TULSA at OKLAHOMA STATE
Thursday, Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. FS1
Boone Pickens Stadium (56,970/AstroTurf)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Television
FS1
Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship)
THE GAME THE BANK OF OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE CLASSIC
Thursday's season opener will be the 72nd meeting between the schools, which are located about 70 miles apart ... The Cowboys hold a 39-27-5 series lead and have won the last five ... Thursday's game will tie Oklahoma State with Arkansas as Tulsa's most-played opponent.
rv/rv TULSA
0-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95)
16-10, third season
Notes
Tulsa enjoyed its fifth 10-win season in the last 10 years as the Golden Hurricane went 10-3 overall and 6-2 in The American last year ... The three teams that defeated Tulsa (Ohio State, Houston, Navy) won a combined 29 games in 2016 ... Tulsa became the first team in major college football history to have a 3,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season ... QB Chad President is expected to take over behind center ... RB D'Angelo Brewer ranked second in The American in rushing (119.6 ypg) in 2016 ... The Golden Hurricane returns three all-conference offensive linemen ... C Chandler Miller was a first-team choice, while OG Tyler Bowling and OT Evan Plagg were named to the second team ... DE Jesse Brubaker had 13.5 tackles for loss last season.
10/11 OKLAHOMA STATE
0-0, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State '90)
104-50, 13th season
Notes
Oklahoma State has turned in back-to-back 10-win seasons as the Cowboys went 10-3 last season ... The Cowboys have hit double figures in wins five times in the last seven years ... Oklahoma State won seven straight games last season before falling to Oklahoma in the regular-season finale ... The Cowboys bounced back with a 38-8 win against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl ... QB Mason Rudolph threw for 4,091 yards and 28 touchdowns with four interceptions last year ... RB Justice Hill led the team with 1,142 yards to go with nine touchdowns ... WR James Washington was an All-Big 12 first team choice after he had 71 catches for 1,380 yards and 10 TDs in 2016 ... Washington's 26 career touchdown catches lead all returning FBS players ... WR Jalen McCleskey had a team-high 73 catches for 812 yards and seven TDs.