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Game Notes - OSU Hosts Top-10 Battle vs. Baylor
November 16, 2015 | Cowboy Football
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Up Next For Cowboy Football
No. 10 Baylor
6:30 p.m. CT | Nov. 21, 2015 | Boone Pickens Stadium (60,218 cap.)
TV: FOX Sports (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Molly McGrath)
In Stillwater - Suddenlink 12/HD 108, DirecTV 25, Dish 25, U-verse 25
In OKC - Cox 12/HD 712, DirecTV 25, Dish 25, U-verse 25
In Tulsa - Cox 1005, DirecTV 23, Dish 23, U-verse 1023
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb & Robert Allen)
National Radio: Compass Media (Drew Bontadelli and Tony Hill)
Satellite Radio: Sirius channel 81, XM channel 81
Internet Radio: http://okla.st/osutunein
Live Stats: okstate.com
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Resilience
• The Cowboys have trailed by 15 points or more in three games this year, two of which were played on the road. They won all three of those games. OSU went 5-0 on the road this season and trailed in four of those five wins. In the lone road game that OSU did not trail at any point (at West Virginia), the game was tied at the end of regulation and the Cowboys claimed the win in overtime. In four of OSU's wins this season, the Cowboys did not have the lead with 3:10 or less remaining in the game.
Quarterback Play
• Mason Rudolph owns a 12-1 record as the Cowboys' starting quarterback. He ranks 11th nationally with 3,161 passing yards and is eighth nationally with 9.3 yards per pass attempt. He has thrown nine touchdown passes against just one interception in his last four games. As for Walsh, he ranks 46th nationally with 120 points responsible for this year despite being on the field for only 78 total offense attempts (rushes + pass attempts), meaning Walsh has accounted for an outrageous 1.54 points per total offense attempt. For perspective on that number, if you took all the players ahead of him nationally in the "Points Responsible For" category, the next most productive player per total offense attempt is Baylor's injured QB Seth Russell at 0.84 points per total offense attempt.
Defensive Disruption of Timing and Spacing
• With standouts such as All-America candidate DE Emmanuel Ogbah, plus CB Kevin Peterson and FS Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State's defense has been disruptive and ruined the timing and spacing of opposing offenses, both up front and on the perimeter. OSU ranks in the top 10 nationally in turnovers gained, defensive touchdowns scored, sacks, tackles for loss and passes intercepted. Additionally, the Cowboys are 16th nationally in fumbles recovered.
• The Cowboys have outscored their opponents, 244-95, for an average score of 49-19.
• The Cowboys have forced 14 turnovers and committed just four of their own. Furthermore, Oklahoma State has made its opponents pay when they turn the ball over, as OSU holds a 73-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Cowboys have limited their five opponents to 3.1 yards per rush and 4.7 yards per play.
• The Cowboy defense averages 3.4 sacks per game.
• The Cowboy offense has 17 touchdowns in 23 red zone attempts (73.9 pct.)
• The Cowboys are averaging 7.4 yards per play on offense.
• Mason Rudolph has completed 110-of-163 passes (67.5 pct.) for 1,775 yards, with 13 touchdowns against just two interceptions. He's averaging 355.0 passing yards per game and has a passer rating of 182.82.
• J.W. Walsh has been on the field for 35 total offense plays (rushes plus pass attempts). Those 35 plays have resulted in an astounding 54 points for the Cowboys.
In his 10 previous head-coaching matchups against Baylor, Mike Gundy has a 7-3 record. Gundy and Baylor coach Art Briles have met seven times in the series, with Oklahoma State holding a 5-2 advantage in those contests. The average score of an Oklahoma State-Baylor game in Stillwater during the Gundy/Briles era is OSU 49, Baylor 19.
The last meeting between the two teams played in Stillwater was a notable one. Then-No. 11 OSU steamrolled its way to a 35-3 lead after three quarters and finished as 49-17 victors to bring an end to then-No. 3 Baylor's 13-game winning streak. The OSU defense was the story, as the Cowboys forced three turnovers and limited the Bears to 94 rushing yards on 2.6 yards per carry. For perspective on that, Baylor entered the contest averaging 300.3 rushing yards per game on 6.1 yards per carry.
A look at every Big 12 team's record in conference games since 2010 shows that both Oklahoma State and Baylor have elevated their football programs to the point of being regular Big 12 powers this decade. A look:
Oklahoma 38-13 (.745 pct.)
Oklahoma State 37-14 (.725 pct.)
Baylor 35-15 (.700 pct.)
Kansas State 30-20 (.600 pct.)
TCU* 20-14 (.589 pct.)
Texas 26-25 (.510 pct.)
