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Rice safety Travis Bradshaw, right, watches as Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant, left, runs downfield during the first half of their game last Saturday in Stillwater, OK. Oklahoma State defeated 41-24.
Cowboys rebound with 41-24 victory against Rice
By Murray Evans Associated Press
STILLWATER, Okla. — Zac Robinson rushed for one touchdown and threw for two others — both to Dez Bryant — as No. 16 Oklahoma State rebounded from its first loss to beat Rice 41-24 Saturday night.
While Oklahoma State (2-1) didn't exactly get its offense rolling, the Cowboys did enough to beat Rice (0-3), which has opened the season with three straight road games, two against Big 12 Conference foes.
Against a defense that entered the game last among 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams against the pass, Robinson completed 14 of 20 passes for 227 yards while Bryant had nine catches for 161 yards, including touchdown grabs of 23 and 10 yards.
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Their play helped Oklahoma State overcome the absence of star running back Kendall Hunter, who missed the game with a sprained right ankle.
Rice was within 35-24 after a touchdown
That the Cowboys needed those points and defensive stops to feel comfortable at the end of the game was a credit to the perseverance of Rice, which trailed 28-3 after Robinson's 1-yard touchdown run with 11:14 left in the third quarter.
with 12:24 left, but Dan Bailey hit field goals of 28 and 42 yards in the final 9:02 for the Cowboys, who lost 45-35 last Saturday to Houston, Rice's Conference USA rival.
But Rice responded with touchdown runs of 2 yards and 1 yard by Charles Ross, the latter after Travis Bradshaw recovered a fumble by Oklahoma State kickoff returner Perrish Cox, to pull within 28-17.
Andre Sexton set up that score with a 35-yard interception return to the Rice 14.
Each time Rice threatened, Oklahoma State answered with points. Beau Johnson — who joined Keith Toston in subbing for Hunter — followed a 38-yard Robinson-to-Bryant pass with a 2-yard scoring run with 1:56 left in the third quarter.
Toston carried 18 yards for 75 yards while Johnson had 12 carries for 28 yards.
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