2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
National champion (Colley); Big 12 champion ; Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Young (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (1st as co-DC, 3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 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 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 Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions.^[1]^[2]

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	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	Safeties	10	Southwestern Louisiana (1987)
Rob Glass	Strength and conditioning coach	6	Oklahoma State (1983)
Reference:^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	FCS	W 61–34	55,382^[4]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Arizona*	No. 9	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 37–14	54,654^[5]
September 18^A	12:15 a.m.^A	at Tulsa*	No. 7	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	FSN	W 59–33	24,563^[6]
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 ABC/ESPN2	W 30–29	87,358^[7]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 70–28	58,030^[8]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas	No. 6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC/ESPN	W 38–26	100,101^[9]
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri	No. 6	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FX	W 45–24	64,202^[10]
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN	W 59–24	58,274^[11]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kansas State	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 52–45	58,895^[12]
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 2	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 66–6	59,059^[13]
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 2	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	L 31–37 ^2OT	52,027^[14]
December 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	ABC	W 44–10	58,141^[15]
January 2, 2012	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–38 ^OT	69,927^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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^A Originally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	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 summaries

Louisiana–Lafayette

Louisiana–Lafayette at #9 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette	3	7	10	14	34
• Oklahoma State	10	24	10	17	61

Date: September 3
Location:
FCS): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Yogi Roth (Color) & Desmond Purnell
(Sideline)

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Arizona

Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	7	7	14
• Oklahoma State	14	7	6	10	37

Date: September 8
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 54,654
Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C), Wind: NNE 14 mph
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Craig James (Color), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Jenn Brown (Sideline)

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Tulsa

#7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	14	17	21	7	59
Tulsa	3	3	20	7	33

Date: September 17
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 24,563
Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: SE 6 mph
Referee: Randy Smith
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Jeremy Bloom (Sideline)

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Texas A&M

#7 Oklahoma State at #8 Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	3	0	21	6	30
Texas A&M	10	10	0	9	29

Date: September 24
Location:
ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Jeannine Edwards
(Sideline)

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.^[22]

Kansas

Kansas at #6 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	7	0	7	14	28
• Oklahoma State	35	21	7	7	70

Date: October 8
Location:
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	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	7	14	17	0	38
Texas	0	10	14	2	26

Date: October 15
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 100,101
Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: S 8 mph
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Missouri

#6 Oklahoma State at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	14	10	14	7	45
Missouri	3	14	0	7	24

Date: October 22
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 64,202
Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: W 3 mph
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Kristina Pink (Sideline)

Baylor

Baylor at #3 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	0	3	21	24
• Oklahoma State	21	14	14	10	59

Date: October 29
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 58,274
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C), Wind: SSW 18 mph
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)

Kansas State

#17 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	10	14	7	14	45
• Oklahoma State	14	13	7	18	52

Date: November 5
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 58,895
Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: SSE 18 mph
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Color)

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Texas Tech

#2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma State	21	28	14	3	66
Texas Tech	0	0	6	0	6

Date: November 12
Location:
CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 57,205
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 19 mph, G26
Referee: Greg Burks
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Shelley Smith (Sideline)

Iowa State

#2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Oklahoma State	7	10	7	0	7	0	31
• Iowa State	0	7	10	7	7	6	37

Date: November 18
Location:
CST
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 52,027
Game weather: Clear Skies, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: S 0–5 mph
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Oklahoma

#11 Oklahoma at #5 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	3	0	7	10
• Oklahoma State	10	14	20	0	44

Date: December 3
Location:
CST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 58,141
Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C), Wind: W 7 mph
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

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Fiesta Bowl vs. Stanford

#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Stanford	7	14	7	10	0	38
• Oklahoma State	0	21	3	14	3	41

Date: January 2
Location:
CDT
Elapsed time: 3:37
Game attendance: 69,927
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Tom Ritter
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

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References

^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 115. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ CincyJoe (January 10, 2012). "Oklahoma State Football: 2011 National Champions". cowboysrideforfree.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Football – 2011 Fall Roster". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
^ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule – 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ "NCAA Football TV Listings". NCAA Football. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for 388 Yards in Oklahoma State's Easy Win". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Justin Blackmon, No. 9 Oklahoma St. Romp Past Arizona". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Brandon Weeden, No. 8 Oklahoma State Finish Off Tulsa – at 3:35 a.m." ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for 438 as Oklahoma St. Shakes 17-Point Deficit". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for School-Record 502 Yards as Okla. St. Survives K-State". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Oklahoma State Crushes Oklahoma, Makes Case for BCS Title Game". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
^ "Andrew Luck, Stanford Fall Short as Oklahoma St. Claims Fiesta Title in OT". ESPN. January 1, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

[2018ncaabook-1] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 115. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[2] CincyJoe (January 10, 2012). "Oklahoma State Football: 2011 National Champions". cowboysrideforfree.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[Coaches-3] "Football – 2011 Fall Roster". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

[4] "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

[5] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

[6] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

[7] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.

[8] "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[9] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

[10] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

[11] "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[12] "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[13] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[14] "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

[15] "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[16] "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[ESPN-17] "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule – 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[NCAA-18] "NCAA Football TV Listings". NCAA Football. Retrieved August 2, 2011.

[19] "Brandon Weeden Throws for 388 Yards in Oklahoma State's Easy Win". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[20] "Justin Blackmon, No. 9 Oklahoma St. Romp Past Arizona". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[21] "Brandon Weeden, No. 8 Oklahoma State Finish Off Tulsa – at 3:35 a.m." ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[22] "Brandon Weeden Throws for 438 as Oklahoma St. Shakes 17-Point Deficit". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[23] "Brandon Weeden Throws for School-Record 502 Yards as Okla. St. Survives K-State". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[24] "Oklahoma State Crushes Oklahoma, Makes Case for BCS Title Game". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

[25] "Andrew Luck, Stanford Fall Short as Oklahoma St. Claims Fiesta Title in OT". ESPN. January 1, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

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