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CLINT COE, DB JULIUS CROSSLIN, RB MAURICE CUMMINGS, DE

MARQUE FOUNTAIN, DE RODRICK JOHNSON, LB

PASCHAL SMITH, TE NATHAN PETERSON, DE MARTEL VAN ZANT, CB

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RECORDS 156 Single Game 157 Team 158 Individual Single Game 159 Longest Plays 160 Single Game Top 10 161 Single Season Top 10 162 Career Top 10 163 Year By Year 165 Team Offense By Year 166 Team Defense By Year 167 100-Yard Individuals 168

HISTORY 170 Bowl History 172 All-Americans 180 Honors List 185 All-Time Scores 188

UNIVERSITY 194 President 196 Director of Athletics 197 OSU Staff 198 OSU Spirit 199 The Big 12 201

MEDIA INFORMATION 203 Media Info 204 Media Outlets 206 Host Communications 207

OSU/STATE ADMINISTRATION 208

2007 INFORMATION 1 Quick Facts/Important Numbers 3 2006 Results 3 2007 Schedule 3

LIFE AS A COWBOY 5 Campus Of Champions 6 Academic Accomplishments 8 Lifestyle 10 Athletic Training/Sports Medicine 11 Speed & Conditioning 12 Boone Pickens Stadium 14 West End Zone Project 16 Sherman Smith Center 18 Athletic Village 19 Athletics Facilities 20 Coaching Staff 22 Oklahoma City 24 Tulsa 25 Stillwater 26 Mr. Boone Pickens 27 The Bowl Experience 28 Oklahoma State University 30 OSU Superlatives 31 NCAA Compliance 32 Cowboys and the NFL 33 All-Star Cowboys 41 Barry, Barry, Barry 42 Community Outreach 43 Media Exposure 44 Game Day In Stillwater 46 Great Moments In History 48

OSU COACHES 50 Mike Gundy 52 Assistant Coaches 56 Support Staff 65

2007 PREVIEW 74 Preseason Depth Chart 76 Outlook 77 Rosters 80 2007 Opponents 82 Series vs. ‘07 Foes 83

2007 COWBOYS 85

2006 REVIEW 131 Season In Review/Honors 132 Game Recaps 133 Bowl Recap 137 Statistics 138 Big 12 Rewind 154

CREDITSManaging EditorKevin Klintworth, Associate Athletic Director

Design and ProductionLynda Halley, Halley’s Design

PrintingTranscript Press, Norman, Okla.

Writing and EditingKevin Klintworth with assistance from Ryan Cameron, Roxanne Cantrell, Marcus Elwell, Bryan Karns, Wade McWhorter, Chris Matthews, Tyler Moss, Mike Noteware, Madeleine Meibergen, Jason Trout.

Contributing PhotographersGeorge Bulard, Marianne Bulard, Greg Bullard, Jeremy Cook, Philip Morrison, James Schammerhorn, Phil Shockey, Sparks Design, Dan and Saradell Horton, professional football clubs of the National Football League, John Hancock Sun Bowl, OSU Public Affairs, Nicole Johnson.

Front Cover DesignClay Billman

Cover PrintingWestern Printing

On The CoverOSU wide receiver Adarius Bowman

IN MEMORIAM

Darrent WilliamsJan. 27, 1982Jan. 1, 2007

On Jan. 1, 2007, Oklahoma State lost a member of its football family when former Cowboy defensive back Darrent Williams died in Denver, Colorado, just hours after the Denver Broncos had concluded their season. The Fort Worth native was an all-Big 12 player for the Cowboys and an electrifying return man. He had been a member of the Denver Broncos since leaving OSU.

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2007 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Stillwater, OKFounded Dec. 25, 1890Enrollment 31,800Address 220 Athletics Center, Stillwater, OK 74078President Dr. Marlene Strathe (interim)Director of Athletics Mike HolderFaculty Athletic Representative Dr. Meredith HamiltonColors Orange and BlackConference The Big 12 ConferenceNickname CowboysMascot Pistol PeteStadium (capacity) Boone Pickens Stadium (44,700) Surface Football Pro (Synthetic)Athletic Web Site www.okstate.comUniversity Web Site www.okstate.edu

TEAM INFORMATION2006 Record 7-6Big 12 3-5/Big 12 South2006 Postseason OSU 34, Alabama 31 PetroSun Independence BowlBowl History 11-6Starters Returning/Lost 18/7Lettermen Returning/Lost 43/18

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Mike GundyAlma Mater (Year) Oklahoma State, 1990OSU/Career Record 11-13 / 2 yearsOffensive Coordinator Larry FedoraDefensive Coordinator Tim BeckmanAssociate Head Coach/CBs Joe DeForestAssistant Head Coach/RBs Curtis LuperDefensive Line Nelson BarnesOffensive Line Joe WicklineLinebackers Todd BradfordReceivers Gunter BrewerTight Ends Doug MeachamGraduate Assistant Nathaniel HoggeGraduate Assistant Jason Young

SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Operations Jimmy GonzalesAssistant Director of Operations Dale PattersonCoordinator of Operations Robert MatthewsQuality Control Desmar BlackQuality Control Allen JohnsonQuality Control Cody FredenburgAssistant to Mike Gundy Joyce RobbinsAdministrative Assistant Sandra SwankAdministrative Assistant Betsey WeaverAdministrative Assistant Tara McCarthyTeam Physician Dr. Val Gene IvenHead Athletic Trainer Rob HuntEquipment Manager Wes EdwardsVideo Coordinator Jeff Naple

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSMedia Relations 405-744-7714Media Relations Fax 405-744-7778Boone Pickens Stadium Press Box 405-744-5757

MEDIA RELATIONS

Associate Athletic Director Kevin Klintworth [email protected] Media Relations Director Mike Noteware [email protected] Director Ryan Cameron [email protected] Director Wade McWhorter [email protected] Director TBAAdmininstrative Assistant Roxanne CantrellStudent Assistants (Football) Brian Karns, Tyler Moss, Casey Blevins

IMPORTANT DATESBig 12 Media Day July 23-24-25 (San Antonio)OSU Football Golf Media Day July 31Players Report Aug. 1OSU Media Day Aug. 4Weekly Media Luncheons Game Week MondaysWeekly Big 12 Coaches Call TuesdaysSept. 1 Oklahoma State at Georgia

2006 RESULTSDate Opponent Site Result TVSept. 2 Missouri State Stillwater W/52-10Sept. 9 Arkansas State Little Rock W/35-7Sept. 16 Florida Atlantic Stillwater W/48-8Sept. 23 Houston Houston L/25-34 CSTVOct. 7 Kansas State Manhattan L/31-27 Oct. 14 Kansas Lawrence W/42-32 Oct. 21 Texas A&M (23) Stillwater L/34-33 (ot) Oct. 28 Nebraska (20) Stillwater W/41-20 ABCNov. 4 Texas (4) Austin L/36-10 TBSNov. 11 Baylor Stillwater W/66-24 FSNNov. 18 Texas Tech Lubbock L/30-24Nov. 25 Oklahoma (13) Stillwater L/27-21 FSNDec. 28 Alabama Shreveport, La. W/34-31 ESPN

2007 SCHEDULEDate Opponent SiteSept. 1 Georgia AthensSept. 8 Florida Atlantic StillwaterSept. 14 Troy TroySept. 22 Texas Tech StillwaterSept. 29 Sam Houston State StillwaterOct. 6 Texas A&M College StationOct. 13 Nebraska LincolnOct. 20 Kansas State StillwaterNov. 3 Texas StillwaterNov. 10 Kansas StillwaterNov. 17 Baylor WacoNov. 24 Oklahoma Norman

QUICK FACTS


STARTERS RETURNING

Offense (8) Worth NotingBrady Bond (OL) Started fi rst fi ve games as redshirt froshAdarius Bowman (WR) First-team all-Big 12David Koenig (OL) Started in 27 straight gamesRussell Okung (OL) True freshman starter in ‘06Brandon Pettigrew (TE) 6 catches, 105 yards in last 2 gamesBobby Reid (QB) America’s 16th-rated passer in ‘06Dantrell Savage (RB) Independence Bowl Offensive MVPDavid Washington (OL) 24 straight starts

Defense (7)Chris Collins (LB) Frosh season ended early by injuryRodrick Johnson (LB) Third in ’06 with 69 tacklesJacob Lacey (CB) Started all 13 games in ‘06Patrick Lavine (LB) First-team Frosh All-America in 2006Andre Sexton (S) Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the YearMartel Van Zant (CB) FWAA Courage Award FinalistDonovan Woods (S) 62 tackles in fi rst full year on defense

Specialists (3)Zach Allen (LS) Two full seasons as special teams starterMatt Fodge (P) Second-team All-American in 2006Jason Ricks (PK) Perfect FG inside of 40 yards

STARTERS LOSTOffense (3)Corey Hilliard (OL), Kurt Seifried (OL), D’Juan Woods (WR)

Defense (4)Larry Brown (DL), Victor DeGrate (DL), Ryan McBean (DL), Darnell Smith (DL)

Specialists (1)Grant Jones

LETTERMEN RETURNING

Offense (19)Brady Bond (OL), Adarius Bowman (WR), Jeremy Broadway* (WR) Jeremiah Burton (RB), Julius Crosslin (RB), Tommy Devereaux (WR), John Johnson (RB), David Koenig (OL), Seth Newton (WR), Russell Okung (OL), Brandon Pettigrew (TE), Bobby Reid (QB), Zac Robinson (QB), Dantrell Savage (RB), Paschal Smith (TE), Keith Toston (RB), Justin Waller (TE), David Washington (C), Artrell Woods (WR)

