Game Preview: Kick Time, TV Info, Series History for Oklahoma State and No. 23 Kansas

Welcome to the upside down where a ranked Kansas team travels to Stillwater for a game against the unranked Cowboys.

Oklahoma State could get some momentum going with a second consecutive win against a Sunflower State school, but the Jayhawks are a win away from a second straight year of bowl eligibility. Here are stats and other information for this weekend’s matchup.

Viewing Info

Time: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
Watch: FS1 (Jeff Levering and Mark Helfrich)

Team Stats

Statistical Leaders

Passing:
OSU — Alan Bowman — 72-for-135 (53%)/748 yards/2 touchdowns/3 interceptions
KU — Jalon Daniels — 56-for-75 (75%)/705 yards/5 touchdowns/1 interception

Rushing:
OSU — Ollie Gordon — 58 carries/366 yards/3 touchdowns
KU — Devin Neal — 77 carries/593 yards/6 touchdowns

Receiving:
OSU — Jaden Bray — 22 catches/292 yards/0 touchdowns
KU — Lawrence Arnold — 20 catches/256 yards/1 touchdown

Tackling:
OSU — Nickolas Martin — 45 total tackles
KU — Kenny Logan Jr. — 38 total tackles

Sacks:
OSU — Nickolas Martin — 3 sacks
KU — Austin Booker — 5 sacks

Series History (OSU Leads 41-30-2)

In the past 40 meetings of this series, the Cowboys are 31-8-1 — but the Jayhawks have the most recent win.

Kansas became bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 with its 37-16 win against the Cowboys in Lawrence last season. Jason Bean threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78% of his passes. He also ran for 93 yards and another touchdown.

That was Garret Rangel’s first career start, where the young quarterback threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions. And he had little help in run support with OSU rushing for just 3.2 yards a carry.

The year before that, though, the Cowboys torched the Jayhawks in Stillwater with a 55-3 win. Spencer Sanders threw two touchdowns and ran for another, and Shane Illingworth threw two touchdowns. Brennan Presley ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass.

Meanwhile, that vaunted 2021 OSU defense held KU to just 143 yards of total offense and seven first downs.

Big 12 Standings