Colorado took a 24-23 lead into halftime at Oklahoma State on Saturday and lost 57-24, as the Cowboys scored the game’s last 34 points at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. It was the Buffs’ fifth straight loss, and it dropped them to 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12.
Quarterback Isaac Wilson accounted for all three Colorado touchdowns before the break, two through the air and one on the ground, and the Buffs went to the locker room with every point they’d score. The game turned on the first play of the second half. Wilson fumbled on a keeper, safety Quinton Hammonds recovered, and two plays later Drew Mestemaker threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Morgan McPhaul to put Oklahoma State ahead for good, according to The Associated Press. The AP also reported that all three Colorado turnovers came after halftime, and that the Buffs managed 120 yards and punted four times over the final two quarters.
Oklahoma State finished with 598 yards. Mestemaker completed 21 of 36 passes for 386 yards and four touchdowns, and Justin Bowick caught five passes for 138 yards and a score. Caleb Hawkins ran 19 times for 120 yards, and Sam Keltner made all five of his field goal attempts. The Cowboys improved to 5-2 and 3-1 in conference play.
Wilson finished 19-of-27 for 280 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. DeAndre Moore Jr. caught five passes for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Field Level Media credited Joseph Williams with nine catches for 135 yards. Oklahoma State’s LaDanian Fields had both interceptions, and the Buffs were flagged 11 times for 84 yards, the AP reported.
Colorado returns home to face Kansas State on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Folsom Field.
