American college football season
The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington State* | | | FSN | W 39–13 | 50,830 |
September 6 | 6:05 p.m. | Houston* | | | | W 56–37 | 45,001 |
September 13 | 12:05 p.m. | Missouri State* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
| FCS | W 57–13 | 43,388 |
September 27 | 6:05 p.m. | Troy* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
| | W 55–24 | 52,463 |
October 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 21 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
| | W 56–28 | 51,147 |
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Missouri | No. 17 | | ESPN2 | W 28–23 | 68,349 |
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 8 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
| | W 34–6 | 50,080 |
October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Texas | No. 7 | | ABC | L 24–28 | 98,518 |
November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 9 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
| ABC | W 59–17 | 46,718 |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Texas Tech | No. 8 | | ABC | L 20–56 | 55,663 |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 11 | | ABC | W 30–17 | 46,092 |
November 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 11 | | ABC | L 41–61 | 49,031 |
December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Oregon* | No. 13 | | 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[edit]
Washington State[edit]
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
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Houston[edit]
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
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Missouri State[edit]
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
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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)
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Texas A&M[edit]
#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
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Missouri[edit]
#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
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#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
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#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
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Iowa State[edit]
#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
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Texas Tech[edit]
#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
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Colorado[edit]
#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
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Oklahoma[edit]
#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
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2008 Holiday Bowl[edit]
#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
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Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
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Harris | Not released | 23 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | Not released |
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Statistics[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cowboys | 128 | 134 | 174 | 94 | 530 | Opponents | 68 | 77 | 106 | 114 | 365 | |
Offense[edit]
Rushing[edit]
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[edit]
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
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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[edit]
Defense[edit]
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd Kick | Saf |
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Special teams[edit]
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2008 team players in the NFL[edit]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:
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