2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon, L 31-42
Conference	Big 12 Conference South
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#12
2008 record	9-4 (5-3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy
Offensive coordinator	Gunter Brewer, Trooper Taylor
Offensive scheme	Spread Option
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Uniform
Seasons « 2007 2009 »

2008 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#19 Missouri xy		5	–	3					10	–	4
Nebraska x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#5 Oklahoma xy†		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 Texas x‡		7	–	1					12	–	1
#12 Texas Tech x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#16 Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Baylor		2	–	6					4	–	8
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represents Oklahoma State University for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision intercollegiate football season of 2008-2009.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Game notes 3.1 Washington State 3.2 Houston 3.3 Missouri State 3.4 Troy 3.5 Texas A&M 3.6 Missouri 3.7 Baylor 3.8 Texas 3.9 Iowa State 3.10 Texas Tech 3.11 Colorado 3.12 Oklahoma 3.13 2008 Holiday Bowl 4 Rankings 5 Statistics 5.1 Team 5.1.1 Scores by quarter 5.2 Offense 5.2.1 Rushing 5.2.2 Passing 5.2.3 Receiving 5.3 Defense 5.4 Special teams 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 p.m.	at Washington State*		Qwest Field • Seattle, WA	FSN	W 39–13	50,830
September 6	6:05 p.m.	Houston*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	None	W 56–37	45,001
September 13	12:05 p.m.	Missouri State*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FCS	W 57–13	43,388
September 27	6:05 p.m.	Troy*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	None	W 55–24	52,463
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	#22	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	None	W 56–28	51,147
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at #2 Missouri	#17	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 28–23	68,349
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	#10	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	None	W 34–6	50,080
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at #1 Texas	#8	Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 24–28	98,518
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	#10	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 59–17	46,718
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at #3 Texas Tech	#8	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 20-56	55,663
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	#13	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 30-17	46,092
November 29	7:00 p.m.	#2 Oklahoma	#12	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	ABC	L 41-61	49,031
December 30	7:00 p.m.	#13 Oregon	#14	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 31-42	59,108
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Roster

Game notes

Washington State

Oklahoma State vs. Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 3 12 10 14 39 Washington State 0 0 6 7 13 Date: August 30, 2008 Location: Qwest Field, Seattle, WA Game start: 2:30 P.M. CST Game attendance: 50,830

Houston

Oklahoma State vs. Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Houston 7 9 7 14 37 • Oklahoma State 7 7 28 14 56 Date: September 6, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 45,001

Missouri State

Oklahoma State vs. Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri State 3 3 7 0 13 • Oklahoma State 22 14 21 0 57 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 12:05 CST Game attendance: 43,338

Troy

Oklahoma State vs. Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Troy 0 10 7 7 24 • Oklahoma State 14 21 10 10 55 Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 52,463 (school record)

Texas A&M

Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 0 7 14 28 • Oklahoma State 21 7 14 14 56 Date: October 4, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 51,147

Missouri

Oklahoma State vs. Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 7 0 14 7 28 Missouri 3 7 7 6 23 Date: October 11, 2008 Location: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO Game start: 7:00 CST Game attendance: 68,349

Baylor

Oklahoma State vs. Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 6 0 0 0 6 • Oklahoma State 7 21 6 0 34 Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:00 CST Game attendance: 50,080

Texas

Oklahoma State vs. Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 0 14 7 3 24 • Texas 7 14 7 0 28 Date: October 25, 2008 Location: Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 98,518

Iowa State

Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 7 3 0 7 17 • Oklahoma State 14 14 24 7 59 Date: November 1, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 pm CST Game attendance: 46,718

Texas Tech

Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 7 7 6 0 20 • Texas Tech 14 14 14 14 56 Date: November 8, 2008 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 55,663

Colorado

Oklahoma State vs. Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 6 7 14 3 30 Colorado 0 3 7 7 17 Date: November 15, 2008 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,092

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 7 14 16 24 61 Oklahoma State 3 10 13 15 41 Date: November 29, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 7:00 CST Game attendance: 49,031

2008 Holiday Bowl

Oklahoma State vs. Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 17 0 7 7 31 • Oregon 7 0 21 14 42 Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 59,108

Rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP						#21	#17	#8	#7	#9	#8	#11	#11	#11	#14	#12
Coaches						#22	#17	#10	#8	#10	#8	#13	#12	#12	#15	#14
BCS	Not released								#6	#9	#9	#13	#12	#12	#14	#13

Statistics

Team

Team Opp Scoring 499 323   Points per Game 41.6 26.9 First Downs   Rushing   Passing   Penalty Total Offense   Avg per Play   Avg per Game Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards   Avg per Game

Team Opp Punts-Yards   Avg per Punt Time of Possession/Game 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Touchdowns Scored Field Goals-Attempts-Long PAT-Attempts Attendance 337,828 319,452   Games/Avg per Game 7/48,261 5/63,890

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 128 134 174 94 530 Opponents 68 77 106 114 365

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Kendall Hunter	13	241	1544	0	1544	6.4	16	68	118.8 ypg
Keith Toston	13	102	686	0	686	6.7	9	56	52.8 ypg

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Zac Robinson	13-13	166.86	204-314-10	65	3065	25	95	235.8 ypg
Alex Cate	2-0	174.08	4-5-0	66.7	56	0	29	28 ypg

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Dez Bryant	12	87	1481	17	19	80	123.4 ypg
Kendall Hunter	13	24	198	9	1	31	15.2 ypg

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total
Opponents

Special teams

Name	Punting									Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	50+	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

See also

• Oklahoma State University

References

External links

• Official Website of Oklahoma State Athletics

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