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Sanders Leads No. 12 Oklahoma State Past Central Michigan
September 01, 2022 | Cowboy Football
Postgame Notes
Postgame Quotes
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders passed for a career-high 406 yards and accounted for six touchdowns and No. 12 Oklahoma State beat Central Michigan 58-44 on Thursday night to give Mike Gundy his 150th coaching victory.
Gundy improved to 150-69 in his 18th season coaching his alma mater.
Sanders matched a career high with four touchdown passes and set a career mark with two rushing scores in the opener for both teams. Braydon Johnson had career highs of six catches for 133 yards and Brennan Presley added five catches for 83 yards.
Daniel Richardson passed for a career-high 424 yards and threw four touchdown passes for Central Michigan. Lew Nichols III, the nation's leading rusher last year, ran for 72 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries.
Sanders passed for 313 yards and three touchdowns in the first half and ran for two more scores to help the Cowboys take a 44-15 lead.
The Cowboys led 51-15 less than a minute into the third quarter before Central Michigan climbed back into the game. Jalen McGaughy's 54-yard touchdown pass from Richardson cut it to 58-44 with 3:15 remaining. McGaughy had six catches for 126 yards and two scores.
Central Michigan gained 546 total yards and outscored Oklahoma State 29-14 in the second half.
THE TAKEAWAY
Central Michigan: The Chippewas came in with high hopes after going 9-4 last season and beating Washington State in the Sun Bowl. But Sanders was too much for them early, and they couldn't get their running game going well enough to control the clock and slow his rhythm.
Oklahoma State: The defense carried much of the load last season, but the offense put up 531 total yards on Thursday, mostly in the first half. The running game still could use some work, though. Oklahoma State finished with 125 yards rushing on 32 carries, and the Cowboys struggled to put the game away.
Team Stats
CMU 0, OSU 7
OSU - Richardson,John Paul 45 yd pass from Sanders,Spencer (Brown,Tanner kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:32
CMU 7, OSU 7
CMU - Carriere,Carlos 15 yd pass from Richardson,Daniel (Meeder,Marshall kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:04
CMU 7, OSU 9
OSU - Bishop,Lamont 0 yd safety
CMU 7, OSU 16
OSU - Sanders,Spencer 17 yd run (Brown,Tanner kick), 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 00:50
CMU 7, OSU 23
OSU - Johnson,Braydon 13 yd pass from Sanders,Spencer (Brown,Tanner kick) 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:17
CMU 7, OSU 30
OSU - Nixon,Jaden 17 yd pass from Sanders,Spencer (Brown,Tanner kick) 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:55
CMU 7, OSU 37
OSU - Sanders,Spencer 23 yd run (Brown,Tanner kick), 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:01
CMU 15, OSU 37
CMU - Nichols,Lew 4 yd run (McGaughy,Jalen pass), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:49
CMU 15, OSU 44
OSU - Richardson,Dominic 1 yd run (Brown,Tanner kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:32
CMU 15, OSU 51
OSU - Green,Bryson 7 yd pass from Sanders,Spencer (Brown,Tanner kick) 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:29
CMU 22, OSU 51
CMU - McGaughy,Jalen 1 yd pass from Richardson,Daniel (Meeder,Marshall kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:03
CMU 28, OSU 51
CMU - Bailey,Myles 18 yd pass from Richardson,Daniel () 3 plays, 39 yards, TOP 00:32
CMU 28, OSU 58
OSU - Middleton,Zach 1 yd run (Brown,Tanner kick), 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:09
CMU 36, OSU 58
CMU - Nichols,Lew 15 yd run (Carriere,Carlos pass), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:27
CMU 44, OSU 58
CMU - McGaughy,Jalen 54 yd pass from Richardson,Daniel (Wilson,Joel pass) 6 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:04
