2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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.

2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
National champion (Colley)
Big 12 champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
 2010
2012 
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oklahoma State $ 81  121 
No. 15 Kansas State 72  103 
No. 13 Baylor 63  103 
No. 16 Oklahoma 63  103 
Missouri 54  85 
Texas 45  85 
Texas A&M 45  76 
Iowa State 36  67 
Texas Tech 27  57 
Kansas 09  210 
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]


Big 12 media poll

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The Big 12 preseason prediction poll, as voted on by members of the media, was released on July 20, 2011. The Cowboys were predicted to finish third in the conference, though they also received a first place vote.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 9FCSW 61–3455,382[4]
September 87:00 p.m.Arizona*No. 9
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPNW 37–1454,654[5]
September 18A12:15 a.m.Aat Tulsa*No. 7FSNW 59–3324,563[6]
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 7ABC/ESPN2W 30–2987,358[7]
October 82:30 p.m.KansasNo. 6
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–2858,030[8]
October 152:30 p.m.at No. 22 TexasNo. 6ABC/ESPNW 38–26100,101[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at MissouriNo. 6FXW 45–2464,202[10]
October 292:30 p.m.BaylordaggerNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPNW 59–2458,274[11]
November 57:00 p.m.No. 17 Kansas StateNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 52–4558,895[12]
November 1211:00 a.m.at Texas TechNo. 2ABCW 66–659,059[13]
November 187:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 2ESPNL 31–37 2OT52,027[14]
December 37:00 p.m.No. 10 OklahomaNo. 3
ABCW 44–1058,141[15]
January 2, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Stanford*No. 3ESPNW 41–38 OT69,927[16]
  • ^AOriginally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

Personnel

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2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Brandon Weeden Sr
RB 1 Joseph Randle So
OT 73 Levy Adcock Sr
OC 74 Grant Garner
G 68 Lane Taylor Jr
WR 81 Justin Blackmon Jr
WR 25 Josh Cooper Sr
WR 5 Josh Stewart Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Ryan Robinson Jr
DL 90 Joe Okafor Fr
LB 11 Shaun Lewis So
DB 19 Brodrick Brown
DB 4 Justin Gilbert So
DB 10 Markelle Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 Quinn Sharp Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP9987566633224333
Coaches8776677644325533
HarrisNot released663322553Not released
BCSNot released43322433Not released

Game summaries

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Louisiana–Lafayette

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Louisiana–Lafayette at No. 9 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 71014 34
No. 9 Cowboys 10 241017 61

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StatisticsULLOKST
First downs1931
Total yards320666
Rushing yards108208
Passing yards212458
Turnovers23
Time of possession31:0029:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisiana–LafayettePassingBlaine Gautier13/26, 106 yards, INT
RushingQyen Griffin9 rushes, 37 yards, TD
ReceivingJavone Lawson3 receptions, 67 yards
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden24/39, 388 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingJoseph Randle22 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon8 receptions, 144 yards

Arizona

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Arizona at No. 9 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Wildcats 0 077 14
No. 9 Cowboys 14 7610 37

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StatisticsARIZOKST
First downs2125
Total yards439594
Rushing yards41197
Passing yards398397
Turnovers11
Time of possession28:3831:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ArizonaPassingNick Foles37/51, 398 yards, TD
RushingKeola Antolin13 rushes, 22 yards, TD
ReceivingDan Buckner10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden42/53, 397 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJoseph Randle15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon12 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

at Tulsa

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No. 7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Cowboys 14 17217 59
Golden Hurricane 3 3207 33

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StatisticsOKSTTLSA
First downs3227
Total yards543482
Rushing yards174365
Passing yards369117
Turnovers26
Time of possession29:4630:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden29/39, 369 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingJoseph Randle25 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJosh Cooper7 receptions, 78 yards
TulsaPassingKalen Henderson6/20, 104 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJa'Terian Douglas12 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBryan Burnham3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

at No. 8 Texas A&M

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No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 8 Texas A&M
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Cowboys 3 0216 30
No. 8 Aggies 10 1009 29
StatisticsOKSTTAMU
First downs3325
Total yards484471
Rushing yards46162
Passing yards438309
Turnovers14
Time of possession33:0326:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden47/60, 438 yards, 2 TD
RushingJoseph Randle21 rushes, 83 yards
ReceivingJosh Cooper11 receptions, 123 yards
Texas A&MPassingRyan Tannehill28/47, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingRyan Tannehill7 rushes, 69 yards, TD
ReceivingRyan Swope7 receptions, 105 yards

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.[23]

