Oklahoma State University Athletics
Game Notes - Oklahoma State at No. 11 Kansas State
October 27, 2014 | Cowboy Football
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AT NO. 11 KANSAS STATE
7 p.m. | Nov. 1 2014 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000 cap.)
TV: ABC Regional (Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen and Quint Kessenich)
In Stillwater - Suddenlink 5, DirecTV 5, Dish 5, U-verse 5
In Oklahoma City - Cox 8, DirecTV 5, Dish 5, U-verse 5
In Tulsa - Cox 8, DirecTV 8, Dish 8, U-verse 8
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb & Robert Allen)
National Radio: None
Satellite Radio: Sirius channel 91, XM channel 91 (K-State radio feed)
Internet Radio: http://okla.st/osutunein
Live Stats: okstate.com
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THE BASICS
The Oklahoma State football team (5-3 overall; 3-2 Big 12) faces Kansas State (6-1 overall; 4-0 Big 12) at 7 p.m. Saturday in Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan.
ON THE AIR
The game will be televised regionally by ABC with Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen and Quint Kessenich calling the action. Fans outside the region can watch on ESPN3.com or on the Watch ESPN app. The contest will also be carried live on the Cowboy Radio Network, with Dave Hunziker handling play-by-play, John Holcomb providing analysis and Robert Allen reporting from the sideline.
IN THE POLLS
Oklahoma State is unranked in both the Associated Press poll and the Amway Coaches Poll. Kansas State is No. 11 by both the AP and the coaches.
AN OKLAHOMA STATE WIN WOULD...
• Make the Cowboys bowl-eligible for the ninth straight season, a school record.
• Be the Cowboys' fifth in their last six matchups with the Wildcats and their sixth in the last eight series meetings.
• Be the Cowboys' second in their last three trips to Manhattan.
• Improve the Cowboys to 10-8 in their last 18 games against ranked opponents.
• Mark the 16th time that Mike Gundy has coached the Cowboys to victory over a ranked opponent.
• Be the Cowboys' fifth in their last six Big 12 road games.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-7 in their last 23 Big 12 road games, dating back to 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 6-1 in their last seven games played in the state of Kansas.
COWBOYS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY ON THE ROAD
Since 2009, Oklahoma State is 19-8 on the road (.704 pct), including a 16-7 mark in road games against Big 12 opponents (.696 pct.) The Cowboys have won five of their last seven road games, with two of those wins coming against ranked Big 12 teams (last year at No. 15 Texas Tech and at No. 23 Texas).
OSU has scored 30 or more points in 21 of its last 27 road games and has scored 50 or more points in three of its last seven road contests.
CONNECTIONS
• Much of the career of Oklahoma State defensive line coach Joe Bob Clements was spent under the tutelage of Bill Snyder at Kansas State. During Clements' 16 combined years as a player, staffer and full-time assistant coach at K-State, the Wildcats won two Big 12 championships, four Big 12 North championships, won nine or more games in a season 11 times and won 10 or more games in a season nine times. Clements played defensive end at K-State from 1994-98. He was a member of five bowl teams with the Wildcats, highlighted by trips to the Cotton and Fiesta Bowls. Clements graduated from Kansas State in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications, then added a master's degree in counseling (student development) from K-State in 2009.
• Kansas State defensive ends coach Blake Seiler was a member of Oklahoma State's 2003 NCAA championship wrestling team before transferring to K-State. Wrestling at heavyweight, he compiled a 13-9 record as a redshirt competing in open tournaments.
• Kansas State co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Del Miller served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Bob Simmons at Oklahoma State for the 2000 season.
• The Oklahoma State roster includes five 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 his senior year and Clark was the No. 2-ranked player in 2011.
• Oklahoma State receivers coach Kasey Dunn and Kansas State co-offensive coordinator/running backs/tight ends coach Dana Dimel served together on the Arizona coaching staff in 2006.
• Oklahoma State cornerback Bryant Reber and Kansas State fullback Austin Katsorelos were teammates at Blue Valley HS in Leawood, KS.
• Oklahoma State athlete Tyreek Hill and Kansas State linebacker D'Vonta Derricott and fullback Adam Weber were teammates at Garden City CC in Garden City, KS.
• Oklahoma State defensive end Trace Clark, Kansas State linebacker Myles Copeland and defensive lineman Mitch Copeland were teammates at Wichita Collegiate HS in Wichita, KS.
• Oklahoma State offensive lineman Brandon Garrett and Kansas State linebacker Dakorey Johnson were teammates at Trinity Valley CC in Athens, TX.
• Oklahoma State offensive lineman Brad Lundblade, Kansas State linebacker David Smith and defensive back Colby Moore were teammates at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, TX.
