Oklahoma State 3 UCF 45: Postgame Notes

Final Score: Oklahoma State 3, UCF 45

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 7-3 overall (5-2 Big 12); UCF 5-5 overall (2-5 Big 12)

Postgame Notes

• Oklahoma State’s five-game winning streak was snapped on Saturday, as UCF picked up a 45-3 victory over the Cowboys.
• Brennan Presley surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards on Saturday with five catches for 52 yards. He is now just 180 yards from tying Josh Stewart (2,204) and moving into the top 10 in program history.
• Alex Hale got Oklahoma State on the board with a 25-yard field goal five minutes into the third quarter. With the kick, he moved into solo seventh for both fields goal made (21) and attempted (27) by a Cowboy in a single season.
• On UCF’s first possession of the second half, Collin Oliver forced a strip-sack on John Rhys Plumlee and Xavier Benson fell on the ball for the recovery. The forced fumble was Oliver’s fourth of the season, tied for second-most in the country, and fifth sack, tied for most by a Cowboy, while Benson has recovered a fumble in back-to-back games.
• OSU has forced 14 turnovers in its past six games. Entering Saturday, the Cowboys were third in the nation with 358 takeaways since 2010.
• The Cowboy defense added two more fourth down stops against UCF to improve its season total to 3-20 (15%), the second-best percentage in the nation.
• Kendal Daniels recorded double digit tackles for the third time this season, posting 11 total tackles and a sack.
• True freshman Dylan Smith made his first career start on Saturday.
• Oklahoma State’s game captains against the Knights were Alan Bowman, Xavier Benson, Korie Black and Jaden Nixon.

Notable Streaks and Trends

• OSU has forced 14 turnovers in the past six games.
• OSU's offensive line has allowed three total sacks in its past seven games.
• Over the past 47 games, OSU has held opponents to 219-for-716 (30.6%) on third down.
• OSU has held its opponents to just 3-for-20 on fourth down attempts this season - the No. 2 percentage in the nation.