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Cowboys Run Past Jackrabbits In Season Opener, 44-20
August 31, 2024 | Cowboy Football
Postgame Notes
Postgame Quotes
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Alan Bowman threw three touchdown passes, Ollie Gordon II scored three times and No. 17 Oklahoma State ended two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State's 29-game winning streak with a 44-20 victory Saturday.
Bowman, beginning his seventh year of eligibility at age 24, completed 24 of 33 passes for 265 yards in the opener for both teams. He threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Brennan Presley, 22 yards to Ollie Gordon II and 58 yards to Rashod Owens.
Gordon, a junior who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back last season, carried 27 times for 104 yards and two scores. His second touchdown, on a short pass from Bowman, covered 22 yards for a 24-6 lead with 10:46 left in the third. [play was changed to a rush after video showed the referee signaled for a backward pass].
South Dakota State answered behind quarterback Mark Gronowski, the reigning Walter Payton Award winner as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. He took the Jackrabbits 75 yards in three plays, capping the drive with a 21-yard scoring pass to Grahm Goering to make it 24-13.
Oklahoma State responded with 17 straight points to make it 31-13.
The Cowboys led 17-6 at the half, limiting South Dakota State to two field goals.
Gronowski completed 20 of 37 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.
Team Stats
SDS 0, OSU 3
OSU - Ward,Logan 42 yd field goal 11 plays, 32 yards, TOP 03:12
SDS 0, OSU 10
OSU - Presley,Brennan 6 yd pass from Bowman,Alan (Ward,Logan kick) 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:36
SDS 3, OSU 10
SDS - Dustman,Hunter 31 yd field goal 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:40
SDS 3, OSU 17
OSU - Gordon II,Ollie 12 yd run (Ward,Logan kick), 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:34
SDS 6, OSU 17
SDS - Dustman,Hunter 48 yd field goal 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:43
SDS 6, OSU 24
OSU - Gordon II,Ollie 22 yd run (Ward,Logan kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:14
SDS 13, OSU 24
SDS - Goering,Grahm 21 yd pass from Gronowski,Mark (Dustman,Hunter kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:36
SDS 13, OSU 31
OSU - Owens,Rashod 58 yd pass from Bowman,Alan (Ward,Logan kick) 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 02:33
SDS 13, OSU 38
OSU - Gordon II,Ollie 1 yd run (Ward,Logan kick), 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:11
SDS 13, OSU 41
OSU - Ward,Logan 52 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:01
SDS 20, OSU 41
SDS - Wilde,Griffin 60 yd pass from Gronowski,Mark (Dustman,Hunter kick) 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:37
SDS 20, OSU 44
OSU - Ward,Logan 25 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:56
