The Cowboys of Oklahoma State are the state’s other BCS-level football team. While the Cowboys might not have the tradition of in-state rival Oklahoma, they do sport plenty to brag about and are currently in the midst of one of the winningest eras in program history.
The Cowboys have claimed 10 conference titles with the most recent coming in 2011. That year OSU finished 12-1 and No. 3 in the country, the best season in school history. OSU has been to 25 bowls, winning 16, giving them one of the highest bowl-winning percentages in the country.
Individually, Barry Sanders broke more than 30 records in the 1988 season for the Cowboys on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy. That season is regarded by some as the greatest individual season in college football history.
The current head coach of Oklahoma State is Mike Gundy. Gundy is an Oklahoma native who actually was a record-setting QB for the Cowboys in the late ’80s. He has won more games than any coach in the school’s history and has guided OSU to nine-straight bowl games (a school record).
The Cowboys play their games at Boone Pickens Stadium, which underwent a $286 million renovation five years ago. So practice waving your wheat, to mention a longstanding OSU tradition of waving hands like wheat after a touchdown, and head to Stillwater for a game this season.
Comments
Leave a Comment