Defense (20)Cortney Billingsley (DB), Marcus Brown (LB), Derek Burton (DL), Jeray Chatham (DL), Chris Collins (LB), Perrish Cox (DB), Maurice Cummings (DL), Marque Fountain (DE), Rodrick Johnson (LB), Jacob Lacey (DB), Patrick Lavine (LB), Calvin Mickens (DB), Quinton Moore (DB), Jeremy Nethon (LB), Alex Odiari (LB), Nathan Peterson (DE), Ricky Price** (S), Andre Sexton (S), Martel Van Zant (DB), Donovan Woods (S)

SPECIALISTSReturning (4)Zach Allen (DS), Matt Fodge (P), Cole Reynolds (H), Jason Ricks (K)

LETTERMEN LOST (18 )Offense (10)Mike Friess (QB), Phil Friess (OL), Mike Hamilton (RB), Corey Hilliard (OL), Grant Jones (DB), Anthony Parks (WR), Kurt Seifried (OL), Marshall Tetsworth (OL), Tevin Williams (WR), D’Juan Woods (WR)

Defense (7)Larry Brown (DL), Victor DeGrate (DE), Sonji Ketiku (DB), Xavier Lawson-Kennedy (DL), Ryan McBean (DL), Steve Mocco (DL), Darnell Smith (DL)

Specialists (1)Bruce Redden (K)

SQUAD MEMBERS RETURNING (27) Terrance Anderson (DB), T.J. Bell (DB), Robert Benge (P), Scott Broughton (DB), Zach Carter (LB), Clint Coe (DB), DeMarcus Conner (WR), Steve Denning (OL), Noah Franklin (OL), Kenneth Johnson (WR), Patrick Kollars (K), Andrew Lawrence (OL), Orie Lemon (LB), Andrew Lewis (OL), Billy Lewis (DB), Jonathan Lewis (DL), David Manison (DB), DeAaron Martin (RB), Calvin Mickens (DB), Jon Morris (WR), Todd Nelson (WR), Chris Offor (RB), Allen Oh (DL), Jeremy Palmoore (OL), Bruce Robbins (TE), Michael Smith (DS), Al’Darius Thompson (DB).

REDSHIRTS (17)Ben Bailey (TE), Dan Bailey (K), Michael Booker (OL), Eddie Cameron (WR), Alex Cate (QB), Ugo Chinasa (DE), Justin Gent (LB), Elliott Goudge (K), Mike Grimes (OL), Shane Jarka (DE), Quencey Patrick (DL), Trent Perkins (OL), Jacob Secrest (OL), Jared Smith (LS), Taylor Sokolosky (WR), Rolston Stoker (DB), Doug Woodford (LB)

MID-YEAR ENROLLMENTS (3 )Kenny Alexander (LB), Deron Fontenot (S), Tonga Tea, Jr. (DL)

2007 RECRUITING CLASS (24^) Offense (9)Hubert Anyiam (WR), Desmond Bryant (WR), Josh Cooper (WR), Damian Davis (WR), Grant Garner (OL), Kendall Hunter (RB), Nick Martinez (OL), Jonathan Rush (OL), Wilson Youman (TE)

Defense (14^)Kenny Alexander (LB), Jamie Blatnick (DE), William Cole (DB), Jared Glover (LB), Ahmad Jones (DL), Richetti Jones (DE), Adrian Moore (S), Quinton Prince (DL), Jacolby Reed (DB), Marcus Richardson (LB), James Thomas (DB)

Specialists (1)Marc Yerry (LS)

*2005 Letterman**Previous varsity letters were at receiver.^Includes mid-year enrollments

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The banners fl y from the rafters. The trophy cases are bulging and the building is ongoing.

MIKE GUNDY | Head Football Coach‘06 team won the PetroSun Independence Bowl Championship

2006 NCAA Wrestling Champions | Two Individual ChampionsOSU has accumulated 34 national titles in wrestling and the team’s victory in 2006 marked the program’s fourth consecutive win.

Welcome to Oklahoma State Athletics. It is a place where Olympic gold medalists and NCAA champions pass each other in the halls. It is the home of perhaps the best basketball facility in the country and the future home of one of the nation’s top football complexes.

It is the home of the Heisman Trophy, the NCAA baseball player of the century, and several of the greatest wrestlers in history. It is the home of one of college basketball’s fi rst great big men, not to mention the home of one of the founding fathers of the sport. Its golfers go on to become household names. And its biggest booster is already a household name.

It is the home of 48 national team championships – a total better than all but three schools in America.

This is Oklahoma State Athletics.

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OSU’s athletic department has long been known as one of the most tradition-rich in the country – not just in one or two sports, but across the board. In fact, during the 2006-2007 academic year, Oklahoma State’s athletic squads reached the top 10 in 10 different sports. And that total does not include an NCAA Tournament appearance by women’s basketball or the Independence Bowl win by the football squad.

In the annual Director’s Cup standings, which grades overall athletic performance by NCAA members, OSU has fi nished among the top 30 programs six times since the award’s inception in 1994.

Individually, more than 140 OSU student-athletes have won national titles, including Cowboy wrestlers Johny Hendricks and Jake Rosholt, and men’s golfer Jonathan Moore during the spring of 2006.

While competing in the Big Eight Conference, the Cowboys and Cowgirls won 135 team titles and crowned 500 individual conference champions.

Most recently, the wrestling team claimed OSU’s 47th NCAA title in the spring of 2006, followed quickly by championship No. 48 when men’s golf brought home it’s 10th national championship just a couple of months later.For the grapplers, the title was their fourth in a row, and men’s golf claimed the NCAA’s top prize for the third time in 12 years.

The Cowboy wrestling team is among the most storied programs in all of college athletics. OSU’s 34 team titles are the most collected by any school in one sport. The Cowboys have also produced 132 individual national champions, including the sport’s fi rst-ever four-time champion, Pat Smith.

Priding itself on producing talented running backs, greats such as Bob Fenimore, Ernest Anderson, Terry Miller, Thurman Thomas and 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders have roamed the offensive backfi eld at “Tailback U”.

The Cowboy baseball program is one of the most successful in the country. OSU has made the trek to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series 19 times, fourth most in NCAA history, and won the national title in 1959.

The program has also produced two of the game’s best collegiate players, Pete Incaviglia and Robin Ventura. One of the game’s most revered power hitters, Incaviglia rewrote the NCAA record books en route to being named the “Player of the Century” by Baseball America. After amassing a 58-game hitting streak, Ventura earned “Player of the Decade” honors and fi nished third in the player of the century voting.

Under former head softball coach Sandy Fischer, who produced the fourth-highest win total in Division I history, OSU made six appearances in the Women’s College World Series.

Legendary basketball coach Henry Iba assembled one of the nation’s fi rst men’s basketball powerhouses at OSU, then Oklahoma A&M, in the 1940s. His 1945 and 1946 teams were the fi rst in NCAA history to win back-to-back national championships. They were led by Bob “Foothills” Kurland, who helped usher in the goaltending rule.

The Cowboys returned to the national scene under one of Mr. Iba’s former pupils, Hall of Fame nominee Eddie Sutton, who led the Cowboys to the 1995 and 2004 Final Fours.

The Cowgirl basketball squad has had its share of postseason action as well.

The program has played in eight NCAA tournaments, including 2007, and made a Sweet 16 appearance in 1993.

One of golf’s fi nest venues, Karsten Creek, serves as the backdrop for two of college golf’s premier programs. Opened in 1994, the Tom Fazio layout was named Golf Digest’s “Best New Public Course”. In 1998, the course was one of only 10 in the nation to be awarded a fi ve-star rating. The course served as the host site for the men’s NCAA Championship in 2003

The men’s squad has qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships in each of its 61 seasons, a feat unmatched by any other program in the country, while winning a stunning 50 conference championships. OSU has claimed 10 national titles, including eight by former head coach turned OSU athletic director Mike Holder.

The Cowgirl golfers have made 16 NCAA appearances and won 15 conference titles, not to mention the 2007 NCAA regional.

Since 1983, the cross country and track and fi eld programs have had more than 50 All-Americans, four NCAA champions, one world-record holder and one Olympian emerge from the program.

The men’s cross country team has also contributed to the legion of national titles with its victory at the 1954 national meet.

The women’s program has produced numerous All-Americans and conference champions, led by 1988 Olympian Christine McMiken’s nine conference championships and eight All-America honors.

Both the men and women’s cross country teams fi nished in the top 10 in 2005.

The OSU tennis teams have consistently been front-runners in conference and national competition.

On the men’s side, the Cowboys have 12 league titles and more than 120 individual conference champions to their credit. Included in that group is three-time national champion Pavel Kudrnac. The Cowboys hosted an NCAA regional in 2006 and 2007 and advanced to the Sweet 16 last spring.

Beginning with the 1980 season, the women’s team put together an impressive string of 11 consecutive conference crowns and has fi nished among the top 10 nationally on a regular basis.

A pair of sports, women’s soccer and equestrian, have been added in recent years to boost the number of varsity sports at Oklahoma State to 18, and both have attained success. Soccer has raised Big 12 championship banners and reached the top 10 in 2006, while equestrian ranks with America’s best.

In 2001, the most unique athletic complex in the country was unveiled. The Athletic Center, which houses the renovated Gallagher-Iba Arena, is a state-of-the-art facility. Capacity was more than doubled, rising from 6,381 to 13,611, and included skyboxes that can be utilized for both football and basketball. Gallagher-Iba Arena is recognized by many as America’s best college basketball facility.

Boone Pickens Stadium changes almost hourly as the home of the Cowboys continues to evolve into one of America’s top facilities.

And across the street from the stadium, work is underway on the Athletic Village and indoor practice facility.

