OSU vs. Notre Dame football: Tay Martin ties Fiesta Bowl record with 3 receiving TDs & more notable numbers
Jacob UnruhOklahoman
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Cardiac Cowboys delivered one more second-half domination.
No. 9-ranked Oklahoma State rallied from a 21-point deficit to knock off No. 5-ranked Notre Dame 37-35 Saturday afternoon in the Fiesta Bowl to close out the season.
The comeback is the largest in Fiesta Bowl and Oklahoma State history.
OSU finished the year 12-2 overall.
Here is a look at the huge win by the numbers:
Have a day, Spencer Sanders
371: Passing yards for Spencer Sanders, a season high. He completed 34 of 51 passes while throwing four touchdowns.125: Rushing yards for Sanders, who had not crossed the 100-yard mark all season. He did it on 17 carries. But he also had a tough fumble carrying the ball with 304 remaining when OSU appeared to be driving for a game-clinching score.
3: Touchdown receptions by OSU receiver Tay Martin, tying a Fiesta Bowl record. OSU’s Justin Blackmon (2012), Kansas State’s Darnell McDonald (1998) and Florida State’s Rhett Dawson (1971) each had a trio of scores through the air.
137: Receiving yards for Brennan Presley, a career high. It’s the second 100-yard game of his career, with the first being in last season’s Cheez-It Bowl.
605: Total yards for the Cowboys, the most since totaling 682 against TCU.
30: Straight points by the Cowboys after falling behind 28-7 in the second quarter.
Cowboys defense delivers again in second half
193: Total yards for Notre Dame in the second half after totaling 348 in the opening half. The Cowboys11: First downs in the second half for Notre Dame.
2: Turnovers for the Irish in the second half, a strip fumble by Kolby Harvell-Peel and an interception by Malcolm Rodriguez.
OSU career milestones
409: Career tackles Rodriguez, making him the fourth player in OSU history to have 400 or more tackles. He finished the day with 11 tackles.1,046: Yards receiving on the season for Martin, who is now just the 10th Cowboys receiver to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark in program history.
Notre Dame’s Jack Coan has a record-setting day
342: First-half passing yards for Irish quarterback Jack Coan, who completed 24 of 33 passes for 342 yards and four touchdowns in the first half while building a 28-7 lead.509: Passing yards for Coan, a career high and Fiesta Bowl record. After his huge first half, he was limited to just 167 passing yards and the crucial interception. He did throw a touchdown with 1:05 remaining to force an onside kick.
72: Receiving yards for superstar tight end Michael Mayer, who also caught two touchdown passes among his seven receptions despite heavy coverage.
