By the numbers: Oklahoma State’s win over No. 6 Oregon even more shocking than first glance suggests

Eric Morris knew his Oklahoma State football team was better than what they showed in last week's season opener.

Beating No. 6 Oregon at home, however, with a slew of North Texas transfers was even better than he could've drawn up for his home opener as the Cowboys' first-year coach.

Pandemonium ensue inside Boone Pickens Stadium, where Oklahoma State ended its program-worst 12-game losing streak and its recent ineptitude against FBS competition, a 21-game skid that stretched all the way back to an early-season win over Arkansas in 2024.

The emphatic win may even coax of a few poll voters into showing some love for a Big 12 team that simply took a week to work themselves into a rhythm this fall.

The Cowboys shredded Oregon's veteran-laden defensive front on the ground with 237 yards on the ground, including 100-yard outings from quarterback Drew Mestemaker and Caleb Hawkins. Oregon's rush defense last fall with largely the same talent ranked seventh-best in the Big Ten yielding just 115.7 yards per game, but was gashed by the Cowboys' impressive execution and game plan.

Morris didn't panic after Oklahoma State's season-opening loss at Tulsa, instead choosing to focus on what his team could…

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