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David Booth Memorial Stadium Hosts Kansas Jayhawks and Oklahoma State Cowboys in Football Showdown

The Kansas Jayhawks faced a challenging game at David Booth Memorial Stadium against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, ending with a 28-48 result. The Jayhawks now stand at 0-1 for the season, while the Cowboys have taken their record to 1-0.


Nov 28, 2020; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Running back Amauri Pesek-Hickson (23) runs up field for a first down during the second quarter against the TCU Horned Frogs at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports

The home team, Kansas Jayhawks, put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell short against the visiting Oklahoma State Cowboys. The game saw the Jayhawks accumulate a total of 341 yards with an average gain of nearly five yards per play. Despite this effort, they could not overcome the offensive onslaught by the Cowboys who tallied up 48 points.


Kansas' passing game was notably efficient; quarterback play resulted in three touchdowns and an impressive completion percentage of 75 percent for a total of 247 yards through the air. The longest touchdown pass was recorded at 31 yards. On the ground, Kansas managed to rush for a total of 121 yards which included an electrifying longest touchdown run that spanned across sixty yards.


Special teams had their moments as well with four kickoffs totaling to 229 yards and two touchbacks among them. However, field goal attempts were less successful with no conversions from one attempt made from beyond fifty yards.


On defense, Kansas managed to intercept one pass and return it for twenty-one yards but couldn't register any sacks or safeties during this encounter. Penalties were minimal as they only incurred four penalties amounting to forty-three penalty yards throughout the entire game.


As for Oklahoma State's performance on offense was strong throughout all quarters scoring fourteen points in both first and last quarters while adding ten points each in second and third quarters respectively leading them to their victory over Kansas.


Looking ahead, fans can catch The Kansas Jayhawks next facing off against West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on October sixth at noon Eastern Time broadcasted on ESPN2 network. This will be another opportunity for The Jayhawks to showcase their skills on away turf without making any assumptions about outcomes or performances yet unseen.

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