Oklahoma State University Athletics
Saturday, November 18
Stillwater, OK
2:30 p.m. CT
Oklahoma State University
vs
Kansas State
Photo by: OSU Athletics
Game Notes: Oklahoma State Hosts Kansas State
November 13, 2017 | Cowboy Football
*Complete notes in PDF format
The Basics
The No. 10/13 Oklahoma State football team (8-2 overall; 5-2 Big 12) returns to Stillwater this weekend to take on Kansas State (5-5 overall; 3-4 Big 12) in the Cowboys' second-to-last game of the 2017 regular season. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium.
Ticket Info
Saturday marks the fifth home game in OSU's "SEAson of Orange," where all Oklahoma State fans are encouraged to dress in orange every game. Tickets are still available, but fans are encouraged to act quickly as the first four home games this season have been sold out. Tickets can be purchased online at okstate.com/tickets or by phone at 877-ALL-4-OSU. The ticket office can also be reached by email at tickets@okstate.edu.
On the Air
The game will be televised by ESPN2 with Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones 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 outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through TuneIn Radio or the TuneIn Radio app. ESPN Radio will also be on hand to broadcast the game to a national audience.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press poll and No. 13 in the Amway Coaches Poll. The Cowboys have been ranked in the top 15 of both polls since week 12 of the 2016 season. Including this season, OSU has reached the top 15 of the A.P. poll at some point in nine of the past 10 seasons and the top 10 of the A.P. poll in eight of the last 10 seasons. This week's game against Kansas State marks the 94th time in the Cowboys' last 125 games that OSU has been ranked by the A.P. entering a game. Kansas State is not ranked. OSU has been ranked in the top 15 of both sets of College Football Playoff rankings this year. The Cowboys are one of only five teams to be ranked in every set of CFP rankings since the beginning of 2015, joining Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Ohio State.
The Series
Saturday's game marks the 64th meeting between the Cowboys and the Wildcats all-time, and the eighth consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma State leads the series, 39-24, and also holds a 21-9 advantage in Stillwater. OSU has won the last two meetings and seven of the last 10. The Cowboys have also won the last five times the teams have met in Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU won last year's meeting, 43-37, in Manhattan, and won the last game in Stillwater, 36-34, in 2015. Mike Gundy holds a 6-3 record against Kansas State, while Bill Snyder is 11-7 against Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is 8-2 on the year and enters Saturday's game fresh off a 49-42 win at No. 24 Iowa State. The Cowboys are the only team in the nation with a 6-0 road record this season. OSU possesses the nation's No. 2 offense in both yardage per game (573.7) and points per game (45.7), as well as the No. 2 passing offense (378.9) in college football. Quarterback Mason Rudolph leads the nation in passing yards and passing yards per game and is second in points responsible for. He's also among the national leaders in every important passing statistic. He's thrown for more than 300 yards in nine of his last 11 games and recently broke Mike Gundy's OSU record for wins as a starting QB. Rudolph's top target James Washington leads all Power Five players with 1,158 receiving yards and he's hit the 100-yard mark in five of his last eight games. On top of that, running back Justice Hill is the Big 12's leading rusher and No. 14 nationally with 1,198 yards. Hill has the hot hand lately, as he's hit 100 yards in six of his last seven games, including a career-best 228-yard masterpiece against Oklahoma. With Rudolph, Hill and Washington, Oklahoma State is the only Power Five team in the nation with a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver this season. The Cowboy defense has also had its moments this season - most recently an A.J. Green interception in the end zone last week to seal the win at ISU. The Cowboys have intercepted 15 passes this year to lead the league and rank No. 7 in the country. Green has led the way with four picks to rank ninth in FBS.
Kansas State From a Distance
Kansas State enters Saturday's game with an even 5-5 record that includes wins in two of its last three games. The Wildcats kicked off November with an overtime win at Texas Tech, and last week fell just short in their upset bid against No. 23 West Virginia, 28-23. Prior to that, KSU defeated Kansas, Baylor, Charlotte and Central Arkansas earlier this season.       Quarterback Skylar Thompson made his first career start for the Wildcats last week against the Mountaineers, playing in place of previous starters Jesse Ertz and Alex Delton. Even with the changes at quarterback, KSU has scored at least 30 points in seven games this season. The defense's strong points have come in the red zone (11th in FBS), turnover margin (12th in FBS) and rushing yards allowed (24th in FBS). The Wildcats have also continued their tradition of special teams success, ranking ninth nationally with a 15.04-yard punt return average and 12th nationally with a 25.55-yard kickoff return average. Returner D.J. Reed ranks among the top three players nationally in kickoff returns and punt returns this season. This weekend's contest marks K-State's road finale, as well as the third A.P. top-10 opponent for KSU this year. It also fell to then-No. 6 TCU, 26-6, and to then-No. 9 Oklahoma, 42-35.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Give the Cowboys their ninth season of at least nine wins in Mike Gundy's 13 years as head coach.
• Improve the Cowboys to 17-3 in their last 20 games overall.
• Mark the eighth time it has started 9-2 or better during the Mike Gundy era.
• Give it three straight wins over Kansas State and wins in eight of the last 11 meetings with K-State.
