Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Oklahoma State Football Overview



2018 Oklahoma State Football Schedule: vs Missouri State, won, 58-17; vs South Alabama, won, 55-13; vs Boise State, won, 44-21; vs Texas Tech, lost, 41-17; at Kansas, won, 48-28; vs Iowa State, lost, 48-42; at Kansas State, lost, 31-12; vs Texas, won, 38-35; at Baylor, lost, 35-31; at Oklahoma, lost, 48-47;  vs West Virginia, won, 45-41; November 24, at TCU.

2017  Oklahoma State Football Results: vs Tulsa, won, 59-24; at South Alabama, won, 44-7; at Pittsburgh, won, 59-21; vs TCU, lost, 44-31; at Texas Tech, won, 41-34; vs Baylor, won, 59-16; at Texas, won, 13-10; at West Virginia, won, 50-39; vs Oklahoma, lost, 62-52; at Iowa State won, 49-42; vs Kansas State, lost, 45-10; vs Kansas, won 58-17; vs Virginia Tech, won, 30-21 (Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Florida).

2018 Oklahoma State Football Media Guide: here
 
2018 Oklahoma State Football Video: here 

Mike Gundy
2018 Oklahoma State Football: Oklahoma State and its head football coach for the past 14 years, Mike Gundy, came into the 2018 football season with historic momentum. After a Camping World Bowl win (30-21) over Virginia Tech, the Cowboys finished their 2017 season with a 10-3 record (9-3 regular season, 6-3 Big 12). That marked the third consecutive season of at least 10 wins for OSU. Never in the span of the 116 years that Oklahoma State has been playing football had there been a run of three consecutive 10-win seasons.

This season will not result in a fourth consecutive 10-win season.

Oklahoma State goes into its regular-season-ending game against TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday, November 24, with a 6-5 record (3-5, Big 12). The Cowboys are bowl-eligible for a school-record 13th consecutive year, which is the 10th-longest active bowl streak in the nation.

It has been a roller-coaster year for OSU. They have wins over Missouri State, South Alabama, Boise State, Kansas, Texas and West Virginia, but losses to Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor and Oklahoma.

Offensively, Oklahoma State is not as high-powered as it has been in past years, but the Cowboys still pack a punch.

The 'Pokes have scored 437 points and are averaging 397 points per games. They have scored at least 31 points in all of their games, except two, in which they scored 17 and 12. they have scored 57 touchdowns and 52 of 59 times they have been in the red zone, with 39 of the scores being touchdowns. The Cowboys have fumbled the ball 14 times, losing the football eight times.

Oklahoma State has rolled up 5,270 total yards, an average of 520 per game. The Cowboys have run the ball 451 times for 2,206 yards. They are averaging 4.9 yards per rush and 2005 yards rushing per game. Through the air, OSU's 249 receptions have amassed 3,514 yards, an average of 14.11 yards per catch and 319.45 passing yards per game. The Cowboys' opponents have picked off 10 OSU passes and sacked Oklahoma State quaterbacks 31 times. 

Taylor Cornelius
Redshirt senior quarterback Taylor Cornelius (#14), 6-6, 232 pounds, directs Oklahoma State's offense.  He has completed 245 of 401 passes. Twenty-eight of his passes have produced touchdowns and 10 of his throws have been intercepted. He has a long pass completion of 64 yards. Cornelius has 333 rushing yards and has scored eight rushing touchdowns.

Cornelius leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 3,461 passing yards. His 344.9 yards of total offense per game ranks second in the Big 12 and fourth nationally and ranks as the third-most productive season for a quarterback in OSU history. Cornelius is the reigning Walter Camp National Player of the Week after passing for 338 yards, rushing for 106 and accounting for six total touchdowns in the Cowboys' upset win over the Mountaineers on Saturday, November 17, in Stilwater. Cornelius became only the third player in Big 12 history to have 300 yards passing, 100 yards rushing and five passing touchdowns in a game, as well as the first player in OSU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game.

The Cowboy's backup quarterback, redshirt sophomore Keondre Wudtee (#11), 6-4, 216 pounds, has played sparingly.

OSU's leading receiver is sophomore wide receiver Tylan Wallace (#2), 6-0, 185 pounds. He has 75 catches for 1344 yards. He is averaging 122.18 receiving yards per game. Wallace has scored 11 touchdowns and has a long reception of 56 yards.

