Oklahoma State University Athletics
Post-Game Notes
January 02, 2010 | Cowboy Football
Jan. 2, 2010
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:: Oklahoma State lost to Ole Miss, 21-7.
:: Oklahoma State finishes the season with a 9-4 record, marking the seventh nine-win season in school history.
:: OSU's senior class ends their careers with 32 wins, which is tied for the third-highest win total of any class in program history.
:: Fifth-year head coach Mike Gundy is now 36-27 in his career.
:: OSU is now 0-2 all-time against Ole Miss, with losses coming in the 2004 and 2010 Cotton Bowl games.
:: OSU is 12-8 all-time in bowl games, including a 2-2 mark under Mike Gundy.
:: Andre Sexton was the recipient of the McKnight Trophy as the Outstanding Defensive Player. He finished with 10 tackles and two interceptions.
:: Serving as OSU captains for today's game were quarterback Zac Robinson, running back Keith Toston, linebackers Andre Sexton and Patrick Lavine and offensive tackle Russell Okung.
:: The Cowboys were without the services of All-America cornerback Perrish Cox, who was suspended the day before the game for a violation of team rules.
:: Redshirt freshman cornerback Brodrick Brown made his first-career start in today's game, stepping in for Cox.
:: OSU kept its opponent from scoring a touchdown on its opening drive for the 11th-straight game. Georgia was the only team to score a TD on the opening drive against the Cowboys this season. The Cowboys also held each of their last five opponents scoreless on their game-opening drives. OSU kept 10 of its opponents off the scoreboard on game-opening drives this season.
:: Redshirt freshman punter Quinn Sharp boomed a 63-yard punt in the opening quarter, the second longest of his career and his fourth punt of over 60 yards this season.
:: Quinn Sharp finishes the season with an average of 45.1 yards per punt, the second-highest single-season average in OSU history. Jim Benien owns the school mark at 45.5 in 1971.
:: Senior running back Keith Toston finishes his career eighth on OSU's career rushing list with 2,729 yards.
:: Senior linebacker Andre Sexton moved into the top 10 on OSU's career tackles list. With 10 stops against the Rebels, Sexton finishes his career with 319 tackles, which is tied for ninth on the school's all-time list.
:: Prior to Dexter McCluster's 86-yard run in the second quarter, the longest rush against OSU this season was a 29-yard run by Oklahoma's Jermie Calhoun.
:: OSU set a season high in interceptions with four, including three in the first half. The Cowboys' previous season high was three interceptions against Missouri, Iowa State and Texas Tech.
:: The Cowboys' four interceptions were their most since Sept. 7, 2002, when they had four against Northern Iowa.
:: Senior cornerback Terrance Anderson recorded his third interception of the season and fourth of his career in the first quarter.
:: Andre Sexton tied OSU's individual season high with two interceptions, giving him six for his career. Perrish Cox had two against Texas Tech.
:: The last time OSU forced five turnovers prior to today was Oct. 4, 2008 against Texas A&M.
:: OSU senior quarterback Zac Robinson finished the season with 2,078 passing yards, joining Mike Gundy as the only two Cowboys to eclipse 2,000 yards in three seasons.
:: Senior linebacker Donald Booker recorded a season-high 12 tackles and finished the season with a team-high 98 stops.
