Postgame Notes: Oklahoma State 66 - Kansas State 28

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November 7, 2026  |  Manhattan, Kansas  |  Bill Snyder Family Stadium

Final Score: RV/RV Oklahoma State 66, Kansas State 28

Attendance: 52,134

Updated Records: Oklahoma State (6-3 overall; 4-2 Big 12); Kansas State (4-5 overall; 1-5 Big 12)

Key Stats

• Oklahoma State outgained Kansas State, 565-327.
• Oklahoma State scored on 10 of its 15 drives in the game (nine touchdowns and a field goal).
• Oklahoma State’s defense had three interceptions and stopped K-State on downs three times.
• Kansas State entered the game leading the Big 12 and ranked seventh nationally by allowing only 151.9 passing yards per game. Oklahoma State had 342 passing yards Saturday.

Game Flow

The game was never in question, as Oklahoma State held a 28-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 49-14 lead at halftime. By halftime, OSU held a 377-183 advantage in total yards. Even when slowing things down with a big lead, the Cowboys still won the second half, 17-14.

Game Notes

• Including Saturday’s performance, Oklahoma State has five more wins than it did all of last season. Only UCLA (six wins) has a larger year-over-year improvement from 2025 to 2026.
• A five-win year-over-year improvement matches the program record set in 1921 and 1944.
• Oklahoma State became bowl-eligible with the win.
• Oklahoma State’s 66 points is the most for either team in the 73-game series with Kansas State.
• It was Oklahoma State’s third game of 50 or more points this season and its sixth with 40 or more points.
• Oklahoma State held a 28-7 lead after the first quarter.
• It was the most points scored by OSU in the first quarter of a conference game since the Cowboys put 35 on Kansas in 2011 en route to a 70-28 victory.
• 28 points was the most in a quarter for the Cowboys since scoring 28 in the fourth quarter at West Virginia in 2023.
• Oklahoma State had 222 yards of offense in the first quarter alone. Entering the game, K-State ranked third in the Big 12 by allowing only 318.0 yards per game. 
• By halftime, OSU was up, 49-14.
• It was the most points in a half for Oklahoma State in a Big 12 game since the Cowboys scored 49 in the first half against Texas Tech in 2011.
• Oklahoma State limited Kansas State to only 38 yards of total offense and 1.6 yards per play in the second quarter.
• Saturday's game marked the 73rd overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Kansas State in a series that dates to 1908. The 2026 season also marked the 17th consecutive year the teams have played, which is the longest active streak for any Cowboy opponent. The only teams OSU has faced more times than Kansas State are Oklahoma, Tulsa, and Kansas.

Player Notes

• Drew Mestemaker completed 22-of-28 passes for 313 yards with four touchdowns. He added three carries for 11 yards and a touchdown and one catch for five yards and a touchdown. 
• Mestemaker became only the fifth player in FBS history with a game that included at least four passing touchdowns, a rushing touchdown, and a receiving touchdown. The other four were Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State) vs. Eastern Michigan in 2010, Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) vs. Eastern Michigan in 2013, Tyler Jones (Texas State) vs. Ohio in 2016 and Arch Manning (Texas) vs. Arkansas in 2025.
• Mestemaker has thrown for at least 300 yards with multiple passing touchdowns in eight straight games to set the longest single-season streak in Big 12 history.
• Mestemaker’s eight straight 300-yard passing games set an Oklahoma State program record, breaking the tie he had with Mason Rudolph, who had seven in row from 2016 through 2017.
• Mestemaker has passed for at least 200 yards in 24 straight games - the longest active streak in the FBS. He's passed for at least 250 yards in 13 of his past 14 games.
• Since 2019, the only Big 12 player with at least seven such performances in a season is Shedeur Sanders in 2024 (seven).
• The only other Oklahoma State quarterback to pass for at least 300 yards in seven straight games was Mason Rudolph from the 2016 season through the beginning of the 2017 campaign.
• Mestemaker has thrown at least one touchdown in 23 of his past 24 games.
• Caleb Hawkins had 20 carries for 175 yards and three touchdowns, plus six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.
• Including his performance Saturday, Hawkins eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards on the season (1,081). He is the first Cowboy to go over 1,000 yards rushing since Ollie Gordon II had 1,732 in 2023. Hawkins joins Gordon II and Jaylen Warren as Oklahoma State backs with more than 1,000 yards rushing since 2020.
• Hawkins has totaled more than 100 yards from scrimmage in eight of OSU's nine games. The only game when he didn't hit the mark came against Murray State, when he left the game early with 88 yards due to the lopsided victory.
• Hawkins entered the game leading all FBS running backs with an average of 44.1 receiving yards per game this season, an advantage that will widen after Saturday’s performance.
• In the last four games, Hawkins has 24 receptions for 349 yards and three touchdowns.
• LaDainian Fields intercepted his FBS-leading sixth and seventh passes of the season. Seven interceptions through the first nine games of a season is the most for an Oklahoma State player since Darrent Williams in 2003.
• Seven interceptions ties for fourth in a single season in Oklahoma State history.
• Fields has six interceptions in the past four games, with two at Kansas State, one at Iowa State, two against Colorado and one at Houston.
• There were significant changes to the starting lineup on defense. Malik Charles and Saadiq Clements both made their first starts of the season, with Iman Oates and Isaiah Chisom getting only their second starts of the year.

