# 2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Gundy, played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Cowboys finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Big 12 play and lost the Cotton Bowl Classic, 21–7, against Ole Miss.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 13 Georgia* | No. 9 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | W 24–10 | 53,012 |
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston* | No. 5 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | L 35–45 | 50,875 |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice* | No. 16 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | | W 41–24 | 51,803 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | No. 16 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | | W 56–6 | 56,901 |
| October 10 | 11:30 a.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 15 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | FSN | W 36–31 | 76,153 |
| October 17 | 8:15 p.m. | Missouri | No. 16 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN2 | W 33–17 | 55,752 |
| October 24 | 11:30 a.m. | at Baylor | No. 14 | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | Versus | W 34–7 | 38,117 |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Texas | No. 13 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | L 14–41 | 58,516 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 18 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | W 34–8 | 40,540 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 17 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | W 24–17 | 52,811 |
| November 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 12 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | W 31–28 | 50,080 |
| November 28 | 11:30 a.m. | at Oklahoma | No. 11 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Game) | FSN | L 0–27 | 85,606 |
| January 2 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | No. 21 | Cowboys StadiumArlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | FOX | L 7–21 | 77,928 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | RV |
| Coaches | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 25 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 17 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| • Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

## Awards

* Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year: Russell Okung
* First Team All-American: Perrish Cox, Russell Okung
* All-Big 12: Perrish Cox (1st team DB, 2nd team KR/PR), Russell Okung (1st), Keith Toston (1st), Bryant Ward (1st)

## 2009 team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2010 NFL draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
| Russell Okung | OT | 1 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Dez Bryant | WR | 1 | 24 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Perrish Cox | CB | 5 | 137 | Denver Broncos |
| Zac Robinson | QB | 7 | 250 | New England Patriots |
The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:
* Offensive lineman Brady Bond by the San Diego Chargers.
* Offensive lineman Noah Franklin by the Carolina Panthers.
* Offensive lineman Andrew Lewis by the Kansas City Chiefs.
* Defensive tackle Swanson Miller by the Cleveland Browns.
* Andrew Mitchell by the Cincinnati Bengals.
* Keith Toston by the St. Louis Rams.