Oklahoma State 41, Texas 34
(AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. - Spencer Sanders threw for 391 yards and hit Bryson Green with the game-winning touchdown pass with just over three minutes left, and No. 11 Oklahoma State defeated No. 20 Texas 41-34.
Green's 41-yard touchdown came when he caught the ball on a slant, broke out of D'Shawn Jamison's grasp just inside the 35 and made a move on Jerrin Thompson to break into the open field.
Green had five catches for a career-high 133 yards for Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), which bounced back from a double-overtime loss to TCU the previous week.
Oklahoma State's Jason Taylor II intercepted two of Quinn Ewers' passes for the Cowboys, and Kendal Daniels picked off Ewers in the final minute to end the Longhorns' final threat.
Bijan Robinson ran for 140 yards and a touchdown and caught a 41-yard touchdown pass for Texas (5-3, 3-2). Ewers passed for 319 yards and two touchdowns, but he went 8 of 25 for 129 yards and two interceptions in the second half.
Texas led 31-24 at halftime as both teams gained more than 300 yards before the break.
Sanders' 10-yard touchdown pass to Brennan Presley and the extra point tied the game at 34 with 9:54 remaining in the fourth quarter, setting up the final frantic minutes.
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas: Ewers couldn't get it going on the road in the second half. The Longhorns had been solid defensively throughout the season, but Oklahoma State made numerous spectacular plays to move the ball.
Oklahoma State: As in the Texas Tech win, the Cowboys improved defensively in the second half and let Sanders, their veteran quarterback, bring it home. Oklahoma State held the Longhorns to three points in the second half.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Tex | OkSt |
| OkSt |
FG |
13:21 |
Tanner Brown 48 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| Tex |
TD |
12:01 |
Bijan Robinson 42 yd run (Bert Auburn kick) |
7 |
3 |
| OkSt |
TD |
9:39 |
Dominic Richardson 4 yd run (Tanner Brown kick) |
7 |
10 |
| Tex |
TD |
4:21 |
Xavier Worthy 12 yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick) |
14 |
10 |
| Second Quarter |
Tex | OkSt |
| Tex |
TD |
13:28 |
Bijan Robinson 41 yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick) |
21 |
10 |
| OkSt |
TD |
11:16 |
Dominic Richardson 1 yd run (Tanner Brown kick) |
21 |
17 |
| Tex |
FG |
8:04 |
Bert Auburn 37 yd FG |
24 |
17 |
| Tex |
TD |
3:43 |
Roschon Johnson 52 yd run (Bert Auburn kick) |
31 |
17 |
| OkSt |
TD |
2:41 |
Dominic Richardson 2 yd run (Tanner Brown kick) |
31 |
24 |
| Third Quarter |
Tex | OkSt |
| Tex |
FG |
2:10 |
Bert Auburn 33 yd FG |
34 |
24 |
| OkSt |
FG |
0:29 |
Tanner Brown 40 yd FG |
34 |
27 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Tex | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
9:54 |
Brennan Presley 10 yd pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick) |
34 |
34 |
| OkSt |
TD |
3:09 |
Bryson Green 41 yd pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick) |
34 |
41 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Texas |
Oklahoma State |
| First downs |
21 |
32 |
| Rushing |
8 |
9 |
| Passing |
13 |
17 |
| Penalty |
0 |
6 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-17, 18% |
8-19, 42% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-2, 0% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
32-204 |
40-142 |
| Passing Yards |
319 |
393 |
| Return Yards |
161 |
85 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-49-3 |
35-58-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--1 |
2--13 |
| Punts |
8 |
9 |
| Punts-Average |
42.1 |
37.6 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
14-119 |
0-0 |
| Time of Possession |
27:00 |
33:00 |
| Texas Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Q. Ewers |
19 |
49 |
319 |
2 |
3 |
| Oklahoma State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Sanders |
34 |
57 |
391 |
2 |
1 |
| J. Nixon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Robinson |
24 |
140 |
5.8 |
1 |
| R. Johnson |
5 |
73 |
14.6 |
1 |
| Q. Ewers |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| K. Robinson |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Nixon |
8 |
64 |
8.0 |
0 |
| S. Sanders |
11 |
43 |
3.9 |
0 |
| D. Richardson |
13 |
24 |
1.8 |
3 |
| O. Gordon |
4 |
13 |
3.3 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Z. Middleton |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| B. Green |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Texas Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| X. Worthy |
4 |
78 |
19.5 |
1 |
| J. Sanders |
6 |
76 |
12.7 |
0 |
| B. Robinson |
1 |
41 |
41.0 |
1 |
| J. Billingsley |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
0 |
| B. Thompson |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
0 |
| J. Whittington |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
0 |
| K. Robinson |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| T. Milton |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| R. Johnson |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Green |
5 |
133 |
26.6 |
1 |
| S. Johnson Jr. |
6 |
90 |
15.0 |
0 |
| J. Richardson |
7 |
63 |
9.0 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
6 |
60 |
10.0 |
1 |
| O. Gordon |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
| D. Richardson |
4 |
6 |
1.5 |
0 |
| J. Nixon |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| S. Sanders |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Texas Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Watts |
1 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Taylor II |
2 |
16 |
| K. Daniels |
1 |
8 |
| Texas Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Trejo |
8 |
337 |
42.1 |
| Oklahoma State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Hutton |
8 |
338 |
42.3 |
| Texas Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| X. Worthy |
3 |
56 |
18.7 |
| A. Cook |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
| Oklahoma State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Presley |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Robinson |
4 |
109 |
27.3 |
| Oklahoma State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Nixon |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
| B. Presley |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
| Texas Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| B. Auburn |
46 |
| Oklahoma State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| T. Brown |
48 |