OSU GOLF IN 2006 – NCAA CHAMPIONSJonathan Moore led the OSU team at the NCAA Championships as Medalist and was named a First-Team All-American and 2006 Phil Mickelson Award Winner.

2006 NCAA CHAMPIONS

DESMOND MASON, NBA

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With a focus on individualized attention, OSU’s student-athletes continue to raise the bar in the classroom. OSU is one of the few academic programs in America that does not utilize a study hall for its student-athletes. Instead, the academic course and progress is charted on an individual basis with stunning results.

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One of the most unique and successful academic support programs in the country is in place at Oklahoma State University.

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A quick look at the numbers from the 2006-2007 academic year provides some tangible results of OSU’s academic commitment.

101 A school-record 101 student-athletes named academic all-Big 12.

72 A school-record 72 student-athletes named to the Dean’s Honor Roll (3.5-3.9).

24 A school-record 24 academic All-Americans.

13 A school-record 13 football players named academic all-Big 12, including a school-record eight named to the fi rst team.

39 A total of 39 student-athletes who recorded a 4.0.

17 A national-best 17 student-athletes named Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars (awarded to minority student-athletes with at least a 3.2 grade-point average and active on campus and/or in their community).

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MISSION STATEMENTAcademic Services for Student-Athletes provides academic, personal and career support programs that foster the development of student-athletes. A comprehensive program on life skills provides student-athletes with educational experiences and service programs that prepare them for the demands of a well-balanced lifestyle while providing the guidance and direction needed to prepare student-athletes for success beyond graduation.

Associate Athletics Director,Academic Affairs and Director of Academic Services for Student-AthletesEd.D. Oklahoma State, 1990M.S. Emporia State, 1970

Dr. Marilyn Middlebrook joined the athletics department in 1997. She has worked in student services on the OSU campus for 23 years, and was director of student services in the OSU College of Education before coming to athletics.

Middlebrook is a mother-away-from-home for OSU student-athletes and strives, along with the rest of the ASSA staff, to create a positive and encouraging environment for all who walk into the Academic Enhancement Center. Middlebrook’s goal, besides academic success and NCAA/Big 12 compliance, is to produce well-rounded individuals ready to enter the professional world after graduation.

Middlebrook and her husband, Dan, have three children: Bruce, Amy, and Brad; and seven grandchildren: Halley Jo, Riley, Luke, Natalie, Maggie, Molly and Jolie.

ACADEMIC SUPPORTASSA offers academic tutoring in all course areas, employing a staff of more than 90 subject tutors and 40 academic facilitators. Most tutors are graduate students or professionals from the Stillwater community.

CAREER SERVICESASSA employs a career counselor available to OSU student-athletes during weekday evenings. The career counselor works with student-athletes to develop resumes, create professional portfolios, select majors and careers, and ultimately fi nd employment after graduation.

TECHNOLOGYThe Academic Enhancement Center boasts more than 100 individual desktop computers in two labs, all with internet access, campus network access, and locally networked printers. Also available on a limited basis are more than 40 personal laptop computers for use during team travel.

G R A N T J O N E SAll-America kick returner Grant Jones celebrates his 2007 graduation.

D A R N E L L S M I T HOSU senior football player Darnell Smith (50) was named an academic All-American in 2006. He was also named an Arthur Ashe Scholar, OSU’s male student-athlete of the year, winner of the Big 12’s Prentiss Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship and was one of OSU’s top 15 seniors.

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S T U D E N T- AT H L E T E L I F E S T Y L EThe day-to-day living for student-athletes at Oklahoma State rivals that of any campus in the country. Most Cowboys are housed on campus in spacious apartments that include living areas, private bedrooms, a full kitchen, washer and dryer, free local phone, free cable television and free internet access.

The apartments are located on north Monroe, a short walk from the Athletics Center as well as the academic center of the OSU campus.

OSU student-athletes also enjoy one of America’s top training tables. With a chef dedicated to the football menu and with the training table located inside Boone Pickens Stadium, Cowboys and Cowgirls have the best of both worlds – great food in a convenient location.

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The health care of Oklahoma State’s student-athletes is the top priority of a professional staff that includes physicians, athletic trainers and certifi ed graduate assistants.

New to OSU is Dr. Val Gene Iven. An OSU graduate, who has spent the past 13 years as the team physician for men’s athletics at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Iven will offi ce out of the OSU athletic department and oversee all health care for the athletic department. OSU athletes also have access to a statewide network of specialized physicians.

Dr. Iven, along with Director of Sports Medicine Terry Noonan, helps coordinate a staff of six full-time athletic trainers and seven graduate assistants. OSU also features a certifi ed athletic training program for students. OSU staffers also include active-release certifi cation (massage therapy) and a certifi ed physical therapist.

Currently housed in the athletics center, OSU is planning an 8,000-square-foot athletic training facility as part of the west end zone project. That state-of-the-art project will provide OSU’s student-athletes with cutting edge health care.

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It is a testament to the direction of the Oklahoma State football program that Glass left his position as director of strength and conditioning at the University of Florida to return to his alma mater in Stillwater.

Glass is at the very top of his profession, as documented by his accomplishments at OSU as well as in the Southeastern Conference.

While in Gainesville, he worked with numerous National Football League fi rst-round draft picks, a Heisman Trophy winner, four SEC championship teams and a BCS national champion.

In his fi rst stint at Oklahoma State as a graduate assistant, he tutored OSU Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, along with All-Americans and NFL standouts Thurman Thomas (an NFL Hall of Famer), Jason Gildon and Keith Burns.

He has turned down other lucrative jobs, including the NFL, and is now beginning his third year at Oklahoma State.

“I came back because I knew things were going to be different,” Glass said. “We have things here now that are on par or better than what we had in the SEC.

“I knew Coach Gundy from his days as a player, and I knew Coach (Larry) Fedora and (Joe) Wickline from Florida,” he added. “I knew what they could do.”

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Oklahoma State football is being re-tooled for speed. In fact, OSU’s speed and strength program is designed to enhance foot speed as well as strength.

“Speed is what set us apart at Florida,” Glass said. “We work to develop speed as well as strength. Of course, it has to be in the genes, and we are recruiting players who can run.”

RESEARCH

Oklahoma State’s speed and strength staff never stops investigating its own methods. Research is at the heart of the OSU conditioning program.

“We do a lot of research,” said Rob Glass. “It is an ever-changing process and the more research we have, the more we can refi ne and defi ne our processes.

“There are a lot of elements we consider: nutrition, fl exibility, advanced rehab and pre-hab.”

THE THREE PRONGS

OSU’s conditioning programs are based on sport, position and individuals.

The football players have a foundation that is common to the squad. Workouts become more specifi c based on the player’s position, and then are completed by workouts designed for an individual’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Oklahoma State currently enjoys a tremendous facility advantage with a 25,000-square-foot weight room that is encompassed by a running track.

“It’s a great situation for us,” Rob Glass said. “I like what we have.”

S P E E D ,S T R E N G T H &C O N D I T I O N I N GThe person Mike Gundy describes as the most important to Oklahoma State’s football success is Rob Glass. Glass holds the title of assistant athletic director for speed and strength and oversees OSU’s strength training and speed development efforts on a year-round basis.

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Things will only improve with the future move to the west end zone, where OSU football will have its own speed and strength center.

THE GLASS FACTOR

Some of the student-athletes that have worked with Rob Glass include…

Jason Gildon Former OSU defensive end and long-time NFL standout and Pro Bowler

Rex Grossman Quarterbacked the Chicago Bears to the 2007 Super Bowl

Pete Incaviglia OSU outfi elder, the college baseball player of the century

Jevon Kearse NFL fi rst-round pick

Barry Sanders OSU’s Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer

Thurman Thomas OSU All-American and 2007 NFL Hall of Fame inductee

Robin Ventura OSU member of college baseball’s all-century team, major leaguer

Lawrence Wright Jim Thorpe Award winner (America’s top defensive back)

Danny Wuerffel Heisman Trophy winning quarterback


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Boone Pickens Stadium, renamed from Lewis Field after the historic gift from the OSU alum, offi cially opened a new south side in 2004, a new north side in 2006 and construction is ongoing on a multi-year project that will put OSU’s stadium among the nation’s elite.

Currently on display is the ongoing west end zone project. When completed, Boone Pickens Stadium will feature 60,000 seats in a horseshoe setting with modern-day fan amenities, while maintaining perhaps the closest proximity to game action in all of football.

The west end zone project will also include a new multi-level football operations center. Some of the features of the project will be new football offi ces, meeting rooms, speed and conditioning center, locker rooms, equipment room, athletic medicine center, media facilities, hall of fame area and training table.

The fi nal touches at the top of the stadium will raise OSU’s suite total to more than 100, with the total of club seats remaining at 4,000. Four video boards will be featured along with a ribbon board that will encircle the interior of the stadium.

The wheels were set in motion on the stadium project when OSU alum Boone Pickens made the single-largest gift in school history in 2003. His $70 million gift ($20 million of which was earmarked for stadium expansion) spurred the “Next Level Campaign”, which generated more than $100 million in gifts and pledges and involved more than 2,500 individuals, making it the single-most successful campaign in OSU history.

Pickens capped the fundraising effort in 2005 with his momentous gift of $165 million that will not only benefi t Cowboy football, but will aid with the development of OSU’s planned multi-million dollar athletic village. The gift is the largest ever received by a university athletic department.

It’s not just the stadium that is changing. In 2005, the playing surface was replaced with Football Pro, a surface created by Millennium Sports Technologies that is considered the best and most durable synthetic surface available.

OSU’s practice fi eld has also been completely reshaped and covered with a new natural surface that ranks among the best in college football.

