Saturday, November 14
Boise, Idaho
3:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Boise State
Photo by: Karl Maasdam
November 09, 2026 | Football
GAME 10: OREGON STATE VS BOISE STATE
Nov. 14, 2026 · Boise, Idaho · Albertsons Stadium (34,423) · 3:00 p.m. PT · USA Sports on USA Network
BROADCAST INFORMATION
| Network | USA Sports on USA Network |
| Play-By-Play | Nate Gatter |
| Analyst | Ryan Leaf |
| Sideline Reporter | Lauren Green |
RADIO INFORMATION
| Network | Beaver Sports Network |
| Play-By-Play | Mike Parker |
| Analyst | Jim Wilson |
| Sideline reporter | Ron Callan |
| Pre-Game | Steve Preece |
| Streaming | Varsity Network |
| SiriusXM Channel | 264 · 974 (Online) |
OREGON STATE HEADS TO BOISE STATE FOR SERIES RENEWAL
- Oregon State visits Boise State Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. PT.
- The game will air on USA Sports and on the Beaver Sports Radio Network, which can also be heard on the Varsity Network for mobile apps and smartphones in addition to a direct link found on osubeavers.com.
- Nate Gatter will call play-by-play with Ryan Leaf serving as the analyst and Lauren Green as the sideline reporter.
- Oregon State leads the all-time series with Boise State, 6-5, but is 1-4 in games played in Boise. The Beavers lost the last meeting, 34–18, on Nov. 29, 2024. Anthony Hankerson ran for 110 yards in the loss. Jake Reichle is the lone offensive player who recorded a statistic in that game who remains on the roster.
- Jesse Legree was 1 yard shy of 100 receiving in the loss to Texas State and enters the matchup with the Broncos with a national-best 1,209 on 61 catches. He leads Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith by 9 yards.
- Takari Hickle leads the Pac-12 with 12.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks. OSU, as a team, is tied for third with 19 sacks this season.
- Oregon State is looking for its 20th win over a ranked team since 2001, and its first since 2024 against Washington State. OSU's last road win against a ranked team was in 2012 at UCLA.
- The Beavers have intercepted a pass in seven consecutive games, the longest streak since the 2012 team picked off a pass in eight straight.
SERIES HISTORY
| Series Record | Oregon State leads, 6-5 |
| Last Meeting | 2024 (L, 18-34) |
| First Meeting | 1986 (W, 34-3) |
| Streak | Lost 1 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 |
| In Corvallis | Oregon State leads, 4-1 |
| In Boise | Boise State leads, 4-1 |
| Neutral Site | Oregon State leads, 1-0 |
OREGON STATE BY THE NUMBERS
| 14 | Touchdown catches for Jesse Legree, second in school history behind Brandin Cooks' 16 (2013). He needs two to tie and three to break it. |
| 15.5 | Tackles for loss in Takari Hickle's last 15 games played. |
| 24 | Straight games with a catch for Eric Olsen, going back to Nov. 2, 2024. |
| 342 | Points through nine games, the most by a Beaver team through nine games since at least 2001, ahead of 335 for the 2013 team. Oregon State is averaging 38.0 per game, ahead of the 34.8 total in 2013. |
| 498.4 | Yards per game, the most by a Beaver team since at least 2001, ahead of 467 in 2013. The 25.9 first downs per game also lead 2013 (24.8). |
| 1,209 | Receiving yards by Legree, who has the national-lead by 9 yards. He is also eighth on Oregon State's single-season list. |
ON THIS DATE
- Oregon State has played 14 games on Nov. 14 and is 4-9-1 on the date.
- OSU last played on the date in 2020, a 27-21 loss at Washington. The last win on the date came in 2009, a 48-21 victory over Washington at Reser Stadium.
- Jacquizz Rodgers rushed 18 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the 2009 win, and Sean Canfield threw four touchdown passes.
JAMARCUS SHEPHARD'S FIRST SEASON
- JaMarcus Shephard was named Oregon State's head coach this past November.
- He came to Corvallis after spending two seasons at Alabama, most recently as the Crimson Tide's assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
- He arrived at Oregon State with a reputation as one of the nation's premier developers of wide receivers, having coached a consensus All-American, a first-team All-American, multiple NFL draft picks and a string of nationally ranked passing offenses across stops at Alabama, Washington, Purdue, Washington State and Western Kentucky.
- Shephard coached in the 2023 national title game while with the Huskies. Washington's passing game ranked second nationally at 343.7 yards per game while the Huskies scored 36.0 points per game. The unit featured one of the nation's top wide receiver corps with a pair of 1,000-yard seasons from first team All-American Rome Odunze, who recorded 92 receptions for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns, and Ja'Lynn Polk, who caught 69 passes for 1,159 yards and nine scores.
- The duo went on to be selected in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the 2024 NFL Draft.
AGAINST RANKED SQUADS
- Boise State, ranked No. 17 by the Associated Press, will be Oregon State's third ranked opponent this season. The Beavers lost to No. 23 Houston (33-20) and No. 13 Texas Tech (35-24) in the first two weeks.
