2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State University system logo.svg
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
CFPNo. 9
2021 record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKasey Dunn (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBoone Pickens Stadium
(Capacity: 55,509)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Oklahoma State y   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Baylor y$   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 2  
Iowa State   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   4 – 5     7 – 5  
West Virginia   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Texas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Kansas   1 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 26, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys play their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team is coached by seventeen-year head coach Mike Gundy.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The Cowboys finished the 2020 regular season 8–3 and 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in third in the conference. They were eligible to play in the post season and was invited to play in the 2020 Cheez-It Bowl against Miami Hurricanes.[1] Oklahoma State won the game by three points against the Hurricanes and finished the 2020 season ranked 20 in the AP Poll rankings.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4, 20216:00 p.m. No. 24 (FCS) Missouri State*
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN+W 23–1650,807
September 1111:00 a.m.Tulsa*
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
FS1W 28–2352,127
September 188:00 p.m.at Boise State*
  • Albertsons Stadium
  • Boise, ID
FS1W 21–2036,702
September 256:00 p.m.No. 25 Kansas State
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN+W 31–2051,444
October 26:00 p.m.No. 21 BaylorNo. 19
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
ESPN2W 24–1452,144
October 1611:00 a.m.at No. 25 TexasNo. 12
FOXW 32–2499,916
October 232:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 8
FOXL 21–2461,500
October 306:00 p.m.KansasdaggerNo. 15
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FS1W 55–355,026
November 62:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 11
ESPNW 24–350,109
November 137:00 p.m.TCUNo. 10
  • Boone Pickens Stadium
  • Stillwater, OK
FOXW 63–1754,549
November 207:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 9
FOXW 23–053,169
November 276:30 p.m.No. 10 OklahomaNo. 7
ABCW 37–3354,990
December 411:00 a.m.vs. No. 9 BaylorNo. 5
ABCL 16–2165,771
January 1, 2022Noonvs. No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 9
ESPN
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[3]

Coaching staff[]

Coach Title Year at Oklahoma State Previous job Alma Mater
Mike Gundy Head Coach 21st Maryland (PGC/QB/WR) Oklahoma State
Jim Knowles DC/LB 4th Duke (DC/ILB) Cornell
Kasey Dunn OC/WR 11th Southern Miss (WR) Idaho
Joe Bob Clements DL 9th Kansas State (DE) Kansas State
Charley Dickey OL 3rd Kansas State (OC/OL) Arizona
Tim Duffie CB 9th Wake Forest (Secondary) Texas Tech
Dan Hammerschmidt S 7th Houston (RB) Colorado State
Jason McEndoo TE/Cowboy Backs 7th Montana State (OL) Washington State
Tim Rattay QB 2nd Washington Redskins (QB) Louisiana Tech
Greg Richmond DL 3rd Fairmont State (DL) Oklahoma State
John Wozniak RB 4th Southern Miss (WR/ST) Knox College

Game summaries[]

vs. No. 24 (FCS) Missouri State[]

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team
Missouri State Bears (0–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0)
1 2 34Total
No. 24 (FCS) Missouri State 0 3 6716
Oklahoma State 6 14 0323

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 87
  • Game attendance: 50,807
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Brandon Weeden (analyst) & Shane Sparks (sideline)
  • Pregame line: -38
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:47) OSU – Shane Illingworth 5 yard pass to Tay Martin, Alex Hale XP Failed (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:05; OSU 6–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:38) OSU – Jaylen Warren 1 yard rush, Alex Hale Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:28; OSU 13–0)
  • (10:57) OSU – LD Brown 11 yard rush, Alex Hale Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:29; OSU 20–0)
  • (1:51) MSU – Jose Pizano 30 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:23; OSU 20–3)
Third Quarter
  • (7:27) MSU – Jose Pizano 48 yard FG (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1;30; OSU 20–6)
  • (1:15) MSU – Jose Pizano 33 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:11; OSU 20–9)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:05) OSU – Alex Hale 35 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, −7 yards, 0:49; OSU 23–9)
  • (3:06) MSU – Jason Shelly 8 yard pass to Tyrone Scott, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:06; OSU 23–16)
Statistics MSU OKST
First downs 22 17
Total yards 334 369
Rushes/yards 37–102 28–54
Passing yards 232 315
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–46 22–40–1
Time of possession 36:00 25:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jason Shelley 23/44, 223 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kevon Latulas 6 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Xavier Lane 6 receptions, 45 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Shane Illingworth 22/40, 315 yards, 1 TD
Rushing LD Brown 15 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tay Martin 6 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

vs.Tulsa[]

