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Inside The Numbers - OSU vs. Texas Tech
September 25, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State and Texas Tech tangle in Boone Pickens Stadium tonight in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Some things to watch for:
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Mark the Cowboys' sixth straight over Texas Tech, dating back to 2008.
• Improve the Cowboys to 13-2 in their last 15 Big 12 Conference games played in Boone Pickens Stadium.
• Be the Cowboys' 25th consecutive home win over an unranked opponent, dating back to a loss to Houston in 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 34-4 in their last 38 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Mark the Cowboys' eighth straight over a team from Texas.
• Improve the Cowboys to 22-3 in their last 25 games against teams from the state of Texas, dating back to 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 24-2 in home games played in September during the Mike Gundy era (2005-present).
Notable Streaks Entering the Texas Tech Game
• Oklahoma State has won five straight over Texas Tech and hasn't lost to the Red Raiders in Stillwater since 2001.
• Oklahoma State has won seven straight games over teams from Texas. Included in that is a 52-34 victory over then-No. 15 Texas Tech in Lubbock last season.
• Oklahoma State has won 24 straight home games over unranked opponents, dating back to 2009.
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 55 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 38 games and in 54 of its last 55 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 23 of its last 27 games.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 35 of their last 36 games when winning the turnover battle.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 440.3 (59th in the nation)
Texas Tech Total Defense Per Game - 429.7 (92nd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 176.3 (55th in the nation)
Texas Tech Rushing Defense Per Game - 294.7 (123rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 264.0 (45th in the nation)
Texas Tech Passing Defense Per Game - 135.0 (6th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Lost - 2 (7th in the nation)
Texas Tech Turnovers Gained - 2 (114th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Field Goals/Season Long - 8-for-11 (Long of 47 yards)
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 37.67 (61st in the nation)
Texas Tech Punt Returns - 5.57 (93rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Return Defense - 18.40 (35th in the nation)
Texas Tech Kickoff Returns - 24.44 (29th in the nation)
When Texas Tech Has The Ball...
Texas Tech Total Offense Per Game - 497.7 (27th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 352.0 (44th in the nation)
Texas Tech Rushing Offense Per Game - 170.3 (60th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 111.3 (28th in the nation)
Texas Tech Passing Offense Per Game - 327.3 (17th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 240.7 (73rd in the nation)
Texas Tech Turnovers Lost -6 (64th in the nation)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Gained - 3 (101st in the nation)
Texas Tech Field Goals/Season Long- 1-for-2 (Long of 28 yards)
Texas Tech Net Punting - 39.18 (43rd in the nation)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 12.33 (32nd in the nation)
Texas Tech Kickoff Return Defense -23.20 (101st in the nation)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Returns - 19.00 (87th in the nation)
