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 coordinatorBill Young (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (1st as co-DC, 3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
(Capacity: 60,218)
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions.[1][2]

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma Mater
Mike GundyHead Coach6Oklahoma State (1989)
Todd MonkenOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks0Knox College (1989)
Jemal SingletonRunning backs0Air Force (1999)
Kasey DunnWide receivers0Idaho (1992)
Doug MeachamInside Receivers6Oklahoma State (1987)
Joe WicklineOffensive Line Coach6Florida (1983)
Bill YoungCo-defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach2Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn SpencerCo-defensive Coordinator/Linebackers3Georgia Tech (1987)
Jason JonesCornerbacks3Alabama (2001)
Joe DeForestAssociate head coach/Special Teams/Safeties10Southwestern Louisiana (1987)
Rob GlassStrength and conditioning coach6Oklahoma State (1983)
Reference:[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 9
FCSW 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. 7
FSNW 59–3324,563[6]
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 7
ABC/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. 6
ABC/ESPNW 38–26100,101[9]
October 2211:00 a.m.at MissouriNo. 6
FXW 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. 2
ABCW 66–659,059[13]
November 187:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 2
ESPNL 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. 3
ESPNW 41–38 OT69,927[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP9987566633224333
Coaches8776677644325533
HarrisNot released663322553Not released
BCSNot released43322433Not released

Game summaries

Louisiana–Lafayette
See also: 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
Louisiana–Lafayette at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 71014 34
• Oklahoma State 10 241017 61
Scoring summary
110:48OSUQuinn Sharp 27-yard field goalOSU 3–0
13:16OSUJoseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 10–0
10:16ULLBrett Baer 23-yard field goalOSU 10–3
211:17OSUJeremy Smith 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 17–3
28:38OSUJosh Cooper 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 24–3
26:36OSUJoseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 31–3
21:31ULLDwight Bentley 38-yard interception return (Brett Baer kick)OSU 31–10
20:00OSUQuinn Sharp 22-yard field goalOSU 34–10
38:17OSUQuinn Sharp 46-yard field goalOSU 37–10
32:23OSUTracy Moore 19-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 44–10
31:23ULLJemarlous Moten 50-yard interception return (Brett Baer kick)OSU 44–17
414:55OSUMichael Harrison 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 51–17
48:14ULLBlaine Gautier 1-yard run (Brett Baer kick)OSU 51–24
45:36OSUQuinn Sharp 23-yard field goalOSU 54–24
42:52OSUIsaiah Anderson 7-yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 61–24
40:17ULLQyendarius Griffin 3-yard run (Brett Baer kick)OSU 61–31

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Arizona
See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team
Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Arizona 0 077 14
• Oklahoma State 14 7610 37
Scoring summary
111:30OSUJoseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 7–0
12:54OSUJustin Blackmon 3-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 14–0
213:30OSUJoseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 21–0
37:38ARIZKeola Antolin 1-yard run (Jaime Salazar kick)OSU 21–7
30:30OSUJustin Blackmon 8-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (kick failed)OSU 28–7
412:32OSUJeremy Smith 6-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 35–7
410:03ARIZDan Buckner 54-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jamie Salazar kick)OSU 35–14
43:03OSUQuinn Sharp 18-yard field goalOSU 38–14

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Tulsa
See also: 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
#7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 14 17217 59
Tulsa 3 3207 33
Scoring summary
18:07TLSAKevin Fitzpatrick 25-yard field goalTLSA 3–0
17:52OSUJustin Gilbert 96-yard kickoff return (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 7–3
14:57OSUHubert Anyiam 36-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 14–3
214:22OSUJoseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 21–3
29:37TLSAKevin Fitzpatrick 34-yard field goalOSU 21–6
27:59OSUQuinn Sharp 35-yard field goalOSU 24–6
25:26OSUJoseph Randle 5-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 31–6
311:57OSUJoseph Randle 11-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 38–6
39:38OSUJeremy Smith 6-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 45–6
39:27TLSAJa'Terian Douglas 80-yard run (kick failed)OSU 45–12
39:19TLSABryan Burnham 43-yard pass from Kalen Henderson (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick)OSU 45–19
37:04OSUIsaiah Anderson 24-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 52–19
34:07TLSABryan Burnham 14-yard pass from Kalen Henderson (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick)OSU 52–26
47:34OSUJustin Blackmon 4-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 59–26
43:35TLSAJa'Terian Douglas 42-yard run (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick)OSU 59–33

