Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside the Numbers - OSU Hosts Kansas
November 08, 2013 | Cowboy Football
Nov. 8, 2013
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State hosts Kansas at 3 p.m. Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium. Here's an inside-the-numbers look Saturday's clash between longtime foes.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Be the Cowboys' fourth straight win over Kansas and OSU's ninth in its last 10 meetings with the Jayhawks.
• Be its eighth straight home win, dating back to last season's loss to Texas. That would match the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-1 in their last 17 games in Boone Pickens Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2011 season.
• Be the Cowboys' fifth straight Big 12 win, marking only the third time since World War II that Oklahoma State has won five straight conference games. The two previous occasions were in 1984 (Big Eight) and 2011 (Big 12).
• Be the Cowboys' 22nd consecutive home win over an unranked opponent, dating back to a loss to Houston in 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 31-4 in their last 35 games against unranked opponents, dating back to the start of the 2010 season.
• Improve the Cowboys to 8-1 on the year, marking the fourth time in the last six seasons that OSU has started with an 8-1 record or better through its first nine games. Prior to Mike Gundy taking the head coaching position at OSU in 2005, the Cowboys had only four 8-1 starts in 102 seasons of football. Those starts came in 1944, 1945, 1984 and 1985.
• Give the Cowboys their fifth conference win of the season, clinching a winning record against the Big 12 for the sixth straight season.
Notable Streaks Entering the Kansas Game
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 47 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 30 games and in 46 of its last 47 contests.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 17 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• The Cowboys have forced at least one turnover in 16 straight games.
• OSU has either won or tied the turnover battle in 16 of its last 19 games.
• Linebacker Shaun Lewis has started 40 straight games. Linebacker Caleb Lavey and safety Daytawion Lowe have each started 34 straight games, respectively.
The Series
Looking at the raw numbers, the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas series is close, with the Cowboys holding a narrow 32-29-2 edge over the Jayhawks in a series that dates back to 1923. It should be noted, however, that Kansas has beaten Oklahoma State only eight times in the last 33 years. The series is tied at 14-14-1 in Stillwater, with the Cowboys having won three of their last four home dates with the Jayhawks. The last meeting between the two played in Boone Pickens Stadium resulted in a 70-28 OSU victory in 2011.
Connections
• Oklahoma State cornerback Tyler Patmon was a three-year starter for Kansas before earning his degree a year early and transferring to OSU for graduate school. Patmon started 32 games in three years for the Jayhawks, amassing 142 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 22 passes broken up and six interceptions in a Kansas uniform.
• The Oklahoma State roster includes four native Kansans, highlighted by defensive end Trace Clark (Wichita Collegiate School) and cornerback Jerel Morrow (Emporia HS). Morrow was the top-ranked high school player in Kansas last year and Clark was the No. 2-ranked player in 2011.
• Oklahoma State offensive lineman Brandon Webb and receiver John Goodlett and Kansas offensive lineman Gavin Howard were teammates at Owasso HS in Owasso, Okla.
• OSU safety Deric Robertson and Kansas QB Michael Cummings were teammates at Killeen HS in Killeen, Texas.
• Kansas linebacker Jake Love is a native of Tonkawa, Okla. and played at Tonkawa HS.
• Kansas defensive line coach Buddy Wyatt served as D-Line coach on Bob Simmons' staff at Oklahoma State in 1996.
• Oklahoma State cornerbacks coach Van Malone and Kansas defensive line coach Buddy Wyatt coached together at Texas A&M from 2008-09, with Malone mentoring the Aggie secondary and Wyatt guiding the A&M defensive line.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 444.1 (44th in the nation)
Kansas Total Defense Per Game - 446.6 (99th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 180.3 (55th in the nation)
Kansas Rushing Defense Per Game - 206.0 (102nd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 263.9 (40th in the nation)
Kansas Passing Defense Per Game - 240.6 (80th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Lost - 12 (43rd in the nation)
Kansas Turnovers Gained - 18 (21st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 8-of-14, long of 41 yards
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 35.46 (96th in the nation)
Kansas Punt Returns - 13.75 (16th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Return Defense - 16.80 (Fifth in the nation)
Kansas Kickoff Returns - 22.15 (50th in the nation)
When Kansas Has The Ball...
Kansas Total Offense Per Game - 292.5 (118th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 378.3 (45th in the nation)
Kansas Rushing Offense Per Game - 134.1 (96th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 122.9 (18th in the nation)
Kansas Passing Offense Per Game - 158.4 (111th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 255.4 (97th in the nation)
Kansas Turnovers Lost - 13 (46th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Gained - 22 (10th in the nation)
Kansas Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 7-of-12, long of 52 yards
Kansas Net Punting - 39.93 (16th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 17.45 (Fifth in the nation)
Kansas Kickoff Return Defense - 21.23 (63rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Returns - 23.26 (33rd in the nation)
