College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon State 48, Southern Utah 25
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Where: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Temperature: 72°
Head Official: Mike McCabe
Attendance: 36448

Jermar Jefferson rushed for four touchdowns and 238 yards as Oregon State rattled Southern Utah 48-25 Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore.

It marked a successful home debut for coach Jonathan Smith.

Jefferson picked up his yards on the ground on 22 carries. He's the first

Oregon State player to reach 200 rushing yards since 2016, and he became the eighth player in school history with four rushing touchdowns in a game.

Teammate Artavis Pierce rolled up 91 yards on 11 attempts with a touchdown.

The Beavers (1-1) led 17-0 barely more than 10 minutes into the game. Jordan Choukair opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal, followed by touchdown runs of 6 yards by Jefferson and 2 yards by Pierce.

Jefferson scored from 32 and 62 yards out in the second quarter. His final scoring run came from 7 yards out with 6:58 remaining in the game.

In between Jefferson's second-quarter scores, quarterback Conor Blount hit wide receiver Trevon Bradford for a 33-yard touchdown play.

It was 41-7 at halftime.

Blount finished 15-for-22 for 226 yards.

Quarterback Chris Helbig got Southern Utah (0-2) into the end zone with a 43-yard pass to Frank Harris III in the second quarter. Helbig added a 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Helbig, who completed 31 of 48 passes for 340 yards, connected with Jay Green Jr. for a 21-yard touchdown play with 3:34 left.

Tight end Logan Parker had six catches for 73 yards for Southern Utah.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Southern Utah   Oregon State
James Felila Player Jermar Jefferson
12 Attempts 22
51 Yards 238
4.2 Avg Yards 10.8
0 Touchdowns 4
0 Long 0
Receiving
Southern Utah   Oregon State
Logan Parker Player Isaiah Hodgins
6 Receptions 4
73 Yards 59
12.2 Avg Yards 14.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Southern Utah 488 148 340 3 2 0 0 0
Oregon State 649 360 289 6 2 0 2.0 0