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The commitment to success is not just alive and well at Oklahoma State, it is on display every day as the home of Cowboy Football continues its rapid transformation into one of the premier facilities in all of college football.

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The new surfaces, in addition to renovated locker room and weight training facilities, were made possible through gifts by Pickens and fellow OSU alum Sherman Smith that totaled $3 million. Smith, another generous OSU alum, will have his name on Oklahoma State’s new indoor practice facility (see page 18).

OSU’s football home is now far removed from the original fi eld that opened in 1914. The Cowboys’ fi rst athletic fi eld gained its fi rst permanent seating in 1920 and was repositioned from north-south to east-west to “avoid the prevailing strong winds.”

The stadium was originally named after Laymon Lowery Lewis, the popular dean of veterinary medicine in the early 1900s.

The fi rst addition to the stadium came in 1924 with the steel and concrete portion of the south stadium. During the 1929-30 seasons, 8,000 permanent seats were built on the north side to bring the capacity to 13,000. In 1947, the south stadium was increased from 20 to 53 rows and capacity climbed to over 30,000. The fi rst permanent press box was added in 1948.

Prior to the 1950 season, 10,600 more seats were added to the north stands, increasing capacity to 39,000. The next expansion didn’t come until 1971 when the cinder track around the fi eld was removed. The fi eld was lowered 12 feet and 20 rows of permanent seating were added to both sides.

The fi rst artifi cial surface was installed in 1971 at a cost of $2.5 million, and the coaches’ offi ces (now part of the Athletic Center) were constructed prior to the start of the 1978 season. The stadium’s press box was torn down and reconstructed in 1980 at a cost of $1.8 million and the lighting system was installed prior to the 1985 season.

A second artifi cial surface was installed prior to the 2000 season and remained in place until the summer of 2005.

Due to construction, offi cial capacity at Boone Pickens Stadium is 44,700 for the 2007 season. The all-time largest crowd in stadium history is 51,458 for the OSU-OU game in 1979. More than 51,000 also were on hand for a game against Arkansas the same year.

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Current Capacity . . . . . . . . . 44,700Future Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 60,000Largest Crowd(s) . . . . . . . . . 51,458 (vs. Oklahoma, 1979)

. . . . . . . . . 51,000 (vs. Arkansas, 1979)Field Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . 1913 (known as Athletic Field)

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1914 (renamed Lewis Field)Stadium Opening . . . . . . . . . 1920 (capacity 8,000)

Expansions 1924 (permanent south side seating) 1929 (permanent north side seating) 1947 (south side renovations raise capacity to 30,000) 1950 (north side renovations raise capacity to 39,000) 1971 (fi eld lowered, capacity increased to 51,000) 1978 (coaches building constructed in east end zone) 1980 (new press box added for $1.8 million) 1985 (lights are added for fi rst time for $750,000) 2004 (new south side completed, including suites and club seating) 2006 (new north side completed, including suites and club seating) 2008 (seating expected to be available in new west end zone bowl) 2009 (completed renovation expected in time for season opener)

OSU Home Record . . . . . . . . 274-173-27 (.607)Athletic Field Record . . . . . 1901, 1903-1913 (23-12-7 (.580)Stadium Record . . . . . . . . . . 251-161-20 (.604)

Perfect Home Seasons . . . . (10) 1910 3-0 1912 5-0 1914 4-0 1918 2-0 1924 5-0 1931 6-0 1940 5-0 1945 3-0 1957 4-0 1984 6-0

Five-Win Home Seasons 1912 5-0 1924 5-0 1931 6-0 1932 5-0-1 1940 5-0 1972 5-1 1975 5-2 1976 5-1 1984 6-0 1987 5-1 1988 5-1 2002 6-1

Most Home Wins In A Season. . . . . . . 6 three times (1931, 1984, 2002)Longest Home Winning Streak . . . . . . 9 (1984 and 1985)


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It’s not your imagination. The west end zone of Boone Pickens Stadium is growing – daily. And when it is fi nished, the Oklahoma State Cowboys will be housed in state-of-the-art facilities for game days, as well as the other six days of the week.

The west end zone is the future home of all things OSU football. Not only will it serve as headquarters for the Cowboy coaching staff with offi ces at the club level, the west end zone will house a new OSU locker room, speed and strength center, equipment room, hall of fame, athletic training center, theater room, meeting rooms, video operations, media center, and dining area.

The west end zone is so inclusive that Bullet will have his own stall.

The project is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2009 season opener when the Georgia Bulldogs visit Stillwater.

Some of the facts and fi gures on the west end zone project:• The completed horseshoe will raise seating capacity to 60,000

and will put in place more than 100 suites around the rim of the stadium. Boone Pickens Stadium will have four video boards and a ribbon board that will encircle the stadium. The site of the new dining area that will be utilized by OSU’s student-athletes will offer views of the stadium as well as the OSU campus. It will seat at least 300. The team theater room will accommodate as many as 200 and can be utilized for a variety of special events. The facility will include surround sound and can serve in a variety of ways from a movie theater to a classroom.

• A state-of-the-art athletic training facility will be located just steps from the Cowboy locker room and will encompass 8,000 square feet with four pools for hydrotherapy.

• Offi ces for the coaching staff will be housed on the club level of the west end zone and will feature stadium views and

balconies for game-day seating.

• The entire west end zone project will feature 1.1 million square feet, including 700,000 square feet with conditioned space.

• Convenience, Convenience, Convenience. The project will include a 12,000-square-foot locker room that is located just steps away from the speed and strength center, athletic training

center, equipment room and meeting rooms. The locker room will be big enough to host the team as well as offensive, defensive and special teams meetings during halftime. The locker room size will double OSU’s current dressing quarters.

• The players’ custom-designed lockers will include equipment and shoe ventilation, as well as embossed glass name plates that players take with them upon graduation. The football-only speed and strength center will cover 20,000 square feet and will include a sprint track for timings, etc. A mammoth equipment room, covering roughly 14,000 square feet, will be a model of effi ciency and organization for the players as well as coaches and staff. The history of Cowboy football will be prominently displayed on several levels of the west end zone, including a vestibule near the Cowboy locker room, as well as a 5,000 square foot football gallery located near the main entrance of the football operations center.


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On Jan. 11, 2007, Oklahoma State University announced that alumnus Sherman Smith was donating $20 million toward Oklahoma State University’s athletic indoor practice facility.

The gift made Sherman Smith the second largest private donor in the history of OSU.

“This gift is a refl ection of how much Oklahoma State University means to Dad,” said Will Smith, son of

Sherman Smith and family spokesman. “He very often shares stories, tales and anecdotes of his time as a student at Oklahoma State. He enjoys watching his Cowboys and Cowgirls and their pursuit of conference and national titles.

“It is a privilege to have the resources to fi nancially assist in the vision of OSU Athletics,” he added. “The energy business has been very good to us, and we feel blessed to make this contribution.”

The new indoor facility will bear Sherman Smith’s name.

“This is a special gift serving Oklahoma State athletics,” said athletic director Mike Holder. “An important part of dramatically improving our athletic facilities, this gift continues the momentum that has been established at OSU. Sherman has been a tremendous difference maker in supporting OSU Athletics for many years. We are extremely grateful to Sherman and his family for this important contribution.”

The new facility will be strategically located across the street from Boone Pickens Stadium in the Athletic Village. Student-athletes, coaches and athletic trainers will have convenient access to Boone Pickens Stadium, Gallagher-Iba Arena, weight training facilities, sports medicine amenities, administrative offi ces, and future additions to the Athletic Village.

The new facility will be located adjacent to OSU’s new football practice fi elds.

SHERMAN SMITH

BOONE PICKENS, SHERMAN SMITH AND MIKE HOLDER

The new indoor practice facility will be located just north of Boone Pickens Stadium.

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While planning for the Athletic Village is still in the early stages and all artists’ renderings are subject to change, the completed projects will include new venues for track, baseball, tennis and soccer.

The village will also house the Sherman Smith Training Center, the new indoor practice facility that will benefi t every student-athlete on the OSU campus.

The future of Oklahoma State University Athletics will not be defi ned by a single facility or venue but by an assortment of new facilities that will form a state-of-the-art complex on the OSU campus.

The Athletic Village, to be located just north of Boone Pickens Stadium, will benefi t every program in the Oklahoma State athletic department while providing OSU with cutting edge venues located in a convenient and comprehensive setting. And unlike most campuses in which facilities are added individually, Oklahoma State is in the enviable position of being able to put together a long-range facility blueprint that will allow the venues to complement each other in an integrated fashion.

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T H E AT H L E T I C S C E N T E R – F R O M P L A N S T O R E A L I T Y

AT H L E T I C S FA C I L I T I E S

While construction continues on the west end zone project, the Athletics Center, located in the east end zone, is the home of Cowboy and Cowgirl Athletics, including the OSU football program.

The unique facility, still in its fi rst decade of service, features modern amenities and yet remains very much an homage to one of college athletics’ most historic venues.

• Built at a cost of approximately $56 million, the Athletics Center was a landmark project for Oklahoma State University, as well as the state of Oklahoma.

• Funding of the project was a total team effort, supported by OSU students through a self-imposed activity fee, private donations, loyal season-ticket holders and a use-tax voted on by the citizens of Stillwater.

• The Athletics Center features an academic counseling center, training facilities for all sports, a new strength and conditioning center, expanded offi ces, a recruiting lounge, an auxiliary gym, new wrestling facilities and the Heritage Hall museum.

• Heritage Hall features more than 5,000 square feet of displays highlighting OSU’s many athletic and scholastic achievements.

• Historic Gallagher-Iba Arena was not demolished — it was encapsulated by a new roof structure and concourse. Once the historic building was enclosed by the new structure, demolition began on the existing roof structure and upper wall. Actually, three buildings — Gallagher-Iba Arena, the football coaches’ building and the strength, training and locker-room center — became one.

