Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside The Numbers - OSU vs. TCU
October 17, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State plays battles TCU in Amon G. Carter Stadium Saturday at 3 p.m. CT. Some notes and streaks, plus a head-to-head comparison of the two teams:
Here are the highlights from last year's 24-10 Cowboy win over the Horned Frogs in Stillwater:
And here are notes and tidbits for Saturday's matchup:
AN OKLAHOMA STATE WIN WOULD...
• Make the Cowboys bowl-eligible for the ninth straight season.
• Mark the Cowboys' fourth straight over TCU.
• Mark the Cowboys' ninth straight over a team from Texas.
• Improve the Cowboys to 23-3 in their last 26 games against teams from the state of Texas, dating back to 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 12-3 in their last 15 games played in the state of Texas.
• Mark the Cowboys' fifth straight in a Big 12 road game to set OSU's second-longest such streak since the league was formed in 1996. The longest came when OSU won eight straight Big 12 road games spanning from the 2010 season into the 2011 season.
• Improve the Cowboys to 4-0 in Big 12 play for just the second time since the league was formed in 1996. The only previous occurrence was in OSU's Big 12 championship season of 2011.
• Improve the Cowboys to 20-7 in their last 27 road games and 17-6 in their last 23 road games against Big 12 opponents.
NOTABLE STREAKS ENTERING THE TCU GAME
• Oklahoma State has won eight straight and 22 of its last 25 over teams from Texas.
• Oklahoma State has won 11 of its last 14 games played in the state of Texas.
• OSU has won four straight Big 12 road games - the second-longest such streak since the league was formed in 1996.
• Running back Desmond Roland has scored at least one touchdown in each of OSU's last seven games.
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 58 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 41 games and in 57 of its last 58 contests.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 21 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• OSU has either won or tied the turnover battle in 21 of its last 27 games.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 38 of their last 40 games when winning the turnover battle.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 420.7 (60th in the nation)
TCU Total Defense Per Game - 379.8 (57th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 155.0 (78th in the nation)
TCU Rushing Defense Per Game - 139.8 (49th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 265.7 (40th in the nation)
TCU Passing Defense Per Game - 240.0 (71st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Field Goals/Season Long - 14-of-18 (long of 47 yards)
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 39.65 (23rd in the nation)
TCU Punt Returns - 10.47 (38th in the nation)
When TCU Has The Ball...
TCU Total Offense Per Game - 510.0 (15th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 378.2 (55th in the nation)
TCU Rushing Offense Per Game - 184.8 (49th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 110.8 (20th in the nation)
TCU Passing Offense Per Game - 325.2 (12th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 267.3 (101st in the nation)
TCU Field Goals/Season Long- 9-of-12 (long of 46 yards)
TCU Net Punting - 38.19 (54th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 9.37 (49th in the nation)
