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Game Notes: Cowboy Football Visits Kansas
September 24, 2018 | Cowboy Football
Complete Notes
The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (3-1 overall; 0-1 Big 12) visits Kansas (2-2 overall; 0-1 Big 12) Saturday at 11 a.m. in what marks OSU's first road game of the 2018 season. The Cowboys carry with them a six-game road win streak that dates back to last season.
On the Air
The game will be televised by FSN with Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger and Lesley McCaslin 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
The Cowboys are ranked No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and are also receiving votes in the Associated Press Poll. OSU reached a season-high of No. 15 in both polls during week four and has now been ranked in the top 15 of the A.P. poll at some point in 10 of the past 11 seasons. Oklahoma State has now been ranked in the top 25 of at least one of those polls since week 10 of the 2016 season. The Cowboys are also one of only five teams to be ranked in every set of College Football Playoff rankings since the beginning of 2015, joining Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Ohio State. Kansas is not ranked in the A.P. or the coaches poll this week.
The Series
Saturday's game marks the 69th meeting between Oklahoma State and Kansas. OSU holds a 37-29-2 all-time advantage in the series and a 21-15-1 advantage in Lawrence. The Cowboys have won eight consecutive meetings, and a win Saturday would tie OSU's longest active win streak against a single opponent, matching the current nine-win streak vs. Louisiana. OSU has also won 13 of the past 14 overall games vs. KU and seven straight games played in Lawrence. OSU has not lost to KU since 2007, and it has not lost to KU in Lawrence since 1994. Mike Gundy is 9-1 in his career against the Jayhawks, while KU coach David Beaty is 0-3 in his career against the Cowboys. Oklahoma State won last year's meeting in Stillwater, 58-17, and won the last meeting at Kansas, 44-20, in 2016.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is 3-1 after seeing its nine-game win streak vs. Texas Tech come to an end last week in the Big 12 opener. The loss also ended a five-game win streak for the team that dated back to last season. The Cowboys are led offensively by junior running back Justice Hill, sophomore receiver Tylan Wallace and senior quarterback Taylor Cornelius. A Doak Walker Award candidate, Hill enters week five ranked fourth nationally with 8.43 yards per carry on the season and needs just three yards to become the ninth Cowboy in history to hit 3,000 career rushing yards. He also has a chance to tie a Big 12 record Saturday at 11 straight games with a rushing touchdown if he can find the end zone on the ground vs. the Jayhawks. His five rushing scores on the season rank 12th nationally and his 388 rushing yards are the most in the league. Wallace cemented his own mark on history over the past three weeks as he became just the third OSU underclassman to record three consecutive 100-yard receiving games, joining Biletnikoff winners James Washington and Justin Blackmon. He ranks No. 6 nationally at 110.5 yards per game and No. 8 with 442 total receiving yards. All of those receptions were delivered by Cornelius, who ranks No. 8 in FBS with 1,229 passing yards on the season, No. 14 nationally with 325 yards of total offense per game and No. 17 nationally at 14.81 yards per completion. Defensively, the Cowboys lead the nation in sacks per game averaging 4.75 per contest and rank No. 5 nationally with 9.5 tackles for loss per game. Defensive end Jordan Brailford has led the way with 4.0 sacks on the season to lead the conference and rank among the top 15 nationally. OSU's linebackers have led the way in tackles, as Calvin Bundage has 30 on the year and Justin Phillips has 24 through the first four games. OSU's efforts on the defensive front have placed the Cowboys No. 1 in the league when it comes to rushing defense, allowing just 111.5 yards per game.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Give the Cowboys seven straight wins in road games, marking the third-longest road win streak in OSU history and the longest since a 10-game streak during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
• Improve the Cowboys to 22-5 in their last 27 games and 36-10 in their last 46 games.
• Make OSU 8-0 in games following a loss since the beginning of the 2016 season.
• Make the Cowboys 38-29-2 all-time vs. Kansas.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record vs. Kansas to 10-1.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 70-43.
• Give OSU nine straight wins vs. Kansas, matching its longest active win streak against any opponent. OSU has also won nine in-a-row against Louisiana.
• Mark the ninth time it has won at least four of its first five games during the Mike Gundy era.
• Make OSU 62-8 in its last 70 games vs. unranked opponents, dating back to 2010 (89.9 pct.).
• Improve the Cowboys to 51-22 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 21 of its last 26 games overall.
• OSU is 15-2 in its last 17 games decided by less than 10 points.
• OSU has won 18 straight games when leading at halftime, a streak that began on Sept. 17, 2016.
• OSU has won six straight road games, the third-longest streak in OSU history.
• Justice Hill has at least one rushing touchdown in each of his last 10 games.
• Justice Hill has rushed for at least 100 yards in 10 of his last 14 games and in 14 of his last 21 games.
• Matt Ammendola has made 18 of his last 19 field goal attempts, and 20 of his last 22 tries.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has had at least one 100-yard receiver in eight of its last nine games.
• OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in 12 of its last 18 games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in 14 of its last 18 games and in 16 of its last 21 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 35 of its last 45 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 31 straight games and in 40 of the last 41 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, the Cowboys have won 34 of their last 36 games when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, the Cowboys have won 58 of their last 63 games when winning the turnover battle.
• Dillon Stoner has at least one catch in each of his last 17 games.
• Jalen McCleskey has at least one catch in 41 of his 43 career games played.
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