Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes vs. Texas
September 29, 2012 | Cowboy Football
:: Today's attendance of 56,709 marked the seventh-largest crowd in Boone Pickens Stadium history. Each of the crowds for OSU's three home games this season ranks in the top 10 all time.
:: OSU had its two-game winning streak against Texas snapped and is now 4-23 all time against the Longhorns.
:: In his eighth season at the helm of his alma mater, OSU head coach Mike Gundy is 61-32. He needs one more victory to tie Pat Jones atop the Cowboys' all-time coaching wins list.
:: OSU had its eight-game home winning streak snapped with the loss.
:: Serving as OSU captains for today's game were Kye Staley, Alex Elkins, Josh Stewart and Isaac Maselera.
:: Redshirt freshman quarterback J.W. Walsh made his first-career start for the Cowboys today. OSU has had 14 different players make the first starts of their careers this season.
:: OSU finished with 582 yards of total offense. A year ago in Austin, the Cowboys had 420 total yards in a 38-26 win.
:: Texas entered the game allowing just 328.3 total yards and 148.3 rushing yards per game. OSU finished with 582 total yards and 275 rushing yards.
:: With 36 points, OSU added to its nation's best streak of games scoring at least 30 points, which now stands at 22.
:: OSU continued to be perfect on red-zone chances this season, scoring on all five of its red-zone opportunities vs. Texas. The Cowboys are 25-for-25 on red-zone scores on the year.
:: OSU had three scoring drives of less than two minutes against Texas. The Cowboys now have 19 scoring drives of less than two minutes this season and have accomplished that feat in 30-straight games.
:: Junior running back Joseph Randle rushed for a career-high 199 yards, surpassing his previous best of 152 yards last season against Baylor.
:: Randle's 199-yard effort marked his 10th-career 100-yard rushing game. He has topped that mark in all four of OSU's games this season.
:: Randle's 69-yard touchdown run on OSU's game opening drive marked his career-long rush, besting his previous best of 62, which came last season against Baylor.
:: Randle now has 2,202 rushing yards in his career, which ranks 14th on OSU's all-time list.
:: The Cowboys had not allowed a quarterback sack this season prior to the midway point of the second quarter tonight when UT sacked J.W. Walsh.
:: Linebacker Shaun Lewis led the Cowboys with 10 tackles, two shy of his career high. He did set career highs with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