• Give it six straight wins over Kansas State in Stillwater.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record against Kansas State to 7-3.
• Make the Cowboys 40-24 all-time vs. Kansas State and 22-9 all-time vs. Kansas State in Stillwater.
• Improve the Cowboys to 59-6 in their last 65 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Give it wins in 25 of its last 26 games when playing as a ranked team against an unranked opponent.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record in conference games to 69-41.
• Improve the Cowboys to 50-20 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 16 of its last 19 games overall.
• OSU is 14-1 in its last 15 games decided by less than 10 points.
• QB Mason Rudolph has thrown 52 touchdown passes against just nine interceptions in his last 19 games.
• James Washington has at least one catch in 42 straight games - the second-longest active streak in FBS.
• Justice Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in six of his last seven games and in 10 of his last 14 games.
• OSU is outscoring opponents, 117-48, in first quarters this year. The Cowboys have five first-quarter shutouts.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has had at least one 100-yard receiver in seven of 10 games this season. Cowboy receivers have combined for 14 100-yard performances this season.
• OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in seven of 10 games this season.
• OSU has rushed for more than 200 yards in four of its last six games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in 10 of its last 11 games and in 12 of its last 14 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 30 of its last 38 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 24 straight games and in 33 of the last 34 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 31 of their last 33 games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, the Cowboys have won 55 of their last 60 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has held its last 18 opponents to a total of 9 punt return yards.
Connections
• OSU LB Kirk Tucker and KSU's Elijah Sullivan, Justin Hughes and Duke Shelley went to Tucker HS in Georgia.
• OSU OL Larry Williams and KSU's Jordan Noil, Konnor Cook and Will Geary went to Hutchinson CC.
• OSU's LD Brown, A.J. Green and Chris Lacy and KSU DB Isaiah Stewart went to DeSoto HS in Texas.
• OSU C Brad Lundblade and KSU DB Colby Moore went to Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas.
• OSU OL Teven Jenkins and KSU RB Mike McCoy and DT Will Geary went to Topeka HS in Kansas.
• OSU LB Gyasi Akem and KSU DB Cre Moore went to Broken Arrow HS in Oklahoma.
• OSU OL Dylan Galloway and KSU P Bernardo Rodriguez and OL Glenn Williams went to Coppell HS in Texas.
• OSU DT Darrion Daniels and KSU DT Jordon Robertson went to Bishop Dunne HS in Dallas.
• OSU OL Arlington Hambright and KSU DE Osvelt Joseph went to Garden City CC.
• OSU DL coach Joe Bob Clements played and coached and Kansas State.
• OSU WR coach Kasey Dunn and KSU OC Dana Dimel were on staff at Arizona in 2006.
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The Basics
The No. 10/13 Oklahoma State football team (8-2 overall; 5-2 Big 12) returns to Stillwater this weekend to take on Kansas State (5-5 overall; 3-4 Big 12) in the Cowboys' second-to-last game of the 2017 regular season. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday in Boone Pickens Stadium.
Ticket Info
Saturday marks the fifth home game in OSU's "SEAson of Orange," where all Oklahoma State fans are encouraged to dress in orange every game. Tickets are still available, but fans are encouraged to act quickly as the first four home games this season have been sold out. Tickets can be purchased online at okstate.com/tickets or by phone at 877-ALL-4-OSU. The ticket office can also be reached by email at tickets@okstate.edu.
On the Air
The game will be televised by ESPN2 with Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones 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 outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through TuneIn Radio or the TuneIn Radio app. ESPN Radio will also be on hand to broadcast the game to a national audience.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press poll and No. 13 in the Amway Coaches Poll. The Cowboys have been ranked in the top 15 of both polls since week 12 of the 2016 season. Including this season, OSU has reached the top 15 of the A.P. poll at some point in nine of the past 10 seasons and the top 10 of the A.P. poll in eight of the last 10 seasons. This week's game against Kansas State marks the 94th time in the Cowboys' last 125 games that OSU has been ranked by the A.P. entering a game. Kansas State is not ranked. OSU has been ranked in the top 15 of both sets of College Football Playoff rankings this year. The Cowboys are one of only five teams to be ranked in every set of CFP rankings since the beginning of 2015, joining Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Ohio State.
