Washington got a bad break when a punt hit one of its players and Oklahoma State recovered, but held the Cowboys to Ben Grogan’s 27-yard field goal. Ross took the ensuing kickoff up the middle, made a couple of jukes and raced off to a 96-yard touchdown that cut the Cowboys’ lead to 27-14.
Miles followed with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Mickens, trimming the lead to 30-2 with 3 1-2 minutes left.
The Cowboys then turned to Castleman again and he played the receiver role well, killing off precious seconds that helped the Cowboys finish a difficult season on a positive note.
“This was a great finish for this team,” Gundy said.
They can thank their freshman quarterback and new — and big — offensive weapon.
OKLAHOMA ST. 30, WASHINGTON 22
Washington 0 0 14 8–22
Oklahoma St. 14 10 3 3–30
First Quarter
OkSt–Castleman 1 run (Grogan kick), 9:53.
OkSt–Washington 28 pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick), :16.
Second Quarter
OkSt–FG Grogan 40, 9:22.
OkSt–Sheperd 47 pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick), :48.
Third Quarter
Wash–Mickens 31 run (Van Winkle kick), 11:48.
OkSt–FG Grogan 27, 1:47.
Wash–Ross 96 kickoff return (Van Winkle kick), 1:32.
Fourth Quarter
OkSt–FG Grogan 34, 5:54.
Wash–Mickens 16 pass from Miles (Cooper pass from Miles), 3:29.
A–35,409.
Wash OkSt
First downs 22 22
Rushes-yards 25-101 49-152
Passing 268 321
Comp-Att-Int 25-40-1 18-27-1
Return Yards 44 18
Punts-Avg. 5-37.6 4-37.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Penalties-Yards 7-70 7-50
Time of Possession 24:15 35:45
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Washington, D.Washington 13-42, Mickens 1-31, Miles 9-27, Cooper 2-1. Oklahoma St., Roland 32-123, Childs 9-33, Sheperd 2-11, Castleman 1-1, Team 1-(minus 1), Rudolph 4-(minus 15).