2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Holiday Bowl, L 31–42 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gunter Brewer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Trooper Taylor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

Last updated August 17, 2025

2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy	5	–	3	10	–	4
Nebraska x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kansas	4	–	4	8	–	5
Colorado	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas State	2	–	6	5	–	7
Iowa State	0	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 4 Texas x%	7	–	1	12	–	1
No. 12 Texas Tech x	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Baylor	2	–	6	4	–	8
Texas A&M	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	2:30 p.m.	at Washington State *		Qwest Field Seattle, WA	FSN	W 39–13	50,830
September 6	6:05 p.m.	Houston *		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 56–37	45,001
September 13	12:05 p.m.	Missouri State *		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FCS	W 57–13	43,388	^[1]
September 27	6:05 p.m.	Troy *		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 55–24	52,463
October 4	6:05 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 56–28	51,147
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Missouri	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 28–23	68,349
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 8	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 34–6	50,080
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 24–28	98,518
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 9	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 59–17	46,718
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Texas Tech	No. 8	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 20–56	55,663
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 30–17	46,092
November 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 11	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series, College GameDay )	ABC	L 41–61	49,031
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oregon *	No. 13	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–42	59,108
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Washington State

Oklahoma State vs. Washington State Washington State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Oklahoma State	3	12	10	14	39
Washington State	0	0	6	7	13

Date: August 30, 2008
Location: Qwest Field, Seattle, WA
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 50,830
TV announcers: Brian Davis, Tony Boselli, Dain Blanton

Houston

Oklahoma State vs. Houston Houston

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	7	9	7	14	37
•Oklahoma State	7	7	28	14	56

Date: September 6, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 45,001

Missouri State

Oklahoma State vs. Missouri State Missouri State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri State	3	3	7	0	13
•Oklahoma State	22	14	21	0	57

Date: September 13, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 12:05 CST
Game attendance: 43,338
TV announcers: Kevin Eschenfelder, Richard Baldinger

Troy

Oklahoma State vs. Trojans Troy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	10	7	7	24
•Oklahoma State	14	21	10	10	55

Date: September 27, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 52,463 (school record)

Texas A&M

#21 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M Texas A&M

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	0	7	14	28
•No. 21 Oklahoma State	21	7	14	14	56

Date: October 4, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 51,147

Missouri

#17 Oklahoma State vs. Missouri #3 Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 17 Oklahoma State	7	0	14	7	28
No. 3 Missouri	3	7	7	6	23

Date: October 11, 2008
Location: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri
Game start: 7:00 CST
Game attendance: 68,349
TV announcers: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Erin Andrews

Baylor

#8 Oklahoma State vs. Baylor Baylor

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	6	0	0	0	6
•No. 8 Oklahoma State	7	21	6	0	34

Date: October 18, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:00 CST
Game attendance: 50,080

Texas

#7 Oklahoma State vs. Texas #1 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Oklahoma State	0	14	7	3	24
•No. 1 Texas	7	14	7	0	28

Date: October 25, 2008
Location: Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 98,518
TV announcers: Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales

Iowa State

#9 Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State Iowa State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	3	0	7	17
•No. 9 Oklahoma State	14	14	24	7	59

Date: November 1, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:30 pm CST
Game attendance: 46,718
TV announcers: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jack Arute

Texas Tech

#8 Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech #2 Texas Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Oklahoma State	7	7	6	0	20
•No. 2 Texas Tech	14	14	14	14	56

Date: November 8, 2008
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 55,663
TV announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters

Colorado

#11 Oklahoma State vs. Colorado Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 11 Oklahoma State	6	7	14	3	30
Colorado	0	3	7	7	17

Date: November 15, 2008
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 46,092
TV announcers: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham, Jack Arute

Oklahoma

#11 Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma #3 Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Oklahoma	7	14	7	7	35
• No. 11 Oklahoma State	21	10	13	15	59

Date: November 29, 2008
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game start: 7:00 CST
Game attendance: 49,031
TV announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters

2008 Holiday Bowl

#13 Oklahoma State vs. Oregon #15 Oregon

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Oklahoma State	17	0	7	7	31
•No. 15 Oregon	7	0	21	14	42

Date: December 30, 2008
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 59,108
TV announcers: Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, Craig James, Erin Andrews/Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore, Dave Ryan

Rankings

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	15	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	17	8	7	9	8	11	11	11	14	13	16
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	10	8	10	8	13	12	12	15	14	18
Harris	Not released					23	17	10	8	9	8	13	13	12	14	13	Not released
BCS	Not released								6	9	9	13	12	12	14	13	Not released

Statistics

Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	499	323
Points per Game	41.6	26.9
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total Offense
Avg per Play
Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per Game

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards
Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts-Long
PAT-Attempts
Attendance	337,828	319,452
Games/Avg per Game	7/48,261	5/63,890

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	128	134	174	94	530
Opponents	68	77	106	114	365

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Kendall Hunter	13	241	1544	0	1544	6.4	16	68	118.8 ypg
Keith Toston	13	102	686	0	686	6.7	9	56	52.8 ypg

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G

Zac Robinson	13-13	166.86	204-314-10	65	3065	25	95	235.8 ypg
Alex Cate	2-0	174.08	4-5-0	66.7	56	0	29	28 ypg

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G

Dez Bryant	12	87	1481	17	19	80	123.4 ypg
Kendall Hunter	13	24	198	9	1	31	15.2 ypg

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick	Saf





Total
Opponents

Special teams

Name	Punting									Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	50+	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB

Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long


Total

Awards

Matt Fodge won the 2008 Ray Guy Award
First Team All-American: Kendall Hunter, Dez Bryant(consensus), Perrish Cox
All-Big 12: Dez Bryant (1st team), Kendall Hunter (1st), Russell Okung (1st), Matt Fodge (2nd), Andre Sexton (2nd), Jacob Lacey (2nd)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year: Dez Bryant

2008 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Brandon Pettigrew	Tight end	1	20	Detroit Lions

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The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:

Jacob Lacey was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.^[4]
Ricky Price was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.^[5]

References

↑ "Cowboys run over Missouri State". Tulsa World. September 14, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on September 19, 2009.
↑ "Jacob Lacey - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
↑ "Ricky Price - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

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[1] "Cowboys run over Missouri State". Tulsa World. September 14, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[3] "2009 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on September 19, 2009.

[4] "Jacob Lacey - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[5] "Ricky Price - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

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