Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman (7) passes the ball in the first half during an NCAA football game between Oklahoma State and Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Alan Bowman threw for 396 yards and five touchdowns Saturday as No. 13 Oklahoma State roared out to a 28-0 halftime lead on its way to a 45-10 road rout of Tulsa.
Bowman completed 24 of 31 passes with an interception as the Cowboys improved to 3-0. Oklahoma State outgained the Golden Hurricane 560-352 in its final non-conference tune-up before opening Big 12 play next week at home against Utah.
Kirk Francis hit 14 of 31 passes for 153 yards with an interception for Tulsa (1-2), which came into the contest averaging 43 points per game. The aggressive Cowboys notched seven tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks, and permitted just 5 of 16 3rd-down conversions.
Bowman started his aerial attack with a 1-yard scoring strike to Brennan Presley at the 8:38 mark of the first quarter, capping a game-opening 16-play, 75-yard drive. It became 14-0 just over two minutes into the second period on Bowman’s 8-yard touchdown pass to De’Zhaun Stribling.
That kicked off a 21-point quarter that put the game out of reach for the Golden Hurricane. Bowman found Talyn Shettron for a 78-yard strike on Oklahoma State’s next possession, then capped a 274-yard half by hitting Josh Ford for an 18-yard touchdown with 3:23 left in the second quarter.
Bowman connected with Stribling, who finished the game with seven grabs for 174 yards and two scores, on a 63-yard scoring strike over the middle at the 8:19 mark of the third quarter. Logan Ward tacked on a 43-yard field goal and Sesi Vailahi scored on a 1-yard run with 10:05 left in the game to cap the Cowboys’ scoring.
Tulsa averted a shutout by scoring on its last two possessions. Seth Morgan booted a 43-yard field goal with 6:15 remaining and backup quarterback Stephen Kittleman reached the end zone on a 9-yard run on the first play after the two-minute timeout.
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, who was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate by some prior to the season, was held to 41 yards on 17 carries.
–Field Level Media
