2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Cheez-It Bowl champion
Cheez-It Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
2020 record	8–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kasey Dunn (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium; (Capacity: 55,509)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 OSU Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 16th-year head coach Mike Gundy.

Previous season[]

The Cowboys finished the 2019 season with an 8–5 record, 5–4 Big 12 play, losing the Texas Bowl to Texas A&M.

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

In January 2019, head coach Mike Gundy announced the hiring of Kasey Dunn to be the new offensive coordinator, replacing Sean Gleeson, who left to take an assistant coaching position at Rutgers. Dunn was promoted from his position as the Cowboys' wide receivers coach.^[1] Additionally, former Washington Redskins coach Tim Rattay was hired to take over Gleeson's role as quarterbacks coach.^[2]

Preseason[]

Big 12 media days[]

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Big 12 media poll[]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll^[4]
1	Oklahoma	80
2	Oklahoma State	6
3	Texas	4
4	Iowa State
5	Baylor
6	TCU
7	Kansas State
8	West Virginia
9	Texas Tech
10	Kansas

Schedule[]

Regular season[]

Oklahoma State released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cowboys will host 3 non-conference games against Oregon State, Tulsa, and Western Illinois. Oklahoma State will host Iowa State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, and Texas and travel to TCU, Kansas, Oklahoma, Baylor, and Kansas State in regular season conference play.

The Cowboys' scheduled games against Oregon State and Western Illinois were canceled before the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	11:00 a.m.	Tulsa*	No. 11	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	ESPN	W 16–7	14,668
September 26	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 15	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 27–13	14,672
October 3	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 17	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN	W 47–7	9,480
October 24	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Iowa State	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 24–21	14,671
October 31	3:00 p.m.	Texas	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 34–41 ^OT	14,672
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 14	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	FOX	W 20–18	11,980
November 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Oklahoma	No. 14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry/College GameDay)	ABC	L 13–41	22,700
November 28	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	No. 23	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 50–44	14,670
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 22–29	12,594
December 12	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 22	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPNU	W 42–3	11,667
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Miami (FL)*	No. 21	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Cheez-It Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34	0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[6]

Coaching staff[]

Coach	Title	Year at Oklahoma State	Previous job
Mike Gundy	Head Coach	20th	Maryland (PGC/QB/WR)
Jim Knowles	DC/LB	3rd	Duke (DC/ILB)
Kasey Dunn	OC/WR	10th	Southern Miss (WR)
Joe Bob Clements	DL	8th	Kansas State (DE)
Charley Dickey	OL	2nd	Kansas State (OC/OL)
Tim Duffie	CB	8th	Wake Forest (Secondary)
Dan Hammerschmidt	S	6th	Houston (RB)
Jason McEndoo	TE/Cowboy Backs	6th	Montana State (OL)
Tim Rattay	QB	1st	Washington Redskins (QB)
Greg Richmond	DL	2nd	Fairmont State (DL)
John Wozniak	RB	3rd	Southern Miss (WR/ST)

Game summaries[]

vs. Tulsa[]

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	0	7	0	0	7
No. 11 Oklahoma State	3	0	0	13	16

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m.CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
TV: ESPN
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TLSA	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. West Virginia[]

West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	7	3	3	13
No. 15 Oklahoma State	0	20	0	7	27

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	WVU	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Oklahoma State	10	21	13	3	47
Kansas	0	0	0	7	7

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	KAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Iowa State[]

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Iowa State	7	0	7	7	21
No. 6 Oklahoma State	7	7	7	3	24

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Game attendance: 14,671
TV: FOX
Pregame line: OKST –2.5

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ISU	OKST
First downs	18	24
Total yards	389	461
Rushes/yards
Passing yards	162	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession	29:56	30:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Texas[]

Texas Longhorns (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Texas	7	13	6	8	7	41
Oklahoma State	14	10	7	3	0	34

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Friday, October 31, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 67 ° F, Wind: S 15 mph
Game attendance: 14,672
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TEX	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas State[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	13	7	20
Kansas State	3	9	0	6	18

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	KSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (7-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	7	6	0	0	13
Oklahoma	21	6	0	14	41

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
TV: ABC
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	OKLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Texas Tech[]

Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	10	14	13	44
Oklahoma State	7	14	20	9	50

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TTU	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at TCU[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	13	3	6	0	22
TCU	0	7	14	8	29

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Baylor[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	14	14	7	7	42
Baylor	0	0	0	3	3

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Miami (2020 Cheez-It Bowl)[]

Miami Hurricanes (8–2) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Oklahoma State	21	0	3	13	37
No. 18 Miami	0	10	9	15	34

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Date: Saturday, December 29, 2020
Game time: 4:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 12 mph
Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First quarter

(11:39) OKST – Brennan Presley 30 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Oklahoma State 7–0)
(5:25) OKST – LD Brown 2 yard rush, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:49; Oklahoma State 14–0)
(0:56) OKST – Brennan Presley 32 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:17; Oklahoma State 21–0)

Second quarter

(14:14) MIA – Brevin Jordan 10 yard pass from D'Eriq King, Jose Borregales kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:42; Oklahoma State 21–7)
(3:55) MIA – Jose Borregales 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma State 21–10)

Third quarter

(13:25) MIA – Jose Borregales 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma State 21–13)
(8:45) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 42 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:56; Oklahoma State 21–19)
(2:57) OKST – Brady Pohl 26 yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 5:48; Oklahoma State 24–19)

Fourth quarter

(14:19) OKST — Dillon Stoner 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:43; Oklahoma State 31–19)
(12:03) MIA — Brevin Jordan 1 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Jose Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Oklahoma State 31–26)
(9:55) OKST — Brennan Presley 16 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Oklahoma State 37–26)
(5:39) MIA — Mike Harley 5 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Marshall Few 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Oklahoma State 37–34)

Statistics	MIA	OKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	15*	11	15	17	10	7	6	6	14	14	14	21	19
Coaches	16	16*	12	18	19	10	7	6	6	12	13	14	22	18
CFP	Not released												23			Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	39	Teven Jenkins	OT	Chicago Bears
4	126	Chuba Hubbard	RB	Carolina Panthers
4	131	Tylan Wallace	WR	Baltimore Ravens
6	201	Rodarius Williams	CB	New York Giants

References[]

^ Lancaster, Zach. "Kasey Dunn Promoted to Offensive Coordinator". SI.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Allen, Robert. "Gundy Hires Tim Rattay as Quarterbacks Coach". si.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.
^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[1] Lancaster, Zach. "Kasey Dunn Promoted to Offensive Coordinator". SI.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[2] Allen, Robert. "Gundy Hires Tim Rattay as Quarterbacks Coach". si.com. ABG-SI LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[3] Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[4] "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.

[5] Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[6] "Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y		8	–	1		9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$		6	–	2		9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		6	–	3		8	–	3
No. 19 Texas		5	–	3		7	–	3
TCU		5	–	4		6	–	4
West Virginia		4	–	4		6	–	4
Kansas State		4	–	5		4	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	6		4	–	6
Baylor		2	–	7		2	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8		0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.