2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
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Holiday Bowl, L 31–42 vs. Oregon | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 16 |
2008 record | 9–4 (5–3 Big 12) |
Head coach | Mike Gundy (4th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Gunter Brewer (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Trooper Taylor (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Beckman (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) |
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Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Missouri xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska x | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas x% | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas Tech x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington State* |
| FSN | W 39–13 | 50,830 | |
September 6 | 6:05 p.m. | Houston* | W 56–37 | 45,001 | |||
September 13 | 12:05 p.m. | Missouri State* |
| FCS | W 57–13 | 43,388 | |
September 27 | 6:05 p.m. | Troy* |
| W 55–24 | 52,463 | ||
October 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 21 |
| W 56–28 | 51,147 | |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Missouri | No. 17 | ESPN2 | W 28–23 | 68,349 | |
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor![]() | No. 8 |
| W 34–6 | 50,080 | |
October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Texas | No. 7 | ABC | L 24–28 | 98,518 | |
November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 59–17 | 46,718 |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Texas Tech | No. 8 | ABC | L 20–56 | 55,663 | |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 11 | ABC | W 30–17 | 46,092 | |
November 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 11 |
| ABC | L 41–61 | 49,031 |
December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 Oregon | No. 13 |
| ESPN | L 31–42 | 59,108 |
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Roster
Game summaries
Washington State
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Houston
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The Cowboys face off against the Houston Cougars at Boone Pickens Stadium on September 8, 2008
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Missouri State
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Troy
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Texas A&M
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Missouri
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Baylor
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Texas
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Iowa State
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Texas Tech
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Colorado
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Oklahoma
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2008 Holiday Bowl
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | 23f | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | Not released |
Statistics
Team
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Scores by quarter
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Offense
Rushing
Name | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Kendall Hunter | 13 | 241 | 1544 | 0 | 1544 | 6.4 | 16 | 68 | 118.8 ypg |
Keith Toston | 13 | 102 | 686 | 0 | 686 | 6.7 | 9 | 56 | 52.8 ypg |
Passing
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
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Zac Robinson | 13-13 | 166.86 | 204-314-10 | 65 | 3065 | 25 | 95 | 235.8 ypg |
Alex Cate | 2-0 | 174.08 | 4-5-0 | 66.7 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 28 ypg |
Receiving
Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Dez Bryant | 12 | 87 | 1481 | 17 | 19 | 80 | 123.4 ypg |
Kendall Hunter | 13 | 24 | 198 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 15.2 ypg |
Defense
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
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Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | QBH | Rcv-Yds | FF | ||||
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Special teams
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No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | 50+ | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | |
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No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
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Awards
- Matt Fodge won the 2008 Ray Guy Award
- First Team All-American: Kendall Hunter, Dez Bryant(consensus), Perrish Cox
- All-Big 12: Dez Bryant (1st team), Kendall Hunter (1st), Russell Okung (1st), Matt Fodge (2nd), Andre Sexton (2nd), Jacob Lacey (2nd)
- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year: Dez Bryant
2008 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Brandon Pettigrew | Tight end | 1 | 20 | Detroit Lions |
The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:
- Jacob Lacey was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.[4]
- Ricky Price was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[5]
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References
- "2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- 2011 Oklahoma State football media guide, http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011FBMG.pdf
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2009.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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