2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

American college football season

2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Heart of Dallas Bowl champion

Heart of Dallas Bowl, W 58–14 vs. Purdue

Conference| Big 12 Conference
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

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule

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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| |

* 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

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 19| 18| RV| RV| RV| —| —| RV| —| 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| —| —| 24| —| 24| 21| 23| —| Not released

## Game summaries

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### West Virginia

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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.[2]

### Texas Tech

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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[3]

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
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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:[4]

## References

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

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