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2023 Oregon State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Jonathan Smith, then Kefense Hynson (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2023, game by game: won at San José State 42–17; won vs. UC Davis 55–7; won vs. San Diego State 26–9; lost at No. 21 Washington State 35–38; won vs. No. 10 Utah 21–7; won at California 52–40; won vs. No. 18 UCLA 36–24; lost at Arizona 24–27; won at Colorado 26–19; won vs. Stanford 62–17; lost vs. No. 5 Washington 20–22; lost at No. 6 Oregon 7–31; lost vs. No. 15 Notre Dame 8–40+48−32Won 42–17 at San José State+25San José StateWon 55–7 vs. UC Davis+48UC DavisWon 26–9 vs. San Diego State+17San Diego StateLost 35–38 at No. 21 Washington State-3No. 21 Washington StateWon 21–7 vs. No. 10 Utah+14No. 10 UtahWon 52–40 at California+12CaliforniaWon 36–24 vs. No. 18 UCLA+12No. 18 UCLALost 24–27 at Arizona-3ArizonaWon 26–19 at Colorado+7ColoradoWon 62–17 vs. Stanford+45StanfordLost 20–22 vs. No. 5 Washington-2No. 5 WashingtonLost 7–31 at No. 6 Oregon-24No. 6 OregonLost 8–40 vs. No. 15 Notre Dame-32No. 15 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSan José StateW 42–⁠1761%
Sep 9vsUC DavisW 55–⁠783%
Sep 16vsSan Diego StateW 26–⁠975%
Sep 23at21Washington StateL 35–⁠3854%
Sep 29vs10UtahW 21–⁠751%
Oct 7atCaliforniaW 52–⁠4067%
Oct 14vs18UCLAW 36–⁠2464%
Oct 28atArizonaL 24–⁠2768%
Nov 4atColoradoW 26–⁠1977%
Nov 11vsStanfordW 62–⁠1788%
Nov 18vs5WashingtonL 20–⁠2249%
Nov 24at6OregonL 7–⁠3133%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs15Notre DameSun BowlL 8–⁠4043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 40–⁠8 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 16
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 15
  14. Wk 14: 21
  15. Wk 15: 21
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
414–⁠298
Coach
Jonathan Smith, then Kefense Hynson (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1636 +30 this season
SP+ rating
12.6 No. 19 of 133; offense No. 26, defense No. 35, special teams No. 9
SRS
13.5 No. 17 of 133 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 64 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 49 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Trent Bray
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 133
  • Defense49th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2148%1.2619th of 133
Defense0.0844%1.2249th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.05 def		48% off
41% def		—17th off
35th 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
Offense4.8own 3015% allowed
Defense3.4own 3019% caused

CORE rating 10.6, 29th of 133 (offense 9.5, defense -1.1).

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 yardsD.J. Uiagalelei QB2,638 yds
Passing touchdownsD.J. Uiagalelei QB21 TD
Rushing yardsDamien Martinez RB1,185 yds
Rushing touchdownsDamien Martinez RB9 TD
Receiving yardsSilas Bolden WR746 yds
Receiving touchdownsJack Velling TE8 TD
TacklesEaston Mascarenas-Arnold LB106 tkl
SacksAndrew Chatfield Jr. LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsAkili Arnold S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Aidan Chiles QB★★★★No. 153
Kelze Howard DL★★★★No. 286
Montrel Hatten Jr. WR★★★No. 587
Jacob Anderson OT★★★No. 861
Taz Reddicks WR★★★No. 938

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.936
Receivers53.00.860
Offensive line32.70.833
Defensive line53.00.851
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs42.80.837
Whole class192.90.852

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Taliese Fuaga OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Anthony Gould WRIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Kitan Oladapo SGreen Bay Packers

Roster 125

The 2023 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2023 portal
D.J. Uiagalelei QB★★★★from Clemson
Oluwaseyi Omotosho DE★★★from Wyoming
Grant Starck OT★★★from Nevada
Jermaine Terry II TE★★★from California
Mason Tufaga LB★★★from Utah
Calvin Hart Jr. LB★★★from Illinois

Transfers out 8

Omar Speights LB★★★★to LSU
J.T. Byrne TE★★★to California
Chance Nolan QB★★★to TCU
Tristan Gebbia QB★★★to Ohio State
John Dunmore WR★★★★no new school on file
Johnathan Riley S★★★no new school on file
Ron Hardge III CB★★★to Colorado State
Jake Blair QBno new school on file

2023 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington9–⁠014–⁠12
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠26
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠311
Utah5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Oregon State5–⁠48–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠56–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠75–⁠7
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8

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