2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 38–8 vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Yurcich (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $   9 0     11 2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State   7 2     10 3  
No. 18 West Virginia   7 2     10 3  
Kansas State   6 3     9 4  
TCU   4 5     6 7  
Baylor   3 6     7 6  
Texas   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   2 7     3 9  
Kansas   1 8     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*No. 21FSNW 61–750,079
September 1011:00 a.m.Central Michigan*No. 22
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1L 27–3052,523
September 172:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPNW 45–3853,514
September 246:30 p.m.at No. 16 BaylorFOXL 24–3545,373
October 111:00 a.m.No. 22 Texas
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABCW 49–3153,468
October 82:30 p.m.Iowa State
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPNUW 38–3153,239
October 2211:00 a.m.at KansasFS1W 44–2026,262
October 2911:00 a.m.No. 10 West Virginiadagger
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOXW 37–2059,584
November 52:30 p.m.at Kansas StateNo. 18ABC/ESPN2W 43–3752,450
November 122:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 13
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1W 45–4454,288
November 1911:00 a.m.at TCUNo. 11FS1W 31–643,303
December 311:30 a.m.at No. 9 OklahomaNo. 10FOXL 20–3887,527
December 298:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 12ESPNW 38–859,815
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries[edit]

Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 7 0 0 7
#21 Cowboys 28 3 21 9 61

Central Michigan[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 10 7 13 30
#22 Cowboys 14 3 3 7 27

Pittsburgh[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 14 14 0 38
Cowboys 10 21 7 7 45

At Baylor[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 10 0 24
#16 Bears 7 14 7 7 35

Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Longhorns 13 12 6 0 31
Cowboys 16 21 6 6 49

Iowa State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 3 14 14 0 31
Cowboys 7 7 7 17 38

At Kansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 10 17 10 44
Jayhawks 7 6 7 0 20

West Virginia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Mountaineers 3 7 0 10 20
Cowboys 6 14 7 10 37

At Kansas State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Cowboys 7 14 7 15 43
Wildcats 13 3 14 7 37

Texas Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 7 21 7 9 44
#17 Cowboys 21 7 17 0 45

At TCU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cowboys 7 3 14 7 31
Horned Frogs 6 0 0 0 6

At Oklahoma[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Cowboys 3 14 3 0 20
#7 Sooners 0 17 14 7 38

Colorado–Alamo Bowl[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cowboys 3 14 14 7 38
#11 Buffaloes 0 0 0 8 8

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2122RVRVRVRVRVRV22171310111311
Coaches1917RVRVRVRVRVRV22171310101311
CFPNot released181311101012Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 15, 2016.