October 18, 2008 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt defended

Oklahoma State defends the belt, 34–6, at home over Baylor.

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Recap

Oklahoma State's defense dominated Baylor from start to finish, holding the Bears to just 204 total yards and six points in a 34-6 belt retention. After Baylor struck first with a Jacoby Jones touchdown run in the first quarter, Oklahoma State answered immediately with Keith Toston's own touchdown and never looked back. The Cowboys' offense found its rhythm through Zac Robinson's arm, with Dez Bryant becoming a constant nightmare for Baylor's secondary -- he hauled in touchdown passes of 37 and 9 yards in the second quarter alone, with a 52-yard completion in the third quarter setting up another scoring drive. By the time Dan Bailey's second field goal extended the lead to 34-6 in the fourth quarter, the outcome had been decided well before the final whistle.

Zac Robinson to Dez Bryant, 37-yard TD pass in Q2 -- Oklahoma State broke the game open with this explosive completion that put the Cowboys up 21-6
Keith Toston's two rushing touchdowns in Q1 and Q2 -- the Cowboys' ground game established early dominance and set the tone for the blowout
Dez Bryant's 52-yard reception in Q3 -- set up another Oklahoma State scoring drive that put the game completely out of reach
Baylor's lone touchdown in Q1 -- the Bears' only answer to Oklahoma State's offensive onslaught, showing their offense was unable to keep pace

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

Oklahoma StateBaylor

Total yards457204

Rushing yards21942

Passing yards252170

First downs2514

3rd down conv.4/124/12

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards6–556–60

Time of possession22:1514:25

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:00	Baylor	+24 yd	Derek Epperson punt for 46 yards, returned by Dez Bryant for 24 yards to the Bayl 14, Oklahoma St penalty 10 yard illegal block on Orie Lemon accepted.
Q1 6:25	Baylor	+1 yd	Jacoby Jones rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 10:11	Baylor	+23 yd	Robert Griffin pass complete to Jay Finley for 23 yards to the OKSt 16 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:25	Baylor	+36 yd	Ben Parks kickoff for 67 yards returned by Perrish Cox, tackled by Jordan Lake for 36 yards to the OKSt 39, tackled by Jordan Lake.
Q1 1:22	Oklahoma State	+4 yd	Keith Toston rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 1:22	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q1 1:22	Oklahoma State	+24 yd	Dan Bailey kickoff for 55 yards returned by Mikail Baker, tackled by Perrish Cox for 24 yards to the Bayl 39, tackled by Perrish Cox.
Q1 1:22	Baylor	+20 yd	Robert Griffin pass complete to Kendall Wright for 20 yards to the OKSt 42, tackled by Ricky Price for a 1ST down.
Q2 12:14	Oklahoma State	+37 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Dez Bryant for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 12:14	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q2 12:14	Oklahoma State	+25 yd	Dan Bailey kickoff for 70 yards returned by Mikail Baker, tackled by Seb Clements for 25 yards to the Bayl 25, tackled by Seb Clements.
Q2 5:41	Oklahoma State	+9 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Dez Bryant for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 5:41	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q2 5:41	Oklahoma State	+23 yd	Dan Bailey kickoff for 70 yards returned by Mikail Baker, tackled by Justin Gent for 23 yards to the Bayl 23, tackled by Justin Gent.
Q2 0:19	Oklahoma State	+2 yd	Keith Toston rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:19	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:31	Oklahoma State	+23 yd	Zac Robinson rush for 23 yards to the Bayl 27, tackled by Trentson Hill.
Q3 13:25	Baylor	+20 yd	Robert Griffin pass complete to Kendall Wright for 20 yards to the OKSt 44, tackled by Jacob Lacey for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:39	Oklahoma State	+20 yd	Dan Bailey 20 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 13:25	Oklahoma State	+52 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Dez Bryant for 52 yards to the Bayl 12, tackled by Krys Buerck for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:39	Oklahoma State	+23 yd	Dan Bailey kickoff for 70 yards returned by Mikail Baker, tackled by Victor Johnson for 23 yards to the Bayl 23, tackled by Victor Johnson.
Q3 4:44	Oklahoma State	+22 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Brandon Pettigrew for 22 yards to the Bayl 46, tackled by Jordan Lake for a 1ST down.
Q3 0:04	Oklahoma State	+21 yd	Dan Bailey 21 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 9:03	Oklahoma State	+37 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Dez Bryant for 37 yards to the Bayl 10, tackled by Tim Atchison for a 1ST down.

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Zac RobinsonOklahoma State	13/20	238	11.9	2	0	88.3
Robert Griffin IIIBaylor	15/27	162	6.0	0	0	14.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kendall HunterOklahoma State	26	93	3.6	0	15
Zac RobinsonOklahoma State	14	57	4.1	0	23
Keith TostonOklahoma State	12	56	4.7	2	10
Beau JohnsonOklahoma State	4	14	3.5	0	8
Alex CateOklahoma State	2	-1	-0.5	0	3
Jay FinleyBaylor	9	13	1.4	0	6
Robert Griffin IIIBaylor	12	12	1.0	0	10
Jacoby JonesBaylor	5	11	2.2	1	9
Ray SimsBaylor	1	4	4.0	0	4
Kendall WrightBaylor	4	2	0.5	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dez BryantOklahoma State	11	212	19.3	2	52
Brandon PettigrewOklahoma State	1	22	22.0	0	22
Josh CooperOklahoma State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Kendall WrightBaylor	7	80	11.4	0	23
Thomas WhiteBaylor	3	35	11.7	0	18
David Alexander GettisBaylor	4	35	8.8	0	11
Justin AkersBaylor	1	12	12.0	0	12

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Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dan BaileyOklahoma State	2/2	100.0	21	4/4	10
Ben ParksBaylor	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dez BryantOklahoma State	3	24	8.0	24	0
Bo BowlingOklahoma State	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt FodgeOklahoma State	2	102	51.0	0	0	58
Derek EppersonBaylor	6	283	47.2	0	0	60

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

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