West Virginia* 13-20 (.394 pct.)
Texas Tech 18-34 (.346 pct.)
Iowa State 13-38 (.255 pct.)
Kansas 3-48 (.006 pct.)
* TCU and West Virginia didn't join the Big 12 until 2012.
• Mark the sixth time that the Cowboys have beaten a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll since 2008.
• Mark the 18th time that the Cowboys have beaten an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll since Mike Gundy took over as head coach in 2005.
• Improve the Cowboys to 11-0 for the first time in school history.
• Mark the third 11-win season in Oklahoma State's history, joining the 11-win campaign of 2010 and the 12-win season of 2011.
• Improve the Cowboys to 6-0 at home this year and 44-9 in their last 53 games played in Boone Pickens Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2008 season.
• Be the Cowboys' 13th consecutive win, dating back to last season, to match the school record win streak set from 1944-46.
• Improve the Cowboys to 27-6 in their last 33 games played against teams from the state of Texas, dating back to 2009.
• Mark the sixth time in the last eight seasons that OSU has won at least six home games.
• Oklahoma State has won 11 home games in a row over Baylor, dating back to 1939.
• In the last four games, Oklahoma State holds a 10-2 turnover advantage over its opponents.
• The Oklahoma State offense has scored touchdowns on 18 of its last 20 trips into the red zone (90.0 pct).
• Oklahoma State has scored at least 30 points in each of its last nine games, the third-longest such streak in school history.
• Oklahoma State has scored at least one non-offensive touchdown in four of its last five games.
• The Oklahoma State defense has at least two sacks in every game this season.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 24 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 44 of their last 46 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has won its last nine games and 12 of its last 13 when playing as a ranked opponent.
• Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah has shared in at least one sack in 14 of the last 18 games.
• Quarterback Mason Rudolph has thrown nine touchdown passes against just one interception in his last four games.
• Quarterback J.W. Walsh has accounted for at least one touchdown in every game this season and has accounted for 14 touchdowns the last five games.
• J.W. Walsh has posted a pass efficiency rating above 200 in seven of his last eight games.
• Missouri entered the game averaging 53.4 points and 568.9 yards of total offense per game, but OSU's defense slowed the high-powered Tigers and the Cowboys' balanced offense made MU pay for exaggerating its defensive strategy to stop receiver Dez Bryant.
Sept. 24, 2011 at No. 8 Texas A&M W, 30-29
• Texas A&M held a 20-3 lead at half, but a furious rally from OSU fueled by tempo on offense and turnovers forced on defense paralyzed the Aggies in the second half. The Cowboys scored 27 unanswered points to start the second half.
Jan. 2, 2012 vs. No. 4 Stanford W, 41-38 (OT)
• Stanford dominated on the ground and dominated time of possession in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, but it didn't matter, as six of OSU's seven scoring drives took less than two minutes off the clock.
Nov. 23, 2013 No. 3 Baylor W, 49-17
• Baylor entered the game averaging 61.2 points and 684.8 yards of offense per game, but the Cowboys buried the Bears by racing out to a 35-3 advantage through three quarters. OSU held Baylor 44 points and 231 yards below its season averages and the red zone stats were telling - Baylor was 1-for-4 with only a field goal, while OSU was 4-for-4, will all four scores being touchdowns.
Nov. 7, 2015 No. 5 TCU W, 49-29
• TCU entered the game ranked second in the nation in both scoring offense (48.9 ppg) and total offense (616.3 ypg), but the Cowboys intercepted Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin four times and also recorded a goal line stand, plus forced a second turnover on downs in the red zone to cement their victory. OSU won the battle up front, sacking Boykin three times. Entering the game, Boykin had been sacked only five times in his previous eight games.
Up Next For Cowboy Football
No. 10 Baylor
6:30 p.m. CT | Nov. 21, 2015 | Boone Pickens Stadium (60,218 cap.)
