Oklahoma State University Athletics
Saturday, November 27
Stillwater, OK
6:30 P.M. CT
Oklahoma State University
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State Set for Bedlam in Stillwater
November 22, 2021 | Cowboy Football
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The Basics
With a spot already clinched in the Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma State football team (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) closes out the regular season and hosts Senior Day against Oklahoma (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 27, in Boone Pickens Stadium.
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On the Air
The game will be televised by ABC with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call. It 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 The Varsity Network app.
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In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is No. 7 in this week's College Football Playoff rankings. OSU has been included in 15 consecutive CFP polls dating to November 5, 2019, and the Cowboys have been in the CFP rankings in six of the last seven seasons. OSU is seventh in this week's AP Top 25, continuing a streak of 14 consecutive seasons in the poll. The streak, which began in 2008, is the 10th-longest active streak in the nation. Including this season, OSU has appeared in the top 15 of the AP poll in 12 of the past 14 seasons. It has had a top 10 ranking in the AP poll at some point in 10 of those 14 years. The Cowboys are also No. 7 in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Oklahoma is No. 10 in this week's CFP rankings and No. 10 in this week's AP Top 25 and No. 9 in the coaches poll..
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Big Game in Boone Pickens Stadium
Saturday's game will mark just the fourth time that a matchup between teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll has been played in Stillwater, adding to a list that includes No. 5 OSU vs. No. 9 Nebraska in 1985, No. 4 OSU vs. No. 10 Baylor in 2015 and No. 9 OSU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma in 2015. It is also just the third time in the Bedlam series that the game has included two AP top-10 teams and is the 12th time in OSU history that the Cowboys have played in a game with both teams ranked in the AP top 10. Here's a list of OSU's wins in games between AP top 10 teams:
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The Series
Saturday's game is part of the all-sports Phillips 66 Bedlam Series between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. The Phillips 66 Bedlam Series is calculated by straight wins and losses in head-to-head competition. In sports where there is no head-to-head matchup, the Big 12 Championship final standings are used. Oklahoma State has won the overall Phillips 66 Bedlam Series in seven of the past eight years, and in 2020-21 OSU won by the widest margin in series history, 23-12. OSU leads the 2021-22 series, 7-2. A look at this year's results to date:
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Saturday's game marks the 116th meeting between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, with the series dating to 1904. The 2021 season also marks the 112th consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma owns an 89-19-7 advantage in the all-time series and a 40-7-5 lead in Stillwater.
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Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 10-1 on the year and has already secured its spot in the Big 12 Championship Game with one game remaining in the regular season. With a win over Oklahoma and a Baylor win over Texas Tech, the Cowboys will play Baylor in the title game. Any other result would produce a Bedlam rematch in Arlington with the Big 12 title at stake. The Pokes have improved each week as the year has gone and are now a significant part of the conversation when it comes to the reaching the College Football Playoff. They have beaten their past four opponents by a combined score of 165-23. OSU's 35.5-point average margin of victory over the past four weeks ranks No. 1 in college football - 1.25 better than second-place Georgia, 6.0 better than fourth-place Notre Dame, 11.75 better than 10th-place Ohio State, 12.5 better than 11th-place Alabama, 16.0 better than 14th-place Cincinnati, 19.75-better than 23rd place Michigan and 27.17 better than 40th-place Oklahoma during that timeframe. OSU's 5.75 points allowed per game is also No. 1 in the FBS during that time and 3.5 points per game better than second-place Georgia in the stretch. OSU has a 5-1 mark against FPI top-50 opponents (with a 12.2 points-per-game margin) and three wins vs. teams ranked at game time. Its lone loss came on the road by three points to a preseason AP top-10 team. Its ESPN Strength of Record is No. 6 nationally and FiveThirtyEight's ELO ranking lists OSU as the No. 4 team in the FBS. Following OSU's win over Texas Tech, FiveThirtyEight gives OSU a 98 percent chance to reach the CFP if the Cowboys win out. The Oklahoma State defense has performed at a historic level all season. OSU now leads the nation in sacks, tackles for loss and third down defense, and is also among the FBS top four in scoring defense (No. 2), total defense (No. 3), rushing defense (No. 4), first downs defense (No. 4) and more. Although the defense has garnered most of the headlines, the Cowboy offense has taken its game to the next level of late. Over the past four weeks, the Cowboys have averaged more than 41.25 points (No. 14 in the FBS during that timeframe) and more than 482.25 yards of offense per game. When it comes to play in conference games only, Oklahoma State ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in total offense, No. 1 in rushing offense and No. 3 in scoring offense. In short, OSU is peaking on both sides of the ball.
