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Belt / 2008 season / Reign #266 · Game 1,397 of 1,643
October 11, 2008 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Oklahoma State takes the belt, 28–23, on the road at Missouri.

Home · Defending Holder
MissouriAP No. 3 23
AT
Away · New Holder
Oklahoma StateAP No. 17 28

AP poll, week 7: Oklahoma State No. 17 at Missouri No. 3 · No. 1 that week: Michigan State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oklahoma State took the belt here, ending Missouri’s run of 284 days and 5 defenses (reign #265) and starting reign #266. It lasted 14 days and 1 defense, until Texas took it on October 25, 2008.

For Oklahoma State this was its 3rd shot at the belt; it had never held the belt — and this was the day it took it.

This is the only time Missouri and Oklahoma State have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Oklahoma State claimed the College Football Belt with a 28-23 victory over Missouri in a back-and-forth affair in Columbia. After Missouri's Jeff Wolfert opened the scoring with an 18-yard field goal, Oklahoma State answered with Zac Robinson's 6-yard rushing touchdown. The defenses traded blows through the second quarter as Missouri's Derrick Washington punched in a 5-yard touchdown to give the Tigers a 10-7 halftime lead. Oklahoma State surged ahead early in the third quarter when Kendall Hunter raced 68 yards for a touchdown, but Missouri responded with Jimmy Jackson's 1-yard score to briefly regain the lead at 17-14. The decisive moment came late in the third quarter when Robinson connected with Damian Davis on a 40-yard touchdown pass that proved to be the game-winner, as Missouri's three turnovers and struggles converting third downs ultimately cost them the belt.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 MissouriOklahoma State
Total yards454402
Rushing yards64187
Passing yards407232
First downs2823
3rd down conv.2/95/13
Turnovers34
Penalties–yards8–687–43
Time of possession16:3219:46

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 13:34Missouri+21 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Chase Coffman for 21 yards to the Misso 42 for a 1ST down.
Q1 9:20Missouri+27 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 68 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 27 yards to the OKSt 29.
Q1 12:25Missouri+23 ydChase Daniel rush for 23 yards to the OKSt 15 for a 1ST down.
Q1 9:20Missouri+18 ydJeff Wolfert 18 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 4:53Oklahoma State+6 ydZac Robinson rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:53Oklahoma State+0 ydDan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:53Oklahoma State+23 ydMatt Fodge kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 23 yards to the Misso 23.
Q2 14:18Oklahoma State+25 ydDan Bailey 25 yard field goal MISSED.
Q2 7:26Missouri+5 ydDerrick Washington rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:26Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q2 7:26Missouri+20 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 66 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 20 yards to the OKSt 24.
Q2 4:12Missouri+24 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Derrick Washington for 24 yards to the OKSt 27 for a 1ST down.
Q2 2:54Missouri+34 ydJeff Wolfert 34 yard field goal MISSED.
Q2 0:00Missouri+52 ydJeff Wolfert 52 yard field goal MISSED.
Q3 15:00Missouri+22 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 64 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 22 yards to the OKSt 28.
Q3 14:03Oklahoma State+68 ydKendall Hunter rush for 68 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 14:03Oklahoma State+0 ydDan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q3 11:35Oklahoma State+22 ydKendall Hunter rush for 22 yards to the Misso 45 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:05Oklahoma State+7 ydZac Robinson pass intercepted by Castine Bridges at the Misso 34, returned for 7 yards to the Misso 49, Missouri penalty 10 yard illegal block accepted.
Q3 9:40Missouri+0 ydChase Daniel pass intercepted by Ricky Price at the OKSt 22, returned for no gain to the OKSt 22.
Q3 9:45Missouri+41 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 41 yards to the OKSt 28 for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:14Missouri+1 ydJimmy Jackson rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 3:14Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q3 3:14Missouri+30 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 66 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 30 yards to the OKSt 34.
Q3 2:01Oklahoma State+40 ydZac Robinson pass complete to Damian Davis for 40 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:01Oklahoma State+25 ydDan Bailey kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jeremy Maclin for 25 yards to the Misso 25.
Q3 2:10Oklahoma State+0 ydDan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q4 8:03Missouri+39 ydChase Daniel pass intercepted by Andre Sexton at the OKSt 17, returned for 39 yards to the OKSt 42, Oklahoma St penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted for a 1ST down.
Q4 6:30Oklahoma State+31 ydZac Robinson pass complete to Damian Davis for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:30Oklahoma State+0 ydDan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q4 4:27Missouri+7 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Danario Alexander for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:05Missouri+21 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Tommy Saunders for 21 yards to the Misso 37 for a 1ST down.
Q4 5:45Missouri+27 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 27 yards to the OKSt 47 for a 1ST down.
Q4 1:41Missouri+0 ydChase Daniel pass intercepted by Patrick Lavine at the OKSt 31, returned for no gain to the OKSt 31.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Missouri

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Chase Daniel39/523907.51364.0

Oklahoma State

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Zac Robinson19/282157.72173.4

Rushing

Missouri

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Chase Daniel7466.6023
Derrick Washington8111.419
Jeremy Maclin263.009
Jimmy Jackson111.011

Oklahoma State

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Kendall Hunter241546.4168
Zac Robinson12342.8114
Matt Fodge11212.0012
Keith Toston341.302
Bo Bowling1-6-6.000

Receiving

Missouri

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jeremy Maclin812015.0041
Chase Coffman111049.5021
Tommy Saunders56312.6021
Derrick Washington7527.4024
Earl Goldsmith3268.7010
Danario Alexander2115.517
Andrew Jones177.007
Jared Perry273.504

Oklahoma State

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Damian Davis37625.3240
Dez Bryant7476.7014
Bo Bowling22914.5018
Kendall Hunter4276.8012
Jamal Mosley22412.0013
Hubert Anyiam11212.0012
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Interceptions

Missouri

PlayerINTYDSTD
Castine Bridges170

Oklahoma State

PlayerINTYDSTD
Andre Sexton1390
Ricky Price100
Patrick Lavine100

Kicking

Missouri

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jeff Wolfert1/333.3182/25

Oklahoma State

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Dan Bailey0/10.004/44

Punt Returns

Missouri

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jeremy Maclin252.5110

Oklahoma State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dez Bryant166.060

Punting

Missouri

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jeff Wolfert314749.00054
Jake Harry15454.00054

Oklahoma State

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Matt Fodge416641.50069

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 282850142) · This game in the downloadable dataset