Defense
continued from page 17
Smith threw toward the right, the
ball landed right in the hands of sen
ior comerback Rashad Bauman and
Bauman took off right down the
Beavers’ sideline to wrap up the 105th
Civil War in typical dramatic style.
“He promised us one before the
game,” Lewis said of Bauman’s
interception.
Bauman was also one of the
Ducks, along with cornerback Steve
Smith, to promise that tailback Ken
Simonton would not get the 113
yards needed for his fourth straight
1,000 yard season. Simonton end
ed with 84 yards on 26 carries.
“We knew he wasn’t going to get
his 113,” Bauman said. “It wasn’t
any disrespect to Ken Simonton.
That’s just the confidence we have
in our defense.
“I’m just glad we were able to not
put our foots in our mouths.”
Emerald assistant sports editor Jeff Smith can
be reached at jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
Thomas Patterson Emerald
Fans rush the field at Autzen Stadium after Oregon defeated Oregon State 17-14
on Saturday to claim its second solo Pac-10 title in program history.
Jude
continued from page 17
It turns out that it does rain at
Autzen Stadium. It also hails
— sideways.
The conditions may have
warmed up the Oregon defense,
which silenced critics against
Oregon State by allowing just six
points until late in the fourth
quarter. The Beavers also netted
just 107 yards on the ground,
and Ken Simonton was denied
in his bid to become just the
fifth running back in NCAA his
tory to have four 1.000-yard sea
sons. He finished the season
with 971 yards.
Oregon State did rack up 359
yards of total offense, but as head
coach Mike Bellotti said, “Yards
don’t beat you, points beat you.”
“It was the funnest game of the
year,” said Mitchell, who had a
career-high 17 tackles. “I loved
every minute of it.”
Comparable to a pitcher’s duel
with 15 intentional walks, the
' 105th Civil War was an all-around
defensive battle. Oregon State was
brilliant against the Ducks' high
powered offense, allowing just
209 total yards and forcing seven
punts. Oregon forced eight Beaver
punts — the biggest coming with
14:36 to play in the game.
Keenan Howry took a kick from
Oregon State punter Carl Tobey at
the Oregon 30-yard-line, found an
opening through the middle and
dashed into the end zone to put
the Ducks up 10-6.
“We knew that the game was
over after Keenan’s return,” senior
defensive back Rashad Bauman
said. “We knew our defense
would be able to hold up.”
The defensive stop came in
the form of Bauman’s 12th ca
reer interception with 52 sec
onds remaining, clinching the
Oregon victory.
If nothing else does, it makes
sense that Bauman ends his
Autzen Stadium career in dra
matic fashion.
Emerald sports editor Adam Jude can be
reached at adamjude@dailyemerald.com,
His opinions do not necessarily reflect
those of the Emerald.
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