Fresno State Beats Oregon State 38-22 on Halloween Night, Snapping the Beavers' Five-Game Win Streak

Oregon State arrived in Fresno on a five-game winning streak and as the favorite. It left with the streak over.

Fresno State beat Oregon State 38-22 on Saturday night, Oct. 31, at Valley Children’s Stadium in Fresno, California, according to Fresno State’s official game center and the CBS Sports box score. Quarterback Jayden Mandal accounted for four touchdowns, and the Bulldogs’ defense turned two sack-fumbles into a big night in a Pac-12 game played partly in the rain.

Oregon State had entered 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the Pac-12, and Fresno State 4-3 and 1-2, per The Oregonian. Fresno State had lost two straight.

Oregon State vs. Fresno State: final score by quarter

Source: Fresno State Athletics.

Was the result a surprise? The prediction vs. what happened

Before the game, The Oregonian listed Oregon State as a 6.5-point favorite and predicted a 35-24 Beavers win. The paper also noted that the Beavers had not trailed at any point during their five-game streak.

That changed late in the first quarter. After Oregon State took a 3-0 lead on a 54-yard field goal by C. Ojeda, Mandal ran 15 yards for a touchdown, and Fresno State never trailed again.

How Fresno State pulled away

• Second quarter: Running back Bryson Donelson broke a long touchdown run, listed at 63 yards in the CBS Sports play-by-play and 62 by the Fresno Bee. Mandal later hit receiver Josiah Freeman for a 26-yard score. Fresno State led 21-9 at halftime.
• Red-zone stops: The Fresno Bee reported that Oregon State reached the red zone three times in the first half without a touchdown. One drive ended on downs and another on a strip-sack by Dylan Hampsten, recovered by Mordecai Hines.
• Third quarter: Martin Owusu sacked quarterback Braden Atkinson and forced a fumble that Maverick Noonan recovered at the Oregon State 19. Mandal faked a handoff and scored from 3 yards. After a Cornell Hatcher Jr. touchdown run for Oregon State, Mandal found Freeman again from 31 yards, making it 38-16, the Fresno Bee reported.

Oregon State’s only fourth-quarter points came on Atkinson’s 9-yard touchdown pass to E. Olsen with 1:49 left. The two-point try failed.

Key stats from Oregon State vs. Fresno State

Source: CBS Sports box score.

• Jayden Mandal (Fresno State): 11 of 17, 202 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 2 rushing TDs
• Bryson Donelson (Fresno State): 16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
• Josiah Freeman (Fresno State): 6 catches, 88 yards, 2 TDs
• Braden Atkinson (Oregon State): 33 of 59, 373 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
• Decorion Temple (Oregon State): 6 catches, 97 yards

Oregon State outgained Fresno State, but the Bulldogs averaged 7.0 yards per play to the Beavers’ 5.2 and recorded several sacks, according to CBS Sports.

What it means for Oregon State football

The loss ends the Beavers’ five-game winning streak and gives them their first Pac-12 defeat. For Fresno State, coach Matt Entz’s team snapped its two-game slide after losses to Boise State and San Diego State.

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