• The original structure, called the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building when it was built in 1938, was dubbed the “Madison Square Garden of the Plains.”

• Construction more than doubled the height of Gallagher-Iba Arena from 60 feet to more than 120 feet.

• Seating in Gallagher-Iba Arena was expanded from 6,381 to 13,611, making it the largest on-campus sports arena in the state of Oklahoma.

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• The arena’s original white maple wood court remains intact. Installed in 1938, it is undoubtedly the oldest and most heralded court still being used by a major-college team today.

• This grand facility, now bigger and better than ever, remains home to more national championships than any other facility in America.

• Supporting the entire roof structure are two massive box trusses, nearly a football-fi eld long, 40 feet tall and weighing 1 million pounds each.

• One of the nation’s largest collegiate strength and conditioning facilities (30,000 square feet of space including the weight room and oval running track) is housed in the basement level of the Athletics Center.

• Five laps around the concourse equals a mile.

• The Athletics Center’s new sports medicine facility boasts a cutting-edge Hydroworks Therapy Pool with a variable-speed treadmill for student-athletes to rehabilitate injuries safely and effectively by running in water.

• The Athletics Center features the nation’s only skybox suites that allow fans to view basketball or wrestling in the arena from the east side and football games from the west side.

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The rise in OSU’s football fortunes can be directly traced to the high level staff that Mike Gundy has assembled.Not only are the Cowboy coaches successful, but they are committed to Oklahoma State with just one coaching change since

Mike Gundy took over in 2005.

MIKE GUNDY, HEAD COACHThe all-time leading passer in the history of the Big Eight Conference, Mike Gundy is one of the youngest head coaches in America. In just two seasons, his high-energy style and blue-collar work ethic have helped transform Oklahoma State football.

JOE DEFOREST, CORNERS/SPECIAL TEAMSCoached three Cowboy special teams players to All-America honors in 2006 (Perrish Cox, Matt Fodge and Grant Jones). Under his direction former Cowboy Chris Massey led the nation in kickoff returns in 2001.

TIM BECKMAN, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOROSU’s newest coach arrived in Stillwater just weeks after coaching in the BCS national championship game. His career includes stints under national championship coaches Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer.

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LARRY FEDORA, OFFENSIVE COORDINATORUnder his direction, the Cowboy offense led America in scoring improvement from 2005 to 2006. He has coached in nine bowl games and his former players include a who’s who at the skilled positions.

NELSON BARNES, DEFENSIVE LINEHis 11 career bowl games include postseason trips to the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl. He has also been a part of a national championship team and six conference championship squads.

TODD BRADFORD, LINEBACKERSSaw two of his 2006 players earn freshman All-America honors (Chris Collins and Patrick Lavine). He has also coached a Jim Thorpe Award winner (nation’s top defensive back). He has coached offense, defense and special teams.

GUNTER BREWER, RECEIVERSHis pupils include Randy Moss (Biletnikoff Award and NFL Pro Bowler), OSU’s Adarius Bowman (Big 12 newcomer of the year) and D’Juan Woods (all-Big 12) and 15 players who have gone on to professional careers. The son of former Ole Miss coach Billy Brewer, Gunter Brewer has coached 10 bowl teams.

CURTIS LUPER, RUNNING BACKSA part of three bowl teams as an OSU player, Luper has coached the all-time leading rusher in Mountain West history, and helped OSU rush for more than 2,700 yards last season with four Cowboys rushing for at least 500 yards (an OSU fi rst).

DOUG MEACHAMAn offensive lineman during one of OSU’s most successful eras, Meacham has a history of coaching record-breaking offenses (at three previous schools). He played in four bowl games and teamed up in Stillwater with Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Mike Gundy.

JOE WICKLINE, OFFENSIVE LINEOne of America’s top offensive line coaches, Wickline has had two Cowboys selected in the NFL draft in three seasons. He has coached fi ve All-America offensive linemen and 15 of his players have been named all-conference. In 2006, he coached in his 10th career bowl game.

ROB GLASS, SPEED AND STRENGTHConsidered to be at the very top of his profession, Glass left his position as the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Florida to return to his alma mater. He has worked directly with two Heisman Trophy winners, 13 bowl teams, and is another member of the Cowboy staff with a national championship ring.


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Tourism is taking off in Oklahoma City! Legendary attractions like the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. World-class equine action at Remington Park racetrack. Wild adventures at the Oklahoma City Zoo. The authentic sights, sounds and fl avor of the Old West in Stockyards City. And historic Bricktown, the renovated entertainment and dining district with a summer of baseball with the Oklahoma RedHawks. Over 50 great attractions and activities, 12,000 hotel rooms, and a million friendly people who wouldn’t live anywhere else.

THE BRICKTOWN STORYBricktown has become a tourist attraction that provides residents and visitors to Oklahoma City with an outstanding place to dine, to enjoy exciting AAA baseball at the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark, to stroll along the Bricktown canal, or to just enjoy people-watching! The baseball facility has hosted more Big 12 tournaments than any other venue.

For the last two years, Oklahoma City’s Ford Center has been home to the Hornets of the NBA. That faciity hosted the Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in 2007.

With the outskirts of Oklahoma City just over 40 minutes from Stillwater, the capital city of Oklahoma is the backyard for those who live in Stillwater.

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Experience Tulsa’s cosmopolitan fl avor at the same time as you delight in its small-town friendliness. It’s big enough to have everything you need, but small enough to make you feel right at home.

In Tulsa you will fi nd cowboys and classical ballet. Art Deco and Arena football, rodeos, religion, and rolling hills. A visit to Tulsa is a great getaway to experience a delightful mix of rich culture, colorful history, terrifi c shopping, and lively nightlife.

When the sun goes down in Tulsa, you can live it up almost any way you like. Try a night at the opera, or hit trendy eateries in the Brookside and Brady District. Get lucky at bingo or the horse races, yuk it up at a comedy club, cheer on a ball team, ride a roller coaster, feast at a four-star restaurant, or get messy at a barbecue joint. The choices are endless, and whatever you do you’ll have the time of your life.

Tulsa, located an hour from Stillwater, is also the gateway to Green Country, northeastern Oklahoma’s playground of lakes, rivers, forests and fun.

Tulsa is a city that surprises visitors with a feeling that is southern, eastern and western all at once.


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Stillwater is a rapidly growing city of 42,000 and is near the geographic center of the U.S. Often called Oklahoma’s premier education community, Stillwater is the home of some of the region’s fi nest education and training institutions, including Oklahoma State University, Meridian Technology Center, Northern Oklahoma College/OSU Gateway, and one of the nation’s top rated public school systems.

With such a strong commitment to education, it’s easy to see why Stillwater’s educational attainment is among the highest in the nation, with 48 percent of its residents holding bachelor’s degrees or higher.

The city is the micropolitan anchor for the state’s technology triangle that includes Oklahoma City and Tulsa, each an hour drive away and connected by a great system of interstate quality highways.

The “college town” atmosphere lends itself to a variety of recreational opportunities. Year-round arts and cultural events appeal to many different audiences and feature music, dance, theater, festivals, lectures, and concerts. A youthful community demands the best in fi tness centers, spas, parks and recreational opportunities.

And for the outdoor enthusiast, nearby lakes provide a quiet respite at the city’s edge, sparkling in 234 days of annual sunshine.

After a day of work or play, residents and visitors often relax in one of the many restaurants or night spots that offer everything from barbecue to fi ne dining, and blues to blue grass. Stillwater’s retail districts feature a unique shopping experience where you’ll fi nd museums, galleries, and shops with personality. OSU athletic events attract more than 600,000 fans to Stillwater annually.

OSU has been called the “University of Golf,” and the fi ve-star Karsten Creek, home of the 10-time national champion Cowboy golf team and perennial top-10 women’s program, ranks with such well-known courses as Pebble Beach. It’s one of several public and private courses that prompted Golf Digest to call the Stillwater area among the “Top 10 Places in America to retire and play golf.”

Stillwater is one of America’s safest cities, with a crime rate far below the U.S. average. Security also comes in the form of great health care services, centered around Stillwater Medical Center’s state of the art facilities. And with a cost of living that averages more than 10 percent below the U.S. average, the dollar buys more.

Whether you’re here for a short time or a lifetime, you’ll want to stake your claim in one of America’s great university cities…Stillwater, Oklahoma!

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S T I L LWAT E RThe home of Oklahoma State University is Stillwater. Located in north central Oklahoma, and easy drives from Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City and Dallas, Stillwater provides college-town atmosphere with big-city access.

As the northernmost school in the South Division, Oklahoma State is the most centrally located campus in the Big 12 Conference. And because of its location, OSU arguably has the league’s easiest road trips for both its teams and fans.

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The successes, insights and innovations of OSU graduate T. Boone Pickens are too numerous to mention – as are those who have benefi ted from his successes.

In January of 2005, Mr. Pickens made history with his $165 million gift to Oklahoma State University, earmarked for athletics. That gift set in action a series of events that are easy to see today.

The football stadium, Boone Pickens Stadium, has since been in a constant state of change with the west end zone project being the fi nal step. More than an upgrade, these improvements are more fi ttingly classifi ed as a complete and total stadium renovation.

And his gifts across campus are numerous as well. Students at OSU are educated in the OSU T. Boone Pickens School of Geology.

During the span of his career. T. Boone Pickens has created thousands of jobs and made hundreds of millions of dollars – for others as well as himself – and he isn’t timid about spreading it around. “I like making money. I like giving it away…. not as much as I like making it, but it’s a close second,” he has often said.

