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Cowboy Football comeback falls short at Oklahoma, 28-13
November 19, 2022 | Cowboy Football
Box Score
Postgame Notes
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Dillon Gabriel passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and Oklahoma became bowl eligible after knocking off No. 24 Oklahoma State 28-13 on Saturday night.
Eric Gray rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown and Drake Stoops had a career-high six catches for 89 yards for the Sooners (6-5, 3-5 Big 12), who jumped out to a 28-0 first-quarter lead and held on.
Spencer Sanders passed for 381 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma State, but he threw four interceptions. Brennan Presley had nine catches for 118 yards and Braydon Johnson had seven receptions for 109 yards for the Cowboys (7-4, 4-4, No. 22 CFP), who now are eliminated from contention for a spot in the Big 12 title game.
The matchup was one of the last in the Bedlam series with both teams as Big 12 members. Oklahoma is slated to leave for the Southeastern Conference in the next few years.
Gabriel had a short touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown pass to Jalil Farooq to give the Sooners a 14-0 lead just over five minutes into the game. The Sooners intercepted Sanders twice in the early going, and the second led to a 2-yard touchdown run by Gray that gave the Sooners a 21-0 lead.
The Sooners led 28-3 at halftime.
Quinton Stewart's 2-yard TD catch from Sanders cut Oklahoma's lead to 28-10 late in the third quarter. Oklahoma State drove to the Oklahoma 16 before DaShaun White intercepted Sanders in the end zone with about six minutes remaining.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State outgained Oklahoma 484 yards to 434, but the poor start and miscues doomed what otherwise was a solid effort.
Oklahoma: The Sooners showed their enormous potential in the first quarter, but they also showed why they are barely above .500 with a very inefficient final three quarters. The Sooners only had the ball for 22 minutes and were unable to run the clock down effectively after getting their big lead.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State: Hosts West Virginia on Saturday.
Oklahoma: Visits Texas Tech on Saturday.
Team Stats
OSU 0, OKL 7
OKL - Gabriel,Dillon 2 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:17
OSU 0, OKL 14
OKL - Farooq,Jalil 30 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) 9 plays, 93 yards, TOP 02:45
OSU 0, OKL 21
OKL - Gray,Eric 2 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick), 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:18
OSU 0, OKL 28
OKL - Stoops,Drake 23 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:31
OSU 3, OKL 28
OSU - Brown,Tanner 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:34
OSU 10, OKL 28
OSU - Stewart,Quinton 2 yd pass from Sanders,Spencer (Brown,Tanner kick) 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:17
OSU 13, OKL 28
OSU - Brown,Tanner 25 yd field goal 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:15
