2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
CFP	No. 11
2016 record	9–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (12th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)

2016 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 7 Oklahoma $		9	–	0		10	–	2
No. 13 Oklahoma State		7	–	2		9	–	3
No. 14 West Virginia		7	–	2		10	–	2
Kansas State		6	–	3		8	–	4
TCU		4	–	5		6	–	6
Baylor		3	–	6		6	–	6
Texas		3	–	6		5	–	7
Texas Tech		3	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7		3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represents Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys are led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and play their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 61–7	50,079
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Central Michigan*	No. 22	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 30–27	52,523
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 45–38	53,514
September 24	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Baylor		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	L 24–35	45,373
October 1	11:00 a.m.	No. 22 Texas		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 49–31	53,468
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ESPNU	W 38–31	53,239
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 44–20	26,262
October 29	11:00 a.m.	No. 10 West Virginia		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 37–20	59,584
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 22	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC/ESPN2	W 43–37	52,450
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 17	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Rivalry)	FS1	W 45–44	54,288
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 31–6	43,303
December 3	11:30 a.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma	No. 11	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FOX	L 20–38	87,527
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Games Notes

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	0	0	7
#21 Cowboys	28	3	21	9	61

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	0	10	7	13	30
#22 Cowboys	14	3	3	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	OSU, 24–13

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	14	14	0	38
Cowboys	10	21	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	10	0	24
#16 Bears	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–15	2015	BAY, 45–35

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Longhorns	13	12	6	0	31
Cowboys	16	21	6	6	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–24	2015	OSU, 30–27

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	14	14	0	31
Cowboys	7	7	7	17	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–18–3	2015	OSU, 35–31

at Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	10	17	10	44
Jayhawks	7	6	7	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–29–3	2015	OSU, 58–10

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Mountaineers	3	7	0	10	20
Cowboys	6	14	7	10	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2015	OSU, 33–26

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Cowboys	7	14	7	15	43
Wildcats	13	3	14	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–24	2015	OSU, 36–34

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	21	7	9	44
#17 Cowboys	21	7	17	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–21–3	2015	OSU, 70–53

at TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cowboys	7	3	14	7	31
Horned Frogs	6	0	0	0	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–10–2	2015	OSU, 49–29

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cowboys	3	14	3	0	20
#7 Sooners	0	17	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–84–7	2015	OU, 58–23

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	21	22	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	13	10	11
Coaches	19	17	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	13	10	10
CFP	Not released									18	13	11	10	10		Not released

References

↑ "2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

Oklahoma State Cowboys football

Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech Tulsa

Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band Johnny Bright incident 2007 Texas game 2015 homecoming parade crash

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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