# 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Mike Gundy in his 20th year as their head coach. The Cowboys played home games at Boone Pickens Stadium located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Following a Big XII Championship game appearance in the previous year, the Cowboys had high pre-season expectations with Heisman candidate Ollie Gordon II. After a 3-0 start, the Cowboys rose to #13 in the AP poll, but dropped out of the rankings after consecutive losses. After a loss to TCU on November 9, the Cowboys clinched their first losing season since 2005, ending an 18 season long bowl streak. The Cowboys lost their final 9 games, going winless in conference play. This was the Cowboys most losing season since 1991, when they went winless.
On December 4, offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo were fired.

## Preseason
### Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.
Big 12 :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Utah | 906 (20) |
| 2 | Kansas State | 889 (19) |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 829 (14) |
| 4 | Kansas | 772 (5) |
| 5 | Arizona | 762 (3) |
| 6 | Iowa State | 661 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 581 |
| 8 | UCF | 551 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 532 |
| 10 | TCU | 436 |
| 11 | Colorado | 400 |
| 12 | Baylor | 268 |
| 13 | BYU | 215 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 196 |
| 15 | Houston | 157 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 141 |
* First place votes in

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 (FCS) South Dakota State* | No. 17 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN+ | W 44–20 | 52,202 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas* | No. 16 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | W 39–31 $^{2OT}$ | 52,202 |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at Tulsa* | No. 13 | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 45–10 | 30,915 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 12 Utah | No. 14 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 19–22 | 52,202 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 23 Kansas State | No. 20 | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPN | L 20–42 | 51,741 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | West Virginia | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN2 | L 14–38 | 52,202 |
| October 18 | 9:15 p.m. | at No. 13 BYU | | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN | L 35–38 | 62,841 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Baylor | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 44,987 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Arizona State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX/FS2 | L 21–42 | 52,202 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at TCU | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | L 13–38 | 45,348 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN+ | L 48–56 | 52,202 |
| November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 25 Colorado | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ABC | L 0–52 | 51,030 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 30) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### vs No. 1 (FCS) South Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 (FCS) Jackrabbits | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 17 Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,202
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
| Statistics | SDST | OKST |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 388 | 394 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 149 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20-27-1 | 25-34-0 |
| Time of possession | 30:47 | 29:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Dakota State | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 20/37, 264 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| South Dakota State | Rushing | Amar Johnson | 9 carries, 73 yards, 0 TD |
| South Dakota State | Receiving | Griffin Wilde | 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 24/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 28 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 6 receptions, 83 yards, 0 TD |

### vs. Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Razorbacks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 16 Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 39 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,202
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
| Statistics | ARK | OKST |
| First downs | 33 | 21 |
| Total yards | 648 | 385 |
| Rushing yards | 232 | 59 |
| Passing yards | 416 | 326 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–46–1 | 27–48–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:14 | 23:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas | Passing | Taylen Green | 26/45, 416 yards, TD, INT |
| Arkansas | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 24 carries, 149 yards, 3 TD |
| Arkansas | Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 10 receptions, 164 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 27/48, 326 yards, TD, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 17 carries, 49 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD |

### at Tulsa (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Cowboys | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 30,195
* Referee: Henry Johns
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | TUL |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 560 | 352 |
| Rushing yards | 129 | 116 |
| Passing yards | 431 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–39–1 | 19–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:55 | 29:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 24/31, 396 yards, 5 TD's, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Trent Howland | 10 carries, 53 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulsa | Passing | Kirk Francis | 14/31, 153 yards, 1 INT |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Anthony Watkins | 9 carries, 40 yards |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Kamdyn Benjamin | 6 reactions, 94 yards |

### vs No. 12 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Utes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| No. 14 Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: September 21, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,202
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (FOX/ESPN Radio): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)/Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
| Statistics | UTAH | OKST |
| First downs | 20 | 11 |
| Total yards | 456 | 285 |
| Rushing yards | 249 | 48 |
| Passing yards | 207 | 237 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–29–2 | 19–44–2 |
| Time of possession | 42:26 | 17:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Isaac Wilson | 17/29, 207 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Micah Bernard | 25 carries, 182 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | Dorian Singer | 7 receptions, 95 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 16/33, 206 yards, 2 TD's 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon | 11 carries, 42 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 3 receptions, 50 yards |

