FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE WEB SITE: COPY BY HAL COWAN DECEMBER 5, 2000

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1 FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE WEB SITE: TELEPHONE: FAX: OSU FOOTBALL NOTES COPY BY HAL COWAN DECEMBER 5, 2000 GAME: #5 Oregon State (10-1, 7-1) vs. #10 Notre Dame (9-2) BOWL: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl SITE: Sun Devil Stadium (73,471), Tempe, Arizona DATE: January 1, 2001 TIME: 5:00 p.m. PST RADIO: Live over 31-station Beaver Sports Network, 3:30 p.m. PST TV: Live, ABC, 5:00 p.m. PST RECORD: OSU (10-1, 7-1) NOTRE DAME (9-2) EASTERN WASHINGTON 30, TEXAS A&M 80, at New Mexico 30, (OT) NEBRASKA 80, SAN DIEGO STATE 32, PURDUE 80, *USC 33, at Michigan State 74, *at Washington 73, STANFORD 80, *STANFORD 34, vs. Navy (at Orlando, Fla.) 47, *at UCLA 48, at West Virginia 64, *WASHINGTON STATE 34, (OT) AIR FORCE 80, *at California 36, BOSTON COLLEGE 80, *at Arizona 44, at Rutgers 40, *OREGON 36, at USC 81,342 *Indicates Pacific-10 Game PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CO-CHAMPIONS: Oregon State earned a share of the Pacific-10 Conference championship by downing Oregon in the Civil War. The Beavers finished the Pac-10 slated with a 7-1 record, same as Washington and Oregon. The Huskies earned the Rose Bowl berth as a result of downing the Beavers in Seattle. The share of the title is Oregon State s first Pacific-10 Conference championship. The Beavers tied for the 1964 AAWU championship. OSU tied for the 1957 Pacific Coast Conference title and won the 1956 championship outright. The Beavers also won the 1941 PCC championship. RANKING: Oregon State is ranked fifth on the latest Associated Press Poll. The Beavers are also ranked sixth on the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Oregon State ranked sixth on final BCS Poll on December 3. The #5 national ranking by the Associated Press is the highest Oregon State has ever been ranked. The Beavers were ranked eighth by the Associated Press on September 16, Oregon State was ranked sixth by AP in the 1968 preseason poll. The Beavers were ranked seventh on the November 27, 1967 AP poll for their highest regular season ranking previously. Oregon State also ranked seventh on the AP poll on October 14, Notre Dame is ranked 10 th on both the AP and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Notre Dame is ranked 11 th on the BCS Poll. OREGON STATE IN THE POLLS: Oregon State has achieved its highest-ever ranking in all three polls Associated Press, USA Today/ESPN and the BCS this year. Here is a weekly look at where the Beavers ranked in the polls during this season: Associated Press USA Today/ESPN BCS October NA October NA October NA October NA October November November November Nomember December

2 TELEVISION: The 30 th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be televised live by ABC, starting at 5:00 p.m. PST. The announcers will be Sean McDonough (play-by-play) with Ed Cunningham (color analyst) and Leslie Gubel (sideline). OSU STREAKS: Oregon State is on a six-game winning streak overall. The Beavers currently own a 13-game non-conference regular season winning streak, a nine-game winning streak at Reser Stadium, a three-game road winning streak and a six-game Pacific-10 Conference winning streak. Oregon State s 13-game non-conference regular season winning streak is the longest since winning 20 straight from 1928 through That 20 game straight non-conference-winning streak is the Beavers all-time record. Oregon State is 18-5 (.783) in its last 23 games and has won 12 of its last 13 (.923) home games. The last time the Beavers won eight straight games at home was during a stretch from 1962 through 1965 when OSU had eight straight victories in Corvallis. By including home games in Portland, the Beavers won 13 in a row at home during that same stretch. The last time OSU lost a regular season non-conference game was in 1996 at Baylor, The last time the Beavers won six straight games was in 1966 when they won six straight to close the season and the first three games in 1967 for a nine-game win streak. The last time OSU won three straight games on the road was in 1969 when the Beavers downed Washington, California and Oregon in the final three road games of the 69 season. The streak extended to four with the first road game in The last time OSU won six straight conference games was during the 1967 and 68 seasons when the Beavers won the last two Pac-8 games on the 67 season and followed that up by winning the first four Pac-8 outings of the 68 campaign. OSU is now produced back-to-back seasons of seven or more wins for the first time since the Beavers had three straight seven win campaigns from (7-3-0, 7-2-1, 7-3-0). OSU has also produced back-to-back seasons of at least four conference wins for the first time since (5-1, 4-3). Oregon State had never won six games in one season at Reser Stadium prior to the 2000 season.. The Beavers were 5-1 at Reser Stadium in WINS: Oregon State s victory over Oregon in the Civil War clinched the Beavers first-ever 10-win regular season. OSU s previous best overall season was a record in 1939, after starting OSU finished season in The Beavers finished in 1914 and the 1926 team finished the season OSU was 9-2 in POINT CLUB: Oregon State had scored 30 or more points against all seven Pac-10 opponents prior to the Civil War. The Beavers scored 23 in a victory over Oregon. OREGON STATE-NOTRE DAME: The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will mark the first Oregon State and Notre Dame have played each other in football. ERICKSON VS. NOTRE DAME: Dennis Erickson has a 1-1 record vs. Notre Dame as a head coach. Erickson s Miami team defeated the Irish on November 25, 1989 at Miami. Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time, while the Hurricanes were ranked No. 7. In the return game on October 20, 1990, Miami traveled to South Bend and lost to the Irish Notre Dame was ranked No. 6 and the Hurricanes No. 2. COMMON OPPONENTS: Oregon State and Notre Dame have played two common opponents this year Stanford and USC. The Beavers defeated the Trojans at Corvallis on September 30, and the Cardinal 38-6 at Corvallis on October 14. Meanwhile, the Irish defeated Stanford at South Bend on Oct. 7 and USC at Los Angeles on November 25. The Beavers had a combined score of over the Trojans and Cardinal, while the Irish had a combined score of over the same two clubs. OREGON STATE BREAKS SCORING RECORD: Oregon State scored 359 points during the regular season to become the highest scoring team in Beaver history. The 359 points, with a bowl game yet to be played, tops the 347 points accumulated by the 1999 team in 12 games. TELEVISION RECORD: Oregon State is 6-1 this year on network television. The Beavers only defeat this season was at Washington (33-30) on a Fox Sports Net national cable telecast. BEAVERS SET ATTENDANCE MARKS: Oregon State has drawn over 30,000 fans to Reser Stadium (Reser s capacity is currently 33,297) for the last 10 home games, including four straight sellouts, a school record. GREGG SMITH HONORED: Oregon State assistant head coach and offensive line coach Gregg Smith is one of six finalists for the fifth-annual Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation s top assistant college football coach. The winner of the award will be announced December 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The other finalists for the award are: Michigan assistant head coach/running backs coach Fred Jackson; Texas Christian defensive coordinator/safeties coach Gary Patterson; Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Mangino; South Carolina defensive coordinator/defensive tackles coach Charlie Strong; and Northwestern offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kevin Wilson.