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Honoring Cowboy Seniors
This year's seniors will be honored Saturday as part of OSU's 2021 Senior Day. Not all of them will walk on Saturday, but here are the 29 seniors on the 2021 OSU roster:
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An Oklahoma State Win Would ...
• Mark its fourth over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. To this point, only Georgia and Alabama have four AP top 25 wins.
• Make the Cowboys the only FBS team with two wins over opponents ranked in this week's AP Top 10.
• Mark the Cowboys' fifth win over an opponent with a winning record this season.
• Set a school record for most home wins in a season with seven. OSU has won six home games in nine previous seasons, most recently in 2016.
• Mark the 14th time in school history and the sixth time since 1940 (1940; 1945; 1957; 1984; 2011; 2021) that OSU has finished the season with a perfect record at home.
• Secure a finish alone on top of the final Big 12 regular season standings for the first time since 2011.
• Make it 14-5 in its past 19 games vs. AP Top 25 teams.
• Mark the Cowboys' ninth win over an AP Top 10 team since 2008 and its first since 2018.
• Make it 13-1 in its last 14 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season.
• Give it an eight-game winning streak in Boone Pickens Stadium, matching the fifth-longest home winning streak in school history and the longest since a nine-game streak from 2012 to 2013.
• Mark the third 11-win season in program history (2010 and 2011).
• Make it 11-1 for the first second time in program history.
• Mark Mike Gundy's 35th career win vs. AP Top 25 opponents. Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are the
only other active coaches with more wins over AP Top 25 teams at their current schools.
• Mark the fourth win in school history in a game between two teams ranked in the AP Top 10.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 91-56.
• Make it 147-67 in its history when playing as an AP-ranked team.
• Make it 135-38 in its history when playing as a higher AP-ranked team than its opponent.
• Make it 7-2 in its past nine games when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25.
• Improve it to 29-22 vs. AP ranked teams since the beginning of the 2011 season.
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Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• OSU is averaging 41.25 points and 482.25 yards of offense in its last four games.
• OSU has outscored its last four opponents by a combined margin of 165-23, which amounts to an average score of 41-6.
• In its last five games, OSU has thrown 11 touchdown passes against just one interception.
• OSU has given up just one offensive touchdown in the last 16 quarters of play and it came when the Cowboys held a 49-3 lead in the fourth quarter over TCU and the third-team defense was on the field.
• OSU has held its last four opponents to 7-for-53 on third down (13.2 percent).
• OSU has held three of its last four opponents under 2.9 yards per play.
• OSU has held three of its last four opponents under 150 yards of total offense. No other FBS teams has held three opponents under 150 yards this season.
• OSU has held six of its last nine opponents under 100 yards rushing.
• OSU has held seven of its past eight opponents under 200 yards passing.
• OSU has held 20 of its past 22 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average.
• In its last two games, OSU has averaged 12:16 more time of possession than its opponents.
• OSU has won 79 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active stretch of time in the FBS and longest since at least 1980.
• OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 22 of its past 28 games.
• OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50 percent third down conversion rate in 22 straight games.
• OSU has held its opponent to fewer than 20 first downs in 10 straight games - the longest active streak in the FBS and tied for the most games in the FBS this season.
• Malcolm Rodriguez has recorded at least five tackles in 18 of his past 19 games.
• OSU is 30-11 in its past 41 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
• OSU is 39-6 in its last 45 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 43-4 when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 69-8 when winning the turnover battle.
