Oklahoma State University Athletics
1999 OSU Football Postgame Notes
September 05, 1999 | Cowboy Football
Sept. 5, 1999
? OSU held Louisiana-Lafayette to 61 yards total offense tonight. That's the second-best total-defense mark in school history. The school record is 29 yards, set in a 12-0 victory at Kansas State in 1947. The previous best mark in the last half-century was a 71-yard effort Oct. 3, 1981, at North Texas State.
? Senior WR Terance Richardson's 43-yard punt return in the first quarter was the longest of his career.
? Senior RB Nathan Simmons' first-quarter touchdown was the 11th of his career.
? Senior PK Tim Sydnes' second-quarter field-goal miss snapped a string of 12 consecutive successful attempts for Sydnes dating to last season.
? Sophomore QB B.J. Tiger's second-quarter entry was his first as an OSU quarterback. He had no collegiate statistics entering tonight's game, although he played in a handful of games on special teams and defense last season.
? Senior WR Ethan Howell's 63-yard pass reception from Tiger in the third quarter was Howell's fourth career touchdown reception. All four of Howell's TDs have gone for over 50 yards, he caught scoring passes of 55, 65 and 67 yards from Tony Lindsay last season.
? Junior RB Jamaal Fobbs' 68-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter was the eighth touchdown run of his career and his 11th touchdown overall, including three receiving TDs. It was the longest rush of his career, topping a 57-yard scamper in his freshman season of 1997. It was the longest rush by an OSU player since David Thompson went 91 yards against Kansas State on Oct. 14, 1995.
? The Cowboys improved to 5-0 against the Ragin' Cajuns.
? OSU has won 15 straight nonconference games on Lewis Field. The last OSU home loss to a nonleague opponent was Sept. 21, 1991, when the Cowboys fell 24-21 to TCU. In the 1990s, OSU is 17-2 in nonconference home games.
? The Cowboys improved to 57-36-5 all-time on opening day. OSU has won four straight openers, seven of the last eight, 16 of the last 19 and 24 of the last 29.
? The Cowboys are now 65-28-5 in home openers. They have won four straight, seven of the last eight and 25 of the last 31.
? The last time an OSU team held an opponent to seven or fewer points was Nov. 8, 1997, at Oklahoma, OSU won 31-7. The Cowboys' defense last held the opposing offense without a score Sept. 13, 1997, in a 35-0 victory over Fresno State, also in a home opener.
