The 2001 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
Schedule
The Beavers' home game against Montana State, scheduled for September 15, was canceled due to the September 11 attacks. A replacement game against Northern Arizona was scheduled for November 17.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:30 pm | at Fresno State* | No. 10 | | ESPN2 | L 24–44 | 42,410 |
September 8 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State* | No. 22 | | | W 27–22 | 27,238 |
September 29 | 12:30 pm | No. 12 UCLA | No. 19 | | ABC | L 7–38 | 36,521 |
October 6 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State | | | FSNNW | L 27–34 | 35,283 |
October 13 | 7:15 pm | Arizona | | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| FSN | W 38–3 | 36,619 |
October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona State | | | | L 24–41 | 54,114 |
October 27 | 1:00 pm | California | | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| | W 19–10 | 36,142 |
November 3 | 12:30 pm | at USC | | | ABC | L 13–16 OT | 44,880 |
November 10 | 12:30 pm | No. 8 Washington | | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| FSN | W 49–24 | 36,682 |
November 17 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 (I-AA) Northern Arizona* | | - Reser Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| | W 45–10 | 39,096 |
December 1 | 1:30 pm | at No. 4 Oregon | | | ABC | L 14–17 | 46,075 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 11 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Harris | Not released | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
New Mexico State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Oregon State |
14 |
0 | 3 | 10 |
27 |
New Mexico State |
0 |
9 | 0 | 13 |
22 |
Scoring summary |
1 | 7:13 | ORST | Ken Simonton 1-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon State 7–0 |
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1 | 1:08 | ORST | Patrick McCall 22-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon St 14–0 |
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2 | 4:26 | NMST | Dan Aguiniga 26-yard field goal | Oregon State 14–3 |
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2 | :45 | NMST | Kenton Keith 1-yard run (kick failed) | Oregon State 14–9 |
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3 | 5:06 | ORST | Ryan Cesca 47-yard field goal | Oregon State 17–9 |
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4 | 12:58 | ORST | Ken Simonton 1-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) | Oregon State 24–9 |
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4 | 8:31 | NMST | Kenton Keith 4-yard run (Dan Aguiniga kick) | Oregon State 24–16 |
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4 | 3:13 | ORST | Ryan Cesca 24-yard field goal | Oregon State 27–16 |
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4 | 1:33 | NMST | Manuel Talbert 31-yard pass from KC Enzminger (two-point conversion failed) | Oregon State 27–22 |
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Arizona
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Arizona |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Oregon State |
14 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
38 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
- Game attendance: 36,619
Scoring summary |
1 | | ORST | Newton 2-yard pass from Smith (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 7–0 |
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1 | | ORST | Farley 24-yard blocked punt return (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 14–0 |
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2 | | ORST | Smith 1-yard run (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 21–0 |
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2 | | ORST | Clasen 26-yard pass from D. Anderson (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 28–0 |
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3 | | ORST | Simonton 1-yard run (Cesca kick) | Oregon State 35–0 |
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3 | | ARIZ | Keel 28-yard field goal | Oregon State 35–3 |
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4 | | ORST | Cesca 38-yard field goal | Oregon State 38–3 |
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Roster
2001 Oregon State Beavers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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PK
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47
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Kirk Yliniemi
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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