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Texas A&M
See also: 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
#7 Oklahoma State at #8 Texas A&M
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 3 0216 30
Texas A&M 10 1009 29
Scoring summary
113:59A&MRyan Tannehill 65-yard run (Randy Bullock kick)A&M 7–0
19:38OSUQuinn Sharp 27-yard field goalA&M 7–3
11:35A&MRandy Bullock 43-yard field goalA&M 10–3
210:34A&MJeff Fuller 17-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick)A&M 17–3
21:51A&MRandy Bullock 35-yard field goalA&M 20–3
312:24OSUJeremy Smith 13-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)A&M 20–10
37:33OSUJustin Blackmon 11-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)A&M 20–17
33:33OSUTracy Moore 4-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 24–20
414:06OSUQuinn Sharp 24-yard field goalOSU 27–20
46:24OSUQuinn Sharp 18-yard field goalOSU 30–20
42:20A&MJeff Fuller 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick)OSU 30–27
40:00A&MSafety, ball through end zoneOSU 30–29

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.[22]

Kansas
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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 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

Texas
See also: 2011 Texas Longhorns football team
#6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 7 14170 38
Texas 0 10142 26

Missouri
See also: 2011 Missouri Tigers football team
#6 Oklahoma State at Missouri
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 14 10147 45
Missouri 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)

Baylor
See also: 2011 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Baylor 0 0321 24
• Oklahoma State 21 141410 59

Kansas State
See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team
#17 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Kansas State 10 14714 45
• Oklahoma State 14 13718 52
Scoring summary
112:50OSUJoseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 7–0
17:58OSUJustin Blackmon 11-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 14–0
13:39KSUAnthony Cantele 37-yard field goalOSU 14–3
11:25KSUAngelo Pease 5-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick)OSU 14–10
211:36KSUCollin Klein 4-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick)KSU 17–14
210:46KSUAllen Chapman 60-yard interception return (Anthony Cantele kick)KSU 24–14
27:50OSUQuinn Sharp 19-yard field goalKSU 24–17
26:38OSUTracey Moore 5-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)Tied 24–24
20:38OSUQuinn Sharp 29-yard field goalOSU 27–24
310:24OSUJoseph Randle 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 34–24
35:48KSUTyler Lockett 14-yard pass from Collin Klein (Anthony Cantele kick)OSU 34–31
413:44OSUQuinn Sharp 40-yard field goalOSU 37–31
45:16KSUCollin Klein 5-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick)KSU 38–37
44:47OSUJustin Blackmon 54-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Brandon Weeden to Justin Blackmon pass)OSU 45–38
43:18KSUCollin Klein 12-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick)KSU 45–45
42:16OSUJoseph Randle 23-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 52–45

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Texas Tech
See also: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
#2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 21 28143 66
Texas Tech 0 060 6

Iowa State
See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team
#2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Oklahoma State 7 107070 31
• Iowa State 0 710776 37

Oklahoma
See also: 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series
#11 Oklahoma at #5 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 307 10
• Oklahoma State 10 14200 44
Scoring summary
18:36OSUJeremy Smith 9-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 7–0
12:51OSUQuinn Sharp 25-yard field goalOSU 10–0
24:39OSUJoseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 17–0
21:05OSUJoseph Randle 2-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 24–0
20:00OUMike Hunnicutt 48-yard field goalOSU 24–3
312:02OSUQuinn Sharp 37-yard field goalOSU 27–3
311:56OSURichetti Jones 5-yard fumble return (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 34–3
35:23OSUJeremy Smith 37-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)OSU 41–3
31:56OSUQuinn Sharp 34-yard field goalOSU 44–3
42:25OUBlake Bell 28-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick)OSU 44–10

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Fiesta Bowl vs. Stanford
Main article: 2012 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team
#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State
1 234OTTotal
Stanford 7 147100 38
• Oklahoma State 0 213143 41
Scoring summary
14:16STANTy Montgomery 53-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick)STAN 7–0
210:21STANJeremy Stewart 24-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)STAN 14–0
28:50OSUJustin Blackmon 43-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)STAN 14–7
26:19OSUJustin Blackmon 67-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)Tied 14–14
22:25STANStepfan Taylor 4-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)STAN 21–14
20:27OSUBrandon Weeden 2-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)Tied 21–21
38:22STANZach Ertz 16-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick)STAN 28–21
35:21OSUQuinn Sharp 19-yard field goalSTAN 28–24
414:16STANJordan Williamson 30-yard field goalSTAN 31=24
411:53OSUJustin Blackmon 17-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick)Tied 31–31
44:34STANStepfan Taylor 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick)STAN 38–31
42:35OSUJoseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)Tied 38–38
OTOSUQuinn Sharp 22-yard field goalOSU 41–38

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