Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Baylor

No. 9/7 Oklahoma State at No. 16/14 Baylor
October 1, 2022 | Waco, Texas (McLane Stadium) | Attendance: 47,979
Final Score: Oklahoma State 36, Baylor 25
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 4-0 overall (1-0 Big 12; Baylor 3-2 overall (1-1 Big 12)

Postgame Notes
• Over the first four games of the 2022 season, Spencer Sanders has thrown for 1,097 yards and 11 touchdowns with two interceptions. It marks his most passing yards and touchdowns through the first four games during any season of his career.
• Sanders entered the game ranked No. 1 the FBS in points responsible for per game and No. 5 in the FBS in total offense per game. He added 12 points responsible for and 256 yards of total offense against Baylor.
• Sanders finished with 75 rushing yards today, to bring his career total 1,750.
• Sanders now has 28 wins at OSU's starting quarterback, tied for second all-time with Mike Gundy.
• Oklahoma State's game-opening touchdown drive was its longest of the season in terms of both plays run and time elapsed. The Cowboys went 75 yards on 15 plays in 5:22.
• Kendal Daniels recorded OSU's second safety of the season in the second quarter. The last time OSU recorded two safeties in one season was 1991. OSU also had one vs. Arizona State this season.
• Baylor entered the game ranked No. 9 in the FBS by allowing 79.5 rushing yards per game. Oklahoma State passed that total in the second quarter and had 112 rushing yards at halftime, including 72 from quarterback Spencer Sanders. The Cowboys finished with 166 rushing yards in the game
• OSU held Baylor without a touchdown in the first half. It marked the first time the Bears have failed to reach the end zone in a half since the second half of last year's Big 12 title game vs. OSU.
• Jaden Nixon's 98-yard kickoff return touchdown to open the second half marked the longest return of his career, OSU's longest return of the season and the first OSU kickoff return touchdown since Brennan Presley's 100-yard return in last year's win over Oklahoma. Nixon's return also tied for the eighth-longest kickoff return in OSU history.
• With a 49-yard catch in the third quarter, Braydon Johnson has 13 career catches of at least 40 yards.
• Through four games, OSU has scored 14 touchdowns on drives lasting two minutes or less this season. For comparison, the Pokes had 17 touchdown drives in under two minutes all of 2021.
• The Oklahoma State defense has recorded 36 tackles for loss through four games this season. For comparison, OSU had 29 tackles for loss in the first four games of the 2021 season.
• Oklahoma State has outscored its opponents, 75-15, in the second quarter this season.
• Four games into the 2022 season, 13 Cowboys have scored at least one touchdown.
• Oklahoma State's game captains were Braydon Johnson, Preston Wilson, Sione Asi and Kanion Williams.
•Thomas Harper's INT today was his first of the season and second of his career (at TCU 2020) and it was the third career pick for Jason Taylor.
• Baylor QB Blake Shapen had thrown just one interception this season before the Cowboys picked him off twice in the fourth quarter of today's game.
• Linebacker Xavier Benson set a career high with 10 tackles.
• Punter Tom Hutton averaged 41.8 yards on five punts with four downed inside the 20.

The Oklahoma State win…
• Made it 4-0 for the third straight season and for the seventh time in the Mike Gundy era.
• Made it 6-1 in its past seven road games, including wins in each of the past three.
• Improved its regular season conference winning streak to six games, marking the sixth-longest streak in school history and the longest since the seven-game streak from Oct. 1 - Nov. 19, 2016.
• Improved its record against Baylor to 23-19 and its record against BU in Waco to 8-9.
• Improved Mike Gundy's record against Baylor to 11-8.
• Improved Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 92-56.
• Improved Mike Gundy's record in road games to 53-35.
• Made it 18-2 in its past 20 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season.
• Made it 152-68 in its history when playing as an AP-ranked team.
• Made it 139-39 in its history when playing as a higher AP-ranked team than its opponent.
• Made it 7-1 in its past eight and 16-6 in its past 22 games vs. AP Top 25 teams.
• Marked Mike Gundy's 37th 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.
• Made it 9-3 in its past 12 games when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25.
• Improved it to 31-23 vs. AP ranked teams since the beginning of the 2011 season.
• Improved it to 18-2 since defeating Baylor in the 2020 regular season finale.

Notable Streaks and Trends
• OSU has won three consecutive road games.
• OSU has held nine of its past 16 opponents under 100 yards rushing.
• OSU has held 20 consecutive opponents under 200 yards rushing.
• OSU has held 23 of its past 25 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average.
• OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 26 of its past 35 games.
• OSU has held opponent to less than a 50% third down conversion rate in 28 of its past 29 games.
• OSU is 43-6 in its past 49 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.
• Dating back to 2008, OSU is 71-8 when winning the turnover battle.
• OSU has forced 33 turnovers in its past 22 games.
• Over the past 28 games, OSU has held opponents to 118-for-432 (27.3%) on third down.

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Players Mentioned

Sione Asi

Xavier Benson

Kendal Daniels

Thomas Harper

Tom Hutton

Braydon Johnson

Jaden Nixon

Brennan Presley

Spencer Sanders

Kanion Williams

Preston Wilson

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