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Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes - Camping World Bowl
December 28, 2017 | Cowboy Football
Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Virginia Tech
Dec. 28, 2017
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Following today's win, OSU…Dec. 28, 2017
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• Has three-straight 10-win seasons to mark the longest streak in school history. Only OSU, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, San Diego State, Wisconsin and Stanford (with an Alamo Bowl win) can claim 10-wins in each of the past three seasons.
• Has six 10-win seasons under Mike Gundy, all since 2010.
• Is 18-4 in its last 22 games overall.
• Is 2-1 all-time vs. Virginia Tech.
• Is 18-10 all-time in bowl games, ranking among the top five bowl winning percentages among teams with at least 20 appearances.
• Is 6-7 all-time against current members of the ACC.
• Finished the season a perfect 7-0 in games away from home.
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:: Mason Rudolph finished the day with 351 passing yards to bring his season total to 4,904 to set a school record. The old mark of 4,727 was set by Brandon Weeden in 2011. Rudolph leads the nation in passing yards this season.
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:: Rudolph completes his career with 10 400-yard passing games and 23 300-yard passing games in his career, both school records.
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:: Rudolph entered the game leading the nation in points responsible for per game. He added two touchdown passes today.
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:: With two touchdowns responsible for today, Mason Rudolph increased his school-record season total 47. The previous record of 44 was set by Barry Sanders during his 1988 Heisman season.
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:: James Washington finished with 126 receiving yards on the day to bring his career total to 4,472, establishing a new OSU record and breaking the previous mark of 4,414 set by Rashaun Woods from 2000-03. It is second in Big 12 history.
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:: Washington' season total is 1,549. That ranks third highest in OSU history.
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:: Washington now has 21 career games with at least 100 receiving yards, breaking Rashaun Woods' school record of 20.
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:: Washington has caught a pass in 45 straight games – the second longest active streak in the nation.
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:: With 351 passing yards, Rudolph became the first player in OSU history to have more than 1,000 career passing yards in bowl games. His wraps up his career with 1,143 bowl passing yards.
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:: With 492 yards of total offense today, OSU finished the season with 7,400 yards to set a new single-season record. The previous record of 7,111 was set in 2012.
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:: OSU also established a school single-season record for passing yards, with a total of 5,059 after adding 351 passing yards vs. Virginia Tech. The previous record of 5,034 was set in 2011.
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:: The OSU offense entered the game leading the nation with 11 plays of at least 65 yards. It added one such plays against Virginia Tech on James Washington's 65-yard TD catch.
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:: Justice Hill finished with 120 rushing yards on the day to bring his season total 1,467. That ranks as 13th best total in OSU history.
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:: Marcell Ateman finished with 107 receiving yards to mark his seventh 100-yard game of the season and 10th of his career.
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:: The Cowboys scored a field goal on their opening drive of the game. It was just the third time this season a Virginia Tech opponent scored on a game-opening drive and the first since Clemson scored a field goal in game five.
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:: The OSU defense has forced a turnover in 27 straight games and in 36 of its last 37 games.
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:: OSU finished with 30 points, the second most allowed by Tech this season. Clemson scored 31.
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:: Virginia Tech entered the day allowing 305.3 yards per game of offense to its opponent. OSU had 492 yards.
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:: Matt Ammendola was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts today. He has now made 13 of his last 14.
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:: The OSU defensive linemen recorded three tackles for loss today to bring their season total to 54. That marks the most of the Gundy era, breaking the previous best mark of 52 set last season.
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:: QB Mason Rudolph, WR James Washington, LB Kirk Tucker, S Tre Flowers and LB Chad Whitener served as Oklahoma State captains for today's game.
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