Oklahoma State University Athletics
11 Reasons Why OSU's Win Over Kansas Mattered
November 26, 2017 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team wrapped up the regular season Saturday with a 58-17 win over Kansas in Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU improved to 9-3 on the year with the win, and quarterback Mason Rudolph set an OSU single season record for touchdowns responsible for with his 45th. Barry Sanders set the previous record of 44 during his 1988 Heisman Trophy season. Other key notes on the win include the following:
Following the win, OSU…
• Has nine seasons with at least nine wins under Mike Gundy.
• Is 17-4 in its last 21 games overall.
• Has gone 9-3 or better seven times during the Mike Gundy era.
• Has eight-straight wins over KU and wins in 13 of their last 14 meetings.
• Has won four straight over Kansas in Stillwater.
• Is 9-1 versus Kansas in the Mike Gundy era.
• Is 37-29-2 all time vs. Kansas and 16-14-1 all time vs. KU in Stillwater.
• Is 59-7 in its last 66 games against unranked opponents, dating to 2010.
• Has won 25 of its last 27 games when playing as a ranked team against an unranked opponent.
• Is 69-42 in conference games under Mike Gundy.
• Is 50-21 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Key performers included:
Offense
Mason Rudolph | Quarterback | Senior | Rock Hill, South Carolina
-Broke Barry Sanders' 1988 record for touchdowns responsible for in a season, passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more to take his season total to 45 – the most in FBS.
-Finished with 438 passing yards to improve his season total to 4,553 – the most in FBS.
-Threw for 309 yards in the first half to mark the fifth 300-yard passing half of his career.
-Completed 9 passes of at least 15 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass to Dillon Stoner, as well as a 54-yarder to Marcell Ateman, a 31-yarder and a 30-yarder. He entered the game leading the nation in completions of at least 10, 30, 40 and 60 yards and added to each of those numbers.
-31-of-43 passing with no interceptions.
-It marked the 10th 400-yard game and 22nd 300-yard game of his career, both school records.
Defense
DeQuinton Osborne | Defensive Tackle | R-Senior | Grand Prairie, Texas
-Matched a season-high for any OSU player in a game this season with 3.0 tackles for loss.
-Had one sack for a loss of 8 yards.
-Finished with six tackles, marking his fifth game this year with at least five tackles.
Special Teams
Matt Ammendola | Kicker | R-Sophomore | Lansdale, Pennsylvania
-Was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, hitting from 49, 43 and 36 yards.
-Scored a game-high 16 points, improving on his Big 12 lead and FBS No. 5 rank for points scored this season.
-Finished 7-for-7 on PAT attempts.
-Kicked off 10 times with Kansas starting at its own 25 or inside of it on six of those kicks.
-Improved his streak of made field goal attempts to eight and has made 10 of his last 11.
Newcomer
Dillon Stoner | Wide Receiver | R-Freshman | Tulsa, Oklahoma
-Finished with a career-high 113 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches.
-Caught a career-long 76-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, OSU's fourth-longest scoring play of the season.
-It marked his second 100-yard game of the season.
-It was his third straight game with a receiving TD and his fifth games of the season with one.
Following the win, OSU…
• Has nine seasons with at least nine wins under Mike Gundy.
• Is 17-4 in its last 21 games overall.
• Has gone 9-3 or better seven times during the Mike Gundy era.
• Has eight-straight wins over KU and wins in 13 of their last 14 meetings.
• Has won four straight over Kansas in Stillwater.
• Is 9-1 versus Kansas in the Mike Gundy era.
• Is 37-29-2 all time vs. Kansas and 16-14-1 all time vs. KU in Stillwater.
• Is 59-7 in its last 66 games against unranked opponents, dating to 2010.
• Has won 25 of its last 27 games when playing as a ranked team against an unranked opponent.
• Is 69-42 in conference games under Mike Gundy.
• Is 50-21 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Key performers included:
Offense
Mason Rudolph | Quarterback | Senior | Rock Hill, South Carolina
-Broke Barry Sanders' 1988 record for touchdowns responsible for in a season, passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more to take his season total to 45 – the most in FBS.
-Finished with 438 passing yards to improve his season total to 4,553 – the most in FBS.
-Threw for 309 yards in the first half to mark the fifth 300-yard passing half of his career.
-Completed 9 passes of at least 15 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass to Dillon Stoner, as well as a 54-yarder to Marcell Ateman, a 31-yarder and a 30-yarder. He entered the game leading the nation in completions of at least 10, 30, 40 and 60 yards and added to each of those numbers.
-31-of-43 passing with no interceptions.
-It marked the 10th 400-yard game and 22nd 300-yard game of his career, both school records.
Defense
DeQuinton Osborne | Defensive Tackle | R-Senior | Grand Prairie, Texas
-Matched a season-high for any OSU player in a game this season with 3.0 tackles for loss.
-Had one sack for a loss of 8 yards.
-Finished with six tackles, marking his fifth game this year with at least five tackles.
Special Teams
Matt Ammendola | Kicker | R-Sophomore | Lansdale, Pennsylvania
-Was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, hitting from 49, 43 and 36 yards.
-Scored a game-high 16 points, improving on his Big 12 lead and FBS No. 5 rank for points scored this season.
-Finished 7-for-7 on PAT attempts.
-Kicked off 10 times with Kansas starting at its own 25 or inside of it on six of those kicks.
-Improved his streak of made field goal attempts to eight and has made 10 of his last 11.
Newcomer
Dillon Stoner | Wide Receiver | R-Freshman | Tulsa, Oklahoma
-Finished with a career-high 113 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches.
-Caught a career-long 76-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, OSU's fourth-longest scoring play of the season.
-It marked his second 100-yard game of the season.
-It was his third straight game with a receiving TD and his fifth games of the season with one.
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