STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Alan Bowman threw three touchdown passes, Ollie Gordon II scored three times and No. 17 Oklahoma State ended two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State’s 29-game winning streak with a 44-20 victory Saturday.
Bowman, beginning his seventh year of eligibility at age 24, completed 24 of 33 passes for 265 yards in the opener for both teams. He threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Brennan Presley, 22 yards to Ollie Gordon II and 58 yards to Rashod Owens.
Gordon, a junior who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back last season, carried 27 times for 104 yards and two scores. His second touchdown, on a short pass from Bowman, covered 22 yards for a 24-6 lead with 10:46 left in the third.
South Dakota State answered behind quarterback Mark Gronowski, the reigning Walter Payton Award winner as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. He took the Jackrabbits 75 yards in three plays, capping the drive with a 21-yard scoring pass to Grahm Goering to make it 24-13.
Oklahoma State responded with 17 straight points to make it 31-13.
The Cowboys led 17-6 at the half, limiting South Dakota State to two field goals.
THE TAKEAWAY
South Dakota State moved the ball in he first half, but struggled to convert on third down. Gronowski, who completed 20 of 37 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns, threw a first-quarter interception that Oklahoma State converted into points on Presley’s score.
UP NEXT
South Dakota State: Hosts Incarnate Word on Sept. 7.
Oklahoma State: Hosts Arkansas on Sept. 7.
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