Oklahoma State 61, UL Lafayette 34
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2011
Where: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Temperature:
100°
Head Official:
Tom Walker
Attendance:
55382
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Brandon Weeden threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns as No. 8 Oklahoma State trounced Louisiana-Lafayette 61-34 in the season opener.
Running back Joseph Randle, who is trying to place All-American Kendall Hunter, added 131 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries.
The Cowboys surged to a 34-10 halftime lead as Heisman candidate Justin Blackmon, arguably the nation’s top receiver, caught seven balls for 127 yards.
The Ragin’ Cajuns scored their only first-half touchdown on a 37-yard interception return by Dwight Bentley. It was one of three picks thrown by Weeden.
The Cowboys, coming off a program-best 11-2 record in 2010, improved to 8-0 all-time against the Ragin’ Cajuns.
New Cowboys offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who stepped in when Dana Holgorsen left for West Virginia, got off to a fine start after inheriting most key pieces from last year’s third-ranked scoring offense (44.2 points).
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
UL Lafayette
|
320 |
108 |
212 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1.0 |
1 |
Oklahoma State
|
666 |
208 |
458 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
5.0 |
2 |