2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Cactus Bowl Champions
Cactus Bowl vs. Washington, W 30–22
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2014 record	7–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (2nd year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)

2014 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#7 Baylor +		8	–	1					11	–	2
#3 TCU +		8	–	1					12	–	1
#18 Kansas State		7	–	2					9	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	4					8	–	5
West Virginia		5	–	4					7	–	6
Texas		5	–	4					6	–	7
Oklahoma State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas Tech		2	–	7					4	–	8
Kansas		1	–	8					3	–	9
Iowa State		0	–	9					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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 finish in seventh place. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Washington.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Mike Gundy	Head Coach	9	Oklahoma State (1990)
Mike Yurcich	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	1	California (PA) (1999)
Bob Connelly	Offensive Line	1	Texas A&M University-Commerce (1994)
Jemal Singleton	Running Backs	4	Air Force (1999)
Kasey Dunn	Co-Wide Receivers	3	Idaho (1992)
Jason Ray	Co-Wide Receivers	1	Missouri (2007)
Glenn Spencer	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	1	Georgia Tech (1987)
Joe Bob Clements	Defensive Line	1	Kansas State (1993)
Tim Duffie	Safeties	1	Texas Tech (1999)
Van Malone	Cornerbacks	2	Texas (1993)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	vs. #1 Florida State*		AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic)	ABC	L 31–37	61,521
September 6	2:30 PM	Missouri State*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSSW	W 40–23	51,562
September 13	6:00 PM	UTSA*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 43–13	54,577
September 25	6:30 PM	Texas Tech	#24	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–35	55,958
October 4	11:00 AM	Iowa State	#21	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 37–20	52,608
October 11	3:00 PM	at Kansas	#16	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 27–20	31,985
October 18	3:00 PM	at #12 TCU	#15	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 9–42	43,214
October 25	2:30 PM	#22 West Virginia		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 10–34	59,124
November 1	7:00 PM	at #11 Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 14–48	53,746
November 15	6:30 PM	Texas		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 7–28	52,495
November 22	6:30 PM	at #5 Baylor		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	L 28–49	47,179
December 6	2:30 PM	at #18 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FS1	W 38–35 OT	85,312
January 2	7:15 PM	vs. Washington*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Cactus Bowl)	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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Game notes

vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	10	7	14	31
#1 Seminoles	10	7	10	10	37

See also: 2014 Florida State Seminoles football team and Cowboys Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	1985	FSU 23–34

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	0	7	10	23
Cowboys	10	17	10	3	40

See also: 2014 Missouri State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2008	OSU 57–13

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	0	7	3	13
Cowboys	14	10	3	16	43

See also: 2014 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	OSU 56–35

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	7	14	7	35
#24 Cowboys	7	14	14	10	45

See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–21–3	2013	OSU 52–34

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	6	7	7	20
#21 Cowboys	0	13	17	7	37

See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–18–3	2013	OSU 58–27

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Cowboys	10	10	0	7	27
Jayhawks	7	0	3	10	20

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–29–3	2013	OSU 42–6

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Cowboys	3	6	0	0	9
#12 Horned Frogs	21	7	14	0	42

See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9–2	2013	OSU 24–10

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Mountaineers	14	0	3	17	34
Cowboys	0	10	0	0	10

See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2013	WVU 30–21

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	7	14
#9 Wildcats	14	7	10	17	48

See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–23	2013	OSU 33–29

Oklahoma State started the game with a 5–3 record (3–2 in conference play). The Cobwoys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week. Prior to this game, Oklahoma State led the series 37–23.

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.

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns					0
Cowboys					0

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–23	2013	OSU 38–13

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Bears					0

See also: 2014 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–13	2013	OSU 49–17

Oklahoma

See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series

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 Date: December 6 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Joey Harrington (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)

Scoring summary 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–84–7	2013	OU 33–24

Cactus Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	14	8	22
Cowboys	14	10	3	3	30

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team and 2015 Cactus Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1985	OSU 31–17

Rankings

Further information: 2014 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	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	25	24	21	16	15	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	18	15	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released