Game Notes - OSU Hunts 7-0 Start When Kansas Visits - Oklahoma State University Athletics

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Kansas
2:30 p.m. CT | Oct. 24, 2015 | Boone Pickens Stadium (60,218 cap.)

TV: FS1 (Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman)
In Stillwater - Suddenlink 505, DirecTV 219, Dish 150, U-verse 652
In OKC - Cox 67/HD 728, DirecTV 219, Dish 150, U-verse 652/HD 1652
In Tulsa - Cox 1312, DirecTV 219, Dish 150, U-verse 1652
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network
(Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb & Robert Allen)
National Radio: None
Satellite Radio: Sirius channel 119, XM channel 199
Internet Radio: http://okla.st/osutunein
Live Stats: okstate.com
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The Basics
                The Oklahoma State football team (6-0 overall; 3-0 Big 12) hosts Kansas (0-6 overall; 0-3 Big 12) at 2:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 24 in Boone Pickens Stadium.

On the Air
                The game will be televised by FS1 with Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman on the call. 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. Fans can listen to the game online at http://okla.st/osutunein.

In the Polls
                Oklahoma State is ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll and No. 12 in the Amway Coaches poll this week. Kansas is unranked in both polls. Since 2008, OSU has been ranked in the AP poll in 71 of its last 96 games.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
                The owner of an unblemished record through six games, Oklahoma State has excelled in three areas - disrupting the timing of opposing offenses, having a productive passing attack of its own and finding ways to win late.
                Fueled by All-America candidate Emmanuel Ogbah at defensive end, the Cowboys rank among the national leaders in both sacks and tackles for loss per game as a team. While Ogbah (7.5 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss) has garnered most of the attention, senior defensive end Jimmy Bean has been dominant in his own right, with 5.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss of his own, making the duo of Ogbah and Bean perhaps the most disruptive in all of college football.
                Sophomore Mason Rudolph ranks among the national leaders with 315.3 passing yards per game, but for a player just nine games into his career, maybe the best attribute he has shown is poise and composure in the clutch, quarterbacking the Cowboys to three second half come-from-behind wins in six games this season. For perspective on Rudolph's 315.3 passing yards per game, Brandon Weeden is the only OSU quarterback ever to pass for more than 300 yards per game over the course of a season. Beyond Weeden, the next highest single-season per-game passing average mark for an OSU signal-caller is 241.9 yards by Josh Fields in 2002.
                With 40 seconds remaining in each of its last three games, OSU didn't lead, yet the Cowboys found ways to win each of those three contests, with two of those wins coming on the road. Kicker Ben Grogan is a big part of that success, nailing a 41-yarder to bring the Cowboys into a tie with Texas with 1:33 left in the game, a 40-yarder to beat the Longhorns with six seconds remaining and a 37-yarder with 32 seconds left to erase a deficit and give OSU a win over Kansas State. Grogan is 10 for his last 10 field goal attempts overall, with three of those coming from 40 yards or farther.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Improve the Cowboys to 7-0, marking the third time under Mike Gundy that OSU would have a perfect record after seven games. The previous two occasions were in 2008 and 2011. For some perspective on that, OSU had only one 7-0 start in 103 seasons of football before Gundy took over in 2005. It came in 1945.
• Be the Cowboys' ninth consecutive win, dating back to last season, marking OSU's longest win streak since the Pokes rattled off 11 straight wins from Dec. 29, 2010 to Nov. 18, 2011. Nine straight wins would stand alone as the third-longest winning streak in school history. The Pokes won 13 straight from 1944-46 and 11 straight from 2010-11.
• Be the Cowboys' 11th in their last 12 meetings against Kansas.
• Improve the Cowboys to 44-5 in their last 49 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.

Streaks and Trends Entering the Kansas Game
• Oklahoma State has won its last five meetings with Kansas.
• Oklahoma State has won its last eight games, dating back to last season.
• Oklahoma State has won 43 of its last 48 over unranked opponents.
• Oklahoma State has won its last 11 games when playing as a ranked team facing an unranked opponent.
• Oklahoma State's defense has recovered eight fumbles in its last four games.
• Oklahoma State's defense has held four of its last five opponents under 200 yards passing, and the lone exception during that time - Kansas State - barely eclipsed that mark with 207 yards through the air.
• Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah has at least one sack in 12 of the last 14 games.
• Emmanuel Ogbah averages more tackles for loss (2.2) and sacks (1.3) per game against Big 12 opponents than he did against non-conference opponents. During the non-conference slate, he averaged 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.2 sacks per contest.
• Defensive end Jimmy Bean has started 32 consecutive games, which equates to starting every game since the start of the 2013 season.
• Quarterback J.W. Walsh has accounted for at least one touchdown in every game this season.
• J.W. Walsh has posted a pass efficiency rating above 200 in each of his last four games.
• Safety Jordan Sterns has double-digit tackle totals in three of the last four games.
• Kicker Ben Grogan has connected on each of his last 10 field goal attempts.
• Oklahoma State quarterbacks have completed passes to at least 10 different receivers four times in six games this season.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 22 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 41 of their last 43 games when winning the turnover battle.

The Series vs. Kansas
                Oklahoma State owns a 34-29-2 all-time advantage over Kansas. Saturday's game marks the 30th meeting between the Cowboys and Jayhawks in Stillwater, with the previous 29 split right down the middle at 14-14-1. That said, OSU has won four of its last five over Kansas in Boone Pickens Stadium, with those four wins coming by an average score of 50-17. Mike Gundy is 6-1 as head coach of the Cowboys against the Jayhawks.

Homecoming in Stillwater
                Saturday's game headlines this year's Homecoming festivities. The Cowboys are 50-36-7 all time on Homecoming and have won six of their last eight Homecoming tilts.
                Homecoming is a big deal at Oklahoma State. This year's Homecoming celebration is themed "Still Loyal, Still True." A look at some of the most prominent items on the week's schedule:

Sunday, Oct. 18: Orange Fountain Dyeing
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Harvest Carnival and Chili Cook-Off
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Hester Street Painting
Thursday, Oct. 22-Friday, Oct. 23: Orange Ambience
Friday, Oct. 23: Walkaround, then Homecoming and Hoops
Sat. Oct. 24: Sea of Orange Parade, then Homecoming Game - Kansas at Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State on Homecoming
                Oklahoma State owns a 50-36-7 Homecoming record and has won six of its last eight and 26 of its last 41 Homecoming games. 2015 marks the first time of the Mike Gundy era that Kansas has been OSU's Homecoming opponent.

Noting Oklahoma State in Home Games
                Since Mike Gundy took over as head coach in 2005, Oklahoma State has compiled a 52-16 record in Boone Pickens Stadium (76.5 pct.) The Cowboys are 41-9 in their last 50 home games, dating back to the start of the 2008 season (82.0 pct.)

Oklahoma State vs. Unranked Opponents
                Since the start of the 2010 season, Oklahoma State is 43-5 against teams not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. The Cowboys have won 29 of their last 30 home games over unranked opponents. The only unranked team to beat OSU in Boone Pickens Stadium since 2010 was Texas last season.
                Starting with the Cowboys' 2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl win over Purdue, OSU has won 19 of its last 21 overall against unranked opponents.
                Dating back to a 2013 win over Kansas State, the Cowboys have won their last 11 games when playing as a ranked team facing an unranked opponent.

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Game Notes - OSU Hunts 7-0 Start When Kansas Visits

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Bean

Ben Grogan

Emmanuel Ogbah

Mason Rudolph

Jordan Sterns

J.W. Walsh

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