PASADENA, Calif. — Sean Mannion passed for a career-high 379 yards and two touchdowns, Oregon State put the clamps on No. 19 UCLA’s offense, and the Beavers opened Pacific-12 Conference play by topping the Bruins 27-20.
Mannion, a third-year sophomore, completed 24 of 35 passes and threw 1 interception. He has passed for 200 or more yards in 13 consecutive games.
Oregon State’s Markus Wheaton had nine receptions for 150 yards and has caught at least one pass in 25 consecutive games. Brandin Cooks had six catches for 175 yards, and Storm Woods rushed for 96 yards on 21 carries for the Beavers.
The Bruins (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) scored 15 touchdowns and averaged 622.0 yards to rank second nationally in total offense in their previous three games. But the Beavers (2-0, 1-0) held them to 444 yards and two touchdowns.
Sports, Pages 36 on 09/23/2012