Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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A group of excited OSU students show their pride with the hopes of making it on ABC. The 2000 Civil War meant more than state bragging rights with the Pac-10 Championship on the line. Final destinations for howls were also in consideration as Oregon was knocked out of Rose Bowl contention in the loss. Photo by Casey Campbell Junior strong safety Jake Cook us bolts away from the Oregon offense after gaining control of a tipped interception. Cookus had three of the five interceptions in the 23-13 win over the Ducks. Jake was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week following the outstanding effort. Photo by Stacy Tcxcira Senior wide receiver Robert Prescott sprints down the field after catching a slant pass from junior quarterback Jonathan Smith. He ran for 31 yards for the first score of the game. Prescott also caught a 49 yard pass from Smith for the second Beaver touchdown of the game. Robert played in his final game at Reser and left the Beavers with the highest average of 75.3 yards per game for the 2000 season. Photo by Stacy Tcxcirj civif war A 15

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The annual Civil War game, the biggest sporting event in Oregon, brought its hype, media and die hard fans to Corvallis with expectations of a showdown that would be remembered for years to come. Weeks leading up to the game, University of Oregon players made disrespectful comments aimed at both OSU players and fans of their behavior at the 1998 Civil War. Oregon defensive end Jason Nikolao stated, “Last time I was there, 1 got treated like a punk off the street...Those people were lucky I couldn't do anything. Now 1 can do something about it, I’m going to do something to their players.” However the Duck defense could only-watch the Beaver defense tear into Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington, forcing five interceptions and one fumble. The Beavers took advantage of the turnovers taking a 17-7 lead at halftime. The Ducks were unable to gain any ground after the halt giving the Beavers their first 10-win season in history. “When you go 10-1 at a school that has never been 10-1, and was at rock bottom a few years ago, it doesn’t get any better than that,” coach Dennis Erickson exclaimed after the win. Story by Stephen Chancellor and Elizabeth Erwin KATU Channel 2 anchors John Marler and Cathy Marshall broadcasted live outside of Rcscr Stadium for almost a 24 hour period. Photo by Cascv Campbell junior Ken Simonton gets pumped up by teammate junior Patrick McCall prior to the game. Simonton and McCall rushed for a combine total of 2107 yards for the season. Photo by Citcv Campbell 14 A student fife

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 One OSU student shows his Beaver pride on a crisp fall day. The sun shinned for most of the game which made the student “body” painting more bearable for some. Many students gathered in the Memorial Union early game day to paint each other. Photo bv ClKT Campbell A couple of OSU students try their hardest to get on television, printed in the papers or even make the Sony jumlxvtron. Signs with many different sayings lined Reser Stadium. Photo by Casey Campbell lb A student fife A serpentine was a crowd involved halftime event in the early Civil War football games between U of O and then OAC. OSl.' Archive