For the first time since 2000, two top-10 teams will meet in Corvallis. Johnathan Smith’s Fiesta Bowl-bound team beat #8 Oregon that December before going on to steamroll Notre Dame. The Beavers have their work cut out for them to match that bowl appearance, but if they are going to get close it takes winning against an undefeated Washington team with one of the best quarterbacks in the nation at the helm.
The Beavers and Huskies share four common opponents this year: Cal, Arizona, Stanford, and Utah. Oregon State is 3-1 with a point differential of 68 against those four teams, while Washington is 4-0 with a 50-point advantage.