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2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2008 |
| team | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| sport | football |
| image | Oklahoma State Athletics logo (2001-2014).svg |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | South |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 18 |
| APRank | 16 |
| record | 9–4 |
| conf_record | 5–3 |
| head_coach | Mike Gundy |
| hc_year | 4th |
| off_coach | Gunter Brewer |
| oc_year | 1st |
| cooff_coach1 | Trooper Taylor |
| cooc1_year | 1st |
| def_coach | Tim Beckman |
| dc_year | 2nd |
| off_scheme | Spread option |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| stadium | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| bowl | [Holiday Bowl](2008-holiday-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 31–42 vs. [Oregon](2008-oregon-ducks-football-team) |
| uniform | File:Big12-Uniform-OSU-2007-2008.png |
The 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Schedule
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Game summaries
Washington State
Houston
Missouri State
Troy
Texas A&M
Missouri
Baylor
Texas
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Oklahoma
2008 Holiday Bowl
Rankings
Statistics
Team
| Team | Opp |
|---|---|
| Scoring | 499 |
| Points per game | 41.6 |
| 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 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 7/48,261 |
|}
Scores by quarter
| {{Linescore Amfootball | Road=Cowboys | R1= 128 | R2= 134 | R3= 174 | R4= 94 | Home=Opponents | H1= 68 | H2= 77 | H3= 106 | H4= 114 |
|---|
Offense
Rushing
| 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
| Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **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
| Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Dez Bryant** | 12 | 87 | 1481 | 17 | 19 | 80 | 123.4 ypg |
| **Kendall Hunter** | 13 | 24 | 198 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 15.2 ypg |
Defense
| Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | Saf | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | QBH | Rcv-Yds | FF | ||||||
| **Total** | |||||||||||||||||
| **Opponents** |
Special teams
| Name | Punting | Kickoffs | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | 50+ | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Total** |
| Name | Punt returns | Kick returns | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Total** |
Awards
- Matt Fodge won the 2008 Ray Guy Award
- First Team All-American: Kendall Hunter, Dez Bryant(consensus), Perrish Cox
- All-Big 12: Dez Bryant (1st team), Kendall Hunter (1st), Russell Okung (1st), Matt Fodge (2nd), Andre Sexton (2nd), Jacob Lacey (2nd)
- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year: Dez Bryant
2008 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
The following Cowboys were signed as undrafted free agents:
- Jacob Lacey was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.
- Ricky Price was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
References
References
- (September 14, 2008). "Cowboys run over Missouri State". Tulsa World.
- "2009 NFL Draft Listing {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com".
- "Jacob Lacey - the Football Cube".
- "Ricky Price - the Football Cube".
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