2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team explained

Year:2018
Team:Oklahoma State Cowboys
Sport:football
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:7–6
Conf Record:3–6
Head Coach:Mike Gundy
Hc Year:14th
Off Coach:Mike Yurcich
Oc Year:6th
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Coach:Jim Knowles
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Champion:Liberty Bowl champion
Bowl:Liberty Bowl
Bowl Result:W 38–33 vs. Missouri
Stadium:Boone Pickens Stadium

The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Justin PhillipsLBSR
Doak Walker Award[2] Justice HillRBJR
Butkus Award[3] Justin PhillipsLBSR
Outland Trophy[4] Marcus KeyesOLJR
Lou Groza Award[5] Matt AmmendolaKJR
Walter Camp Award[6] Justice HillRBJR
Ted Hendricks Award[7] Jordan BrailfordDEJR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8] Taylor CorneliusQBSR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place.[9]

Media poll
1 Oklahoma 509 (46)
2 West Virginia 432 (2)
3 TCU 390 (1)
4 Texas 370 (1)
5 Oklahoma State 300
6 Kansas State 283 (2)
7 Iowa State 250
8 Texas Tech 149
9 Baylor 125
10 Kansas 52

Schedule

Schedule Source:[10]

Game summaries

Missouri State

See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team.

South Alabama

See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

Boise State

See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team.

Texas Tech

See also: 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

At Kansas

See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team.

Iowa State

See also: 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team.

Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score.[11] The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48-42.

At Kansas State

See also: 2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40.[12]

Texas

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team.

At Baylor

See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team.

Oklahoma

See also: 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

West Virginia

See also: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.

At TCU

See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team.

Vs. Missouri (Liberty Bowl)

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team and 2018 Liberty Bowl.

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
Scores against the Big 12
Scores against all opponents

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

4 113 RB Baltimore Ravens
7 253 DE Washington Redskins

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Bednarik Award Watch List. July 16, 2018. July 16, 2018. July 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716194921/https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/2018-maxwell-bednarik-watch-list/. dead.
  2. Web site: 2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates. July 18, 2018. July 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist . July 23, 2018 . The Butkus Award . July 23, 2018 . August 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820080704/http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/view.aspx?t=c . dead .
  4. Web site: 22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED. July 24, 2018. July 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List. July 25, 2018. July 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20090817150753/http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html. August 17, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason “Watch List”. Carbone. Al. July 27, 2018. July 30, 2018.
  7. Web site: Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award. August 14, 2018. August 16, 2018. August 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232846/http://tedhendricks.com/2018_WATCH_LIST.pdf. dead.
  8. Web site: Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced. August 14, 2018. August 17, 2018.
  9. Web site: Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll. 3 October 2018.
  10. Web site: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule. FB Schedules. May 3, 2018.
  11. Web site: Iowa State Football: Cyclones get Purdy to stun Oklahoma State. October 9, 2018. Dana. Becker. October 7, 2018. Saturday Blitz.
  12. Web site: Tulsa World. October 9, 2018. OSU football: What we learned from Oklahoma State’s 48-42 loss to Iowa State . October 8, 2018. Mark. Cooper.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.