2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
National champion ( Colley) Big 12 champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 41–38OT vs. Stanford
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Monken (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Bill Young (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (1st as co-DC, 3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons ←  2010 2012 →

2011 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 16 Oklahoma		6	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Texas Tech		2	–	7					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by seventh year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.

The 2011 season was arguably the best in the Cowboys' 112-year football history. They opened the season with 10 straight wins, in the process rising to #2 in the AP Poll—the school's highest-ever ranking in a major poll. After unexpectedly losing to Iowa State in Ames, they ultimately finished the regular season 11–1, including a 44–10 win over rival Oklahoma for their first win in the Bedlam Series since 2002. They also won their first Big 12 title and their first outright conference title since winning the 1948 Missouri Valley Conference title. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, their first Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions. ^{[1] [2]}

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Mike Gundy	Head Coach	6	Oklahoma State (1989)
Todd Monken	Offensive coordinator/ Quarterbacks	0	Knox College (1989)
Jemal Singleton	Running backs	0	Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn	Wide receivers	0	Idaho (1992)
Doug Meacham	Inside Receivers	6	Oklahoma State (1987)
Joe Wickline	Offensive Line Coach	6	Florida (1983)
Bill Young	Co-defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line Coach	2	Oklahoma State (1968)
Glenn Spencer	Co-defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers	3	Georgia Tech (1987)
Jason Jones	Cornerbacks	3	Alabama (2001)
Joe DeForest	Associate head coach/ Special Teams/ Safeties	10	Southwestern Louisiana (1987)
Rob Glass	Strength and conditioning coach	6	Oklahoma State (1983)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 9	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FCS	W 61–34	55,382 [4]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Arizona*	No. 9	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 37–14	54,654 [5]
September 18 A	12:15 a.m. A	at Tulsa*	No. 7	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ( rivalry)	FSN	W 59–33	24,563 [6]
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC/ESPN2	W 30–29	87,358 [7]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 70–28	58,030 [8]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas	No. 6	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC/ESPN	W 38–26	100,101 [9]
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri	No. 6	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FX	W 45–24	64,202 [10]
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN	W 59–24	58,274 [11]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kansas State	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 52–45	58,895 [12]
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 2	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 66–6	59,059 [13]
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 2	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	L 31–37 2OT	52,027 [14]
December 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ( Bedlam Game)	ABC	W 44–10	58,141 [15]
January 2, 2012	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Stanford*	No. 3	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ ( Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–38 OT	69,927 [16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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• ^A Originally scheduled to kick off at 9:00 p.m. on 9/17 but was delayed past midnight due to lightning.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	6	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3
Coaches	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	4	4	3	2	5	5	3	3
Harris	Not released						6	6	3	3	2	2	5	5	3	Not released
BCS	Not released							4	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	Not released

Game summaries

Louisiana–Lafayette

Louisiana–Lafayette at #9 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana-Lafayette 3 7 10 14 34 • Oklahoma State 10 24 10 17 61 Date: September 3 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 55,382 Game weather: Sunny, 100 °F (38 °C), Wind: ENE 10 mph Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers ( FCS): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Yogi Roth (Color) & Desmond Purnell (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:48 OSU Quinn Sharp 27-yard field goal OSU 3–0 1 3:16 OSU Joseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 10–0 1 0:16 ULL Brett Baer 23-yard field goal OSU 10–3 2 11:17 OSU Jeremy Smith 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 17–3 2 8:38 OSU Josh Cooper 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 24–3 2 6:36 OSU Joseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 31–3 2 1:31 ULL Dwight Bentley 38-yard interception return (Brett Baer kick) OSU 31–10 2 0:00 OSU Quinn Sharp 22-yard field goal OSU 34–10 3 8:17 OSU Quinn Sharp 46-yard field goal OSU 37–10 3 2:23 OSU Tracy Moore 19-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 44–10 3 1:23 ULL Jemarlous Moten 50-yard interception return (Brett Baer kick) OSU 44–17 4 14:55 OSU Michael Harrison 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 51–17 4 8:14 ULL Blaine Gautier 1-yard run (Brett Baer kick) OSU 51–24 4 5:36 OSU Quinn Sharp 23-yard field goal OSU 54–24 4 2:52 OSU Isaiah Anderson 7-yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 61–24 4 0:17 ULL Qyendarius Griffin 3-yard run (Brett Baer kick) OSU 61–31

