BeaversEdge takes a deep dive into the numbers with Oregon State football through seven games…
38.1 – Oregon State averages 38.1 points per game, good for fourth-best in the Pac-12 and 12th-best nationally… If the average holds, it would easily eclipse the highest-scoring offense in the Jonathan Smith era (2022, 32.2 PPG).
444.3 – Yards per game for the OSU offense… That ranks sixth-best in the conference and 28th-best nationally.
249.1 – Passing yards per game for the Beavers… That ranks eighth-best in the Pac-12 and 49th-best nationally.
8.8 – Yards per passing attempt for OSU, which ranks fifth in the conference.
14.3 – Yards per passing completion, which ranks second in the Pac-12 and sixth-best nationally.
1,366 – Oregon State’s total rushing yards through seven games, which ranks fourth in the conference and is tied for 25th-best nationally.
195.1 – Rushing yards per game for Oregon State, which is fourth-best in the conference and 31st-best nationally.
5.5 – Yards per carry for the Beavers, which is tied for second in the conference and 12th-best in the country.
42% – Oregon State’s third-down success rate on offense, good for seventh-best in the P12.
71% – Oregon State’s fourth-down success rate, which leads the conference and is 16th-best nationally.
20.6 – Oregon State’s average punt-return yards, which is the best in the Pac-12 and fifth-best nationally.
18.9 – Oregon State’s average kick-return yards, good for eighth-best in the P12.
88.9% – The Beavers (Atticus Sappington) have nailed 88.9% of their kicks (8-of-9) this season, leading the Pac-12… Sappington is tied for 16th nationally in kicking %. That’s a dramatic increase from the Beavers ranking last in the P12 at 55% a season ago…