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4 OREGON STATE FIESTA BOWL SCHEDULE FIESTA BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Saturday, December 9 Wednesday, December 27 OSU Practice, Corvallis 8:30 a.m. OSU Offensive Coordinator four players 10:00 a.m. Reser Stadium Site Tempe Mission Palms 9:30 a.m. Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator four players Monday, Dec. 11 OSU Practice, Corvallis Thursday, Dec :00 a.m. Reser Stadium 8:30 a.m. Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator four players Site Tempe Mission Palms Tuesday, Dec. 12 9:30 a.m. OSU Defensive Coordinator four players OSU Practice, Corvallis 10:00 a.m. Reser Stadium Friday, Dec. 29 Media Day Sun Devil Stadium Wednesday, Dec. 13 Head Football Coach and entire team in jerseys without pads OSU Practice, Corvallis 9:30-10:00 a.m. Oregon State 10:00 a.m. Reser Stadium 10:30-11 a.m. Notre Dame Thursday, Dec. 14 Saturday, Dec. 30 OSU Practice, Corvallis 8:30 a.m. Notre Dame (six key players) 10:00 a.m. Reser Sadium Site Tempe Mission Palms 9:30 a.m. Oregon State (six key players) Friday, Dec. 15 OSU Practice, Corvallis Sunday, Dec. 31 9:00 a.m. Reser Stadium 8:30 a.m. Oregon State Head Coach Dennis Erickson Site Tempe Mission Palms Thursday, Dec. 21 9:30 a.m. Notre Dame Head Coach Bob Davie Oregon State Departs for Phoenix Practice Sessions in Phoenix held at Scottsdale Community College with schedule TBA OREGON STATE TEAM HEADQUARTERS The Scottsdale Plaza Resort 7200 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ (main phone) (fax) OREGON STATE IN BOWL GAMES (2-3) Oregon State has appeared in five bowl games during its football history. The Beavers appearance in this year s Fiesta Bowl marks the first time Oregon State s has played in back-to-back bowl games. The Beavers previous bowl appearances follow: Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1942 at Durham, North Carolina Oregon State defeated Duke University before 56,000 fans. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1957 at Pasadena, CA Oregon State lost to the University of Iowa before 100,000 fans. Liberty Bowl, Dec. 15, 1962 at Philadelphia, PA Oregon State defeated Villanova 6-0 before 17,048 fans. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1965 at Pasadena, CA Oregon State lost to Michigan 34-7 before 100,453 fans. O ahu Bowl, Dec. 25, 1999 at Honolulu, HI

