MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jason Taylor II returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma State stopped Kansas State’s 2-point try that would have tied it with 2:08 to go, allowing the No. 14 Cowboys to escape with a 20-18 victory Saturday night.
The Wildcats were forced to try for a 2-point conversion after Will Howard’s short TD run because of their odd decision to attempt a 2-point try to stretch a 12-0 lead in the first half. Howard was incomplete on that one, and he never got a pass off on the second — he fumbled the ball as the pocket collapsed around him.
K-State - Oklahoma State Scoring Summary
Score by Quarters 1234 Total
Oklahoma State 0 0 13 7 - 20
Kansas State 3906 - 18
Qtr Time Scoring Play
1st 04:35 KS - Lynch, Blake 30 yd field goal, 11-56 5:14 0 - 3
2nd 08:58 KS - Lynch, Blake 29 yd field goal, 11-69 5:53 0 - 6
00:37 KS - Brooks, Phillip 4 yd pass from Howard, Will (Howard, Will pass failed), 9-89 2:14 0 - 12
3rd 10:39 OSU - Hale, Alex 35 yd field goal, 9-56 2:15 3 - 12
07:30 OSU - Presley, B, 9 yd run (Hale, Alex kick), 4-51 2:10 10 - 12
00:58 OSU - Hale, Alex 33 yd field goal, 11-55 4:42 13 - 12
4th 06:32 OSU - Taylor II, J. 85 yd fumble recovery (Hale, Alex kick) 20 - 12
02:08 KS - Howard, Will 2 yd run (Howard, Will drop-kick failed), 8-60 4:17 20 - 18