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.
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
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 atOklahoma 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
Game summaries
Louisiana–Lafayette
Statistics ULLOKST 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 StatisticsLouisiana–Lafayette Passing Blaine Gautier 13/26, 106 yards, INT Rushing Qyen Griffin 9 rushes, 37 yards, TD Receiving Javone Lawson 3 receptions, 67 yardsOklahoma 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
Statistics ARIZOKST 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 StatisticsArizona Passing Nick Foles 37/51, 398 yards, TD Rushing Keola Antolin 13 rushes, 22 yards, TD Receiving Dan Buckner 10 receptions, 142 yards, TDOklahoma 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
Statistics OKSTTLSA 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 StatisticsOklahoma 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 yardsTulsa 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
Statistics OKSTTAMU 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 StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 47/60, 438 yards, 2 TD Rushing Joseph Randle 21 rushes, 83 yards Receiving Josh Cooper 11 receptions, 123 yardsTexas 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
Statistics KUOKST 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 StatisticsKansas 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, TDOklahoma 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
Statistics OKSTTEX 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 StatisticsOklahoma 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, TDTexas 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
Statistics OKSTMIZ 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 StatisticsOklahoma 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, TDMissouri 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
Statistics BAYOKST 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 StatisticsBaylor 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, TDOklahoma 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
Statistics KSUOKST 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 StatisticsKansas 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 yardsOklahoma 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
Statistics OKSTTTU 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 StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Brandon Weeden 31/37, 423 yards, 5 TD Rushing Herschel Sims 13 rushes, 109 yards Receiving Josh Cooper 6 receptions, 106 yardsTexas 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
Statistics OKSTISU 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 StatisticsOklahoma 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, TDIowa 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
Statistics OKLAOKST 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 StatisticsOklahoma Passing Landry Jones 27/50, 250 yards, 2 INT Rushing Roy Finch 9 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Kenny Stills 6 receptions, 63 yardsOklahoma 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)
Statistics STANOKST 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 StatisticsStanford 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, TDOklahoma 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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