2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (2014-2019).svg
Cactus Bowl champion
Cactus Bowl, W 30–22 vs. Washington
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record7–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Baylor +  8 1   11 2  
No. 3 TCU +  8 1   12 1  
No. 18 Kansas State  7 2   9 4  
Oklahoma  5 4   8 5  
West Virginia  5 4   7 6  
Texas  5 4   6 7  
Oklahoma State  4 5   7 6  
Texas Tech  2 7   4 8  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
Iowa State  0 9   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth-year head coach, Mike Gundy, and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to place seventh. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Washington.

Contents

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma mater
Mike Gundy Head coach 9 Oklahoma State (1990)
Mike Yurcich Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1 California (PA) (1999)
Bob Connelly offensive line 1 Texas A&M University-Commerce (1994)
Jemal Singleton Running Backs 4 Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn Co-Wide Receivers 3 Idaho (1992)
Jason Ray Co-Wide Receivers 1 Missouri (2007)
Glenn Spencer Defensive coordinator/linebackers 1 Georgia Tech (1987)
Joe Bob Clements Defensive line 1 Kansas State (1993)
Tim Duffie Safeties 1 Texas Tech (1999)
Van Malone Cornerbacks 2 Texas (1993)
Reference: [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Florida State * ABC L 31–3761,521
September 62:30 p.m. Missouri State * FSSW W 40–2351,562
September 136:00 p.m. UTSA *
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSN W 43–1354,577
September 256:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 24
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN W 45–3555,958
October 411:00 a.m. Iowa State No. 21
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1 W 37–2052,608
October 113:00 p.m.at Kansas No. 16FS1W 27–2031,985
October 183:00 p.m.at No. 12 TCU No. 15FS1L 9–4243,214
October 252:30 p.m.No. 22 West Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN L 10–3459,124
November 17:00 p.m.at No. 11 Kansas State ABCL 14–4853,746
November 156:30 p.m. Texas
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOX L 7–2852,495
November 226:30 p.m.at No. 5 Baylor FOXL 28–4947,179
December 62:30 p.m.at No. 18 Oklahoma FS1W 38–35 OT85,312
January 2, 20157:15 p.m.vs. Washington *ESPNW 30–2235,409
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [2]

Game summaries

Vs. Florida State

1234Total
Cowboys01071431
#1 Seminoles107101037

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears6071023
Cowboys101710340

UTSA

1234Total
Roadrunners307313
Cowboys141031643

Texas Tech

1234Total
Red Raiders7714735
#24 Cowboys714141045

Iowa State

1234Total
Cyclones067720
#21 Cowboys01317737

Kansas

1234Total
#16 Cowboys10100727
Jayhawks7031020

TCU

1234Total
#15 Cowboys36009
#12 Horned Frogs21714042

West Virginia

1234Total
#22 Mountaineers14031734
Cowboys0100010

Kansas State

1234Total
Cowboys700714
#9 Wildcats147101748

Oklahoma State started the game with a 5–3 record (3–2 in conference play). The Cowboys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week. Prior to this game, Oklahoma State led the series 37–23. [3]

Oklahoma State scored in their opening drive by marching down the field and concluding when Tyreek Hill made a 2-yard run for a touchdown. Ben Grogan's kick made the score 7–0 OSU. But the ensuing kick-off by Oklahoma State resulted in Morgan Burns successfully running 86 yards for a touchdown. Matthew McCrane's extra point tied the score 7–7 with 11:36 on the clock in the first quarter. Kansas State's Charles Jones ran in for 6 yards with 4:16 left in the first and Kansas State held the lead for the remainder of the game. Kansas State achieved 36 unanswered points until Ramon Richards made a 38-yard interception for a touchdown after the K-State starters were pulled from the game. With 4:49 left in the game, Matthew McCrane was sent out to make an attempt at a 53-yard field goal. The attempt was good and Kansas State won 4814. [4]

Texas

1234Total
Longhorns0
Cowboys0

Baylor

1234Total
Cowboys7701428
#6 Bears21771449

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at #20 Oklahoma
1234OTTotal
Oklahoma State77021338
Oklahoma72107035

[5]

Cactus Bowl

1234Total
Huskies0014822
Cowboys14103330

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRV2524211615RVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV231815RVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

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