Oregon State
7-4 , 3-4
Stanford
2-8 , 1-6
Beavers Rally To Beat Cardinal
November 16, 2002 | Football
Nov 16, 2002
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Steven Jackson ran for 230 yards and a touchdown as Oregon State rallied for a 31-21 victory over Stanford on Saturday.
Derek Anderson's 46-yard pass to James Newson with 9:36 remaining put the Beavers (7-4, 3-4 Pac-10) ahead to stay and made them bowl-eligible with their third win in four games.
Kerry Carter rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown as Stanford (2-8, 1-6) lost its fourth straight.
Junior Kirk Yliniemi was 3-for-3 on field goals, setting an Oregon State record with 12 consecutive made field goals.
The go-ahead touchdown was set up by Terrell Roberts' second interception of the season.
 Head coach Dennis Erickson, who coached in his 200th college football game, celebrates OSU's win.  |
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Oregon State's Dennis Erickson coached his 200th game. Erickson, who coached previously at Idaho, Wyoming, Washington State and Miami, has an overall record of 143-56-1.
Dwight Wright added a 4-yard touchdown run to make it 31-21. Jackson's 70-yard run set up the score. Jackson has rushed for over 200 yards three times this season.
The Cardinal held a 21-6 lead at halftime, but Oregon State closed the gap on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. Jackson, the Pac-10's leading rusher, found an opening along the right side and raced 58 yards virtually untouched into the end zone to make it 21-13.
Yliniemi's third field goal of the game, a 24-yarder early in the fourth quarter, brought the Beavers to 21-16.
Stanford took the early lead when Kyle Matter threw a 49-yard TD pass to Luke Powell, the longest touchdown pass of the season. That ended a six-play, 91-yard drive, only the fifth time all season the Beavers have allowed a drive of 80 yards or more.
Stanford took advantage of two big plays to score a pair of second-quarter touchdowns. T.J. Rushing picked off his second pass of the season, returning it 63 yards to Oregon State's 7-yard line. Two plays later, Carter scored on a 1-yard run.
Powell returned a punt 32 yards that led to Matter's 31-yard touchdown pass to senior fullback Casey Moore.
Stanford sophomore Will Svitek played tight end and defensive end. He started the season as a defensive end but was switched to tight end after three games. Injuries forced Svitek into double duty.
Team Stats
OSU 0, STAN 7
STAN - Powell, Luke 49 yd pass from Matter, Kyle (Sgroi, Michael kick) 6 plays, 91 yards, TOP 1:54
OSU 3, STAN 7
OSU - Yliniemi, Kirk 37 yd field goal 13 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:42
OSU 3, STAN 14
STAN - Carter, Kerry 1 yd run (Sgroi, Michael kick), 2 plays, 7 yards, TOP 0:43
OSU 3, STAN 21
STAN - Moore, Casey 31 yd pass from Matter, Kyle (Sgroi, Michael kick) 1 plays, 31 yards, TOP 0:07
OSU 6, STAN 21
OSU - Yliniemi, Kirk 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:47
OSU 13, STAN 21
OSU - Jackson, Steven 58 yd run (Yliniemi, Kirk kick), 1 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:23
OSU 16, STAN 21
OSU - Yliniemi, Kirk 23 yd field goal 11 plays, 0 yards, TOP 3:51
OSU 24, STAN 21
OSU - Newson, James 46 yd pass from Anderson, Derek (Kintner, Shawn pass) 1 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0:06
OSU 31, STAN 21
OSU - Wright, Dwight 4 yd run (Yliniemi, Kirk kick), 2 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:16
