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Home or away, it makes no difference to Oklahoma State.
After silencing the crowd in a 45-24 victory at Missouri, the Cowboys have won nine in a row on the road. They've beaten a pair of ranked schools this year and won at another top venue on Saturday, ending the Tigers' 10-game home winning streak with a potent attack both pass and run along with another ball-hawking game on defense.
Oklahoma State is 7-0 for only the third time in school history, and the ranking is the school's best since 1984.
A big reason: Traveling is no big deal.
A week earlier, the Cowboys (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) knocked Texas out of the Top 25 with a 38-26 victory, the highest scoring total at Austin in school history. Last month, they knocked off then-No. 8 Texas A&M on the road by a point, and they won a 59-33 rout at Tulsa in Week 3.
''I just think our team plays with a lot of confidence,'' coach Mike Gundy said. ''We have a number of guys that have been in battle and had success, and we've been fortunate.''
Before beating Missouri in their fourth road game in five weeks, players drew inspiration wherever possible. Quarterback Brandon Weeden, who was nearly perfect in the first half and threw for three touchdowns and 338 yards, said the showing was a proving ground.
Players were all too aware of the upset potential.
''Coming down to this place and playing a good, tight football team and winning, especially when everyone across the country was doubting us, that will fire a locker room up real quick,'' Weeden said.
The Cowboys' run of road wins is tied with Oregon for the second-longest active streak in the country, and is just two wins shy of the longest in school history from 1943-45.
They fought off a Missouri surge with 21 points in the second half behind several big plays from Joseph Randle, who scored a career-best four touchdowns and had 138 yards rushing on only 14 carries. The defense forced quarterback James Franklin into four turnovers, getting an interception and fumble recovery from linebacker Shaun Lewis.
The Cowboys have forced 22 turnovers the last five games. In five of their games, they've held the opposition to a field goal or less in the first quarter.
''We like road games, we like to travel,'' defensive end Jamie Blatnik said. ''We like to come out and see the scenery.''
The Cowboys were productive on offense even after losing both starting wide receivers. Hubert Anyiam, third on the team with 27 receptions, was lost for the rest of the season with a broken bone in his left foot, and Justin Blackmon was held out as a precaution after taking a blow to the head.
Backup Michael Harrison opened the scoring with a 27-yard reception and had three catches for 71 yards. Isaiah Anderson had a career-best five receptions and Tracy Moore matched his career best with seven catches.
Blackmon is among the conference leaders with 61 receptions.
''Honestly, as a quarterback if you start worrying about that it's going to take you out of your game real quick,'' Weeden said. ''We've got backups, it's their time to shine.
''Blackmon could have played, but we need him for the rest of the year.''
Before calling it a day, Blackmon had eight receptions for 54 yards including his 28th touchdown pass in 19 games.
Weeden has thrown for three or more scores in all but three of his 20 starts, and his only six incompletions in the first half were on dropped passes. The 28-year-old quarterback didn't seem to mind, keeping the big picture in mind.
''Too many balls on the ground, but that's going to happen,'' Weeden said. ''We're not worried about that at all. When we needed to run the ball, when we needed to pound it, our guys up front really stepped up.''
Weeden's lone miss-step was getting intercepted in the end zone by E.J. Gaines, who returned it to past midfield to set up a chance to tie it in the third quarter. Franklin's lost fumble at the Oklahoma State 4 bailed him out.
Weeden had thrown 194 passes without an interception.
''Brandon's played well for us and has played well on the road,'' Gundy said. ''When he sets his feet and steps up in the pocket, he can fling it as good as anybody.''
