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On This Date, 2001: Cowboys Sink OU, 16-13
November 24, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - On this day in 2001, the Oklahoma State football team pulled off one of its most memorable wins in recent memory by toppling No. 4 Oklahoma, 16-13, in Norman. The win derailed the Sooners' chances of defending the national championship they won the previous season.
Making the game even more remarkable is the fact that it was a true freshman quarterback in Josh Fields who led the Cowboys to victory over the heavily-favored Sooners.
Fields entered the game in Oklahoma State's fourth offensive series and went on to pass for 231 yards and connect on all five of his pass attempts on the game-winning drive, which was highlighted by a 31-yard strike to T.D. Bryant in which Bryant took the ball away from All-America safety Roy Williams and set up the very next play, a 14-yard Fields-to-Rashaun Woods touchdown pass that gave the Cowboys a 16-13 advantage with 1:36 left.
The OSU defense was remarkable, holding OU to 220 yards of offense - zero rushing. To put that into perspective, the Cowboys entered the game having allowed an average of 477.7 yards over their previous six games and surrendered 517 yards the previous week against Baylor.
The Cowboys celebrated their victory in front of the OSU section in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium after the game, then returned home that night to celebrate in Gallagher-Iba Arena with Cowboy fans who attended the basketball team's victory over North Texas.
