App State Holds Off Oregon State in Week 6 Matchup
App State defeated Oregon State 27-23 in Week 6, with the Mountaineers' strong first-half performance proving decisive. App State dominated the opening half, scoring 17 points in the first quarter and 10 more in the third quarter, while holding Oregon State scoreless until the second quarter.
Oregon State quarterback Maalik Murphy led the Beavers' passing attack with 358 yards, while receiver Eddie Freauff contributed 56 receiving yards. App State's ground game was led by Rashod Dubinion with 98 rushing yards.
The game featured several pivotal moments, including a 68-yard completion from App State's JJ Kohl to Davion Dozier early in the first quarter that set up scoring opportunities. Late in the game, App State's defense made critical plays, including an interception by Colton Phares and a defensive stop that limited Oregon State's fourth-quarter comeback attempts.
App State covered the 2-point spread, while the game finished under the 53.5-point total. The Mountaineers' early offensive dominance and defensive pressure in the closing moments secured the victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 11, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oregon State | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
 App State | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Oregon State | App State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 30-45 | 13-28 |
| Pass Yards | 358 | 218 |
| Rush Yards | 98 | 136 |
| Total Yards | 456 | 354 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-11 | 4-12 |
| Penalties | 4-27 | 6-49 |
| Possession | 31:30 | 28:30 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Dominic De Freitas kickoff for 60 yds , David Wells Jr. return for 20 yds to the ORST 25
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the ORST 29
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the ORST 32
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
AJ Winsor punt for 60 yds , Jaden Barnes returns for 6 yds to the APP 14
JJ Kohl pass complete to Dalton Stroman for 13 yds to the APP 27 for a 1ST down
Rashod Dubinion run for 9 yds to the APP 36
Rashod Dubinion run for 4 yds to the APP 40 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Izayah Cummings
Jaquari Lewis run for 2 yds to the APP 42
JJ Kohl pass complete to Davion Dozier for 26 yds to the ORST 32 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl pass complete to Kanen Hamlett for 3 yds to the ORST 35
JJ Kohl pass complete to Rashod Dubinion for 4 yds to the ORST 39
JJ Kohl pass complete to Izayah Cummings for 8 yds to the ORST 31
Dominic De Freitas 49 yd FG GOOD
Cash McVay kickoff for 65 yds , David Wells Jr. return for 18 yds to the ORST 18 David Wells Jr. fumbled, recovered by APP Ronnie Porter
Rashod Dubinion run for 7 yds to the ORST 11
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Dalton Stroman
JJ Kohl pass complete to Jaden Barnes for 5 yds to the ORST 6 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl run for 6 yds for a TD (Dominic De Freitas KICK)
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 8 yds to the ORST 33
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the ORST 37 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Anthony Hankerson
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Eddie Freauff
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
AJ Winsor punt for 52 yds , Jaden Barnes returns for 14 yds to the APP 25
(05:02) Shotgun Kohl,J.J. pass incomplete short right to Dozier,Davion thrown to App32 QB hurried by Collins,Thomas PENALTY OSU Pass Interference (Foster,Dexter) 2 yards from App25 to App27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
JJ Kohl pass complete to Davion Dozier for 68 yds to the ORST 5 for a 1ST down
Rashod Dubinion run for 3 yds to the ORST 2
Rashod Dubinion run for 2 yds for a TD (Dominic De Freitas KICK)
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the ORST 27
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 16 yds to the ORST 43 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 3 yds to the ORST 46
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Zack Card for 10 yds to the APP 44 for a 1ST down App State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Gabe Milbourn for 5 yds to the APP 39
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 4 yds to the APP 35
Anthony Hankerson run for 6 yds to the APP 29 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 11 yds to the APP 18 for a 1ST down App State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
(14:01) Shotgun Hankerson,Anthony rush left for 1 yard loss to the App19 (Fleming,Cam; Cooper,DeNigel) PENALTY OSU Holding (Strand,Jacob) 10 yards from App18 to App28. NO PLAY.
