2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
American college football season
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The 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium. They played in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.
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| 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football | |
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Big 12 South Division co-champion Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 36–10 vs. Arizona | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 11–2 (6–2 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dana Holgorsen (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Boone Pickens Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 20 Nebraska xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Missouri x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Oklahoma xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Oklahoma State x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State* | FSN | W 65–17 | 48,692[1] | ||
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy* |
| W 41–38 | 48,820[2] | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa* |
| W 65–28 | 51,778[3] | ||
| September 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M |
| ESPN | W 38–35 | 48,284[4] | |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 22 | ESPN2 | W 54–28 | 25,881[5] | |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 20 | FSN+ | W 34–17 | 60,454[6] | |
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Nebraska | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 41–51 | 55,935[7] |
| October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 20 | FSN | W 24–14 | 50,831[8] | |
| November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 22 Baylor | No. 19 |
| FSN | W 55–28 | 50,741[9] |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas | No. 12 | ABC | W 33–16 | 100,659[10] | |
| November 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | No. 12 | FSN | W 48–14 | 39,261[11] | |
| November 27 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma | No. 10 |
| ABC | L 41–47 | 51,164[12] |
| December 29 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. Arizona* | No. 16 | ESPN | W 36–10 | 57,593[13] | |
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Game summaries
Washington State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Oklahoma State | 17 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 65 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:11 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:28
- Game attendance: 48,962
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Greg Burks
- Television network: FSN
Troy
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Troy | 3 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| • Oklahoma State | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:24
- Game attendance: 48,820
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Scott Novak
Tulsa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| • Oklahoma State | 20 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 65 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:17
- Game attendance: 51,778
- Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
Texas A&M
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| • #24 Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 38 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 6:46 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:44
- Game attendance: 48,284
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny
- Referee: Mike Defee
- TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Craig James & Jesse Palmer (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)
Louisiana–Lafayette
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #21 Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 54 |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
- Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
- Game start: 8:05 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:48
- Game attendance: 25,881
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Clear
- Referee: Tony Backert
- Television network: ESPN2
Texas Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #18 Oklahoma State | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
- Location: Lubbock, Texas
- Game start: 2:40 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 60,454
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny
- Referee: Dan Romero
- Television network: FSN Plus
Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #13 Nebraska | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
| #15 Oklahoma State | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 2:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 55,935
- Television network: ABC
Kansas State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #20 Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
- Location: Manhattan, Kansas
- Game start: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 50,831
Baylor
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| • #18 Oklahoma State | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 11:30 a.m.
- Game attendance: 50,741
- Television network: FSN
Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #11 Oklahoma State | 3 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Game start: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 100,659
- Television network: ABC
Kansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #10 Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| Kansas | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Location: Lawrence, Kansas
- Game start: 11:00 a.m.
- Game attendance: 39,261
- Television network: FSN
Oklahoma
Bedlam Game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #13 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 47 |
| #9 Oklahoma State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game start: 7:00 pm
- Television network: ABC
Arizona
Alamo Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #14 Oklahoma State | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| Arizona | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Game start: 8:15 pm
- Television network: ESPN
Rankings
Awards and honors
2011 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Kendall Hunter | Running back | 4 | 115 | San Francisco 49ers |
