Game Notes: Cowboys Host Kansas in Stillwater

Saturday, November 16

Stillwater, OK

11:00 AM CT

Oklahoma State University

Kansas

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Image Taken At Oklahoma State Cowboy Football vs. TCU, Saturday, November 2, 2019, Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK. Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

November 11, 2019 | Cowboy Football

Complete Notes

The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (6-3 overall; 3-3 Big 12) hosts Kansas (3-6 overall; 1-5 Big 12) on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game will pit the Cowboys against former OSU head coach Les Miles, who is in his first year at the helm of the Jayhawks.

Get Your Tickets
Season tickets and single-game tickets are available at okstate.com/tickets or by calling the OSU ticket office at 877-ALL-4-OSU. Fans interested in tickets can also text the OSU ticket office at 877-255-4678. Single-game tickets for this Saturday start at $75, but purchasing a season ticket is also the only way to attend the Bedlam game in the home finale.

On the Air
The game will be televised by FS1 with Dan Hellie and Ben Leber 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 back in the rankings this week after being voted No. 25 in the AP poll and one spot outside of the top 25 in the coaches poll. Entering 2019, OSU had reached the top 15 of the AP poll at some point in 10 of the past 11 seasons. OSU had also seen a top 10 ranking in the AP poll at some point in eight of the past 11 seasons. It is worth noting that OSU was No. 23 in the first release of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Although this week's rankings aren't released until Tuesday, OSU has appeared in the CFP rankings four of the past five seasons. Kansas is not ranked.

The Series
Saturday's game marks the 70th meeting between Oklahoma State and Kansas, with the series dating back to 1923. The 2019 season also marks the 10th consecutive year the teams have met. OSU owns a 38-29-2 all-time series advantage, including a 16-14-1 advantage in games played in Stillwater. OSU has won nine straight games against the Jayhawks, as well as 14 of the past 15 in the series. OSU has won four straight games in Stillwater, as well as six of the past seven played at home. A win Saturday would extend the longest win streak for either team in the series. It would also give OSU 10 straight wins vs. Kansas to mark its longest active win streak against any opponent and match the second-longest win streak in OSU history against one opponent. It would only trail OSU's 11-game streak vs. Kansas State from 1947-62. The only other 10-game win streak came against Central Oklahoma from 1908-1922. Coach Mike Gundy is 10-1 in his career against Kansas, while KU coach Les Miles is 0-0 in his career against OSU. Miles coached at Oklahoma State from 2001-04, compiling a record of 28-21. Saturday's game marks the first time in Oklahoma State history that it has faced a former head coach.

Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in Big 12 play. The Cowboys secured bowl eligibility for the 14th consecutive season after beating TCU last time out. The story of the season so far has been the emergence of Heisman Trophy candidate Chuba Hubbard, who leads the nation in nearly every statistical rushing category, including rushing yards, rushing yards per game, all-purpose yards, yards after contact (via Pro Football Focus), yards per carry (min. 170) and more. His average of 178.6 rushing yards per game is 33.1 more than second-place A.J. Dillon of Boston College. For perspective, the spread between first place and second place is greater than the difference between second-place Dillon and the nation's 12th-place rusher. Hubbard's rushing yards through nine games are better than three of the past four running backs to win the Heisman Trophy and his yards per carry is better than all four. Defensively, the Cowboys have put together back-to-back winning performances, forcing seven turnovers in the past two weeks alone. Kolby Harvell-Peel has put together a convincing résumé to earn first-team all-conference honors at safety, ranking No. 6 in the FBS in passes defended. He forced three turnovers in the win over TCU.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Clinch a 14th-straight winning season, extending the longest streak in OSU history.
• Make it 6-1 in its past seven games at Boone Pickens Stadium.
• Make it 39-29-2 all-time vs. Kansas and 17-14-1 all-time vs. KU in Stillwater.
• Give it 10 straight wins vs. Kansas to earn its longest active win streak against any opponent. It would match the second-longest win streak against one opponent in OSU history, trailing only OSU's 11-game streak vs. Kansas State from 1947-62. The only other 10-game win streak came against Central Oklahoma from 1908-1922.
• Improve Mike Gundy's career record vs. Kansas to 11-1.
• Improve it to 32-13 in its past 45 games overall and 46-19 in its past 64 games overall.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 76-51.
• Improve it to 57-30 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.
• Make it 4-1 at home this season.
• Make it 67-13 in its past 80 games vs. unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Give it wins in 26 of its past 31 games when playing as an AP ranked team vs. an unranked opponent.

Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• OSU is 20-7 in its past 27 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
• OSU has scored on its opening drive in 11 of its past 18 games.
• OSU has won 24 of its past 26 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in 26 of its past 36 games and in 28 of its past 39 games.
• OSU has had at least one 100-yard receiver in 18 of its past 27 games.
• OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in 25 of its past 36 games.
• OSU has forced a turnover in 43 of its past 49 games and in 52 of its past 59 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 36-2 when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 60-6 when winning the turnover battle.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• Chuba Hubbard has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of the past seven games, which marks the longest active streak in the FBS.
• Chuba Hubbard has rushed for at least 100 yards in 11 of his past 13 games. He has a rushing touchdown in every game this season.
• Dillon Stoner has at least one catch in 33 of his past 34 games.
• Matt Ammendola has made 17 of his past 18 field goal attempts.
• OSU has won 66 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active streak in the nation.