Oregon State Beats Arizona 19-17, Keep Rose Bowl Hopes Alive

Justin Kahut didn’t want to be the reason Oregon State’s Rose Bowl dream died. He didn’t have to be.

With time expiring, Kahut drilled a 24 yard field goal right through the uprights giving the Beavers the 19-17 victory.

“I didn’t see the game ending like that,” Kahut said. “I didn’t want to not go to the Rose Bowl because of me. I wanted a second chance, and I got it. I felt good. This is the way it was supposed to happen.”

Just minutes before, Kahut missed the potential game tying extra point try, and it seemed as though Arizona might squash the Rose Bowl dreams of the Beavers.

After the missed extra point try, it didn’t look as though Oregon State would get another chance to redeem themselves. Arizona needed to run out a little more than three minutes and the game was there’s.

It was the Beavers defense who stepped up and stopped Wildcat’s RB Keola Antolin two yards short and forcing fourth down.

After the Wildcats punt, Oregon State took over on their own 20 yard line with 1:19 to go.

Could the Beavers once again overcome adversity? Would their Rose Bowl dreams stay alive?

Justin Kahut held the answer on the tip of his foot. He walked on to the field, waited for the snap, and then calmly split the same uprights he had just missed a few minutes earlier.

“The whole team believed in me,” Kahut said. “That’s hard to do.”

Pac-10 rushing leader, Jaquizz Rodgers, was knocked out of the game in the first quarter. But the Beavers made due without him.

Backup QB, Sean Canfield, took the starting role and helped lead the Beavers to their comeback win. He passed for 224 yards and one touchdown.

Oregon State still has one test left as they face in-state rival Oregon in the Civil War on Nov. 29.

The Ducks will be looking for some major payback as the Beavers have taken the last two Civil War meetings. Add to that the fact it was Oregon State who crushed Oregon’s Rose Bowl dreams by beating the then 9-1 Ducks in 2000. Oregon would love to return the favor to this year’s Beaver team.

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2008 Civil War Oregon at Oregon State, Part II: The Best Duck Game Ever

This is Part II of the Civil War series by Larry Sigurdson. This articles touches on some of the great moments of the 2005 Civil War game.

The Civil War is upon us. There is no neutral ground. Duck or Beaver, those are the only choices available.

It is at this time in November each year that Ducks and Beavers recall with fond memories past victories in the Great Civil War rivalry. While any win in this annual ritual is hard fought and deserving of bragging rights for at least the coming year—there are some wins that are more equal than others.

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2008 Civil War Oregon at Oregon State, Part I: Culture & Heritage

I love the Bleacher Report (B/R). If you’re not familiar with the Bleacher Report, it is a fan/community based sports site where you, the fan, write the articles. Previously, I’ve been asked by B/R to publish my thoughts posed by one of their editors and have published several articles there (many can also be found here on Pac-10 Rivalry).

One of the fans I enjoy reading is Larry Sigurdson, and this is his latest:

The Civil War is upon us.

No, the United States isn’t about to repeat the terrible carnage of 1861-1864. This is the the University of Oregon-Oregon State University Civil War that separates Ducks from Beavers, Journalists from engineers, chemists from oceanographers, attorneys from accountants, and geologists from foresters. Thanksgiving is the great prelude to this annual ritual where green & yellow meets black & orange.

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Pac-10 Game Recaps (Nov. 15)

Cal 21, OSU 34 - Oregon State won their fifth consecutive game of the season—their longest consecutive win streak since the 2000 season—and keep those Rose Bowl hopes alive. Many felt the Cal game was the toughest of the Beavers remaining three games, but the Beavers took control late in the game and walked away with the win.

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Arizona 45, Oregon 55 - Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli showed he can pass as well as run as he threw for a career high 298 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions against Arizona. He added another 66 yards and three touchdowns rushing. The Ducks have an off week and prepare to face Oregon State in the Civil War on Nov. 29th.

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UCLA 27, Washington 7 - Rick Neuheisel’s return to Husky Stadium was a victorious one as the Bruins beat the winless Huskies. As Neuheisel made his return in five years, it was Tyronne Willingham’s last game in Husky Staduim as coach of Washington.

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Wash. St. 0, Arizona St. 31 - Arizona St. kept their bowl hopes alive when they shutout (their first since 1996) Washington St. last Saturday. Senior QB Rudy Carpenter now stands at 80 touchdown passes, which puts him third in Pac-10 history.

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USC 45, Stanford 23 - With a 17 -17 halftime score it looked as though USC may be in for another loss to Stanford which would have ended the Trojan’s BCS hopes. But, USC scored 28 unanswered second half points to lay the Cardinal to rest once and for all.

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Ducks Don’t Fly, They Run

The Oregon Ducks set a new team high single season rushing touchdown record Saturday—and they managed to do so against a Stanford defense that was allowing just 106 yards per game. Last year’s record of 32 rushing touchdowns was surpassed Saturday; the new record now stands at 35.

Oregon has two games remaining and the new record may just climb more.

For the sixth time this season the Ducks have exceeded the 300 yards rushing mark, making them the Pac-10’s most prolific rushing team—they rank No. 5 nationally.

By season’s end, the Ducks could have two 1,000 yards rushers in Jeremiah Johnson and LeGarrette Blount. Johnson currently has 868 rushing yards and Blount has 768. Blount, with 14 touchdowns to date, is likely to surpass the single season touchdown mark of 15 set by Saladin McCullough in 1996.

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