Postgame Notes vs. SLU

September 03, 2016 | Cowboy Football

:: Today's 61-point effort by the Cowboys marked the 11^th time under head coach Mike Gundy that Oklahoma State has scored 60 or more points in a game.

:: OSU is now 95-47 in its 12^th season under Gundy.

:: QB Mason Rudolph, S Derrick Moncrief, DT Motekiai Maile, and K Ben Grogan served as OSU captains for today's game.

:: Five Cowboys made their first career starts in an OSU uniform today, including DE Jarrell Owens, DE Cole Waltersheid, LB Devante Averette, OL Marcus Keyes and OL Larry Williams.

:: Twenty freshmen – 12 redshirts and eight true – saw their first action in an OSU uniform today.

:: Keyes' start marks the first time a freshman has started on the OSU offensive line since Zach Crabtree and Jesse Robinson started in 2014.

:: OSU ranked ninth nationally with 28 turnovers forced last season. The Cowboys continued that trend today by recording four takeaways.

::: The Cowboys had outstanding starting field position throughout the game, with seven drives starting in SLU territory, four of those starting in the red zone.

:: Of OSU's eight scoring drives today, five lasted less than two minutes.

:: Freshman cornerback Madre Harper recovered a fumble in the end zone on OSU's opening punt, marking a touchdown on his first career touch. It also marks OSU's first touchdown on a fumble recovery since Emmanuel Ogbah scored at West Virginia last year.

:: Oklahoma State entered the game leading the country in non-offensive touchdowns scored since 2010 with 37. The Cowboys added two more today, getting fumble recovery scores from Harper and Ramon Richards.

:: Chris Carson scored OSU's first offensive touchdown on a 14-yard rush in the first quarter. It was his fifth-career rushing touchdown.

:: Jhajuan Seales caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Mason Rudolph on the following drive. He added a 16-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter for his ninth and 10th career touchdown receptions.

:: In the first quarter of his first game at OSU, Barry J. Sanders scored on a 1-yard rush. It was his second offensive touch and immediately followed an 18-yard reception on his first offensive touch. His next touch was a 57-yard punt return that was ruled just short of the end zone. Sanders is the son of former Oklahoma State Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders.

:: OSU scored 28 points in the opening quarter, marking the most since the Cowboys put up 28 points in the fourth quarter at Texas Tech last season.

:: The majority of OSU's starters, including quarterback Mason Rudolph, were taken out with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter.

:: Devante Averette forced and recovered a fumble on SLU's opening drive of the second half. He lateralled to Ramon Richards, who then ran into the end zone for OSU's second non-offensive touchdown of the game.

:: That play marked the first time since OSU's win over UTSA last year that the Cowboys returned multiple fumbles for touchdowns.

:: Vincent Taylor's blocked field goal in the third quarter was the second block of his career.

:: Jarrell Owens recorded his fourth-career sack to end an SLU drive in the third quarter.

:: Jeff Carr scored his second career rushing touchdown and fourth total touchdown in the third quarter.

:: In his third-career game, backup quarterback Taylor Cornelius recorded the first touchdown of his career on a five-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. He finished with 28 rushing yards on six carries.

:: Justin Phillips recorded his first-career sack in the fourth quarter and led the Cowboys with five tackles on the day.

:: OSU finished with 12 tackles for loss resulting in minus-53 yards and three quarterback sacks resulting in minus-21 yards.