American college football season
2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football |
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Liberty Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Record | 7–6 (3–6 Big 12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Yurcich (6th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Knowles (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Boone Pickens Stadium |
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The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place.[9]
Media poll |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Oklahoma | 509 (46) |
2 | West Virginia | 432 (2) |
3 | TCU | 390 (1) |
4 | Texas | 370 (1) |
5 | Oklahoma State | 300 |
6 | Kansas State | 283 (2) |
7 | Iowa State | 250 |
8 | Texas Tech | 149 |
9 | Baylor | 125 |
10 | Kansas | 52 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | | | FS1 | W 58–17 | 50,103 |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | W 55–13 | 53,923 |
September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State* | No. 24 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN | W 44–21 | 54,974 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 15 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FS1 | L 17–41 | 53,166 |
September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | | | FSN | W 48–28 | 18,364 |
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 25 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN2 | L 42–48 | 52,995 |
October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas State | | | ESPNU | L 12–31 | 50,245 |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Texas | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ABC | W 38–35 | 56,790 |
November 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | | | FS1 | L 31–35 | 43,492 |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma | | | ABC | L 47–48 | 87,635 |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 7 West Virginia | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ABC | W 45–41 | 52,842 |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU | | | FOX | L 24–31 | 42,394 |
December 31 | 2:45 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Missouri* | | | ESPN | W 38–33 | 76,468 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule Source:[10]
Game summaries
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Cowboys | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Cowboys | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Broncos | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 24 Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
No. 15 Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
At Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Jayhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Iowa State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones | 9 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
No. 25 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score.[11] The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48-42.[12]
At Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40.[12]
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Cowboys | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
At Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
No. 6 Sooners | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
West Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Mountaineers | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
At TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Horned Frogs | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
Vs. Missouri (Liberty Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
No. 24 Tigers | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 33 |
Statistics
Scoring
- Scores against non-conference opponents
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Opponents | | | | | 0 | Oklahoma State | | | | | 0 | |
- Scores against the Big 12
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Opponents | | | | | 0 | Oklahoma State | | | | | 0 | |
- Scores against all opponents
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Opponents | | | | | 0 | Oklahoma State | | | | | 0 | |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | 24 | 15 | RV | 25 | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
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Coaches | 25 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll". Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ Becker, Dana (October 7, 2018). "Iowa State Football: Cyclones get Purdy to stun Oklahoma State". Saturday Blitz. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Cooper, Mark (October 8, 2018). "OSU football: What we learned from Oklahoma State's 48-42 loss to Iowa State". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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