| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 3 |
| Aprank: | 3 |
| Record: | 12–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–1 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Gundy |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Todd Monken |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Codef Coach1: | Bill Young |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach2: | Glenn Spencer |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| Champion: | National champion (Colley) Big 12 champion Fiesta Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Fiesta Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 41–38OT vs. Stanford |
The 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by seventh year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2011 season was arguably the best in the Cowboys' 112-year football history. They opened the season with 10 straight wins, in the process rising to #2 in the AP Poll—the school's highest-ever ranking in a major poll. After unexpectedly losing to Iowa State in Ames, they ultimately finished the regular season 11–1, including a 44–10 win over rival Oklahoma for their first win in the Bedlam Series since 2002. They also won their first Big 12 title and their first outright conference title since winning the 1948 Missouri Valley Conference title. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, their first Bowl Championship Series bid and the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they defeated Stanford 41–38 in overtime. The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-designated major selector, chose OSU as national champions.[1] [2]
| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma Mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Oklahoma State (1989) | |||
| Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | 0 | Knox College (1989) | ||
| Running backs | 0 | Air Force (1999) | ||
| Wide receivers | 0 | Idaho (1992) | ||
| Doug Meacham | 6 | Oklahoma State (1987) | ||
| Joe Wickline | 6 | Florida (1983) | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma State (1968) | |||
| Co-defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | 3 | Georgia Tech (1987) | ||
| Cornerbacks | 3 | Alabama (2001) | ||
| 10 | Southwestern Louisiana (1987) | |||
| Rob Glass | 6 | Oklahoma State (1983) | ||
| Reference:[5] | ||||
See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
See also: 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team.
See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team. [7]
See also: 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team. [8]
Oklahoma State won consecutive games for the first time at Kyle Field as Cowboys' fans chanted "Big 12, Big 12" in the final conference matchup between the two teams. Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 483 yards.[9]
See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2011 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 2011 Missouri Tigers football team.
See also: 2011 Baylor Bears football team.
See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
See main article: 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State football game.
See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
See also: 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series.
See main article: 2012 Fiesta Bowl.
See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 2011 All-Big 12 Conference football team and 2011 College Football All-America Team.
See main article: 2012 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise | |
| Wide receiver | 1 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Quarterback | 1 | 22 | Cleveland Browns | ||
| Safety | 6 | 190 | Tennessee Titans |