2000 Oregon State Beavers football team

2000 Oregon State Beavers football
2000 Oregon State Beavers football
Pac-10 co-champion; Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–9 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	11–1 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lappano (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-back spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Terrence Carroll; DeLawrence Grant; Darnell Robinson; Ken Simonton; Jonathan Smith;
Home stadium	Reser Stadium

2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Washington $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 %+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 7 Oregon +	7	–	1	10	–	2
Stanford	4	–	4	5	–	6
UCLA	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
Washington State	2	–	6	4	–	7
California	2	–	6	3	–	8
USC	2	–	6	5	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with Oregon and Washington. Oregon State was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Beavers defeated Notre Dame. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

The 2000 season was arguably the greatest season in history of the history of Oregon State Beavers football. The Beavers' shared of the Pac-10 title was the program first conference championship since the 1964 season. The Beavers also achieved their first win over the USC Trojans since the 1967 season. The three-point loss at Washington in early October kept the Beavers out of the Rose Bowl and denied their first outright conference title since the 1956 season. They routed tenth-ranked Notre Dame, 41–9, in the Fiesta Bowl to finish the season.^[1]^[2] The 11 wins remains an Oregon State single-season record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 pm	Eastern Washington*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 21–19	30,782
September 9	5:05 pm	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 28–20	30,830
September 23	3:30 pm	San Diego State*		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 35–3	32,027
September 30	3:30 pm	No. 8 USC		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 31–21	33,775
October 7	7:15 pm	at No. 11 Washington	No. 23	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 30–33	73,145
October 14	3:30 pm	Stanford	No. 23	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 38–6	34,777
October 21	3:30 pm	at No. 23 UCLA	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 44–38	48,293
October 28	7:15 pm	Washington State	No. 18	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 38–9	34,491
November 4	12:30 pm	at California	No. 14	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 38–32	36,000
November 11	7:15 pm	at Arizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 33–9	44,109
November 18	12:30 pm	No. 5 Oregon	No. 8	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	ABC	W 23–13	36,044
January 1, 2001	5:30 pm	vs. No. 10 Notre Dame*	No. 5	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	W 41–9	75,428
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	23	19	18	14	10	8	5	5	5	4
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	20	18	17	14	10	8	6	6	6	5
BCS	Not released									—	11	9	9	5	6	6	Not released

Game summaries

Eastern Washington

Eagles (0-0) at Beavers (0-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Washington	0	3	9	7	19
• Oregon State	0	7	7	7	21

Date: September 2
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Game attendance: 30,782

Source: Box Score

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At New Mexico

San Diego State

USC

Trojans (3-0) at Beavers (3-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	7	7	0	7	21
• Oregon State	14	0	0	17	31

Date: September 30
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Game attendance: 33,775

Source: Box Score

At Washington

Beavers (4-0) at Huskies (3-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	14	0	7	9	30
• Washington	7	13	0	13	33

Date: October 7
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
Game attendance: 73,145
TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play),
Tom Ramsey (Color) & Lisa Malosky (Sideline)

Source: Box Score

Stanford

At UCLA

Washington State

At California

At Arizona

Oregon

Ducks (9-1) at Beavers (9-1)
Civil War

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	7	0	6	13
• Oregon State	14	3	6	0	23

Date: November 18
Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
Game attendance: 36,044
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play),
Tim Brant (Color), & Todd Harris (Sideline)

Source: Box Score

Vs. Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl)

Fighting Irish (9-2) vs. Beavers (10-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	3	0	6	9
• Oregon State	3	9	29	0	41

Date: January 1, 2001
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Game attendance: 75,428
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play),
Ed Cunningham (Color), & Leslie Gudel (Sideline)

