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Oklahoma State Beats Iowa State 38-31

October 8, 2016 / 8:11 PM CDT / CBS Texas

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STILLWATER, OK (AP) – Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said he wasn't worried when his Cowboys fell 17 points behind Iowa State in the third quarter.

His explosive up-tempo offense showed why; James Washington caught 8 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State beat Iowa State 38-31 on Saturday afternoon.

The Cowboys trailed 31-14 with 5:55 left in the third quarter, but Washington put Oklahoma State ahead for good when he caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Mason Rudolph with 3:40 remaining in the fourth. The 17-point comeback tied for the second largest in OSU history.

"We can score fast," Gundy said. "If we were in a conventional offense, we would have been in trouble. Because we have the ability to score really fast, and we have playmakers who can pick up big chunks of yards, I didn't feel that way. But I didn't feel very good either."

Rudolph passed for 351 yards and four touchdowns for Oklahoma State. Though the Cowboys gained 459 total yards, Gundy was disappointed in the team's offensive production. The Cowboys were held to 108 yards rushing, and most of that was gained in the final 20 minutes.

"We got a little bit impatient in the first half," Gundy said. "Sometimes that happens. Even right now, I don't feel very good about the way we performed on offense. I thought we were very fortunate to come out of this with a win."

It was the second consecutive late collapse for Iowa State. The Cyclones were trying to bounce back after a heartbreaking last-second 45-42 loss to No. 13 Baylor last Saturday and get the first conference victory for first-year coach Matt Campbell.

"I thought it was a gutsy performance, but we just have to learn to finish, and that's part of what we're doing," Campbell said.

David Montgomery's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:58 left in the second quarter put Iowa State up 17-14. The Cyclones nearly doubled time of possession in the first half and ran 55 plays to Oklahoma State's 32.

Joel Lanning threw touchdown passes to Trever Ryen and Allen Lazard to help Iowa State take a 17-point lead in the third quarter.

"I warned my team last week about Iowa State and the ability they had to move the football," Gundy said. "(Their) quarterbacks are good players and they spread you out and are good runners. They've got good schemes on both sides of the ball, and they made some real nice adjustments on us."

Rudolph threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Washington, then a 1-yard touchdown scoring toss to Jalen McCleskey, to help the Cowboys trim Iowa State's lead to 31-28 early in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma State's Ben Grogan made a 30-yard field goal to tie the score at 31 with 11:33 to play.

The Iowa State play at Texas next Saturday. The Longhorns have has allowed 50, 49 and 45 points in their past three games. Iowa State could deal a severe blow to struggling Texas coach Charlie Strong with a win.

Oklahoma State is off next week. They will play at Kansas on Oct. 22. Gundy said it is a good time for a bye week because several of his players are dinged up.