GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: OREGON ST (3-3) at CALIFORNIA (5-0)

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 21 5:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 21 2:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD CALIFORNIA
LAVELLE HAWKINS 65 YD PASS FROM KEVIN RILEY
(JORDAN KAY KICK)

OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 2:31 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 2:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 1:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 0:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 0:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OREGON ST 7 6 7 11 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 0 14 0 14 28 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: OREGON ST - TD, ANDY STEWART 1 YD RUN (ALEXIS
SERNA KICK), 12:51. OREGON ST
7-0
2ND QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, LAVELLE HAWKINS 10 YD PASS
FROM KEVIN RILEY (JORDAN KAY
KICK), 0:59. OREGON ST 7-7
OREGON ST - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 22 YD, 10:33.
OREGON ST 10-7
CALIFORNIA - TD, KEVIN RILEY 3 YD RUN (JORDAN
KAY KICK), 14:17. CALIFORNIA
14-10
OREGON ST - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 52 YD, 14:59.
CALIFORNIA 14-13
3RD QUARTER: OREGON ST - TD, YVENSON BERNARD 1 YD RUN
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK), 5:46.
OREGON ST 20-14
4TH QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 7 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 0:35.
CALIFORNIA 21-20
OREGON ST - TD, YVENSON BERNARD 1 YD RUN (SEAN
CANFIELD PASS TO ANTHONY BROWN
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION),
6:30. OREGON ST 28-21
OREGON ST - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 33 YD, 8:47.
OREGON ST 31-21
CALIFORNIA - TD, LAVELLE HAWKINS 65 YD PASS
FROM KEVIN RILEY (JORDAN KAY
KICK), 12:29. OREGON ST 31-28</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OREGON ST 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 28 FINAL</div>

 

BERKELEY, California (Ticker) -- Quarterback Kevin Riley didnot look like he was making his first start at all - right upuntil the last play.


Filling in for injured starter Nate Longshore, Riley nearlyrallied second-ranked California to an improbable comebackbefore making a late mistake Saturday night in a 31-28 loss toPac-10 Conference rival Oregon State.


A redshirt freshman, Riley started because Longshore was outwith a sprained right ankle suffered in Cal's win at Oregon onSeptember 29. One of the top quarterbacks in the country comingout of Portland, Oregon, two years ago, Riley played like itfor most of the game against the Beavers.


Oregon State (4-3, 2-2 Pac-10) took a 28-21 lead on a one-yardTD plunge by Yvenson Bernard with 8:30 to play. Cal fumbled theensuing kickoff, and the Beavers extended their lead to 31-21on a 33-yard field goal by Alexis Serna.


Riley led the Bears back, connecting on a 65-yard TD pass toLavelle Hawkins with 2:30 to play. He then led a desperationdrive that started at the Cal 5 with 1:27 left and the GoldenBears out of timeouts.


Cal moved to the Oregon State 12-yard line with 14 seconds toplay. Riley dropped back to pass and was flushed from thepocket. Instead of getting rid of the ball, he took off for theend zone but was dropped at the 10 - and time ran out as Caltried to run the field goal unit on.


The late mistake ruined an otherwise solid performance by Rileyand cost the Golden Bears (5-1, 2-1) a shot at the No. 1ranking. Top-ranked Louisiana State lost in overtime earlier inthe day at Kentucky, but now Cal will have to see how far itslips instead of basking in a rise to the top.


Riley completed 20-of-34 passes for 294 yards and two TDs withone interception. But it was not enough to give Cal a rare homewin over Oregon State.


For whatever reason, Cal has not had any success in recent yearsat home against Oregon State. The Golden Bears have not beatenOregon State in Berkeley since 1997. The last time the teamsmet here, in 2005, the Beavers posted a 23-20 win.

The loss also kept the Bears from their first 6-0 start since1950, when the team went 9-0-1 in the regular season beforelosing to Michigan in the Rose Bowl.


Bernard finished with 110 yards and two TDs on 33 carries.

