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2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
National champion (Colley)
Big 12 champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorBill Young (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (1st as co-DC, 3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 1     12 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 2     10 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma   6 3     10 3  
Missouri   5 4     8 5  
Texas   4 5     8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     5 7  
Kansas   0 9     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by seventh year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.

The 2011 season was arguably the best in the Cowboys' 112-year football history. They opened the season with 10 straight wins, in the process rising to #2 in the AP Poll—the school's highest-ever ranking in a major poll. After unexpectedly losing to Iowa State in Ames, they ultimately finished the regular season 11–1, including a 44–10 win over rival Oklahoma for their first win in the Bedlam Series since 2002. They also won their first Big 12 title and their first outright conference title since winning the 1948 Missouri Valley Conference title. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, their first Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 9FCSW 61–3455,382[3]
September 87:00 p.m.Arizona*No. 9
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPNW 37–1454,654[4]
September 18A12:15 a.m.Aat Tulsa*No. 7FSNW 59–3324,563[5]
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 7ABC/ESPN2W 30–2987,358[6]
October 82:30 p.m.KansasNo. 6
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–2858,030[7]
October 152:30 p.m.at No. 22 TexasNo. 6ABC/ESPNW 38–26100,101[8]
October 2211:00 a.m.at MissouriNo. 6FXW 45–2464,202[9]
October 292:30 p.m.BaylordaggerNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPNW 59–2458,274[10]
November 57:00 p.m.No. 17 Kansas StateNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 52–4558,895[11]
November 1211:00 a.m.at Texas TechNo. 2ABCW 66–659,059[12]
November 187:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 2ESPNL 31–37 2OT52,027[13]
December 37:00 p.m.No. 10 OklahomaNo. 3
ABCW 44–1058,141[14]
January 2, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Stanford*No. 3ESPNW 41–38 OT69,927[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[16][17]

  • ^A Originally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

Personnel

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2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Brandon Weeden Sr
RB 1 Joseph Randle So
OT 73 Levy Adcock Sr
OC 74 Grant Garner
G 68 Lane Taylor Jr
WR 81 Justin Blackmon Jr
WR 25 Josh Cooper Sr
WR 5 Josh Stewart Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Ryan Robinson Jr
DL 90 Joe Okafor Fr
LB 11 Shaun Lewis So
DB 19 Brodrick Brown
DB 4 Justin Gilbert So
DB 10 Markelle Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Quinn Sharp Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma Mater
Mike Gundy Head Coach 6 Oklahoma State (1989)
Todd Monken Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 0 Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton Running backs 0 Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn Wide receivers 0 Idaho (1992)
Doug Meacham Inside Receivers 6 Oklahoma State (1987)
Joe Wickline Offensive Line Coach 6 Florida (1983)
Bill Young Co-defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach 2 Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer Co-defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 3 Georgia Tech (1987)
Jason Jones Cornerbacks 3 Alabama (2001)
Joe DeForest Associate head coach/Special Teams/Safeties 10 Southwestern Louisiana (1987)
Rob Glass Strength and conditioning coach 6 Oklahoma State (1983)
Reference:[18]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP9987566633224333
Coaches8776677644325533
HarrisNot released663322553Not released
BCSNot released43322433Not released

Game summaries

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Louisiana–Lafayette

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Louisiana–Lafayette at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 71014 34
Oklahoma State 10 241017 61

[19]

Arizona

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Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Arizona 0 077 14
Oklahoma State 14 7610 37

[20]

at Tulsa

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#7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 14 17217 59
Tulsa 3 3207 33

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at No. 8 Texas A&M

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#7 Oklahoma State at #8 Texas A&M
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 3 0216 30
Texas A&M 10 1009 29

Oklahoma State won consecutive games for the first time at Kyle Field as Cowboys' fans chanted "Big 12, Big 12" in the final conference matchup between the two teams. Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 483 yards.[22]

Kansas

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Kansas at #6 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Kansas 7 0714 28
Oklahoma State 35 2177 70
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 58,030
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSE 21 mph
  • Referee: Dan Romeo

at No. 22 Texas

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#6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 7 14170 38
Texas 0 10142 26

at Missouri

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#6 Oklahoma State at Missouri
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 14 10147 45
Missouri 3 1407 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 64,202
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: W 3 mph
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Kristina Pink (Sideline)

Baylor

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Baylor at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Baylor 0 0321 24
Oklahoma State 21 141410 59

Kansas State

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#17 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Kansas State 10 14714 45
Oklahoma State 14 13718 52

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at Texas Tech

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#2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Oklahoma State 21 28143 66
Texas Tech 0 060 6

at Iowa State

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#2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Oklahoma State 7 107070 31
Iowa State 0 710776 37
     

No. 10 Oklahoma

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#11 Oklahoma at #5 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
Oklahoma 0 307 10
Oklahoma State 10 14200 44

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vs. No. 4 Stanford (Fiesta Bowl)

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#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State
1 234OTTotal
Stanford 7 147100 38
Oklahoma State 0 213143 41

[25]

Awards and honors

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2012 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Justin Blackmon Wide receiver 1 5 Jacksonville Jaguars
Brandon Weeden Quarterback 1 22 Cleveland Browns
Markelle Martin Safety 6 190 Tennessee Titans

References

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  1. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 115. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ CincyJoe (January 10, 2012). "Oklahoma State Football: 2011 National Champions". cowboysrideforfree.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  11. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  14. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule – 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  17. ^ "NCAA Football TV Listings". NCAA Football. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  18. ^ "Football – 2011 Fall Roster". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  19. ^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for 388 Yards in Oklahoma State's Easy Win". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  20. ^ "Justin Blackmon, No. 9 Oklahoma St. Romp Past Arizona". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  21. ^ "Brandon Weeden, No. 8 Oklahoma State Finish Off Tulsa – at 3:35 a.m." ESPN. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  22. ^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for 438 as Oklahoma St. Shakes 17-Point Deficit". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  23. ^ "Brandon Weeden Throws for School-Record 502 Yards as Okla. St. Survives K-State". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  24. ^ "Oklahoma State Crushes Oklahoma, Makes Case for BCS Title Game". ESPN. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  25. ^ "Andrew Luck, Stanford Fall Short as Oklahoma St. Claims Fiesta Title in OT". ESPN. January 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.