# 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 11th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they lost to Ole Miss.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma mater |
| Mike Gundy | Head coach | 10 | Oklahoma State (1990) |
| Mike Yurcich | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2 | California (PA) (1999) |
| Greg Adkins | Offensive line | 0 | Marshall (1990) |
| Marcus Arroyo | Running backs | 0 | San Jose State (2002) |
| Kasey Dunn | Wide receivers | 5 | Idaho (1992) |
| Jason McEndoo | Tight ends | 0 | Washington State (1998) |
| Glenn Spencer | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 2 | Georgia Tech (1987) |
| Joe Bob Clements | Defensive line | 2 | Kansas State (1993) |
| Tim Duffie | Cornerbacks | 2 | Texas Tech (1999) |
| Dan Hammerschmidt | Safeties | 0 | Texas (1993) |
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## Schedule

Oklahoma State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cowboys will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU and will travel to Iowa State, Texas, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.
The Cowboys hosted two non conference games against Central Arkansas and UTSA and traveled to its other non conference foe Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Oklahoma State met for the first time against the Central Michigan Chippewas in Michigan and Central Arkansas Bears at home. The Cowboys hosted the UTSA Roadrunners for the second straight season after defeating them last season 43–13.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPNU | W 24–13 | 19,717 |
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN/FCS Atlantic | W 32–8 | 57,262 |
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA* | No. 25 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 69–14 | 56,351 |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas | No. 24 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ESPN | W 30–27 | 87,073 |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 20 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 36–34 | 58,030 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 21 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | ESPN2 | W 33–26 $^{OT}$ | 60,410 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 14 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 58–10 | 59,886 |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 12 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ESPN | W 70–53 | 54,872 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 TCU | No. 14 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | W 49–29 | 59,661 |
| November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 8 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | W 35–31 | 54,180 |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 Baylor | No. 6 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 35–45 | 59,669 |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 11 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 23–58 | 59,231 |
| January 1, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Ole Miss* | No. 16 | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–48 | 72,117 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Games summaries
### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Chippewas | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 32 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 17 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 69 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Longhorns | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
Oklahoma State hosted Kansas State on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State. The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers. SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36–34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown.."

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 26 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 58 |
Prior to the game, during Oklahoma State University's annual Sea of Orange Homecoming Parade, 25 year old Adacia Chambers drove her car into a crowd of people at the parade killing 4 and injuring 47.

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 70 |
| Red Raiders | 24 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 53 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cyclones | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Bears | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| #4 Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Sooners | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| #9 Cowboys | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |

### Vs. Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| #12 Rebels | 10 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 48 |

## 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 | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 20 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 19 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | Not released |