The 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium. They played in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State* | | | FSN | W 65–17 | 48,692[1] |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| | W 41–38 | 48,820[2] |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
| | W 65–28 | 51,778[3] |
September 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN | W 38–35 | 48,284[4] |
October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 22 | | ESPN2 | W 54–28 | 25,881[5] |
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 20 | | FSN+ | W 34–17 | 60,454[6] |
October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Nebraska | No. 17 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ABC | L 41–51 | 55,935[7] |
October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 20 | | FSN | W 24–14 | 50,831[8] |
November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 22 Baylor | No. 19 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | W 55–28 | 50,741[9] |
November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas | No. 12 | | ABC | W 33–16 | 100,659[10] |
November 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | No. 12 | | FSN | W 48–14 | 39,261[11] |
November 27 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma | No. 10 | | ABC | L 41–47 | 51,164[12] |
December 29 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. Arizona* | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 36–10 | 57,593[13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Washington State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington State |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
• Oklahoma State |
17 |
21 | 13 | 14 |
65 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:11 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:28
- Game attendance: 48,962
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Greg Burks
- Television network: FSN
Troy
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Troy |
3 |
24 | 3 | 8 |
38 |
• Oklahoma State |
3 |
17 | 14 | 7 |
41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:24
- Game attendance: 48,820
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Scott Novak
Tulsa
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tulsa |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
• Oklahoma State |
20 |
21 | 17 | 7 |
65 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:17
- Game attendance: 51,778
- Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
Texas A&M
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Texas A&M |
14 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
35 |
• #24 Oklahoma State |
0 |
7 | 21 | 10 |
38 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:46 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:44
- Game attendance: 48,284
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Mike Defee
- TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Craig James & Jesse Palmer (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)
Louisiana–Lafayette
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #21 Oklahoma State |
10 |
7 | 24 | 13 |
54 |
Louisiana–Lafayette |
0 |
21 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
- Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
- Game start: 8:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:48
- Game attendance: 25,881
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Clear
- Referee: Tony Backert
- Television network: ESPN2
Texas Tech
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #18 Oklahoma State |
21 |
3 | 7 | 3 |
34 |
Texas Tech |
0 |
14 | 3 | 0 |
17 |
- Location: Lubbock, Texas
- Game start: 2:40 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 60,454
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny
- Referee: Dan Romero
- Television network: FSN Plus
Nebraska
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #13 Nebraska |
14 |
17 | 10 | 10 |
51 |
#15 Oklahoma State |
13 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 55,935
- Television network: ABC
Kansas State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #20 Oklahoma State |
7 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Kansas State |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
- Location: Manhattan, Kansas
- Game start: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 50,831
Baylor
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Baylor |
0 |
0 | 14 | 14 |
28 |
• #18 Oklahoma State |
10 |
14 | 17 | 14 |
55 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 11:30 a.m.
- Game attendance: 50,741
- Television network: FSN
Texas
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #11 Oklahoma State |
3 |
23 | 7 | 0 |
33 |
Texas |
3 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
16 |
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Game start: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 100,659
- Television network: ABC
Kansas
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #10 Oklahoma State |
10 |
10 | 14 | 14 |
48 |
Kansas |
14 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
- Location: Lawrence, Kansas
- Game start: 11:00 a.m.
- Game attendance: 39,261
- Television network: FSN
Oklahoma
Bedlam Game
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #13 Oklahoma |
7 |
17 | 0 | 23 |
47 |
#9 Oklahoma State |
3 |
14 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 7:00 pm
- Television network: ABC
Arizona
Alamo Bowl
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #14 Oklahoma State |
17 |
6 | 10 | 3 |
36 |
Arizona |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Game start: 8:15 pm
- Television network: ESPN
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 |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
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Harris | Not released | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 15 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | Not released |
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Awards and honors
2011 NFL draft
References
- ^ "Washington State Cougars vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Troy Trojans vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ "Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. October 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Schedule". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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