5 Oregon State lost to Hawaii before 40,974 fans.

6 DENNIS ERICKSON SEVENTH ON ACTIVE WINNING LIST: Dennis Erickson, Montana State, 69, is in his second year as OSU s head coach after posting a 7-5 record in He is 10-1 in 2000 and 17-6 (.739) in his Beaver career. Erickson is currently the seventh winningest Division 1-A active college head coach with five or more years of service as a head coach. As a collegiate head coach, Erickson is 13-2 in season openers, including 11 straight victories. He has a winning percentage of.737 ( ). He trails R.C. Slocum of Texas A&M (.748) on the winning percentage list. Erickson is 15th among active Division 1-A college coaches for total victories with 130. Erickson produced a record in four years as head coach at Idaho ( ); 6-6 as head coach at Wyoming (1986); in two years at Washington State ( ); in six years at Miami ( ) and now 17-6 at Oregon State. Dennis was head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL ( ) and produced a four-year record of Erickson has been named Coach of the Year in three of the four conferences he has coached in--big Sky, Pac-10 and Big East. Erickson was one of five finalists for Coach of the Year honors by The Football News in 1999 and one of 16 finalist for national Coach of the Year honors by the Associated Press. The current victory lists follow: BY PERCENTAGE BY VICTORIES Bowls (Minimum 100 victories) Coach, College Years Won Lost Tied Pct. W-L-T Coach, College, Win Pct. Won 1-Phillip Fullmer, Tennessee Joe Paterno, Penn State Bobby Bowden, Florida State Bobby Bowden, Florida State Loyd Carr, Michigan LaVell Edwards, BYU Joe Paterno, Penn State Lou Holtz, South Carolina Steve Spurrier, Florida Don Nehlen, West Virginia R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M John Cooper, Ohio State Dennis Erickson, Oregon State George Welsch, Virginia LaVell Edwards, BYU Jackie Sherrill, Mississippi State John Robinson, UNLV Dick Tomey, Arizona 158 (years reflect 2000 season) Ken Hatfield, Rice 147 Larry Smith, Missouri 143 Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 139 Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 134 Steve Spurrier, Florida 131 Dennis Erickson, OSU 130 COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR ERICKSON: Dennis Erickson has been selected as the National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. He has been selected as Coach of the Year in the Pacific-10 Conference. The American Football Coaches Association has selected him as Region V Coach of the Year. He is one of 15 finalist for the Associated Press Coach of the Year. For Erickson, it his second time he has been named Coach of the Year in the Pac-10. He was also named Coach of the Year in the Pac-10 as head coach at Washington State in He has also been named Coach of the Year in the Big East Conference (Miami) and Big Sky Conference (Idaho). GRANT AND CARROLL TO EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME: Senior defensive end DeLawrence Grant and senior strong safety Terrence Carroll have been invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game, to be played on January 13 at Pacific bell Park, San Francisco. OSU RECORDS FALL: With a bowl game yet to be played, Oregon State players have made several dents in the Beavers record book. OSU record book changes follow: ***T.J. Houshmandzadeh has 6 touchdown receptions this year, and that ties him for sixth on the single-season list. He has 8 career TD receptions, and that ties him for ninth on the Career list. T.J. is averaging 8.8 yards per punt return (45 returns and 398 yards) to rank ninth in career punt returns. ***Chad Johnson has 6 TD receptions this year to join T.J. Houshmandzadeh in a tie for sixth place on OSU s single-season record list. ***Terrence Carroll has 9 pass interceptions and is tied for 11 th on OSU s career list. ***LaDairis Jackson has already established OSU season records for sacks (9 ½ ) and tackles for loss (19). ***DeLawrence Grant set a game record with 3 forced fumbles vs. San Diego State. ***Robert Prescott has caught 9 career TD passes to rank eighth on OSU s career list. Prescott ranks sixth on OSU s career pass receiving yardage list with 1,747 yards. Prescott ranks 11 th on OSU s career all-purpose yards with 2,561 yards. ***Jake Cookus has 5 pass interceptions to rank in a tie for 11 th on OSU s single-season list.

7 WHAT SIMONTON NEEDS NEXT OSU CAREER MARKS CURRENTLY HELD AFTER 34 GAMES 1 Rushing record with 3,988 yards 2 Scoring record with 306 points 3 All-Purpose yards with 4,365 yards 4 Number of 100-yard rushing games 21 5 Number of games scored touchdowns 24 6 Number of games scored multi touchdowns 18 7 Most career rushing attempts Most career all-purpose plays Number of 1,000-yard seasons 3 10 Number of 200-yard rushing games 3 PACIFIC-10 RECORD Ken Simonton is the first player in Pacific-10 Conference history to rush for 1,000 yards as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Simonton and Stanford s Darin Nelson ( ) are the only two players in Pac-10 history to rush for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. However, Nelson failed to rush for 1,000 yards as a junior. Simonton is one of six players in the history of the Pac-10 to rush for over 1,000 yards in three seasons. He has a chance as a senior in 2001 to become the first player in Pac-10 history to rush for over 1,000 yards in four seasons. The Pac-10 list of 1000-yard rushers for three seasons follows: Anthony Davis, USC, Charles White, USC, Darrin Nelson, Stanford, Russell White, California, Napoleon Kaufman, Washington, Ken Simonton, Oregon State, PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE CAREER RUSHING & SCORING LISTS Ken Simonton has moved into fifth place on the Pac-10 career-rushing list with 3,988 yards. His next target on the Pac-10 career list is No. 4, Napoleon Kaufman, Washington. Kaufman gained 4,106 yards and Simonton needs 119 yards to move ahead of Kaufman. Simonton needs 182 to pass Stanford s Darrin Nelson (4,169). Ken has scored 306 career points and has moved into ninth place on the Pac-10 all-time scoring list. A look at the career rushing and scoring charts follow with what Ken needs to pass is in parenthesis: CAREER RUSHING CAREER SCORING 3 Darrin Nelson, Stanford ( ) 4,169 (182) 7 Quin Rodriguez, USC ( ) 317 (12) 4 Napoleon Kaufman, Washington ( ) 4,106 (119) 8 Anthony Davis, USC ( ) 314 (9) 5 Ken Simonton, OSU ( ,988 9 Ken Simonton, OSU ( OREGON STATE S TOP 10 SINGLE-GAME RUSHING MARKS: Ken Simonton has produced five of Oregon State s top 10 individual game rushing efforts. The OSU top 10 single-game rushing marks follow: Player Opp/Year TCB YGYL NYG AVG. TD 1 Bill Enyart Utah Ken Simonton USC Dave Mann Utah Pete Pifer Arizona Roger Smith WSU Ken Simonton Stanford Tim Alexander No. Illinois Ken Simonton East. Wash Ken Simonton Nevada Ken Simonton N.Mexico Ken Carpenter WSU

