Oklahoma State University Athletics
Saturday, November 11
Ames, IA
11 a.m. CT
Oklahoma State University
at
Iowa State
Game Notes: Oklahoma State Heads to Iowa State
November 06, 2017 | Cowboy Football
*Complete notes in PDF format
The Basics
The No. 12/15 Oklahoma State football team (7-2 overall; 4-2 Big 12) travels to Ames, Iowa this weekend to take on No. 24/23 Iowa State (6-3 overall; 4-2 Big 12) in the Cowboys' final road trip of the 2017 regular season. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT Saturday in Jack Trice Stadium.
On the Air
The game will be televised by ABC with Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville and Paul Carcaterra 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.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press poll and No. 15 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 Iowa State marks the 93rd time in the Cowboys' last 124 games that OSU has been ranked by the A.P. entering a game. Iowa State enters the game ranked No. 24 by the AP and No. 23 in the coaches poll. OSU debuted at No. 11 last week in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2017, and this week's will be released on Tuesday evening. The Cowboys are one of only four teams to be ranked in every set of CFP rankings since the beginning of 2015, joining Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.
The Series
Saturday's game marks the 52nd meeting between the Cowboys and the Cyclones all-time, and the seventh consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma State leads the series, 30-18-3, and also holds a 13-12-1 advantage in Ames. OSU has won the last five meetings and seven of the last eight. The Cowboys have won three of the last four in Jack Trice Stadium. OSU won last year's meeting, 38-31, in Stillwater, and won the last game in Ames, 35-31, in 2015. Mike Gundy holds a 7-2 record against Iowa State, while Matt Campbell is 0-1 against Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is 7-2 on the year and enters Saturday's game as one of just two teams in the nation - and the only Power Five team - with a 5-0 record on the road this season. OSU possesses the nation's No. 2 offense in both yardage per game (579.4) and points per game (45.3), as well as the No. 3 passing offense (379.2) in college football. Quarterback Mason Rudolph leads the nation in passing yards, passing yards per game and points responsible for, and is among the national leaders in every important passing statistic. He's thrown for more than 300 yards in eight of his last 10 games and recently broke Mike Gundy's OSU record for wins as a starting QB. Rudolph's top target James Washington leads the nation with 125.9 receiving yards per game and he's hit the 100-yard mark in five of his last seven games. On top of that, running back Justice Hill is the Big 12's leading rusher and No. 14 nationally with 1,064 yards, and he's hit 100 yards in five of his last six games, including a career-best 228-yard outing last week. With Rudolph, Hill and Washington, Oklahoma State is the only 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. OSU held WVU to its lowest offensive output of the season and became the only team to hold QB Will Grier to less than 300 passing yards all year. The Cowboys have forced 19 turnovers this year to lead the league and rank 15th in in the country.
Iowa State From a Distance
Iowa State enters Saturday's game with a 6-3 record that includes two wins over opponents ranked in top four of the AP poll. The Cyclones defeated then-No. 3 Oklahoma on the road, 38-31, to start a four-game win streak that culminated with a 14-7 win over then-No. 4 TCU. Both of those games mark the only losses for either team this season. The streak nearly continued last week at West Virginia, but ISU was unable to overcome a 20-0 deficit and fell, 20-16. Senior quarterback Kyle Kempt has led the unexpected charge for the Cyclones, earning his first career start at Oklahoma and leading the ISU offense since then. In five games this year, he is 4-1 and has thrown for 1,108 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions with a 66.9 completion percentage. His top target is 6-5 senior receiver Allen Lazard, who has 44 catches for 526 and six touchdowns this year. Some of the biggest keys to the Cyclones' success this year has come from winning the turnover battle, as they rank among the top 10 nationally with a 1.11 turnover margin and avoiding penalties as they rank No. 3 in FBS with just 3.78 penalties per game.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Complete a perfect 6-0 record in road games this season.
• Mark the third time in the Mike Gundy era the Cowboys have gone undefeated in road games.
• Match OSU's third-longest road game win streak in history with six.
• Give the Cowboys wins in 15 of their last 17 true road games.
