Griffin and Hankerson each run for a TD, Oregon State beats San Diego State 21-0
Oregon State tight end Bryce Caufield (89) catches the ball for a touchdown against San Diego State during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in San Diego. Credit: AP/Raul Romero Jr.
SAN DIEGO — Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson each ran for a touchdown, Gevani McCoy threw a 21-yard scoring strike to Bryce Caufield and Oregon State beat San Diego State 21-0 Saturday night.
McCoy, a redshirt junior transfer from Idaho, was 16-of-26 passing for 181 yards. Griffin finished with 18 carries for 89 yards and Hankerson added 71 yards rushing. Trent Walker had eight receptions for 92 yards for Oregon State (2-0).
The Beavers recorded their first shutout since September of 2021, when they beat Idaho 42-0 (McCoy, a freshman at the time, did not play for the Vandals) and Oregon State's first road shutout since a 0-0 tie with Oregon in 1983.
San Diego State (1-1) went three-and-out on the opening drive and Griffin scored on a 16-yard run to give the Beavers a 7-0 lead about 3 minutes into the game.
Jack Kane forced a fumble by quarterback Danny O'Neil and Oregon State's Nikko Taylor recovered it at the 2 before Hankerson's 15-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth quarter capped a 13-play, 98-yard drive that took more than 8 minutes off the clock and made it 14-0.
McCoy, on third-and-3, faked a hand off and rolled to his right before firing on the run and hitting a wide-open Caufield in the end zone to cap the scoring with 4:36 to go.
O'Neil was 11-of-24 passing for 107 yards for San Diego State. Marquez Cooper had 54 yards rushing on 14 carries.
Oregon State quarterback Gevani McCoy reacts after winning against San Diego State at the end of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in San Diego. Credit: AP/Raul Romero Jr.