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9 OSU IN THE RED ZONE: OSU has a.787 percent success rate in the red zone, scoring 27 touchdowns and 10 field goals in 47 attempts. OSU opponents have scored 28 out of 34 times inside the red zone (.824), but only 16 of the scores have been touchdowns, a percentage of.471. Red zone totals follow: RED ZONE RED ZONE OFFENSE OSU Poss inside the 20 DEFENSE Game Poss. TD FG Scores PCT.. Poss TD FG Scores PCT. Eastern Washington New Mexico San Diego State USC Washington Stanford UCLA WSU California Arizona Oregon TOTALS OSU SENIORS: A total of 29 Oregon State seniors will play in their final football game for Oregon State in the Fiesta Bowl. The 29 include Ryan Atkinson, DT, Santa Barbara, CA; Antonio Battle, TB, Royal Palm Beach, FL; Greg Brown-Davis, MLB, Concord, CA; Terrence Carroll, SS, Houston, TX; Jared Cornell, OG, The Dalles, OR; Mike Fessler, P, Tigard, OR; Steve Frketich, OG, Sherwood, OR; Samuel Gage, CB, Tacoma, WA; DeLawrence Grant, DE, Compton, CA; Terrance Gray, CB, Queens, NY; Keith Heyward-Johnson, CB, Woodland Hills, CA; T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR, Barstow, CA; LaDairis Jackson, DE, Houston, TX; Bennie Johnson, TE, Vallejo, CA; Chad Johnson, WR, Miami, FL; Robert Marthaller, SS, Siletz, OR; Martin Maurer, TE, Jacksonville, OR; Tevita Moala, MLB, Hawthorne, CA; Tim Murdick, LB, Corcoran, CA; Charles O Neal, DT, Barstow, CA; Sefa O Reilly, DE, Hemet, CA; Robert Prescott, WR, Seattle, WA; Darnell Robinson, SLB, Sacramento, CA; Matt Stanwood, PK, Gresham, OR; Robert Sykes, OG, Merced, CA; Casey Waletich, LB, Lake Oswego, OR; Ricky Walker, CB, Oakland, CA; Mitch White, OT, San Diego, CA and Aaron Wright, SS, Moreno Valley, CA. LaDAIRIS JACKSON BREAKS BRECKTERFIELD S RECORD: Senior defensive end LaDairis Jackson posted four tackles for loss in OSU s 33-9 victory over Arizona, giving him 19 for the season. Jackson s 19 tackles for loss breaks the OSU single-season record of 16 established by Inoke Breckterfield in Jackson also had three sacks in the victory over the Wildcats, giving him 9 ½ sacks on the season, breaking the previous OSU season record of eight sacks by Kent Howe (1978) and Phil Alfierei (1985). WEATHERSBY FINALIST FOR JIM THORPE AWARD: Oregon State sophomore cornerback Dennis Weathersby was selected at the start of the season as one of 40 players as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation s top collegiate defensive back. STARTING STREAKS: Several Oregon State players have multiple game starting streaks on the line. A total of eight players have starting streaks of 20 or more games. Players with long starting streaks follow: Mike Fessler, punter 44 Robert Sykes, LG 23 Mitch White, RT 23 Keith Heyward-Johnson, CB 34 Ryan Cesca, PK 23 Marty Maurer, TE 20 Jonathan Smith, QB 26 Darnell Robinson,SLB 23 BEAVERS TOUGH IN FOURTH QUARTER: Under Dennis Erickson, Oregon State has dominated the fourth quarter. The Beavers out scored opponents in the fourth quarter by 138 to 43 in Oregon State continued during the 2000 season, producing 94 points to 63 by opponents. The Beavers out scored New Mexico 14-0 in the fourth quarter at altitude in Albuquerque to win the game OSU out scored USC 17-7 in the fourth quarter to break a tie and put the game away. OSU topped UCLA in the fourth period to pull out victory. Only four times in 22 games under Erickson have opponents scored more points in the fourth quarter, and two of those the game was not in question. Stanford (14-10) in 1999 and Washington (13-9), Washington State (6-0), California (10-7) and Oregon (6-0) this year have been the only teams to tally more points than OSU in the fourth quarter.

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11 BIG PLAYS: Oregon State is a Big Play team. The Beavers most productive game this season was against California. OSU added 10 plays of 25 yards or more in their victory over the Bears. Six of plays were in the passing game, three in the running game and one on a kickoff return. The Beavers produced six Big Plays in the Washington (10-7) contest. OSU had four against Stanford (10/14) and four vs. UCLA (10/21). One of the big plays was a school record 97-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson vs. Stanford. Smith and Johnson connected on an 80-yard touchdown pass vs. Washington to equal the fifth longest pass play in OSU history. Smith also threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh against Stanford, the 11 th longest pass play in Beaver History. Smith had a 48-yard TD pass to Robert Prescott for a touchdown at Washington and a 49-yarder to Prescott for a TD vs. Oregon. OSU produced 59 big plays in The Beavers have produced 49 big plays this season. The Big Play list follows: Player/Players Yards Play/25 Yards or More Opponent TD Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 97 Pass Stanford Yes Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 80 Pass Washington Yes Jonathan Smith to T.J. Houshmandzadeh 76 Pass Stanford Yes Terrence Carroll 75 Pass Interception Return USC No Patrick McCall 66 Run UCLA Yes Ken Simonton 64 Run California No Jonathan Smith to T.J. Houshmandzadeh 59 Pass California No Jonathan Smith to Maurer/Prescott 57 Pass UCLA Yes Ricky Walker 56 Kickoff Return Eastern Washington No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 55 Pass California No Ken Simonton 53 Run Washington State No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 49 Pass Oregon Yes T.J. Houshmandzadeh 48 Punt Return San Diego State No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 48 Pass Washington Yes Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 48 Pass Washington No Ricky Walker 47 Kickoff Return Eastern Washington No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 44 Pass Oregon No Ken Simonton 43 Run New Mexico Yes Patrick McCall 43 Run Washington Yes Patrick McCall 42 Run New Mexico No Ken Simonton 42 Run Washington State No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 39 Pass USC No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 39 Pass California No Jonathan Smith to T.J. Houshmandzadeh 37 Pass California No Ken Simonton 36 Run USC Yes Jonathan Smith to T.J. Houshmandzadeh 36 Pass USC No T.J. Houshmandzadeh 36 Punt Return USC No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 36 Pass Washington No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 35 Pass Stanford No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 35 Pass UCLA No Patrick McCall 35 Run California No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 33 Pass California No LaDairis Jackson 32 Pass Interception Return New Mexico Yes Ricky Walker 32 Kickoff Return Arizona No Robert Prescott 31 Kickoff Return Stanford No Jonathan Smith to Robert Prescott 31 Pass Oregon Yes Jake Cookus 31 Pass Interception Oregon No Ken Simonton 29 Run USC No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 29 Pass Arizona No Robert Prescott 28 Kickoff Return California No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 27 Pass UCLA No Patrick McCall 27 Run California Yes Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 26 Pass San Diego State Yes Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 26 Pass Arizona Yes Ricky Walker 25 Kickoff Return Washington No Robert Prescott 25 Run Washington State No Jonathan Smith to Chad Johnson 25 Pass California No Ken Simonton 25 Run Arizona No Ken Simonton 25 Run Oregon No

