2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Les Miles was in his first season at Oklahoma State as head coach. In the three years prior to Miles' arrival in Stillwater, the Cowboys finished 5–6, 5–6, and 3–8. Oklahoma State posted another losing record (4–7) in Miles' first season at the helm.[1]

2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
2001 record	4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Les Miles (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Gundy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Clay (1st season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 48,500)

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
Southern Division
No. 5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The final game of the season was a game to remember for the Cowboys. The Cowboys, amidst a losing season, went to Norman, Oklahoma to battle their state rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners had a possible National Championship on the line. The Cowboys won the game with a late catch by TD Bryant on third down and seven from the Oklahoma State 45 yard line. The catch went for 31 yards and set up the game-winning catch. Rashaun Woods then caught a touchdown pass from Josh Fields in the left corner of the end zone, giving the Cowboys the win.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	ESPN	L 9–17	25,134[2]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 30–23	41,205[2]
September 22	11:30 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	FSN	L 7–21	82,601[2]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State°*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 24–0	36,110[2]
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Missouri	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 38–41 ^3OT	44,050[2]
October 13	11:30 a.m.	No. 11 Texas	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 17–45	47,390[2]
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 14–28	49,459[2]
October 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Colorado	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 19–22	41,070[2]
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 30–49	32,332[2]
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 38–22	21,873[2]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 16–13	75,537[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma State 0 6 0 10 16 Oklahoma 0 10 0 3 13 Date: November 24 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:50 Game attendance: 75,537 Game weather: Mostly sunny; 64°F; wind 24 W Referee: Mike Weir TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q2 9:20 OKLA Griffin 8 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 Q2 4:40 OKST Phillips 26 yard field goal OKLA 7–3 Q2 :53 OKLA Duncan 23 yard field goal OKLA 10–3 Q2 :05 OKST Phillips 52 yard field goal OKLA 10–6 Q4 8:48 OKLA Duncan 22 yard field goal OKLA 13–6 Q4 7:31 OKST Phillips 52 yard field goal OKLA 13–9 Q4 1:36 OKST Woods 14 yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick) OKST 16–13

• Rashaun Woods 8 Rec, 129 Yds

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Team players drafted in the NFL and NRL (National Rugby League)

• No one from the Cowboys was selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[4] Kevin Williams would be selected 9th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.[5] Cowboys Rashaun Woods (31st overall), Tatum Bell (41st overall), and Antonio Smith (135th overall) would be selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[6]

Darrent Williams, a true freshman starter at cornerback, would be drafted in the second round (56th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Billy Bajema, a freshman tight end, would be drafted in 2005 by the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League, where he played for 3 seasons 2005 NFL Draft.[7]

References

1. "2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. "2001 Oklahoma State Cowboy Football Statistics". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. July 16, 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
3. "Oklahoma State 16, Oklahoma 13". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. November 24, 2001. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm
5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
6. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm
7. https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2019/round-25/wests-tigers-v-sharks/