2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium. They played in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.

2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Big 12 South Division co-champion Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 36–10 vs. Arizona
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 13
2010 record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)

2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 18 Missouri x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Kansas State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	9
Southern Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 13 Oklahoma State x		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 19 Texas A&M x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Baylor		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	5					8	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Washington State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 65–17	48,692[1]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Troy*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 41–38	48,820[2]
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		W 65–28	51,778[3]
September 30	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 38–35	48,284[4]
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 22	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	W 54–28	25,881[5]
October 16	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 20	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN+	W 34–17	60,454[6]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Nebraska	No. 17	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 41–51	55,935[7]
October 30	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 20	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 24–14	50,831[8]
November 6	11:30 a.m.	No. 22 Baylor	No. 19	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 55–28	50,741[9]
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at Texas	No. 12	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 33–16	100,659[10]
November 20	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 48–14	39,261[11]
November 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 10	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 41–47	51,164[12]
December 29	8:15 p.m.	vs. Arizona*	No. 16	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–10	57,593[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 2010 Washington State Cougars football team

1 2 3 4 Total Washington State 0 10 0 7 17 • Oklahoma State 17 21 13 14 65 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:11 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 48,962 Game weather: 84 °F, Sunny Referee: Greg Burks Television network: FSN

Troy

See also: 2010 Troy Trojans football team

1 2 3 4 Total Troy 3 24 3 8 38 • Oklahoma State 3 17 14 7 41 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 48,820 Game weather: 86 °F, Sunny Referee: Scott Novak

Tulsa

See also: 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 0 7 7 14 28 • Oklahoma State 20 21 17 7 65 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 51,778 Game weather: 91 °F, Sunny Referee: Matt Loeffler

Texas A&M

See also: 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 14 7 0 14 35 • #24 Oklahoma State 0 7 21 10 38 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:46 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 48,284 Game weather: 76 °F, Sunny Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Craig James & Jesse Palmer (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)

Louisiana–Lafayette

See also: 2010 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #21 Oklahoma State 10 7 24 13 54 Louisiana–Lafayette 0 21 7 0 28 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Game start: 8:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:48 Game attendance: 25,881 Game weather: 78 °F, Clear Referee: Tony Backert Television network: ESPN2

Texas Tech

See also: 2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Oklahoma State 21 3 7 3 34 Texas Tech 0 14 3 0 17 Location: Lubbock, Texas Game start: 2:40 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 60,454 Game weather: 74 °F, Mostly Sunny Referee: Dan Romero Television network: FSN Plus

Nebraska

See also: 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #13 Nebraska 14 17 10 10 51 #15 Oklahoma State 13 14 7 7 41 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m. Game attendance: 55,935 Television network: ABC

Kansas State

See also: 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Oklahoma State 7 10 7 0 24 Kansas State 7 0 7 0 14 Location: Manhattan, Kansas Game start: 6:00 p.m. Game attendance: 50,831

Baylor

See also: 2010 Baylor Bears football team

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 0 14 14 28 • #18 Oklahoma State 10 14 17 14 55 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 11:30 a.m. Game attendance: 50,741 Television network: FSN

Texas

See also: 2010 Texas Longhorns football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #11 Oklahoma State 3 23 7 0 33 Texas 3 0 0 13 16 Location: Austin, Texas Game start: 7:00 p.m. Game attendance: 100,659 Television network: ABC

Kansas

See also: 2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Oklahoma State 10 10 14 14 48 Kansas 14 0 0 0 14 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Game start: 11:00 a.m. Game attendance: 39,261 Television network: FSN

Oklahoma

See also: 2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Bedlam Game

1 2 3 4 Total • #13 Oklahoma 7 17 0 23 47 #9 Oklahoma State 3 14 7 17 41 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 7:00 pm Television network: ABC

Arizona

See also: 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team

Alamo Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Oklahoma State 17 6 10 3 36 Arizona 7 0 3 0 10 Location: San Antonio, Texas Game start: 8:15 pm Television network: ESPN

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	20	17	20	19	12	12	10	16	16	13
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	25	24	21	18	15	20	18	11	10	9	15	13	10
Harris	Not released						18	15	20	18	13	12	9	16	15	Not released
BCS	Not released							14	17	17	10	10	9	14	14	Not released

References

1. "Washington State Cougars vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
2. "Troy Trojans vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
4. "Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
5. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
6. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
7. "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
8. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
9. "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
10. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
11. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
12. "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
13. "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
14. "2010 Schedule". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.