2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (2001-2014).svg
Big 12 South Division co-champion
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 36–10 vs. Arizona
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Boone Pickens Stadium
(Capacity: 60,218)
Uniform
Big12-Uniform-OSU-2010.png
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Northern Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 18 Missouri x  6 –2   10 –3  
Kansas State  3 –5   7 –6  
Iowa State  3 –5   5 –7  
Colorado  2 –6   5 –7  
Kansas  1 –7   3 –9  
Southern Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2   12 –2  
No. 13 Oklahoma State x  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 19 Texas A&M x  6 –2   9 –4  
Baylor  4 –4   7 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –5   8 –5  
Texas  2 –6   5 –7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium. They played in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m. Washington State *
 FSN W 65–1748,692 [1]
September 116:00 p.m. Troy *
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
W 41–3848,820 [2]
September 186:00 p.m. Tulsa *
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
W 65–2851,778 [3]
September 306:30 p.m. Texas A&M
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
 ESPN W 38–3548,284 [4]
October 88:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette *No. 22
 ESPN2 W 54–2825,881 [5]
October 162:30 p.m.at Texas Tech No. 20
FSN+W 34–1760,454 [6]
October 232:30 p.m.No. 14 Nebraska Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
 ABC L 41–5155,935 [7]
October 306:00 p.m.at Kansas State No. 20
FSNW 24–1450,831 [8]
November 611:30 a.m.No. 22 Baylor No. 19
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 55–2850,741 [9]
November 137:00 p.m.at Texas No. 12
ABCW 33–16100,659 [10]
November 2011:00 a.m.at Kansas No. 12
FSNW 48–1439,261 [11]
November 278:00 p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma No. 10
ABCL 41–4751,164 [12]
December 298:15 p.m.vs. Arizona *No. 16
ESPNW 36–1057,593 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[14]

Game summaries

Washington State

1234Total
Washington State0100717
•Oklahoma State1721131465
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:11 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 48,962
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • Television network: FSN

Troy

1234Total
Troy3243838
•Oklahoma State31714741
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 48,820
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Scott Novak

Tulsa

1234Total
Tulsa0771428
•Oklahoma State202117765
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 51,778
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler

Texas A&M

1234Total
Texas A&M14701435
•#24 Oklahoma State07211038
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:46 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 48,284
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Craig James & Jesse Palmer (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)

Louisiana–Lafayette

1234Total
•#21 Oklahoma State107241354
Louisiana–Lafayette0217028
  • Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Game start: 8:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:48
  • Game attendance: 25,881
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Clear
  • Referee: Tony Backert
  • Television network: ESPN2

Texas Tech

1234Total
•#18 Oklahoma State2137334
Texas Tech0143017
  • Location: Lubbock, Texas
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 60,454
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Dan Romero
  • Television network: FSN Plus

Nebraska

1234Total
•#13 Nebraska1417101051
#15 Oklahoma State13147741
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 55,935
  • Television network: ABC

Kansas State

1234Total
•#20 Oklahoma State7107024
Kansas State707014
  • Location: Manhattan, Kansas
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 50,831

Baylor

1234Total
Baylor00141428
•#18 Oklahoma State1014171455
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 11:30 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 50,741
  • Television network: FSN

Texas

1234Total
•#11 Oklahoma State3237033
Texas3001316
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 100,659
  • Television network: ABC

Kansas

1234Total
•#10 Oklahoma State1010141448
Kansas1400014
  • Location: Lawrence, Kansas
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 39,261
  • Television network: FSN

Oklahoma

Bedlam Game
1234Total
•#13 Oklahoma71702347
#9 Oklahoma State31471741
  • Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 7:00 pm
  • Television network: ABC

Arizona

Alamo Bowl
1234Total
•#14 Oklahoma State17610336
Arizona703010
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Game start: 8:15 pm
  • Television network: ESPN

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRVRV2220172019121210161613
Coaches RVRVRV2524211815201811109151310
Harris Not released18152018131291615Not released
BCS Not released141717101091414Not released

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