Maalik Murphy pass complete to David Wells Jr. for 16 yds to the APP 12
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the APP 10
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for a loss of 1 yard to the APP 11
Caleb Ojeda 28 yd FG MISSED
Jaquari Lewis run for 2 yds to the APP 22
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Izayah Cummings
JJ Kohl run for 4 yds to the APP 26
Ian Ratliff punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Trent Walker at the ORST 33
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 37 yds to the APP 30 for a 1ST down
David Wells Jr. run for 30 yds for a TD (Caleb Ojeda KICK)
Max Walker kickoff for 63 yds , Khamani Alexander return for 22 yds to the APP 24
PENALTY App Delay Of Game (Kohl,J.J.) 5 yards from App24 to App19. NO PLAY.
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Jaden Barnes
JJ Kohl pass complete to Dalton Stroman for 35 yds to the ORST 46 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Dalton Stroman
PENALTY App False Start (Flowers,Will) 5 yards from OSU46 to App49. NO PLAY.
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Alex Sanchez
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Jaden Barnes
Ian Ratliff punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Trent Walker at the ORST 7
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the ORST 9
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 16 yds to the ORST 25 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Trent Walker
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Eddie Freauff for 19 yds to the ORST 44 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Eddie Freauff for 22 yds to the APP 34 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 23 yds to the APP 11 for a 1ST down App State Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Emory Floyd) to the APP 6 for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 3 yds to the APP 3
Maalik Murphy pass complete to David Wells Jr. for 3 yds for a TD (Caleb Ojeda KICK)
Max Walker kickoff for 62 yds , Khamani Alexander return for 20 yds to the APP 23
Jaquari Lewis run for 2 yds to the APP 25
JJ Kohl pass complete to David Larkins for 11 yds to the APP 36 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for 17 yds to the ORST 47 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl pass complete to Izayah Cummings for 2 yds to the ORST 45
Jaquari Lewis run for 11 yds to the ORST 34 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for 6 yds to the ORST 28
Rashod Dubinion run for 5 yds to the ORST 23 for a 1ST down
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Kanen Hamlett
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Kanen Hamlett
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Davion Dozier
Dominic De Freitas 41 yd FG MISSED
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
End of 2nd Quarter
Maalik Murphy pass complete to David Wells Jr. for 5 yds to the ORST 28
Max Walker kickoff for 65 yds , Khamani Alexander return for 24 yds to the APP 24
Rashod Dubinion run for 4 yds to the APP 28
JJ Kohl sacked by Zakaih Saez for a loss of 13 yards to the APP 15
Rashod Dubinion run for 18 yds to the APP 33
Rashod Dubinion run for 2 yds to the APP 35 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the APP 34
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Dalton Stroman
JJ Kohl pass complete to Davion Dozier for 18 yds to the ORST 48 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for a loss of 1 yard to the ORST 49
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Jaquari Lewis
(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun Kohl,J.J. pass incomplete short right to Stroman,Dalton thrown to OSU35 PENALTY OSU Holding (Glasper,Trey) 10 yards from OSU49 to OSU39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Rashod Dubinion run for 4 yds to the ORST 35
Rashod Dubinion run for 7 yds to the ORST 28 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for no gain to the ORST 28
JJ Kohl pass complete to Davion Dozier for 28 yds for a TD (Dominic De Freitas KICK)
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 12 yds to the ORST 37 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Anthony Hankerson for 4 yds to the ORST 41
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 17 yds to the APP 42 for a 1ST down
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for 10 yds to the APP 32 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 5 yds to the APP 27
Maalik Murphy pass complete to David Wells Jr. for 12 yds to the APP 15 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Cornell Hatcher Jr. for 15 yds for a TD (Caleb Ojeda KICK)
Max Walker kickoff for 64 yds , Khamani Alexander return for 23 yds to the APP 24
Rashod Dubinion run for 4 yds to the APP 28
Rashod Dubinion run for 29 yds to the ORST 43 for a 1ST down
Rashod Dubinion run for no gain to the ORST 43
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Davion Dozier
JJ Kohl pass complete to Jaquari Lewis for 11 yds to the ORST 32 for a 1ST down
Jaquari Lewis run for 4 yds to the ORST 28
JJ Kohl run for 1 yd to the ORST 27
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Rashod Dubinion
Dominic De Freitas 45 yd FG GOOD
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr.
