2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (2014-2019).svg
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 38–33 vs. Missouri
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record7–6 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich (6th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 9 Texas y  7 –2   10 –4  
Iowa State  6 –3   8 –5  
No. 20 West Virginia  6 –3   8 –4  
TCU  4 –5   7 –6  
Baylor  4 –5   7 –6  
Oklahoma State  3 –6   7 –6  
Kansas State  3 –6   5 –7  
Texas Tech  3 –6   5 –7  
Kansas  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Chuck Bednarik Award [1] Justin Phillips LBSR
Doak Walker Award [2] Justice Hill RBJR
Butkus Award [3] Justin PhillipsLBSR
Outland Trophy [4] Marcus KeyesOLJR
Lou Groza Award [5] Matt Ammendola KJR
Walter Camp Award [6] Justice HillRBJR
Ted Hendricks Award [7] Jordan Brailford DEJR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [8] Taylor Cornelius QBSR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place. [9]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oklahoma509 (46)
2West Virginia432 (2)
3TCU390 (1)
4Texas370 (1)
5Oklahoma State300
6Kansas State283 (2)
7Iowa State250
8Texas Tech149
9Baylor125
10Kansas52

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Missouri State *
 FS1 W 58–1750,103
September 87:00 p.m. South Alabama *
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
 FSN W 55–1353,923
September 152:30 p.m.No. 17 Boise State *No. 24
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
 ESPN W 44–2154,974
September 226:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 15
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1L 17–4153,166
September 2911:00 a.m.at Kansas
FSNW 48–2818,364
October 62:30 p.m. Iowa State No. 25
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN2L 42–4852,995
October 1311:00 a.m.at Kansas State
ESPNU L 12–3150,245
October 277:00 p.m.No. 5 Texas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
 ABC W 38–3556,790
November 311:00 a.m.at Baylor
FS1L 31–3543,492
November 102:30 p.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma
ABCL 47–4887,635
November 172:30 p.m.No. 7 West Virginia
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABCW 45–4152,842
November 247:00 p.m.at TCU
FOX L 24–3142,394
December 312:45 p.m.vs. No. 24 Missouri *
ESPNW 38–3376,468
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [10]

Game summaries

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears0710017
Cowboys1714141358

South Alabama

1234Total
Jaguars760013
Cowboys1417101455

Boise State

1234Total
No. 17 Broncos0714021
No. 24 Cowboys017171044

Texas Tech

1234Total
Red Raiders71710741
No. 15 Cowboys1070017

At Kansas

1234Total
Cowboys1410101448
Jayhawks0771428

Iowa State

1234Total
Cyclones92110848
No. 25 Cowboys71471442

Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score. [11] The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48-42. [12]

At Kansas State

1234Total
Cowboys330612
Wildcats03141431

The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40. [12]

Texas

1234Total
No. 6 Longhorns7771435
Cowboys17140738

At Baylor

1234Total
Cowboys7314731
Bears01471435

Oklahoma

1234Total
Cowboys141471247
No. 6 Sooners14207748

West Virginia

1234Total
No. 7 Mountaineers141701041
Cowboys77102145

At TCU

1234Total
Cowboys3071424
Horned Frogs0717731

Vs. Missouri (Liberty Bowl)

1234Total
Cowboys7721338
No. 24 Tigers31331433

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
1234Total
Opponents0
Oklahoma State0
Scores against the Big 12
1234Total
Opponents0
Oklahoma State0
Scores against all opponents
1234Total
Opponents0
Oklahoma State0

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV2415RV25———RV—————RV
Coaches 252319152121———RV——RV———
CFP Not released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4113 Justice Hill RB Baltimore Ravens
7253 Jordan Brailford DE Washington Redskins

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