PetroSun Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA December 28 4:30 pm No TV

Alabama 31 V S Oklahoma State 34

Alabama (6-6)

Coach: Joe Kines Record at UA: 0-0 (1 year) Bowl appearances: 53 Bowl record: 30-20-3 Last bowl: 2006 Cotton Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 2006 SEC West finish: 2-6, t-4th

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Oklahoma State (6-6)

Coach: Mike Gundy Record at OSU: 10-13 (2 years) Bowl appearances: 16 Bowl record: 10-6 Last bowl: 2004 Alamo Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 2006 Big 12 South finish: 3-5, t-5th

Oklahoma State Kicker Can't Be Iced as Cowboys Take Independence Bowl 34-31

Recap: Oklahoma State tried to give away the Independence Bowl to Alabama. Dantrell Savage and Jason Ricks took it back for the Cowboys. Ricks kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8.9 seconds remaining to give Oklahoma State a 34-31 victory over Alabama on Thursday night.

Savage ran for 112 yards and a touchdown and made the key play on the winning drive. He took a screen pass from Bobby Reid for 26 yards on third-and-9 to the Alabama 15 to put Ricks in prime position. Alabama tried to ice Ricks with three timeouts, but the sophomore sent the kick through the uprights and he snatched off his helmet and ran to the sidelines with it extended over his head.

The kick saved the Cowboys (7-6) from a fourth-quarter collapse and gave them both a winning record and their first bowl victory since 2002. Oklahoma State blew a 14-point lead, setting up the Crimson Tide for the tying touchdown with a fumbled kickoff return....more

Scoring Summary  FIRST QUARTER  OKS TD 9:46 Dantrell Savage 1 yard run (Cowboys 6, Crimson Tide 0)    OKS PAT 9:46 Jason Ricks kick (Cowboys 7, Crimson Tide 0)    ALA TD 3:32 Matt Caddell 18 yard pass from John Parker Wilson (Cowboys 7, Crimson Tide 6)    ALA PAT 3:32 Jamie Christensen kick (Cowboys 7, Crimson Tide 7)    SECOND QUARTER  OKS TD 11:12 Keith Toston 4 yard run (Cowboys 13, Crimson Tide 7)    OKS PAT 11:12 Jason Ricks kick (Cowboys 14, Crimson Tide 7)    OKS FG 6:45 Jason Ricks 28 yard (Cowboys 17, Crimson Tide 7)    ALA TD 2:30 Tim Castille 1 yard run (Cowboys 17, Crimson Tide 13)    ALA PAT 2:30 Jamie Christensen kick (Cowboys 17, Crimson Tide 14)    OKS TD 0:41 Keith Toston 7 yard run (Cowboys 23, Crimson Tide 14)    OKS PAT 0:41 Jason Ricks kick (Cowboys 24, Crimson Tide 14)    THIRD QUARTER  ALA FG 8:39 Jamie Christensen 24 yard (Cowboys 24, Crimson Tide 17)    FOURTH QUARTER  OKS TD 14:02 Adarius Bowman 10 yard pass from Bobby Reid (Cowboys 30, Crimson Tide 17)    OKS PAT 14:02 Jason Ricks kick (Cowboys 31, Crimson Tide 17)    ALA TD 10:50 Javier Arenas 86 yard punt return (Cowboys 31, Crimson Tide 23)    ALA PAT 10:50 Jamie Christensen kick (Cowboys 31, Crimson Tide 24)    ALA TD 8:41 Andre Smith 2 yard run (Cowboys 31, Crimson Tide 30)    ALA PAT 8:41 Jamie Christensen kick (Cowboys 31, Crimson Tide 31)    OKS FG 0:08 Jason Ricks 27 yard (Cowboys 34, Crimson Tide 31)      Statistics  Oklahoma St. Passing   C/ATT YDS LG TD INT Bobby Reid 15/29 212 30 1 1   Seth Newton 0/1 0 0 0 0   Team 15/30 212 30 1 1    Alabama Passing   C/ATT YDS LG TD INT Team 0/0 0   0 0  Oklahoma St. Rushing   ATT YDS AVG TD LG Julius Crosslin 1 0 0.0 0 0   Zac Robinson 1 5 5.0 0 5   Bobby Reid 10 34 3.4 0 11   Dantrell Savage 19 112 5.9 1 23   Keith Toston 9 58 6.4 2 11   Team 40 209 5.2 3 23    Alabama Rushing   ATT YDS AVG TD LG Kenneth Darby 10 15 1.5 0 6   Andre Smith 1 2 2.0 1 2   Jimmy Johns 7 39 5.6 0 21   Le'Ron McClain 1 11 11.0 0 11   Tim Castille 6 9 1.5 1 5   DJ Hall 1 6 6.0 0 6   Keith Brown 1 6 6.0 0 6   Matt Caddell 1 10 10.0 0 10   Team 28 98 3.5 2 21  Oklahoma St. Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD LG Justin Waller 1 22 22.0 0 22   D'Juan Woods 3 26 8.7 0 13   Brandon Pettigrew 4 65 16.3 0 30   Dantrell Savage 3 41 13.7 0 26   Adarius Bowman 3 50 16.7 1 29   Keith Toston 1 8 8.0 0 8   Team 15 212 14.1 1 30    Alabama Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD LG Kenneth Darby 4 30 7.5 0 20   Le'Ron McClain 1 9 9.0 0 9   Nikita Stover 1 17 17.0 0 17   Tim Castille 1 17 17.0 0 17   Will Oakley 1 6 6.0 0 6   DJ Hall 5 42 8.4 0 16   Keith Brown 1 7 7.0 0 7   Matt Caddell 3 33 11.0 1 18   Travis McCall 1 7 7.0 0 7   Team 18 168 9.3 1 20  Team Stat Comparison   OKS ALA  Passing attempts - completions 30-15 33-18    Gross passing yards 212 168    Rushing attempts - yards 41-207 34-108    First downs 23 18    Punts - average 5-35.0 5-36.6    Return yards 4 86    Fumbles - lost 3-1 3-2    Penalties - yards 9-77 8-45    Time of possession 28:09 31:51