# 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by seventh year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2011 season was arguably the best in the Cowboys' 112-year football history. They opened the season with 10 straight wins, in the process rising to #2 in the AP Poll—the school's highest-ever ranking in a major poll. After unexpectedly losing to Iowa State in Ames, they ultimately finished the regular season 11–1, including a 44–10 win over rival Oklahoma for their first win in the Bedlam Series since 2002. They also won their first Big 12 title and their first outright conference title since winning the 1948 Missouri Valley Conference title. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, their first Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 9 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FCS | W 61–34 | 55,382 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona* | No. 9 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | W 37–14 | 54,654 |
| September 18 | 12:15 a.m. | at Tulsa* | No. 7 | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry) | FSN | W 59–33 | 24,563 |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Texas A&M | No. 7 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ABC/ESPN2 | W 30–29 | 87,358 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 6 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | | W 70–28 | 58,030 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Texas | No. 6 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC/ESPN | W 38–26 | 100,101 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Missouri | No. 6 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FX | W 45–24 | 64,202 |
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 3 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC/ESPN | W 59–24 | 58,274 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Kansas State | No. 3 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | W 52–45 | 58,895 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 2 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 66–6 | 59,059 |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 2 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | L 31–37 $^{2OT}$ | 52,027 |
| December 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK (Bedlam Game) | ABC | W 44–10 | 58,141 |
| January 2, 2012 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Stanford* | No. 3 | University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ESPN | W 41–38 $^{OT}$ | 69,927 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
* ^A Originally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma Mater |
| Mike Gundy | Head Coach | 6 | Oklahoma State (1989) |
| Todd Monken | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | 0 | Knox College (1989) |
| Jemal Singleton | Running backs | 0 | Air Force (1999) |
| Kasey Dunn | Wide receivers | 0 | Idaho (1992) |
| Doug Meacham | Inside Receivers | 6 | Oklahoma State (1987) |
| Joe Wickline | Offensive Line Coach | 6 | Florida (1983) |
| Bill Young | Co-defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach | 2 | Oklahoma State (1968) |
| Glenn Spencer | Co-defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | 3 | Georgia Tech (1987) |
| Jason Jones | Cornerbacks | 3 | Alabama (2001) |
| Joe DeForest | Associate head coach/Special Teams/Safeties | 10 | Southwestern Louisiana (1987) |
| Rob Glass | Strength and conditioning coach | 6 | Oklahoma State (1983) |
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Coaches | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| • Oklahoma State | 10 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 61 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| • Oklahoma State | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 |

### at Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
| Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 33 |

### at No. 8 Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 30 |
| Texas A&M | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Oklahoma State won consecutive games for the first time at Kyle Field as Cowboys' fans chanted "Big 12, Big 12" in the final conference matchup between the two teams. Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 483 yards.

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| • Oklahoma State | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 70 |

### at No. 22 Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| Texas | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 26 |

### at Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Missouri | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| • Oklahoma State | 21 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 59 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| • Oklahoma State | 14 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 52 |

### at Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 21 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 66 |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### at Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| • Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |

### No. 10 Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 44 |

### vs. No. 4 Stanford (Fiesta Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Stanford | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| • Oklahoma State | 0 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 41 |

## Awards and honors

* Justin Blackmon – Fred Biletnikoff Award, Unanimous First-team All-American
* Levy Adcock – Consensus First-team All-American

## 2012 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Justin Blackmon | Wide receiver | 1 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Brandon Weeden | Quarterback | 1 | 22 | Cleveland Browns |
| Markelle Martin | Safety | 6 | 190 | Tennessee Titans |