STILLWATER – Oklahoma State came up short on Saturday as they lost to Kansas State, 14-6.
With the loss, the Pokes dropped to 1-8 overall and 0-7 in Big 12 play.
Quarterback Zane Flores went 24-of-36 for 233 yards and two interceptions and two fumbles. He also had five carries for 25 yards.
Rodney Fields Jr. had 14 carries for 51 yards and Terrill Davis had four receptions for 55 yards.
Parker Robertson led the way on the defensive side of the ball with eight tackles, five solo stops, with two pass break ups, one tackle for loss, one sack and one interception.
As a team, the Cowboys combined for nearly 100 more yards than the Wildcats with 373 yards, 147 on the ground and 226 yards through the air. They averaged 5,1 yards per carry.
On the defensive side of the ball, they held KSU to 284 yards of total offense, just 107 rushing yards on 3.6 yards per carry. With sacks, Avery Johnson had just 26 rushing yards and 177 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception.
The Cowboys were the first to put points on the board with two 47-yard field goals by Logan Ward to go up 6-0 just five seconds into the second quarter.
But it was the Cowboy defense that was the story through the first quarter as they held the Wildcats to just 10 total yards, four through the air and six on the ground. The second quarter was a bit different as KSU put up 123 yards of offense with one touchdown.
The Cowboys had a chance to take the lead back with just under two minutes left in the second quarter, but Ward left a 55-yard field goal just short to give the Cats the ball back on their own 37-yard line. After a 43-yard drive, Wildcat kicker Luis Rodriguez missed a 38-yard field goal to five the Pokes the ball back on the OSU 20-yard line with 15 seconds left.
Parker Robertson’s great game continued into the third quarter as he picked off Avery Johnson just three plays in the quarter.
The score remained the same throughout the third quarter both on good defense and poor offense. But the Wildcats got into the end zone nearly three minutes into the fourth quarter on a 15-yard run from Joe Jackson to make it 14-6.
The Cowboys had a chance on their next drive as they marched down the field with a seven-play, 48-yard drive to the KSU 27-yard line. But an interception thrown by running back Trent Howland ended those chances.
