The big box
of football
Tasty morsel No. 1
Oregon State and Oregon are
used to going at each other.
The two teams have played
105 previous games, the
eight most-played rivalry in
the nation.
Morsel No. 2
Oregon head coach Mike
Bellotti Is 5-2 all-time against
the Beavers as he finishes his
eighth year at the helm.
However, the Ducks have
been more successful
against Arizona during that
span, going 7-1.
Trivia Bowl
When was the last time
Oregon lost to Washington
State, Washington and
Oregon State in the same
season?
Rank me
Oregon and Oregon State
in the 2002 Pac-10 rankings
Rushing offense
Oregon State.1
Oregon.3
Passing offense
Oregon State.7
Oregon.9
Scoring offense
Oregon State.6
Oregon . 3
Tota! offense
Oregon State .... .4
Oregon ..7
Rushing defense
Oregon State.1
Oregon.5
Passing defense
Oregon State.1
Oregon.9
Scoring defense
Oregon State.1
Oregon ...6
Trivia answer
1974 when Oregon finished
the season 2-9 overall.
Adam Amato Emerald
Oregon's Seth McEwan (43) takes out Oregon State's James Newson (2) in last season's
Civil War at Autzen Stadium. Newson and the Beavers have won three of four games.
Beavers regain
winning drive
Oregon State is vastly improved
from the team that went 5-6 in a
disappointing 2001 campaign
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
Far from the team that was picked
to finish as NCAA champions by
Sports Illustrated prior to the 2001
season, but much improved from the
team that finished 5-6 last season,
Oregon State is not your typical Pa
cific-10 Conference team.
In other words, the Beaver run
ning game plays a vital role in the
well-being of the offense. Oregon
State’s (7-4 overall, 3-4 Pac-10) pass
ing game, while impressive, is less of
a game-breaker.
Sophomore tailback Steven Jack
son is responsible for that. So far this
season, he has run for 1,596 yards,
which includes three games of 200
plus, and just three with less than 100.
In those three games, Oregon
State is 1-2. When Jackson is on his
game — rushing for more than 100
yards — the Beavers are 6-2.
“He’s a heck of a back, there’s no
question about that,” Oregon State
head coach Dennis Erickson said.
“Steven brings a lot to the table. He’s
big, he’s got good feet, he’s got good
speed, sometimes 1 think he tricks
you with how fast he is for how big
he is. But he’s been our workhorse.
Let’s face it, when we made a deci
sion that he’s going to carry it 25 or
30 times a game, we’ve become
more productive offensively.”
Behind center, Derek Anderson
has been a surprise success, in the
sense that he has taken over for
Jonathan Smith so quickly. The
sophomore from Scappoose is al
ready tied for the Oregon State sin
gle-season touchdown record at 20,
and has led the Beaver offense to an
84 percent (36-of-43 attempts) red
zone success record.
Yet, this will be his first Civil War,
and expectations will be high. Er
ickson expects a lot from the young
signal-caller.
“Like any young quarterback, he’s
made mistakes,” Erickson said.
“He’s got a lot of things that he has
learned and a lot of things he’ll con
tinue to learn.”
In the previous three games against
teams with former Oregon offensive
coordinators, Oregon State is 1-2,
having lost to UCLA and Arizona
State before defeating California.
Why, you ask, is this an important
facet to the Beavers and their suc
cess? The three squads typically run
the same type of offense as the Mike
Bellotti-led Ducks.
If the Beavers have seen it before,
well, there’s a good chance they
could stop it.
“It helps,” Erickson said. “They’re
a little bit different than Oregon. The
basic stuff is somewhat the same, but
they all have their little different
things. Jeff (Tedford, Cal head coach)
is a little different than Dirk (Koetter,
ASU head coach) ... some of the
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