Tylan Wallace
Wallace is one of 13 semifinalists for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. The honor is given annually to the top offensive player in FBS who also exhibits integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. In addition, the nominee must have been born in Texas, have graduated from a Texas high school or have played at a Texas-based junior college or FBS college.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas (South Hills High School), Wallace is one of three national finalists for the 2018 Biletnikoff Award. Presented by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, the award is presented to the nation's outstanding receiver, regardless of position.

Wallace leads the nation in 10-yard catches, yards per reception, 100-yard games and 200-yard games. He also leads all Power Five conference players with 59 first-down catches. He has seven 100-yard receiving games this season.

Redshirt junior wide receiver Tyron Johnson (#13), 6-1, 193 pounds, has caught 44 passed for 672 yards. He has scored five touchdowns and has a long reception of 64 yards. Wide receiver Landon Wolf (#88), running back Chuba Hubbard (#30), receiver Jelani Woods (#89) and running back J.D. King (#27) have two receiving touchdowns each.

Junior running back Justice Hill (#5), 5-10, 190 pounds, is Oklahoma State's leadig rushers. He has run the fotball 158 times for 930 yards, for a per-rush average of 5.9 yards. He is averaging 93 rushing yads per game. He has nine rushing touchdowns and a long run of 92 yards.

Redshirt freshman runing back Chuba Hubbard (#30), 6-1, 207 pounds, has 553 rushng yards on 93 carries, an average of 5.9 yards per carry. He has five rushing touchdowns and along run of 27 yards.

Redshirt sophomore running back LD Brown, wide receiver Tylan Wallace (#2) and wide receiver Tyron Johnson (#13) have one rushing touchdown each.

Defensively, Oklahoma State has allowed 358 points, an average of 32.5 per game. Over its last six games, OUS has allowed its opposition to score at least 31 passes. The Cowboys have given up at least 20 points per game, except in their first two games of the season, when they only allowed 17 and 13 points, respectively.

Oklahoma State has given up 4,822 total yards, an average of nearly 439 yards per game; 1,903 yards on the ground, for a per-game average of 173 yards, and 2,919 yards through the air, for a per-game average of 265.4 yards.

OSU opponents have scored 24 rushing touchdowns and 22 touchdowns through the air. Oklahoma State has intercepted five passes, forced 11 fumbles (recovering six of them, and sacked opposing quarterbacks 38 times.

Redshirt sophomore cornerback Rodarius Williams (#8), 6-0, 197 pounds, has intercepted two passes. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Devin Harper (#16),  6-1, 231 pounds, freshman safety Jarrick Bernard (#24), 6-2, 195 pounds, and junior cornerback A.J. Green (#4), 6-1, 182 pounds,  have one interception each.

The Cowboys' leading tackler is redshirt senior linebacker Justin Phillips (#19), 6-0, 230 pounds. He has 80 total tackles, nine of them for a loss, and two sacks. Sophomore safety Malcolm Rodriguez (#20), 6-0, 205 pounds, has 74 tackles, 3.5 for loss. Junior linebacker Calvin Bundage (#1),  6-2, 215 pounds, has 61 tackles, eight for a loss, and 1.5 sacks. Redshirt junior defensive end Jordan Brailford (#94), 6-3, 250 pounds, has 48 tackles and nine sacks. Redshirt senior defensive end Jarrell Owens (#93) has five sacks. Redshirt junior defensive end Mike Scott, 6-5, 260 pounds, has three sacks. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Devin Harper (#16) has 2.5 sacks. Safety Jarrick Bernard (#24), linebacker Kenneth Edison-McGruder (#3), defensive tackle Trey Carter (#99) and defensive end Cole Walterscheid (#82) have two sacks apiece. Safety Kolby Peel has one sack.

Redshirt senior Zach Sinor (#29), 5-10, 225 pounds, is Oklahoma State's punter. He has punted 26 times for an average of 45.54 yards per punt. He has a long punt of 67 yards. None of his punts have been blocked. The backup punter is redshirt senior Matt Hockett (#59), 6-2, 227 pounds. He has puted the football 15 times for an average of 38.4 yards per punt. He has a long punt of 47 yards.

The field goal kicker is redshirt junior Matt Ammendola (#49), 5-9, 195 pounds. He has made 14 of 20 field goal attempts. He has a long field goal of 48 yards. None of his kicks have been blocked.

