Despite slow start, Cowboys win going away over Houston
HOUSTON — Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman was 29-of-43 passing for 348 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Ollie Gordon II rushed for 164 yards and scored three second-half TDs as the Cowboys rallied from a 23-9 first-half deficit to win going away by the score of 43-30 over the host Houston Cougars on Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium.
HOUSTON — Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman was 29-of-43 passing for 348 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Ollie Gordon II rushed for 164 yards and scored three second-half TDs as the Cowboys rallied from a 23-9 first-half deficit to win going away by the score of 43-30 over the host Houston Cougars on Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium.
Brennan Presley caught 15 passes, which was a career high, for 189 yards. His 15 receptions was the second-most individual catches in a game, with Alex Lloyd’s 16 receptions in 1949 being the individual career high.
The Cowboys (8-3 overall, 6-2 in Big 12 play) bounced back from the previous weekend’s 45-3 stunning loss to Central Florida.
The Cougars (4-7, 2-6) led 23-9 following a safety with four minutes remaining in the second quarter before everything changed. The Cowboys scored 27 unanswered points, highlighted by two 6-yard touchdown runs by Gordon and capped by an Alex Hale 44-yard field goal with 9:45 left in the fourth quarter.
On the drive following the safety, Smith threw a pass directly to Trey Rucker, who returned the interception 29 yards to the Houston 22. Oklahoma State scored the final 10 points of the first half to cut Houston’s lead to 23-19, and the first 17 points of the second half to take control.
