Dallas ? Rashaun Woods, Josh Fields and Tatum Bell lifted Oklahoma State out of the quagmire of mediocrity .

Now the Cowboys’ lynchpin trio will likely play their final game together today in the Cotton Bowl against No. 16 Mississippi in Dallas.

Nothing would please the 1,000-yard receiver, 2,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher more than leaving their program with its first January bowl win since 1946.

“I’ve been in games where I’ve lit it up and lost and it just doesn’t have the same gratification,” said Woods, who had 66 catches for 1,144 yards and 14 touchdowns this season for the No. 21 Cowboys (9-3).

Without Woods, Bell and Fields, the Cowboys likely would never have broken a string of four consecutive losing seasons. The trio led Oklahoma State to an 8-5 mark and a victory in the Houston Bowl last season.

Bell, a senior, rushed for 1,240 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Fields, a junior, completed 163-of-305 passes for 2,187 yards and 20 TDs with 12 interceptions.