The breadth of his philanthropy – nearly half a billion dollars during his career – includes health and medical research, treatment and services; entrepreneurship; kids at risk; education and athletics, with a particular focus on his alma mater, Oklahoma State; corporate health and fi tness; and

conservation and wildlife management. While many donations involve millions of dollars and attract headlines, there are hundreds more ranging from hundreds of thousands to several hundred. Each is important in its own way.

In 2006, his charitable activities, which included $175 million and the establishment of the T. Boone Pickens Foundation, ensured his continued ranking as one of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s top U.S. philanthropists for the second straight year. His $220 million of giving in 2005 earned Pickens the fi fth spot on the Chronicle’s list. The Pickens Foundation is focused on improving lives through grants supporting educational programs, medical research, athletics and corporate wellness, the entrepreneurial process and conservation and wildlife initiatives.

Pickens is a record-setting philanthropist who has graced the cover of virtually every business publication in America. His gift to OSU in 2005 was the single largest for athletics in NCAA history, and the $7 million donation to the American Red Cross that same year is the largest individual contribution in the 150-year history of that organization.

“I fi rmly believe one of the reasons I was put on this Earth was to make money and be generous with it,” Pickens says. “And that’s what I’ve continually tried to do.”

“Boone’s once revolutionary ideas [are] so completely taken for granted that they have become linchpins of the economy.”

– Forbes Magazine


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A BUDDING BOWL TRADITIONThe Oklahoma State football program will enter 2007 looking to earn its fi fth bowl appearance in the past six seasons. In fact, OSU’s bowl history is already among the best in the country. The numbers tell the story… Among the NCAA’s all-time leaders in bowl appearances (the nation’s top 50 postseason football programs), only Penn State (66.7 percent) and Boston College (66.7 percent) have a better bowl winning percentage than Oklahoma State (64.7 percent). The Cowboys ended the 2006 season with a victory over Alabama in the PetroSun Independence Bowl. The win was one of three in the postseason by the Big 12 Conference. OSU ranks among the top 30 programs in the country with 11 bowl victories.

THE TRAVEL FACTOROklahoma State is known for the Orange Army of fans who descend upon bowl sites when the Cowboys are in town. The neutral site bowl stadiums take on the look of Boone Pickens Stadium and Gallagher-Iba Arena when the Oklahoma State Cowboys are in town.

Because of the large traveling fan base, OSU is a favorite among bowl selection committees. As a result, OSU has made bowl appearances on both the east and west coasts.

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Oklahoma State’s football trophy case includes championship trophies from some of the nation’s most prestigious bowl games, including the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Gator Bowl, Sun Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Along the way, the Cowboys earned victories over the likes of Alabama, Brigham Young, Florida State and West Virginia.

Excluding the 1960s when OSU was a newcomer to the Big Eight Conference, the Cowboys have made multiple bowl appearances in every decade since the 1940s.

Head Coach Mike Gundy has been involved in two bowl games as an OSU player, three as an assistant coach and one in just two years as a head coach.


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Pistol Pete and Barry Sanders enjoy pre-game festivities prior to the Cotton Bowl game vs. Ole Miss.

Cowboy fans fl ooded San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl as the Cowboys faced

Ohio State. That trip came just months after thousands of orange-clad OSU fans

escorted the Cowboy basketball team to the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio.Cowboy fans fl ooded San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl as the Cowboys faced

Ohio State. That trip came just months after thousands of orange-clad OSU fans

escorted the Cowboy basketball team to the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio.


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T H E O K L A H O M A S TAT E E X P E R I E N C E

O S U H I G H L I G H T SThe STATE’s University – OSU is Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, including fi ve campuses: OSU-Stillwater, OSU-Okmulgee, OSU-Oklahoma City, OSU-Tulsa, and the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, which includes the OSU Medical Center. OSU also has a leading veterinary college, a statewide network of experiment stations, and extension offi ces in all 77 counties.

The Power of Orange – OSU receives less than one-third of its operating budget from state appropriations, leveraging

that amount into a nearly $2 billion annual impact on the Oklahoma economy.

Top ScholarsOSU students excel at the highest level, winning more than 40 of the nation’s premier scholarships over the last 15 years. Just the past three years alone, OSU scholars have won numerous Truman, Udall, Fulbright, Gates/Cambridge, Mitchell, Cooke, Goldwater, Javits and Pickering awards. OSU is a Truman

Honor Institution, capturing 10 Truman awards over the past 13 years, and its Honors College is considered one of the most challenging and successful in the country.

Tough ACT to Follow – Average ACT scores for incoming freshman have risen each of the last fi ve years and in fall 2006 hit an all-time high of 24.7.

High in the Sky – OSU aerospace engineering students have ruled the skies in recent years against top students from around the world. OSU teams have fi nished in the top fi ve of the International/Design/Build/Fly Competition each of the last four years, including taking both fi rst and second three times.

Top Donors – The OSU Foundation reported record giving from loyal donors in 2006, topping $100 million for the fi rst time with a total of $106 million, which was close to doubling the $56 million raised in 2005. The 2006 fi gure does not include the historic $165 million Boone Pickens gift to OSU Athletics.

We are the World – OSU began international outreach in 1951 and has a student body representing some 120 different nations. The OSU School of International Studies offers graduate-level programs, and every OSU college offers international programs and classes at the undergraduate level.

Top Docs – The College of Osteopathic Medicine at the OSU Center for Health Sciences is regularly ranked among the best in rural medicine and primary care by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1972, the college has graduated 2,157 osteopathic physicians. Approximately eight out of 10 OSU physicians practice primary care, and one in four are in Oklahoma communities of 10,000 or less.

Let’s Make a Deal – The OSU Spears School of Business’ Charles L. Watson Trading Floor is one of only a few such facilities in the nation. The state-of-the-art trading fl oor gives students hands-on experience in managing information to assess fi nancial risk.

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Nice Digs – Since 2000, OSU has spent more than $100 million renovating and building new student housing that includes all modern amenities, high speed Internet connections, living rooms, kitchen areas and private bedrooms and baths.

Supporting American Indians – OSU ranks fi rst nationally in the number of doctorates in the fi elds of psychology, engineering and science awarded to American Indians. OSU also leads the nation in the number of degrees awarded to American Indians in agricultural sciences and biomedical sciences.

Top Soldiers – OSU’s Reserve Offi cers Training Corp was recognized for having the highest leadership assessments and training averages in its 22-university brigade. OSU has produced more than 6,000 offi cers, including more than 100 generals and admirals, the second highest total of any university other than the military academies.

Orange, Red, White & Blue – Known as the Orange Books, the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals have been produced by OSU for the U.S. military since the Vietnam War. The technical handbooks and CD-ROMs are used by operational commanders, targeteers, weaponeers and weapon system designers.

Protecting Our Troops – Troops in Iraq are currently using QuadGard body armor developed by researchers at OSU. Donna Branson, head of the OSU Institute of Protective Apparel Research and Technology, won the 2006 Homeland Security Award for her team’s work on the armor, which offers protection for the arms and legs.

Fuel for the FutureLeading the effort to reduce soaring energy costs and dependence on foreign oil, OSU researchers are developing biofuels based on switchgrass and sweet

sorghum, as well as the processing technologies to make them marketable commodities.

Rock On! – OSU geologist Elizabeth Catlos was recognized as a top young scientist by the Geological Society of America. With colleagues from UCLA, she conducted extensive fi eld work and developed innovative dating techniques that resulted in a radical new explanation of the tectonic evolution of the Himalaya.

Best of the Best – OSU chemical engineer Jim Smay was among 20 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the award is the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on young researchers. His work involves a new 3D, freeform printing technology.

Impressive Numbers – OSU’s Math Department has been recognized by the American Mathematics Association as one of four innovative programs in the nation. The department has produced fi ve Sloan Fellows, comparable to the status of MIT.

Pump You Up – OSU is headquarters for the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, which has members from as far away as Sweden, Japan, Australia, England and South Africa.


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1. You become a prospective student-athlete if you have started classes for the ninth grade or if the college provides you (or your relatives or friends) any fi nancial aid or other benefi ts that the college does not provide to students generally.

2. You become a recruited prospective student-athlete at a particular college if any coach or athletic staff member solicits you or your family for the purpose of securing your enrollment and participation in intercollegiate athletics. Activities by coaches or staff members that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are: (1) providing you with an offi cial visit; (2) arranging an in-person, off-campus contact with you or your parent(s) or legal guardian(s); (3) initiating or arranging a telephone contact with you, your family, or guardian for the purpose of recruitment on more than one occasion; or (4) issuing you a National Letter of Intent or a written offer of athletically related fi nancial aid. NOTE: At the Division I or II level, a representative of athletics interests (booster) may not solicit your enrollment in any manner (e.g., no phone calls, letters, or in-person contacts).

3. You (or your family) may not receive any benefi t, inducement or arrangement such as cash, clothing, cars, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letter of Intent or to attend an NCAA school.

4. A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and a coach or athletic staff member during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of greeting. NOTE: At the Division I or II level, athletic representatives (boosters) may not contact you for the purpose of recruiting. A college coach may contact you in-person off the college campus only on or after July 1st after completion of your junior year in high school (exceptions vary by sport).

5. In the sport of football, coaches and athletic department staff (but not boosters) are permitted one phone call from April 15th thru May 31st of the prospects junior year in high school (exceptions vary by sport). After July 1st, following your junior year, a college coach or athletic staff member is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guardians) except that unlimited phone calls to you (or your parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the fi ve days immediately before your offi cial visit by the university you will be visiting; (2) on the day of a coach’s off-campus contact with you; (3) during the time beginning with the initial National Letter of Intent signing date; and (4) in the sport of football only, during the permissible off-campus contact periods and during the 48 hours prior to and 48 hours after 7 AM on the initial signing date for the National Letter of Intent. Coaches also may accept collect calls, as well as calls placed by prospects (or parents or legal guardians) at their own expense. Also, universities are permitted to utilize a toll-free (1-800) number to receive telephone calls from you (or your parents or legal guardians) on or after July 1st after completion of your junior year.

