Eighty-seven people kicked out of Saturday’s game

A record 46,319 people attended Saturday’s Civil War game at Reser Stadium between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

Eighty-seven of them were kicked out, and that’s an unusually high number as well, police said.

The frustrating game for OSU fans turned some into poor sports, said Lt. Jeff Lanz, station commander for Oregon State Police at OSU.

The game was dominated by the Ducks almost from the start of their 112th meeting, and the final score was 65-38.

Thirteen people were booted out for disorderly conduct, which is far more than usual, Lanz said. Six people were ejected for fighting — almost unheard of at OSU games.

“With the way the game progressed on the field, it contributed to the emotional instability of our fans, who acted out their frustrations,” Lanz said.

“I think emotions were really high with the Rose Bowl being on the line for the Beavers.”

Lanz believed that the number of ejections was the highest for a Beaver game since at least 2005.

As usual, the majority of people kicked out violated the stadium conduct code regarding alcohol.

More than 50 people brought alcoholic beverages into the stands or were minors in possession of alcohol by consumption.

One notable incident was when Ashley Sears, 19, an OSU student, threw white paint on several members of the UO band minutes before halftime, according to Oregon State Police logs.

Sears, who had a blood-alcohol-content of nearly .08 percent, was cited for second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal mischief and being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Another odd ejection came when a 39-year-old woman was asked to leave because of “indecent exposure.”

Of those excluded, 20 were OSU students.

Most people kicked out of the game weren’t cited, Lanz said.

A photographer who works for the Statesman Journal newspaper in Salem reported the theft of a $9,000 camera that he’d left unattended on the Ducks sideline.

“I want to thank the vast majority of fans for coming to the game and doing it the right way,” Lanz said.