Kansas

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Kansas at No. 6 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Jayhawks 7 0714 28
No. 6 Cowboys 35 2177 70
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 58,030
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSE 21 mph
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
StatisticsKUOKST
First downs2427
Total yards478600
Rushing yards153106
Passing yards325494
Turnovers40
Time of possession35:1424:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KansasPassingJordan Webb25/36, 316 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingTony Pierson6 rushes, 54 yards, TD
ReceivingTim Biere7 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden24/28, 288 yards, 5 TD
RushingJeremy Smith3 rushes, 39 yards, TD
ReceivingHubert Anyiam5 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD

at No. 22 Texas

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No. 6 Oklahoma State at No. 22 Texas
Team 1 234Total
No. 6 Cowboys 7 14170 38
No. 22 Longhorns 0 10142 26
StatisticsOKSTTEX
First downs2124
Total yards420370
Rushing yards231202
Passing yards139218
Turnovers13
Time of possession20:4239:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden23/41, 218 yards, TD
RushingJeremy Smith7 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
TexasPassingDavid Ash22/40, 139 yards, 2 INT
RushingMalcolm Brown19 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMike Davis10 receptions, 80 yards

at Missouri

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No. 6 Oklahoma State at Missouri
Team 1 234Total
No. 6 Cowboys 14 10147 45
Tigers 3 1407 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. 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)
StatisticsOKSTMIZ
First downs2726
Total yards533463
Rushing yards195248
Passing yards338215
Turnovers14
Time of possession28:1431:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden33/49, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingJoseph Randle14 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingMichael Harrison3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
MissouriPassingJames Franklin14/27, 184 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingHenry Josey25 rushes, 138 yards
ReceivingT. J. Moe6 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Baylor

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Baylor at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Bears 0 0321 24
No. 3 Cowboys 21 141410 59
StatisticsBAYOKST
First downs3623
Total yards622601
Rushing yards176327
Passing yards446274
Turnovers51
Time of possession23:4036:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingRobert Griffin III33/50, 425 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingTerrance Omar Ganaway23 rushes, 88 yards, TD
ReceivingTerrance Williams8 receptions, 154 yards, TD
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden24/36, 274 yards, 3 TD
RushingJoseph Randle14 rushes, 152 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon13 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD

No. 17 Kansas State

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No. 17 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
No. 17 Wildcats 10 14714 45
No. 3 Cowboys 14 13718 52

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StatisticsKSUOKST
First downs2726
Total yards507575
Rushing yards27673
Passing yards231502
Turnovers24
Time of possession40:4919:11
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kansas StatePassingCollin Klein22/38, 231 yards, TD, INT
RushingCollin Klein29 rushes, 144 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingTramaine Thompson6 receptions, 71 yards
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden36/46, 502 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingJoseph Randle16 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon13 receptions, 205 yards, 2 TD

at Texas Tech

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No. 2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Team 1 234Total
No. 2 Cowboys 21 28143 66
Red Raiders 0 060 6
StatisticsOKSTTTU
First downs3116
Total yards637270
Rushing yards183101
Passing yards454169
Turnovers23
Time of possession32:4727:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden31/37, 423 yards, 5 TD
RushingHerschel Sims13 rushes, 109 yards
ReceivingJosh Cooper6 receptions, 106 yards
Texas TechPassingSeth Doege25/43, 169 yards, INT
RushingDeAndré Washington11 rushes, 47 yards
ReceivingDeAndré Washington4 receptions, 41 yards

at Iowa State

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Team 1 234OT2OTTotal
No. 2 Cowboys 7 107070 31
Cyclones 0 710776 37
     
StatisticsOKSTISU
First downs2433
Total yards536568
Rushing yards60192
Passing yards476376
Turnovers53
Time of possession24:4735:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden42/58, 476 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingJoseph Randle10 rushes, 49 yards
ReceivingJosh Cooper13 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Iowa StatePassingJared Barnett31/58, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingJared Barnett14 rushes, 84 yards
ReceivingAlbert Gary7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

No. 10 Oklahoma

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No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
No. 10 Sooners 0 307 10
No. 3 Cowboys 10 14200 44

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StatisticsOKLAOKST
First downs2422
Total yards358495
Rushing yards108278
Passing yards250217
Turnovers51
Time of possession31:0728:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OklahomaPassingLandry Jones27/50, 250 yards, 2 INT
RushingRoy Finch9 rushes, 65 yards
ReceivingKenny Stills6 receptions, 63 yards
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden24/36, 217 yards
RushingJoseph Randle19 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon10 receptions, 95 yards

vs. No. 4 Stanford (Fiesta Bowl)

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No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234OTTotal
No. 4 Cardinal 7 147100 38
No. 3 Cowboys 0 213143 41

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StatisticsSTANOKST
First downs2715
Total yards590412
Rushing yards24313
Passing yards347399
Turnovers21
Time of possession41:4718:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
StanfordPassingAndrew Luck27/31, 347 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingStepfan Taylor35 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTy Montgomery7 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Oklahoma StatePassingBrandon Weeden29/42, 399 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingJoseph Randle10 rushes, 23 yards, TD
ReceivingJustin Blackmon8 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD

Awards and honors

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2012 NFL draft

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PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Justin BlackmonWide receiver15Jacksonville Jaguars
Brandon WeedenQuarterback122Cleveland Browns
Markelle MartinSafety6190Tennessee Titans

References

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