• OSU has won three of its last four overtime games.
• OSU has forced 23 turnovers in its last 15 games.
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The Basics
With a spot already clinched in the Big 12 Championship Game, the Oklahoma State football team (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) closes out the regular season and hosts Senior Day against Oklahoma (10-1 overall; 7-1 Big 12) at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, November 27, in Boone Pickens Stadium.
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On the Air
The game will be televised by ABC with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe on the call. It 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 The Varsity Network app.
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In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is No. 7 in this week's College Football Playoff rankings. OSU has been included in 15 consecutive CFP polls dating to November 5, 2019, and the Cowboys have been in the CFP rankings in six of the last seven seasons. OSU is seventh in this week's AP Top 25, continuing a streak of 14 consecutive seasons in the poll. The streak, which began in 2008, is the 10th-longest active streak in the nation. Including this season, OSU has appeared in the top 15 of the AP poll in 12 of the past 14 seasons. It has had a top 10 ranking in the AP poll at some point in 10 of those 14 years. The Cowboys are also No. 7 in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Oklahoma is No. 10 in this week's CFP rankings and No. 10 in this week's AP Top 25 and No. 9 in the coaches poll..
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Big Game in Boone Pickens Stadium
Saturday's game will mark just the fourth time that a matchup between teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll has been played in Stillwater, adding to a list that includes No. 5 OSU vs. No. 9 Nebraska in 1985, No. 4 OSU vs. No. 10 Baylor in 2015 and No. 9 OSU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma in 2015. It is also just the third time in the Bedlam series that the game has included two AP top-10 teams and is the 12th time in OSU history that the Cowboys have played in a game with both teams ranked in the AP top 10. Here's a list of OSU's wins in games between AP top 10 teams:
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| 12/28/1984 | No. 9 OSU vs. No. 7 South Carolina | W, 21-14 |
| 9/24/2011 | No. 7 OSU at No. 8 Texas A&M | W, 30-29 |
| 1/2/2012 | No. 3 OSU vs. No. 4 Stanford | W, 41-38 (OT) |
The Series
Saturday's game is part of the all-sports Phillips 66 Bedlam Series between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. The Phillips 66 Bedlam Series is calculated by straight wins and losses in head-to-head competition. In sports where there is no head-to-head matchup, the Big 12 Championship final standings are used. Oklahoma State has won the overall Phillips 66 Bedlam Series in seven of the past eight years, and in 2020-21 OSU won by the widest margin in series history, 23-12. OSU leads the 2021-22 series, 7-2. A look at this year's results to date:
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| Soccer in Norman | W | OSU 2, OU 0 |
| Men's Cross Country at Cowboy Preview | W | OSU 1st, OU 3rd |
| Women's Cross Country at Cowboy Preview | W | OSU 1st, OU 3rd |
| Women's Golf at Schooner Fall Classic in Norman | W | OSU 1st, OU 7th |
| Men's Golf at Big 12 Match Play in Hockley, Texas | L | OU 5, OSU 1 |
| Soccer in Stillwater | W | OSU 3, OU 2 |
| Men's Golf at East Lake Cup | L | OU 3, OSU 2 |
| Men's Cross Country in Stillwater | W | OSU 1st, OU 8th |
| Women's Cross Country in Stillwater | W | OSU 1st, OU 9th |
Saturday's game marks the 116th meeting between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, with the series dating to 1904. The 2021 season also marks the 112th consecutive year the teams have met. Oklahoma owns an 89-19-7 advantage in the all-time series and a 40-7-5 lead in Stillwater.
