Oregon State 42, San Jose State 17
By JOSH DUBOW
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. - DJ Uiagalelei got off to a fast start for his new team, throwing three touchdown passes and running for two more to lead No. 18 Oregon State to a 42-17 victory over San Jose State.
The former five-star recruit who went from a promising prospect to the bench during his three years at Clemson looked very comfortable in his debut for the Beavers.
He completed all three passes on his opening drive and capped it with a 1-yard TD run. He added a 14-yard TD pass to Jack Velling on his third drive and ran it in again from the 1 on the next possession to give Oregon State a 21-3 lead over the Spartans (0-2).
He then added two deep strikes in the second half, a 31-yarder to Jeremiah Noga in the third quarter and a 28-yarder to Anthony Gould in the fourth quarter to match his career high with five combined touchdowns.
Uiagalelei finished 20 for 25 for 239 yards to help the Beavers start the season on the right note as they try to build on last year's 10-win campaign under coach Jonathan Smith.
Damien Martinez added 145 yards rushing for the Beavers.
The Spartans followed last week's 56-28 loss at No. 6 Southern California that offered some promise offensively with a rough performance in their home debut.
San Jose State didn't reach the end zone until scoring two TDs in the fourth quarter after the game was already out of reach.
The Spartans fell to 1-31 against ranked opponents since the start of the 2001 season with the only win in that span coming in 2013 against Fresno State.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oregon State: The Beavers earned their second top 20 preseason ranking in more than a half century and looked worthy of it in the opener with a strong performance on both sides of the ball. But the real test won't come for a few more weeks when the Pac-12 season starts.
San Jose State: The Spartans were supposed to be the sharper team after opening the season a week early. But they burned three timeouts less than 21 minutes into the game and committed a false start on a potential fourth-down try. They will look forward to the schedule getting a little easier the rest of the way after the back-to-back losses to ranked Pac-12 teams.
Oregon State athletics press release
September 3, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
OreSt | SJSU |
| OreSt |
TD |
5:51 |
DJ Uiagalelei 1 yard TD run (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
OreSt | SJSU |
| SJSU |
FG |
9:24 |
Kyler Halvorsen 41 yard field goal |
7 |
3 |
| OreSt |
TD |
4:21 |
Jack Velling 14 yard TD pass from DJ Uiagalelei (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
14 |
3 |
| OreSt |
TD |
0:14 |
DJ Uiagalelei 1 yard TD run (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
21 |
3 |
| Third Quarter |
OreSt | SJSU |
| OreSt |
TD |
6:02 |
Jeremiah Noga 31 yard TD pass from DJ Uiagalelei (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
28 |
3 |
| Fourth Quarter |
OreSt | SJSU |
| SJSU |
TD |
14:52 |
Sam Olson 0 yard fumble return for TD (Kyler Halvorsen Extra Point) |
28 |
10 |
| OreSt |
TD |
10:13 |
Anthony Gould 28 yard TD pass from DJ Uiagalelei (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
35 |
10 |
| OreSt |
TD |
3:13 |
Deshaun Fenwick 3 yard TD run (Atticus Sappington Extra Point) |
42 |
10 |
| SJSU |
TD |
0:04 |
Branden Alvarez 19 yard TD pass from Jay Butterfield (Kyler Halvorsen Extra Point) |
42 |
17 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Oregon State |
San Jose State |
| First downs |
28 |
22 |
| Rushing |
12 |
6 |
| Passing |
14 |
10 |
| Penalty |
2 |
6 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-8, 63% |
3-13, 23% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
2-3, 67% |
| Rushes-Yards |
35-197 |
22-56 |
| Passing Yards |
276 |
223 |
| Return Yards |
24 |
16 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
22-28-0 |
25-42-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-7 |
3-17 |
| Punts |
2 |
4 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-85 |
5-40 |
| Oregon State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Uiagalelei |
20 |
25 |
239 |
3 |
0 |
| A. Chiles |
2 |
3 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
| San Jose State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Cordeiro |
18 |
32 |
143 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Butterfield |
7 |
9 |
80 |
1 |
0 |
| N. Nash |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oregon State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Martinez |
18 |
145 |
8.1 |
0 |
| D. Fenwick |
8 |
33 |
4.1 |
1 |
| D. Uiagalelei |
6 |
10 |
1.7 |
2 |
| A. Chiles |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Irish |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| San Jose State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| Q. Conley |
11 |
34 |
3.1 |
0 |
| C. Cordeiro |
7 |
26 |
3.7 |
0 |
| I. Jernagin |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Bates |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| J. Butterfield |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Oregon State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Gould |
3 |
59 |
19.7 |
1 |
| S. Bolden |
6 |
53 |
8.8 |
0 |
| J. Noga |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
1 |
| J. Irish |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
| R. Sharp |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
0 |
| J. Velling |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
1 |
| D. Martinez |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| Z. Card |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| J. Terry II |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| San Jose State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Olson |
6 |
60 |
10.0 |
0 |
| N. Nash |
7 |
31 |
4.4 |
0 |
| M. Coleman |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| B. Alvarez |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
1 |
| M. Miller |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| Q. Conley |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| D. Mazotti |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Bates |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| C. Ross |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Oregon State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| San Jose State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Oregon State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Green |
1 |
40 |
40.0 |
| San Jose State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Weir |
4 |
130 |
32.5 |
| Oregon State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Gould |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| San Jose State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Oregon State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Irish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| J. Overman |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
| A. Arnold |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
| San Jose State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| I. Jernagin |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
| Oregon State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| San Jose State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
