Notable
Fewest Yards of Total Offense Allowed by OSU since 2000
108 at Texas Tech, 2021
133 at West Virginia, 2021
139 vs. Savannah State, 2012
141 vs. Texas State, 2000
143 vs. Kansas, 2021
156 at Baylor, 2020
175 at South Alabama, 2017
Three teams in the top 10 of this week’s College Football Playoff Rankings lost today, including two Oregon (3) and Michigan State (7) ranked ahead of Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State recorded its first shutout since an 84-0 win over Savannah State in 2012.
The shutout marked the first for the Cowboys in conference play and on the road against a conference opponent since OSU blanked Oklahoma, 12-0, in Norman on Nov. 11, 1995.
OSU had four quarterback sacks, giving them 41 on the season. That total is the fifth-most in program history; the record is 44 set in 1983.
Texas Tech entered the game averaging 33.6 points and 440.6 yards of total offense per game. OSU held the Red Raiders to just 108 total yards, an average of 1.9 yards per play, and racked up 12 tackles for loss.
The game marked the third this season that OSU has shut out its opponent in the opening half – the Cowboys also held Baylor and Kansas scoreless prior to intermission.
OSU’s defense limited the Red Raiders to just 31 total yards in the opening half – 22 passing and nine rushing. The Pokes had eight tackles for loss in the first half (for -22 yards) to go along with four pass breakups and three sacks, and TTU managed just four first downs.
Tay Martin finished with seven catches for an OSU career-high 130 yards. It was the senior’s fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season, and the seventh of his career. Three of those came while playing at Washington State during the 2018 season, including a career-best 149 yards against Eastern Washington.
The Oklahoma State defense limited Texas Tech to on third down conversions. Over the last four games, opposing offenses are 7-of-54 (13 percent) on third down conversions.
The win over Texas Tech was Spencer Sanders’ 22nd as Oklahoma State’s starting quarterback. The only other OSU QBs with 20 or more career wins as a starter are Mason Rudolph (32), Mike Gundy (28), Brandon Weeden (23) and Zac Robinson (23).
Game captains for Oklahoma State were Hunter Woodard, Jarrick Bernard-Converse, Brock Martin and Mason Cobb.
A trio of Cowboys made their first-career starts – Blaine Green (WR), Jaden Bray (WR) and Joe Michalski (OL – C).
Malcolm Rodriguez moved into a tie for eighth on OSU’s career games started list with 45, while Jarrick Bernard-Converse is now tied for 10th on that list with 44.
Safety Tre Sterling saw action for the first time since the game against Tulsa on Sept. 11.
The Oklahoma State Win ...
- Clinched a spot in the Big 12 Championship game for the Cowboys and kept them atop the conference standings.
- Marks the 10th 10-win season in program history and the seventh since 2010.
- Made it 10-1 or better for the first time since 2015 and for the fifth time in the Mike Gundy era.
- Gives it wins in 12 of its past 13 games and 18 of its past 22 games, dating back to the 2020 season.
- Made it 5-1 in its past six away games.
- Made it 11-2 in its last 13 games vs. Texas Tech, and 6-1 in its last seven in Lubbock.
- Made the Cowboys 23-23-3 all-time vs. Texas Tech and 8-13-2 vs. TTU in Lubbock.
- Improved Mike Gundy's career record vs. Texas Tech to 13-4.
- Improved Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 90-56.
- Made it 146-67 in its history when playing as an AP-ranked team.
- Made it 134-38 in its history when playing as a higher AP-ranked team than its opponent.
- Made it 81-17 in its past 98 games vs. opponents outside of the AP Top 25, dating back to 2010
Notable Streaks and Trends Including the Texas Tech Game
- OSU is averaging 41.3 points and 482.3 yards of offense in its last four games.
- OSU has surrendered only one offensive touchdown in the last 16 quarters.
- OSU has held six of its last nine opponents under 100 yards rushing.
- OSU has held seven of its last eight opponents under 200 yards passing.
- OSU has held 20 of its last 22 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average.
- OSU has won 79 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active stretch of time in the FBS and longest since at least 1980.
- OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 22 of its last 28 games.
- OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50 percent third down conversion rate in 22-straight games.
- OSU has held its opponent to fewer than 20 first downs in 10-straight games.
- OSU is 39-6 in its last 45 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
- Dating back to 2005, OSU is 43-4 when not committing a turnover.
- Dating back to 2008, OSU is 69-8 when winning the turnover battle.
- OSU has forced 23 turnovers in its past 15 games.
Oklahoma State is limiting opponents well under their scoring average this season. A look at the past nine OSU opponents:
PPG Entering vs.
OSU Game OSU
Boise State 42.5 20
Kansas State 31.0 20
Baylor 42.8 14
Texas 44.5 24
Iowa State 33.7 24
Kansas 17.6 3
West Virginia 29.6 3
TCU 31.3 17
Texas Tech 33.6 0