6. Letters from coaches (but not boosters) can be sent to prospects on or after September 1st at the beginning of your junior year in high school. A Division I university may provide you with the following printed materials; (1) general correspondence, including letters, US Postal Service postcards and institutional note cards; (2) game programs which may be provided only during offi cial and unoffi cial visits to the university’s campus and may not be mailed; (3) NCAA educational information; (4) pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with the university; (5) one athletic publication - this media guide - which may include only one color of printing inside the covers; (6) offi cial academic, admissions and student services publications or videotapes produced by the institution and available to all students; (7) questionnaires which may be provided prior to your junior year; and (8) summer camp brochures which may be provided prior to your junior year.

7. An evaluation is any off-campus activity designed to assess your academic qualifi cations or athletic ability, including any visit to your high school (during which no contact occurs) or the observations of any practice or competition in which you participate. In the sport of football, coaches are limited to evaluating a prospect on three occasions (two in the spring evaluation period and one in the fall evaluation period). In women’s basketball, coaches are limited to fi ve recruiting opportunities (contacts and evaluations) during the academic year and not more than three of the opportunities may be contacts. In all other sports, the coaches are limited to seven recruiting opportunities (contacts and evaluations) during the academic year and not more than three of the opportunities may be contacts.

8. It is not permissible for an athletic representative (booster) to provide transportation to or from campus, or free admission to an athletic event on or off campus, to you, your parents, or your friends. Please contact the athletic compliance offi ce to discuss any travel situations in which you or your family are not providing your own transportation to ensure that it is permissible.

9. This information applies to OSU POSSE Club and OSU Alumni Club activities. You can only attend an OSU Club luncheon/meeting under certain circumstances; if the luncheon/meeting is open to the general public, you can attend. However, you must pay for your own meal and transportation unless the meal or transportation was made available to all other guests (e.g., all high school seniors from the local community). In addition, you may be invited to attend a function, but the invitation cannot be limited only to athletes, and it must be made available for non-athletic reasons (e.g., senior night, incoming OSU freshmen night, etc.). This same restriction will continue to apply after you sign a National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma State University. Committing to Oklahoma State does not change this rule. An OSU signee must be treated the same as any other high school student. Because you cannot be contacted by athletic representatives (boosters), invitations to OSU functions must be given in the same manner that they are given to all students participating in the function. Invitations may be sent to the high schools or advertised in your local newspaper indicating what the invitation entails but cannot be issued only to prospects who will participate in athletics at OSU. In addition, you or any other prospects in attendance cannot be singled out to be introduced as this would be a violation of NCAA publicity legislation related to prospects.

10. Please contact the OSU Athletic Compliance staff with any questions. Scott Williams, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at 405-744-2525, or Ben Dyson, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at 405-744-8166.

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P R OA C C O L A D E SA pair of Oklahoma State defensive linemen, Jamal Williams of the San Diego Chargers, and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, were the NFL’s all-pro defensive tackles in 2006 as selected by the Associated Press.

Jamal Williams led the San Diego Chargers to a division title in 2006. He entered the NFL in 1998 after helping guide the Oklahoma State Cowboys to the 1997 Alamo Bowl. He is widely regarded as the most physically imposing defensive lineman in the NFL. He has made multiple Pro Bowl appearances.

Kevin Williams joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2003, following OSU’s 2002 Houston Bowl win over Southern Miss. The former all-Big 12 player is a two-time Pro-Bowler with the Vikings.

JON KOLB Kolb won four Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers

LESLIE O’NEALO’Neal was a six-time Pro Bowler with San Diego

JAMAL WILLIAMS Led the San Diego Chargers to a division title in 2006

KEVIN WILLIAMS Two-time Pro Bowler with the Minnesota Vikings

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JIMMY JOHNSONFormer Oklahoma State head coach Jimmy Johnson won two Super Bowls as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He led OSU to two bowl appearances.

KEITH BURNSAfter a playing career that stretched more than a decade in the NFL, Keith Burns is now a member of the Broncos’ coaching staff.

JASON GILDONJason Gildon was yet another dominating defensive lineman in the NFL who hailed from OSU. He was a three-time Pro Bowler with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

JEVON LANGFORDJevon Langford played in over 60 games in six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.

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H A L L O F FA M E R SBarry Sanders and Thurman Thomas were teammates at Oklahoma State on some of the most prolifi c offensive teams in Cowboy history. Both were All-Americans at OSU and All-Pro running backs in the NFL.

Sanders was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. The teammates were reunited this summer with the induction of Thurman Thomas into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

THURMAN THOMAS[ABOVE] At Oklahoma State, 1984-88[BELOW] Buffalo Bills, 1988-99; Miami Dolphins, 2000

BARRY SANDERS[ABOVE] At Oklahoma State, 1986-88[BELOW] Detroit Lions, 1989-98


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[LEFT to RIGHT] TATUM BELL – Running Back, Denver Broncos, 2004-2006 Detroit Lions, 2007-

BILLY BAJEMA – Tight End, San Francisco 49ers, 2005-

R.W. McQUARTERS – Defensive Back, San Francisco 49ers, 1998-99 Chicago Bears, 2000-04 Detroit Lions, 2005 N.Y. Giants, 2006-

[LEFT to RIGHT] RYAN McBEAN – Defensive Lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2007-

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1945Jim Marsh T Pittsburgh 28

1947Bob Fenimore HB Chicago 1Neill Armstrong E Philadelphia 1J.D. Cheek T Los Angeles Rams

1948Jim Spavital B St. Louis 1

1949Bill Long E Pittsburgh 5

1950Charley Shaw G San FranciscoRube De Roin C Detroit

1951Franke Anderson E DetroitRube De Roin C ClevelandD. Meisenhimer B DetroitJim Spavital B New York Giants 1

1952Waldo Schaff T San Francisco

1955Dale Meinert G Indianapolis 8

1957Dwaine Underwood T Pittsburgh 13

1958Jon Evans E Pittsburgh 26

1960Dick Soergel QB New EnglandDon Hitt C Houston

1961Harold Beaty G LA Rams New York JetsFrank Parker T Cleveland

1962Tim Dillard HB Indianapolis 4Gary Cutsinger DE Houston 4AFrank Parker T New York Jets

1965Jack Jacobson B Detroit 13

1966Walt Garrison RB Dallas 5BWalt Garrison RB Kansas City 17

1967Harold Akin T San Diego 3Dennis Randall DE New York Jets 3ALeon Ward LB Indianapolis 3B J.B. Christian G Indianapolis 12BKent Lashley WR Kansas City 12B


1969Terry Brown R St. Louis 1Jon Kolb C Pittsburgh 3

1970John Ward DT Minnesota 1Jerry Sherk DT Cleveland 2B

1971Hermann Eben WR New Orleans 17

1972Dick Graham WR New Orleans 17

1974Reuben Gant TE Buffalo 1Cleveland Vann LB Miami 5Bon Boatwright DT San Diego 8B

1975Leonard Thompson RB Detroit 8

1976James White DT Minnesota 1Larry Harris T Houston 8A

1977Phillip Dokes DT Buffalo 1BCliff Parsley P New Orleans 6ADerrel Gofourth C Green Bay 7ARobert Turner RB Miami 9Ron Baker G Indianapolis 10

1978Terry Miller RB Buffalo 1Milton Hardaway T San Diego 2Daria Butler LB Atlanta 12

1979Scott Burk S Cincinnati 9Steven Stephens TE Indianapolis 10

1980John Corker LB Houston 5Harold Bailey QB/TE Houston 8

1981Roger Taylor T Kansas City 3BDexter Manley DE Washington 5ADean Prater DT Cleveland 10

1982Ricky Young LB Chicago 12Ron Ingram WR Philadelphia 12

1983Greg Hill CB Houston 4AGary Lewis DT New Orleans 5Mike Green LB San Diego 9

1984Chris Rockins S Cleveland 2AJames Spencer LB Minnesota 10Rod Fisher CB LA Rams 12


1985Jamie Harris WR Washington 7AMatt Monger LB New York Jets 8Adam Hinds S Miami 9

1986Leslie O’Neal DE San Diego 1John Washington DE New York Giants 3Paul Blair T Chicago 4Charles Crawford RB Philadelphia Supplemental

1987Mark Moore S Seattle 4

1988Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo 2Ricky Shaw LB New York Giants

1989Barry Sanders RB Detroit 1Hart Lee Dykes WR New England 1

1990Gerald Hudson TB Minnesota 9Curtis Mayfi eld WR Denver 12

1994Jason Gildon DE Pittsburgh 3Keith Burns LB Denver 7

1995Linc Harden LB Dallas 4

1996Jevon Langford DE Cincinnati 4

1998R.W. McQuarters DB San Francisco 1Kevin Williams DB New York Jets 3Alonzo Mayes TE Chicago 4

2000Jacoby Shepherd CB St. Louis 2Ethan Howell CB Washington 7

2003Kevin Williams DT Minnesota 1

2004Rashaun Woods WR San Francisco 1Tatum Bell RB Denver 2Antonio Smith DE Arizona 5

2005Darrent Williams DB Denver 2Vernand Morency RB Houston 3Billy Bajema TE San Francisco 7