See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Oklahoma State–Tulsa football rivalry
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–1) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0)
1 2 34Total
Tulsa 0 7 7923
Oklahoma State 0 7 02128

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 84
  • Referee: Larry Saunders
  • TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus (play-by-play) & Devin Gardner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: -12
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (04:05) OSU – Spencer Sanders 26 yard pass to Jayden Bray, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:08; OSU 7–0)
  • (1:44) TUL – Justin Wright 55 yard int, Zack Long kick (Tied 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (5:37) TUL – Deneric Prince 3 yard rush, Zack Long kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:14; TUL 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:52) OSU – Spencer Sanders 16 yard pass to Bryson Green, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:40; Tied 14–14)
  • (10:56) TUL – Zack Long 20 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:50; TUL 17–14)
  • (10:41) OSU – LD Brown 98 KO Return, Alex Hale kick (OSU 21–17)
  • (4:59) OSU – Jaylen Warren 11 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:57; OSU 28–17)
  • (3:06) TUL – Anthony Watkins 4 yard rush, 2 point failed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; OSU 28–23)
Statistics TUL OKST
First downs 18 19
Total yards 347 272
Rushes/yards 39–123 43–99
Passing yards 224 173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–27 15–26–1
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Brin Davis 19/27, 224 yards
Rushing Brin Davis 8 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Deneric Prince 5 receptions, 45 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Warren 14 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaden Bray 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

at Boise State[]

See also: 2021 Boise State Broncos football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–0) vs. Boise State Broncos (1–1)
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma State 7 14 0021
Boise State 10 10 0020

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID

  • Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •CloudyTemperature: 64
  • Game attendance: 36,702
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) & Mark Helfrich (analyst)
  • Pregame line: + 3 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:43) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 40 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 4:19; BSU 3–0)
  • (5:10) BSU – Hank Bachmeier 28 yard pass to Davis Koetter, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:33; BSU 10–0)
  • (4:59) OSU – Jaylen Warren 75 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; BSU 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:07) BSU – Cryus Habibi-Likio 5 yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:22; BSU 17–7)
  • (6:26) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 36 yard FG (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:32; BSU 20–7)
  • (2:10) OSU – Jaylen Warren 6 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; BSU 20–14)
  • (0:06) OSU – Spencer Sanders 1 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:52; OSU 21–20)
Third Quarter
  • No Score
Fourth Quarter
  • No Score
Statistics OKST BSU
First downs 15 19
Total yards 333 303
Rushes/yards 57–246 35–61
Passing yards 87 242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–13 22–35–1
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 6/13, 87 yards
Rushing Jaylen Warren 32 carries, 218 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Rashod Owens 2 receptions, 34 yards
Boise State Passing Hank Bachmeier 22/34, 234 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing George Holani 12 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Khalil Shakir 8 receptions, 78 yards

vs. No. 25 Kansas State[]

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team
No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats (3–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3–0)
1 2 34Total
No. 25 Kansas State 10 3 7020
Oklahoma State 21 10 0031

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 86
  • Game attendance: 51,444
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Shane Sparks (sideline)
  • Pregame line: – 5 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) KSU- Taiten Winkel 32 yard FG (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:03; KSU 3–0)
  • (6:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 2 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; OSU 7–3)
  • (6:18) KSU – Malik Knowles 99 yard ko, Tatien Winkel kick (KSU 10–7)
  • (3:26) OSU – Spencer Sanders 20 yard pass to Brennan Presley, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:46; OSU 14–10)
  • (3:15) OSU – Malcolm Rodriguez fumble TD recovery, Alex Hale kick (OSU 21–10)
Second Quarter
  • (10:51) OSU – Spencer Sanders 7 yard pass to Tay Martin, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:42; OSU 28–10)
  • (4:21) OSU – Alex Hale 20 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:27; OSU 31–10)
  • (0:00) KSU – Taiten Winkel 45 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:38; OSU 31–13)
Third Quarter
  • (1:08) KSU – Jaren Lewis 55 yard pass to Deuce Vaughn, Tatien Winkel kick (Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:28; OSU 31–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • No Score
Statistics KSU OKST
First downs 13 25
Total yards 260 481
Rushes/yards 25–62 43–137
Passing yards 198 344
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–31–1 22–34
Time of possession 24:40 35:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Jaren Lewis 10/19, 148 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Will Howard 3 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Deuce Vaughn 5 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 22/34, 344 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Jaylen Warren 27 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Tay Martin 9 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

vs. No. 21 Baylor[]

