2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represents Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys are led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and play their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
2:30 p.m. |
Southeastern Louisiana* |
No. 21 |
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
FSN |
W 61–7 |
50,079 |
September 10 |
11:00 a.m. |
Central Michigan* |
No. 22 |
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
FS1 |
L 30–27 |
52,523 |
September 17 |
2:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* |
|
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
ESPN |
W 45–38 |
53,514 |
September 24 |
6:30 p.m. |
at No. 16 Baylor |
|
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
FOX |
L 24–35 |
45,373 |
October 1 |
11:00 a.m. |
No. 22 Texas |
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Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
ABC |
W 49–31 |
53,468 |
October 8 |
2:30 p.m. |
Iowa State |
|
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
ESPNU |
W 38–31 |
53,239 |
October 22 |
11:00 a.m. |
at Kansas |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FS1 |
W 44–20 |
26,262 |
October 29 |
11:00 a.m. |
No. 10 West Virginia |
|
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
FOX |
W 37–20 |
59,584 |
November 5 |
2:30 p.m. |
at Kansas State |
No. 22 |
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
ABC/ESPN2 |
W 43–37 |
52,450 |
November 12 |
2:30 p.m. |
Texas Tech |
No. 17 |
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Rivalry) |
FS1 |
W 45–44 |
54,288 |
November 19 |
11:00 a.m. |
at TCU |
No. 13 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FS1 |
W 31–6 |
43,303 |
December 3 |
11:30 a.m. |
at No. 7 Oklahoma |
No. 11 |
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) |
FOX |
L 20–38 |
87,527 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Games Notes
Southeastern Louisiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lions |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
#21 Cowboys |
28 |
3 |
21 |
9 |
61 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Central Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
0 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
30 |
#22 Cowboys |
14 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2015 |
OSU, 24–13 |
Pittsburgh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
10 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
Cowboys |
10 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Baylor
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
#16 Bears |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–15 |
2015 |
BAY, 45–35 |
Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Longhorns |
13 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
31 |
Cowboys |
16 |
21 |
6 |
6 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–24 |
2015 |
OSU, 30–27 |
Iowa State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
3 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Cowboys |
7 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–18–3 |
2015 |
OSU, 35–31 |
at Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
7 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
44 |
Jayhawks |
7 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
34–29–3 |
2015 |
OSU, 58–10 |
West Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Mountaineers |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
Cowboys |
6 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–4 |
2015 |
OSU, 33–26 |
at Kansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Cowboys |
7 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
43 |
Wildcats |
13 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
38–24 |
2015 |
OSU, 36–34 |
Texas Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders |
7 |
21 |
7 |
9 |
44 |
#17 Cowboys |
21 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–21–3 |
2015 |
OSU, 70–53 |
at TCU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#13 Cowboys |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
Horned Frogs |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–10–2 |
2015 |
OSU, 49–29 |
at Oklahoma
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#11 Cowboys |
3 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
#7 Sooners |
0 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
19–84–7 |
2015 |
OU, 58–23 |
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 |
21 |
22 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
22 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
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Coaches |
19 |
17 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
22 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
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CFP |
Not released |
18 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
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Not released |
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