American college football season
The 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by 12th-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 21 | | FSN | W 61–7 | 50,079 |
September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Central Michigan* | No. 22 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FS1 | L 27–30 | 52,523 |
September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPN | W 45–38 | 53,514 |
September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Baylor | | | FOX | L 24–35 | 45,373 |
October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 22 Texas | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ABC | W 49–31 | 53,468 |
October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ESPNU | W 38–31 | 53,239 |
October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | | | FS1 | W 44–20 | 26,262 |
October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 10 West Virginia | | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FOX | W 37–20 | 59,584 |
November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 18 | | ABC/ESPN2 | W 43–37 | 52,450 |
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 13 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FS1 | W 45–44 | 54,288 |
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 11 | | FS1 | W 31–6 | 43,303 |
December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 9 Oklahoma | No. 10 | | FOX | L 20–38 | 87,527 |
December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 38–8 | 59,815 |
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Game summaries
Southeastern Louisiana
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lions
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
#21 Cowboys
|
28
|
3
|
21
|
9 |
61 |
Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
13 |
30 |
#22 Cowboys
|
14
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
27 |
Pittsburgh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
38 |
Cowboys
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
45 |
At Baylor
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
#16 Bears
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Texas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Longhorns
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
0 |
31 |
Cowboys
|
16
|
21
|
6
|
6 |
49 |
Iowa State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cyclones
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Cowboys
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
17 |
38 |
At Kansas
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
7
|
10
|
17
|
10 |
44 |
Jayhawks
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
West Virginia
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#10 Mountaineers
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
Cowboys
|
6
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
37 |
At Kansas State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#22 Cowboys
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
15 |
43 |
Wildcats
|
13
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
37 |
Texas Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
9 |
44 |
#17 Cowboys
|
21
|
7
|
17
|
0 |
45 |
At TCU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Cowboys
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
31 |
Horned Frogs
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
At Oklahoma
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#11 Cowboys
|
3
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
#7 Sooners
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Colorado–Alamo Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Cowboys
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
#11 Buffaloes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
8 |
Rankings
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 | Final |
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AP | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
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Coaches | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
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CFP | Not released | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Not released |
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