2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
American college football season
The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference . They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy . They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25 .
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place.[ 9]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oklahoma
509 (46)
2
West Virginia
432 (2)
3
TCU
390 (1)
4
Texas
370 (1)
5
Oklahoma State 300
6
Kansas State
283 (2)
7
Iowa State
250
8
Texas Tech
149
9
Baylor
125
10
Kansas
52
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Missouri State * FS1 W 58–1750,103 September 8 7:00 p.m. South Alabama * Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FSN W 55–1353,923 September 15 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Boise State * No. 24 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN W 44–2154,974 September 22 6:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 15 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FS1 L 17–4153,166 September 29 11:00 a.m. at Kansas FSN W 48–2818,364 October 6 2:30 p.m. Iowa State No. 25 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN2 L 42–4852,995 October 13 11:00 a.m. at Kansas State ESPNU L 12–3150,245 October 27 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Texas Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ABC W 38–3556,790 November 3 11:00 a.m. at Baylor FS1 L 31–3543,492 November 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Oklahoma ABC L 47–4887,635 November 17 2:30 p.m. No. 7 West Virginia Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ABC W 45–4152,842 November 24 7:00 p.m. at TCU FOX L 24–3142,394 2:45 p.m. vs. No. 24 Missouri * ESPN W 38–3376,468 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [ 10]
Game summaries
Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
7
10
0
17
Cowboys
17
14
14
13
58
South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
7
6
0
0
13
Cowboys
14
17
10
14
55
Boise State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Broncos
0
7
14
0
21
No. 24 Cowboys
0
17
17
10
44
Texas Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Raiders
7
17
10
7
41
No. 15 Cowboys
10
7
0
0
17
At Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
14
10
10
14
48
Jayhawks
0
7
7
14
28
Iowa State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
9
21
10
8
48
No. 25 Cowboys
7
14
7
14
42
Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score.[ 11] [ 12]
At Kansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
3
3
0
6
12
Wildcats
0
3
14
14
31
The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40.[ 12]
Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Longhorns
7
7
7
14
35
Cowboys
17
14
0
7
38
At Baylor
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
3
14
7
31
Bears
0
14
7
14
35
Oklahoma
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
14
14
7
12
47
No. 6 Sooners
14
20
7
7
48
West Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Mountaineers
14
17
0
10
41
Cowboys
7
7
10
21
45
At TCU
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
3
0
7
14
24
Horned Frogs
0
7
17
7
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
7
21
3
38
No. 24 Tigers
3
13
3
14
33
Statistics
Scoring
Scores against non-conference opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
0
Oklahoma State
0
Scores against the Big 12
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
0
Oklahoma State
0
Scores against all opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
0
Oklahoma State
0
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV 24 15 RV 25 — — — RV — — — — — RV Coaches 25 23 19 15 21 21 — — — RV — — RV — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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