Cowboys Trail Mountaineers After Three Quarters
Oklahoma State's football team trails West Virginia 31-7 at halftime at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater on Saturday.
West Virginia has outgained OSU 427-to-163 in total yards.
West Virginia got the ball to start the game and got a big play early, with Garrett Greene passing to Treylan Davis for a gain of 31.
The Mountaineers got a 39-yard field goal from Michael Hayes to take a 3-0 lead with 9:20 to play in the first quarter.
On the Cowboys' first possession, Ollie Gordon got the ball the first five plays, gaining 21 yards, but the last carry came with a holding call and OSU had to punt.
West Virginia moved the ball again on their second possession.
Greene ran for 39 yards to the OSU 12-yard line, but was injured on the play and had to leave the game.
Nicco Marchiol replaced Greene and passed to Traylon Ray for a 10-yard touchdown to put the Mountaineers up 10-0 with 55 seconds left in the first quarter.
OSU failed to gain a yard and had to punt after three downs.
WVU then marched 63 yards in six plays to add to their lead.
Jaheim White gained 22 yards on a run, then finished the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to make it 17-0 Mountaineers with 11:16 left in the second quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, Cale Cabbiness returned it 51 yards to the WVU 39.
The drive ended in a turnover, however, as Alan Bowman was picked off over the middle by Jaheem Joseph, who returned it six yards to the WVU 13-yard line.
Greene returned at quarterback and the Mountaineers went 87 yards in eight plays to extend their lead.
C.J. Donaldson had a run for 20 yards, and White one for 26, then Greene finished the drive by scrambling for a 16-yard touchdown to make it 24-0 WVU with 5:55 to play in the first half.
OSU finally put together a productive drive, going 75 yards in 11 plays.
Bowman found Brennan Presley for a gain of 25 yards on 4th and 7, then Bowman passed over the middle to Rashod Owens for an 8-yard touchdown, cutting the West Virginia lead to 24-7 with 1:54 left in the second quarter.
The Mountaineers responded by going 75 yards in nine plays, with Donaldson scoring on a 15-yard touchdown run to make it 31-7 WVU with 28 seconds left in the second quarter.
OSU got the ball to start the third quarter and had to punt after three downs.
On the third down play, Gordon was slow to get up but did leave the field under his own power.
OSU's defense got its first stop on the next possession, as they stopped WVU on a 4th and 2 from the OSU 28-yard line and took over on downs.
The Cowboys got a 41-yard pass from Bowman to Da'Wain Lofton, but on 4th and 17, Bowman was intercepted by Josiah Trotter at the Mountaineers' 41-yard line.
West Virginia ate up clock time and moved the ball into OSU territory, but turned the ball over on downs at the Cowboy 28-yard line when it was ruled Greene started his slide before the first down marker.
OSU has won eight of the last nine meetings between the two teams.