South Alabama 33, Oklahoma State 7
By CLIFF BRUNT
Associated Press
STILLWATER, Okla. - La'Damian Webb ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and South Alabama stunned Oklahoma State 33-7 for its second-ever win over a Power Five opponent.
Caullin Lacy added five catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns for South Alabama (2-1), a Sun Belt Conference program that entered the with a 1-14 all-time record against Power Five opponents. The Jaguars' previous Power Five win was against Mississippi State in 2016.
Oklahoma State (2-1) hadn't lost a non-conference game since falling at home against Central Michigan in 2016. It was just the Cowboys' third non-conference home loss since Mike Gundy took over as head coach in 2005.
Oklahoma State's three quarterbacks all struggled. Starter Alan Bowman, Gunnar Gundy and Garret Rangel combined to complete just 16 of 35 passes for 114 yards.
South Alabama went up 16-0 after Webb's 17-yard scoring run. Marquise Robinson's interception of a Bowman pass on the first play of the second quarter set up Webb's scoring run. A 57-yard pass from Carter Bradley to Lacy gave South Alabama a 23-0 lead with 1:03 left in the first half, a score that held up until the break. The fans loudly booed the Cowboys as they ran off the field.
Oklahoma State finally got on the board when Jaden Nixon took it in from the 2 with 12:14 remaining to cut the Jaguars' lead to 23-7.
Oklahoma State appeared to have a chance to get back into it after stopping the Jaguars, but Brennan Presley muffed a punt, and South Alabama turned it into a field goal and a 26-7 lead.
Webb closed the scoring with a 65-yard touchdown run midway through the final quarter.
THE TAKEAWAY
South Alabama: The result was no fluke. The Jaguars won the line of scrimmage on both sides and controlled the game from the start to outgain the Cowboys 395 yards to 208.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys couldn't protect their quarterbacks and therefore couldn't get the ball to their talent at receiver. Oklahoma State passers took four sacks and were hurried five times.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
USA | OkSt |
| USA |
FG |
6:18 |
Diego Guajardo 39 yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
| USA |
TD |
1:01 |
Caullin Lacy 39 yard TD pass from Carter Bradley (Diego Guajardo Extra Point) |
10 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
USA | OkSt |
| USA |
TD |
14:44 |
La'Damian Webb 17 yard TD run (Caullin Lacy 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
16 |
0 |
| USA |
TD |
1:03 |
Caullin Lacy 57 yard TD pass from Carter Bradley (Diego Guajardo Extra Point) |
23 |
0 |
| Fourth Quarter |
USA | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
12:14 |
Jaden Nixon 2 yard TD run (Alex Hale Extra Point) |
23 |
7 |
| USA |
FG |
9:04 |
Diego Guajardo 42 yard field goal |
26 |
7 |
| USA |
TD |
7:04 |
La'Damian Webb 65 yard TD run (Diego Guajardo Extra Point) |
33 |
7 |
| Team Stats |
| |
South Alabama |
Oklahoma State |
| First downs |
18 |
14 |
| Rushing |
11 |
6 |
| Passing |
6 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-14, 43% |
4-15, 27% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
47-243 |
29-94 |
| Passing Yards |
152 |
114 |
| Return Yards |
50 |
42 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
10-16-0 |
16-35-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-23 |
4-32 |
| Punts |
5 |
9 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
8-40 |
7-64 |
| South Alabama Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Bradley |
10 |
16 |
152 |
2 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Gundy |
9 |
18 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
| A. Bowman |
6 |
12 |
42 |
0 |
1 |
| G. Rangel |
1 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| South Alabama Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Webb |
18 |
151 |
8.4 |
2 |
| K. Bullock |
18 |
71 |
3.9 |
0 |
| M. Lee Jr. |
6 |
30 |
5.0 |
0 |
| C. Bradley |
4 |
-7 |
-1.8 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Collins |
9 |
31 |
3.4 |
0 |
| G. Gundy |
10 |
27 |
2.7 |
0 |
| J. Nixon |
5 |
23 |
4.6 |
1 |
| O. Gordon II |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
| G. Rangel |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
| South Alabama Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Lacy |
5 |
104 |
20.8 |
2 |
| L. Sefcik |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Ivory |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| K. Bullock |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Bray |
5 |
42 |
8.4 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| T. Shettron |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| O. Gordon II |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Nixon |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| D. Stribling |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| R. Owens |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| South Alabama Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| M. Robinson |
1 |
24 |
| Oklahoma State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| South Alabama Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Martin |
5 |
219 |
43.8 |
| Oklahoma State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| W. Pahl |
8 |
344 |
43.0 |
| H. Kaak |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
| South Alabama Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Lacy |
3 |
9 |
3.0 |
| Oklahoma State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Presley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| South Alabama Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Bullock |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Oklahoma State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Nixon |
2 |
42 |
21.0 |
| South Alabama Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Oklahoma State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
