Drew Mestemaker makes history in Oklahoma State’s rout of Kansas State
Drew Mestemaker threw his fourth touchdown pass of the afternoon from the Kansas State 5-yard line. Less than three minutes later, Oklahoma State was back at the same spot.
This time, receiver Wyatt Young took the ball on a sweep and threw it back to his quarterback for a touchdown.
That catch gave Mestemaker a hand in six touchdowns Saturday as the Cowboys rolled to a 66-28 win in Manhattan, Kansas. He is now the only power-conference player in the past 30 seasons to throw four touchdown passes, run for a touchdown and catch another in a road game.
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Mestemaker completed 22 of 28 passes for 313 yards and threw his four touchdowns to four different teammates. The first went to Justin Bowick for 32 yards on Oklahoma State’s opening possession.
Kansas State answered with a 73-yard touchdown pass from Blake Barnett to Derrick Salley Jr., but the game stayed tied for less than three minutes.
Caleb Hawkins put the Cowboys back in front with a 21-yard scoring run, then broke loose for a 37-yard touchdown on their next possession.
By the time Mestemaker found Morgan McPhaul for a 3-yard score late in the first quarter, Oklahoma State led 28-7.
Kansas State’s Logan Bartley intercepted Mestemaker and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter, but Mestemaker answered on the next drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
He later found Miles Coleman for a 19-yard score with 11 seconds left in the half, sending the Cowboys into the break up 49-14.
Hawkins finished with 175 rushing yards and four touchdowns of his own, including the 5-yard catch that preceded Young’s throw to Mestemaker.
The quarterback also broke a school record he had shared with Mason Rudolph by passing for at least 300 yards in an eighth consecutive game.
A year ago, Kansas State held Oklahoma State to six points. On Saturday, Mestemaker alone accounted for six touchdowns before the fourth quarter.
The win moved the Cowboys to 6-3 and secured bowl eligibility a season after they finished 1-11.