• Improve the Cowboys to 5-3 in their last eight games against opponents ranked in the A.P. Poll.
• Give the Cowboys their 10th season of at least eight wins in Mike Gundy's 13 years as head coach.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-3 in their last 19 games overall.
• Mark the eighth time it has started 8-2 or better during the Mike Gundy era.
• Give it six straight wins over Iowa State.
• Give it three straight wins over Iowa State in Ames.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record against Iowa State to 8-2.
• Make the Cowboys 31-18-3 all-time vs. Iowa State and 14-12-1 all-time vs. Iowa State in Ames.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record in conference games to 68-41.
• Improve the Cowboys to 49-20 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 15 of its last 18 games overall.
• OSU is 13-1 in its last 14 games decided by less than 10 points.
• QB Mason Rudolph has thrown 49 touchdown passes against just nine interceptions in his last 18 games.
• James Washington has 100 receiving yards in five of his last seven games.
• James Washington has at least one catch in 41 straight games - the second-longest active streak in FBS.
• Justice Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in five of his last six games and in nine of his last 13 games.
• OSU is outscoring opponents, 110-34, in first quarters this year. The Cowboy defense has pitched a first-quarter shutout in five of its nine games this season.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has rushed for more than 200 yards in four of its last five games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in nine of its last 10 games and in 11 of its last 13 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 29 of its last 37 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 23 straight games and in 32 of the last 33 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 30 of their last 32 games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, the Cowboys have won 54 of their last 59 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has held its last 17 opponents to a total of minus-4 punt return yards.
Connections
• Oklahoma State long snapper Tanner Morgan and Iowa State defensive lineman Collin Olson and kicker John Banta went to Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa.
• Oklahoma State wide receiver Dillon Stoner and Iowa State wide receiver Carson Epps went to Jenks High School in Oklahoma.
• Oklahoma State quarterback John Kolar's brother, Charlie Kolar, plays tight end for Iowa State. They both attended Norman North High School in Oklahoma.
• Iowa State tight ends coach Alex Golesh was a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State in 2008.
• Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich and Iowa State cornerbacks coach D.K. McDonald were on staff at Edinboro in 2005.
The Basics
The No. 12/15 Oklahoma State football team (7-2 overall; 4-2 Big 12) travels to Ames, Iowa this weekend to take on No. 24/23 Iowa State (6-3 overall; 4-2 Big 12) in the Cowboys' final road trip of the 2017 regular season. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT Saturday in Jack Trice Stadium.
On the Air
The game will be televised by ABC with Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville and Paul Carcaterra 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.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press poll and No. 15 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 Iowa State marks the 93rd time in the Cowboys' last 124 games that OSU has been ranked by the A.P. entering a game. Iowa State enters the game ranked No. 24 by the AP and No. 23 in the coaches poll. OSU debuted at No. 11 last week in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2017, and this week's will be released on Tuesday evening. The Cowboys are one of only four teams to be ranked in every set of CFP rankings since the beginning of 2015, joining Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.
The Series
Saturday's game marks the 52nd meeting between the Cowboys and the Cyclones all-time, and the seventh consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma State leads the series, 30-18-3, and also holds a 13-12-1 advantage in Ames. OSU has won the last five meetings and seven of the last eight. The Cowboys have won three of the last four in Jack Trice Stadium. OSU won last year's meeting, 38-31, in Stillwater, and won the last game in Ames, 35-31, in 2015. Mike Gundy holds a 7-2 record against Iowa State, while Matt Campbell is 0-1 against Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is 7-2 on the year and enters Saturday's game as one of just two teams in the nation - and the only Power Five team - with a 5-0 record on the road this season. OSU possesses the nation's No. 2 offense in both yardage per game (579.4) and points per game (45.3), as well as the No. 3 passing offense (379.2) in college football. Quarterback Mason Rudolph leads the nation in passing yards, passing yards per game and points responsible for, and is among the national leaders in every important passing statistic. He's thrown for more than 300 yards in eight of his last 10 games and recently broke Mike Gundy's OSU record for wins as a starting QB. Rudolph's top target James Washington leads the nation with 125.9 receiving yards per game and he's hit the 100-yard mark in five of his last seven games. On top of that, running back Justice Hill is the Big 12's leading rusher and No. 14 nationally with 1,064 yards, and he's hit 100 yards in five of his last six games, including a career-best 228-yard outing last week. With Rudolph, Hill and Washington, Oklahoma State is the only 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. OSU held WVU to its lowest offensive output of the season and became the only team to hold QB Will Grier to less than 300 passing yards all year. The Cowboys have forced 19 turnovers this year to lead the league and rank 15th in in the country.