### at No. 23 Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Cowboys | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 23 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,741
* Referee: Stephen Baron
* TV announcers (ESPN/Westwood One): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)/Nate Gatter (play-by-play) and Derek Rackley (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | KSU |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 490 | 559 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 300 |
| Passing yards | 354 | 259 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–50–2 | 19–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 26/50, 364 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 15 carries, 76 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 7 receptions, 157 yards, TD |
| Kansas State | Passing | Avery Johnson | 19/31, 259 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Kansas State | Rushing | DJ Giddens | 15 carries, 187 yards, TD |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Jayce Brown | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### vs West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind: S at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,202
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | WVU | OKST |
| First downs | 31 | 11 |
| Total yards | 558 | 227 |
| Rushing yards | 389 | 36 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 191 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–16 | 14–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 42:20 | 17:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Green | 9/15, 159 yards |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Jaheim White | 19 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Hudson Clement | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 10/19, 116 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 13 carries, 50 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Da'Wain Lofton | 3 receptions, 73 yards |

### at No. 13 BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| No. 13 Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
* Date: October 18, 2024
* Game time: 9:15 p.m.
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,841
* Referee: Luke Richmond
* TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | BYU |
| First downs | 22 | 25 |
| Total yards | 421 | 473 |
| Rushing yards | 269 | 255 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 218 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–29–2 | 13–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 11/19, 85 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 16 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 5 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD |
| BYU | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 13/26, 218 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| BYU | Rushing | LJ Martin | 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Darius Lassiter | 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD |

### at Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: October 26, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,987
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
| Statistics | OKST | BAY |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 433 | 565 |
| Rushing yards | 74 | 343 |
| Passing yards | 359 | 222 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–42–1 | 11–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:01 | 24:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 28/42, 359 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon | 18 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 15 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 11/19, 222 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Dawson Pendergrass | 6 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Ashtyn Hawkins | 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD |

### vs Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: November 2, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,2202
* Referee: Cravonne Barrett
* TV announcers (FOX/FS2): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | ASU | OKST |
| First downs | 26 | 16 |
| Total yards | 529 | 270 |
| Rushing yards | 225 | 81 |
| Passing yards | 304 | 189 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–29 | 19–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 38:31 | 21:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Sam Leavitt | 20/29, 304 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Cam Skattebo | 23 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Cam Skattebo | 4 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 18/31, 178 yards, 1 TD , 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 5 receptions, 77 yards |

### at TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Horned Frogs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: November 9, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,348
* Referee: Henry Johns
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | OKST | TCU |
| First downs | 25 | 27 |
| Total yards | 368 | 468 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 293 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–37–2 | 28–37 |
| Time of possession | 32:20 | 27:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Alan Bowman | 19/29, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 25 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| TCU | Passing | Josh Hoover | 26/35, 286 yards, 1 TD |
| TCU | Rushing | Jordyn Bailey | 1 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| TCU | Receiving | JP Richardson | 7 receptions, 100 yards |

### vs Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: November 23, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,202
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
| Statistics | TTU | OKST |
| First downs | 31 | 32 |
| Total yards | 544 | 556 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 203 |
| Passing yards | 404 | 353 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 37–53–1 | 27–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:51 | 27:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 35/50, 366 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 28 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Caleb Douglas | 5 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Maealiuaki Smith | 26/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 15 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | De'Zhaun Stribling | 7 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD |

### at No. 25 Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No.25 Buffaloes | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: November 29, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,030
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | OKST | COLO |
| First downs | 10 | 26 |
| Total yards | 147 | 471 |
| Rushing yards | 70 | 33 |
| Passing yards | 77 | 438 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–34–2 | 34–42–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:31 | 32:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Maealiuaki Smith | 11/29, 70 yards, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Trent Howland | 9 carries, 57 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 8 receptions, 42 yards |
| Colorado | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 34/41, 438 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Micah Welch | 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | LaJohntay Wester | 11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD |

## 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 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |