Oklahoma State 63, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7
(AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. - Spencer Sanders threw four touchdown passes in just over one quarter of action, and No. 8 Oklahoma State rolled past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63-7.
Sanders matched his career high for touchdown passes in a game in the game's first 16 minutes. He completed 13 of 16 passes for 242 yards for the Cowboys (3-0) in their final nonconference game before entering Big 12 play.
Braydon Johnson caught two touchdown passes, making him one of five Oklahoma State players to catch at least one. The Cowboys gained 538 total yards.
Skyler Perry threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Raequan Prince for Pine Bluff's only touchdown. The Golden Lions (2-1), an FCS program, managed just 13 first downs.
Oklahoma State returned a blocked punt and a blocked field goal for touchdowns in the first half to take a 49-7 lead at the break. It was the first time in school history that Oklahoma State returned multiple blocked kicks for touchdowns.
THE TAKEAWAY
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: The Golden Lions were completely overmatched. The best performer was Josh Sanchez, who averaged 46.3 yards on 10 punts.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys looked sharp for the most part, and a lot of players got game action. Oklahoma State held the Golden Lions to 230 total yards, including 87 in the first half.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Ark-PB | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
14:22 |
Braydon Johnson 24 yard TD pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| OkSt |
TD |
12:24 |
Trace Ford 15 yard blocked punt return for TD (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
14 |
| OkSt |
TD |
1:50 |
John Paul Richardson 10 yard TD pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
21 |
| OkSt |
TD |
1:10 |
Braydon Johnson 42 yard TD pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
28 |
| Second Quarter |
Ark-PB | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
14:18 |
Brennan Presley 23 yard TD pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
35 |
| OkSt |
TD |
10:50 |
Korie Black 38 yard blocked field goal return for TD (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
0 |
42 |
| Ark-PB |
TD |
5:24 |
Raequan Prince 15 yard TD pass from Skyler Perry (Cristofer Thompson Extra Point) |
7 |
42 |
| OkSt |
TD |
1:23 |
Talyn Shettron 16 yard TD pass from Gunnar Gundy (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
7 |
49 |
| Third Quarter |
Ark-PB | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
9:00 |
Cale Cabbiness 25 yard TD pass from Gunnar Gundy (Alex Hale Extra Point) |
7 |
56 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Ark-PB | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
13:59 |
Ollie Gordon 53 yard TD run (Alex Hale Extra Point) |
7 |
63 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Oklahoma State |
| First downs |
13 |
26 |
| Rushing |
6 |
8 |
| Passing |
7 |
16 |
| Penalty |
0 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-19, 26% |
6-11, 55% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
31-81 |
27-168 |
| Passing Yards |
149 |
370 |
| Return Yards |
27 |
65 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-41-0 |
25-38-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4-16 |
2-9 |
| Punts |
11 |
3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-45 |
2-20 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| M. Lloyd |
1 |
6 |
| Oklahoma State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Sanchez |
10 |
463 |
46.3 |
| Oklahoma State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Ward |
2 |
115 |
57.5 |
| T. Hutton |
1 |
49 |
49.0 |
| Oklahoma State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Presley |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Oklahoma State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Cabbiness |
1 |
30 |
30.0 |
| Oklahoma State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
