TULSA at OKLAHOMA STATE
Friday, September 19 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Boone Pickens Stadium (52,314/FieldTurf)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Television
ESPN
Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra
Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5
SiriusXM 380
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the 78th meeting between Tulsa and Oklahoma State in a series that traces its roots to 1914 … The Cowboys hold a 44-28-5 series lead and have won the last 10 matchups, including a 45-10 decision last year in Tulsa … Tulsa’s last win was a 35-20 victory in 1998, while the last win in Stillwater was in 1951.
TULSA
1-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Tre Lamb (Tennessee Tech ’13)
1-2, first season at Tulsa
28-27, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa got off to a strong start, with 14 early points and three first-quarter takeaways, but the Golden Hurricane was unable pick up the win in its American Conference opener against Navy in a 42-23 setback last Saturday … Tulsa opened the year with a 35-7 victory against Abilene Christian and fell 21-14 at New Mexico State in Week 2 … Tulsa has registered eight sacks through three games … DE J’Dan Burnett leads the American with 4.0 sacks, while Bryson Turner Jr., is second with 3.5 sacks … The offense has been led by RB Dominic Richardson, who has averaged 98.7 rushing yards per game, good for second in the American … LB Ray Coney ranks second nationally with 12.0 tackles per game … CB Elijah Green leads the nation with three interceptions.
OKLAHOMA STATE
1-1, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State ’90)
170-89, 21st season
Notes
Oklahoma State was idle in Week 3, giving the Cowboys time to regroup after a 69-3 loss at No. 6 Oregon in Week 2 … The Cowboys opened the season with a 27-7 against UT-Martin … Oklahoma State fell behind Oregon early as the Ducks scored two touchdowns in the first 96 seconds of the game and built a 20-0 lead at the end of the first quarter … It was the Cowboys’ most lopsided loss since 1907 … QB Hauss Hejny got the Opening Day start against UT-Martin, but QB Zane Flores finished that game and has taken over after Henjy suffered a foot injury … Flores has completed 20 of 39 passes for 203 yards with two interceptions … RB Kalib Hicks has rushed for 119 yards on 35 carries, while WR Gavin Freeman is the top receiver iwth 49 yards and a touchdown on six receptions … LB Wendell Gregory has registered three sacks to lead the defense.