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Arizona

Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 7 7 14 • Oklahoma State 14 7 6 10 37 Date: September 8 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 54,654 Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C), Wind: NNE 14 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers ( ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Craig James (Color), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Jenn Brown (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:30 OSU Joseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 7–0 1 2:54 OSU Justin Blackmon 3-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 14–0 2 13:30 OSU Joseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 21–0 3 7:38 ARIZ Keola Antolin 1-yard run (Jaime Salazar kick) OSU 21–7 3 0:30 OSU Justin Blackmon 8-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (kick failed) OSU 28–7 4 12:32 OSU Jeremy Smith 6-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 35–7 4 10:03 ARIZ Dan Buckner 54-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jamie Salazar kick) OSU 35–14 4 3:03 OSU Quinn Sharp 18-yard field goal OSU 38–14

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Tulsa

#7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 14 17 21 7 59 Tulsa 3 3 20 7 33 Date: September 17 Location: Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK Game start: 12:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 24,563 Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: SE 6 mph Referee: Randy Smith TV announcers ( FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Jeremy Bloom (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 8:07 TLSA Kevin Fitzpatrick 25-yard field goal TLSA 3–0 1 7:52 OSU Justin Gilbert 96-yard kickoff return (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 7–3 1 4:57 OSU Hubert Anyiam 36-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 14–3 2 14:22 OSU Joseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 21–3 2 9:37 TLSA Kevin Fitzpatrick 34-yard field goal OSU 21–6 2 7:59 OSU Quinn Sharp 35-yard field goal OSU 24–6 2 5:26 OSU Joseph Randle 5-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 31–6 3 11:57 OSU Joseph Randle 11-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 38–6 3 9:38 OSU Jeremy Smith 6-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 45–6 3 9:27 TLSA Ja'Terian Douglas 80-yard run (kick failed) OSU 45–12 3 9:19 TLSA Bryan Burnham 43-yard pass from Kalen Henderson (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick) OSU 45–19 3 7:04 OSU Isaiah Anderson 24-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 52–19 3 4:07 TLSA Bryan Burnham 14-yard pass from Kalen Henderson (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick) OSU 52–26 4 7:34 OSU Justin Blackmon 4-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 59–26 4 3:35 TLSA Ja'Terian Douglas 42-yard run (Kevin Fitzpatrick kick) OSU 59–33

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Texas A&M

#7 Oklahoma State at #8 Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 3 0 21 6 30 Texas A&M 10 10 0 9 29 Date: September 24 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, TX Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 87,358 Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C), Wind: W/SW 6 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers ( ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:59 A&M Ryan Tannehill 65-yard run (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 7–0 1 9:38 OSU Quinn Sharp 27-yard field goal A&M 7–3 1 1:35 A&M Randy Bullock 43-yard field goal A&M 10–3 2 10:34 A&M Jeff Fuller 17-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick) A&M 17–3 2 1:51 A&M Randy Bullock 35-yard field goal A&M 20–3 3 12:24 OSU Jeremy Smith 13-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) A&M 20–10 3 7:33 OSU Justin Blackmon 11-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) A&M 20–17 3 3:33 OSU Tracy Moore 4-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 24–20 4 14:06 OSU Quinn Sharp 24-yard field goal OSU 27–20 4 6:24 OSU Quinn Sharp 18-yard field goal OSU 30–20 4 2:20 A&M Jeff Fuller 4-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick) OSU 30–27 4 0:00 A&M Safety, ball through end zone OSU 30–29

Oklahoma State won consecutive games for the first time at Kyle Field as Cowboys' fans chanted "Big 12, Big 12" in the final conference matchup between the two teams. Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 483 yards. ^[22]

Kansas

Kansas at #6 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 0 7 14 28 • Oklahoma State 35 21 7 7 70 Date: October 8 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 58,030 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSE 21 mph Referee: Dan Romeo

Texas

#6 Oklahoma State at #22 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 7 14 17 0 38 Texas 0 10 14 2 26 Date: October 15 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 100,101 Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: S 8 mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Missouri

#6 Oklahoma State at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 45 Missouri 3 14 0 7 24 Date: October 22 Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 64,202 Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C), Wind: W 3 mph Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers ( FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Kristina Pink (Sideline)

