# 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2020 OSU Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 16th-year head coach Mike Gundy.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

In January 2019, head coach Mike Gundy announced the hiring of Kasey Dunn to be the new offensive coordinator, replacing Sean Gleeson, who left to take an assistant coaching position at Rutgers. Dunn was promoted from his position as the Cowboys' wide receivers coach. Additionally, former Washington Redskins coach Tim Rattay was hired to take over Gleeson's role as quarterbacks coach.

## Preseason
### Big 12 media days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 80 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 3 | Texas | 4 |
| 4 | Iowa State | |
| 5 | Baylor | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Kansas State | |
| 8 | West Virginia | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Kansas | |

## Schedule
### Regular season

Oklahoma State released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cowboys will host 3 non-conference games against Oregon State, Tulsa, and Western Illinois. Oklahoma State will host Iowa State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, and Texas and travel to TCU, Kansas, Oklahoma, Baylor, and Kansas State in regular season conference play.
The Cowboys' scheduled games against Oregon State and Western Illinois were canceled before the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa* | No. 11 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK (rivalry) | ESPN | W 16–7 | 14,668 |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 15 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | W 27–13 | 14,672 |
| October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 17 | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ESPN | W 47–7 | 9,480 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Iowa State | No. 6 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | W 24–21 | 14,671 |
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 24 Texas | No. 6 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 34–41 $^{OT}$ | 14,672 |
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 14 | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | FOX | W 20–18 | 11,980 |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Oklahoma | No. 14 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry/College GameDay) | ABC | L 13–41 | 22,700 |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | No. 23 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | W 50–44 | 14,670 |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 15 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPN2 | L 22–29 | 12,594 |
| December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 22 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPNU | W 42–3 | 11,667 |
| December 29 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Miami (FL)* | No. 21 | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cheez-It Bowl) | ESPN | W 37–34 | 0 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### vs Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 11 Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.CDT
* Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 65
* Game attendance: 14,668
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline), Kris Budden (sideline)
| Statistics | TLSA | OKST |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Total yards | 277 | 284 |
| Rushes/yards | 32–112 | 50–141 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 143 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–28–1 | 14–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulsa | Passing | Zach Smith | 18/28, 165 yards, TD, INT |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Deneric Prince | 14 carries, 82 yards |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Josh Johnson | 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Shane Illingworth | 4/5, 79 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 27 carries, 93 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 4 receptions, 99 yards |

### vs West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| No. 15 Cowboys | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 87
* Game attendance: 14,672
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
| Statistics | WVU | OKST |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Total yards | 353 | 342 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–68 | 41–203 |
| Passing yards | 285 | 139 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–37–0 | 15–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:51 | 27:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 20/37, 285 yards, TD |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Leddie Brown | 26 carries, 104 yards |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Winston Wright Jr. | 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Shane Illingworth | 15/21, 139 yards, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | LD Brown | 11 carries, 103 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 6 receptions, 78 yards |

### At Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Cowboys | 10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 47 |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
* Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: •Partly Cloudy Temperature: 67
* Game attendance: 9,480
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Mike Golic (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | KAN |
| First downs | 31 | 12 |
| Total yards | 593 | 193 |
| Rushes/yards | 60–295 | 40–101 |
| Passing yards | 298 | 92 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–30–0 | 14–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:54 | 28:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Shane Illingworth | 17/23, 265 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 20 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 9 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD |
| Kansas | Passing | Miles Kendrick | 11/19, 90 yards, INT |
| Kansas | Rushing | Daniel Hishaw Jr. | 5 carries, 51 yards |
| Kansas | Receiving | Kwamie Lassiter II | 4 receptions, 43 yards |

### vs Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Cyclones | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 6 Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
* Game time: CDT
* Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 54
* Game attendance: 14,671
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | ISU | OKST |
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 389 | 461 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–227 | 51–226 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 235 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–34–1 | 20–29–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 19/34, 162 yards, TD, INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 20 carries, 185 yards, TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 20/29, 235 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 25 carries, 139 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 5 receptions, 76 yards |