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OREGON ST 7 6 7 11 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 0 14 0 14 28 FINAL

OREGON ST-TD, A Stewart 1 YD RUN (A Serna KICK) 12:51 1st
Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, L Hawkins 10 YD PASS FROM K Riley (J Kay
KICK) 0:59 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 22 YD 10:33 2nd Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, K Riley 3 YD RUN (J Kay KICK) 14:17 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 52 YD 14:59 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-TD, Y Bernard 1 YD RUN (A Serna KICK) 5:46 3rd
Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, J Forsett 7 YD RUN (J Kay KICK) 0:35 4th Qtr
OREGON ST-TD, Y Bernard 1 YD RUN (S Canfield PASS TO A
Brown FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 6:30 4th Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 33 YD 8:47 4th Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, L Hawkins 64 YD PASS FROM K Riley (J Kay
KICK) 12:29 4th Qtr


OREGON ST CALIFORNIA
First downs 17 23
Rushed-yards 42-153 39-184
Passing yards 186 294
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 3-9
Return yards 30 13
Passes 18-33-0 20-37-1
Punts 7-38.3 4-55.8
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-yards 7-61 6-60
Time of possession 33:13 26:47


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OREGON ST-Yvenson Bernard 33-110, James Rodgers 2-33, Andy
Stewart 3-4, Chris Johnson 1-4, Sean Canfield 3-2. CALIFORNIA-Justin
Forsett 28-150, James Montgomery 3-18, Jahvid Best 1-11, DeSean
Jackson 1-8, Will Taufoou 1-1, Kevin Riley 5-MINUS 4.

PASSING: OREGON ST-Sean Canfield 18-33-186- 0. CALIFORNIA-Kevin Riley
20-34-294- 1. - Team 0-3-0- 0.

RECEIVING: OREGON ST-Yvenson Bernard 8-53, Darrell Catchings 2-43,
Anthony Brown 3-32, James Rodgers 1-22, Brandon Powers 1-17, Brady
Camp 1-8, Chris Johnson 1-6, Gabe Miller 1-5. CALIFORNIA-Lavelle
Hawkins 9-192, Cameron Jordan 5-68, Craig Stevens 1-23, Cameron Morrah
1-6, DeSean Jackson 4-5.


Att: 63,995</div>

 

NCAAF: OREGON ST at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OREGON ST 7 6 7 11 31
CALIFORNIA (2) 0 14 0 14 28 FINAL

OREGON ST-TD, A Stewart 1 YD RUN (A Serna KICK) 12:51 1st
Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, L Hawkins 10 YD PASS FROM K Riley (J Kay
KICK) 0:59 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 22 YD 10:33 2nd Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, K Riley 3 YD RUN (J Kay KICK) 14:17 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 52 YD 14:59 2nd Qtr
OREGON ST-TD, Y Bernard 1 YD RUN (A Serna KICK) 5:46 3rd
Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, J Forsett 7 YD RUN (J Kay KICK) 0:35 4th Qtr
OREGON ST-TD, Y Bernard 1 YD RUN (S Canfield PASS TO A
Brown FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 6:30 4th Qtr
OREGON ST-FG, A Serna 33 YD 8:47 4th Qtr
CALIFORNIA-TD, L Hawkins 64 YD PASS FROM K Riley (J Kay
KICK) 12:29 4th Qtr


OREGON ST CALIFORNIA
First downs 17 23
Rushed-yards 42-153 39-184
Passing yards 186 294
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 3-9
Return yards 30 13
Passes 18-33-0 20-37-1
Punts 7-38.3 4-55.8
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-yards 7-61 6-60
Time of possession 33:13 26:47


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: OREGON ST-Yvenson Bernard 33-110, James Rodgers 2-33, Andy
Stewart 3-4, Chris Johnson 1-4, Sean Canfield 3-2. CALIFORNIA-Justin
Forsett 28-150, James Montgomery 3-18, Jahvid Best 1-11, DeSean
Jackson 1-8, Will Taufoou 1-1, Kevin Riley 5-MINUS 4.

PASSING: OREGON ST-Sean Canfield 18-33-186- 0. CALIFORNIA-Kevin Riley
20-34-294- 1. - Team 0-3-0- 0.

