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OREGON STATE vs. MISSOURI
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This was one of the great games the bowl season has seen in a while. Missouri got the ball to its two top weapons, TEs Chase Coffman and Martin Rucker, with regularity. Tony Temple had some nice runs and it looked like Missouri was in control. But Oregon State QB Matt Moore, the senior transfer from UCLA, was the story. He threw for four touchdown passes, ran for one and did a great job directing the offense, taking the Beavers down the field on that final drive. He got Joe Newton involved, got Sammie Stroughter heavily involved. Yvenson Bernard had that fumble at the goalline but played well overall, catching some passes, running hard and scoring the winning two-point conversion. But really it was about Moore. He was the key, accounting for five touchdowns. Also key was the decision by Mike Riley to go for two. He got the two and Missouri, which came back from big deficit last year against South Carolina to win, blows a lead and loses to Oregon State in one of the great bowl games you'll ever want to see, and Moore was the difference.
-- Mel Kiper
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| Team Stat Comparison | | |  |  | | 1st Downs | 30 | 21 | | Total Yards | 457 | 561 | | Passing | 356 | 359 | | Rushing | 101 | 202 | | Penalties | 2-15 | 1-15 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 6-15 | 5-13 | | 4th Down Conversions | 2-3 | 1-1 | | Turnovers | 2 | 2 | | Possession | 33:35 | 26:25 |
| Oregon State Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | M. Moore | 31/54 | 356 | 4 | 1 |
| Oregon State Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | Y. Bernard | 23 | 97 | 0 | 28 | | R. Jackson | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | | M. Moore | 5 | -12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oregon State Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | S. Stroughter | 8 | 87 | 1 | 17 | | Y. Bernard | 8 | 69 | 1 | 14 | | J. Newton | 6 | 74 | 2 | 15 | | B. Powers | 3 | 51 | 0 | 27 |
| Missouri Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | C. Daniel | 16/29 | 330 | 2 | 0 | | C. Coffman | 1/1 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | T. Temple | 20 | 194 | 2 | 65 | | J. Perry | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | | M. Rucker | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Missouri Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | M. Rucker | 6 | 67 | 0 | 18 | | C. Coffman | 5 | 83 | 1 | 37 | | B. Ekwerekwu | 2 | 79 | 0 | 42 | | T. Saunders | 2 | 40 | 1 | 29 |
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Matt Moore orchestrated Oregon State's come-from-behind win. Corvallis Surprise
After holding the lead for nearly the entire game, Oregon State scored with less than a minute left -- complete with a two-point conversion -- to knock out Missouri, 39-38. Final
| Scoring Summary | | FIRST QUARTER | ORST | MIZZ | | TD | 11:30 | TONY TEMPLE 7 YD RUN (JEFF WOLFERT KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yards. | 0 | 7 | | TD | 7:07 | SAMMIE STROUGHTER 13 YD PASS FROM MATT MOORE (ALEXIS SERNA KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 80 yards. | 7 | 7 | | TD | 0:38 | MATT MOORE 1 YD RUN (ALEXIS SERNA KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 40 yards. | 14 | 7 | | SECOND QUARTER | ORST | MIZZ | | FG | 11:21 | JEFF WOLFERT 30 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 69 yards. | 14 | 10 | | TD | 8:43 | DANARIO ALEXANDER 74 YD PASS FROM CHASE DANIEL (JEFF WOLFERT KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 78 yards. | 14 | 17 | | THIRD QUARTER | ORST | MIZZ | | TD | 13:26 | JOE NEWTON 11 YD PASS FROM MATT MOORE (ALEXIS SERNA KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 41 yards. | 21 | 17 | | TD | 11:14 | TOMMY SAUNDERS 29 YD PASS FROM CHASE COFFMAN (JEFF WOLFERT KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 71 yards. | 21 | 24 | | TD | 5:58 | TONY TEMPLE 65 YD RUN (JEFF WOLFERT KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 65 yards. | 21 | 31 | | FOURTH QUARTER | ORST | MIZZ | | FG | 13:06 | ALEXIS SERNA 29 YD FG Drive info: 9 plays, 58 yards. | 24 | 31 | | TD | 12:08 | CHASE COFFMAN 18 YD PASS FROM CHASE DANIEL (JEFF WOLFERT KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 80 yards. | 24 | 38 | | TD | 6:02 | YVENSON BERNARD 7 YD PASS FROM MATT MOORE (ALEXIS SERNA KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 76 yards. | 31 | 38 | | TD | 0:23 | JOE NEWTON 14 YD PASS FROM MATT MOORE (YVENSON BERNARD 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 7 plays, 54 yards. | 39 | 38 |
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