College Football
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Oklahoma State at Texas Christian
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2024
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Oklahoma State is running out of chances to earn its first Big 12 win this season.

The Cowboys hope to pick up their initial conference victory -- and avoid a seventh straight loss overall -- when they visit TCU on Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.

This weekend likely marks the best remaining chance for Oklahoma State (3-6, 0-6) to earn a league win. The Cowboys' final two games will be against Texas Tech and Colorado, and both of those schools are in the top half of the league standings.

That said, TCU (5-4, 3-3) is no slouch. The Horned Frogs had won three of four games before dropping a 37-34 decision to Baylor last week on the final play of the game.

Josh Hoover passed for 333 yards for the Horned Frogs, connecting with Jack Bech five times for 98 yards and two scores in a losing effort.

"We played a clean game," TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. "We didn't turn the football over. We didn't capitalize on every opportunity that we should have, clearly. It's frustrating."

Meanwhile, Oklahoma State's six-game skid surprisingly has featured tight losses to ranked foes Utah and BYU and blowouts at the hands of unranked opponents West Virginia and Arizona State.

In last weekend's 42-21 loss to the Sun Devils, the Cowboys managed just 270 yards. Ollie Gordon ran for a season-low 25 yards on 11 carries, while Alan Bowman (175 passing yards) was held under 200 yards for the third time in four games.

"I have a good idea of what's going on. I'm aware of where we're at as a team," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. "I'm aware of where we're at (from a) personnel standpoint on offense, defense and special teams. This is my job. This is what I do. ... It's a very common day-to-day for me to look at where everything's at and to continue to try to work toward the goal, which is try to find a way to win on Saturday."

The Cowboys must win their final three games to become bowl eligible for the 19th straight season.

TCU has won four of the last six meetings, including 43-40 in double overtime in the most recent matchup on Oct. 15, 2022.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W‑L Strk PF PA Home Away Grass Turf Conf
Oklahoma State 3-6 L6 29.4 31.2 2-3 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-6
Texas Christian 5-4 L1 32.7 29.2 2-2 3-2 4-3 0-0 3-3
Last Meeting
Oklahoma State Texas Christian
Date Away Home Tot Rus Pas Tot Rus Pas
10/15/22 OKST 40 TCU 43 386 141 245 510 224 286
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Passing Player COMP % YDS TD INT
Oklahoma State S. Sanders 44.4 245 1 1
Texas Christian M. Duggan 57.5 286 2 0
Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD
Oklahoma State D. Richardson 22 72 3.3 1
Texas Christian K. Miller 22 104 4.7 2
Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD
Oklahoma State D. Richardson 3 79 26.3 0
Texas Christian Q. Johnston 8 180 22.5 1
Touchdowns Player TD
Oklahoma State S. Sanders 2
Texas Christian K. Miller 2
Season
Passing Player COMP % YDS TD INT
Oklahoma State A. Bowman 60.1 2294 16 11
Texas Christian J. Hoover 67.1 2947 21 8
Rushing Player CAR YDS AVG TD
Oklahoma State O. Gordon II 145 571 3.9 8
Texas Christian C. Cook 100 367 3.7 6
Receiving Player REC YDS AVG TD
Oklahoma State D. Stribling 36 648 18.0 4
Texas Christian J. Bech 51 923 18.1 9
Touchdowns Player TD
Oklahoma State O. Gordon II 10
Texas Christian J. Bech 9
Quickchart Matchup
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Off vs  Texas Christian Texas Christian Def
Oklahoma State 385 yards
Texas Christian 357.6 yards
Oklahoma State 3.7 yards/rush
Texas Christian 4.3 yards/rush
Oklahoma State 7.3 yards/attempt
Texas Christian 6.3 yards/attempt
Texas Christian Texas Christian Off vs  Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Def
Texas Christian 436.4 yards
Oklahoma State 503.1 yards
Texas Christian 3.4 yards/rush
Oklahoma State 5.9 yards/rush
Texas Christian 8.5 yards/attempt
Oklahoma State 8.4 yards/attempt