Texas State Beat Oregon State 42-21 at Reser Stadium as Jackson Scores Twice

Texas State defeated Oregon State 42-21 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis on Saturday, November 7, in the first meeting between the two programs. The Bobcats scored in every quarter, led 21-7 at halftime and 28-7 after three quarters, and put the game away with two touchdowns early in the fourth quarter before Oregon State scored twice late.

Jackson leads the way

Quarterback Brad Jackson completed 16 of 20 passes for 214 yards, with one touchdown and one interception, and he ran 12 times for 87 yards and one touchdown. His scoring run came on the first play of the fourth quarter, a 23 yard carry that made the score 35-7 with 14:54 remaining. Later in the quarter, Jackson threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Zechariah Sample, and Texas State led 42-7.

Jackson's two fourth quarter plays settled a game that Texas State had controlled since the first half. Oregon State gave up points in all four quarters: Texas State scored 14 in the first, seven in the second, seven in the third and 14 in the fourth.

Oregon State shut out for two quarters

Oregon State scored in the first quarter and then went scoreless in the second and third quarters. The Beavers trailed 14-7 after one quarter and never got closer. Their first points since the first quarter came with 8:52 to play, when Cornell Hatcher Jr. scored on a 1 yard touchdown run and cut the Texas State lead to 42-14. Kourdey Glass added a 2 yard touchdown run with 3:48 left, and that closed the scoring at 42-21.

Both teams leave at 5-4

Texas State came into the game at 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the Pac-12, after a 46-45 loss at Boise State in which the Bobcats led by 11 points midway through the fourth quarter. Oregon State came in at 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the conference. The result leaves both teams at 5-4. For Texas State, the win answers the Boise State loss directly: this time the Bobcats held a fourth quarter lead and finished the game with it.

By the numbers

The final score was Texas State 42, Oregon State 21. The quarter scores were Texas State 14, 7, 7 and 14, and Oregon State 7, 0, 0 and 14. Jackson finished 16 of 20 passing for 214 yards, and his 12 carries brought 87 rushing yards. Oregon State's two fourth quarter touchdowns came on runs of 1 yard by Hatcher and 2 yards by Glass, both after the game had been decided.