12 BEAVERS HIGH IN TURNOVER MARGIN: The Beavers had only two negative turnover games during the 2000 regular season. The first negative game was in the season opener against Eastern Washington (-1.0) and the second was against UCLA (-2.0). In both cases, OSU was able to overcome the turnovers and gain a victory. The Beavers lead the Pac-10 in turnover margin at 1.45 and rank fourth nationally. OSU s high water mark for the season was forcing seven turnovers against San Diego State. The turnover chart follows: TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS GAME SEASON OPPONENT INT. FUMBLE TOTAL INT. FUMBLE TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Eastern Washington New Mexico San Diego State USC Washington Stanford UCLA WSU California Arizona Oregon TOTALS (1.45 average) BEAVER DEFENSE TOPS PAC-10: Oregon State s defense was dominating nationally and in the Pac-10. OSU led the Pac-10 and ranked 20 th nationally in total defense. OSU ranked 10 th nationally in rushing defense and second in the Pac-10. The Beavers are 17 th nationally in scoring defense and No. 1 in the Pac-10. OSU ranked 19 th nationally in pass efficiency defense and second in the Pac-10. OSU finished No. 1 in the Pac-10 and tied for fifth nationally in pass interceptions with 22. Here is how OSU s compares nationally: Total Defense Ydspgm Rushing Defense Ydspgm Scoring Defense Passes Intercepted 1-TCU Memphis TCU Louisville 27 2-Southern Miss Florida State Florida State Florida 24 3-Toledo Tennessee Toledo Miami (Fla.) 23 4-Kansas State Louisville Western Mich Virginia Tech Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State 22 CAREER DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: Strong safety Terrence Carroll has the most career defensive points among Beaver defensive players with 865 and currently ranks eighth on OSU s career defensive point list. In seventh place is Todd Sahlfeld with 887 and Steve Brown is sixth with 926. Carroll is followed in career points by linebacker Darnell Robinson (706). After only 23 games in his career, Dennis Weathersby has broken up 28 passes and is already over halfway home to the OSU career record of 44 held by Andrae Holland. A look at career defensive points of players with two or more seasons of play: Pass QB Kick Forced INT Break Up Sacks Tackles For Loss Hurries Blocked Fumble Career Points Terrence Carroll,ss Darnell Robinson,slb LaDairis Jackson,de ½ ½ James Allen,wlb DeLawrence Grant,de ½ ½ Keith Heyward-Johnson Calvin Carlyle,hb Dennis Weathersby,cb Jake Cookus,fs Eric Manning,dt Ryan Atkinson,dt ½ ½ Ricky Walker,cb Sefa O Reilly,re ½ ½ Tevita Moala,mlb

13 RYAN CESCA BREAKS PAT RECORD: Ryan converted 43 of 43 PAT attempts this year to establish a new single-season record before missing his final attempt of the regular season against Oregon. His 43-for-43 topped his previous record of 37-for-37 last year. Cesca finished the regular season at 43-for-44. He ran his school record career streak to 80-for-80 before missing. He is now 80-for-81. As a freshman in 1999, he was perfect on all 37 of his PAT attempts, a school record then for number of successful PAT kicks. The previous OSU record for consecutive PAT kicks was 54 straight by Troy Bussanich ( ) Ryan has been successful on 14 of 17 field goal attempts this year, including a streak of eight in a row which was stopped when he missed a 45-yarder in his last attempt in the California game. He made four in a row at Arizona to tie OSU s single-game record. He made three vs. UCLA, and came back to kick three the following week against Washington State. He has made 21 of 32 field goal attempts (.656) in his career Ryan booted a career long 49-yard field goal vs. Stanford. He scored 58 points in 1999, which was second to Ken Simonton s team leading 118 points. He has scored 85 points this year and 143 career points, which ranks sixth in career scoring at OSU. Ryan s 85 points this season ranks fourth on the Beavers single-season scoring list. Cesca ranks second in the Pac-10, behind Ken Simonton, in scoring. Cesca s season kicking statistics follow: PAT FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT LKBLK AVG/G MADE-ATT PCT. PTS 1999-Cesca Cesca TOTALS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS OPPONENT Nevada 16 Blk Eastern Washington None Fresno State 21 Good New Mexico None Georgia Southern 43 Good, 37 NG, 39 Good San Diego State None USC None USC 41 Good Washington None Washington 46 NG Stanford 34 Good Stanford 49 Good UCLA None UCLA 32 Good, 31 Good, 44 Good Washington State 22 Good, 25 Good Washington State 22 Good, 32 Good, 32 Good California 43 NG California 32 Good, 45 NG Arizona 28 Blk, 47 NG Arizona 23 Good, 44 Good, 31 Good, 30 Good Oregon None Oregon 32 Good, 36 NG Hawaii 42 NG, 31 NG, 47 Blk, 37G PRESCOTT MOVING UP RECEIVING LADDER: Senior wide receiver Robert Prescott has caught 108 in his career and has moved into ninth place on the OSU career list. He needs seven more receptions to move up a notch on the chart. Chart follows: NAME PC YARDS AVG. TD 7 Verne Burke ( ) 117 1, Dave Montagne ( ) 114 1, Robert Prescott ( , CLIMB CONTINUES ON OSU S SEASON RECORD CHARTS: Ken Simonton, Jonathan Smith, Ryan Cesca, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson are climbing various OSU single-season charts. Here is a quick look: Ken Simonton 1-Ken has rushed for 1,474 yards, which ranks 2 nd on single-season list, topped by Simonton s 1,486 last year 2-Ken has scored 110 points, which ranks 2 nd, topped by Simonton s 118 last year 3-Ken has 1,488 all-purpose yards, which ranks 4 th Jonathan Smith 1-Jonathan has passed for 2,469 yards, which ranks 5 th on single-season list 2-Jonathan has 2,468 yards in total offense, which ranks 5 th on the single-season list 3-Jonathan has thrown 17 TD passes, which ranks tied for 2 nd on single-season list Ryan Cesca 1-Ryan has already broken single-season record for PAT kicks in season with Ryan has scored 85 points, which ranks tied for 4 th on single-season list T.J. Houshmanzadeh has 6 TD receptions, which ties him for 6 th on single-season list, along with Chad Johnson

