Postgame Notes vs UT Martin

August 28, 2025 | Cowboy Football

Oklahoma State vs. UT Martin
August 28, 2025 | Stillwater, Okla. (Boone Pickens Stadium) | Attendance: 44,809
Final Score: Oklahoma State 27, UT Martin 7
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 1-0 overall (0-0 Big 12); UT Martin 0-1 overall (0-0 OVC-Big South)

The Oklahoma State Win ...

Gave it 30 consecutive wins in home openers, increasing the longest active streak in college football and the third-longest streak overall since at least 1979. The only longer streaks since 1979 are Ohio State's 35 straight from 1979-2013 and Florida's 34 straight from 1990-2023.
Gave it 13 straight wins in Thursday games, increasing the longest active streak in college football and matching the second-longest streak in the history of college football. The only longer streak was Miami's (FL) 15 straight from 1998 through 2008. Washington & Jefferson also had 13 straight from 1905 through 1921.
Increased a school record to 11 consecutive wins in season openers. In addition to the active streak of 10, the next longest were eight straight wins in season openers from 1981-88 and from 1928-35.
Gave it wins in 11 straight, 17 of its past 18, 20 of its past 22 and 37 of its past 45 season openers.
Improved Mike Gundy's record in August games to 7-1.
Improved Mike Gundy's record against non-Power conference teams to 46-5.
Improved Mike Gundy's record in season openers to 19-2 and his record in home openers to 21-0.
Improved Mike Gundy's record in non-conference games to 68-16.
Gave it five straight wins in non-conference games.
Improved Mike Gundy's record against FCS teams to 17-0.
Improved its all-time record against UT Martin to 1-0.
Improved its record in season openers to 80-40-6 and its record in home season openers to 57-5-5.
Made it 91-29-5 in home openers.
Gave it wins in 50 of its past 56 home openers.
Made it 29-5 in its past 34 non-conference games and 51-11 in its past 60 non-conference games.
Made it 35-21 in its past 56 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season.
Made it 98-29 in its past 127 games vs. opponents outside of the AP Top 25, dating to 2010.

Game Flow

Oklahoma State scored touchdowns on its first two drives and held UT Martin scoreless after the first quarter. During one eight-drive span, the Cowboy defense forced seven Skyhawk punts and one interception. OSU scored in each quarter.
The Cowboys won the turnover battle, 1-0, and outgained UT Martin both on the ground (127 yards to 116 yards) and in the air (232 yards to 109 yards).
The two teams had nine tackles for loss apiece, but OSU recorded twice as many sacks (four) as UT Martin (two) and had seven quarterback hurries to the Skyhawks' two.

Postgame Notes

Oklahoma State defeated UT Martin, 27-7, to extend its win streak in season openers to 11 and improve Mike Gundy's record against FCS opponents to 17-0.
The win also extended OSU's home opener win streak to 30 games, which is the longest active streak in the nation and the longest such streak in Big 12 history.

Longest Active Home Opener Winning Streaks (via Stats Perform)

Rk	Team	Streak	First Win	Last Win
1	Oklahoma State	30	8/31/96	8/28/25
2	Alabama	23	8/31/02	8/31/24
	Cincinnati	23	9/2/02	8/31/24
4	Clemson	21	9/4/04	9/7/24
5	Oregon	20	9/10/05	8/31/24
	Air Force	20	9/10/05	8/31/24
7	Oklahoma	19	9/2/06	8/30/24
8	Miami (FL)	18	9/1/07	9/7/24

With the win, OSU improved its win streak in Thursday games to 13 to rank as the longest active streak in the nation and the third-longest in the history of college football.

Longest Thursday Winning Streaks in College Football History (via Stathead)

Rk	Team	Streak	First Win	Last Win	Active
1	Miami (FL)	15	11/19/98	11/13/08	No
2	Oklahoma State	13	9/8/05	8/28/25	No
2	Washington & Jefferson	13	11/30/1905	11/24/1921	Yes
3	Utah	12	8/28/14	8/29/24	Yes
3	Pitt	12	11/30/22	11/29/34	No
3	Georgia Tech	12	11/19/08	11/28/18	No
3	Lafayette	12	11/24/04	11/25/15	No
8	Virginia Tech	11	10/8/98	10/27/05	No
9	UCF	10	8/31/17	8/29/24	Yes
	Texas	10	11/28/57	11/24/66	No
11	Memphis	9	9/24/15	11/28/24	Yes
	Texas	9	11/28/40	1/1/48	No
	Lafayette	9	11/29/1894	11/27/02	No