See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears (4–0) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4–0)
1 2 34Total
No. 21 Baylor 0 0 7714
No. 19 Oklahoma State 7 7 01024

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 78
  • Game attendance: 52,144
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
  • Pregame line: -4
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:40) OSU – Jaylen Warren 8 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; OSU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (0:36) OSU – Spencer Sanders 32 yard pass to Rashod Owens, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:01; OSU 14–0)
Third Quarter
  • (3:14) BAY – Abram Smith 55 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:32; OSU 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:56) OSU – Tanner Brown 20 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:18; OSU 17–7)
  • (12:04) BAY – Gerry Bohannon 1 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:44; OSU 17–14)
  • (2:10) OSU – Jaylen Warren 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:22; OSU 24–14)
Statistics BAY OKST
First downs 10 24
Total yards 280 401
Rushes/yards 29–107 59–219
Passing yards 137 182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27 13–23–3
Time of possession 25:33 34:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Gerry Bohanon 13/27, 173 yards
Rushing Abram Smith 10 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Drew Estrada 6 receptions, 88 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 13/23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT's
Rushing Jaylen Warren 36 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Tay Martin 6 receptions, 110 yards.

at No. 25 Texas[]

See also: 2021 Texas Longhorns football team
No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5–0) vs. No. 25 Texas Longhorns (4–2)
1 2 34Total
No. 12 Oklahoma State 3 10 31632
No. 25 Texas 10 7 7024

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday October 16, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 99,916
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • Pregame line: + 3 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:08) TEX – Bijan Robinson 1 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UT 7–0)
  • (3:41) OSU – Tanner Brown 21 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:49; UT 7–3)
  • (0:58) TEX – Cameron Dicker 28 yard FG (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:37; UT 10–3)
Second Quarter
  • (8:36) TEX – Casey Thompson 13 yard pass to Bijan Robinson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:59; UT 17–3)
  • (5:13) OSU – Jason Taylor II 85 yard TD INT, Tanner Brown kick (UT 17–10)
  • (0:08) TEX – Tanner Brown 39 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 3:39; UT 17–13)
Third Quarter
  • (11:43) TEX – Bijan Robinson 38 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; UT 24–13)
  • (4:49) OSU – Tanner Brown 21 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:09; UT 24–16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:16) OSU – Spencer Sanders 7 yard pass to Brennan Presley, 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:32; UT 24–22)
  • (4:37) OSU – Tanner Brown 29 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:36; OSU 25–24)
  • (2:18) OSU – Spencer Sanders 10 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:54; OSU 24–32)
Statistics OKST TEX
First downs 25 16
Total yards 398 317
Rushes/yards 49–220 33–138
Passing yards 178 179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–33–1 15–27–2
Time of possession 33:43 26:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 19/32, 178 yards, 1 TD , 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Warren 33 carries, 193 yards
Receiving Tay Martin 6 receptions, 48 yards
Texas Passing Casey Thompson 15/27, 179 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's
Rushing Bijan Robinson 21 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Xavier Worthy 5 receptions, 28 yards

at Iowa State[]

See also: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (4–2)
1 2 34Total
No. 8 Oklahoma State 7 7 0721
Iowa State 0 7 10724

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 53
  • Game attendance: 61,500
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:55) OSU – Spencer Sanders 5 yard pass to Brennan Presley, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:14; OSU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (4:39) ISU – Brock Purdy 1 yard pass to Xavier Hutchinson, Andrew Mevis kick (Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 9:35; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:59) OSU – Spencer Sanders 42 yard pass to Brennan Presley, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:46; OSU 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:21) ISU- Brock Purdy 9 yard pass to Xavier Hutchinson,Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:41; Tied 14–14)
  • (2:41) ISU – Andrew Mevis 29 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:07; ISU 17–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:36) OSU – Spencer Sanders 25 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:05; OSU 21–17)
  • (5:29) ISU – Breece Hall 4 yard rush, Andrew Mevis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:01; ISU 24–21)
Statistics OKST ISU
First downs 16 18
Total yards 332 374
Rushes/yards 32–107 33–67
Passing yards 225 307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–24 27–33
Time of possession 25:49 34:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 15/24, 225 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaylen Warren 18 carries, 76 yards,
Receiving Brennan Presley 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD's
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 27/33, 307 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Breece Hall 21 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 12 receptions 125 yards, 2 TD's

vs. Kansas[]

See also: 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks (1–6) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–1)
1 2 34Total
Kansas 0 0 303
No. 15 Oklahoma State 17 21 71055