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Anthony Hankerson for 7 yds to the ORST 32
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
AJ Winsor punt for 43 yds , Jaden Barnes returns for 10 yds to the APP 35
JJ Kohl sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the APP 34
Rashod Dubinion run for no gain to the APP 34
JJ Kohl pass incomplete to Jaden Barnes
Ian Ratliff punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Trent Walker at the ORST 25
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 23 yds to the ORST 48 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Zack Card
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 10 yds to the APP 42 for a 1ST down
(12:09) Shotgun Murphy,Maalik pass incomplete short left to Reddicks,Taz thrown to App40 PENALTY App Targeting (Burks,DJ) 15 yards from App42 to App27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Anthony Hankerson run for 5 yds to the APP 22
(11:24) Shotgun Murphy,Maalik pass incomplete short left to Milbourn,Gabe thrown to App03, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY App Pass Interference (Hasz,Dylan) 15 yards from App22 to App07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Anthony Hankerson run for 1 yd to the APP 6
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Gabe Milbourn
Maalik Murphy pass intercepted, touchback. Colton Phares return for no gain
Rashod Dubinion run for 2 yds to the APP 22
Rashod Dubinion run for 1 yd to the APP 23
JJ Kohl run for 6 yds to the APP 29
Ian Ratliff punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Trent Walker at the ORST 35
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr.
Cornell Hatcher Jr. run for no gain to the ORST 35
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 20 yds to the APP 45 for a 1ST down App State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Eddie Freauff for 7 yds to the APP 38
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Taz Reddicks for 14 yds to the APP 24 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the APP 20
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Trent Walker for 5 yds to the APP 15
Anthony Hankerson run for 1 yd to the APP 14 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Zack Card for 7 yds to the APP 7
Anthony Hankerson run for 4 yds to the APP 3 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for 2 yds to the APP 1
Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the APP 1
Anthony Hankerson run for a loss of 2 yards to the APP 3
Rashod Dubinion run for no gain to the APP 3
Rashod Dubinion run for 3 yds for a SAFETY Rashod Dubinion fumbled, recovered by APP JJ Kohl for a SAFETY
Cash McVay kickoff for 60 yds , David Wells Jr. return for 23 yds to the ORST 43
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Eddie Freauff for 8 yds to the APP 49
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to David Wells Jr.
PENALTY OSU False Start (Wells,Van) 5 yards from App49 to OSU46. NO PLAY.
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Zack Card for 16 yds to the APP 38 for a 1ST down
Maalik Murphy pass complete to Taz Reddicks for 10 yds to the APP 28 for a 1ST down
Anthony Hankerson run for no gain to the APP 29
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Cornell Hatcher Jr.
Maalik Murphy pass incomplete to Taz Reddicks
(00:34) Shotgun Murphy,Maalik pass incomplete short right to Reddicks,Taz thrown to App26, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY App Pass Interference (Mc-Cantos,Elijah) 4 yards from App29 to App25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Maalik Murphy sacked by Rondo Porter for a loss of 13 yards to the APP 38
Maalik Murphy pass intercepted Zyeir Gamble return for 9 yds to the APP 39
Maalik Murphy pass intercepted Zyeir Gamble return for 9 yds to the APP 39
JJ Kohl run for a loss of 4 yards to the APP 35