Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes at Kansas State
November 05, 2016 | Cowboy Football
The Oklahoma State win…
• Improved the Cowboys to 8-1 in their last nine true road games, dating back to 2014.
• Improved the Cowboys to 5-1 in Big 12 play, marking the sixth time in the last eight seasons that the Cowboys have won at least five of their first six conference games.
• Marked the 11th straight season in which Mike Gundy has led the Cowboys to at least seven victories.
• Marked the Cowboys' sixth win in their last eight meetings with the Wildcats and their first win in Manhattan since 2010 and just the second since 1988 when Mike Gundy quarterbacked the Cowboys to a win.
• Improved the Cowboys to 39-24 all-time against Kansas State and 18-15 against the Wildcats in Manhattan.
• Improved the Cowboys to 51-6 in their last 57 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Improved the Cowboys to 42-17 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
:: In the first half of today's game, Mason Rudolph was 14-for-18 passing with 225 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He had passing plays of 54, 48 and 42 yards and a third down rush of 21 yards that led to a touchdown. His QB rating at halftime was 237.8.
More On Rudolph
:: Today he tied a personal best with five TD passes.
:: Rudolph's streak of 163 passes thrown without an interception ended in the third quarter. His last interception before today came on a desperation throw in the fourth quarter of the game at Baylor.
::Rudolph has now led the Cowboys to eight victories in games in which they trailed in the second half.
::With 457 passing yards today, Rudolph is now sixth at OSU in single-season passing yards. It was his best passing total on the road.
::Has now passed for more than 400 yards in a game five times.
The James Washington Update
:: James Washington has now caught a pass in 28 consecutive games.
::He now has 131 career catches – ninth best in school history. He moved past Adarius Bowman on Saturday.
::He now has 2,517 career receiving yards to rank fifth all-time. He moved past Dez Bryant today.
::Has had four 100-yard receiving games this season, including three in the last four games.
:: Blake Jarwin scored on a career-long catch of 54 yards in the second quarter. That play also marked a career-high in single game receiving yards, and he finished with 96 yards.
:: Jarwin and Austin Hays each scored their first touchdowns since Oct. 31 last season in OSU's win over Texas Tech. Hays set a season high with three catches and 59 yards. It was his best yardage total since Dec. 1, 2012 at Baylor.
:: OSU's has trailed at some point in each of its last six wins.
::OSU is now 10-1 in its last 11 games decided by less than 10 points, with the lone loss coming in controversial fashion to Central Michigan earlier this season.
:: Kansas State averaged 102.3 rushing yards allowed entering today. The Cowboys passed that on the first play of the second half and finished with 180 rushing yards, the most against KSU this year.
:: Justice Hill added 44 rushing yards and now has 663 for the season – sixth most by an OSU freshman.
:: WR Chris Lacy, S Tre Flowers, DT Vincent Taylor and P Zach Sinor served as Oklahoma State captains for today's game.
