# 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | No. 19 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FCS Central | W 84–0 | 55,784 |
| September 8 | 9:30 p.m. | at Arizona* | No. 18 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | L 38–59 | 45,602 |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | W 65–24 | 56,062 |
| September 29 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 12 Texas | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 36–41 | 56,709 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | W 20–14 | 31,115 |
| October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FX | W 31–10 | 57,019 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | W 36–14 | 57,183 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Kansas State | | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC | L 30–44 | 50,781 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | W 55–34 | 57,799 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 23 Texas Tech | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | W 59–21 | 55,341 |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Oklahoma | No. 25 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Game) | ESPN | L 48–51 $^{OT}$ | 85,824 |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | FX | L 34–41 | 39,203 |
| January 1, 2013 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Purdue* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl) | ESPNU | W 58–14 | 48,313 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## 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 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 24 | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 19 | 18 | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | RV | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | 24 | — | 24 | 21 | 23 | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| • Oklahoma State | 21 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
Clint Chelf, the third quarterback to start for Oklahoma State in 2012, threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, and Josh Stewart had a career-high 172 yards receiving as the Cowboys handed West Virginia its fourth straight defeat, 55–34.

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Oklahoma State | 7 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 59 |
* Isaiah Anderson 4 Rec, 174 Yds

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma mater |
| Mike Gundy | Head coach | 8 | Oklahoma State (1990) |
| Todd Monken | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2 | Knox College (1989) |
| Jemal Singleton | Running backs | 2 | Air Force (1999) |
| Kasey Dunn | Wide Receivers | 2 | Idaho (1992) |
| Joe Wickline | Offensive Line | 8 | Florida (1983) |
| Bill Young | Co-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line | 8 | Oklahoma State (1968) |
| Glenn Spencer | Co-Defensive coordinator | 5 | Georgia Tech (1986) |
| Jason Jones | Defensive Backs | 5 | Alabama (2001) |
| Van Malone | Safeties | 0 | Texas (1994) |
| Rob Glass | Strength and Conditioning | 17 | Oklahoma State (1984) |
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