Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside The Numbers - OSU vs. Missouri State
September 05, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Oklahoma State and Missouri State tangle in Boone Pickens Stadium Saturday. Some things to watch for:
AN OKLAHOMA STATE WIN WOULD...
• Extend the Cowboys' winning streak in home openers to 19 games. OSU hasn't lost a home opener since 1995.
• Be the Cowboys' 23rd consecutive home win over an unranked opponent, dating back to a loss to Houston in 2009.
• Improve the Cowboys to 40-6 in their last 46 home openers.
• Improve the Cowboys to 32-4 in their last 36 games against unranked opponents, dating back to the start of the 2010 season.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-3 in their last 19 non-conference games.
• Mark the Cowboys' 18th straight win over teams currently in the FCS.
• Improve the Cowboys to 24-5-1 against teams currently in the FCS.
AN OKLAHOMA STATE LOSS WOULD...
• Be the Cowboys' first to an FCS team since the 1949 Delta Bowl, when OSU lost to William & Mary, 20-0.
• Snap OSU's current 17-game winning streak against teams currently in the FCS.
• Be only its fifth loss to an unranked opponent since the start of the 2010 season.
• Be only its fourth loss in its last 19 non-conference games.
• Snap OSU's 18-game winning streak in home openers that dates back to 1995.
• Move the Cowboys' record to 39-7 in their last 46 home openers.
THE SERIES
Oklahoma State is 6-0 all-time against Missouri State, with the most recent a 57-13 win in 2008. The Cowboys jumped out to a 15-0 lead just four minutes and 30 seconds into the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Quinton Moore forced a fumble that was recovered by Derek Burton to set up an OSU touchdown just five plays later. The contest was notable as it marked one of only two times in school history that OSU had three players rush for 100 yards or more in a game, with Keith Toston (148 yards), Beau Johnson (138 yards) and Kendall Hunter (132 yards) all eclipsing the century mark.
CONNECTIONS
• Three Oklahoma State players came through the prep ranks in Missouri, with Brandon Sheperd (Parkway Central HS in St. Louis), Jack Kurzu (Mary Institute Country Day in St. Louis) and Jordan Frazier (Lighthouse Christian in Springfield) all hailing from the Show-Me State.
• Three Missouri State players hail from Oklahoma - cornerback Tre Betts (Broken Arrow/Charles Page HS), running back Calan Crowder (Bartlesville/Bartlesville HS) and receiver Malik Earl (Oklahoma City/Santa Fe HS).
• Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan and Missouri State quarterback Brodie Lambert were teammates at Martin HS in Arlington, Texas.
NOTABLE STREAKS ENTERING THE MISSOURI STATE GAME
• Oklahoma State has won its last 18 home openers.
• Oklahoma State has won its last 17 games over teams currently in the FCS
• Oklahoma State has won 15 of its last 18 non-conference games.
• Oklahoma State has won 22 straight home games over unranked opponents, dating back to 2009.
• Oklahoma State has scored 20 or more points in 53 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 36 games and in 52 of its last 53 contests.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 19 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• The Cowboys have forced at least one turnover in 22 straight games.
• OSU has either won or tied the turnover battle in 21 of its last 25 games.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 34 of their last 35 games when winning the turnover battle.
When Oklahoma State Has The Ball...
Oklahoma State Total Offense Per Game - 364.0 (84th in FBS)
Missouri State Total Defense Per Game - 493.0 (70th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Rushing Offense Per Game - 161.0 (68th in FBS)
Missouri State Rushing Defense Per Game - 175.0 (48th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Passing Offense Per Game - 203.0 (78th in FBS)
Missouri State Passing Defense Per Game - 318.0 (86th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Lost - 2 (68th in FBS)
Missouri State Turnovers Gained - 3 (9th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Field Goals - 1-for-2, long of 37 yards
Oklahoma State Net Punting - 39.67 (45th in FBS)
Missouri State Punt Returns - 0.00 (56th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Return Defense - 14.67 (20th in FBS)
Missouri State Kickoff Returns - 19.75 (44th in FCS)
When Missouri State Has The Ball...
Missouri State Total Offense Per Game - 418.0 (31st in FCS)
Oklahoma State Total Defense Per Game - 476.0 (95th in FBS)
Missouri State Rushing Offense Per Game - 223.0 (25th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Rushing Defense Per Game - 106.0 (43rd in FBS)
Missouri State Passing Offense Per Game - 195.0 (50th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Passing Defense Per Game - 370.0 (106th in FBS)
Missouri State Turnovers Lost - 1 (24th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Turnovers Gained - 2 (27th in FBS)
Missouri State Field Goals - No field goal attempts to this point
Missouri State Net Punting - 36.00 (43rd in FCS)
Oklahoma State Punt Returns - 16.00 (22nd in FBS)
Missouri State Kickoff Return Defense - 22.00 (65th in FCS)
Oklahoma State Kickoff Returns - 22.71 (46th in FBS)
