2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 11th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they lost to Ole Miss.

2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Sugar Bowl, L 20–48 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Yurcich (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $^   8 1     11 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   7 2     10 3  
No. 7 TCU   7 2     11 2  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
West Virginia   4 5     8 5  
Texas Tech   4 5     7 6  
Texas   4 5     5 7  
Kansas State   3 6     6 7  
Iowa State   2 7     3 9  
Kansas   0 9     0 12  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma mater
Mike Gundy Head coach 10 Oklahoma State (1990)
Mike Yurcich Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2 California (PA) (1999)
Greg Adkins Offensive line 0 Marshall (1990)
Marcus Arroyo Running backs 0 San Jose State (2002)
Kasey Dunn Wide receivers 5 Idaho (1992)
Jason McEndoo Tight ends 0 Washington State (1998)
Glenn Spencer Defensive coordinator/linebackers 2 Georgia Tech (1987)
Joe Bob Clements Defensive line 2 Kansas State (1993)
Tim Duffie Cornerbacks 2 Texas Tech (1999)
Dan Hammerschmidt Safeties 0 Texas (1993)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

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Oklahoma State announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cowboys will host Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and TCU and will travel to Iowa State, Texas, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.[2]

The Cowboys hosted two non conference games against Central Arkansas and UTSA and traveled to its other non conference foe Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Oklahoma State met for the first time against the Central Michigan Chippewas in Michigan and Central Arkansas Bears at home. The Cowboys hosted the UTSA Roadrunners for the second straight season after defeating them last season 43–13.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*ESPNUW 24–1319,717
September 126:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*FSN/FCS AtlanticW 32–857,262
September 192:30 p.m.UTSA*No. 25
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1W 69–1456,351
September 262:30 p.m.at TexasNo. 24ESPNW 30–2787,073
October 33:00 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 20
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1W 36–3458,030
October 106:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 21ESPN2W 33–26 OT60,410
October 242:30 p.m.Kansas No. 14
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1W 58–1059,886
October 312:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 12ESPNW 70–5354,872
November 72:30 p.m.No. 8 TCUNo. 14
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOXW 49–2959,661
November 142:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 8ESPNW 35–3154,180
November 216:30 p.m.No. 10 BaylorNo. 6
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOXL 35–4559,669
November 287:00 p.m.No. 3 OklahomaNo. 11
ABCL 23–5859,231
January 1, 20167:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Ole Miss*No. 16ESPNL 20–4872,117
Schedule Source:[3]

Games summaries

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Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 7 7 7 24
Chippewas 3 3 7 0 13

Central Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 8 0 8
Cowboys 10 0 10 12 32

UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 7 0 7 14
Cowboys 17 14 10 28 69

Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 3 7 6 30
Longhorns 6 14 7 0 27

Kansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 14 0 6 34
Cowboys 7 13 6 10 36

Oklahoma State hosted Kansas State on October 3, 2015. Late in the second quarter, an officiating error gave Oklahoma State a first down when the offense was four yards short after the third down play. The series ended with a touchdown for Oklahoma State.[4] The error brought into question Big 12 Conference officiating, especially in light that the game was on the 25th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers.[5] SB Nation published "K-State lost to Oklahoma State, 36–34. Inept Big 12 officials gifted Oklahoma State a touchdown.."[6]

West Virginia

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Cowboys 7 10 6 37 33
Mountaineers 0 2 14 100 26

Kansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 10 0 0 10
Cowboys 14 21 21 2 58

Prior to the game, during Oklahoma State University's annual Sea of Orange Homecoming Parade, 25 year old Adacia Chambers drove her car into a crowd of people at the parade killing 4 and injuring 47.

Texas Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 14 14 28 70
Red Raiders 24 14 0 15 53
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 9 0 7 13 29
Cowboys 14 14 14 7 49

Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Cowboys 7 7 7 14 35
Cyclones 17 7 7 0 31

Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Bears 14 10 14 7 45
#4 Cowboys 14 0 7 14 35

Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Sooners 14 30 7 7 58
#9 Cowboys 10 10 3 0 23

Vs. Ole Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Cowboys 3 3 7 7 20
#12 Rebels 10 24 7 7 48

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV2524202116141212549141320
CoachesRVRV25221919151210105410141319
CFPNot released1486111716Not released

References

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  1. ^ "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Announces 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Trotter, Jake (October 4, 2015). "Officials Place First-Down Marker in Wrong Spot, Leading to OK State TD". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Bromberg, Nick (October 4, 2015). "Oklahoma St. Apparently Mistakenly Awarded 1st Down in Win Over Kansas St". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Outrageous officiating Incompetence Costs K-State". SB Nation. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.