14 OSU-PAC-10/NCAA RANKINGS: CATEGORY PLAYER GAME AVG. PAC-10 RANK NCAA Rushing Ken Simonton Patrick McCall Passing Efficiency Jonathan Smith Total Offense Jonathan Smith Ken Simonton Punting Mike Fessler Field Goal Ryan Cesca Tie Pass Interceptions Jake Cookus.45 1-Tie 19-Tie Terrence Carroll.36 5-Tie 49-Tie K. Heyward-Johnson Tie -- Kickoff Returns Ricky Walker Punt Returns T.J. Houshmandzadeh Scoring Ken Simonton Ryan Cesca Tie Pass Receptions T.J. Houshmandzadeh Chad Johnson Tie -- Marty Maurer Tie -- Receiving Yards Robert Prescott Chad Johnson T.J. Houshmandzadeh All-Purpose Ken Simonton Tie Robert Prescott T.J. Houshmandzadeh TEAM OSU PAC-10 NCAA NOTRE DAME NCAA Team Rushing Offense Team Passing Offense Team Total Offense Team Pass Efficiency Team Net Punting Team Punt Return Team Kickoff Return Team Scoring Offense Tie Team Rushing Defense Team Pass Efficiency Defense Team Pass Defense Yards Team Passes Intercepted Tie Tie Team Total Defense Team Scoring Defense Team Turnover Margin OSU GAME-BY-GAME TOTALS: A breakdown of OSU s offensive and defensive totals for the 2000 season follow: OREGON STATE OPPONENTS TEAM RUSHING PASSING TOT. OFF. FD RUSHING PASSING TOT.OFF. FD Eastern Washington New Mexico San Diego State USC Washington Stanford UCLA WSU California Arizona

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16 SIMONTON AMONG NATION S LEADERS: Ken Simonton led the Pac-10 and ranked sixth nationally in rushing with a per game average. Simonton led the Pac-10 in scoring and ranked eighth nationally in scoring with per game average. Ken led the Pac-10 in all-purpose running and ranked 27 th nationally with per game average. A look at the NCAA leaders in all three departments in 2000 follows: RUSHING SCORING ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING Name, School YDSPG Name, School PTPG Name, School YDSPG 1-LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech Emmett White, Utah State Damien Anderson, Northwestern LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Michael Bennett, Wisconsin Damien Anderson, Northwestern Robert Kilow, Arkansas St Deonce Whitaker, San Jose State Dwone Hicks, Middle. Tenn. St Damien Anderson, North Anthony Thomas, Michigan Eric Crouch, Nebraska Justin McCareins, NIU Ken Simonton, OSU Ken Simonton, OSU Ken Simonton, OSU KEN SIMONTON, TB: Ken rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown vs. Oregon. (Arizona)--Ken rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown vs. Arizona. (Cal)--Ken rushed for 125 yards and 3 touchdowns vs. California it was the fifth time he has scored 3 or more touchdowns in a game he had a career long 64-yard run vs. California. (WSU)--Ken rushed for 169 yards, which ranks 19 th on OSU single-season list against WSU, scoring two touchdowns and a 2-point PAT he had runs of 53 and 42 yards vs. the Cougars he had 181 all-purpose yards with 1,163 yards rushing this season, he ranks third on OSU s single-season list his 80 points scored ties him for fourth place on the singleseason scoring list. (UCLA)--Ken rushed for 100 yards on 24 carries vs. UCLA, the 18 th time he has topped the century mark in a game. (Stanford)--Ken rushed for 81 yards on 14 carries and did not play past the midway point of the third quarter in OSU s 38-6 victory over Stanford. Washington)--Ken rushed for 104 yards on 23 carries against Washington it was his 17 th 100-yard rushing game at OSU. USC)-- Ken had the biggest game of his career to date against USC he rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns vs. the Trojans, including the game clinching 36-yard run with 1:18 to play the 234 yards is the second highest rushing total by an individual in OSU history, topped only by 299 by Bill Enyart it was also the second most yards ever rushed by an individual against USC only Curtis Enis of Penn State in 1996 with 241 ever rushed for more yards against USC Ken also tied Tim Alexander for the eighth best OSU all-purpose running game with 234 yards. (San Diego State)--Ken rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries and scored two touchdowns against San Diego State and did not play after the first series of the second half as OSU had a comfortable lead. (New Mexico)--Ken had a fantastic game at New Mexico, rushing for 184 yards and scoring two touchdowns, including a 43-yarder with 1:12 left on a fourth and one play to ice the contest at for OSU his 184 yards matches the ninth best single-game mark in OSU history the game was his 14 th multiple touchdown game of his career and 15 th 100-yard plus rushing game. (Eastern Washington)---Ken got his junior season off to a fantastic start, rushing for 200 yards on a career high 40 carries against Eastern Washington. He scored all three Beaver touchdowns, increasing his career scoring record to 214. His 200-yard rushing game was the seventh best single-game mark in OSU history and his second highest career game. (CAREER NOTES)--Ken Simonton has produced big numbers for Oregon State in three seasons. Ken rushed for 1,028 yards as a freshman in 1998, a school record. He is only the second player in Pac-10 history to rush for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. The only other player was Stanford s Darrin Nelson in Ken rushed for 1,329 regular season yards in 1999, the most ever in the history of the Pac-10 by a sophomore. Only five other players in Pac-10 history have rushed for over 1,000 yards in three seasons---napoleon Kaufman, Washington, ; Russell White, California, ; Darrin Nelson, Stanford, ; Charles White, USC, ; and Anthony Davis, USC, Simonton has a chance to become the first player in history of the Pac-10 to rush for over 1,000 yards in four seasons. He has scored touchdowns in 24 of his 34 career games and has multiple touchdown games 18 times. Here is a look at what Simonton has accomplished to date: (1998) **OSU record for rushing as a freshman with 1,028 yards. That figure **Four 100-yard rushing games. **First back in OSU history to rush for over 100 yards in his first game, 121 vs. Nevada **First back in OSU history to rush for over 100 yards in his first two games, 121 vs. Nevada and 103 vs. Baylor. **Rushed for four touchdowns against Oregon to tie OSU and stadium records. **Named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week following OSU s win over Oregon, in double overtime **Named to The Football News Freshman All-America team. **Rushed for 207 yards vs. Stanford, the fifth best single-game mark in OSU history. **Rushed for 157 yards vs. Oregon, the 22nd best single-game rushing mark in OSU history. **Scored 78 points to ranked fourth on OSU s all-time season scoring list and fourth in the Pac-10. **Produced 1,172 all-purpose yards to ranked 10th on OSU s all-time single-season list. He ranked 11th in Pac-10 **Ranked fourth in Pac-10 in rushing with yards per carry and 41st in the nation. **Ranked 15th in the Pac-10 in total offense with yards per game.