The Oklahoma State Win...

• Gave it five more wins than last season, matching the best year-to-year improvement in OSU history. The only other years when OSU won five more games than the previous season were 1944 and 1921.
• Improved it to 6-3 or better for the first time since 2023.
• Improved Eric Morris to 6-3 as Oklahoma State's head coach.
• Improved Eric Morris to 2-3 in road games as OSU's head coach.
• Improved Eric Morris to 52-37 in his head coaching career.
• Improved Eric Morris to 37-24 in conference games.
• Improved Eric Morris to 4-2 in Big 12 conference games.
• Improved Eric Morris to 1-0 against Kansas State.
• Improved its all-time record against Kansas State to 44-29.
• Gave it wins in 11 of its past 18 games against Kansas State.
• Improved its all-time record against Kansas State in Manhattan to 20-19.
• Marked its first win in Manhattan since 2020.
• Marked its 140th win since the beginning of the 2010 season, ranking among the top 15 in the FBS.
• Notable Streaks and Trends Through Saturday’s Game
• The Cowboys have scored more than 30 points in eight consecutive games for the first time since an eight-game streak during the 2021-22 seasons. If they reach nine, it would tie OSU's single-season streak record that was set in the final nine games of the 2011 season. It would also mark the longest stretch overall for OSU since the school-record 13-game run across the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The only other double-digit streak was a 10-game stretch from 1987-88.
• Oklahoma State had gone three-and-out on only 5.3% of its drives this season, fewest in the FBS. On Saturday, the Cowboys improved on that total by going three-and-out only one time in 15 drives.
• Oklahoma State averages 43.9 points per game this season after scoring 14.2 points per game in 2025. The +29.7 improvement is the largest in the FBS.
• Justin Bowick has a touchdown reception in seven straight games.
• Oklahoma State has punted just 15 times this season (1.7 punts per game).
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 86-14 when winning the turnover battle.
• OSU is 55-10 in its past 65 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• Including Saturday’s performance, Caleb Hawkins is one of only two Power 4 players (Duke's Nate Sheppard) to hit 100 yards from scrimmage in eight games this season.
• Hawkins scored multiple touchdowns in eight of his past 16 games.
• Hawkins has rushed for at least 100 yards in nine of his past 15 games.
• Miles Coleman has at least one catch in each of his past 28 games played.
• Wyatt Young has at least one catch in each of his past 24 games played.
• Caleb Hawkins has at least one catch in 21 of his past 22 games played.
• Ethan Wesloski has made at least one tackle in 48 consecutive games, including every game he's played since the beginning of the 2023 season. He's had at least three tackles in 20 straight games.
• Isaiah Chisom has made at least two tackles in 34 of his past 35 games.
• Quinton Hammonds has made at least two tackles in 20 straight games.