American college football season
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 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Savannah State * No. 19 FCS Central W 84–055,784 September 8 9:30 p.m. at Arizona * No. 18 P12N L 38–5945,602 September 15 11:00 a.m. Louisiana–Lafayette * Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FSN W 65–2456,062 September 29 6:30 p.m. No. 12 Texas Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FOX L 36–4156,709 October 13 2:30 p.m. at Kansas FSN W 20–1431,115 October 20 11:00 a.m. Iowa State Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FX W 31–1057,019 October 27 2:30 p.m. TCU Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FSN W 36–1457,183 November 3 7:00 p.m. at No. 3 Kansas State ABC L 30–4450,781 November 10 2:30 p.m. West Virginia Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ABC/ESPN2 W 55–3457,799 November 17 2:30 p.m. No. 23 Texas Tech Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FSN W 59–2155,341 November 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 14 Oklahoma No. 25 ESPN L 48–51 OT 85,824 December 1 11:00 a.m. at Baylor FX L 34–4139,203 January 1, 2013 11:00 a.m. vs. Purdue * ESPNU W 58–1448,313 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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2 3 4 Total
West Virginia
7
10 17 0
34
• Oklahoma State
21
10 10 14
55
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.[ 2]
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2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech
0
14 0 7
21
• Oklahoma State
7
28 17 7
59
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
^ Hoover, John E. (February 15, 2012). "Big 12 Announces 2012 Football Schedule" . Tulsa World . Retrieved February 17, 2012 . ^ "Clint Chelf Has 4 TDs in 1st Start, Propels Okla. St. by WVU" . ESPN . Retrieved July 29, 2013 .^ "Isaiah Anderson Key as OK State Thumps Texas Tech" . ESPN . Retrieved November 17, 2014 .^ "Coaches" . Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012 .
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