Pitt
1-2
Oklahoma State
3-0
No. 9 OK State's Offense Keys 59-21 Win at Pitt
9/16/2017 4:05:00 PM | Football
Rudolph completed 23 of 32 passes for 497 yards and the five scores before being pulled in the middle of the third quarter with the Cowboys (3-0) in command. He did throw his first interception of the season, ending a streak of 216 consecutive passes without a pick dating back to last season, when Avonte Maddox picked him off in the third quarter. It was the longest active streak in the FBS.
Jalen McCleskey caught seven passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns for Oklahoma State. James Washington added 124 yards receiving. Marcell Ateman (109) and Dillon Stoner (100) also reached the 100-yard receiving mark, the first time in 12 years a FBS team has had four 100-yard receivers in the same game.
The Cowboys reached the end zone on each of their first seven possessions.
Pitt (1-2) couldn't keep up. Graduate transfer quarterback Max Browne lasted just over a quarter before being replaced by sophomore Ben DiNucci. DiNucci guided the Panthers to touchdowns on his first two drives but fizzled in the second half, completing 13 of 25 passes for 228 yards with a touchdown and two picks.
The Cowboy's 49 points in the first half were the most given up by Pitt since it allowed 52 in the first half of a 72-0 loss to Ohio State in 1996.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State: Welcomes No. 20 TCU to Boone Pickens Stadium in Big 12 opener on Saturday. Cowboys have won two straight over the Horned Frogs.
Pitt: Begins Atlantic Coast Conference play at Georgia Tech next Saturday. The teams have split four meetings since the Panthers joined the ACC in 2012.
Team Stats
OSU 7, UP 0
OSU - Hill, Justice 20 yd run (Ammendola, Matt kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:00
OSU 14, UP 0
OSU - Stoner, Dillon 54 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Ammendola, Matt kick) 10 plays, 96 yards, TOP 3:16
OSU 21, UP 0
OSU - Ateman, Marcell 69 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Ammendola, Matt kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:32
OSU 28, UP 0
OSU - McCleskey,Jalen 8 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Ammendola, Matt kick) 6 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:14
OSU 35, UP 0
OSU - McCleskey,Jalen 40 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Ammendola, Matt kick) 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:39
OSU 35, UP 7
UP - Moss, C. 5 yd run (Kessman, A. kick), 4 plays, 87 yards, TOP 1:57
OSU 42, UP 7
OSU - Hill, Justice 15 yd run (Ammendola, Matt kick), 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:10
OSU 49, UP 7
OSU - McCleskey,Jalen 48 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Ammendola, Matt kick) 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:49
OSU 49, UP 14
UP - Araujo-Lopes, R 14 yd pass from DiNucci, B. (Kessman, A. kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:24
OSU 56, UP 14
OSU - Phillips,Justin 10 yd interception (Ammendola, Matt kick)
OSU 56, UP 21
UP - Pinnock, J. 0 yd fumble recovery (Kessman, A. kick)
OSU 59, UP 21
OSU - Ammendola, Matt 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:00