TV: FOX Sports (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Molly McGrath)
In Stillwater - Suddenlink 12/HD 108, DirecTV 25, Dish 25, U-verse 25
In OKC - Cox 12/HD 712, DirecTV 25, Dish 25, U-verse 25
In Tulsa - Cox 1005, DirecTV 23, Dish 23, U-verse 1023
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb & Robert Allen)
National Radio: Compass Media (Drew Bontadelli and Tony Hill)
Satellite Radio: Sirius channel 81, XM channel 81
Internet Radio: http://okla.st/osutunein
Live Stats: okstate.com
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The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (10-0 overall; 7-0 Big 12) returns home to face Baylor (8-1 overall; 5-1 Big 12) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium.On the Air
The game will be televised by FOX with Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Molly McGrath 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. Compass Media Networks will also be on hand to broadcast the game to a national radio audience, with Drew Bontadelli and Tony Hill on the call.In the Polls
Unranked to start the season, Oklahoma State has climbed to No. 4 in both the Associated Press poll and the Amway Coaches poll. Baylor is No. 10 in both polls. Saturday's game marks the first matchup of A.P. top-10 teams played in Boone Pickens Stadium since 1985. The Cowboys have achieved a top 15 national ranking by the AP in seven of the last eight seasons and a top 10 AP ranking in six of the last eight seasons. Since 2008, OSU has been ranked in the AP poll in 74 of its last 99 games.Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is one of five unbeaten teams remaining in college football and is the only unbeaten remaining in the Big 12. How have the Cowboys done it?Resilience
• The Cowboys have trailed by 15 points or more in three games this year, two of which were played on the road. They won all three of those games. OSU went 5-0 on the road this season and trailed in four of those five wins. In the lone road game that OSU did not trail at any point (at West Virginia), the game was tied at the end of regulation and the Cowboys claimed the win in overtime. In four of OSU's wins this season, the Cowboys did not have the lead with 3:10 or less remaining in the game.
Quarterback Play
• Mason Rudolph owns a 12-1 record as the Cowboys' starting quarterback. He ranks 11th nationally with 3,161 passing yards and is eighth nationally with 9.3 yards per pass attempt. He has thrown nine touchdown passes against just one interception in his last four games. As for Walsh, he ranks 46th nationally with 120 points responsible for this year despite being on the field for only 78 total offense attempts (rushes + pass attempts), meaning Walsh has accounted for an outrageous 1.54 points per total offense attempt. For perspective on that number, if you took all the players ahead of him nationally in the "Points Responsible For" category, the next most productive player per total offense attempt is Baylor's injured QB Seth Russell at 0.84 points per total offense attempt.
Defensive Disruption of Timing and Spacing
• With standouts such as All-America candidate DE Emmanuel Ogbah, plus CB Kevin Peterson and FS Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State's defense has been disruptive and ruined the timing and spacing of opposing offenses, both up front and on the perimeter. OSU ranks in the top 10 nationally in turnovers gained, defensive touchdowns scored, sacks, tackles for loss and passes intercepted. Additionally, the Cowboys are 16th nationally in fumbles recovered.
Oklahoma State's Home Field Advantage
With a 43-9 record in its last 52 games played in Boone Pickens Stadium (82.7 pct.), Oklahoma State has been tough to beat at home for some time now. A look at some of the reasons why OSU has been effective at home this season. In home games this year ...• The Cowboys have outscored their opponents, 244-95, for an average score of 49-19.
• The Cowboys have forced 14 turnovers and committed just four of their own. Furthermore, Oklahoma State has made its opponents pay when they turn the ball over, as OSU holds a 73-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Cowboys have limited their five opponents to 3.1 yards per rush and 4.7 yards per play.
• The Cowboy defense averages 3.4 sacks per game.
• The Cowboy offense has 17 touchdowns in 23 red zone attempts (73.9 pct.)
• The Cowboys are averaging 7.4 yards per play on offense.
• Mason Rudolph has completed 110-of-163 passes (67.5 pct.) for 1,775 yards, with 13 touchdowns against just two interceptions. He's averaging 355.0 passing yards per game and has a passer rating of 182.82.
• J.W. Walsh has been on the field for 35 total offense plays (rushes plus pass attempts). Those 35 plays have resulted in an astounding 54 points for the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State and Baylor
Saturday marks the 33rd meeting between Oklahoma State and Baylor, but is the first time both teams have come into the contest carrying top-10 rankings in the Associated Press poll. The Cowboys own a 12-4 advantage over the Bears in Stillwater and have won 11 consecutive home games over Baylor. The Bears have not won in Stillwater since 1939.In his 10 previous head-coaching matchups against Baylor, Mike Gundy has a 7-3 record. Gundy and Baylor coach Art Briles have met seven times in the series, with Oklahoma State holding a 5-2 advantage in those contests. The average score of an Oklahoma State-Baylor game in Stillwater during the Gundy/Briles era is OSU 49, Baylor 19.
The last meeting between the two teams played in Stillwater was a notable one. Then-No. 11 OSU steamrolled its way to a 35-3 lead after three quarters and finished as 49-17 victors to bring an end to then-No. 3 Baylor's 13-game winning streak. The OSU defense was the story, as the Cowboys forced three turnovers and limited the Bears to 94 rushing yards on 2.6 yards per carry. For perspective on that, Baylor entered the contest averaging 300.3 rushing yards per game on 6.1 yards per carry.
