2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue.

2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
(Capacity: 60,218)
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Kansas State $+  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +  8 –1   10 –3  
No. 19 Texas  5 –4   9 –4  
Oklahoma State  5 –4   8 –5  
Baylor  4 –5   8 –5  
TCU  4 –5   7 –6  
Texas Tech  4 –5   8 –5  
West Virginia  4 –5   7 –6  
Iowa State  3 –6   6 –7  
Kansas  0 –9   1 –11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Savannah State*No. 19
FCS CentralW 84–055,784
September 89:30 p.m.at Arizona*No. 18
P12NL 38–5945,602
September 1511:00 a.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 65–2456,062
September 296:30 p.m.No. 12 Texas
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOXL 36–4156,709
October 132:30 p.m.at Kansas
FSNW 20–1431,115
October 2011:00 a.m.Iowa Statedagger
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FXW 31–1057,019
October 272:30 p.m.TCU
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 36–1457,183
November 37:00 p.m.at No. 3 Kansas State
ABCL 30–4450,781
November 102:30 p.m.West Virginia
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 55–3457,799
November 172:30 p.m.No. 23 Texas TechNo. 22
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 59–2155,341
November 242:30 p.m.at No. 14 OklahomaNo. 25
ESPNL 48–51 OT85,824
December 111:00 a.m.at Baylor
FXL 34–4139,203
January 1, 201311:00 a.m.vs. Purdue*
ESPNUW 58–1448,313
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1918RVRVRV——RV—RVRVRV2224RVRV
Coaches1918RV2522RVRVRVRV24RV2421RVRVRV
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRV25RVRV2225RVNot released
BCSNot released——24—242123—Not released

Game summaries

West Virginia
1 234Total
West Virginia 7 10170 34
• Oklahoma State 21 101014 55
Scoring summary
112:00OKSTJosh Stewart 46 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)Oklahoma State 7–0
13:07OKSTJosh Stewart 21 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)Oklahoma State 14–0
11:06WVUStedman Bailey 37 yard pass from Paul Millard (Tyler Bitancurt kick)Oklahoma State 14–7
1:53OKSTJustin Gilbert 96 yard kickoff returnOklahoma State 21–7
25:43WVUTavon Austin 17 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)Oklahoma State 21–14
24:33OKSTBlake Jackson 48 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)Oklahoma State 28–14
22:38OKSTQuinn Sharp 26 yard field goalOklahoma State 31–14
2:55WVUTyler Bitancurt 41 yard field goalOklahoma State 31–17
312:32WVURyan Nehlen 9 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)Oklahoma State 31–24
310:19OKSTCharlie Moore 5 yard pass from Clint ChelfOklahoma State 38–24
35:58WVUTyler Bitancurt 37 yard field goalOklahoma State 38–27
35:20WVUGeno Smith 1 yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick)Oklahoma State 38–34
32:22OKSTQuinn Sharp 32 yard field goalOklahoma State 41–34
412:05OKSTJosh Stewart 20 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)Oklahoma State 48–34
49:50OKSTJeremy Smith 21 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)Oklahoma State 55-34

Clint Chelf, the third quarterback to start for Oklahoma State in 2012, threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, and Josh Stewart had a career-high 172 yards receiving as the Cowboys handed West Virginia its fourth straight defeat, 55–34.[2]

Texas Tech
1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 1407 21
• Oklahoma State 7 28177 59
Scoring summary
Q110:30OKSTStaley 2 yard pass from Walsh (Sharp kick)OKST 7–0
Q214:57TTUStephens 1 yard run (Bustin kick)Tie 7–7
Q213:22OKSTAnderson 60 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)OKST 14–7
Q211:15OKSTAnderson 33 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)OKST 21–7
Q28:34OKSTWalsh 2 yard run (Sharp kick)OKST 28–7
Q26:18OKSTAnderson 66 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)OKST 35–7
Q2:15TTUWilliams 2 yard pass from Doege (Bustin kick)OKST 35–14
Q39:54OKSTSmith 17 yard run (Sharp kick)OKST 42–14
Q36:22OKSTSharp 51 yard field goalOKST 45–14
Q3:17OKSTRandle 1 yard run (Sharp kick)OKST 52–14
Q412:35OKSTCraig 30 yard blocked punt return (Sharp kick)OKST 59–14
Q42:51TTUMoore 7 yard pass from Brewer (Bustin kick)OKST 59–21

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma mater
Mike GundyHead coach8Oklahoma State (1990)
Todd MonkenOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks2Knox College (1989)
Jemal SingletonRunning backs2Air Force (1999)
Kasey DunnWide Receivers2Idaho (1992)
Joe WicklineOffensive Line8Florida (1983)
Bill YoungCo-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line8Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn SpencerCo-Defensive coordinator5Georgia Tech (1986)
Jason JonesDefensive Backs5Alabama (2001)
Van MaloneSafeties0Texas (1994)
Rob GlassStrength and Conditioning17Oklahoma State (1984)
Reference:[4]

References
  1. Hoover, John E. (February 15, 2012). "Big 12 Announces 2012 Football Schedule". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. "Clint Chelf Has 4 TDs in 1st Start, Propels Okla. St. by WVU". ESPN. November 10, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. "Isaiah Anderson Key as OK State Thumps Texas Tech". ESPN. November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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