowlW 21–⁠1459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 21–⁠14 in the Emerald Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 25
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 25
Points
362–⁠294
Coach
Mike Riley
Elo
1649 +78 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 38 of 120; offense No. 74, defense No. 6, special teams No. 76
SRS
10.0 No. 17 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator
Mark Banker
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 119
  • Defense1st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0438%0.79107th of 119
Defense-0.1132%0.961st of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Cameron Collins S★★★No. 400
Ahmed Mokhtar RB★★★No. 768
Anthony Watkins S★★★No. 816
Keith Pankey OLB★★★No. 879
Carl Sommer TE★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.843
Receivers42.30.772
Offensive line32.00.767
Defensive line42.30.767
Linebackers33.00.833
Defensive backs52.80.826
Whole class202.50.796

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 5Roy Schuening OGSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Joey LaRocque OLBChicago Bears

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 8 second team

First team

  • Roy SchueningOGCoaches-1
  • Dorian SmithDECoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.