2018 Oregon State

2–⁠10 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by Jonathan Smith.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2018, game by game: lost at No. 5 Ohio State 31–77; won vs. Southern Utah 48–25; lost at Nevada 35–37; lost vs. Arizona 14–35; lost at Arizona State 24–52; lost vs. Washington State 37–56; lost vs. California 7–49; won at Colorado 41–34; lost vs. USC 21–38; lost at Stanford 17–48; lost at No. 17 Washington 23–42; lost vs. Oregon 15–55+23−46Lost 31–77 at No. 5 Ohio State-46No. 5 Ohio StateWon 48–25 vs. Southern Utah+23Southern UtahLost 35–37 at Nevada-2NevadaLost 14–35 vs. Arizona-21ArizonaLost 24–52 at Arizona State-28Arizona StateLost 37–56 vs. Washington State-19Washington StateLost 7–49 vs. California-42CaliforniaWon 41–34 at Colorado+7ColoradoLost 21–38 vs. USC-17USCLost 17–48 at Stanford-31StanfordLost 23–42 at No. 17 Washington-19No. 17 WashingtonLost 15–55 vs. Oregon-40Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 55–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠8 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠548
Coach
Jonathan Smith
Elo
1302 −73 this season
SP+ rating
-16.0 No. 111 of 130; offense No. 73, defense No. 126, special teams No. 106
SRS
−13.6 No. 113 of 130 in FBS
Returning
49% of last season’s EPA, No. 92 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 70 roster talent No. 68 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Tim Tibesar
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense81st of 130
  • Defense128th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted67th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted133rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.3181st of 130
Defense0.3954%1.27128th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.31 def
42% off
52% def
—67th off
133rd 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
Offense3.4own 2718% allowed
Defense4.6own 3011% caused

CORE rating -14.8, 115th of 130 (offense 4.3, defense 19.1).

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 yardsJake Luton QB1,660 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Luton QB10 TD
Rushing yardsJermar Jefferson RB1,381 yds
Rushing touchdownsJermar Jefferson RB12 TD
Receiving yardsIsaiah Hodgins WR876 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrevon Bradford WR6 TD
TacklesJalen Moore DB101 tkl
SacksAndrzej Hughes-Murray LB3 sacks
InterceptionsJohn McCartan LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jermar Jefferson RB★★★No. 777
Joshua Gray OT★★★No. 814
Matthew Tago ATH★★★No. 937
Isaac Hodgins DT★★★No. 946
Teagan Quitoriano ATH★★★No. 949

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.852
Running backs13.00.862
Receivers43.00.839
Offensive line52.80.827
Defensive line33.00.834
Linebackers23.00.827
Defensive backs42.80.809
Athletes and specialists43.00.845
Whole class242.90.832

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 114

The 2018 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State7–⁠211–⁠210
Washington7–⁠210–⁠413
Stanford6–⁠39–⁠4
Utah6–⁠39–⁠5
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠4
Arizona State5–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠57–⁠6
USC4–⁠55–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠63–⁠9
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State1–⁠82–⁠10

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