2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue.

2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Heart of Dallas Bowl champion
Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 58–14 vs. Purdue
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 19 Texas		5	–	4					9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Mike Gundy	Head Coach	8	Oklahoma State (1990)
Todd Monken	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2	Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton	Running backs	2	Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn	Wide Receivers	2	Idaho (1992)
Joe Wickline	Offensive Line	8	Florida (1983)
Bill Young	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	8	Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer	Co-Defensive Coordinator	5	Georgia Tech (1986)
Jason Jones	Defensive Backs	5	Alabama (2001)
Van Malone	Safeties	0	Texas (1994)
Rob Glass	Strength and Conditioning	17	Oklahoma State (1984)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	No. 19	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FCS Central	W 84–0	55,784
September 8	9:30 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 18	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 38–59	45,602
September 15	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 65–24	56,062
September 29	6:30 p.m.	No. 12 Texas		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 36–41	56,709
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 20–14	31,115
October 20	11:00 a.m.	Iowa State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FX	W 31–10	57,019
October 27	2:30 p.m.	TCU		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 36–14	57,183
November 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 30–44	50,781
November 10	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 55–34	57,799
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 23 Texas Tech	No. 22	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 59–21	55,341
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma	No. 25	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Game)	ESPN	L 48–51 ^OT	85,824
December 1	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FX	L 34–41	39,203
January 1, 2013	11:00 a.m.	vs. Purdue*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPNU	W 58–14	48,313
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2012 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	19	18	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	22	24	RV	RV
Coaches	19	18	RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	24	21	RV	RV	RV
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	22	25	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	24	NR	24	21	23	NR	Not released

Season summary

West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total West Virginia 7 10 17 0 34 • Oklahoma State 21 10 10 14 55 Date: November 10 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 57,799 Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Dave Lamont (Play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (Color)

Scoring summary 1 12:00 OKST Josh Stewart 46 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) Oklahoma State 7–0 1 3:07 OKST Josh Stewart 21 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick) Oklahoma State 14–0 1 1:06 WVU Stedman Bailey 37 yard pass from Paul Millard (Tyler Bitancurt kick) Oklahoma State 14–7 1 :53 OKST Justin Gilbert 96 yard kickoff return Oklahoma State 21–7 2 5:43 WVU Tavon Austin 17 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) Oklahoma State 21–14 2 4:33 OKST Blake Jackson 48 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick) Oklahoma State 28–14 2 2:38 OKST Quinn Sharp 26 yard field goal Oklahoma State 31–14 2 :55 WVU Tyler Bitancurt 41 yard field goal Oklahoma State 31–17 3 12:32 WVU Ryan Nehlen 9 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) Oklahoma State 31–24 3 10:19 OKST Charlie Moore 5 yard pass from Clint Chelf Oklahoma State 38–24 3 5:58 WVU Tyler Bitancurt 37 yard field goal Oklahoma State 38–27 3 5:20 WVU Geno Smith 1 yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) Oklahoma State 38–34 3 2:22 OKST Quinn Sharp 32 yard field goal Oklahoma State 41–34 4 12:05 OKST Josh Stewart 20 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick) Oklahoma State 48–34 4 9:50 OKST Jeremy Smith 21 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) Oklahoma State 55-34

Clint Chelf, the third quarterback to start for Oklahoma State in 2012, threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, and Josh Stewart had a career-high 172 yards receiving as the Cowboys handed West Virginia its fourth straight defeat, 55–34.[3]

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 14 0 7 21 • Oklahoma State 7 28 17 7 59 Date: November 17 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 55,341 Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 10:30 OKST Staley 2 yard pass from Walsh (Sharp kick) OKST 7–0 Q2 14:57 TTU Stephens 1 yard run (Bustin kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 13:22 OKST Anderson 60 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick) OKST 14–7 Q2 11:15 OKST Anderson 33 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick) OKST 21–7 Q2 8:34 OKST Walsh 2 yard run (Sharp kick) OKST 28–7 Q2 6:18 OKST Anderson 66 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick) OKST 35–7 Q2 :15 TTU Williams 2 yard pass from Doege (Bustin kick) OKST 35–14 Q3 9:54 OKST Smith 17 yard run (Sharp kick) OKST 42–14 Q3 6:22 OKST Sharp 51 yard field goal OKST 45–14 Q3 :17 OKST Randle 1 yard run (Sharp kick) OKST 52–14 Q4 12:35 OKST Craig 30 yard blocked punt return (Sharp kick) OKST 59–14 Q4 2:51 TTU Moore 7 yard pass from Brewer (Bustin kick) OKST 59–21

• Isaiah Anderson 4 Rec, 174 Yds[4]

References

1. "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
2. Hoover, John E. (February 15, 2012). "Big 12 Announces 2012 Football Schedule". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
3. "Clint Chelf Has 4 TDs in 1st Start, Propels Okla. St. by WVU". ESPN. November 10, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
4. "Isaiah Anderson Key as OK State Thumps Texas Tech". ESPN. November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2014.