2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big 12 champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
National Champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
2011 record 12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach Mike Gundy (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Todd Monken (1st year)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (3rd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Boone Pickens Stadium
(Capacity: 60,218)
2011 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Oklahoma State $   8 1         12 1  
#15 Kansas State   7 2         10 3  
#13 Baylor   6 3         10 3  
#16 Oklahoma   6 3         10 3  
Missouri   5 4         8 5  
Texas   4 5         8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5         7 6  
Iowa State   3 6         6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7         5 7  
Kansas   0 9         2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by seventh year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.

The 2011 season was arguably the best in the Cowboys' 112-year football history. They opened the season with 10 straight wins, in the process rising to #2 in the AP Poll—the school's highest-ever ranking in a major poll. After unexpectedly losing to Iowa State in Ames, they ultimately finished the regular season 11–1, including a 44–10 win over rival Oklahoma for their first win in the Bedlam Series since 2002. They also won their first-ever Big 12 title and their first outright conference title since winning the 1948 Missouri Valley Conference title. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, their first-ever Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma Mater
Mike Gundy Head Coach 6 Oklahoma State (1989)
Todd Monken Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 0 Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton Running Backs 0 Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn Wide receivers 0 Idaho (1992)
Doug Meacham Inside Receivers 6 Oklahoma State (1987)
Joe Wickline Offensive Line Coach 6 Florida (1983)
Bill Young Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach 2 Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 3 Georgia Tech (1987)
Jason Jones Cornerbacks 3 Alabama (2001)
Joe DeForest Associate Head Coach/Special Teams/Safeties 10 Southwestern Louisiana (1987)
Rob Glass Strength and conditioning coach 6 Oklahoma State (1983)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette* No. 9 Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK FCS W 61–34   55,382[2]
September 8 7:00 p.m. Arizona* No. 9 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ESPN W 37–14   54,654[3]
September 18A 12:15 a.m.A at Tulsa* No. 7 Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK FSN W 59–33   24,563[4]
September 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 8 Texas A&M No. 7 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX ABC/ESPN2 W 30–29   87,358[5]
October 8 2:30 p.m. Kansas No. 6 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 70–28   58,030[6]
October 15 2:30 p.m. at No. 22 Texas No. 6 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX ABC/ESPN W 38–26   100,101[7]
October 22 11:00 a.m. at Missouri No. 6 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO FX W 45–24   64,202[8]
October 29 2:30 p.m. Baylordagger No. 3 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ABC/ESPN W 59–24   58,274[9]
November 5 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Kansas State No. 3 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ABC/ESPN2 W 52–45   58,895[10]
November 12 11:00 a.m. at Texas Tech No. 2 Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX ABC W 66–6   59,059[11]
November 18 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 2 Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA ESPN L 31–37 2OT  52,027[12]
December 3 7:00 p.m. No. 10 Oklahoma No. 3 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game) ABC W 44–10   58,141[13]
January 2, 2012 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Stanford* No. 3 University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) ESPN W 41–38 OT  69,927[14]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 9 9 8 7 5 6 6 6 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 
Coaches' 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 4 3 2 5 5 3 3 
Harris Not released 6 6 3 3 2 2 5 5 3 Not released 
BCS Not released 4 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 Not released

Game notes

Louisiana–Lafayette

Louisiana–Lafayette at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 71014 34
Oklahoma State 10 241017 61

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Arizona

Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Arizona 0 077 14
Oklahoma State 14 7610 37

[18]

Tulsa

#7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 14 17217 59
Tulsa 3 3207 33

[19]

Texas A&M

#7 Oklahoma State at #8 Texas A&M
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 3 0216 30
Texas A&M 10 1009 29

Oklahoma State won consecutive games for the first time at Kyle Field as Cowboys' fans chanted "Big 12, Big 12" in the final conference matchup between the two teams. Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 483 yards.[20]

Kansas

Kansas at #6 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Kansas 7 0714 28
Oklahoma State 35 2177 70
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 58,030
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSE 21 mph
  • Referee: Dan Romeo

Texas

#6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 7 14170 38
Texas 0 10142 26

Missouri

#6 Oklahoma State at Missouri
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 14 10147 45
Missouri 3 1407 24

Baylor

Baylor at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Baylor 0 0321 24
Oklahoma State 21 141410 59

Kansas State

#17 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Kansas State 10 14714 45
Oklahoma State 14 13718 52

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Texas Tech

#2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 21 28143 66
Texas Tech 0 060 6

Iowa State

#2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Oklahoma State 7 107070 31
Iowa State 0 710776 37

Oklahoma

#11 Oklahoma at #5 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 307 10
Oklahoma State 10 14200 44

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Fiesta Bowl vs. Stanford

Main article: 2012 Fiesta Bowl
#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State
1 234OTTotal
Stanford 7 147100 38
Oklahoma State 0 213143 41

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References

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