Final
Foles leads Arizona past Oregon State
Sep 27, 2009 - 3:59 AM CORVALLIS, Ore.(AP) -- Nick Foles passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns in his first start and the Arizona Wildcats shrugged off the loss of leading rusher Nic Grigsby to beat Oregon State 37-32 Saturday in the Pac-10 opener for both teams.Making his first start as a college quarterback, Foles was patient and precise in directing the Wildcats' spread offense, which carved up Oregon State's inexperienced secondary.
James Rodgers had eight catches for 119 yards for the Beavers. Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 13 passes for 70 yards. Sean Canfield was 31-of-47 for 303 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He was sacked five times.
The Beavers (2-2) fell behind 28-17 in the third quarter and had three chances for a winning drive. Starting at their own 3 with just over three minutes left in the game, the Beavers completed three passes, but Canfield was picked off by Devin Ross.
Arizona (3-1) went three-and-out, but punter Keeyan Crier pinned Oregon State to its 2, and the Beaver offensive line wilted. On the first play, Canfield was dumped in the end zone for a safety. The Beavers recovered the on-side kick, but Canfield was sacked twice more to end the game.
The Beavers are 109th in the country in passing defense.
Foles, the 6-foot-5 sophomore with a big arm, completed 25 of 34 passes and ran an efficient and effective offense even though Grigsby was lost to a shoulder injury after just one carry and backup tailback Keolo Antolin was slowed by a leg injury. In their absence, redshirt freshman Greg Nwoko had 76 receiving and 44 yards rushing.
Foles, who replaced Matt Scott as the starter this week, started out strong, coolly completing five of his first seven passes on deliberate 15-play, 71-yard scoring drive capped with a 2-yard strike to Delashaun Dean.
The Beavers tied up the game with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Canfield to Damola Adeniji and led 17-14 lead at halftime.
The Wildcats took the lead in the third after Trevin Wade intercepted Canfield's pass, setting up Foles' 1-yard TD run. Foles also connected with Nwoko for a 52-yard reception and found Juron Crier for a 3-yard touchdown pass four plays later.
Jacquizz Rodgers scored on a three-yard run and James Rodgers ran in the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 28-25.
But starting the drive at the Beaver 45, Foles engineered a five-play drive and found Terrell Turner wide open in the end zone.
Canfield threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Nichols that got the Beavers within 35-32.
Four of the last six meeting between the two teams have been decided by seven points or less.
TD OREGON ST AARON NICHOLS 13 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 32 4th - 4:09Sep 26 10:51 PM
TD OREGON ST AARON NICHOLS 13 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 32 4th - 4:09Sep 26 10:51 PM
TD OREGON ST AARON NICHOLS 13 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 32 4th - 4:09Sep 26 10:51 PM
TD ARIZONA TERRELL TURNER 13 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 25 4th - 8:08Sep 26 10:38 PM
TD ARIZONA TERRELL TURNER 13 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 25 4th - 8:08Sep 26 10:38 PM
TD ARIZONA TERRELL TURNER 13 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 35, Oregon State 25 4th - 8:08Sep 26 10:38 PM
TD OREGON ST JACQUIZZ RODGERS 2 YD RUN (JAMES RODGERS RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Arizona 28, Oregon State 25 4th - 13:44Sep 26 10:17 PM
TD OREGON ST JACQUIZZ RODGERS 2 YD RUN (JAMES RODGERS RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Arizona 28, Oregon State 25 4th - 13:44Sep 26 10:17 PM- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ARIZONA 7 7 14 9 37
OREGONST 7 10 0 15 32 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARIZONA - TD, DELASHAUN DEAN 2 YD PASS FROM
NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS
KICK), 8:35. ARIZONA 7-0
OREGON ST - TD, DAMOLA ADENIJI 11 YD PASS
FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN
KAHUT KICK), 14:58. O
Sep 26 10:13 PM
TD ARIZONA JURON CRINER 4 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 28, Oregon State 17 3rd - 1:48Sep 26 10:03 PM
TD ARIZONA JURON CRINER 4 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 28, Oregon State 17 3rd - 1:48Sep 26 10:03 PM
TD ARIZONA JURON CRINER 4 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 28, Oregon State 17 3rd - 1:48Sep 26 10:03 PM
TD ARIZONA NICK FOLES 1 YD RUN (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 21, Oregon State 17 3rd - 6:21Sep 26 9:49 PM
TD ARIZONA NICK FOLES 1 YD RUN (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 21, Oregon State 17 3rd - 6:21Sep 26 9:49 PM- NCAAF
ARIZONA 28
OREGONST 17 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 9:08 PM
TD ARIZONA GREG NWOKO 19 YD RUN (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 14, Oregon State 14 2nd - 3:39Sep 26 8:41 PM
TD ARIZONA GREG NWOKO 19 YD RUN (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 14, Oregon State 14 2nd - 3:39Sep 26 8:41 PM
TD OREGON ST JACQUIZZ RODGERS 1 YD RUN (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 14 2nd - 8:25Sep 26 8:28 PM
TD OREGON ST JACQUIZZ RODGERS 1 YD RUN (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 14 2nd - 8:25Sep 26 8:28 PM
TD OREGON ST DAMOLA ADENIJI 11 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 7 1st - 0:02Sep 26 8:10 PM
TD OREGON ST DAMOLA ADENIJI 11 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 7 1st - 0:02Sep 26 8:10 PM
TD OREGON ST DAMOLA ADENIJI 11 YD PASS FROM SEAN CANFIELD (JUSTIN KAHUT KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 7 1st - 0:02Sep 26 8:10 PM
TD ARIZONA DELASHAUN DEAN 2 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 0 1st - 6:25Sep 26 7:56 PM
TD ARIZONA DELASHAUN DEAN 2 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 0 1st - 6:25Sep 26 7:56 PM
TD ARIZONA DELASHAUN DEAN 2 YD PASS FROM NICK FOLES (ALEX ZENDEJAS KICK)
Arizona 7, Oregon State 0 1st - 6:25Sep 26 7:56 PM- NCAAF
ARIZONA 7
OREGONST 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 26 7:14 PM
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