As you can see from the above score, Oklahoma State kept running its offense, and the Pokes did end up with 35 points, but they never seriously threatened Baylor. The Bears romped home with a very easy win despite: (1) playing an undefeated team, (2) on the undefeated team's home stadium, (3) the week after Baylor suffered a disappointing loss to Oklahoma, (4) without its starting quarterback, and (5) without its second-string quarterback for most of the second half. All tribute to Baylor Coach Art Briles and his staff, who did a great job of prepping the Bears for this game. Baylor jumped all over Oklahoma State, and the game was never that close. Baylor runs its all-time UCFC record to 29-20-3, and the Bears will now take the Big Gold Trophy to Fort Worth for a showdown on the day after Thanksgiving with a team we know very well -- Texas Christian.
As for Oklahoma State, the Cowboys' championship game record falls to 5-13. This is the second time in the last three years that the Cowboys took the title late in the year, only to lose it soon thereafter. In November 2013, the Cowboys took the title with a dominant 49-17 victory over Baylor -- only to lose it at home to Oklahoma two weeks later. This year, the Pokes beat Texas Christian 49-29 -- but lost the title at home to Baylor. It's pretty unusual for the Holder to lose the Big Gold Trophy at home, but OSU has now turned the trick twice in three years. It's all very disappointing for OSU fans, but they can take comfort that it now seems very likely the UCFC will be in the Big XII again next year.
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