Oklahoma State Football: Oklahoma State began playing football in 1901 when it posted a 2-3 record. The Cowboys have a record of 604-552-49 (.522). The school has an 18-10 record for the 28 bowl games in which it has appeared. The Cowboys are 4-3 in the six major bowl games (Rose, Peach, Cotton, Sugar, Fiesta and Orange), with their biggest win being over Stanford in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. After that win, OSU finished third in the final poll, the highest finish for the Cowboys. One Cowboy, running back Barry Sanders, has won the Heisman Trophy (1988).

The football team originally was known as the Agriculturists, then the Aggies, sometimes the Farmers, and later, the Tigers. Eventually the team became the Cowboys. The Oklahoma A&M Aggies joined their first conference for the start of the 1915 season, the Southwest Conference. In 1925, Oklahoma A&M joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA). In 1928, the MVIAA split into the Big Six Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). A&M was the only large school that joined the smaller MVC. In 1956, A&M announced it was joining (or rejoining) what had become the Big Seven for the 1958–59 academic year. As part of a transition period, the Cowboys went independent for two years. In 1958, the school became a part of the renamed Big Eight Conference.

In 1988, OSU and the NCAA released the results of an unusual joint investigation. The report detailed a staggering litany of misconduct dating to before the Jimmy Johnson era, principally involvement in a "bidding war" for high school phenom Hart Lee Dykes. The Cowboys were slapped with four years' probation, a three-year bowl ban and a two-year ban from live television. However, the most serious long-term sanction was a limit of 20 scholarships from 1989 to 1992 (as a result of the sanctions, the Cowboys only had one winning season from 1989 to 2001). In 1996, OSU joined with the other Big Eight schools and four schools from the old Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference.

Jimmy Johnson coached Oklahoma State from 1979 to 1983. He left with a 29-25-3 record. Les Miles coached the Cowboys from 2001 to 2004. He compiled a 28-21 record before leaving to become LSU's head coach.

Current head coach Mike Gundy was named as Miles' successor and the 22nd head coach at Oklahoma State. He has compiled a 119-57 record at Oklahoma State since becoming head coach in 2005.

On October 29, 2016, Mike Gundy recorded his 100th victory as a head coach with a 37-20 win over # 10 West Virginia. Gundy is the only Oklahoma State football coach to record 100 victories.

Gundy is one of three head football coaches at Oklahoma State to have played for Oklahoma State, along with Jim Lookabaugh and Floyd Gass. Gundy played at Oklahoma Lite from 1990 to 1993. He was a wide receiver, then a record-setting quarterback. Prior to becoming the Cowboys' head coach, he was Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator from 1994 - 1995. In 1996, he was passing game coordinator at Baylor. From 1997 to 2000, he was passing game coordinator at Maryland From 2001 to 2004, he was Oklahoma State's assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, under Miles. Gundy is known for being emotional, including his infamous "I'm 40" outburst at a reporter. Watch: here   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FA3BcMa4rc

After posting a 9–3 regular season record in 2008, Gundy received a new seven-year contract worth $15.7 million. Gundy's tenure as head coach of the Cowboys has seen the rise of Oklahoma State's football program. The Cowboys began the 2009 season ranked #9 in the country in the AP Top 25, but the dreams of a miracle season were crushed when the Pokes lost, 45-35, to the unranked Houston Cougars at home the following week, and later learned that star wide receiver Dez Bryant was ruled ineligible for the remainder of the season, for lying to the NCAA about having contact with Deion Sanders. In 2010, the Cowboys recorded the first 11-win season in Oklahoma State history. On December 3, 2011, the Cowboys won their first Big-12 Championship with a 44-10 victory over Oklahoma. The third-ranked Cowboys beat fourth-ranked Stanford in overtime, 41-38, on January 2, 2012, in the Fiesta Bowl.

Oklahoma State Football Stadium: Oklahoma State plays in Boone Pickens Stadium. The stadium was built in 1919. It is the oldest FBS stadium west of the Mississippi. The stadium's field is positioned in an east-west configuration, to avoid the strong prevailing winds of northern Oklahoma. The stadium is one of a very few major college football stadiums with an east-west configuration.

In 2003, Oklahoma State alumnus T. Boone Pickens made an historic donation to the university for improvements to its athletic facilities, and it was announced that the stadium would be renamed in his honor. The latest renovation of the football stadium was completed in 2009, with the current capacity at 60,218. The surface is Field Turf. There are 111 suites and 3,500 club seats. In 2013, the 92,000-square-foot Sherman E. Smith Training Center and indoor practice facility was completed. The facility is surrounded by three new practice fields -- two grass fields and one artificial.


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