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Cowboys Flatten Baylor To Remain Perfect
October 29, 2011 | Cowboy Football
Oct. 29, 2011
STILLWATER, Okla.(AP) -- Joseph Randle set career-highs by running for 152 yards and four touchdowns, Justin Blackmon matched his career best with 13 catches for 172 yards and two scores and No. 3 Oklahoma State beat Baylor 59-24 on Saturday.
The Cowboys (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) started a season with eight straight wins for only the second time in school history. The other time was in 1945, when they finished the season 9-0, won the Sugar Bowl and were ranked fifth in the final poll.
Brodrick Brown recovered two fumbles, and Daytawion Lowe and Justin Gilbert had interceptions as Oklahoma State forced five turnovers.
Robert Griffin III threw for 425 yards to end up 5 shy of his career best set last week. In a matchup of two of the nation's top three offenses, the Bears' second-ranked attack outgained Oklahoma State's third-ranked unit 622-601 but the scoreboard was lopsided the opposite way.
Baylor (4-3, 1-3) didn't get into the end zone until the first play of the fourth quarter, when Terrance Gannaway's 18-yard scamper made it 49-10.
Randle, who also scored four total touchdowns last week, ran for TDs from 2, 62 and 7 yards as the Cowboys built up a 35-0 halftime lead. He then followed Brown's 47-yard fumble return by scoring from 7 yards out early in the third quarter.
The Cowboys' five-touchdown halftime advantage was hardly indicative of how competitive the game was, but Baylor came up with absolutely nothing out of a series of promising drives.
The Bears were stuffed on fourth-and-1 twice, including on the goal line on their opening drive, and Justin Gilbert picked off one of Griffin's passes in the end zone on third-and-goal from the 5. Aaron Jones also continued his struggles, missing a 48-yard field goal.
The Bears got inside the Oklahoma State 35-yard line on each of their first five drives and then found a way to give the ball back without getting any points.
But that's nothing new for the Cowboys.
OSU came into the game ranked 103rd in the nation in yards allowed -- easily the worst of the eight remaining undefeated teams -- but has consistently found ways to get critical stops when needed. The Pokes lead the nation in turnover margin and added to their Bowl Subdivision lead in interceptions by picking off their 16th and 17th of the season.
Glasco Martin also fumbled inside the 1-yard line in the third quarter, setting up Oklahoma State's second 99-yard touchdown drive of the game.
Blackmon, an All-American last season, finished it off with a 2-yard TD catch. He also had an 8-yard scoring catch in the second quarter.
Brandon Weeden finished with 274 yards passing and three touchdowns without any interceptions. His other scoring pass was an 18-yarder to fullback Kye Staley, who had given up the game entirely after a serious knee injury and got into the end zone for the first time in his comeback.
Terrance Williams caught eight passes for a career-high 154 yards, including a 72-yard fourth-quarter touchdown, and Kendall Wright had 117 yards on 11 receptions as Baylor lost in Stillwater for the 10th straight time and fell to 1-15 against OSU in Big 12 play.
Griffin also scored on a 1-yard run -- finally ending the Bears' short-yardage struggles long after it mattered.
Team Stats
BU 0, OSU 7
OSU - Randle, Joseph 2 yd run (Sharp, Quinn kick), 14 plays, 99 yards, TOP 4:16
BU 0, OSU 14
OSU - Staley, Kye 18 yd pass from Weeden, Brandon (Sharp, Quinn kick) 1 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:12
BU 0, OSU 21
OSU - Randle, Joseph 62 yd run (Sharp, Quinn kick), 3 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:43
BU 0, OSU 28
OSU - Blackmon, J. 8 yd pass from Weeden, Brandon (Sharp, Quinn kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:28
BU 0, OSU 35
OSU - Randle, Joseph 7 yd run (Sharp, Quinn kick), 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:50
BU 0, OSU 42
OSU - Randle, Joseph 7 yd run (Sharp, Quinn kick), 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 0:04
BU 3, OSU 42
BU - Jones, Aaron 36 yd field goal 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:56
BU 3, OSU 49
OSU - Blackmon, J. 2 yd pass from Weeden, Brandon (Sharp, Quinn kick) 8 plays, 99 yards, TOP 2:30
BU 10, OSU 49
BU - Ganaway, T. 18 yd run (Jones, Aaron kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:39
BU 10, OSU 56
OSU - Sims, Herschel 81 yd run (Sharp, Quinn kick), 1 plays, 81 yards, TOP 0:21
BU 17, OSU 56
BU - Williams, T. 72 yd pass from Griffin III, R. (Jones, Aaron kick) 2 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:31
BU 17, OSU 59
OSU - Sharp, Quinn 36 yd field goal 13 plays, 37 yards, TOP 4:45
BU 24, OSU 59
BU - Griffin III, R. 1 yd run (Jones, Aaron kick), 21 plays, 80 yards, TOP 8:12
