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Oklahoma State, in its first bowl appearance since 1988, squared off against Purdue in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl.

The Big 12 vs. Big Ten showdown was tight through three quarters before Purdue sprinted past the Cowboys by a 33-20 margin. The crowd in the Alamo Dome included 30,000-plus Orange-clad Cowboys fans.

OSU drew first blood when Tim Sydnes connected on a 34-yard field goal with 5:31 left in the first quarter. The lead was short-lived, however, as Purdue scored on an 18-yard pass from Billy Dicken with 1:19 left in the initial quarter. Another Sydnes field goal brought OSU to within one, 7-6 before Purdue ended the first-half scoring with a field goal of its own and a 10-6 halftime advantage.

The second half opened with the teams trading touchdowns. Purdue scored first at the 12:02 mark on a one-yard run by Dicken. OSU answered with a 21-yard run by Jamaal Fobbs and trailed by a 16-13 margin with nine minutes left in the third. Purdue put the game away with two straight touchdowns and a 37 yard field goal.

Scoring Summary	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Purdue	7	3	20	0	33
Oklahoma State	3	3	7	7	20
Scoring Plays OSU - Sydnes 34-yard field goal PUR - Alford 18-yard pass from Dicken (Ryan kick) OSU - Sydnes 33-yard field goal PUR - Ryan 42-yard field goal PUR - Dicken 1-yard run (kick failed) OSU - Fobbs 21-yard run (Sydnes kick) PUR - Sutherland 16-yard run (Ryan kick) PUR - Daniels 69-yard pass from Dicken (Ryan kick) PUR - Ryan 37-yard field goal OSU - McQuarters 17-yard pass from Lindsay (Sydnes kick)

Rashaun Woods put on another memorable show for Oklahoma State, catching nine passes for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 33-23 victory over Southern Mississippi.

Woods earned Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Game honors, helping the Cowboys complete a memorable season that included victories over Nebraska, Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

Tatum Bell ran for 160 yards, including a 22-yard score with 8:07 to play that gave Oklahoma State the lead for good. Luke Phillips kicked two of his four field goals in the decisive fourth quarter.

Trailing 20-13 at the half, Southern Miss (7-6) took its only lead of the game on a 2-yard touchdown run by James Walley and a 30-yard field goal by Curt Jones, his third of the game, in the third quarter. The Cowboys pulled even on the first play of the fourth quarter on Phillips' 28-yard field goal.

Josh Fields threw for 310 yards, and his 33-yard pass to Billy Bajema set up Bell's go-ahead touchdown, which put Oklahoma State back in front 30-23. Following a punt by Southern Mississippi to the Oklahoma State 2, Bell broke off a career-long 88-yard gain to the Golden Eagles 10. Phillips kicked a 24-yarder with 5:15 to play.

Woods had his ninth 100-yard receiving game of the season and joined former Cowboys receiver Hart Lee Dykes as the only receivers to surpass 3,000 career yards. Woods' touchdown catch was his 17th of the season.

Scoring Summary	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Southern Miss	3	10	10	0	23
Oklahoma State	10	10	0	13	33
Scoring Plays OSU - Denard 3-yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick) OSU - Phillips 46-yard field goal USM - Jones 38-yard field goal USM - Almond 13-yard run (Jones kick) OSU - Phillips 52-yard field goal USM - Jones 24-yard field goal OSU - Woods 51-yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick) USM - Walley 3-yard run (Jones kick) USM - Jones 30-yard field goal OSU - Bell 22-yard run (Phillips kick) OSU - Phillips 24-yard field goal

Eli Manning threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 16 Mississippi to a 31-28 victory over No. 21 Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

Manning's 1-yard keeper in the fourth quarter capped a 97-yard drive, and ended a streak of 24 straight points by Ole Miss (10-3), which finished with its first 10-win season since 1971.

That was just enough to overcome the Cowboys (9-4). Rashaun Woods caught a 17-yard TD pass to get Oklahoma State to 31-28 with 4:38 left, just four minutes after Vernand Morency's second touchdown run.

Woods set Cotton Bowl records with 11 catches for 223 yards. On the 72-yard drive that ended with Morency's second TD, he caught two passes for 63 yards, both on plays when cornerback Travis Johnson was called for pass interference and still couldn't prevent the catches.

Oklahoma State's Josh Fields set a Cotton Bowl record with 307 yards on 21-of-33 passing. The junior's touchdown gave him 55 in his career, breaking the school record set by offensive coordinator Mike Gundy (1986-89).

Manning finished with an Ole Miss-record 10,119 yards passing to become only the fifth player in the Southeastern Conference with 10,000 yards. That is 1,082 less than the SEC record held by older brother Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback and NFL MVP who played at Tennessee from 1994-97.

Scoring Summary	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Ole Miss	7	7	0	14	28
Oklahoma State	7	10	7	7	31
Scoring Plays MISS - Turner 16-yard pass from Manning (Nichols kick) OSU - Morency 4-yard run (Phillips kick) OSU -Bell 3-yard run (Phillips kick) MISS - Espy 25-yard pass from Manning (Nichols kick) MISS - Nichols 33-yard field goal MISS - Turner 2-yard run (Nichols kick) MISS - Manning 1-yard run (Nichols kick) OSU - Morency 1-yard run (Phillips kick) OSU - Woods 17-yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)

Justin Zwick, replacing the suspended Troy Smith, threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, and Ted Ginn Jr. and Lydell Ross each scored, leading No. 24 Ohio State to a 33-7 win over Oklahoma State in the 12th annual Alamo Bowl.

Ginn, a true freshman with dazzling speed, caught six passes for 78 yards and rushed for another 51 yards and a touchdown.

Zwick, who lost the starting job to Smith after hurting his shoulder in the sixth game, completed 17 of 27 passes despite a mild hamstring pull.

Ross rushed for 99 yards on 12 carries, and Mike Nugent kicked four field goals for the Buckeyes (8-4) to become the school's career scoring leader.

The Buckeyes took advantage of two early turnovers, and never let the Cowboys (7-5) get anything going offensively.

Oklahoma State quarterback Donovan Woods completed 15 of 34 passes for 137 yards and rushed for another 80 yards. Vernand Morency, one of the nation's top rushers this season, was limited to 24 yards on eight carries.

The game was last at Oklahoma State for head coach Les Miles, who departed for LSU. Offensive coordinator Mike Gundy was promoted to take his place.

Scoring Summary	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	7	7
Ohio State	13	10	7	3	33
Scoring Plays OHST - Gonzalez 23-yard pass from Zwick (Nugent kick) OHST - Nugent 37-yard field goal OHST - Nugent 35-yard field goal OHST - Ross 1-yard run (Nugent kick) OHST - Nugent 41-yard field goal OHST - Ginn, Jr. 5-yard TD run (Nugent kick) OHST - Nugent 36-yard field goal OKST - Willis 4-yard run (Ricks kick)