2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

American college football season

2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Sugar Bowl, L 20–48 vs. Ole Miss

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
AP| No. 20
Record| 10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Mike Gundy (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Yurcich (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Glenn Spencer (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Boone Pickens Stadium

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 5 Oklahoma $^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 20 Oklahoma State |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 7 TCU |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 13 Baylor |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
West Virginia |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Texas Tech |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Texas |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Kansas State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Kansas |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 11th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they lost to Ole Miss.

## Personnel[edit]

### Coaching staff[edit]

Name | Position | Seasons at
Oklahoma State | Alma mater

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Mike Gundy | Head coach | 10 | Oklahoma State (1990)
Mike Yurcich | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2 | California (PA) (1999)
Greg Adkins | Offensive line | 0 | Marshall (1990)
Marcus Arroyo | Running backs | 0 | San Jose State (2002)
Kasey Dunn | Wide receivers | 5 | Idaho (1992)
Jason McEndoo | Tight ends | 0 | Washington State (1998)
Glenn Spencer | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 2 | Georgia Tech (1987)
Joe Bob Clements | Defensive line | 2 | Kansas State (1993)
Tim Duffie | Cornerbacks | 2 | Texas Tech (1999)
Dan Hammerschmidt | Safeties | 0 | Texas (1993)
Reference:[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Oklahoma State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cowboys will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU and will travel to Iowa State, Texas, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.[2]

The Cowboys hosted two non conference games against Central Arkansas and UTSA and traveled to its other non conference foe Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Oklahoma State met for the first time against the Central Michigan Chippewas in Michigan and Central Arkansas Bears at home. The Cowboys hosted the UTSA Roadrunners for the second straight season after defeating them last season 43–13.

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 6:00 p.m.| at Central Michigan*| |

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| ESPNU| W 24–13| 19,717
September 12| 6:30 p.m.| Central Arkansas*| |

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FSN/FCS Atlantic| W 32–8| 57,262
September 19| 2:30 p.m.| UTSA*| No. 25|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FS1| W 69–14| 56,351
September 26| 2:30 p.m.| at Texas| No. 24|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| ESPN| W 30–27| 87,073
October 3| 3:00 p.m.| Kansas State| No. 20|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FS1| W 36–34| 58,030
October 10| 6:00 p.m.| at West Virginia| No. 21|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| ESPN2| W 33–26 OT| 60,410
October 24| 2:30 p.m.| Kansas| No. 14|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FS1| W 58–10| 59,886
October 31| 2:30 p.m.| at Texas Tech| No. 12|

* Jones AT&T Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| ESPN| W 70–53| 54,872
November 7| 2:30 p.m.| No. 8 TCU| No. 14|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FOX| W 49–29| 59,661
November 14| 2:30 p.m.| at Iowa State| No. 8|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA

| ESPN| W 35–31| 54,180
November 21| 6:30 p.m.| No. 10 Baylor| No. 6|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| FOX| L 35–45| 59,669
November 28| 7:00 p.m.| No. 3 Oklahoma| No. 11|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay)

| ABC| L 23–58| 59,231
January 1, 2016| 7:30 p.m.| vs. No. 12 Ole Miss*| No. 16|

* Mercedes-Benz Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

| ESPN| L 20–48| 72,117

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game
* All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[3]

## Games summaries[edit]

### Central Michigan[edit]

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Cowboys | 3  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 24
Chippewas  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 13

### Central Arkansas[edit]

See also: 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bears  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 0 | 8
Cowboys | 10  | 0  | 10  | 12 | 32

### UTSA[edit]

See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Roadrunners  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Cowboys | 17  | 14  | 10  | 28 | 69

### Texas[edit]

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Cowboys | 14  | 3  | 7  | 6 | 30
Longhorns  | 6  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 27

### Kansas State[edit]

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Wildcats  | 14  | 14  | 0  | 6 | 34
Cowboys | 7  | 13  | 6  | 10 | 36

Oklahoma State hosted Kansas State on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.[4] The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers.[5] SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36–34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown.."[6]

### West Virginia[edit]

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4| OT | Total

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Cowboys | 7  | 10  | 6  | 3| 7 | 33
Mountaineers  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 10| 0 | 26

### Kansas[edit]

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Jayhawks  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10
Cowboys | 14  | 21  | 21  | 2 | 58

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crash

Prior to the game, during Oklahoma State University's annual Sea of Orange Homecoming Parade, 25 year old Adacia Chambers drove her car into a crowd of people at the parade killing 4 and injuring 47.

### Texas Tech[edit]

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Cowboys | 14  | 14  | 14  | 28 | 70
Red Raiders  | 24  | 14  | 0  | 15 | 53

### TCU[edit]

See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Horned Frogs  | 9  | 0  | 7  | 13 | 29
Cowboys | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49

### Iowa State[edit]

See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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#5 Cowboys | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 35
Cyclones  | 17  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 31

### Baylor[edit]

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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#10 Bears | 14  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 45
#4 Cowboys  | 14  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 35

### Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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#5 Sooners | 14  | 30  | 7  | 7 | 58
#9 Cowboys  | 10  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 23

### Vs. Ole Miss[edit]

See also: 2015 Ole Miss Rebels football team and 2016 Sugar Bowl

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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#16 Cowboys  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 20
#12 Rebels | 10  | 24  | 7  | 7 | 48

## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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| RV| RV| 25| 24| 20| 21| 16| 14| 12| 12| 5| 4| 9| 14| 13| 20
Coaches| RV| RV| 25| 22| 19| 19| 15| 12| 10| 10| 5| 4| 10| 14| 13| 19
CFP| Not released| 14| 8| 6| 11| 17| 16| Not released

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
2. ^ "Oklahoma State Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
3. ^ "2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
4. ^ Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Officials Place First-Down Marker in Wrong Spot, Leading to OK State TD". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
5. ^ Bromberg, Nick (October 4, 2015). "Oklahoma St. Apparently Mistakenly Awarded 1st Down in Win Over Kansas St". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
6. ^ "Outrageous officiating Incompetence Costs K-State". SB Nation. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

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* Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present)
* Sherman E. Smith Training Center

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* Bowl games
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* Tulsa

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