- Oregon State is looking to snap a five-game losing streak against ranked teams: at No. 11 Boise State (34-18, Nov. 29, 2024), No. 21 Texas Tech (45-14) and No. 5 Oregon (41-7) in 2025, and Houston and Texas Tech this year. The last win was 41-38 over No. 25 Washington State on Nov. 23, 2024.
- Since 2001 the Beavers are 19-65 against ranked opponents, including 7-39 on the road. Their last road win over a ranked team came at No. 19 UCLA on Sept. 22, 2012.
MOVING UP THE OSU LADDER
- Jesse Legree, through nine games, has 1,209 receiving yards, the eighth-most in a season in Oregon State history. His is already the 14th 1,000-yard season in program history, and he is 35 yards behind Markus Wheaton (2012) for seventh.
- Below is a list of who Legree trails, and by how much.
| Year | Player | Yds | Rec. | Avg/R | Trailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brandin Cooks | 1,730 | 128 | 13.5 | 521 |
| 2005 | Mike Hass | 1,532 | 90 | 17.0 | 323 |
| 2004 | Mike Hass | 1,379 | 86 | 16.0 | 170 |
| 2003 | James Newson | 1,306 | 81 | 16.1 | 97 |
| 2006 | Sammie Stroughter | 1,293 | 74 | 17.5 | 84 |
| 2002 | James Newson | 1,284 | 74 | 17.4 | 75 |
| 2012 | Markus Wheaton | 1,244 | 91 | 13.7 | 35 |
| 2026 | Jesse Legree | 1,209 | 61 | 19.8 | — |
STRIKING EARLY
- Oregon State has outscored opponents 93–37 in first quarters this season. Four opponents have scored in the opening quarter: Texas State (14), Houston (9), Colorado State (7) and Fresno State (7).
- The Beavers have scored 185 points in the first half (20.6 per game) and 157 in the second half.
- Oregon State is 5-1 when scoring first.
| Qtr. | Oregon State | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 93 | 37 |
| 2nd | 92 | 72 |
| 3rd | 76 | 71 |
| 4th | 81 | 62 |
LEGREE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
- Jesse Legree did not score against Fresno State or Texas State, ending his streak of seven games with a touchdown catch to start the season. He has 14 touchdown catches and remains within striking distance of Brandin Cooks' school-record of 16 set in 2013.
| Year | Player | TDs |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mario Bailey (Wash.) | 18 |
| 2013 | Brandin Cooks | 16 |
| 2026 | Jesse Legree | 14 |
TEXAS STATE NOTES
- Gyriece Goodman intercepted a pass for the first time in his career and recovered a fumble, the second Beaver this season with an interception and a fumble recovery in the same game (Sailasa Vadrawale III at Houston). The recovery, of a Davian Jackson fumble forced by Aiden Sullivan, set up Kourdey Glass's 2-yard touchdown run.
- TJ Crandall blocked a 28-yard field goal attempt by Jacob Bonilla in the second quarter, the first blocked kick by a Beaver since Mason White against Air Force on Nov. 16, 2024. It was the first block of Crandall's career.
- Crandall also made nine tackles (six solo, three assisted), career highs in all three categories. His previous high was five total, against Texas Tech on Sept. 12.
- Braden Atkinson threw for 192 yards, ending his school-record streak of eight straight games with 300 or more. His 3,169 yards rank seventh on the single-season list, passing Sean Mannion (3,164 in 2014). He did not throw a touchdown pass and remains at 25, tied with Derek Anderson (2002, 2003) for fourth.
- Atkinson's streak of 192 passes without an interception ended on his fifth pass of the game. It was his third interception of the season.
- Jesse Legree had eight catches for 99 yards, one yard short of his eighth 100-yard game of the season. He has 1,209 receiving yards, the eighth-most in a season in Oregon State history.
- Eric Olsen caught two passes for 11 yards and has now caught at least one pass in 24 consecutive games.
- Cornell Hatcher Jr. scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter, his eighth career rushing touchdown and sixth of the season. AJ Newberry added a 9-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
- Takari Hickle had six tackles and a sack, giving him 12.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks this season. Drake Vickers had a career-high 12 tackles, and Aiden Sullivan had 10, giving him 70 on the season.
- Texas State scored on its first drive, a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown march, ending a streak of seven straight games in which opponents failed to score on their opening drive.
- Oregon State intercepted a pass for the seventh straight game, the longest streak since eight straight in 2012.
- Texas State ran for 386 yards, the most against Oregon State since 2018 and the seventh-most since 2001. Torrance Burgess Jr. had 196 yards and Davian Jackson had 107 with three touchdowns.
EIGHT STRAIGHT
- Braden Atkinson passed for 300 or more yards in each of the first eight games this season, breaking Sean Mannion's school record of seven straight in 2013. The streak ended against Texas State, when he threw for 192 yards. He has 16 300-yard games in his career.
- The streak by game: 376, 413, 331, 301, 427, 409, 347 and 373 yards. Atkinson averages 352.1 passing yards per game and has 3,169 on the season.
| Games | Quarterback | Year | Span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Braden Atkinson | 2026 | |
| 7 | Sean Mannion | 2013 | |
| 4 | Derek Anderson | 2004 | |
| 3 | Sean Canfield | 2009 |
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