2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (2001-2014).svg
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 58–14 vs. Purdue
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd Monken (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m. Savannah State *No. 19 FCS Central W 84–055,784
September 89:30 p.m.at Arizona *No. 18 P12N L 38–5945,602
September 1511:00 a.m. Louisiana–Lafayette *
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSN W 65–2456,062
September 296:30 p.m.No. 12 Texas
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOX L 36–4156,709
October 132:30 p.m.at Kansas FSNW 20–1431,115
October 2011:00 a.m. Iowa State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FX W 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 ABC L 30–4450,781
November 102:30 p.m. West Virginia
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2 W 55–3457,799
November 172:30 p.m.No. 23 Texas Tech
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 59–2155,341
November 242:30 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma No. 25 ESPN L 48–51 OT85,824
December 111:00 a.m.at Baylor FXL 34–4139,203
January 1, 201311:00 a.m.vs. Purdue * ESPNU W 58–1448,313
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 1918RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2224RVRV
Coaches 1918RV2522RVRVRVRV24RV2421RVRVRV
Harris Not releasedRVRVRV25RVRV2225RVNot released
BCS Not released24242123Not released

Game summaries

West Virginia

1234Total
West Virginia71017034
Oklahoma State2110101455

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

1234Total
Texas Tech0140721
Oklahoma State72817759

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma mater
Mike Gundy Head coach 8 Oklahoma State (1990)
Todd Monken Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2 Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton Running backs 2 Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn Wide Receivers 2 Idaho (1992)
Joe Wickline Offensive Line 8 Florida (1983)
Bill Young Co-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line 8 Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer Co-Defensive coordinator 5 Georgia Tech (1986)
Jason Jones Defensive Backs 5 Alabama (2001)
Van Malone Safeties 0 Texas (1994)
Rob Glass Strength and Conditioning 17 Oklahoma 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.