American college football season
The 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cowboys were led by tenth-year head coach, Mike Gundy , and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma . They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to place seventh. They were invited to the Cactus Bowl where they defeated Washington .
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Florida State * ABC L 31–3761,521 September 6 2:30 p.m. Missouri State * FSSW W 40–2351,562 September 13 6:00 p.m. UTSA * Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FSN W 43–1354,577 September 25 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 24 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN W 45–3555,958 October 4 11:00 a.m. Iowa State No. 21 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FS1 W 37–2052,608 October 11 3:00 p.m. at Kansas No. 16 FS1 W 27–2031,985 October 18 3:00 p.m. at No. 12 TCU No. 15 FS1 L 9–4243,214 October 25 2:30 p.m. No. 22 West Virginia Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN L 10–3459,124 November 1 7:00 p.m. at No. 11 Kansas State ABC L 14–4853,746 November 15 6:30 p.m. Texas Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FOX L 7–2852,495 November 22 6:30 p.m. at No. 5 Baylor FOX L 28–4947,179 December 6 2:30 p.m. at No. 18 Oklahoma FS1 W 38–35 OT 85,312 January 2, 2015 7:15 p.m. vs. Washington * ESPN W 30–2235,409 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [ 2]
Game summaries
Vs. Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
0
10
7
14
31
#1 Seminoles
10
7
10
10
37
Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
6
0
7
10
23
Cowboys
10
17
10
3
40
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
3
0
7
3
13
Cowboys
14
10
3
16
43
Texas Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Raiders
7
7
14
7
35
#24 Cowboys
7
14
14
10
45
Iowa State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
0
6
7
7
20
#21 Cowboys
0
13
17
7
37
Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Cowboys
10
10
0
7
27
Jayhawks
7
0
3
10
20
TCU
1
2
3
4
Total
#15 Cowboys
3
6
0
0
9
#12 Horned Frogs
21
7
14
0
42
West Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Mountaineers
14
0
3
17
34
Cowboys
0
10
0
0
10
Kansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
0
0
7
14
#9 Wildcats
14
7
10
17
48
Oklahoma State started the game with a 5–3 record (3–2 in conference play). The Cowboys had just come off their homecoming loss to West Virginia the previous week. Prior to this game, Oklahoma State led the series 37–23.[ 3]
Oklahoma State scored in their opening drive by marching down the field and concluding when Tyreek Hill made a 2-yard run for a touchdown. Ben Grogan's kick made the score 7–0 OSU. But the ensuing kick-off by Oklahoma State resulted in Morgan Burns successfully running 86 yards for a touchdown. Matthew McCrane 's extra point tied the score 7–7 with 11:36 on the clock in the first quarter. Kansas State's Charles Jones ran in for 6 yards with 4:16 left in the first and Kansas State held the lead for the remainder of the game. Kansas State achieved 36 unanswered points until Ramon Richards made a 38-yard interception for a touchdown after the K-State starters were pulled from the game. With 4:49 left in the game, Matthew McCrane was sent out to make an attempt at a 53-yard field goal. The attempt was good and Kansas State won 48–14.[ 4]
Texas
1
2
3
4
Total
Longhorns
0
Cowboys
0
Baylor
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
7
0
14
28
#6 Bears
21
7
7
14
49
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at #20 Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Oklahoma State
7
7 0 21 3
38
Oklahoma
7
21 0 7 0
35
Scoring summary Q1 12:15 OKLA Perine 4 yard run (Hunnicutt kick)OKLA 7–0 Q1 8:32 OKST Roland 1 yard run (Grogan kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 11:57 OKLA Ripkowski 1 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) OKLA 14–7 Q2 9:24 OKST Sheperd 39 yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 6:53 OKLA Perine 9 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) OKLA 21–14 Q2 3:09 OKLA Ripkowski 2 yard pass from Thomas (Hunnicutt kick) OKLA 28–14 Q4 11:56 OKST Roland 3 yard run (Grogan kick) OKLA 28–21 Q4 7:54 OKLA Ripkowski 1 yard run (Hunnicutt kick) OKLA 35–21 Q4 4:51 OKST Sheperd 43 yard pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) OKLA 35–28 Q4 :45 OKST Hill 92 yard punt return (Grogan kick)Tie 35–35 OT OKST Grogan 21 yard field goal OKST 38–35
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Cactus Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
0
0
14
8
22
Cowboys
14
10
3
3
30
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV 25 24 21 16 15 RV RV — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 18 15 RV — — — — — — — RV CFP Not released — — — — — — — Not released
References
^ "Coaches" . Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2014 .^ "2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved February 13, 2014 .^ Frech, Ricky (October 31, 2014). "Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas State Wildcats: Complete Game Preview" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved November 2, 2014 . ^ Skretta, Dave (November 1, 2014). "No. 9 K-State Shuts Down Oklahoma State, 48-14" . ESPN Associated Press . Retrieved November 2, 2014 . ^ Brunt, Cliff (December 6, 2014). "OK State Ties Game on Punt-Return TD, Stuns No. 20 Oklahoma in OT" . ESPN Associated Press . Retrieved December 7, 2014 .
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