Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside The Numbers - OSU vs. Missouri
December 21, 2013 | Cowboy Football
Dec. 21, 2013
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State battles Missouri in the AT&T Cotton Bowl on Jan. 3 in AT&T Stadium in Arlington. An inside-the-numbers look at the matchup between former Big Eight and Big 12 Conference foes:
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Be the Cowboys' 10th in their last 11 games vs. current members of the Southeastern Conference.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-1 in their last 17 non-conference games.
• Be the Cowboys' fifth straight neutral site victory.
• Make this year's senior class the winningest in school history with 42 wins over the last four years.
• Improve the Cowboys to 10-4 in their last 14 games against ranked opponents.
• Be its 51st in the last five seasons.
• Improve the Cowboys to 11-2 on the year, marking the third time in the last four seasons that OSU has hit the 11-win mark. Prior to Mike Gundy taking over as head coach in 2005, Oklahoma State had no 11-win seasons and only three 10-win seasons in 102 seasons of football - 1984, 1987 and 1988. Gundy quarterbacked the 1987 and 1988 squads.
Oklahoma State in Non-Conference Games
Oklahoma State is 15-1 in its last 16 non-conference games, dating back to the start of the 2010 season.
Oklahoma State in Neutral Site Games
The Cowboys have won their last four neutral site games, claiming a 36-10 win over Arizona in the 2010 Alamo Bowl, a 41-38 win over Andrew Luck and No. 4 Stanford in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, a 58-14 win over Purdue in the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl and a 21-3 win over Mississippi State in the 2013 Advocare Texas Kickoff. Since Mike Gundy took over the program in 2005, the Cowboys are 7-2 in neutral-site games.
Notable Streaks Entering the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 51 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 34 games and in 50 of its last 51 contests.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 19 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• The Cowboys have forced at least one turnover in 20 straight games.
• Oklahoma State has won nine of its last 10 games against current members of the SEC.
• OSU has either won or tied the turnover battle in 19 of its last 23 games.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 34 of their last 35 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Linebacker Shaun Lewis has started 44 straight games. Linebacker Caleb Lavey and safety Daytawion Lowe have each started 38 straight games, respectively.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 440.5 (41st in the nation)
Missouri Total Defense Per Game - 407.7 (69th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 172.0 (65th in the nation)
Missouri Rushing Defense Per Game - 151.8 (47th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 268.5 (32nd in the nation)
Missouri Passing Defense Per Game - 255.8 (98th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Lost - 15 (14th in the nation)
Missouri Turnovers Gained - 29 (ninth in the nation)
Oklahoma State Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 10-of-16, long of 41 yards
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 35.27 (99th in the nation)
Missouri Punt Returns - 5.55 (98th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Return Defense - 18.50 (16th in the nation)
Missouri Kickoff Returns - 23.15 (19th in the nation)
When Missouri Has The Ball...
Missouri Total Offense Per Game - 492.9 (16th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 378.5 (46th in the nation)
Missouri Rushing Offense Per Game - 236.5 (17th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 132.9 (22nd in the nation)
Missouri Passing Offense Per Game - 256.5 (40th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 245.6 (86th in the nation)
Missouri Turnovers Lost - 13 (seventh in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Gained - 30 (seventh in the nation)
Missouri Field Goal Pct./Season Long FG - 16-of-23, long of 44 yards
Missouri Net Punting - 36.87 (64th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 14.33 (Ninth in the nation)
Missouri Kickoff Return Defense - 22.83 (95th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Returns - 23.42 (25th in the nation)
