The 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the

2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 149th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ...

. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the

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. 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

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where they defeated #24

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38-33, ending the season with a 4-1 record against teams in the top 25.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Big 12 media poll

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

Schedule

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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

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

References

Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons Liberty Bowl champion seasons

Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mik ...

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