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2024 Oregon State

5–⁠7 (1–⁠0 Pac-12), coached by Trent Bray.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2024, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 38–15; won at San Diego State 21–0; lost vs. No. 9 Oregon 14–49; won vs. Purdue 38–21; won vs. Colorado State 39–31; lost at Nevada 37–42; lost vs. UNLV 25–33; lost at California 7–44; lost vs. San José State 13–24; lost at Air Force 0–28; won vs. No. 25 Washington State 41–38; lost at No. 11 Boise State 18–34+23−37Won 38–15 vs. Idaho State+23Idaho StateWon 21–0 at San Diego State+21San Diego StateLost 14–49 vs. No. 9 Oregon-35No. 9 OregonWon 38–21 vs. Purdue+17PurdueWon 39–31 vs. Colorado State+8Colorado StateLost 37–42 at Nevada-5NevadaLost 25–33 vs. UNLV-8UNLVLost 7–44 at California-37CaliforniaLost 13–24 vs. San José State-11San José StateLost 0–28 at Air Force-28Air ForceWon 41–38 vs. No. 25 Washington State+3No. 25 Washington StateLost 18–34 at No. 11 Boise State-16No. 11 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠1593%
Sep 7atSan Diego StateW 21–⁠060%
Sep 14vs9OregonL 14–⁠4945%
Sep 21vsPurdueW 38–⁠2173%
Oct 5vsColorado StateW 39–⁠3181%
Oct 12atNevadaL 37–⁠4276%
Oct 19vsUNLVL 25–⁠3357%
Oct 26atCaliforniaL 7–⁠4446%
Nov 9vsSan José StateL 13–⁠2456%
Nov 16atAir ForceL 0–⁠2854%
Nov 23vs25Washington StateW 41–⁠3840%
Nov 29at11Boise StateL 18–⁠3416%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 34–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; Pac-12 champions.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Pac-12 champions1–⁠0 in the conference

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
291–⁠359
Coach
Trent Bray
Elo
1463 −128 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 97 of 134; offense No. 73, defense No. 107, special teams No. 67
SRS
−9.2 No. 103 of 134 in FBS
Returning
7% of last season’s EPA, No. 130 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 87 roster talent No. 73 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Gunderson
Defensive coordinator
Keith Heyward
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense105th of 134
  • Defense118th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0341%1.26105th of 134
Defense0.2448%1.20118th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.20 def		40% off
47% def		—116th off
118th 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
Offense3.9own 2515% allowed
Defense4.3own 3013% caused

CORE rating -18.0, 122nd of 134 (offense -7.0, defense 11.0).

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 yardsGevani McCoy QB1,300 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Gulbranson QB4 TD
Rushing yardsAnthony Hankerson RB1,082 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony Hankerson RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTrent Walker WR901 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarrius Clemons WR2 TD
TacklesSkyler Thomas DB81 tkl
SacksNikko Taylor LB2.5 sacks
InterceptionsJack Kane S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jordan Anderson WR★★★★No. 253
Malachi Durant WR★★★No. 705
Exodus Ayers ATH★★★No. 852
Shamar Meikle DE★★★No. 962
Eddie Freauff ATH★★★No. 1293

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs23.00.847
Receivers33.00.853
Offensive line33.00.834
Defensive line23.00.849
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs12.00.770
Athletes and specialists23.00.866
Whole class152.90.843

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 114

The 2024 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2024 portal
Kobe Singleton CB★★★from Liberty
Anthony Hankerson RB★★★from Colorado
Darrius Clemons WR★★★from Michigan
Gabarri Johnson QB★★★from Missouri
Gevani McCoy QB★★★from Idaho
Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan OT★★★from Colorado
Sailasa Vadrawale CB★★★from California
Tevita Pome’e DL★★★from Oregon
Tygee Hill DL★★★from LSU
Van Wells OL★★★from Colorado
D.J. Wesolak DE★★★from Missouri
Jamious Griffin RB★★★from Ole Miss

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Aidan Chiles QB★★★★to Michigan State
Damien Martinez RB★★★★to Miami
D.J. Uiagalelei QB★★★★to Florida State
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold LB★★★★to USC
Jack Velling TE★★★★to Michigan State
Jermod McCoy CB★★★★to Tennessee
Silas Bolden WR★★★★to Texas
Sione Lolohea DL★★★★to Florida State
Akili Arnold S★★★to USC
Tanner Miller OL★★★to Michigan State
Jake Overman TE★★★to Pittsburgh
Dylan Lopez OL★★★to Nevada

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State1–⁠05–⁠7
Washington State0–⁠18–⁠5

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