# 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 21 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | W 61–7 | 50,079 |
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Central Michigan* | No. 22 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | L 27–30 | 52,523 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | W 45–38 | 53,514 |
| September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Baylor | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FOX | L 24–35 | 45,373 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 22 Texas | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC | W 49–31 | 53,468 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPNU | W 38–31 | 53,239 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 44–20 | 26,262 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 10 West Virginia | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | W 37–20 | 59,584 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 18 | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC/ESPN2 | W 43–37 | 52,450 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 13 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 45–44 | 54,288 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 11 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 31–6 | 43,303 |
| December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 9 Oklahoma | No. 10 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | FOX | L 20–38 | 87,527 |
| December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 12 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–8 | 59,815 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #21 Cowboys | 28 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 61 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| #22 Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| #16 Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Longhorns | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| Cowboys | 16 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 49 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |

### At Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Mountaineers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |

### At Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 37 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 44 |
| #17 Cowboys | 21 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 45 |

### At TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Horned Frogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Cowboys | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| #7 Sooners | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Colorado–Alamo Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Cowboys | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| #11 Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Coaches | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Not released |