| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–4 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Gundy |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Todd Monken |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Bill Young |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| Champion: | Heart of Dallas Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 58–14 vs. Purdue |
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.
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
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.[2]
| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma State | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Oklahoma State (1990) | |||
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2 | Knox College (1989) | ||
| Running backs | 2 | Air Force (1999) | ||
| Kasey Dunn | Wide Receivers | 2 | Idaho (1992) | |
| Joe Wickline | 8 | Florida (1983) | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma State (1968) | |||
| Glenn Spencer | 5 | Georgia Tech (1986) | ||
| Defensive Backs | 5 | Alabama (2001) | ||
| 0 | Texas (1994) | |||
| 17 | Oklahoma State (1984) | |||
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