The Series
Saturday's game marks the 64th meeting between the Cowboys and the Wildcats all-time, and the eighth consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma State leads the series, 39-24, and also holds a 21-9 advantage in Stillwater. OSU has won the last two meetings and seven of the last 10. The Cowboys have also won the last five times the teams have met in Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU won last year's meeting, 43-37, in Manhattan, and won the last game in Stillwater, 36-34, in 2015. Mike Gundy holds a 6-3 record against Kansas State, while Bill Snyder is 11-7 against Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is 8-2 on the year and enters Saturday's game fresh off a 49-42 win at No. 24 Iowa State. The Cowboys are the only team in the nation with a 6-0 road record this season. OSU possesses the nation's No. 2 offense in both yardage per game (573.7) and points per game (45.7), as well as the No. 2 passing offense (378.9) in college football. Quarterback Mason Rudolph leads the nation in passing yards and passing yards per game and is second in points responsible for. He's also among the national leaders in every important passing statistic. He's thrown for more than 300 yards in nine of his last 11 games and recently broke Mike Gundy's OSU record for wins as a starting QB. Rudolph's top target James Washington leads all Power Five players with 1,158 receiving yards and he's hit the 100-yard mark in five of his last eight games. On top of that, running back Justice Hill is the Big 12's leading rusher and No. 14 nationally with 1,198 yards. Hill has the hot hand lately, as he's hit 100 yards in six of his last seven games, including a career-best 228-yard masterpiece against Oklahoma. With Rudolph, Hill and Washington, Oklahoma State is the only Power Five team in the nation with a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver this season. The Cowboy defense has also had its moments this season - most recently an A.J. Green interception in the end zone last week to seal the win at ISU. The Cowboys have intercepted 15 passes this year to lead the league and rank No. 7 in the country. Green has led the way with four picks to rank ninth in FBS.
Kansas State From a Distance
Kansas State enters Saturday's game with an even 5-5 record that includes wins in two of its last three games. The Wildcats kicked off November with an overtime win at Texas Tech, and last week fell just short in their upset bid against No. 23 West Virginia, 28-23. Prior to that, KSU defeated Kansas, Baylor, Charlotte and Central Arkansas earlier this season.       Quarterback Skylar Thompson made his first career start for the Wildcats last week against the Mountaineers, playing in place of previous starters Jesse Ertz and Alex Delton. Even with the changes at quarterback, KSU has scored at least 30 points in seven games this season. The defense's strong points have come in the red zone (11th in FBS), turnover margin (12th in FBS) and rushing yards allowed (24th in FBS). The Wildcats have also continued their tradition of special teams success, ranking ninth nationally with a 15.04-yard punt return average and 12th nationally with a 25.55-yard kickoff return average. Returner D.J. Reed ranks among the top three players nationally in kickoff returns and punt returns this season. This weekend's contest marks K-State's road finale, as well as the third A.P. top-10 opponent for KSU this year. It also fell to then-No. 6 TCU, 26-6, and to then-No. 9 Oklahoma, 42-35.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Give the Cowboys their ninth season of at least nine wins in Mike Gundy's 13 years as head coach.
• Improve the Cowboys to 17-3 in their last 20 games overall.
• Mark the eighth time it has started 9-2 or better during the Mike Gundy era.
• Give it three straight wins over Kansas State and wins in eight of the last 11 meetings with K-State.
• Give it six straight wins over Kansas State in Stillwater.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record against Kansas State to 7-3.
• Make the Cowboys 40-24 all-time vs. Kansas State and 22-9 all-time vs. Kansas State in Stillwater.
• Improve the Cowboys to 59-6 in their last 65 games against unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Give it wins in 25 of its last 26 games when playing as a ranked team against an unranked opponent.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record in conference games to 69-41.
• Improve the Cowboys to 50-20 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 16 of its last 19 games overall.
• OSU is 14-1 in its last 15 games decided by less than 10 points.
• QB Mason Rudolph has thrown 52 touchdown passes against just nine interceptions in his last 19 games.
• James Washington has at least one catch in 42 straight games - the second-longest active streak in FBS.
• Justice Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in six of his last seven games and in 10 of his last 14 games.
• OSU is outscoring opponents, 117-48, in first quarters this year. The Cowboys have five first-quarter shutouts.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has had at least one 100-yard receiver in seven of 10 games this season. Cowboy receivers have combined for 14 100-yard performances this season.
• OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in seven of 10 games this season.
• OSU has rushed for more than 200 yards in four of its last six games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in 10 of its last 11 games and in 12 of its last 14 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 30 of its last 38 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 24 straight games and in 33 of the last 34 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 31 of their last 33 games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, the Cowboys have won 55 of their last 60 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has held its last 18 opponents to a total of 9 punt return yards.
Connections
• OSU LB Kirk Tucker and KSU's Elijah Sullivan, Justin Hughes and Duke Shelley went to Tucker HS in Georgia.
• OSU OL Larry Williams and KSU's Jordan Noil, Konnor Cook and Will Geary went to Hutchinson CC.
• OSU's LD Brown, A.J. Green and Chris Lacy and KSU DB Isaiah Stewart went to DeSoto HS in Texas.
• OSU C Brad Lundblade and KSU DB Colby Moore went to Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas.
• OSU OL Teven Jenkins and KSU RB Mike McCoy and DT Will Geary went to Topeka HS in Kansas.
• OSU LB Gyasi Akem and KSU DB Cre Moore went to Broken Arrow HS in Oklahoma.
• OSU OL Dylan Galloway and KSU P Bernardo Rodriguez and OL Glenn Williams went to Coppell HS in Texas.
• OSU DT Darrion Daniels and KSU DT Jordon Robertson went to Bishop Dunne HS in Dallas.
• OSU OL Arlington Hambright and KSU DE Osvelt Joseph went to Garden City CC.
• OSU DL coach Joe Bob Clements played and coached and Kansas State.
• OSU WR coach Kasey Dunn and KSU OC Dana Dimel were on staff at Arizona in 2006.
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