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 71
  • Game attendance: 55,026
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Pregame line: -29
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:49) OSU – Spencer Sanders 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:30; OSU 7–0)
  • (3:37) OSU – Tanner Brown 49 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:05; OSU 10–0)
  • (0:27) OSU – Spencer Sanders 4 yard pass to Brennan Presley, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:30; OSU 17–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:42) OSU – Spencer Sanders 36 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:53; OSU 24–0)
  • (5:58) OSU – Brennan Presley 14 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:00; OSU 31–0)
  • (2:23) OSU – Dominic Richardson 5 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:13; OSU 38–0)
Third Quarter
  • (11:15) OSU – Shane Illingworth 12 yard pass to Bryson Green, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; OSU 45–0)
  • (3:50) KU – Jacob Brocila 45 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 7:25; OSU 45–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:28) OSU – Shane Illingworth 2 yard pass to John Paul Richardson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:16; OSU 52–3)
  • (10:54) OSU – Alex Hale 26 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:11; OSU 55–3)
Statistics KAN OKST
First downs 7 31
Total yards 143 535
Rushes/yards 33/99 47/292
Passing yards 44 243
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–18–3 20–32
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 3/10, 10 yards
Rushing Kendrick Miles 9 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Trevor Kardell 2 receptions, 12 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 12/19, 157 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Dominic Richardson 11 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tay Martin 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

at West Virginia[]

See also: 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–4)
1 2 34Total
No. 11 Oklahoma State 0 10 7724
West Virginia 3 0 003

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 55
  • Game attendance: 50,109
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 3 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:21) UVU – Casey Legg 30 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:33; WVU 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 6 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:53; OSU 7–3)
  • (1:10) OSU – Tanner Brown 34 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; OSU 10–3)
Third Quarter
  • (5:30) OSU – Spencer Sanders 12 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:43; OSU 17–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:20) OSU – Jaylen Warren 13 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:40; OSU 24–3)
Statistics OKST WVU
First downs 17 11
Total yards 285 133
Rushes/yards 32/103 33/17
Passing yards 182 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–31–1 16–24–1
Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 22/31, 182 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Warren 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD's
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 16/24,116 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tony Mathis 5 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 46 yards

vs. TCU[]

See also: 2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs (4–5) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–1)
1 2 34Total
TCU 3 0 01417
No. 10 Oklahoma State 7 21 142163

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 51
  • Game attendance: 54,549
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma state – 11 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:01) OSU – Jalen Warren 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; OSU 7–0)
  • (2:03) TCU – Griffin Kell 44 yard FG (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:58; OSU 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) OSU – Jaylen Warren 6 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:01; OSU 14–3)
  • (5:04) OSU – Jaylen Warren 2 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:36; OSU 21–3)
  • (1:42) OSU – Spencer Sanders 46 yard pass to Blaine Green, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:03; OSU 28–3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:07) OSU – Dezmon Jackson 5 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:56; OSU 35–3)
  • (3:17) OSU – Dominic Richardson 2 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:46; OSU 42–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:27) OSU – Dezmon Jackson 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:42; OSU 49–3)
  • (12:37) TCU – Emari Demercado 13 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; OSU 49–10)
  • (11:49) TCU – Colt Ellison 28 yard fumble recovery, kick failed (OSU 49–16)
  • (8:32) OSU – Dominic Richardson 20 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; OSU 56–16)
  • (5:04) OSU – Jaden Nixon 63 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:35; OSU 63–16)
Statistics TCU OKST
First downs 12 37
Total yards 273 682
Rushes/yards 32/108 63/447
Passing yards 165 235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–21 17–25
Time of possession 24:42 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Chandler Morris 11/20, 103 yards
Rushing Emari Demercado 14 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Taye Barber 3 receptions, 74 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 17/25, 235 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dominic Richardson 12 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Brennan Presley 6 receptions, 61 yards

at Texas Tech[]

See also: 2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (9–1) vs.Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–4)
1 2 34Total
No. 9 Oklahoma State 3 10 3723
Texas Tech 0 0 000

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • Game attendance: 53,169
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play) & Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 10
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:02) OSU – Tanner Brown 24 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:56; OSU 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:19) OSU – Tanner Brown 33 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:53; OSU 6–0)
  • (0:26) OSU – Spencer Sanders 14 yard pass to John Richardson Paul, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:52; OSU 13–0)
Third Quarter
  • (9:49) OSU – Tanner Brown 19 yard FG (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:11; OSU 16–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:26) OSU – Spencer Sanders 9 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; OSU 23–0)
Statistics OKST TTU
First downs 27 10
Total yards 427 108
Rushes/yards 48/188 26/25
Passing yards 239 83
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39 10–31
Time of possession 36:58 23:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 19/38, 239 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dominic Richardson 20 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 130 yards
Texas Tech Passing Donovan Smith 9/28, 83 yards
Rushing Behren Morton 2 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Mason Tharp 3 receptions, 39 yards

vs. No. 10 Oklahoma[]

