2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss, L 20–48
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#20
2015 record	10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (3rd year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium; (Capacity: 60,218)
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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.

Previous season

The 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team finished the regular season 6–6, with a highlight win against in-state rival Oklahoma, 38–35 in overtime. Oklahoma State became bowl eligible after defeating Oklahoma on December 6, 2014. The Cowboys were invited to play in the 2015 Cactus Bowl against the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference. Oklahoma State won the game against the Huskies 30–22, in Tempe, Arizona.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
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)
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Schedule

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
September 3	6:00 PM	at Central Michigan*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 24–13	19,717
September 12	6:30 PM	Central Arkansas*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN/FCS Atlantic	W 32–8	56,262
September 19	2:30 PM	UTSA*	#25	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 69–14	54,351
September 26	2:30 PM	at Texas	#24	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ESPN	W 30–27	87,073
October 3	3:00 PM	Kansas State	#20	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 36–34	57,618
October 10	6:00 PM	at West Virginia	#21	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	W 33–26 ^OT	60,410
October 24	2:30 PM	Kansas	#14	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 58–10	59,486
October 31	2:30 PM	at Texas Tech	#12	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 70–53	54,872
November 7	2:30 PM	#5 TCU	#12	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 49–29	59,061
November 14	2:30 PM	at Iowa State	#5	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ESPN	W 35–31	54,180
November 21	6:30 PM	#10 Baylor	#4	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 35–45	58,669
November 28	7:00 PM	#5 Oklahoma	#9	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	L 23–58	58,231
January 1	7:30 PM	vs. #16 Ole Miss*	#13	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–48	72,117
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[3]

Games Notes

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	7	7	24
Chippewas	3	3	7	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	8	0	8
Cowboys	10	0	10	12	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	7	0	7	14
Cowboys	17	14	10	28	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	OSU, 43–13

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	3	7	6	30
Longhorns	6	14	7	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–24	2014	TEX, 28–7

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	14	0	6	34
Cowboys	7	13	6	10	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–24	2014	KSU, 48–14

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 in to 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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	7	10	6	3	7	33
Mountaineers	0	2	14	10	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2014	WVU, 34–10

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	10	0	0	10
Cowboys	14	21	21	2	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–29–3	2014	OSU, 27–20

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	14	14	28	70
Red Raiders	24	14	0	15	53

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–21–3	2014	OSU, 45–35

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	9	0	7	13	29
Cowboys	14	14	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–10–2	2014	TCU, 42–9

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cowboys	7	7	7	14	35
Cyclones	17	7	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–18–3	2014	OSU, 37–20

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Bears	14	10	14	7	45
#4 Cowboys	14	0	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–14	2014	BAY, 49–28

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Sooners	14	30	7	7	58
#9 Cowboys	10	10	3	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–83–7	2014	OSU, 38–35

vs. Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Cowboys	3	3	7	7	20
#12 Rebels	10	24	7	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2010	Ole Miss, 21–7

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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

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Schedule

Games Notes

Central Michigan

Central Arkansas

UTSA

Texas

Kansas State

West Virginia

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TCU

Iowa State

Baylor

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2015 Big 12 football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1		11	–	2
#20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2		10	–	3
#7 TCU		7	–	2		11	–	2
#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 As of 20:37, December 5, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll