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.

2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
National champion (Colley)
Big 12 champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Mike Gundy (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorTodd Monken (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Bill Young (3rd season)
  • Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 1     12 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 2     10 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma   6 3     10 3  
Missouri   5 4     8 5  
Texas   4 5     8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     5 7  
Kansas   0 9     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.


Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 preseason prediction poll, as voted on by members of the media, was released on July 20, 2011. The Cowboys were predicted to finish third in the conference, though they also received a first place vote.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 9
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FCSW 61–3455,382
September 87:00 p.m.Arizona*No. 9
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPNW 37–1454,654
September 18A12:15 a.m.Aat Tulsa*No. 7
  • Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)
FSNW 59–3324,563
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABC/ESPN2W 30–2987,358
October 82:30 p.m.KansasNo. 6
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
W 70–2858,030
October 152:30 p.m.at No. 22 TexasNo. 6
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABC/ESPNW 38–26100,101
October 2211:00 a.m.at MissouriNo. 6
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
FXW 45–2464,202
October 292:30 p.m.BaylorNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPNW 59–2458,274
November 57:00 p.m.No. 17 Kansas StateNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 52–4558,895
November 1211:00 a.m.at Texas TechNo. 2
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCW 66–659,059
November 187:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 2
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA
ESPNL 31–37 2OT52,027
December 37:00 p.m.No. 10 OklahomaNo. 3
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)
ABCW 44–1058,141
January 2, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Stanford*No. 3
  • University of Phoenix Stadium
  • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
ESPNW 41–38 OT69,927
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source:
  • ^A Originally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

Personnel

2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Brandon Weeden Sr
RB 1 Joseph Randle So
OT 73 Levy Adcock Sr
OC 74 Grant Garner
G 68 Lane Taylor Jr
WR 81 Justin Blackmon Jr
WR 25 Josh Cooper Sr
WR 5 Josh Stewart Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Ryan Robinson Jr
DL 90 Joe Okafor Fr
LB 11 Shaun Lewis So
DB 19 Brodrick Brown
DB 4 Justin Gilbert So
DB 10 Markelle Martin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Quinn Sharp Jr
Head coach
  • Mike Gundy
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Todd Monken, Offensive coordinator
  • Bill Young, Co-Defensive coordinator
  • Glenn Spencer, Co-Defensive coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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)
Reference:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP9987566633224333
Coaches8776677644325533
HarrisNot released663322553Not released
BCSNot released43322433Not released

Game summaries

Louisiana–Lafayette

Louisiana–Lafayette at No. 9 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Ragin' Cajuns 3 71014 34
No. 9 Cowboys 10 241017 61
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 55,382
  • Game weather: Sunny, 100 °F (38 °C), Wind: ENE 10 mph
  • Referee: Tom Walker
  • TV announcers (FCS): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Yogi Roth (Color) & Desmond Purnell (Sideline)

Statistics ULL OKST
First downs 19 31
Total yards 320 666
Rushing yards 108 208
Passing yards 212 458
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 31:00 29:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana–Lafayette Passing Blaine Gautier 13/26, 106 yards, INT
Rushing Qyen Griffin 9 rushes, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Javone Lawson 3 receptions, 67 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 24/39, 388 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 22 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 8 receptions, 144 yards

Arizona

Arizona at No. 9 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Wildcats 0 077 14
No. 9 Cowboys 14 7610 37
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 54,654
  • Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C), Wind: NNE 14 mph
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Craig James (Color), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Jenn Brown (Sideline)

Statistics ARIZ OKST
First downs 21 25
Total yards 439 594
Rushing yards 41 197
Passing yards 398 397
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:38 31:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Nick Foles 37/51, 398 yards, TD
Rushing Keola Antolin 13 rushes, 22 yards, TD
Receiving Dan Buckner 10 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 42/53, 397 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 12 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

at Tulsa

No. 7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Cowboys 14 17217 59
Golden Hurricane 3 3207 33
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK
  • Game start: 12:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 24,563
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: SE 6 mph
  • Referee: Randy Smith
  • TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Jeremy Bloom (Sideline)

Statistics OKST TLSA
First downs 32 27
Total yards 543 482
Rushing yards 174 365
Passing yards 369 117
Turnovers 2 6
Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 29/39, 369 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 25 rushes, 128 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Josh Cooper 7 receptions, 78 yards
Tulsa Passing Kalen Henderson 6/20, 104 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ja'Terian Douglas 12 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Bryan Burnham 3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

at No. 8 Texas A&M

No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 8 Texas A&M
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Cowboys 3 0216 30
No. 8 Aggies 10 1009 29
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Kyle Field, College Station, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 87,358
  • Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C), Wind: W/SW 6 mph
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
Statistics OKST TAMU
First downs 33 25
Total yards 484 471
Rushing yards 46 162
Passing yards 438 309
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 33:03 26:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 47/60, 438 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Joseph Randle 21 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Josh Cooper 11 receptions, 123 yards
Texas A&M Passing Ryan Tannehill 28/47, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ryan Tannehill 7 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Swope 7 receptions, 105 yards

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

Kansas at No. 6 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Jayhawks 7 0714 28
No. 6 Cowboys 35 2177 70
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 58,030
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSE 21 mph
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
Statistics KU OKST
First downs 24 27
Total yards 478 600
Rushing yards 153 106
Passing yards 325 494
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 35:14 24:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jordan Webb 25/36, 316 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tony Pierson 6 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Tim Biere 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 24/28, 288 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jeremy Smith 3 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Receiving Hubert Anyiam 5 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD

at No. 22 Texas

No. 6 Oklahoma State at No. 22 Texas
Team 1 234Total
No. 6 Cowboys 7 14170 38
No. 22 Longhorns 0 10142 26
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 100,101
  • Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: S 8 mph
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)
Statistics OKST TEX
First downs 21 24
Total yards 420 370
Rushing yards 231 202
Passing yards 139 218
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 20:42 39:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 23/41, 218 yards, TD
Rushing Jeremy Smith 7 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Texas Passing David Ash 22/40, 139 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Malcolm Brown 19 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mike Davis 10 receptions, 80 yards

at Missouri

No. 6 Oklahoma State at Missouri
Team 1 234Total
No. 6 Cowboys 14 10147 45
Tigers 3 1407 24
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 64,202
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: W 3 mph
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Kristina Pink (Sideline)
Statistics OKST MIZ
First downs 27 26
Total yards 533 463
Rushing yards 195 248
Passing yards 338 215
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 33/49, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 14 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Michael Harrison 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Missouri Passing James Franklin 14/27, 184 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Henry Josey 25 rushes, 138 yards
Receiving T. J. Moe 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Baylor

Baylor at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
Bears 0 0321 24
No. 3 Cowboys 21 141410 59
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 58,274
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C), Wind: SSW 18 mph
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
Statistics BAY OKST
First downs 36 23
Total yards 622 601
Rushing yards 176 327
Passing yards 446 274
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 23:40 36:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Robert Griffin III 33/50, 425 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Terrance Omar Ganaway 23 rushes, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Terrance Williams 8 receptions, 154 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 24/36, 274 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joseph Randle 14 rushes, 152 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 13 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD

No. 17 Kansas State

No. 17 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
No. 17 Wildcats 10 14714 45
No. 3 Cowboys 14 13718 52
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 58,895
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: SSE 18 mph
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Color)

Statistics KSU OKST
First downs 27 26
Total yards 507 575
Rushing yards 276 73
Passing yards 231 502
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 40:49 19:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Collin Klein 22/38, 231 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Collin Klein 29 rushes, 144 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tramaine Thompson 6 receptions, 71 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 36/46, 502 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 16 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 13 receptions, 205 yards, 2 TD

at Texas Tech

No. 2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Team 1 234Total
No. 2 Cowboys 21 28143 66
Red Raiders 0 060 6
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 57,205
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 19 mph, G26
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Shelley Smith (Sideline)
Statistics OKST TTU
First downs 31 16
Total yards 637 270
Rushing yards 183 101
Passing yards 454 169
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 31/37, 423 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Herschel Sims 13 rushes, 109 yards
Receiving Josh Cooper 6 receptions, 106 yards
Texas Tech Passing Seth Doege 25/43, 169 yards, INT
Rushing DeAndré Washington 11 rushes, 47 yards
Receiving DeAndré Washington 4 receptions, 41 yards

at Iowa State

No. 2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Team 1 234OT2OTTotal
No. 2 Cowboys 7 107070 31
Cyclones 0 710776 37
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 52,027
  • Game weather: Clear Skies, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: S 0–5 mph
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)
     
Statistics OKST ISU
First downs 24 33
Total yards 536 568
Rushing yards 60 192
Passing yards 476 376
Turnovers 5 3
Time of possession 24:47 35:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 42/58, 476 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 10 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Josh Cooper 13 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Iowa State Passing Jared Barnett 31/58, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jared Barnett 14 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Albert Gary 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

No. 10 Oklahoma

No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234Total
No. 10 Sooners 0 307 10
No. 3 Cowboys 10 14200 44
  • Date: December 3
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 58,141
  • Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C), Wind: W 7 mph
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

Statistics OKLA OKST
First downs 24 22
Total yards 358 495
Rushing yards 108 278
Passing yards 250 217
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 31:07 28:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Landry Jones 27/50, 250 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Roy Finch 9 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Kenny Stills 6 receptions, 63 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 24/36, 217 yards
Rushing Joseph Randle 19 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 10 receptions, 95 yards

vs. No. 4 Stanford (Fiesta Bowl)

No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State
Team 1 234OTTotal
No. 4 Cardinal 7 147100 38
No. 3 Cowboys 0 213143 41
  • Date: January 2
  • Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 69,927
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

Statistics STAN OKST
First downs 27 15
Total yards 590 412
Rushing yards 243 13
Passing yards 347 399
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 41:47 18:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Stanford Passing Andrew Luck 27/31, 347 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Stepfan Taylor 35 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ty Montgomery 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Oklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 29/42, 399 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 10 rushes, 23 yards, TD
Receiving Justin Blackmon 8 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD

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

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