American college football season
2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football |
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Cactus Bowl champion |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Record | 7–6 (4–5 Big 12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Yurcich (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Glenn Spencer (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Boone Pickens Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth-year head coach, Mike Gundy, and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to place seventh. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Washington.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Florida State* | | | ABC | L 31–37 | 61,521 |
September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri State* | | | FSSW | W 40–23 | 51,562 |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | UTSA* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | W 43–13 | 54,577 |
September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 24 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN | W 45–35 | 55,958 |
October 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 21 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FS1 | W 37–20 | 52,608 |
October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 16 | | FS1 | W 27–20 | 31,985 |
October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 12 TCU | No. 15 | | FS1 | L 9–42 | 43,214 |
October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 West Virginia![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN | L 10–34 | 59,124 |
November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Kansas State | | | ABC | L 14–48 | 53,746 |
November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FOX | L 7–28 | 52,495 |
November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Baylor | | | FOX | L 28–49 | 47,179 |
December 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Oklahoma | | | FS1 | W 38–35 OT | 85,312 |
January 2, 2015 | 7:15 p.m. | vs. Washington* | | | ESPN | W 30–22 | 35,409 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
Vs. Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
#1 Seminoles | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
Cowboys | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Roadrunners | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 43 |
Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
#24 Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
Iowa State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
#21 Cowboys | 0 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#16 Cowboys | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#15 Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
#12 Horned Frogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
West Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Mountaineers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#9 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 48 |
Oklahoma State started the game with a 5–3 record (3–2 in conference play). The Cowboys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week. Prior to this game, Oklahoma State led the series 37–23.[3]
Oklahoma State scored in their opening drive by marching down the field and concluding when Tyreek Hill made a 2-yard run for a touchdown. Ben Grogan's kick made the score 7–0 OSU. But the ensuing kick-off by Oklahoma State resulted in Morgan Burns successfully running 86 yards for a touchdown. Matthew McCrane's extra point tied the score 7–7 with 11:36 on the clock in the first quarter. Kansas State's Charles Jones ran in for 6 yards with 4:16 left in the first and Kansas State held the lead for the remainder of the game. Kansas State achieved 36 unanswered points until Ramon Richards made a 38-yard interception for a touchdown after the K-State starters were pulled from the game. With 4:49 left in the game, Matthew McCrane was sent out to make an attempt at a 53-yard field goal. The attempt was good and Kansas State won 48–14.[4]
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Longhorns | | | | | 0 |
Cowboys | | | | | 0 |
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
#6 Bears | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at #20 Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | • Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 38 | Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 12:15 | OKLA | Perine 4 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) | OKLA 7–0 | | Q1 | 8:32 | OKST | Roland 1 yard run (Grogan kick) | Tie 7–7 | | Q2 | 11:57 | OKLA | Ripkowski 1 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) | OKLA 14–7 | | Q2 | 9:24 | OKST | Sheperd 39 yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) | Tie 14–14 | | Q2 | 6:53 | OKLA | Perine 9 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) | OKLA 21–14 | | Q2 | 3:09 | OKLA | Ripkowski 2 yard pass from Thomas (Hunnicutt kick) | OKLA 28–14 | | Q4 | 11:56 | OKST | Roland 3 yard run (Grogan kick) | OKLA 28–21 | | Q4 | 7:54 | OKLA | Ripkowski 1 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) | OKLA 35–21 | | Q4 | 4:51 | OKST | Sheperd 43 yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) | OKLA 35–28 | | Q4 | :45 | OKST | Hill 92 yard punt return (Grogan kick) | Tie 35–35 | | OT | | OKST | Grogan 21 yard field goal | OKST 38–35 | |
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Cactus Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
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 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 15 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ Frech, Ricky (October 31, 2014). "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas State Wildcats: Complete Game Preview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (November 1, 2014). "No. 9 K-State Shuts Down Oklahoma State, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ Brunt, Cliff (December 6, 2014). "OK State Ties Game on Punt-Return TD, Stuns No. 20 Oklahoma in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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