Oregon State Toppled At Home By San Jose State, 24-13

CORVALLIS, OREGON – NOVEMBER 09: Isiah Revis #20 (L) and Noah McNeal-Franklin #9 (R) of the San Jose State Spartans hit Jermaine Terry II #84 of the Oregon State Beavers during the first half at Reser Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Corvallis, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)

750 The Game Staff

The Oregon State Beavers dropped its fourth consecutive contest Saturday afternoon to San Jose State at Reser Stadium by a final score of 24-13.

The Beavers led 13-10 after an Everett Hayes 34-yard field goal with 9:47 remaining in the third quarter, but did not score after that. San Jose State scored 14 unanswered points in the final quarter to get the victory, highlighted by a 16-yard interception return for a touchdown by DJ Harvey off Beavs QB Ben Gulbranson that put the Spartans ahead.

Gulbranson, the fifth-year redshirt junior, got the start at quarterback in place of Gevani McCoy who started the first eight games of the season. Gulbranson finished 24-of-37 passing for 292 yards but threw two interceptions with no touchdowns.

San Jose State QB Walker Eget threw for 395 yards (11.3 yards/attempt) with a touchdown and a pick.

The game was scoreless at the end of the first quarter and tied 10-10 at halftime.

The Beavers were coming off their second and final bye week of the regular season. Their overall record drops to 4-5 after starting 4-1.

Next up, OSU visits Air Force on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. From there, the Beavers host AP No. 19 Washington State in their home finale at Reser Stadium Nov. 23rd at 3:30 p.m. on The CW Network before finishing the regular season at AP No. 13 Boise State on Black Friday, Nov. 29th at 9:00 a.m. on FOX.