Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside the Numbers - OSU at Texas Tech
November 01, 2013 | Cowboy Football
Nov. 1, 2013
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Be the Cowboys' fifth straight over the Red Raiders and their third straight in Lubbock. OSU two most recent trips to Jones AT&T Stadium resulted in a 34-17 win in 2010 and a 66-6 win in 2011.
• Make OSU the first team to win three straight games over Texas Tech in Lubbock since Nebraska in 1994, 1996 and 2000.
• Mark the longest winning streak (five) for either team in the all-time series between the Cowboys and Red Raiders, surpassing the previous mark of four set by OSU from 1945-49 and again from 2009 through the present and by Texas Tech from 1989-98.
• Improve the Cowboys to 7-1 on the year, marking the fourth time in the last six seasons that OSU has started the season with a 7-1 record or better through its first eight games. Prior to Mike Gundy taking the head coaching position at OSU, the Cowboys had only five 7-1 starts between 1945 and 2005.
• Improve the Cowboys to 7-3 in their last 10 games against ranked opponents.
• Improve the Cowboys to 4-3 in their last seven games played against ranked opponents away from Boone Pickens Stadium.
• Improve the Cowboys to 10-1 in their last 11 games played in the state of Texas.
Notable Streaks Entering the Texas Tech Game
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 46 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2010 season. That streak is the longest active streak in the country and the second-longest since Division I split into the FBS/FCS in 1978, trailing only USC's 63 straight games of 20 or more points from Sept. 2, 2002 through Nov. 25, 2006.
• OSU has at least one touchdown drive of faster than two minutes in each of its last 29 games and in 45 of its last 46 contests.
• Linebacker Shaun Lewis has started 39 straight games. Linebacker Caleb Lavey and safety Daytawion Lowe have each started 33 straight games, respectively.
The Series
Despite Oklahoma State winning each of its last four and five of its last six meetings with Texas Tech, the Red Raiders still hold a 21-16-3 all-time series lead over the Cowboys, including a 12-4-3 advantage over OSU in Lubbock. Mike Gundy is 6-2 all-time vs. Texas Tech and 2-2 in Lubbock, while first-year Red Raider coach Kliff Kingsbury gets his first head-coaching decision vs. Oklahoma State this week.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 437.3 (48th in the nation)
Texas Tech Total Defense Per Game - 379.0 (41st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 165.9 (66th in the nation)
Texas Tech Rushing Defense Per Game - 142.4 (40th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 271.4 (36th in the nation)
Texas Tech Passing Defense Per Game - 236.6 (71st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Lost - 10 (29th in the nation)
Texas Tech Turnovers Gained - 13 (61st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 7-for-13, long of 39 yards
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 36.28 (79th in the nation)
Texas Tech Punt Returns - 8.76 (53rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Return Defense - 15.97 (Fourth in the nation)
Texas Tech Kickoff Returns - 26.29 (11th in the nation)
When Texas Tech Has The Ball...
Texas Tech Total Offense Per Game - 537.1 (Fifth in the nation)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 353.9 (26th in the nation)
Texas Tech Rushing Offense Per Game - 124.3 (106th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 122.7 (19th in the nation)
Texas Tech Passing Offense Per Game - 412.9 (Third in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 231.1 (67th in the nation)
Texas Tech Turnovers Lost - 19 (112th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Gained - 19 (13th in the nation)
Texas Tech Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 17-of-20, long of 43 yards
Texas Tech Net Punting - 36.57 (74th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 17.53 (Fifth in the nation)
Texas Tech Kickoff Return Defense - 21.23 (63rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Returns - 23.27 (36th in the nation)
