November 7, 2015 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Oklahoma State takes the belt, 49–29, at home over TCU.

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Oklahoma StateAP No. 12 49

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TCUAP No. 5 29

AP poll, week 10: TCU No. 5 at Oklahoma State No. 12 · No. 1 that week: Florida. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Oklahoma State took the belt here, ending TCU’s run of 371 days and 13 defenses (reign #291) and starting reign #292. It lasted 14 days and 1 defense, until Baylor took it on November 21, 2015.

For Oklahoma State this was its 10th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before — and it took it back here.

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

AI-Written

Recap

Oklahoma State's explosive passing attack overwhelmed TCU's defense in a dominant 49-29 victory that saw the Cowboys claim the College Football Belt. Mason Rudolph carved up the TCU secondary with pinpoint accuracy, connecting with James Washington three times for long touchdowns (48, 50, and 74 yards) while also finding Marcell Ateman for an 82-yard score in the second quarter. TCU kept itself in the game with Trevone Boykin's dual-threat ability, scoring touchdowns on the ground and through the air, but the Frogs' four turnovers proved fatal—particularly two interceptions to James Washington that set up short field advantages for Oklahoma State. Despite out-gaining Oklahoma State 663 yards to 456, TCU's inability to protect the football and convert third downs (9-19) on their extended time of possession ultimately doomed their championship hopes.

James Washington's two touchdown catches in the first quarter (48 and 50 yards) established Oklahoma State's early dominance and forced TCU into a reactive position
Trevone Boykin's first-quarter interception to Jordan Burton leading to immediate points exemplified TCU's turnover problems that plagued them all game
Marcell Ateman's 82-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter extended Oklahoma State's lead to a commanding margin
The third-quarter interception by Chad Whitener, who returned it to the 1-yard line, resulted in a short-field touchdown that put the game out of reach

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 StateTCU

Total yards456663

Rushing yards81218

Passing yards375445

First downs1636

3rd down conv.2/119/19

Turnovers04

Penalties–yards7–677–70

Time of possession22:5437:06

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 11:51	TCU	-8 yd	Trevone Boykin pass intercepted Jordan Burton return for 8 yds to the TCU 46
Q1 11:05	Oklahoma State	+48 yd	James Washington 48 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q1 6:28	TCU	+1 yd	Trevone Boykin 1 Yd Run (Jaden Oberkrom PAT blocked)
Q1 6:02	Oklahoma State	+50 yd	James Washington 50 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q1 6:28	TCU	+32 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 60 yds , Jeff Carr return for 32 yds to the OKSt 37
Q1 6:02	Oklahoma State	+27 yd	Ben Grogan kickoff for 64 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 27 yds to the OKLAST 38 TCU Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the TCU 18
Q1 5:04	TCU	+70 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Shaun Nixon for 70 yds to the OKSt 13 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:24	TCU	+23 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 23 Yd Field Goal
Q1 3:01	Oklahoma State	+23 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to James Washington for 8 yds to the TCU 36 for a 1ST down TCU Penalty, Personal Foul (Kyle Hicks) to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:18	Oklahoma State	+24 yd	Mason Rudolph run for 14 yds to the OKLAST 40 for a 1ST down TCU Penalty, Defensive Holding (Torrance Mosley) to the TCU 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:37	Oklahoma State	+12 yd	Jeff Carr 12 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q2 14:37	Oklahoma State	+25 yd	J.W. Walsh pass complete to Zac Veatch for 25 yds to the TCU 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:57	Oklahoma State	+82 yd	Marcell Ateman 82 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q2 7:50	TCU	+23 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 23 yds to the TCU 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:49	TCU	+49 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 49 yd FG MISSED
Q3 12:11	TCU	-23 yd	Trevone Boykin pass intercepted Chad Whitener return for 23 yds to the TCU 1
Q3 12:08	Oklahoma State	+1 yd	J.W. Walsh 1 Yd Run (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q3 8:56	TCU	+1 yd	Trevone Boykin 1 Yd Run (Jaden Oberkrom Kick)
Q3 12:08	Oklahoma State	+43 yd	Ben Grogan kickoff for 62 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 43 yds to the TCU 46
Q3 8:07	Oklahoma State	+74 yd	James Washington 74 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan Kick)
Q3 7:33	TCU	+0 yd	Trevone Boykin pass intercepted Tre Flowers return for no gain to the TCU 48
Q3 8:07	Oklahoma State	+22 yd	Ben Grogan kickoff for 61 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 22 yds to the TCU 26
Q3 0:32	Oklahoma State	+23 yd	Zach Sinor punt for 53 yds , KaVontae Turpin returns for 23 yds to the TCU 36
Q4 14:19	TCU	+32 yd	Kolby Listenbee 32 Yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom Kick)
Q4 2:33	TCU	+25 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 25 yds to the OKSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:28	TCU	+1 yd	Aaron Green run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q4 0:44	TCU	-42 yd	Chad Whitener 42 Yd Interception Return (Ben Grogan Kick)

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

Oklahoma State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mason Rudolph	16/24	352	14.7	5	0	95.5
J.W. Walsh	2/3	23	7.7	0	0	52.9

TCU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Trevone Boykin	35/57	445	7.8	1	4	55.0
Kyle Hicks	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0

Rushing

Oklahoma State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Raymond Taylor	9	28	3.1	0	8
Mason Rudolph	8	26	3.3	0	14
Rennie Childs	2	14	7.0	0	7
Chris Carson	1	11	11.0	0	11
J.W. Walsh	3	4	1.3	1	3
Jeff Carr	2	2	1.0	0	3
Jalen McCleskey	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

TCU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aaron Green	24	97	4.0	1	10
Trevone Boykin	19	73	3.8	2	17
Trevorris Johnson	4	22	5.5	0	16
KaVontae Turpin	4	22	5.5	0	17
Kyle Hicks	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Oklahoma State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Washington	5	184	36.8	3	74
Marcell Ateman	1	82	82.0	1	82
Jalen McCleskey	4	30	7.5	0	18
Zac Veatch	1	25	25.0	0	25
Blake Jarwin	1	18	18.0	0	18
Austin Hays	1	13	13.0	0	13
Raymond Taylor	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jeff Carr	3	9	3.0	1	12
David Glidden	1	1	1.0	0	1

TCU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shaun Nixon	9	146	16.2	0	70
KaVontae Turpin	7	107	15.3	0	25
Josh Doctson	6	64	10.7	0	16
Kolby Listenbee	3	58	19.3	1	32
Kyle Hicks	2	23	11.5	0	14
Aaron Green	3	18	6.0	0	8
Jarrison Stewart	4	15	3.8	0	8
Jaelan Austin	1	14	14.0	0	14

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Interceptions

Oklahoma State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Chad Whitener	2	65	1
Jordan Burton	1	8	0
Tre Flowers	1	0	0

TCU

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Oklahoma State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeff Carr	2	51	25.5	32	0
Blake Jarwin	1	16	16.0	16	0

TCU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	5	128	25.6	43	0

Kicking

Oklahoma State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ben Grogan	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

TCU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jaden Oberkrom	1/2	50.0	23	2/3	5

Punt Returns

Oklahoma State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jalen McCleskey	2	-5	-2.5	1	0

TCU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	3	25	8.3	23	0

Punting

Oklahoma State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Sinor	9	379	42.1	0	0	53

TCU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Perry	4	168	42.0	0	0	49

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 400763451) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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