Baylor

Baylor at #3 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 0 3 21 24 • Oklahoma State 21 14 14 10 59 Date: October 29 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 58,274 Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C), Wind: SSW 18 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)

Kansas State

#17 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas State 10 14 7 14 45 • Oklahoma State 14 13 7 18 52 Date: November 5 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 58,895 Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: SSE 18 mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Color)

Scoring summary 1 12:50 OSU Joseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 7–0 1 7:58 OSU Justin Blackmon 11-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 14–0 1 3:39 KSU Anthony Cantele 37-yard field goal OSU 14–3 1 1:25 KSU Angelo Pease 5-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick) OSU 14–10 2 11:36 KSU Collin Klein 4-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick) KSU 17–14 2 10:46 KSU Allen Chapman 60-yard interception return (Anthony Cantele kick) KSU 24–14 2 7:50 OSU Quinn Sharp 19-yard field goal KSU 24–17 2 6:38 OSU Tracey Moore 5-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) Tied 24–24 2 0:38 OSU Quinn Sharp 29-yard field goal OSU 27–24 3 10:24 OSU Joseph Randle 15-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 34–24 3 5:48 KSU Tyler Lockett 14-yard pass from Collin Klein (Anthony Cantele kick) OSU 34–31 4 13:44 OSU Quinn Sharp 40-yard field goal OSU 37–31 4 5:16 KSU Collin Klein 5-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick) KSU 38–37 4 4:47 OSU Justin Blackmon 54-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Brandon Weeden to Justin Blackmon pass) OSU 45–38 4 3:18 KSU Collin Klein 12-yard run (Anthony Cantele kick) KSU 45–45 4 2:16 OSU Joseph Randle 23-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 52–45

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Texas Tech

#2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 21 28 14 3 66 Texas Tech 0 0 6 0 6 Date: November 12 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 57,205 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 19 mph, G26 Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Shelley Smith (Sideline)

Iowa State

#2 Oklahoma State at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Oklahoma State 7 10 7 0 7 0 31 • Iowa State 0 7 10 7 7 6 37 Date: November 18 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 52,027 Game weather: Clear Skies, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: S 0–5 mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Oklahoma

#11 Oklahoma at #5 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 0 3 0 7 10 • Oklahoma State 10 14 20 0 44 Date: December 3 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 58,141 Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C), Wind: W 7 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 8:36 OSU Jeremy Smith 9-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 7–0 1 2:51 OSU Quinn Sharp 25-yard field goal OSU 10–0 2 4:39 OSU Joseph Randle 1-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 17–0 2 1:05 OSU Joseph Randle 2-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 24–0 2 0:00 OU Mike Hunnicutt 48-yard field goal OSU 24–3 3 12:02 OSU Quinn Sharp 37-yard field goal OSU 27–3 3 11:56 OSU Richetti Jones 5-yard fumble return (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 34–3 3 5:23 OSU Jeremy Smith 37-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 41–3 3 1:56 OSU Quinn Sharp 34-yard field goal OSU 44–3 4 2:25 OU Blake Bell 28-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) OSU 44–10

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Fiesta Bowl vs. Stanford

#4 Stanford vs. #3 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Stanford 7 14 7 10 0 38 • Oklahoma State 0 21 3 14 3 41 Date: January 2 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ Game start: 7:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 69,927 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Tom Ritter TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 4:16 STAN Ty Montgomery 53-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick) STAN 7–0 2 10:21 STAN Jeremy Stewart 24-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick) STAN 14–0 2 8:50 OSU Justin Blackmon 43-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) STAN 14–7 2 6:19 OSU Justin Blackmon 67-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) Tied 14–14 2 2:25 STAN Stepfan Taylor 4-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick) STAN 21–14 2 0:27 OSU Brandon Weeden 2-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) Tied 21–21 3 8:22 STAN Zach Ertz 16-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick) STAN 28–21 3 5:21 OSU Quinn Sharp 19-yard field goal STAN 28–24 4 14:16 STAN Jordan Williamson 30-yard field goal STAN 31=24 4 11:53 OSU Justin Blackmon 17-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Quinn Sharp kick) Tied 31–31 4 4:34 STAN Stepfan Taylor 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick) STAN 38–31 4 2:35 OSU Joseph Randle 4-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) Tied 38–38 OT OSU Quinn Sharp 22-yard field goal OSU 41–38

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