RECEIVING: OREGON ST-Yvenson Bernard 8-53, Darrell Catchings 2-43,
Anthony Brown 3-32, James Rodgers 1-22, Brandon Powers 1-17, Brady
Camp 1-8, Chris Johnson 1-6, Gabe Miller 1-5. CALIFORNIA-Lavelle
Hawkins 9-192, Robert Jordan 5-68, Craig Stevens 1-23, Cameron Morrah
1-6, DeSean Jackson 4-5.


Att: 63,995</div>

 

BERKELEY, California (Ticker) -- Quarterback Kevin Riley didnot look like he was making his first start at all - right upuntil the last play.


Filling in for injured starter Nate Longshore, Riley nearlyrallied second-ranked California to an improbable comebackbefore making a late mistake Saturday night in a 31-28 loss toPac-10 Conference rival Oregon State.


A redshirt freshman, Riley started because Longshore was outwith a sprained right ankle suffered in Cal's win at Oregon onSeptember 29. One of the top quarterbacks in the country comingout of Portland, Oregon, two years ago, Riley played like itfor most of the game against the Beavers.


Longshore, who threw for 1,137 yards and seven TDs in Cal'sfirst five games, suited up and tried to give it a go inpre-game warmups.


But Cal coach Jeff Tedford did not see what he needed to fromLongshore and gave Riley the start.


"It was a pre-game decision. Nate had a chance in pre-game toshow if he was well enough to protect himself and run theoffense and he wasn't," Tedford said. "Nate tried. He made agreat effort to see if he could play."


Oregon State (4-3, 2-2 Pac-10) took a 28-21 lead on a one-yardTD plunge by Yvenson Bernard with 8:30 to play. Cal fumbled theensuing kickoff, and the Beavers extended their lead to 31-21on a 33-yard field goal by Alexis Serna.


Riley led the Bears back, connecting on a 65-yard TD pass toLavelle Hawkins with 2:30 to play. He then led a desperationdrive that started at the Cal 5 with 1:27 left and the GoldenBears out of timeouts.


Cal moved to the Oregon State 12-yard line with 14 seconds toplay. Riley dropped back to pass and was flushed from thepocket. Instead of getting rid of the ball, he took off for theend zone but was dropped at the 10 - and time ran out as Caltried to run the field goal unit on.


"He stepped up and tried to make a play, it's not his faultwhatsoever," Tedford said. "He played his heart out down thestretch to get us in that situation. We didn't lose the gamebecause of that play. There were a lot of plays. Give OregonState credit."


The late mistake ruined an otherwise solid performance by Rileyand cost the Golden Bears (5-1, 2-1) a shot at the No. 1ranking. Top-ranked Louisiana State lost in overtime earlier inthe day at Kentucky, but now Cal will have to see how far itslips instead of basking in a rise to the top.


"I found out I was going to start 10 minutes before the game,"Riley said. "We had a good game plan and I thought there was achance I could start. First series, I was pretty nervous outthere, jittery, happy. After than it was like 'What am I doing?It's just football, let's play the game.'"


Riley completed 20-of-34 passes for 294 yards and two TDs withone interception. But it was not enough to give Cal a rare homewin over Oregon State.


"I thought Riley played well," Hawkins said. "He shouldn't hanghis head. There wasn't anyone open, so he made the decision tomake a play with his feet. We just lost today, they were thebetter team."


For whatever reason, Cal has not had any success in recent yearsat home against Oregon State. The Golden Bears have not beatenOregon State in Berkeley since 1997. The last time the teamsmet here, in 2005, the Beavers posted a 23-20 win.

The loss also kept the Bears from their first 6-0 start since1950, when the team went 9-0-1 in the regular season beforelosing to Michigan in the Rose Bowl.


Bernard finished with 110 yards and two TDs on 33 carries forOregon State, which has won four straight games in MemorialStadium and snapped Cal's 10-game home winning streak.

"I'm real proud of our team and our coaches," Oregon State coachMike Riley said. "Now we'll enjoy this victory, it's nicegoing into a bye, and then we'll just try and get better fromhere."