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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Chris Coyte
Attendance: 55212

Alan Bowman passed for 402 yards and two touchdowns as Oklahoma State defeated Texas A&M 31-23 in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night in Houston.

Rashod Owens caught two of Bowman's touchdown passes and finished with 164 yards on 10 receptions for the No. 20 Cowboys (10-4), who finished with 570 total yards. Brennan Presley added 16 catches for 152 yards.

Ollie Gordon II, the nation's leading rusher and the winner of the Doak Walker Award, produced 118 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries.

Aggies quarterback Jaylen Henderson injured his right arm on the first play of the game and was replaced by Marcel Reed. The freshman backup completed 20 of 33 passes for 361 yards and amassed 29 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries for Texas A&M (7-6).

On the first possession of the third quarter, Dalton Brooks intercepted a Bowman pass at the Texas A&M 40 and that led to Amari Daniels' 2-yard touchdown run that trimmed the Cowboys' lead to 24-13.

On the ensuing possession, Bowman threw for 80 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown pass to Owens that gave Oklahoma State a 31-13 lead.

Reed ran 20 yards for a touchdown that reduced the gap to 31-20 at the end of the third quarter.

Randy Bond kicked a 51-yard field goal that pulled the Aggies within 31-23 with 5:07 remaining, but Texas A&M didn't get the ball back until just 17 seconds remained.

Oklahoma State drove to the Texas A&M 2-yard line on its first possession and took a 3-0 lead on Alex Hale's 19-yard field goal.

The Aggies answered on the ensuing possession by driving to Bond's 37-yard field goal.

Bowman's 13-yard touchdown pass to Owens gave the Cowboys a 10-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Bond kicked a 24-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 10-6 early in the second quarter.

Gunnar Gundy's 10-yard touchdown run pushed the lead to 17-6, and Gordon's 1-yard touchdown run gave Oklahoma State a 24-6 halftime lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Texas A&M   Oklahoma State
Marcel Reed Player Ollie Gordon II
10 Attempts 27
29 Yards 118
2.9 Avg Yards 4.4
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Texas A&M   Oklahoma State
Jahdae Walker Player Rashod Owens
8 Receptions 10
137 Yards 164
17.1 Avg Yards 16.4
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Texas A&M 445 73 372 2 3 2 0.0 0
Oklahoma State 570 134 436 4 1 1 2.0 1