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11 Reasons Why OSU's Win Over Texas Mattered
October 28, 2018 | Cowboy Football
Why OSU's Win Over Texas Mattered
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team picked up a win over the highest-ranked opponent it's faced this season as the Cowboys took down No. 6 Texas, 38-35, last night in a primetime matchup on ABC. Other important notes from the win:
The Oklahoma State win …
-Was its fourth straight in games vs. opponents ranked in the top 25 of the A.P. poll.
-Marked Mike Gundy's seventh career win over an AP top-10 opponent and the 18th in OSU history.
-Marked its highest-ranked opponent defeated since it beat No. 5 TCU in 2015.
-Gave it wins in seven of the past nine matchups with Texas.
-Was the fourth straight over Texas, extending its longest win streak in the series.
-Improved it to 23-7 in its last 30 games and 37-12 in its last 49 games.
-Made it 9-24 all-time vs. Texas.
-Improved Mike Gundy's career record vs. Texas to 7-7
-Improved Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 71-45.
-Made it 39-12 at Boone Pickens Stadium since the start of the 2011 season.
-Improved it to 52-24 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
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Standout players included:
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Offense
Quarterback Taylor Cornelius
:: Taylor Cornelius finished the first half 16-of-21 passing for 241 yards and three touchdowns. He also added a rushing score. He was also 6-of-7 for 84 yards on first-half third down plays.
:: Cornelius finished the game with 321 yards to mark his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season. It was the fourth-highest passing total ever by an OSU quarterback against Texas.
:: Accounted for five total touchdowns, including two on the ground and three through the air.
:: Scored the game-clinching touchdown on a 10-yard rush on a 3rd-and-goal play.
Wide Receiver Tylan Wallace
:: Tylan Wallace finished with 222 receiving yards to mark the eighth-best single game total by a Cowboy in history. It's the second-highest total by an OSU underclassman behind only Dez Bryant's 236 as a sophomore vs. Houston in 2008.
:: Wallace had career highs at halftime with 167 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. He finished with 222 yards and a pair of scores.
:: Wallace also had a career-best 10 catches. The last time a Cowboy recorded double-digit catches came when Jalen McCleskey had 11 against West Virginia in 2016.
:: Wallace's effort marked his fifth 100-yard game of the season. The only other Cowboy underclassmen to reach that mark are James Washington (five as a sophomore in 2015), Josh Stewart (five in 2012), Justin Blackmon (12 as a sophomore in 2010) and Dez Bryant (six as a sophomore in 2008). The five 100-yard receiving games also ties for the 10th-most in a career and in a season at OSU.
Defense
Cornerback A.J. Green
:: Had a game-high two pass break ups while being manned up with Texas receiver Collin Johnson.
:: Gave up five inches in height to the 6-6 Johnson and limited him to five catches on 13 targets.
:: Green held Johnson 15 yards under his season average and to just one catch on three third-down targets.
:: It ended a four-game streak of scoring a receiving touchdown for Johnson as Green took away one the most dangerous offensive weapons for Texas.
Special Teams
Punter Zach Sinor
:: Punted the ball 57 yards in the air to pin Texas at its own 2-yard line with less than 10 minutes remaining and the Cowboys up 38-21.
:: Added another 50-yarder in the second quarter that flipped the field and led to a three-and-out by the Cowboy defense.
:: Flipped the field for the Cowboys with four punts averaging 45.0 yards.
Newcomer
Running Back Chuba Hubbard
:: Chuba Hubbard had a career-high 75 rushing yards at halftime and matched a career-high with seven carries. He finished the game with 80 yards on nine carries.
:: Returned the opening kickoff of the game 30 yards to set up the Cowboys for a game-opening touchdown drive to go up 7-0.
:: Finished with 111 all-purpose to mark the second-most of any player in the game, behind only Tylan Wallace's 222 receiving yards.
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team picked up a win over the highest-ranked opponent it's faced this season as the Cowboys took down No. 6 Texas, 38-35, last night in a primetime matchup on ABC. Other important notes from the win:
The Oklahoma State win …
-Was its fourth straight in games vs. opponents ranked in the top 25 of the A.P. poll.
-Marked Mike Gundy's seventh career win over an AP top-10 opponent and the 18th in OSU history.
-Marked its highest-ranked opponent defeated since it beat No. 5 TCU in 2015.
-Gave it wins in seven of the past nine matchups with Texas.
-Was the fourth straight over Texas, extending its longest win streak in the series.
-Improved it to 23-7 in its last 30 games and 37-12 in its last 49 games.
-Made it 9-24 all-time vs. Texas.
-Improved Mike Gundy's career record vs. Texas to 7-7
-Improved Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 71-45.
-Made it 39-12 at Boone Pickens Stadium since the start of the 2011 season.
-Improved it to 52-24 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
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Standout players included:
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Offense
Quarterback Taylor Cornelius
:: Taylor Cornelius finished the first half 16-of-21 passing for 241 yards and three touchdowns. He also added a rushing score. He was also 6-of-7 for 84 yards on first-half third down plays.
:: Cornelius finished the game with 321 yards to mark his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season. It was the fourth-highest passing total ever by an OSU quarterback against Texas.
:: Accounted for five total touchdowns, including two on the ground and three through the air.
:: Scored the game-clinching touchdown on a 10-yard rush on a 3rd-and-goal play.
Wide Receiver Tylan Wallace
:: Tylan Wallace finished with 222 receiving yards to mark the eighth-best single game total by a Cowboy in history. It's the second-highest total by an OSU underclassman behind only Dez Bryant's 236 as a sophomore vs. Houston in 2008.
:: Wallace had career highs at halftime with 167 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. He finished with 222 yards and a pair of scores.
:: Wallace also had a career-best 10 catches. The last time a Cowboy recorded double-digit catches came when Jalen McCleskey had 11 against West Virginia in 2016.
:: Wallace's effort marked his fifth 100-yard game of the season. The only other Cowboy underclassmen to reach that mark are James Washington (five as a sophomore in 2015), Josh Stewart (five in 2012), Justin Blackmon (12 as a sophomore in 2010) and Dez Bryant (six as a sophomore in 2008). The five 100-yard receiving games also ties for the 10th-most in a career and in a season at OSU.
Defense
Cornerback A.J. Green
:: Had a game-high two pass break ups while being manned up with Texas receiver Collin Johnson.
:: Gave up five inches in height to the 6-6 Johnson and limited him to five catches on 13 targets.
:: Green held Johnson 15 yards under his season average and to just one catch on three third-down targets.
:: It ended a four-game streak of scoring a receiving touchdown for Johnson as Green took away one the most dangerous offensive weapons for Texas.
Special Teams
Punter Zach Sinor
:: Punted the ball 57 yards in the air to pin Texas at its own 2-yard line with less than 10 minutes remaining and the Cowboys up 38-21.
:: Added another 50-yarder in the second quarter that flipped the field and led to a three-and-out by the Cowboy defense.
:: Flipped the field for the Cowboys with four punts averaging 45.0 yards.
Newcomer
Running Back Chuba Hubbard
:: Chuba Hubbard had a career-high 75 rushing yards at halftime and matched a career-high with seven carries. He finished the game with 80 yards on nine carries.
:: Returned the opening kickoff of the game 30 yards to set up the Cowboys for a game-opening touchdown drive to go up 7-0.
:: Finished with 111 all-purpose to mark the second-most of any player in the game, behind only Tylan Wallace's 222 receiving yards.
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