Iowa State From a Distance
Iowa State enters Saturday's game with a 6-3 record that includes two wins over opponents ranked in top four of the AP poll. The Cyclones defeated then-No. 3 Oklahoma on the road, 38-31, to start a four-game win streak that culminated with a 14-7 win over then-No. 4 TCU. Both of those games mark the only losses for either team this season. The streak nearly continued last week at West Virginia, but ISU was unable to overcome a 20-0 deficit and fell, 20-16. Senior quarterback Kyle Kempt has led the unexpected charge for the Cyclones, earning his first career start at Oklahoma and leading the ISU offense since then. In five games this year, he is 4-1 and has thrown for 1,108 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions with a 66.9 completion percentage. His top target is 6-5 senior receiver Allen Lazard, who has 44 catches for 526 and six touchdowns this year. Some of the biggest keys to the Cyclones' success this year has come from winning the turnover battle, as they rank among the top 10 nationally with a 1.11 turnover margin and avoiding penalties as they rank No. 3 in FBS with just 3.78 penalties per game.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Complete a perfect 6-0 record in road games this season.
• Mark the third time in the Mike Gundy era the Cowboys have gone undefeated in road games.
• Match OSU's third-longest road game win streak in history with six.
• Give the Cowboys wins in 15 of their last 17 true road games.
• Improve the Cowboys to 5-3 in their last eight games against opponents ranked in the A.P. Poll.
• Give the Cowboys their 10th season of at least eight wins in Mike Gundy's 13 years as head coach.
• Improve the Cowboys to 16-3 in their last 19 games overall.
• Mark the eighth time it has started 8-2 or better during the Mike Gundy era.
• Give it six straight wins over Iowa State.
• Give it three straight wins over Iowa State in Ames.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record against Iowa State to 8-2.
• Make the Cowboys 31-18-3 all-time vs. Iowa State and 14-12-1 all-time vs. Iowa State in Ames.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record in conference games to 68-41.
• Improve the Cowboys to 49-20 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 15 of its last 18 games overall.
• OSU is 13-1 in its last 14 games decided by less than 10 points.
• QB Mason Rudolph has thrown 49 touchdown passes against just nine interceptions in his last 18 games.
• James Washington has 100 receiving yards in five of his last seven games.
• James Washington has at least one catch in 41 straight games - the second-longest active streak in FBS.
• Justice Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in five of his last six games and in nine of his last 13 games.
• OSU is outscoring opponents, 110-34, in first quarters this year. The Cowboy defense has pitched a first-quarter shutout in five of its nine games this season.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has rushed for more than 200 yards in four of its last five games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in nine of its last 10 games and in 11 of its last 13 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 29 of its last 37 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 23 straight games and in 32 of the last 33 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 30 of their last 32 games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, the Cowboys have won 54 of their last 59 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Oklahoma State has held its last 17 opponents to a total of minus-4 punt return yards.
Connections
• Oklahoma State long snapper Tanner Morgan and Iowa State defensive lineman Collin Olson and kicker John Banta went to Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa.
• Oklahoma State wide receiver Dillon Stoner and Iowa State wide receiver Carson Epps went to Jenks High School in Oklahoma.
• Oklahoma State quarterback John Kolar's brother, Charlie Kolar, plays tight end for Iowa State. They both attended Norman North High School in Oklahoma.
• Iowa State tight ends coach Alex Golesh was a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State in 2008.
• Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich and Iowa State cornerbacks coach D.K. McDonald were on staff at Edinboro in 2005.
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