### vs Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 19 Longhorns | 7 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| No. 6 Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 14,672
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | TEX | OKST |
| First downs | 17 | 32 |
| Total yards | 287 | 530 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–118 | 51–130 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 400 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–35–0 | 27–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:37 | 28:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 18/34, 169 yards, 3 TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 13 carries, 59 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Jake Smith | 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 27/39, 400 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 25 carries, 72 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 11 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD |

### At Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
* Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
* Game time: CST
* Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 75
* Game attendance: 11,980
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | OKST | KSU |
| First downs | 14 | 15 |
| Total yards | 256 | 370 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–148 | 44–227 |
| Passing yards | 108 | 143 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–23–0 | 10–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:09 | 31:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 14/23, 108 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | LD Brown | 15 carries, 110 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Dillon Stoner | 7 receptions, 62 yards |
| Kansas State | Passing | Will Howard | 10/21, 143 yards, TD, INT |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Will Howard | 14 carries, 125 yards, TD |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Sammy Wheeler | 1 reception, 58 yards |

### At Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Cowboys | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 18 Sooners | 21 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
* Game time: CST
* Game weather: •Rainy Temperature: 54
* Game attendance: 22,700
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | OKLA |
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total yards | 246 | 492 |
| Rushes/yards | 28–78 | 44–191 |
| Passing yards | 168 | 301 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–40–1 | 17–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 10/19, 97 yards, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 8 carries, 44 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 4 receptions, 68 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 17/24, 301 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Rhamondre Stevenson | 26 carries, 144 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Marvin Mims | 3 receptions, 65 yards |

### vs Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| No. 23 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 50 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
* Game time: CST
* Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 46
* Game attendance: 14,645
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | TTU | OKST |
| First downs | 26 | 29 |
| Total yards | 639 | 539 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–255 | 57–317 |
| Passing yards | 384 | 222 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–46–1 | 19–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Alan Bowman | 31/46, 384 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | SaRodorick Thompson | 17 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Erik Ezukanma | 7 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 19/31, 222 yards, TD, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Dezmon Jackson | 36 carries, 235 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 7 receptions, 129 yards, TD |

### At TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
* Game time: CST
* Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 52
* Game attendance: 12,594
* Referee: Tim Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | TCU |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Total yards | 418 | 501 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–148 | 52–236 |
| Passing yards | 270 | 265 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–36–1 | 12–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:09 | 31:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 16/34, 270 yards, TD, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Dezmon Jackson | 29 carries, 118 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 12/26, 265 yards, TD, INT |
| TCU | Rushing | Max Duggan | 19 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Derius Davis | 6 receptions, 139 yards, TD |

### At Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
* Game time: CST
* Game weather: •FairTemperature: 57
* Game attendance: 11,667
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
| Statistics | OKST | BAY |
| First downs | 27 | 12 |
| Total yards | 608 | 156 |
| Rushes/yards | 47–261 | 31–70 |
| Passing yards | 347 | 86 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–30–2 | 18–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:45 | 26:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 20/30, 347 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 23 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Dillon Stoner | 8 receptions, 247 yards, 3 TD |
| Baylor | Passing | Charlie Brewer | 13/26, 68 yards |
| Baylor | Rushing | Taye McWilliams | 5 carries, 33 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Qualan Jones | 8 receptions, 37 yards |

### vs Miami (2020 Cheez-It Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Cowboys | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| No. 18 Hurricanes | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: Saturday, December 29, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65
* Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
* ESPN game summary
| Statistics | MIA | OKST |
| First downs | 29 | 27 |
| Total yards | 418 | 512 |
| Rushes/yards | 43–113 | 30–156 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 356 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–40–0 | 30–48–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 19/34, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 6 carries, 52 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 8 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 27/40, 305 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Spencer Sanders | 13 carries, 45 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 6 receptions, 118 yards, 3 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 15* | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 20 |
| Coaches | 16 | 16* | 12 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 18 | RV | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 2 | 39 | Teven Jenkins | OT | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | 126 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | Carolina Panthers |
| 4 | 131 | Tylan Wallace | WR | Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | 201 | Rodarius Williams | CB | New York Giants |