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OSU vs. South Alabama Postgame Notes
September 08, 2017 | Cowboy Football
The Oklahoma State win…
• Marked its sixth straight over teams currently playing in the Sun Belt
Conference, and improved its all-time record against those teams to
16-1.
• Improved the Cowboys 1-0 all-time vs. South Alabama.
• Gave it 10 in its last 12 true road games.
• Improved Mike Gundy's record in non-conference games to 43-11.
• Improved it to 26-5 in its last 31 non-conference games.
• Was its 10th in its last 11 games overall.
• Improved OSU to 54-6 in its last 60 games against unranked
opponents, dating back to 2010.
:: Mason Rudolph became Oklahoma State's all-time leading passer
tonight. He passed Brandon Weeden's career record for passing yards
(9,260) with a 15-yard pass to Chris Lacy with 55 seconds left in the
second quarter. He finished the game with 335 passing yards to
improve his career total to 9,352.
:: Tonight marked Rudolph's 14th career game with at least 300
passing yards, as well his third-straight 300-yard game, his fifth in his
last seven games and his eighth in his last 13 games.
:: With three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown, Mason
Rudolph has accounted for four touchdowns in each of the Cowboys'
first two games of 2017. He's thrown three TD passes in each of his
last three games.
:: James Washington's 66-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter
was the 29 th in his career, tying him with Dez Bryant for fourth place on
OSU's career receiving touchdowns list and further improved his status
as the NCAA's active career leader in touchdown catches.
:: Washington has three touchdown catches of 40 yards or longer this
season. He has also caught a pass in 34 straight games.
:: True freshman safety Thabo Mwaniki started for the first time in his
career. He is the first OSU true freshman to start on defense since
Ramon Richards started at cornerback in 2014.
:: Jalen McCleskey has caught a pass in 24 straight games.
:: The Cowboy defense asserted itself in the opening quarter, holding
USA without a first down and to just 9 total yards on four drives. That
marked the fewest yards gained by an OSU opponent in a quarter since
the Cowboys held Kansas to a 6-yard third quarter in 2010. A look at
the top five defensive quarters of the Mike Gundy era:
1. 1 yard gained by Washington State, 2nd quarter, 2008
2. 3 yards gained by Florida Atlantic, 1st quarter, 2006
3. 6 yards gained by Kansas, 3rd quarter, 2010
3. 6 yards gained by Washington State, 4th quarter, 2008
5. 9 yards gained by South Alabama, 1st quarter, 2017
:: The OSU offense also had a big opening quarter, as Mason Rudolph
threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on 10-for- 13 passing and
Washington totaled 96 yards and a score on two grabs. The Cowboys
had 201 yards of offense in the quarter to USA's 9 yards and led 17-0.
:: OSU held South Alabama scoreless in the first half. It marked the
second time in the last three games the Cowboys have shut out an
opponent in the first half, as they also shutout Colorado in the first half
of last season's Alamo Bowl. It was the third time in the last five
games OSU has shutout an opponent in a half, also shutting out TCU in
the second half last year.
:: Matt Ammendola matched a career-long with a 53-yard field goal in
the second quarter.
:: Justin Phillips scored on a 25-yard interception return to give OSU
back-to- back games with non-offensive touchdowns. The Cowboys
have scored 41 non-offensive touchdowns since 2010, the third most
in the nation during that time span. It was Phillips' second career
interception.
:: OSU has forced a turnover in 16 consecutive games.
:: After sacking the Tulsa quarterback just once in the season opener,
the Cowboy defense picked up four sacks vs. USA.
::The OSU defense allowed Tulsa to convert 16 of its 26 third downs
into first downs. Against USA, Oklahoma State's defense allowed just
one conversion on 10 third downs.
:: OL Larry Williams, S Jerel Morrow, DT DeQuinton Osborne and S
Chance Cook served as Oklahoma State captains for today's game.
• Marked its sixth straight over teams currently playing in the Sun Belt
Conference, and improved its all-time record against those teams to
16-1.
• Improved the Cowboys 1-0 all-time vs. South Alabama.
• Gave it 10 in its last 12 true road games.
• Improved Mike Gundy's record in non-conference games to 43-11.
• Improved it to 26-5 in its last 31 non-conference games.
• Was its 10th in its last 11 games overall.
• Improved OSU to 54-6 in its last 60 games against unranked
opponents, dating back to 2010.
:: Mason Rudolph became Oklahoma State's all-time leading passer
tonight. He passed Brandon Weeden's career record for passing yards
(9,260) with a 15-yard pass to Chris Lacy with 55 seconds left in the
second quarter. He finished the game with 335 passing yards to
improve his career total to 9,352.
:: Tonight marked Rudolph's 14th career game with at least 300
passing yards, as well his third-straight 300-yard game, his fifth in his
last seven games and his eighth in his last 13 games.
:: With three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown, Mason
Rudolph has accounted for four touchdowns in each of the Cowboys'
first two games of 2017. He's thrown three TD passes in each of his
last three games.
:: James Washington's 66-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter
was the 29 th in his career, tying him with Dez Bryant for fourth place on
OSU's career receiving touchdowns list and further improved his status
as the NCAA's active career leader in touchdown catches.
:: Washington has three touchdown catches of 40 yards or longer this
season. He has also caught a pass in 34 straight games.
:: True freshman safety Thabo Mwaniki started for the first time in his
career. He is the first OSU true freshman to start on defense since
Ramon Richards started at cornerback in 2014.
:: Jalen McCleskey has caught a pass in 24 straight games.
:: The Cowboy defense asserted itself in the opening quarter, holding
USA without a first down and to just 9 total yards on four drives. That
marked the fewest yards gained by an OSU opponent in a quarter since
the Cowboys held Kansas to a 6-yard third quarter in 2010. A look at
the top five defensive quarters of the Mike Gundy era:
1. 1 yard gained by Washington State, 2nd quarter, 2008
2. 3 yards gained by Florida Atlantic, 1st quarter, 2006
3. 6 yards gained by Kansas, 3rd quarter, 2010
3. 6 yards gained by Washington State, 4th quarter, 2008
5. 9 yards gained by South Alabama, 1st quarter, 2017
:: The OSU offense also had a big opening quarter, as Mason Rudolph
threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on 10-for- 13 passing and
Washington totaled 96 yards and a score on two grabs. The Cowboys
had 201 yards of offense in the quarter to USA's 9 yards and led 17-0.
:: OSU held South Alabama scoreless in the first half. It marked the
second time in the last three games the Cowboys have shut out an
opponent in the first half, as they also shutout Colorado in the first half
of last season's Alamo Bowl. It was the third time in the last five
games OSU has shutout an opponent in a half, also shutting out TCU in
the second half last year.
:: Matt Ammendola matched a career-long with a 53-yard field goal in
the second quarter.
:: Justin Phillips scored on a 25-yard interception return to give OSU
back-to- back games with non-offensive touchdowns. The Cowboys
have scored 41 non-offensive touchdowns since 2010, the third most
in the nation during that time span. It was Phillips' second career
interception.
:: OSU has forced a turnover in 16 consecutive games.
:: After sacking the Tulsa quarterback just once in the season opener,
the Cowboy defense picked up four sacks vs. USA.
::The OSU defense allowed Tulsa to convert 16 of its 26 third downs
into first downs. Against USA, Oklahoma State's defense allowed just
one conversion on 10 third downs.
:: OL Larry Williams, S Jerel Morrow, DT DeQuinton Osborne and S
Chance Cook served as Oklahoma State captains for today's game.
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