2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Heart of Dallas Bowl Champions
Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Purdue, W 58–14
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (4th year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)

2012 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1		11	–	2
#15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1		10	–	3
#19 Texas		5	–	4		9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4		8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5		8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5		8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6		6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Mike Gundy	Head Coach	8	Oklahoma State (1990)
Todd Monken	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2	Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton	Running backs	2	Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn	Wide Receivers	2	Idaho (1992)
Joe Wickline	Offensive Line	8	Florida (1983)
Bill Young	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	8	Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer	Co-Defensive Coordinator	5	Georgia Tech (1986)
Jason Jones	Defensive Backs	5	Alabama (2001)
Van Malone	Safeties	0	Texas (1994)
Rob Glass	Strength and Conditioning	17	Oklahoma State (1984)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	Savannah State*	#19	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FCS Central	W 84–0	55,784
September 8	9:30 PM	at Arizona*	#18	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 38–59	45,602
September 15	11:00 AM	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 65–24	56,062
September 29	6:30 PM	#12 Texas		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 36–41	56,709
October 13	2:30 PM	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 20–14	31,115
October 20	11:00 AM	Iowa State		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FX	W 31–10	57,019
October 27	2:30 PM	TCU		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 36–14	57,183
November 3	7:00 PM	at #3 Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 30–44	50,781
November 10	2:30 PM	West Virginia		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 55–34	57,799
November 17	2:30 PM	#23 Texas Tech	#22	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 59–21	55,341
November 24	2:30 PM	at #14 Oklahoma	#25	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Game)	ESPN	L 48–51 ^OT	85,824
December 1	11:00 AM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FX	L 34–41	39,203
January 1	11:00 AM	vs. Purdue*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPNU	W 58–14	48,313
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	18	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	22	24	RV	RV
Coaches'	19	18	RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	24	21	RV	RV	RV
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	22	25	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	24	NR	24	21	23	NR	Not released

Season summary

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	10	17	0	34
• Oklahoma State	21	10	10	14	55

Date: November 10
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 57,799
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Dave Lamont (Play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (Color)

Scoring summary

1	12:00	OKST	Josh Stewart 46 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)	Oklahoma State 7–0

1	3:07	OKST	Josh Stewart 21 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)	Oklahoma State 14–0

1	1:06	WVU	Stedman Bailey 37 yard pass from Paul Millard (Tyler Bitancurt kick)	Oklahoma State 14–7

1	:53	OKST	Justin Gilbert 96 yard kickoff return	Oklahoma State 21–7

2	5:43	WVU	Tavon Austin 17 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)	Oklahoma State 21–14

2	4:33	OKST	Blake Jackson 48 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)	Oklahoma State 28–14

2	2:38	OKST	Quinn Sharp 26 yard field goal	Oklahoma State 31–14

2	:55	WVU	Tyler Bitancurt 41 yard field goal	Oklahoma State 31–17

3	12:32	WVU	Ryan Nehlen 9 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)	Oklahoma State 31–24

3	10:19	OKST	Charlie Moore 5 yard pass from Clint Chelf	Oklahoma State 38–24

3	5:58	WVU	Tyler Bitancurt 37 yard field goal	Oklahoma State 38–27

3	5:20	WVU	Geno Smith 1 yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick)	Oklahoma State 38–34

3	2:22	OKST	Quinn Sharp 32 yard field goal	Oklahoma State 41–34

4	12:05	OKST	Josh Stewart 20 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)	Oklahoma State 48–34

4	9:50	OKST	Jeremy Smith 21 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)	Oklahoma State 55-34

Clint Chelf, the third quarterback to start for Oklahoma State in 2012, threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, and Josh Stewart had a career-high 172 yards receiving as the Cowboys handed West Virginia its fourth straight defeat, 55–34.^[3]

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	14	0	7	21
• Oklahoma State	7	28	17	7	59

Date: November 17
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 55,341
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary

Q1	10:30	OKST	Staley 2 yard pass from Walsh (Sharp kick)	OKST 7–0

Q2	14:57	TTU	Stephens 1 yard run (Bustin kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	13:22	OKST	Anderson 60 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)	OKST 14–7

Q2	11:15	OKST	Anderson 33 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)	OKST 21–7

Q2	8:34	OKST	Walsh 2 yard run (Sharp kick)	OKST 28–7

Q2	6:18	OKST	Anderson 66 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)	OKST 35–7

Q2	:15	TTU	Williams 2 yard pass from Doege (Bustin kick)	OKST 35–14

Q3	9:54	OKST	Smith 17 yard run (Sharp kick)	OKST 42–14

Q3	6:22	OKST	Sharp 51 yard field goal	OKST 45–14

Q3	:17	OKST	Randle 1 yard run (Sharp kick)	OKST 52–14

Q4	12:35	OKST	Craig 30 yard blocked punt return (Sharp kick)	OKST 59–14

Q4	2:51	TTU	Moore 7 yard pass from Brewer (Bustin kick)	OKST 59–21

Isaiah Anderson 4 Rec, 174 Yds^[4]

References

↑ "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
↑ Hoover, John E. (February 15, 2012). "Big 12 Annonces 2012 Football Schedule". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
↑ "Clint Chelf Has 4 TDs in 1st Start, Propels Okla. St. by WVU". ESPN. November 10, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
↑ "Isaiah Anderson Key as OK State Thumps Texas Tech". ESPN. November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band Johnny Bright incident 2007 Texas game 2015 homecoming parade crash

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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