2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team


The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for seventh. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated #24 Missouri 38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017 season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl where they defeated Virginia Tech.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Chuck Bednarik AwardJustin PhillipsLBSR
Doak Walker AwardJustice HillRBJR
Butkus AwardJustin PhillipsLBSR
Outland TrophyMarcus KeyesOLJR
Lou Groza AwardMatt AmmendolaKJR
Walter Camp AwardJustice HillRBJR
Ted Hendricks AwardJordan BrailfordDEJR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardTaylor CorneliusQBSR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fifth place.
Media poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Missouri State

South Alabama

Boise State

Texas Tech

at Kansas

Iowa State

Iowa State's Freshman Brock Purdy replaced Zeb Noland at quarterback and passed 18-for-23 for 318 yards and produced four touchdowns. He then ran for another 84 yards and another score. The final score was a loss for the Cowboys at 48-42.

at Kansas State

The previous week loss against Iowa State put extra pressure on the Cowboys to win coming into the game against Kansas State. Some of the issues the Cowboys bring in to the include lack of discipline, a disconnected defense, and a failure to force turnovers on defense. The 2018 loss to Iowa State had many similarities to the 2017 game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State that resulted in a K-State victory 45-40.

Texas

at Baylor

at Oklahoma

West Virginia

at TCU

vs. Missouri (Liberty Bowl)

Statistics

Scoring

;Scores against non-conference opponents
;Scores against the Big 12
;Scores against all opponents

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4113Justice HillRBBaltimore Ravens
7253Jordan BrailfordDEWashington Redskins