Oklahoma State didn’t waste much time turning Saturday into a runaway. The Cowboys rolled past Murray State 59-0, piling up points almost every time they touched the ball and finishing with 662 yards of offense.
Quarterback Mestemaker was sharp from the start, throwing five touchdown passes and going 20-for-22 for 324 yards. Oklahoma State scored on nine of its first 10 drives, with the lone miss coming on a lost fumble at the Murray State 21-yard line.
Justin Bowick was the biggest beneficiary of that fast start. He caught two of Mestemaker’s touchdown passes and finished with a career- and season-best 178 receiving yards on nine catches, all before halftime.
The Cowboys also got a clean effort from freshman backup Broderick Vehrs, who completed all six of his passes for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Murray State never found much room to operate. Jim Ogle finished 13-for-21 for 79 yards, and the Racers managed just 160 total yards in the shutout loss.
There was one more ugly moment for Murray State on special teams. After a 32-yard field goal was wiped out by delay of game, Oklahoma State nose tackle Luke Webb blocked the second try, a 37-yarder. It was Murray State’s third field goal attempt of the season, and the first from kicker Tyler Dorn, but opponents have blocked all three.
The lopsided win gave Oklahoma State a rare statistical burst, too. After not posting a 500-yard game at all last season, the Cowboys broke 600 for the first time since putting up 601 against Cincinnati in October of 2023.
Oklahoma State is back in action Saturday, Sept. 26, at West Virginia.
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