The 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Mike Gundy in his 20th year as their head coach. The Cowboys played home games at Boone Pickens Stadium located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Following a Big XII Championship game appearance in the previous year, the Cowboys had high pre-season expectations with Heisman candidate Ollie Gordon II.https://web.archive.org/web/20241127073212/https://www.si.com/college/oklahomastate/football/oklahoma-state-rb-ollie-gordon-ii-listed-as-a-heisman-candidate-by-pff-01j5p4c1zct5?utm_campaign=08-20-24-Oklahoma-State-&utm_source=social&utm_medium=Twitter After a 3–0 start, the Cowboys rose to #13 in the AP poll, but dropped out of the rankings after consecutive losses. After a loss to TCU on November 9, the Cowboys clinched their first losing season since 2005, ending an eighteen-season-long bowl streak. The Cowboys lost their final 9 games, going winless in conference play. This was the Cowboys worst season since 1991, when they went winless. No players were selected for the all-conference Big 12 teams, the only school to have that dubious honor.
On December 4, offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo were fired.
Preseason Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.
+Big 12 1 Utah 906 (20) 2 Kansas State 889 (19)3 Oklahoma State 829 (14) 4 Kansas 772 (5) 5 Arizona 762 (3) 6 Iowa State 661 7 West Virginia 581 8 UCF 551 9 Texas Tech 532 10 TCU 436 11 Colorado 400 12 Baylor 268 13 BYU 215 14 Cincinnati 196 15 Houston 157 16 Arizona State 141
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Schedule
Personnel
Game summaries
vs No. 1 (FCS) South Dakota State
Statistics SDST OKST First downs 17 23 Total yards 388 394 Rushing yards 124 149 Passing yards 264 245 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20-27-1 25-34-0 Time of possession 30:47 29:13 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 20/37, 264 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Amar Johnson 9 carries, 73 yards, 0 TD Receiving Griffin Wilde 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TDOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 24/33, 245 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 28 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 6 receptions, 83 yards, 0 TD
vs. Arkansas
Statistics ARKOKST First downs 33 21 Total yards 648 385 Rushing yards 232 59 Passing yards 416 326 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–46–1 27–48–1 Time of possession 36:14 23:46 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Taylen Green 26/45, 416 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 24 carries, 149 yards, 3 TD Receiving Andrew Armstrong 10 receptions, 164 yardsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 27/48, 326 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 17 carries, 49 yards, TD Receiving Brennan Presley 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD
at Tulsa (rivalry)
Statistics OKST TUL First downs 24 19 Total yards 560 352 Rushing yards 129 116 Passing yards 431 236 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–39–1 19–37–1 Time of possession 30:55 29:05 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 24/31, 396 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Trent Howland 10 carries, 53 yards Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 14/31, 153 yards, 1 INT Rushing Anthony Watkins 9 carries, 40 yards Receiving Kamdyn Benjamin 6 reactions, 94 yards
vs No. 12 Utah
Statistics UTAH OKST First downs 20 11 Total yards 456 285 Rushing yards 249 48 Passing yards 207 237 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–29–2 19–44–2 Time of possession 42:26 17:34 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Isaac Wilson 17/29, 207 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Micah Bernard 25 carries, 182 yards Receiving Dorian Singer 7 receptions, 95 yards Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 16/33, 206 yards, 2 TDs 2 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 3 receptions, 50 yards
at No. 23 Kansas State
Statistics OKST KSU First downs 25 23 Total yards 490 559 Rushing yards 126 300 Passing yards 354 259 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–50–2 19–31–1 Time of possession 30:49 29:11 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 26/50, 364 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 15 carries, 76 yards Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 7 receptions, 157 yards, TDKansas State Passing Avery Johnson 19/31, 259 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing DJ Giddens 15 carries, 187 yards, TD Receiving Jayce Brown 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
vs West Virginia
Statistics WVU OKST First downs 31 11 Total yards 558 227 Rushing yards 389 36 Passing yards 169 191 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–16 14–24–2 Time of possession 42:20 17:14 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 9/15, 159 yards Rushing Jahiem White 19 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD Receiving Hudson Clement 3 receptions, 64 yards Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 10/19, 116 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 13 carries, 50 yards Receiving Da'Wain Lofton 3 receptions, 73 yards
at No. 13 BYU
Statistics OKST BYU First downs 22 25 Total yards 421 473 Rushing yards 269 255 Passing yards 152 218 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–2 13–28–1 Time of possession 31:43 28:17 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 11/19, 85 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 16 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brennan Presley 5 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 13/26, 218 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing LJ Martin 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD Receiving Darius Lassiter 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
at Baylor
Statistics OKST BAY First downs 25 23 Total yards 433 565 Rushing yards 74 343 Passing yards 359 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–42–1 11–20–1 Time of possession 35:01 24:59 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 28/42, 359 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon 18 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brennan Presley 15 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 11/19, 222 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Dawson Pendergrass 6 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
vs Arizona State
Statistics ASU OKST First downs 26 16 Total yards 529 270 Rushing yards 225 81 Passing yards 304 189 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–29 19–33–1 Time of possession 38:31 21:29 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 20/29, 304 yards, 3 TD Rushing Cam Skattebo 23 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cam Skattebo 4 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 18/31, 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 5 receptions, 77 yards
at TCU
Statistics OKST TCU First downs 25 27 Total yards 368 468 Rushing yards 135 175 Passing yards 233 293 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–2 28–37 Time of possession 32:20 27:40 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 19/29, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 25 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD TCU Passing Josh Hoover 26/35, 286 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jordyn Bailey 1 carry, 59 yards, 1 TD Receiving JP Richardson 7 receptions, 100 yards
vs Texas Tech
Statistics TTU OKST First downs 31 32 Total yards 544 556 Rushing yards 140 203 Passing yards 404 353 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–53–127–37–1 Time of possession 32:51 27:05 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 35/50, 366 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 28 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD Oklahoma State Passing Maealiuaki Smith 26/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 15 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 7 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
at No. 25 Colorado
Statistics OKST COLO First downs 1026 Total yards 147 471 Rushing yards 70 33 Passing yards 77 438 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–34–2 34–42–1 Time of possession 27:31 32:29 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Maealiuaki Smith 11/29, 70 yards, 2 INT Rushing Trent Howland 9 carries, 57 yards Receiving Brennan Presley 8 receptions, 42 yards Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 34/41, 438 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing Micah Welch 12 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD Receiving LaJohntay Wester 11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD
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