OSU release – CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State football team is headed to the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl as the 2022-23 postseason schedule was announced on Sunday. The Beavers will match up with Florida from the Southeastern Conference. The game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Allegiant Stadium. The game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. PT and air live on ABC. Oregon State is 9-3 this season and finished the regular season with a 6-3 record in Pac-12 play. The Beavers’ nine wins are the team’s most since the 2012 team finished 9-4. Oregon State is looking to win its 10th game for the third time in school, joining the 2000 (11-1) and 2006 (10-4) Beavers. Oregon State is making its second consecutive bowl appearance after playing in the 2021 Jimmy Kimmel Los Angeles Bowl. The Beavers are 11-7 all-time in bowl games, and won five consecutive games from 2003 to 2008. Head Coach Jonathan Smith played in two bowl games with the Beavers, including the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, which saw OSU defeat Notre Dame, 41-9. The Las Vegas Bowl appearance marks the 10th for Smith as a coach. It’s his second as a head coach after appearing in eight as an assistant. The Beavers are headed to the bowl game with one of the most dominating defenses in the Pac-12 and in the country. OSU enters the postseason second in the Pac-12 in total defense (342.3), scoring defense (21.4) and rush defense (114) and third in pass defense (228.3). The Beavers have broken up or intercepted 69 passes this season, which leads the Pac-12 and is tied for eighth nationally. Oregon State is No. 14 in the final College Football Playoff Rankings. The Beavers are also No. 16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and 17th in the Associated Press Top 25. Florida finished the 2022 regular season with a 6-6 record and 3-5 mark in SEC play. Oregon State and Florida will be meeting for the first time. The Beavers are set to appear in their third Las Vegas Bowl. Oregon State defeated New Mexico, 55-14, in 2003. OSU lost to BYU, 44-20, in 2009. Both of those games were played at Sam Boyd Stadium, UNLV football’s former home. The 2022 Las Vegas Bowl is in its second year at Allegiant Stadium, home to the NFL’s Raiders and Mountain West’s UNLV.
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