2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 38–8 vs. Colorado
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $		9	–	0					11	–	2
No. 11 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 West Virginia		7	–	2					10	–	3
Kansas State		6	–	3					9	–	4
TCU		4	–	5					6	–	7
Baylor		3	–	6					7	–	6
Texas		3	–	6					5	–	7
Texas Tech		3	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.

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 27–30	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 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 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. 18	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC/ESPN2	W 43–37	52,450
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 13	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 45–44	54,288
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 31–6	43,303
December 3	11:30 a.m.	at No. 9 Oklahoma	No. 10	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FOX	L 20–38	87,527
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Colorado*	No. 12	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–8	59,815
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	0	0	7
#21 Cowboys	28	3	21	9	61

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30
#22 Cowboys	14	3	3	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	14	14	0	38
Cowboys	10	21	7	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	10	0	24
#16 Bears	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Longhorns	13	12	6	0	31
Cowboys	16	21	6	6	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	14	14	0	31
Cowboys	7	7	7	17	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	10	17	10	44
Jayhawks	7	6	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Mountaineers	3	7	0	10	20
Cowboys	6	14	7	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Cowboys	7	14	7	15	43
Wildcats	13	3	14	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	21	7	9	44
#17 Cowboys	21	7	17	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cowboys	7	3	14	7	31
Horned Frogs	6	0	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cowboys	3	14	3	0	20
#7 Sooners	0	17	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cowboys	3	14	14	7	38
#11 Buffaloes	0	0	0	8	8

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	21	22	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	13	10	11	13	11
Coaches	19	17	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	13	10	10	13	11
CFP	Not released									18	13	11	10	10	12	Not released