# 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth-year head coach, Mike Gundy, and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to place seventh. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Washington.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma mater |
| Mike Gundy | Head coach | 9 | Oklahoma State (1990) |
| Mike Yurcich | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1 | California (PA) (1999) |
| Bob Connelly | offensive line | 1 | Texas A&M University-Commerce (1994) |
| Jemal Singleton | Running Backs | 4 | Air Force (1999) |
| Kasey Dunn | Co-Wide Receivers | 3 | Idaho (1992) |
| Jason Ray | Co-Wide Receivers | 1 | Missouri (2007) |
| Glenn Spencer | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 1 | Georgia Tech (1987) |
| Joe Bob Clements | Defensive line | 1 | Kansas State (1993) |
| Tim Duffie | Safeties | 1 | Texas Tech (1999) |
| Van Malone | Cornerbacks | 2 | Texas (1993) |
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## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Florida State* | | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Cowboys Classic) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 31–37 | 61,521 |
| September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri State* | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSSW | W 40–23 | 51,562 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | W 43–13 | 54,577 |
| September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 24 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | W 45–35 | 55,958 |
| October 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 21 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 37–20 | 52,608 |
| October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 16 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 27–20 | 31,985 |
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 12 TCU | No. 15 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | L 9–42 | 43,214 |
| October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 West Virginia | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | L 10–34 | 59,124 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Kansas State | | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC | L 14–48 | 53,746 |
| November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 7–28 | 52,495 |
| November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Baylor | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FOX | L 28–49 | 47,179 |
| December 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Oklahoma | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | FS1 | W 38–35 $^{OT}$ | 85,312 |
| January 2, 2015 | 7:15 p.m. | vs. Washington* | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Cactus Bowl) | ESPN | W 30–22 | 35,409 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| #1 Seminoles | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 37 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 43 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| #24 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| #21 Cowboys | 0 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 37 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Cowboys | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| #12 Horned Frogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Mountaineers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #9 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 48 |
Oklahoma State started the game with a 5–3 record (3–2 in conference play). The Cowboys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week. Prior to this game, Oklahoma State led the series 37–23.
Oklahoma State scored in their opening drive by marching down the field and concluding when Tyreek Hill made a 2-yard run for a touchdown. Ben Grogan's kick made the score 7–0 OSU. But the ensuing kick-off by Oklahoma State resulted in Morgan Burns successfully running 86 yards for a touchdown. Matthew McCrane's extra point tied the score 7–7 with 11:36 on the clock in the first quarter. Kansas State's Charles Jones ran in for 6 yards with 4:16 left in the first and Kansas State held the lead for the remainder of the game. Kansas State achieved 36 unanswered points until Ramon Richards made a 38-yard interception for a touchdown after the K-State starters were pulled from the game. With 4:49 left in the game, Matthew McCrane was sent out to make an attempt at a 53-yard field goal. The attempt was good and Kansas State won 48–14.

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | | | | | 0 |
| Cowboys | | | | | 0 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #6 Bears | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Cactus Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 15 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |