Oklahoma State Stuns No. 6 Oregon, Snaps 21-Game FBS Skid — SkimNews
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- Oklahoma State stunned No. 6 Oregon 39-31 on Saturday, snapping a 21-game FBS losing streak that had included a 14-point season-opening defeat at Tulsa.
- Drew Mestemaker, a North Texas transfer in his Boone Pickens Stadium debut, torched Oregon's defense for 317 passing yards, 109 rushing yards and three total touchdowns, with fellow North Texas transfers Caleb Hawkins (110 rushing yards) and Wyatt Young (121 receiving yards) providing major support.
- Dan Lanning conceded "we got our ass kicked in a lot of areas" — the loss snapped his 35-0 record against unranked opponents and ended Oregon's 57-game winning streak when favored by 24-plus points (dating to 1978, per ESPN Research).
- Oregon's offense managed just 90 rushing yards on 30 attempts, with quarterback Dante Moore sacked four times and the Ducks producing four three-and-out drives; Lanning cited 12 explosive plays allowed and a second straight week of missed tackles on defense.
- Teitum Tuioti, Oregon's lone player to address reporters, acknowledged the team may have been "reading our press clippings too much" and said "there's no room for error right now."
- Oklahoma State was an 11-1 underdog at BetMGM, where 95% of the straight-up money backed Oregon — one year after the Cowboys had lost to the Ducks 69-3, making Saturday's result Oklahoma State's second-largest upset since 1978.
Why it matters: A preseason No. 2 team with national title aspirations absorbed its worst loss under Lanning, ending a 57-game streak of dominance as massive favorites and exposing schematic and execution problems on both sides of the ball just two weeks into the season. Oregon still controls its path to the College Football Playoff, but only if a defense that just gave up 554 yards and an anemic run game show immediate, dramatic improvement.
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