2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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The 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
. The team was coached by 6th year head coach Mike Gundy
and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium
. They played in the Big 12 Conference
in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona
in the Alamo Bowl
. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The team was coached by 6th year head coach Mike Gundy
Mike Gundy
Mike Gundy is an American football coach and former player He is currently the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. Gundy played college football Oklahoma State, where he was the Cowboys quarterback from 1986 to 1989. Gundy became Oklahoma State's coach on January 3, 2005...
and played their homes game at Boone Pickens Stadium
Boone Pickens Stadium
Boone Pickens Stadium has been home to the Oklahoma State University Cowboys football team in rudimentary form since 1913, and as a complete stadium since 1920...
. They played in the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
in the South Division. They finished the year with an 11–2 record (6–2 Big 12) and a 36–10 victory over Arizona
2010 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the college football season of 2010. The team's head coach was Mike Stoops. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona...
in the Alamo Bowl
2010 Alamo Bowl (December)
The 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl game was the 18th edition of the annual college football bowl game known previously as the Alamo Bowl. It was played on December 29, 2010 between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. ESPN television broadcasted the game with Valero as the title sponsor...
. Along the way, the Cowboys set a new school record for wins in a season, with 11. It was also the fourth 10-win season in the Cowboys' 110-year football history; the others came in 1984, 1987 and 1988.
Schedule
09/04/2010: Washington State
09/11/2010: Troy
09/18/2010: Tulsa
09/30/2010: Texas A&M
10/08/2010: Louisiana-Lafayette
10/16/2010: Texas Tech
10/23/2010: Nebraska (Homecoming)
10/30/2010: Kansas State
11/06/2010: Baylor
11/13/2010: Texas
11/20/2010: Kansas
11/27/2010: Oklahoma
12/29/2010: Arizona
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Harris | Not released | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 15 | ||||||
| BCS | Not released | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | |||||||