Alan Bowman tied his career high with five touchdown passes, leading No. 13 Oklahoma State to a 45-10 victory over Tulsa on Saturday. This win sets up next week’s Big 12 matchup against No. 12 Utah.
In his seventh year of eligibility, Bowman completed 24 of 31 passes for 396 yards and one interception before sitting out the fourth quarter. He had also thrown five touchdown passes in games for Texas Tech against Texas in 2020 and Houston in 2018.
De’Zhaun Stribling caught seven passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, including a 63-yard score, helping the Cowboys (3-0) win their 10th straight game against the Golden Hurricane. Stribling set a personal best in receiving yards and matched his career highs in receptions and touchdowns.
“I told the players they did a really nice job today going on the road for an early morning game, starting fast and creating some advantages for us early in the game in all three phases,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “I thought it was a good day for everybody involved.”
Tulsa’s defense struggled against the pass but managed to limit Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II. Last season’s Doak Walker Award winner, given to the best running back in the nation, gained 41 yards on 17 carries.
“I think it was just taking what the defense gives you,” Bowman said. “Obviously, we have the best running back in the country and everybody knows that, so they’re going to do everything that they can to stop him, and so that gives us favorable matchups on the outside, and those guys made some plays.”
Oklahoma State led 28-0 at halftime with Bowman throwing touchdown passes to Brennan Presley, Stribling, Talyn Shettron, and Josh Ford.
Tulsa (1-2) was down 45-0 midway through the fourth quarter before the Golden Hurricane scored a 43-yard field goal by Seth Morgan and a 9-yard rushing touchdown from backup QB Stephen Kittleman to finish the scoring.
Tulsa coach Kevin Wilson said he appreciated his team’s effort, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