Source: Box Score

Roster

2000 Oregon State Beavers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`33`	Antonio Battle	Sr
TE	`84`	Tim Euhus	Fr
OL	`60`	Chris Gibson	Jr
WR	`18`	T. J. Houshmandzadeh	Sr
OL	`61`	Dustin Janz	Jr
TE	`89`	Bennie Johnson	Sr
WR	`80`	Chad Johnson	Sr
OT	`70`	Mike Kuykendall	So
TE	`87`	Marty Maurer	Sr
RB	`8`	Patrick McCall	Jr
WR	`2`	James Newson	So
WR	`82`	Robert Prescott	Sr
TE	`85`	Tyler Ross	So
OL	`74`	Vince Sandoval	Jr
RB	`35`	Ken Simonton	Jr
QB	`9`	Jonathan Smith	Jr
OL	`72`	Robert Sykes	Sr
TE	`19`	Seth Trimmer	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`34`	James Allen	Jr
LB	`42`	Nick Barnett	So
CB	`32`	Calvin Carlyle	Jr
CB	`44`	Terrence Carroll	Sr
S	`31`	Jake Cookus	Jr
DT	`98`	Dwan Edwards	Fr
DE	`1`	DeLawrence Grant	Sr
CB	`7`	Terrance Gray	Sr
S	`3`	Keith Heyward-Johnson	Sr
DE	`95`	LaDairis Jackson	Sr
DT	`93`	David Lose	Fr
DT	`99`	Eric Manning	So
S	`37`	Mitch Meeuwsen	Fr
LB	`2`	Tevita Moala	Sr
CB	`12`	Eric Mobley	Jr
DT	`71`	Charles O'Neal	Sr
DE	`45`	Sefa O'Reilly	Sr
CB	`23`	Terrell Roberts	So
LB	`5`	Darnell Robinson	Sr
LB	`51`	Richard Siegler	Fr
DT	`96`	Daniel Torres	Jr
CB	`4`	Ricky Walker	Sr
CB	`21`	Dennis Weathersby	So
CB	`36`	Aric Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`41`	Ryan Cesca	So
P	`25`	Mike Fessler	Sr

Head coach

Dennis Erickson (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gregg Smith (AHC, OL)
Tim Lappano (OC)
Craig Bray (DC)
Eric Yarber (WR)
Dan Cozzetto (RB)
Jim Michalczik (TE, ST)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

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Team players in the 2001 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chad Johnson	Wide receiver	2	36	Cincinnati Bengals
DeLawrence Grant	Defensive end	3	89	Oakland Raiders
Mitch White	Tackle	6	185	New Orleans Saints
T. J. Houshmandzadeh	Wide receiver	7	204	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

^ Rodman, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Fiesta fireworks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ Baum, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Brash Beavers bash the Irish". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
^ "Eastern Washington vs. Oregon State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Oregon State roster". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 2001. p. 6E.
^ "Seasons: 2001: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[fifire-1] Rodman, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Fiesta fireworks". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.

[bbbash-2] Baum, Bob (January 2, 2001). "Brash Beavers bash the Irish". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.

[3] "Eastern Washington vs. Oregon State". USA Today. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

[osrosta-4] "Oregon State roster". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 1, 2001. p. 6E.

[pro-football-reference.com-5] "Seasons: 2001: Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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2	7:08	EWASH	Troy Griggs 44-yard field goal	EWASH 3-0
2	4:23	OSU	Ken Simonton 3-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick)	OSU 7-3

3	9:49	EWASH	Troy Griggs 22-yard field goal	OSU 7-6
	5:40	OSU	Simonton 14-yard run (Cesca kick)	OSU 14-6
	3:48	EWASH	Jesse Chatman 2-yard run (two-point attempt failed)	OSU 14-12

4	4:26	OSU	Simonton 14-yard run (Cesca kick)	OSU 21-12
4	3:16	EWASH	Fred Salanoa 7-yard run (Griggs kick)	OSU 21-19


1	5:29	OSU	Robert Prescott 48-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Ryan Cesca kick)	OSU 7–0
	2:23	WASH	Justin Robbins 16-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick)	Tied 7–7
	0:18	OSU	Patrick McCall 43-yard run (Cesca kick)	OSU 14–7

2	11:27	WASH	Rich Alexis 1-yard run (Anderson kick)	Tied 14-14
	5:33	WASH	John Anderson 27-yard field goal	Wash 17-14
	0:00	WASH	John Anderson 23-yard field goal	Wash 20-14

3	4:29	OSU	T.J. Houshmandzadeh 11-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick)	OSU 21-20

4	14:01	WASH	Rich Alexis 1-yard run (two point attempt failed)	Wash 26-21
	14:01	OSU	Keith Heyward-Johnson 98-yard fumble return of two-point conversion attempt	Wash 26-23
	8:23	WASH	Marques Tuiasosopo 4-yard run (Anderson kick)	Wash 33-23
	7:22	OSU	Chad Johnson 80-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick)	Wash 33-30

Oregon State Beavers football
Venues	Bell Field (1909–1952) Reser Stadium (1953–present) Multnomah Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Platypus Trophy Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	History Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU" Marching band Pyramid Play "The Toilet Bowl" 1985 Washington game
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Pac-12 Conference football champions
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AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, , & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
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