2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Holiday Bowl, L 31–42 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 16
Record	9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gunter Brewer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Trooper Taylor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Uniform
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2008 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy		5	–	3					10	–	4
Nebraska x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 Texas x%		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 12 Texas Tech x		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Baylor		2	–	6					4	–	8
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	2:30 p.m.	at Washington State*		Qwest Field Seattle, WA	FSN	W 39–13	50,830
September 6	6:05 p.m.	Houston*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 56–37	45,001
September 13	12:05 p.m.	Missouri State*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FCS	W 57–13	43,388	[1]
September 27	6:05 p.m.	Troy*		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 55–24	52,463
October 4	6:05 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 56–28	51,147
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Missouri	No. 17	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	W 28–23	68,349
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 8	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		W 34–6	50,080
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 24–28	98,518
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 9	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 59–17	46,718
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Texas Tech	No. 8	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 20–56	55,663
November 15	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 30–17	46,092
November 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 11	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series, College GameDay)	ABC	L 41–61	49,031
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oregon*	No. 13	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–42	59,108
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 2008 Washington State Cougars football team

Oklahoma State vs. Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 3 12 10 14 39 Washington State 0 0 6 7 13 Date: August 30, 2008 Location: Qwest Field, Seattle, WA Game start: 2:30 P.M. CST Game attendance: 50,830

Houston

See also: 2008 Houston Cougars football team

The Cowboys face off against the Houston Cougars at Boone Pickens Stadium on September 8, 2008

Oklahoma State vs. Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Houston 7 9 7 14 37 • Oklahoma State 7 7 28 14 56 Date: September 6, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 45,001

Missouri State

Oklahoma State vs. Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri State 3 3 7 0 13 • Oklahoma State 22 14 21 0 57 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 12:05 CST Game attendance: 43,338

Troy

Oklahoma State vs. Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Troy 0 10 7 7 24 • Oklahoma State 14 21 10 10 55 Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 52,463 (school record)

Texas A&M

See also: 2008 Texas A&M Aggies football team

#21 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 0 7 14 28 • No. 21 Oklahoma State 21 7 14 14 56 Date: October 4, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 P.M. CST Game attendance: 51,147

Missouri

See also: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team

#17 Oklahoma State vs. #3 Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 17 Oklahoma State 7 0 14 7 28 No. 3 Missouri 3 7 7 6 23 Date: October 11, 2008 Location: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri Game start: 7:00 CST Game attendance: 68,349

Baylor

See also: 2008 Baylor Bears football team

#8 Oklahoma State vs. Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 6 0 0 0 6 • No. 8 Oklahoma State 7 21 6 0 34 Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 2:00 CST Game attendance: 50,080

Texas

See also: 2008 Texas Longhorns football team

#7 Oklahoma State vs. #1 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Oklahoma State 0 14 7 3 24 • No. 1 Texas 7 14 7 0 28 Date: October 25, 2008 Location: Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 98,518

Iowa State

See also: 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team

#9 Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 7 3 0 7 17 • No. 9 Oklahoma State 14 14 24 7 59 Date: November 1, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 pm CST Game attendance: 46,718

Texas Tech

See also: 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

#8 Oklahoma State vs. #2 Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Oklahoma State 7 7 6 0 20 • No. 2 Texas Tech 14 14 14 14 56 Date: November 8, 2008 Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 55,663

Colorado

See also: 2008 Colorado Buffaloes football team

#11 Oklahoma State vs. Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 11 Oklahoma State 6 7 14 3 30 Colorado 0 3 7 7 17 Date: November 15, 2008 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,092

Oklahoma

See also: 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team

#11 Oklahoma State vs. #3 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Oklahoma 7 14 16 24 61 No. 11 Oklahoma State 3 10 13 15 41 Date: November 29, 2008 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 7:00 CST Game attendance: 49,031

2008 Holiday Bowl

See also: 2008 Holiday Bowl

#13 Oklahoma State vs. #15 Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Oklahoma State 17 0 7 7 31 • No. 15 Oregon 7 0 21 14 42 Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 59,108

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	17	8	7	9	8	11	11	11	14	13	16
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	10	8	10	8	13	12	12	15	14	18
Harris	Not released					23	17	10	8	9	8	13	13	12	14	13	Not released
BCS	Not released								6	9	9	13	12	12	14	13	Not released

Statistics

Team

Team Opp Scoring 499 323   Points per Game 41.6 26.9 First Downs   Rushing   Passing   Penalty Total Offense   Avg per Play   Avg per Game Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards   Avg per Game

Team Opp Punts-Yards   Avg per Punt Time of Possession/Game 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Touchdowns Scored Field Goals-Attempts-Long PAT-Attempts Attendance 337,828 319,452   Games/Avg per Game 7/48,261 5/63,890

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 128 134 174 94 530 Opponents 68 77 106 114 365

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Kendall Hunter	13	241	1544	0	1544	6.4	16	68	118.8 ypg
Keith Toston	13	102	686	0	686	6.7	9	56	52.8 ypg

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Zac Robinson	13-13	166.86	204-314-10	65	3065	25	95	235.8 ypg
Alex Cate	2-0	174.08	4-5-0	66.7	56	0	29	28 ypg

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Dez Bryant	12	87	1481	17	19	80	123.4 ypg
Kendall Hunter	13	24	198	9	1	31	15.2 ypg

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Fumbles		Blkd Kick	Saf
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total
Opponents

Special teams

Name	Punting									Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	50+	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

Awards

• Matt Fodge won the 2008 Ray Guy Award
• First Team All-American: Kendall Hunter, Dez Bryant(consensus), Perrish Cox
• All-Big 12: Dez Bryant (1st team), Kendall Hunter (1st), Russell Okung (1st), Matt Fodge (2nd), Andre Sexton (2nd), Jacob Lacey (2nd)
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year: Dez Bryant

2008 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Brandon Pettigrew	Tight end	1	20	Detroit Lions

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The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:

• Jacob Lacey was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.^[4]
• Ricky Price was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.^[5]

References

1. "Cowboys run over Missouri State". Tulsa World. September 14, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. "2009 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2009.
4. "Jacob Lacey - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
5. "Ricky Price - the Football Cube". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2012.