The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue.
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Personnel[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 1
6:00 p.m.
Savannah State*
No. 19
FCS Central
W 84–0
55,784
September 8
9:30 p.m.
at Arizona*
No. 18
P12N
L 38–59
45,602
September 15
11:00 a.m.
Louisiana–Lafayette*
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
FSN
W 65–24
56,062
September 29
6:30 p.m.
No. 12 Texas
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
FOX
L 36–41
56,709
October 13
2:30 p.m.
at Kansas
FSN
W 20–14
31,115
October 20
11:00 a.m.
Iowa State
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
FX
W 31–10
57,019
October 27
2:30 p.m.
TCU
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
FSN
W 36–14
57,183
November 3
7:00 p.m.
at No. 3 Kansas State
ABC
L 30–44
50,781
November 10
2:30 p.m.
West Virginia
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
ABC/ESPN2
W 55–34
57,799
November 17
2:30 p.m.
No. 23 Texas Tech
No. 22
Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
FSN
W 59–21
55,341
November 24
2:30 p.m.
at No. 14 Oklahoma
No. 25
ESPN
L 48–51 OT
85,824
December 1
11:00 a.m.
at Baylor
FX
L 34–41
39,203
January 1, 2013
11:00 a.m.
vs. Purdue*
ESPNU
W 58–14
48,313
*Non-conference game
Homecoming
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
All times are in Central time
[2]
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
19
18
RV
RV
RV
—
—
RV
—
RV
RV
RV
22
24
RV
RV
Coaches
19
18
RV
25
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
RV
24
21
RV
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
22
25
RV
Not released
BCS
Not released
—
—
24
—
24
21
23
—
Not released
Season summary[edit]
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West Virginia[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
West Virginia
7
10
17
0
34
• Oklahoma State
21
10
10
14
55
Scoring summary
1
12:00
OKST
Josh Stewart 46 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)
Oklahoma State 7–0
1
3:07
OKST
Josh Stewart 21 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)
Oklahoma State 14–0
1
1:06
WVU
Stedman Bailey 37 yard pass from Paul Millard (Tyler Bitancurt kick)
Oklahoma State 14–7
1
:53
OKST
Justin Gilbert 96 yard kickoff return
Oklahoma State 21–7
2
5:43
WVU
Tavon Austin 17 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)
Oklahoma State 21–14
2
4:33
OKST
Blake Jackson 48 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)
Oklahoma State 28–14
2
2:38
OKST
Quinn Sharp 26 yard field goal
Oklahoma State 31–14
2
:55
WVU
Tyler Bitancurt 41 yard field goal
Oklahoma State 31–17
3
12:32
WVU
Ryan Nehlen 9 yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick)
Oklahoma State 31–24
3
10:19
OKST
Charlie Moore 5 yard pass from Clint Chelf
Oklahoma State 38–24
3
5:58
WVU
Tyler Bitancurt 37 yard field goal
Oklahoma State 38–27
3
5:20
WVU
Geno Smith 1 yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick)
Oklahoma State 38–34
3
2:22
OKST
Quinn Sharp 32 yard field goal
Oklahoma State 41–34
4
12:05
OKST
Josh Stewart 20 yard pass from Clint Chelf (Quinn Sharp kick)
Oklahoma State 48–34
4
9:50
OKST
Jeremy Smith 21 yard run (Quinn Sharp kick)
Oklahoma State 55-34
Clint Chelf, the third quarterback to start for Oklahoma State in 2012, threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns, and Josh Stewart had a career-high 172 yards receiving as the Cowboys handed West Virginia its fourth straight defeat, 55–34.[3]
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Texas Tech[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Texas Tech
0
14
0
7
21
• Oklahoma State
7
28
17
7
59
Scoring summary
Q1
10:30
OKST
Staley 2 yard pass from Walsh (Sharp kick)
OKST 7–0
Q2
14:57
TTU
Stephens 1 yard run (Bustin kick)
Tie 7–7
Q2
13:22
OKST
Anderson 60 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)
OKST 14–7
Q2
11:15
OKST
Anderson 33 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)
OKST 21–7
Q2
8:34
OKST
Walsh 2 yard run (Sharp kick)
OKST 28–7
Q2
6:18
OKST
Anderson 66 yard pass from Chelf (Sharp kick)
OKST 35–7
Q2
:15
TTU
Williams 2 yard pass from Doege (Bustin kick)
OKST 35–14
Q3
9:54
OKST
Smith 17 yard run (Sharp kick)
OKST 42–14
Q3
6:22
OKST
Sharp 51 yard field goal
OKST 45–14
Q3
:17
OKST
Randle 1 yard run (Sharp kick)
OKST 52–14
Q4
12:35
OKST
Craig 30 yard blocked punt return (Sharp kick)
OKST 59–14
Q4
2:51
TTU
Moore 7 yard pass from Brewer (Bustin kick)
OKST 59–21
References[edit]
^“Coaches”. Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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