Oklahoma State held UT Martin to seven points, which is the fewest points the Cowboys have allowed since Arkansas Pine-Bluff scored seven on Sept. 17, 2022.
Wendell Gregory became the first Cowboy since Jordan Brailford against Kansas on Sept. 29, 2018 to record three sacks in a game. He also tied a Big 12 freshman record that was set by Missouri's Aldon Smith against Colorado in 2009.
All three of those sacks came in the first half, and marked the first sacks of his career.
Hauss Hejny is the first freshman to start a season opener under center for the Cowboys since Spencer Sanders in 2019 against Oregon State. He was in for the first four drives before Zane Flores took over for the remainder of the contest. Hejny went 5-for-10 passing with 96 yards and a touchdown and added 27 yards and a touchdown on the ground in his OSU debut. Flores went 13-for-20 passing with 136 yards in his first collegiate appearance.
Terrill Davis snagged a pair of receptions for 75 yards in his first game as a Cowboy.
Brandon Rawls tallied 11 total tackles as well as a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in his first game as a Cowboy.
Four of OSU's five starting offensive linemen made their Cowboy debut in Thursday's contest. The other, Austin Kawecki, made his first career start.
Last season, UT Martin ranked third in the FCS in passes intercepted, tallying 19 interceptions on the year. Oklahoma State quarterbacks did not throw an interception today.
In 2024, UT Martin ranked ninth in the FCS in 3rd down conversion defense with a 30.6 opponent success percentage. The Oklahoma State offense went 10-for-18 on third down today, a success percentage of 55.5%.
Christian Fitzpatrick secured his first reception as a Cowboy with 13:30 left in the first quarter.
Hejny notched his first career rushing touchdown and the first touchdown of the 2025 Oklahoma State Football season with a six-yard scramble with 11:20 to go in the opening quarter.
Oklahoma State was successful on its first fourth-down conversion attempt of the season following a three-yard rush from Kalib Hicks with 5:06 remaining in the first quarter. The Cowboys were 17-for-26 (65%) on fourth-down attempts last season.
Hejny connected with Gavin Freeman from 10 yards out to notch OSU's second touchdown of the evening and the first touchdown as a Cowboy for either player.
The 10-yard completion also marked Hejny's first career passing touchdown.
Hejny found Shamar Rigby for a 41-yard connection to mark the first reception as a Cowboy for Rigby with 6:38 remaining in the first quarter.
Sam Jackson V nabbed his first reception as a Poke with 13:25 left in the second quarter.
Cam Abshire hauled in his first FBS reception with 4:26 remaining in the second quarter.
Armstrong Nnodim notched the first tackle for loss of his collegiate career, forcing a two-yard loss with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter.
Taje McCoy and Brandon Rawls picked up the first tackle for loss of their Cowboy careers, combining to force a 2-yard loss with 5:03 left in the third quarter.
Kale Smith recorded the second interception of his career in the fourth quarter. Jacobi Oliphant Jr. hurried UT Martin quarterback Jase Bauer into making the errant throw.
Will Monney hauled in a 9-yard reception with 7:36 left in the fourth quarter, the first of his Oklahoma State career.
Sesi Vailahi's 9-yard rush scored the third touchdown of the night for the Pokes and marked the third rushing touchdown of Vailahi's career.
Logan Ward knocked in two field goals - one in each half - to mark the fifth time in his career that he's made at least two field goals in a game.
Malik Charles, Terrill Davis, Landon Dean, Wendell Gregory, Hauss Hejny, Kalib Hicks, Austin Kawecki, Nuku Mafi, Brandon Rawls, Kale Smith made their first career FBS starts against the Skyhawks.
Kasen Carpenter, Christian Fitzpatrick, Gavin Freeman, Markell Samuel, Bob Schick all made their first starts for OSU against UT Martin.
Cam Abshire, Freddie Brock IV, Zane Flores, Kenneth Harris, Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi, Sam Jackson V, JK Johnson, Bryan McCoy Jr., Will Monney, Armstrong Nnodim, Shamar Rigby, De'Marion Thomas, made their Oklahoma State debuts on Thursday.
Oklahoma State's game captains were Josh Ford, Bob Schick, Cam Smith and Raymond Gay II.

Notable Streaks and Trends Through the UT Martin Game

OSU has won 11 consecutive season openers and 30 consecutive home openers, both OSU records.
OSU is 14-2 in the past 15 games when winning or tying the turnover battle.
Dating back to 2008, OSU is 83-10 when winning the turnover battle.
Dating back to 2005, OSU is 50-4 when not committing a turnover.
OSU has won 87 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active stretch of time in the FBS, the longest since at least 1980 and likely the longest in college football history. Including games when opponents have scored 20 points or fewer, the streak begins at the same date and includes 95 games.
OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50% third down conversion rate in 54 of its past 65 games.
OSU is 52-9 in its past 61 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016.