SportsDirect Inc. staff
Aug 31, 2013
Eastern Washington 49, No. 25 Oregon State 46: Vernon Adams passed for a career-best 411 yards and scored on a 2-yard run with 18 seconds left to lift the upstart Eagles to a stunning upset of the host Beavers.
Adams passed for four touchdowns and rushed for 107 yards and two scores as Eastern Washington, ranked third in the FCS Coaches Poll, defeated a Pac-12 program for the first time in 10 attempts. Oregon State had a chance to force overtime but Trevor Romaineกฏs 52-yard field-goal attempt was wide right as time expired.
Oregon State took a 46-43 lead on Terron Wardกฏs 4-yard run with 4:50 remaining before Adams guided Eastern Washington 75 yards on 11 plays for the winning points. The Eagles rolled up 625 total yards and survived a stellar performance from Beavers quarterback Sean Mannion, who was 37-for-43 passing for 422 yards and three touchdowns.
Oregon State trailed by 12 at halftime and took the lead with 15 consecutive third-quarter points on Mannionกฏs 7-yard pass to Brandin Cooks, a 3-yard run by Storm Woods and an ensuing two-point conversion. The Eagles regained the lead at 36-32 on Adamsกฏ 19-yard scoring scramble with 1:29 left in the quarter, but the Beavers retook the lead on a 14-yard scoring pass from Mannion to Cooks before Adams hit Blair Bomber on a 47-yard touchdown with 10:30 left in the game.
Eastern Washington outgained the Beavers 376-217 in a first half that ended with the Eagles holding a 29-17 lead. Adams passed for 268 yards in the half and three second-quarter scores จC a 24-yarder to Ashton Clark and aerials of 31 and 48 yards to Cooper Kupp.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clark caught nine passes for 155 yards and Kupp had five receptions for 119 yards. กญ Cooks set career highs with 13 receptions and 196 yards. กญ Adams left the contest due to cramping after Eastern Washingtonกฏs first offensive play of the third quarter and returned later in the stanza after receiving intravenous fluids.