This Decade's Big 12 Power Brokers
Oklahoma State and Baylor have combined to win three of the last four Big 12 championships and both are in the midst of another run at it again this season.A look at every Big 12 team's record in conference games since 2010 shows that both Oklahoma State and Baylor have elevated their football programs to the point of being regular Big 12 powers this decade. A look:
Oklahoma 38-13 (.745 pct.)
Oklahoma State 37-14 (.725 pct.)
Baylor 35-15 (.700 pct.)
Kansas State 30-20 (.600 pct.)
TCU* 20-14 (.589 pct.)
Texas 26-25 (.510 pct.)
West Virginia* 13-20 (.394 pct.)
Texas Tech 18-34 (.346 pct.)
Iowa State 13-38 (.255 pct.)
Kansas 3-48 (.006 pct.)
* TCU and West Virginia didn't join the Big 12 until 2012.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Mark its 12th consecutive win over Baylor in Stillwater. The Bears haven't won at Oklahoma State since 1939.• Mark the sixth time that the Cowboys have beaten a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll since 2008.
• Mark the 18th time that the Cowboys have beaten an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll since Mike Gundy took over as head coach in 2005.
• Improve the Cowboys to 11-0 for the first time in school history.
• Mark the third 11-win season in Oklahoma State's history, joining the 11-win campaign of 2010 and the 12-win season of 2011.
• Improve the Cowboys to 6-0 at home this year and 44-9 in their last 53 games played in Boone Pickens Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2008 season.
• Be the Cowboys' 13th consecutive win, dating back to last season, to match the school record win streak set from 1944-46.
• Improve the Cowboys to 27-6 in their last 33 games played against teams from the state of Texas, dating back to 2009.
• Mark the sixth time in the last eight seasons that OSU has won at least six home games.
Streaks and Trends Entering the Baylor Game
• Oklahoma State has won its last 12 games, dating back to last season.• Oklahoma State has won 11 home games in a row over Baylor, dating back to 1939.
• In the last four games, Oklahoma State holds a 10-2 turnover advantage over its opponents.
• The Oklahoma State offense has scored touchdowns on 18 of its last 20 trips into the red zone (90.0 pct).
• Oklahoma State has scored at least 30 points in each of its last nine games, the third-longest such streak in school history.
• Oklahoma State has scored at least one non-offensive touchdown in four of its last five games.
• The Oklahoma State defense has at least two sacks in every game this season.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 24 consecutive games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to the 2008 season, the Cowboys have won 44 of their last 46 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has won its last nine games and 12 of its last 13 when playing as a ranked opponent.
• Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah has shared in at least one sack in 14 of the last 18 games.
• Quarterback Mason Rudolph has thrown nine touchdown passes against just one interception in his last four games.
• Quarterback J.W. Walsh has accounted for at least one touchdown in every game this season and has accounted for 14 touchdowns the last five games.
• J.W. Walsh has posted a pass efficiency rating above 200 in seven of his last eight games.
Wins Over A.P. Top-10 Teams Under Mike Gundy
Oct. 11, 2008 at No. 3 Missouri W, 28-23• Missouri entered the game averaging 53.4 points and 568.9 yards of total offense per game, but OSU's defense slowed the high-powered Tigers and the Cowboys' balanced offense made MU pay for exaggerating its defensive strategy to stop receiver Dez Bryant.
Sept. 24, 2011 at No. 8 Texas A&M W, 30-29
• Texas A&M held a 20-3 lead at half, but a furious rally from OSU fueled by tempo on offense and turnovers forced on defense paralyzed the Aggies in the second half. The Cowboys scored 27 unanswered points to start the second half.
Jan. 2, 2012 vs. No. 4 Stanford W, 41-38 (OT)
• Stanford dominated on the ground and dominated time of possession in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, but it didn't matter, as six of OSU's seven scoring drives took less than two minutes off the clock.
Nov. 23, 2013 No. 3 Baylor W, 49-17
• Baylor entered the game averaging 61.2 points and 684.8 yards of offense per game, but the Cowboys buried the Bears by racing out to a 35-3 advantage through three quarters. OSU held Baylor 44 points and 231 yards below its season averages and the red zone stats were telling - Baylor was 1-for-4 with only a field goal, while OSU was 4-for-4, will all four scores being touchdowns.
Nov. 7, 2015 No. 5 TCU W, 49-29
• TCU entered the game ranked second in the nation in both scoring offense (48.9 ppg) and total offense (616.3 ypg), but the Cowboys intercepted Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin four times and also recorded a goal line stand, plus forced a second turnover on downs in the red zone to cement their victory. OSU won the battle up front, sacking Boykin three times. Entering the game, Boykin had been sacked only five times in his previous eight games.
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