Though the Beavers came into this game with a record of 4-3 on the season, few gave Oregon State much of a chance of defeating #3 USC, who at the time had won twenty-seven straight conference games. OSU's tense 33-31 victory, in which they held off a furious rally, shocked the college football world and set the stage for a successful season in which the Beavers finished 10-4 and defeated Missouri in the Sun Bowl. Versus the Trojans, Oregon State was led by quarterback Matt Moore, who completed 21 of 32 pass attempts for 262 yards. Back-up running back Clinton Polk added 100 yards rushing on 22 carries, and wide receiver Sammie Stroughter tallied 127 receiving yards and also returned a USC punt for a touchdown.
This film has been migrated from a DVCam original that is held in the KEZI Sports Videotapes (FV 329:242), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries. In addition to raw footage of the game shot from the sideline, the film includes post-game interviews as well as additional interviews conducted on the Tuesday following the game. Interviewees include head coach Mike Riley as well as players Clinton Polk, Sammie Stroughter, Gerard Lawson, Jeff Van Orsow, Sabby Piscatelli, Joe Newton, Matt Moore, Alan Darlin, Kyle Devan and Dorion Smith.
The game footage runs from the beginning of the film to time stamp 0:56:40. The post-game interviews run to time stamp 1:36:15. The Tuesday press conference runs to time stamp 2:47:45. The film concludes with wild footage of the area surrounding Reser Stadium prior to the kickoff of the Beavers' game versus Arizona State on November 4, 2006. Interspersed throughout the film are short segments of footage from other KEZI recordings.