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Oklahoma State from a Distance
Oklahoma State is 10-1 on the year and has already secured its spot in the Big 12 Championship Game with one game remaining in the regular season. With a win over Oklahoma and a Baylor win over Texas Tech, the Cowboys will play Baylor in the title game. Any other result would produce a Bedlam rematch in Arlington with the Big 12 title at stake. The Pokes have improved each week as the year has gone and are now a significant part of the conversation when it comes to the reaching the College Football Playoff. They have beaten their past four opponents by a combined score of 165-23. OSU's 35.5-point average margin of victory over the past four weeks ranks No. 1 in college football - 1.25 better than second-place Georgia, 6.0 better than fourth-place Notre Dame, 11.75 better than 10th-place Ohio State, 12.5 better than 11th-place Alabama, 16.0 better than 14th-place Cincinnati, 19.75-better than 23rd place Michigan and 27.17 better than 40th-place Oklahoma during that timeframe. OSU's 5.75 points allowed per game is also No. 1 in the FBS during that time and 3.5 points per game better than second-place Georgia in the stretch. OSU has a 5-1 mark against FPI top-50 opponents (with a 12.2 points-per-game margin) and three wins vs. teams ranked at game time. Its lone loss came on the road by three points to a preseason AP top-10 team. Its ESPN Strength of Record is No. 6 nationally and FiveThirtyEight's ELO ranking lists OSU as the No. 4 team in the FBS. Following OSU's win over Texas Tech, FiveThirtyEight gives OSU a 98 percent chance to reach the CFP if the Cowboys win out. The Oklahoma State defense has performed at a historic level all season. OSU now leads the nation in sacks, tackles for loss and third down defense, and is also among the FBS top four in scoring defense (No. 2), total defense (No. 3), rushing defense (No. 4), first downs defense (No. 4) and more. Although the defense has garnered most of the headlines, the Cowboy offense has taken its game to the next level of late. Over the past four weeks, the Cowboys have averaged more than 41.25 points (No. 14 in the FBS during that timeframe) and more than 482.25 yards of offense per game. When it comes to play in conference games only, Oklahoma State ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in total offense, No. 1 in rushing offense and No. 3 in scoring offense. In short, OSU is peaking on both sides of the ball.
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Honoring Cowboy Seniors
This year's seniors will be honored Saturday as part of OSU's 2021 Senior Day. Not all of them will walk on Saturday, but here are the 29 seniors on the 2021 OSU roster:
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| 99 | Sione Asi | DT | RSr.-1L | Reno, NV / McQueen / Snow College |
| 24 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | CB | Sr.-3L | Shreveport, LA / Evangel Christian |
| 6 | Ethan Bullock | QB | RSr.-Sq | Orlando, FL / Winter Park / SDSU / CCSF |
| 87 | Logan Carter | CW | RSr.-4L* | Henrietta, TX / Henrietta |
| 52 | Nathan Engles | OL | RSr.-Sq. | Pryor, OK / Pryor |
| 98 | Brendon Evers | DT | RSr.-3L | Bixby, OK / Bixby |
| 51 | Danny Godlevske | OL | RSr.-TR* | Indianapolis, IN / Bishop Chatard / Miami (OH) |
| 16 | Devin Harper | LB | RSr.-4L* | Knoxville, TN / Karns |
| 31 | Kolby Harvell-Peel | S | Sr.-3L | College Station, TX / A&M Consolidated |
| 53 | Matt Hembrough | LS | RSr.-2L | Lisle, IL / Benet |
| 0 | Christian Holmes | CB | RSr.-1L* | Leland, MS / McNair / Missouri |
| 27 | Dezmon Jackson | RB | RSr.-1L | El Dorado, AR / Parkers Chapel / Hutchinson CC |
| 8 | Braydon Johnson | WR | RSr.-3L | Arlington, TX / Bowie |
| 97 | Ian Marshall | DT | RSr.-TR | Springfield, MO / Glendale / NEO / Abilene Christian |
| 48 | Adam Martin | LB | RSr.-Sq | Stillwater, OK / Stillwater |
| 9 | Brock Martin | DE | RSr.-3L | Oologah, OK / Oologah |
| 1 | Tay Martin | WR | Sr.-1L* | Houma, LA / Ellender Memorial / Wash. State |
| 2 | Tanner McCalister | S | Sr.-3L | Rockwall, TX / Rockwall-Heath |
| 20 | Malcolm Rodriguez | LB | Sr.-4L* | Wagoner, OK / Wagoner |
| 72 | Josh Sills | OL | RSr.-1L | Sarahsville, OH / Meadowbrook / West Virginia |
| 30 | Gabe Simpson | WR | RJr.-Sq | Jay, OK / Jay |
| 3 | Tre Sterling | S | RSr.-3L | Sunnyvale, TX / Sunnyvale |
| 81 | CJ Tate | WR | RSr.-Sq | Oklahoma City, OK / PC North / Tabor College |
| 7 | Jaylen Warren | RB | RSr.-TR | Salt Lake City, UT / East / Snow College / Utah State |
An Oklahoma State Win Would ...
