Postgame notes: Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State

Oklahoma State top K-State 26-13 in one of the more impressive defensive performances by the Pokes in a while
Postgame notes: Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State
Postgame notes: Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State /

(These notes were generated by Oklahoma State Athletics Media Relations)

The Oklahoma State win...

-Marked its seventh win in its past 11 meetings with Kansas State

-Made it 6-1 in its past seven games vs. Kansas State in Stillwater.

-Made it 7-2 in its past nine games vs. teams in the AP Top 25 poll.

-Made it 40-26 all-time vs. Kansas State and 22-10 vs. KSU in Stillwater.

-Improved Mike Gundy's career record vs. Kansas State to 7-5.

-Moved it to 29-11 in its past 40 games and 43-16 in its past 59 games.

-Made it 4-1 for the third-straight season and gave it four or more wins in its first five games for the 10th time in Mike Gundy's 15-year tenure.

-Improved Mike Gundy's record in Big 12 games to 74-49.

-Improved it it 54-28 in Big 12 Conference games since 2010.

-Was its first win against a Top 25 opponent this season.

-OSU has won 23 of its past 24 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.

-OSU has outrushed its opponent in 22 of its past 32 games and in 24 of its past 35 games.

-OSU has won 66 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 - the longest active streak in the nation.

:: Chuba Hubbard is the first Cowboy ever to rush for 200-plus yards three times in the first five games of a season. He is just the seventh player to accomplis the feat since 2000 and the fist since LSU's Leonard Fournette did so in 2015.

:: Chuba Hubbard entered the game ranked No. 1 in FBS with two 50-plus yard rushes this season. He added to that total with an 84-yard touchdown in the third quarter and a 53-yard rush in the first quarter.

:: At halftime, Tylan Wallace had 145 received yards and Chuba Hubbard had 114 rushing yards. It marked the first game OSU has had 100-yard a receiving and rushing duo at the half since Nov. 4, 2017 when Justice Hill had 132 rushing yards and James Washington had 121 receiving yards at halftime of the Bedlam game. 

:: The OSU defense did not allow a first down in the first quarter, stopping KSU on all four of their drives in three plays or less. KSU did not puck up a first down until there were fewer than 8 and a half minutes remaining in the second quarter, during its sixth possession of the game.

:: There was a lighting delay at the 8:31 mark of the second quarter that lasted an hour and 12 minutes. The teams cleared the field at 7:07 p.m. and play began again at 8:19 p.m. It was the first weather delay at Boone Pickens Stadium since a nearly two-hour delay in OSU's win over Pitt in 2016.

:: OSU has forced at least one turnover in 40 of its past 45 games and in 49 of its past 55 games, dating to 2015.

:: Kansas State finished with eight first downs in the game and finished 1-for-13 on third down conversions.

:: OSU has had at least on 100-yard receiver in 17 of its past 23 games.

:: Chuba Hubbard has rushed for at least 100 yards in seven of his past nine games, and OSU has had a 100-yard rusher in 21 of its past 32 games.

:: Hubbard has 938 rushing yards on the year, which ranks as the third-best five-game total to open a season since 2010 and trails on Bryce Love of Stanford (1,088) and Leonard Fornette of LSU (1,022) during that span.

:: Hubbard's 296 yards on the ground is the sixth-best single-game total in school history and most since David Thompson ran for 321 in 1996.

:: The OSU defense has not allowed a first-half touchdown in Boone Pickens Stadium this season.

:: Matt Ammendola has made 13 consecutive field goal attempts. He's also made 37 of his past 43 attempts, and 39 of his past 46 tries. Over the past two games, Ammendola is 7-of-7 and his is 10-of-10 this season.

:: Dillon Stoner has at least one catch in each of his past 30 games.

:: Boone Pickens Stadium feature a sellout crown of 55,509 for the second time this season in as many games.

:: Tom Hutton punted four time and had four punts downed inside the 20-yard line.

:: Four of OSU's five positions on the offensive line feature players starting at the spot for the first time this season, including LT Bryce Bray, C Ry Schneider, RG Johnny Wilson and RT Hunter Anthony.

:: Hunter Anthony made the first start of his career and Israel Antwine made his first start at OSU.

:: OL Marcus Keyes, S Kolby Harvell-Peel, LB Malcolm Rodriguez and CB Kemah Siverand served as Oklahoma State captains for the game.


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