See also: 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series
No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners (10–1) vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10–1)
1 2 34Total
No. 10 Oklahoma 7 17 9033
No. 7 Oklahoma State 14 10 01337

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 57
  • Game attendance: 54,990
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) & Holly Rowe (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 4 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:57) OSU – Spencer Sanders 30 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:29; OSU 7–0)
  • (9:08) OKLA – Caleb Williams 11 yard pass to Brian Darby, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Tied 7–7)
  • (7:06) OSU – Tay Martin 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:44; OSU 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) OKLA – Caleb Williams 29 yard pass to Austin Stogner, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:23; Tied 14–14)
  • (14:38) OSU – Brennan Presley 100 yard KO Return, Tanner Brown kick (OSU 21–14)
  • (11:05) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 24 yard FG (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:29; OSU 21–17)
  • (6:25) OSU – Tanner Brown 27 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:35; OSU 24–17)
  • (0:37) OKLA – Caleb Williams 10 yard pass to Brayden Willis, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:28; Tied 24–24)
Third Quarter
  • (12:16) OKLA – Safety (OU 26–24)
  • (10:36) OKLA – Justin Brolies fumble recovery (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:34; OU 33–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:52) OSU – Spencer Sanders 37 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:08; OU 33–31)
  • (8:54) OSU – Jaylen Warren 1 yard rush, PAT Failed (Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:49; OSU 37–33)
Statistics OKLA OKST
First downs 21 21
Total yards 441 354
Rushes/yards 44/189 36/140
Passing yards 252 214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–39 19–30–2
Time of possession 35:41 24:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Caleb Williams 20/38, 252 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Kennedy Brooks 22 carries, 139 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Hall 4 receptions, 76 yards
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 19/30, 214 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's
Rushing Spencer Sanders 16 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

2021 Big XII Championship vs. No. 9 Baylor[]

See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears (10–2) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (11–1)
1 2 34Total
No. 9 Baylor 7 14 0021
No. 5 Oklahoma State 3 3 7316

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

  • Date: Saturday,December 4, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: indoor
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play) , Todd Blackledge (analyst) & Molly McGrath (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 7
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:52) OSU – Tanner Brown 23 yard FG (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:22; OSU 3–0)
  • (3:21) BAY – Blake Shapen 2 yard pass to Blake Sims, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:27; BU 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (14:54) BAY – Blake Shapen 4 yard pass to Drew Estrada, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:54; BU 14–3)
  • (5:29) BAY – Blake Shapen 13 yard pass to Tyquan Thornton, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:09; BU 21–3)
  • (3:34) OSU – Tanner Brown 23 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; BU 21–6)
Third Quarter
  • (7:09) OSU – Dominic Richardson 4 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:20; BU 21–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:17) OSU – Tanner Brown 20 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 4:30; BU 21–16)
Statistics BAY OKST
First downs 15 26
Total yards 242 333
Rushes/yards 33/62 40/70
Passing yards 180 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–28 32–47–4
Time of possession 28:37 31:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 23/28, 180 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Abram Smith 17 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Tyquan Thornton 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 31/46, 257 yards, 4 INT's
Rushing Spencer Sanders 13 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Tay Martin 9 receptions, 88 yards

vs. Notre Dame (2022 Fiesta Bowl)[]

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 2022 Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys (11–2) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11–1)
1 2 Total
No. 9 Oklahoma State 0 0
No. 5 Notre Dame 0 0

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ

  • Date: Saturday,January 1, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: indoor
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics OKST ND
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Notre Dame Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football 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 RV RV RV RV RV 19 12 8 15 11 10 9 7 5 9  
Coaches RV 22 23 22 22 18 12 9 15 11 10 9 7 5 9  
CFP Not released 11 10 9 7 5 9 Not released

References[]

  1. ^ Bonner, Frank (December 20, 2020). "OSU football: Cowboys will play Miami, Fla., in Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 29". Tulsa World. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ Coleman, Madeline (December 29, 2020). "Oklahoma State Wins Flag-Filled Cheez-It Bowl over Miami in Close Finish". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.


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