Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Beavers. Photo by Matt Baldwin Above middle: Anthony Wheat-Brown catches a pass with an Oregon cornerback providing tight coverage. Wheat-Brown finished the game with six catches for 48 yards. Above right: Beaver Cheerleaders help their team out by trying to make sure the orange and black section is heard over the green and yellow Duck fans in Autzen stadium. Photos by Haley Rasmussen Above: Ryan Gunderson drops back to pass with good protection from his line. Gunderson was given the tall task of starting his first collegiate game in the Civil War. Photo by Haley Rasmussen

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civil HdAen tAe state a a andcoale j oad d o dedt e state or one day. As the days in November grew shorter ami colder, it could only mean one thing: It was time tor the biggest football game of the year. Welcome to Civil War Football 2003. Many Heaver students traveled to Eugene to cheer on their team as more than 200 students camped out days in advance to purchase tickets. One of these Students was senior James Campbell. Campbell and his group arrived on Monday night to start camping out, even though tickets didn’t go on sale until Wednesday morning. Campbell was part of a group of students that organized a list to make sure that nobody could show up in line on Wednesday morning without having to bare the cold. Sure I was the front of the line, but I knew that if I was in the back I would want someone to do the same for me. Campbell said. This meeting of then ranked number 10 Oregon (10-1,7-1) and Oregon State (5-6. 3-5) was the 109th time the two teams played each other. Since 1997, the home team has won every game and that tradition contin- ued this year as the Ducks won 56-14. Sophomore Ryan Gunderson got his first college start and completed 22-43 passes for 175 yards. 11c threw one touchdown and four interceptions. His touchdown pass was for two yards to senior Josh Hawkins in the third quarter. The Beavers also scored in the second quarter on a two-yard run by sophomore Yvcnson Bernard. Senior Mike I lass, who going into the game leading the nation in average receiving yards per game with 142.5, had ten catches for 107 yards. This season I lass set a conference record with 1,532 yards and is currently second in the Pac-10 in all-time yards with 3,924. I le is the only player in Pac-10 history to have three 1.000 yard seasons. In school records Hass set the records for career receptions (220) and single season receptions (90 in 2005) and also shares the record for career receiving touchdowns (20). As far as the Civil War g x-s however all I lass hail to say was, everything could have gone better. In other Civil War action, the Beavers won the Fourth Annual Civil War Blood Drive for the third consecutive year. The blood drive, which is sponsored by the American Red Cross anil the Dine Memorial HIixkI Hank, was held Nov. 1-16 at both L'O and )Sl'. The final tally was OSl' 2.673 donors and L'O had 2,220 donors. Story by Amy Welch vents t7ratA onjt

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Above: Jeremy Weldon chases down an Oregon player. Weldon finished up his senior season playing in the Civil War. Left: The Beaver's defensive line tries to stop the Duck's running game. The line was called upon to stop the Ducks running game 36 times. Photos by Matt Baldwin Right: In a crowd of 58.525 fans. Beaver Believers stand out in a mostly green and yellow Autzen Stadium. Here they join with the OSU marching band in the first down cheer. Photo by Matt Baldwin Photo by Haley Rasmussen Above: After catching a pass from Ryan Gunderson, Mike Hass dives forward for extra yards. Hass finished the game with ten completions for 107 yards. •vents 1. '7rtu tionjs