• Mark its fourth over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. To this point, only Georgia and Alabama have four AP top 25 wins.
• Make the Cowboys the only FBS team with two wins over opponents ranked in this week's AP Top 10.
• Mark the Cowboys' fifth win over an opponent with a winning record this season.
• Set a school record for most home wins in a season with seven. OSU has won six home games in nine previous seasons, most recently in 2016.
• Mark the 14th time in school history and the sixth time since 1940 (1940; 1945; 1957; 1984; 2011; 2021) that OSU has finished the season with a perfect record at home.
• Secure a finish alone on top of the final Big 12 regular season standings for the first time since 2011.
• Make it 14-5 in its past 19 games vs. AP Top 25 teams.
• Mark the Cowboys' ninth win over an AP Top 10 team since 2008 and its first since 2018.
• Make it 13-1 in its last 14 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season.
• Give it an eight-game winning streak in Boone Pickens Stadium, matching the fifth-longest home winning streak in school history and the longest since a nine-game streak from 2012 to 2013.
• Mark the third 11-win season in program history (2010 and 2011).
• Make it 11-1 for the first second time in program history.
• Mark Mike Gundy's 35th career win vs. AP Top 25 opponents. Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are the
only other active coaches with more wins over AP Top 25 teams at their current schools.
• Mark the fourth win in school history in a game between two teams ranked in the AP Top 10.
• Improve Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 91-56.
• Make it 147-67 in its history when playing as an AP-ranked team.
• Make it 135-38 in its history when playing as a higher AP-ranked team than its opponent.
• Make it 7-2 in its past nine games when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25.
• Improve it to 29-22 vs. AP ranked teams since the beginning of the 2011 season.
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Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game
• OSU is averaging 41.25 points and 482.25 yards of offense in its last four games.
• OSU has outscored its last four opponents by a combined margin of 165-23, which amounts to an average score of 41-6.
• In its last five games, OSU has thrown 11 touchdown passes against just one interception.
• OSU has given up just one offensive touchdown in the last 16 quarters of play and it came when the Cowboys held a 49-3 lead in the fourth quarter over TCU and the third-team defense was on the field.
• OSU has held its last four opponents to 7-for-53 on third down (13.2 percent).
• OSU has held three of its last four opponents under 2.9 yards per play.
• OSU has held three of its last four opponents under 150 yards of total offense. No other FBS teams has held three opponents under 150 yards this season.
• OSU has held six of its last nine opponents under 100 yards rushing.
• OSU has held seven of its past eight opponents under 200 yards passing.
• OSU has held 20 of its past 22 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average.
• In its last two games, OSU has averaged 12:16 more time of possession than its opponents.
• OSU has won 79 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active stretch of time in the FBS and longest since at least 1980.
• OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 22 of its past 28 games.
• OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50 percent third down conversion rate in 22 straight games.
• OSU has held its opponent to fewer than 20 first downs in 10 straight games - the longest active streak in the FBS and tied for the most games in the FBS this season.
• Malcolm Rodriguez has recorded at least five tackles in 18 of his past 19 games.
• OSU is 30-11 in its past 41 games decided by fewer than 10 points.
• OSU is 39-6 in its last 45 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• Dating back to 2005, OSU is 43-4 when not committing a turnover.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 69-8 when winning the turnover battle.
• OSU has won three of its last four overtime games.
• OSU has forced 23 turnovers in its last 15 games.
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