2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 38–33 vs. Missouri
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	7–6 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.

2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 9 Texas y	7	–	2	10	–	4
Iowa State	6	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 West Virginia	6	–	3	8	–	4
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Baylor	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	3	–	6	7	–	6
Kansas State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award^[1]	Justin Phillips	LB	SR
Doak Walker Award^[2]	Justice Hill	RB	JR
Butkus Award^[3]	Justin Phillips	LB	SR
Outland Trophy^[4]	Marcus Keyes	OL	JR
Lou Groza Award^[5]	Matt Ammendola	K	JR
Walter Camp Award^[6]	Justice Hill	RB	JR
Ted Hendricks Award^[7]	Jordan Brailford	DE	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[8]	Taylor Cornelius	QB	SR

Big 12 media poll edit

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place.^[9]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Oklahoma	509 (46)
2	West Virginia	432 (2)
3	TCU	390 (1)
4	Texas	370 (1)
5	Oklahoma State	300
6	Kansas State	283 (2)
7	Iowa State	250
8	Texas Tech	149
9	Baylor	125
10	Kansas	52

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Missouri State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 58–17	50,103
September 8	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 55–13	53,923
September 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Boise State*	No. 24	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 44–21	54,974
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 15	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 17–41	53,166
September 29	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas		David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 48–28	18,364
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 25	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2	L 42–48	52,995
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPNU	L 12–31	50,245
October 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Texas		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 38–35	56,790
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 31–35	43,492
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	L 47–48	87,635
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 West Virginia		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 45–41	52,842
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	L 24–31	42,394
December 31	2:45 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Missouri*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–33	76,468
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[10]

Game summaries edit

Missouri State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	10	0	17
Cowboys	17	14	14	13	58

South Alabama edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	6	0	0	13
Cowboys	14	17	10	14	55

Boise State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Broncos	0	7	14	0	21
No. 24 Cowboys	0	17	17	10	44

Texas Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	17	10	7	41
No. 15 Cowboys	10	7	0	0	17

At Kansas edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	10	10	14	48
Jayhawks	0	7	7	14	28

Iowa State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	9	21	10	8	48
No. 25 Cowboys	7	14	7	14	42

Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score.^[11] The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48-42.^[12]

At Kansas State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	3	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	3	14	14	31

The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40.^[12]

Texas edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Longhorns	7	7	7	14	35
Cowboys	17	14	0	7	38

At Baylor edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	3	14	7	31
Bears	0	14	7	14	35

Oklahoma edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	14	7	12	47
No. 6 Sooners	14	20	7	7	48

West Virginia edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Mountaineers	14	17	0	10	41
Cowboys	7	7	10	21	45

At TCU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	7	14	24
Horned Frogs	0	7	17	7	31

Vs. Missouri (Liberty Bowl) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	21	3	38
No. 24 Tigers	3	13	3	14	33

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

Scores against non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents					0
Oklahoma State					0

Scores against the Big 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents					0
Oklahoma State					0

Scores against all opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents					0
Oklahoma State					0

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	15	RV	25	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	25	23	19	15	21	21	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	113	Justice Hill	RB	Baltimore Ravens
7	253	Jordan Brailford	DE	Washington Redskins

References edit

^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ "Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll". Retrieved October 3, 2018.
^ "2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
^ Becker, Dana (October 7, 2018). "Iowa State Football: Cyclones get Purdy to stun Oklahoma State". Saturday Blitz. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cooper, Mark (October 8, 2018). "OSU football: What we learned from Oklahoma State's 48-42 loss to Iowa State". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

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[1] "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[2] "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[3] "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[4] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[5] "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[6] Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[7] "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[8] "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[9] "Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll". Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[10] "2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[11] Becker, Dana (October 7, 2018). "Iowa State Football: Cyclones get Purdy to stun Oklahoma State". Saturday Blitz. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[Tulsa_World-ISU-12] Cooper, Mark (October 8, 2018). "OSU football: What we learned from Oklahoma State's 48-42 loss to Iowa State". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

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