2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Alamo Bowl Champions Big 12 South Division Co-Champions
Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona, W 36–10
Conference	Big 12 Conference South
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#13
2010 record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Holgorsen (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium (Capacity: 60,218)
Uniform

2010 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#20 Nebraska xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
#18 Missouri x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Kansas State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	9
Southern Division
#6 Oklahoma xy†		6	–	2					12	–	2
#13 Oklahoma State x		6	–	2					11	–	2
#19 Texas A&M x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Baylor		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	5					8	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
† – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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 6th 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
September 4	6:00 PM	Washington State*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 65–17	48,692[1]
September 11	6:00 PM	Troy*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK		W 41–38	48,820[2]
September 18	6:00 PM	Tulsa*		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK		W 65–28	51,778[3]
September 30	6:30 PM	Texas A&M		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 38–35	48,284[4]
October 8	8:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	#22	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	W 54–28	25,881[5]
October 16	2:30 PM	at Texas Tech	#20	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FSN+	W 34–17	60,454[6]
October 23	2:30 PM	#14 Nebraska	#17	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 41–51	55,935[7]
October 30	6:00 PM	at Kansas State	#20	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 24–14	50,831[8]
November 6	11:30 AM	#22 Baylor	#19	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 55–28	50,741[9]
November 13	7:00 PM	at Texas	#12	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 33–16	100,659[10]
November 20	11:00 AM	at Kansas	#12	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 48–14	39,261[11]
November 27	8:00 PM	#14 Oklahoma	#10	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	ABC	L 41–47	51,164[12]
December 29	8:15 PM	vs. Arizona*	#16	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–10	57,593[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game notes

09/04/2010: Washington State

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, Sunny Referee: Greg Burks Television network: FSN

09/11/2010: Troy

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, Sunny Referee: Scott Novak

09/18/2010: Tulsa

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, Sunny Referee: Matt Loeffler

09/30/2010: Texas A&M

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, Sunny Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Craig James & Jesse Palmer (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)

10/08/2010: Louisiana–Lafayette

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, Clear Referee: Tony Backert Television network: ESPN2

10/16/2010: Texas Tech

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, Mostly Sunny Referee: Dan Romero Television network: FSN Plus

10/23/2010: Nebraska (Homecoming)

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

10/30/2010: Kansas State

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

11/06/2010: Baylor

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

11/13/2010: Texas

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

11/20/2010: Kansas

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

11/27/2010: Oklahoma

Bedlam Game

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

12/29/2010: Arizona

Alamo Bowl

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.
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	RV	RV	RV	22	20	17	20	19	12	12	10	16	16	13
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	25	24	21	18	15	20	18	11	10	9	15	13	10
Harris	Not released						18	15	20	18	13	12	9	16	15	Not released
BCS	Not released							14	17	17	10	10	9	14	14	Not released

References

Oklahoma State Cowboys football Venues Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech Culture & lore Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Oklahoma State University Cowboy Marching Band Homecoming Johnny Bright incident People Head coaches NFL draftees Seasons 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015