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High-Powered History Between Pokes, Red Raiders
September 22, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Chances are, if you have been to an Oklahoma State-Texas Tech game in recent years, you've left the stadium buzzing.
Buzzing because of an exciting outcome.
Buzzing because of high point totals.
Or perhaps buzzing because of an upset. Or an unexpected romp.
The Cowboys and Red Raiders clash on Thursday night in Boone Pickens Stadium and if recent history is any indicator, fans can expect fireworks. At least 72 points have been scored in five of the last seven meetings between the two schools.
Last year in Lubbock, Oklahoma State jumped out to a 21-0 lead over the 15th-ranked Red Raiders and never surrendered its advantage in claiming a 52-34 win in front of a record crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium.
The Cowboys rushed for 281 yards and five touchdowns, forced three Texas Tech turnovers, blocked a punt and returned a punt to the Red Raider 11-yard line to position themselves for success. However, perhaps the biggest deciding factor was red zone execution, as the Cowboys were six of six in the red zone with six touchdowns, while TTU was able to muster only two touchdowns and two field goals in its seven red zone trips.
Quarterback Clint Chelf completed 18-of-34 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns, but his contributions on the ground were particularly valuable, as he carried six times for 88 yards with two more touchdowns, highlighted by 67-yard scoring run that was a crushing blow to Texas Tech midway through the third quarter.
The Cowboys have won each of the last five and six of the last seven meetings between the two schools. They haven't lost to the Red Raiders in Stillwater since 2001. That said, history shows us that when OSU and Tech meet, excitement is never far.
Some notable matchups between the two:
1988 - Oklahoma State 45, Texas Tech 42 (game played in Tokyo, Japan)
Just nine hours after being announced as the winner of the Heisman Trophy, Barry Sanders carried 42 times for 257 yards and four touchdowns and added four catches for 79 yards in lifting the Cowboys to victory. From the 6:32 mark of the second quarter through the 7:43 mark of the game, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech combined to score on 11 of 12 possessions. The two teams finished with a combined 1,194 yards of offense.
2003 in Stillwater - Oklahoma State 51, Texas Tech 49
Oklahoma State held a 48-21 lead entering the fourth quarter, but Texas Tech stormed back to cut the lead to 51-49 after a B.J. Symons-to-Wes Welker touchdown pass with 3:51 left. The Cowboys failed on a fake punt attempt on the ensuing drive to give the Red Raiders the ball on their own 35 yard line with 2:08 to play and a very real chance to take the lead. However, OSU defensive end Greg Richmond pressured Symons into an ill-timed pass that was intercepted by Jon Holland to lock up the Cowboy victory. The two teams combined for 1,334 yards of offense (673 for OSU and 661 for TTU) and 67 first downs. The game took four hours and 20 minutes.
2005 in Stillwater - Oklahoma State 24, No. 13 Texas Tech 17
In the only Big 12 win for Mike Gundy during his first season as head coach, the Cowboys, riding a five-game losing streak entering the game, improbably scored a win over 13th-ranked Texas Tech. OSU held the high-powered Red Raiders scoreless in the first half and without a touchdown until the fourth quarter. Still, the game was tied at 17 when the Cowboys took possession on their own 20 yard line with 6:43 to play. Behind its running game, OSU chewed up all but the game's final 23 seconds before quarterback Al Peña plunged in for the game-winning touchdown.
2006 in Lubbock - Texas Tech 30, Oklahoma State 24
The game wasn't decided until Bobby Reid's pass attempt to D'Juan Woods from 17 yards out fell incomplete in the end zone on the final play of the game. OSU raced to a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter, but the Red Raiders rattled off 27 unanswered points of their own to take a 27-17 lead into the final stanza. Reid connected with Adarius Bowman for a 34-yard touchdown pass with 12:03 left to set the stage for a tense fourth quarter. The Red Raiders were able to keep the high-powered Cowboys off the scoreboard down the stretch to seal their win.
2007 in Stillwater - Oklahoma State 49, Texas Tech 45
After both teams' offenses ran amok throughout the contest, it was a defensive play - specifically a tipped pass by OSU safety Ricky Price in the end zone - that kept Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell from connecting with receiver Michael Crabtree on what would have the go-ahead score with just 19 seconds remaining. The game featured six ties and five lead changes. The two offenses combined for 1,328 yards of total offense, with Harrell passing for 646 yards and the Cowboys rushing for 378.
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