17 (1999) **OSU record for rushing as a sophomore (1999) with 1,486 yards. **OSU record for points scored in a season with 118 **OSU record for all-purpose yards in a season with 1,705. **OSU career record for scoring with 196 points. **Ranked second in the Pac-10 in rushing with yards per game and 13th in the nation **Ranked 10th in the Pac-10 in total offense with yards per game. **Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 and 26th in the nation in all-purpose yards with average per game. **Ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 and eighth in the nation in scoring with 9.64 points per game. **Rushed for over 100 yards in nine games, an OSU record. **Rushed for 100 yards seven games in a row, an OSU record. **Scored four touchdowns against Georgia Southern to match an OSU record (a record he already had tied). **Opened the season by rushing for 199 yards vs. Nevada, the seventh best single-game mark in OSU history. **He has rushed for the fifth best (207); seventh best (199); 11th best (180); 12th best (178); 25th best (157 twice) and 35th best (149) single-game marks in OSU history. **He has produced the 13th best (216) and 18th best (207) all-purpose games in OSU history. **Selected second team All-Pac-10 Conference. **Selected honorable mention All-American by The Football News. **Selected Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week following OSU s victory over Fresno State, a game in which he rushed for 178 yards, scored 2 touchdowns and had 200 all-purpose yards. **Selected first team All-Pac-10 by Seattle Post Intelligencer and The Football News. **Selected as OSU s Most Valuable Player in the Oahu Bowl after rushing for 157 yards, scoring 2 touchdowns and having 182 all-purpose yards. (2000) SIMONTON PRESEASON HONORS 1--Named second team All-America by Athlon Magazine 2--Named first team All-Pac-10 by Athlon Magazine 3--Named second team All-America by Street & Smith Magazine 4--Named second team All-America by Football News 5--Named first team All-Pac-10 by Street & Smith Magazine 6--Listed as Heisman Trophy Candidate by Street & Smith Magazine 7--Listed as Doak Walker Award Candidate by Street & Smith Magazine 8--Named first team All-Pac-10 by Lindy s Magazine 9--Rated as the 13th best running back in nation by Lindy s Magazine 10--Rated as the seventh best running back in nation by The Sporting News 11--Named first team All-Pac-10 by The Sporting News 12--Rated as one of the top six running backs in the nation by Playboy Magazine SIMONTON 2000 SEASON HONORS 1 Named Pacific-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Week following OSU s victory over USC (9/30) 2 Selected as semifinalist for Football News Offensive Player of the Year Award 3 Selected as one of eight semifinalist for Doak Walker Award **Rushed for 113 yards on 24 carries vs. Oregon, scoring one touchdown **Rushed for 73 yards on 19 carries vs. Arizona, scoring one touchdown. **Rushed for 125 yards on 17 carries vs. California, scoring three touchdowns. Had a career-best 64-yard run. **Rushed for 169 yards on 20 carries vs. WSU, scoring two touchdowns and a 2-point PAT. Produced 181 all-purpose yards **Rushed for 100 yards on 24 carries vs. UCLA. **Rushed for 81 yards on 14 carries vs. Stanford and scored one touchdown. **Rushed for 104 yards on 23 carries vs. Washington. Failed to score a touchdown after scoring in six straight games. **Rushed for 200 yards on 40 carries vs. Eastern Washington and scored 3 touchdowns. It was a personal high in carries and the seventh best single-game rushing mark in OSU history and his second time over 200 yards rushing. **Rushed for 184 yards on 30 carries vs. New Mexico, matching the ninth best single-game rushing mark in OSU history. He also scored two touchdowns, including a 43-yarder with 1:12 to play to ice the contest at **Rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Diego State and moved into 26 th in career Pac-10 rushing with 2,989 yards **Rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns vs. USC. It was a career high for Ken and the second most yards rushing by an Oregon State back. He broke the Reser Stadium rushing record and it was the second most yards ever rushed against USC. His 234 all-purpose yards tied him for eighth on the OSU single-game all-purpose running list. Simonton s career numbers to date:

