OSU Postgame Notes vs. Texas Tech

November 12, 2016 | Cowboy Football

The Oklahoma State win…
• Extended the Cowboys' current Big 12 winning streak to six games. Only three times before has OSU won six or more Big 12 games in a row. The Cowboys won seven in a row in 2011 and 2013, and won eight in a row from the end of 2014 through 2015.
• Marked the eighth time in the last nine seasons that Mike Gundy has led the Cowboys to at least eight victories.
• Marked the Cowboys' eighth-straight win over Texas Tech, dating back to 2008.
• Marked the Cowboys' seventh-straight win over the Red Raiders in Stillwater, dating back to 2001.
• Moved the Cowboys to 10-2 vs. Texas Tech during the Mike Gundy era (2005-present).
• Improved the Cowboys to 6-1 in Big 12 play this season, marking the sixth time in the last eight seasons that the Cowboys have won at least six conference games.
• Brought the Cowboys' final home record to 6-1 this season, matching 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 for the season-high for home victories during the Mike Gundy era.
• Improved the Cowboys to 52-6 in their last 58 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Improved the Cowboys to 44-17 in Big 12 games since 2010. At 46-13, only Oklahoma has a better Big 12 record than OSU this decade.
• Improved OSU's record to 11-1 in its last 12 games decided by less than 10 points.

:: With 395 passing yards today, Mason Rudolph's season total is now 3,384. It's the sixth time an OSU quarterback has thrown for more than 3,000 yards in a season and the second time for Rudolph. His 2016 season now ranks as the fourth-most in school history.

:: That marks the 11th 300-yard passing game of Rudolph's career and his fifth of the season.

:: Jalen McCleskey made his sixth touchdown catch in the last six games in the first quarter. He has seven on the year.

:: The Texas Tech offense hadn't had more than three 3-and-outs in a game this year entering today. OSU held TTU to three-straight 3-and-outs on its first three possessions, allowing just 11 rushing yards and 0 passing yards. TTU had four 3-and-outs in the game.

:: James Washington's 82-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter was his fourth touchdown catch of at least 50 yards this season. He has caught a pass in 29-straight games.

:: Washington's 158 receiving yards in the game marked the fifth time this year he's surpassed 100 receiving yards in a game, and the fourth time he's done it in the last five games. He now has 11 career 100-yard receiving games, fourth-most in OSU history.

:: Chris Lacy finished with a career-high 100 receiving yards. He becomes OSU's fourth different receiver to surpass 100 receiving yards in a game this season.

:: Chris Carson scored two touchdowns today and has now scored six touchdowns in the last three games. He has seven on the year.

:: With 126 rushing yards today, Justice Hill became the first freshman in Oklahoma State history to surpass 100 rushing yards in four games.

:: Hill now has 789 rushing yards this season. That total passes Kendall Hunter's 2007 season and Andre Richardson's total in 1994 for the fourth-most by a freshman in school history and is the most since Mike Hamilton set the school record in 2005 with 961.

:: For the third time in school history, Oklahoma State has recorded back-to-back games with 600 yards of offense. The prior two came in 1988 against Texas Tech and Wyoming and in 2012 against Savannah State, Arizona and Louisiana.

:: The Cowboys have forced at least one turnover in every game this season, including 11 in the last five games.

:: OSU's 92-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter was it's fifth touchdown drive of at least 90 yards this season.

:: OSU has held opponents scoreless on their opening drive of the second half in eight of 10 games this season.

:: Justin Phillips and Derrick Moncrief each made their first career start in an OSU uniform. Moncrief also started once at Auburn.

:: CB Ramon Richards, S Jordan Sterns, CW Zac Veatch and OL Michael Wilson served as Oklahoma State captains for today's game.