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2017 Oregon State

1–⁠11 (0–⁠9 Pac-12), coached by Gary Andersen, then Cory Hall (interim, final 6 games).

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2017, game by game: lost at Colorado State 27–58; won vs. Portland State 35–32; lost vs. Minnesota 14–48; lost at No. 21 Washington State 23–52; lost vs. No. 6 Washington 7–42; lost at No. 14 USC 10–38; lost vs. Colorado 33–36; lost vs. No. 20 Stanford 14–15; lost at California 23–37; lost at Arizona 28–49; lost vs. Arizona State 24–40; lost at Oregon 10–69+7−59Lost 27–58 at Colorado State-31Colorado StateWon 35–32 vs. Portland State+3Portland StateLost 14–48 vs. Minnesota-34MinnesotaLost 23–52 at No. 21 Washington State-29No. 21 Washington StateLost 7–42 vs. No. 6 Washington-35No. 6 WashingtonLost 10–38 at No. 14 USC-28No. 14 USCLost 33–36 vs. Colorado-3ColoradoLost 14–15 vs. No. 20 Stanford-1No. 20 StanfordLost 23–37 at California-14CaliforniaLost 28–49 at Arizona-21ArizonaLost 24–40 vs. Arizona State-16Arizona StateLost 10–69 at Oregon-59Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26atColorado StateL 27–⁠5831%
Sep 2vsPortland StateW 35–⁠3277%
Sep 9vsMinnesotaL 14–⁠4836%
Sep 16at21Washington StateL 23–⁠5220%
Sep 30vs6WashingtonL 7–⁠4216%
Oct 7at14USCL 10–⁠389%
Oct 14vsColoradoL 33–⁠3635%
Oct 26vs20StanfordL 14–⁠1518%
Nov 4atCaliforniaL 23–⁠3722%
Nov 11atArizonaL 28–⁠4919%
Nov 18vsArizona StateL 24–⁠4034%
Nov 25atOregonL 10–⁠6916%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 69–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠9 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠516
Coach
Gary Andersen, then Cory Hall (interim, final 6 games)
Elo
1312 −130 this season
SP+ rating
-12.6 No. 109 of 128; offense No. 59, defense No. 120, special teams No. 110
SRS
−16.2 No. 118 of 130 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 75 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 51 roster talent No. 58 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kevin McGiven and T.J. Woods
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Clune
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 130
  • Defense129th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0243%1.05100th of 130
Defense0.3151%1.24129th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.24 def		43% off
48% def		—102nd off
127th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 2916% allowed
Defense4.7own 3512% caused

CORE rating -16.2, 119th of 130 (offense -3.5, defense 12.7).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDarell Garretson QB1,465 yds
Passing touchdownsDarell Garretson QB6 TD
Rushing yardsRyan Nall RB810 yds
Rushing touchdownsRyan Nall RB8 TD
Receiving yardsNoah Togiai TE461 yds
Receiving touchdownsTimmy Hernandez WR3 TD
TacklesManase Hungalu ILB97 tkl
SacksJonathan Willis LB3 sacks
InterceptionsManase Hungalu ILB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Isaiah Hodgins WR★★★★No. 273
David Morris OLB★★★★No. 349
Kolby Taylor WR★★★No. 551
Trajon Cotton S★★★No. 668
Quantino Allen WR★★★No. 796

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs33.00.830
Receivers53.20.853
Offensive line33.00.830
Linebackers14.00.891
Defensive backs53.00.838
Whole class183.10.843

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.

Roster 107

The 2017 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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