• Oklahoma State linebacker Josh Mabin and Kansas State offensive lineman Reid Najvar were teammates at Klein Oak HS in Spring, TX.
• Oklahoma State long snapper Kaleb Smith and Kansas State defensive back Kendall Adams were teammates at All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, TX.
• Kansas State defensive end Marquel Bryant and linebacker Charmeachealle Moore were both teammates of Oklahoma State wide receiver Ra'Shaad Samples at Skyline HS in Dallas, TX, where they played for Samples' father, Reginald.
• Oklahoma State wide receiver Luke Timian and Kansas State linebacker Will Davis were teammates at Carroll HS in Southlake, TX. Oklahoma State quarterback Daxx Garman also attended Carroll HS, but did not play.
• Oklahoma State offensive lineman Zac Veatch and linebacker Gyasi Akem were teammates of Kansas State defensive back Cre Moore at Broken Arrow HS in Broken Arrow, OK.
• Oklahoma State defensive end Jordan Brailford, Kansas State defensive back Dante Barnett and wide receiver Tyler Lockett were teammates at Booker T. Washington HS in Tulsa, OK.
NOTABLE STREAKS ENTERING THE KANSAS STATE GAME
• Oklahoma State has won four of its last five against Kansas State.
• Oklahoma State has won four of its last five true road games, all of which came against Big 12 opponents.
• Oklahoma State has recorded at least two sacks in each of the last nine games.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 21 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 38 of their last 40 games when winning the turnover battle.
THE SERIES
Oklahoma State holds a 37-23 all-time series advantage over Kansas State, including a 17-15 edge over the Wildcats in Manhattan. Since 2003, the series has been separated by only nine points, with the Pokes holding a 245-236 scoring advantage over the Wildcats during that span. Of the seven series meetings since 2003, five were decided by a touchdown or less.
The series dates back to 1908. The two schools met every year from 1959-95 as members of the Big Eight Conference. This week marks the 61st meeting between the two schools. OSU has only faced Oklahoma (108 times), Tulsa (72 times) and Kansas (65 times) more often than it has faced K-State.
GUNDY-ERA OKLAHOMA STATE VS. KANSAS STATE GAMES HIGH ON DRAMA
2006: Kansas State 31, Oklahoma State 27 (Manhattan)
Cowboys led by 10 midway through the fourth quarter, but K-State scored two touchdowns in the final 3:04 to wrestle the game away.
2007: Oklahoma State 41, Kansas State 39 (Stillwater)
The lead changed hands five times in the second half, but K-State was in position to win after taking a 39-38 lead following a touchdown and successful two-point conversion with 1:10 remaining. A Zac Robinson-to-Dantrell Savage 24-yard completion was the key play on a drive that set up Jason Ricks to nail the game-winning field goal with two seconds remaining.
2010: Oklahoma State 24, Kansas State 14 (Manhattan)
With Biletnikoff Award-winning receiver Justin Blackmon out of action, an Oklahoma State defense that had been criticized and maligned all year stepped up to deliver the Cowboys to a 24-14 win by suffocating the Wildcat attack. OSU held K-State to 289 yards of offense and forced three turnovers.
2011: Oklahoma State 52, Kansas State 45 (Stillwater)
The highest-scoring game in series history saw K-State take a 38-37 lead with just more than five minutes remaining, but the two teams combined to score three touchdowns in the next three minutes, resulting in a 52-45 lead for OSU with 2:16 left. Quarterback Collin Klein then drove the Wildcats to first-and-goal at the OSU five yard line. The Cowboys broke up two passes in the end zone on first and second down, then forced an incomplete pass with no time remaining to seal a thrilling win.
2012: Kansas State 44, Oklahoma State 30 (Manhattan)
The most lopsided matchup of the series since 2003 hardly felt that way late in the fourth quarter when OSU quarterback Clint Chelf drove the Cowboys to the K-State eight yard line and OSU was looking to make it a one-score game with plenty of time to score again, but Allan Chapman picked off a pass in the end zone to preserve a Wildcat win. OSU trailed, 38-17, at halftime, but roared back behind Chelf to put a scare into an undefeated K-State squad that was angling for a national championship at the time.
2013: Oklahoma State 33, Kansas State 29 (Stillwater)
Oklahoma State forced Kansas State into committing five second-half turnovers in a game that featured eight lead-changes. K-State had two drives with the opportunity to take the lead in the last 4:13 of the game, but interceptions by Shaun Lewis and Daytawion Lowe slammed the door on the Wildcats. Kicker Ben Grogan connected on four field goals in the game - three in the second half - to help lift the Cowboys to victory.