18 1998 SEASON RUSHING PUNT RET RECEIVING ALL-PURPOSE OPP TCB YG YL NYG AVG. TD LG NO YDS AVG. TD LG NO YDS TD LG PLAYS YDS AVG. PTS Nevada Baylor USC ASU Utah St Stanford Arizona Wash Cal UCLA Oregon TOTALS 224 1, , , SEASON Nevada FSU GSU USC Wash Stanford UCLA WSU Cal Arizona Oregon Hawaii SEASON EWU UNM SDSU USC Wash Stanford UCLA WSU Cal Arizona Oregon , , , , , , , , , TOTALS 784 4, , , OSU ALL-TIME CAREER RUSHING LEADERS CAREER ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING TCB YG YL NYG AVG TD PLAYS Rush Rec P-Ret KO-R Total 1-Ken Simonton 784 4, , Ken Simonton 836 3, ,365 OSU ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING LEADERS OSU ALL-TIME SEASON SCORING LEADERS Years TD PAT 2-PAT FG PTS Year TD PAT 2-PAT FG PTS 1-Ken Simonton Ken Simonton Ken Simonton OSU ALL-TIME SEASON RUSHING LIST SEASON ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING Year TCB YGYL NYG AVG TD YR Plays Rush Rec P-Ret KO-R Total 1-Ken Simonton , , Simonton , ,705 3-Ken Simonton , , Simonton , ,488 6-Ken Simonton , ,

19 SIMONTON S OSU RECORD 100-YARD GAME RECORD RUN: By rushing for 200 yards vs. Eastern Washington, Ken Simonton broke the Oregon State career record for most 100-yard rushing games with 14. He now has 21 games of 100 yards or more. He established a Beaver record in 1999 when his 100-yard rushing game streak reached seven games before being stopped. The streak reached seven straight 100-yard games before a rib injury in the first quarter of the UCLA game halted Simonton s attempt for an eighth straight 100- yard rushing game. Simonton has rushed for over 100 yards 20 times in his 33-game career to date. Pete Pifer carried for over 100 yards 11 times in his career. Former All-American fullback Bill Enyart rushed for over 100 yards nine times in his career. Another fullback, Dave Schilling, rushed for over 100 yards 13 times in his career. A look at Simonton s career numbers: KEN SIMONTON ( yard games) Nevada 121 Nevada 199 Eastern Washington 200 Baylor 103 Fresno State 178 New Mexico 184 USC 78 Georgia Southern 180 San Diego State 91 Arizona State 33 USC 127 USC 234 Utah State 99 Washington 106 Washington 104 Stanford 207 Stanford 115 Stanford 81 Arizona 36 UCLA 37 UCLA 100 Washington 57 Washington State 41 Washington State 169 California 94 California 134 California 125 UCLA 43 Arizona 149 Arizona 73 Oregon 157 Oregon 63 Oregon 113 TOTAL 1,028 Hawaii 157 TOTAL 1,486 TOTAL 1,474 SIMONTON SEMIFINALIST FOR DOAK WALKER AWARD: Ken Simonton was selected as one of eight semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, which is given annually to the nation s top college running back. The winner of the 2000 Doak Walker Award, presented by Vectrix, will be announced live on ESPN s Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 7, The eight semifinalists are Dan Alexander, Nebraska; Damien Anderson, Northwestern; Rudi Johnson, Auburn; Robert Sanford, Western Michigan; Anthony Thomas, Michigan; LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU; Deonce Whitaker, San Jose State and Simonton. SIMONTON SEMIFINALIST FOR FOOTBALL NEWS AWARD: Ken Simonton has been selected (10/30) as one of 15 semifinalists for the Football News Offensive Player of the Year Award. The list will be trimmed to five finalists on Monday, Nov. 20. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, December 6. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMONTON--- Ken Simonton is a definite Heisman Trophy candidate, Eastern Washington coach Paul Wulff He is just an outstanding back. We were stacking guys at the line of scrimmage, and every once in a while, the Beavers had a good running back (Simonton) that makes a guy miss, and that ends up being big gains, New Mexico coach Rocky Long. He s obviously a great running back. Our scheme should stop anybody; at least it has the potential to do it. But if we have a letdown, he could get 300 yards against us (Simonton rushed for 184), said New Mexico linebacker Mike Barnett. You are not going to completely stop a back like him, said New Mexico coach Rocky Long. He s always going to the goal line. He s always going downhill, always seeking the soft spot, said San Diego State coach Ted Tollner. He is one of the best that we will play against, said USC coach Paul Hackett. He s the guts of this football team. The things he does are unbelievable for his size. He doesn t have all out burning speed, but you couldn t tell him that on the final play against USC, said OSU running backs coach Dan Cozzetto. He s such a tremendous person, one of the best and most true persons I ve been around, said OSU running backs coach Dan Cozzetto. There are certainly a lot of good ones (running backs) our there, but right now all his numbers would lead you to believe that there is not a better one around, said Washington coach Rick Neuheisel.