Game Notes: Cowboys Host McNeese in First Home Game of 2019

Saturday, September 7

Stillwater, OK

6:00 PM CT

Oklahoma State University

McNeese

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Image Taken at the Oregon State Beavers vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Game, Friday, August 30, 2019, Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR. Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

Game Notes: Cowboys Host McNeese in First Home Game of 2019

September 02, 2019 | Cowboy Football

Complete Notes

The Basics
The Oklahoma State football team (1-0 overall; 0-0 Big 12) opens the home portion of its schedule on Saturday, Sept. 7, as the Cowboys host McNeese at 6 p.m. at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU has won 23 consecutive home openers for the longest such streak in school history. Oklahoma State's all-time record in home openers is 84-28-5. The Cowboys have won 43 of their past 49 home openers, and have outscored opponents, 708-206, in home openers during the Mike Gundy era for an average score of 51-15.

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. Additionally, the OSU ticket office has offered a four-ticket package for $100 to the season opener using the code "BEATMCNEESE." Fans interested in tickets can also text the OSU ticket office at 877-255-4678.

On the Air
The game will be streamed by Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Dave Lamont and Barrett Brooks on the call. Fans can visit espnplus.com to subscribe and access the feed. 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 receiving votes in both the Associated Press Poll and the Amway USA Today Coaches Poll. Although the Cowboys are not ranked, they have reached the top 15 of the AP poll at some point in 10 of the past 11 seasons. OSU has also seen a top 10 ranking in the AP poll at some point in eight of the past 11 seasons. McNeese is receiving votes in the FCS polls.

The Series
Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Oklahoma State and McNeese. Although the Cowboys have never faced the McNeese Cowboys, OSU has squared off several times with schools who are currently in the FCS Southland Conference, holding a 5-0 record. Mike Gundy holds a 4-0 career record against schools in the Southland Conference and an 11-0 record against school in the FCS. Under Gundy, OSU's average score against FCS teams is 50-9. Saturday's game will mark the second career game as a head coach for McNeese's Sterlin Gilbert and the first time he has faced an FBS opponent. It is the first meeting with an FBS opponent for McNeese since last season's game at BYU on Sept. 22.

Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State is coming off a season-opening win at Oregon State, setting a school record for points scored in a season opener on the road with a 52-36 win in Corvallis, Oregon. Freshman quarterback Spencer Sanders got his first career start and made the most of it. He finished 19-for-24 passing (79.2%) for 203 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 191.5 efficiency rating. He added 109 rushing yards on 13 carries (8.4 yards per carry). His performance against the Beavers ranked No. 7 nationally in week one according to the ESPN QBR metric. Running back Chuba Hubbard and wide receiver Tylan Wallace also starred in their return to the field. Hubbard set a career high with 221 rushing yards and leads the FBS in rushing yards after one week. Wallace finished with 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns to mark his third multi-touchdown game in the last five games. Defensively, the Cowboys started six first-time starters last week, as well as six underclassmen. The Cowboys were led in tackles by first-time starter Amen Ogbongbemiga, who also logged a sack.

An Oklahoma State Win Would...
• Make it 1-0 vs. McNeese and 6-0 against teams in the Southland Conference.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record vs. FCS teams to 12-0.
• Improve the Cowboys to 27-10 in their last 37 games and 41-15 in their last 56 games overall.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in non-conference games to 51-11.
• Give it 12 straight wins in non-conference games, matching the second-longest streak in OSU history.
• Improve it to 34-5 in its past 39 non-conference games.
• Make it 64-12 in its last 76 games vs. unranked opponents, dating back to 2010.
• Make it 85-28-5 in home openers.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in home openers to 15-0.
• Give it 24 consecutive wins in home openers, increasing the longest streak in school history.
• Give it wins in 44 of its past 50 home openers.
• Make it 41-12 at Boone Pickens Stadium since the start of the 2011 season.
• Give it three straight wins at home and improve it to 7-2 in its last nine home games.
• Make it 2-0 for the third straight season and for the 10th time in the Mike Gundy era.

Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• Oklahoma State has won 26 of its last 36 games overall.
• OSU is 18-6 in its last 24 games decided by less than 10 points.
• OSU has scored on its opening drive in eight of its last 10 games.
• OSU has won 21 of its last 22 games when leading at halftime, dating to Sept. 17, 2016.
• Matt Ammendola has made 28 of his last 34 field goal attempts, and 30 of his last 37 tries.
• OSU has won three straight overtime games.
• OSU has had at least one 100-yard receiver in 14 of its past 19 games.
• OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in 18 of its past 28 games.
• OSU has outrushed its opponent in 18 of its last 28 games and in 20 of its last 31 games.
• Oklahoma State has won 40 of its past 55 games overall, dating back to the end of the 2014 season.
• OSU has forced at least one turnover in 37 of its past 41 games and in 46 of the past 51 games, dating to 2015.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 36-2 when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 58-5 when winning the turnover battle.
• Dillon Stoner has at least one catch in each of his past 26 games.
• Tylan Wallace has at least one receiving touchdown in six of his past seven games, and multiple receiving touchdowns in three of his past five games.
• Chuba Hubbard has rushed for at least 100 yards in four of his past five games.
• Jordan McCray has at least one catch in each of his past 20 games.
• OSU has won 64 consecutive games when holding its opponent to less than 20 points, dating to 2003.