2006Charlie Johnson OT Indianapolis 6

2007Ryan McBean DL Pittsburgh 4Corey Hilliard OL New England 6

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Player Position Team YearsAkin, Harold OT San Diego 1967-68Aldridge, Ben B New York Yankees 1950-51 San Fransisco 1952 Green Bay 1953Arms, Lloyd G Chicago Cardinals 1946-48Armstrong, Neill DE Philadelphia 1947-51 HC Chicago 1978-81Bailey, David DE Philadelphia 1990Bailey, Harold QB-TE Houston 1981-83Bajema, Billy TE San Francisco 2006-Baker, Ron OG Baltimore 1978-79 Philadelphia 1980-88Banfi eld, Tony DB Houston 1960-63, 65Bell, Tatum RB Denver 2004-2006 Detroit 2007-Blair, Paul OT Chicago 1986-88 Minnesota 1990-91Blanchard, Cary K N.Y. Jets 1992-93 New Orleans 1995 Indianapolis 1995-97 Washington 1998-99 Arizona 2000-01Boatwright, Ron DT San Diego 1974Bredde, Bill DB-RB Chicago Cardinals 1946-48, 54Brown, LaWaylon DL Seattle 2004 Minnesota 2004 Buffalo 2005Brown, Larry DL Oakland 2007-Brown, Terry DB-WR St.Louis 1969-71 Minnesota 1972-75 Cleveland 1976Buffi ngton, Harry LB N.Y. Giants 1942Burk, Scott DB Cincinnati 1979Burns, Keith LB Chicago 1999 Denver 1995-98, 2000-03 Tampa Bay 2004 Denver 2005-2006Burrough, Tim RB Atlanta 2004Burton, Derek OG Minnesota 1987Chesley, John TE Miami 1984-85Colhouer, Jake OG Chicago Cardinals 1946-48 N.Y. Giants 1949Cook, Kelly FB Green Bay 1987Corker, John LB Houston 1980-82 Green Bay 1988Crawford, Charles FB Philadelphia 1986-87Cutsinger, Gary DE Houston 1962-66, 68DeGrate, Victor DL Houston 2007-Dokes, Phil DL Buffalo 1977-78Durkee, Charlie K New Orleans 1967-68, 71-72Dykes, Hart Lee WR New England 1989-90Echols, Donnie TE Cleveland 1987Evans, Jon DE Pittsburgh 1958Fenimore, Bob DB-RB Chicago 1947

Player Position Team YearsFisher, Roderick DB L.A. Rams 1984Foster, Ralph T Chicago Cardinals 1945-46Gaines, Wendell DL Arizona 1994-95 Philadelphia 1996-99 Gant, Reuben WR Buffalo 1974-80Garrett, T. C Chicago 1947-48Garrison, Walt RB Dallas 1966-74Gofourth, Derrel OL Green Bay 1977-82 San Diego 1983-84Gildon, Jason DE Pittsburgh 1994-2003Golden, Jack LB N.Y. Giants 2000-01 Tampa Bay 2002-03Graham, Russ OL Pittsburgh 1984 Green, Mike LB San Diego 1983-85Grimes, Billy DB-RB Green Bay 1952Hardaway, Milton OT San Diego 1978Harper, Charlie OG N.Y. Giants 1966-72Harris, Larry OT Houston 1978Hilger, Rusty QB L.A. Raiders 1985-87 Detroit 1988 Indianapolis 1990-91 Seattle 1992Hill, Greg DB Houston 1983 Kansas City 1984Hilliard, Corey OL New England 2007-Hudson , Mike DB San Diego 1987Jackson, Leonard LB Chicago 1987 L.A. Raiders 1987Jacobson, Jack DB San Diego 1965Jeffers, Ed G Brooklyn 1947Johnson, Charlie OT Indianapolis 2006-Johnson, Greg LB Seattle 1981-83, 86 Kansas City 1984Keys, Howard OL Philadelphia 1960-63King, Joe OL Cincinnati 1991 Cleveland 1991 Tampa Bay 1992-97Kolb, Jon OL Pittsburgh 1969-81Langford, Jevon DE Cincinnati 1996-2002Ledbetter, Toy DB-RB Philadelphia 1950, 53-55 Levels, Dwayne LB Cincinnati 2002-04Lewis, Gary OL New Orleans 1983Lewis, John WR Atlanta 2003Liles, Sonny G Detroit 1943-45 L.A. Rams 1945Limbrick, Garrett FB Miami 1990Little, John DT N.Y. Jets 1970-74 Houston 1975-76 Buffalo 1977Little, Larry OL-DL San Diego 1967-68 Miami 1970-78Long, Bill DE Pittsburgh 1949-50Loyd, Alex DE San Fransisco 1950Mayes, Alonzo TE Chicago 1998-00 Miami 2000-02

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Player Position Team YearsManley, Dexter DE Washington 1981-89 Phoenix 1990 Tampa Bay 1991McBean, Ryan DL Pittsburgh 2007-McGriggs, Lamar DB N. Y. Giants 1991-92 Minnesota 1993-96McLemore, Daniel DB Tennessee 2006-McQuarts, Ed DT St. Louis 1965McQuarters, R.W. DB San Francisco 1998-99 Chicago 2000-04 Detroit 2005-06 N.Y. Giants 2006-Meinert, Dale LB St. Louis 1960-67Meisenheimer, Darrell DB-RB New York Yankees 1951Merkel, Ed G-LB Washington 1944Miller, Calvin DL N.Y. Giants 1979 Atlanta 1980Miller, Terry RB Buffalo 1978-80 Seattle 1981Monger, Matt LB N.Y. Jets 1985-87 Buffalo 1989-90Moore, Mark DB Seattle 1987Morency, Vernand RB Houston 2005-2006 Green Bay 2007-O’Neal, Ken TE New Orleans 1987O’Neal, Leslie DE San Diego 1986, 1988-96 St. Louis 1997 Kansas City 1998-2000Owen, William T Kansas City 1926 Cleveland 1927 Detroit 1928 N.Y. Giants 1929-37Parker, Frank DT Cleveland 1962-64, 66-67 Pittsburgh 1968-69 N.Y. Giants 1969Parmer, Jim B Philadelphia 1948-56Parsley, Cliff K Houston 1977-82Pierson, Reggie DB Detroit 1976 Tampa Bay 1976Pinson, Lawrence LB Arizona 2006-Porter, Alvin DB Baltimore 2001-03 Cincinnati 2004Prater, Dean DE Kansas City 1982-83 Buffalo 1984-88Randall, Dennis DL San Diego 1968Reynolds, Jim DB-RB Pittsburgh 1946Richmond, Greg DE Philadelphia 2004-Rivers, Marcellus TE NY Giants 2001-04 Houston 2005-06 Oakland 2006Robinson, Glenn DE-LB Baltimore 1975 Tampa Bay 1976-77Robinson, Terrence LB Atlanta 2003 Seattle 2004-05Rockins, Chris DB Cleveland 1984-87Ryan, Buddy HC Philadelphia 1986-90 Arizona (Phoenix) 1993-95Sanders, Barry RB Detroit 1989-98Shaw, Charlie G San Francisco 1950

Player Position Team YearsShaw, Ricky LB N.Y. Giants 1988-89 Philadelphia 1989-90Shepherd, Jacoby CB St. Louis Rams 2000-01 CB Houston 2002 CB Green Bay 2003 CB Oakland 2004Sherk, Jerry DL Cleveland 1970-81Smith, Antonio DE Arizona 2004-Smith, Khreem DE Minnesota 2006-Spavital, Jim DB-RB Los Angeles 1949 Baltimore 1950Spencer, Joe OT Cleveland 1949 Green Bay 1950-51Springer, Harold E N.Y. Giants 1945Stephens, Steve TE N.Y. Jets 1981Taylor, Roger OL Kansas City 1981Thomas, Juqua DE Tennessee 2001-04 Philadelphia 2005-Thomas, Thurman RB Buffalo 1988-99 Miami 2000Thompson, David RB St. Louis 1997-98Thompson, Jamie S New York Jets 2006-Thompson, Leonard WR Detroit 1975-86Thompson, Warren LB N.Y. Giants 1987 Thurman, Garrett G-C Chicago 1947-48Turner, Jim C-LB Cleveland 1937Turner, Robert RB Houston 1978Voyles, Carl HC Brooklyn 1948Ward, John OL-DL Minnesota 1970-73, 75 Tampa Bay 1976 Chicago 1976Washington, John DL N.Y. Giants 1986-92 Atlanta 1992 New England 1993-95White, James DL Minnesota 1976-83White, Reggie RB Jacksonville 2001 RB Green Bay 2003Darrent Williams DB Denver 2005-06Williams, DeMise DB LA Raiders 1987Williams, Jeff RB Minnesota 1966Williams, Jamal DL San Diego 1998-Williams, Kevin DB NY Jets 1998-2000 Miami 2000-01 Houston 2002Williams, Kevin DL Minnesota 2003-Williams, Ronnie TE Miami 1991-98Willis, Shawn FB San Diego 2006Woods, D’Juan WR Jacksonville 2007-Wood, Duane DB Kansas City 1960-64Woods, Rashaun WR San Francisco 2004-05 San Diego 2006-Wright, Ab TB Frankford 1930Wright, Kenyatta LB Buffalo 2000-01 LB NY Jets 2003-Zachary, Ken FB San Diego 1987Zentic, Mike C Dallas 1987


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COWBOY SUPER BOWL PLAYERSFourteen former Cowboys have participated in Super Bowl competition in 21 games. Jon Kolb (OSU, ’69) and Thurman Thomas (OSU, ‘87) have played in the most Super Bowls with four. Kolb was with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX, X, XIII and XIV, where his team was victorious in all four games. In two games, more than one former Cowboy competed.

In game IX, Terry Brown’s Vikings were defeated by Jon Kolb’s Steelers. In game XXV, both Matt Monger’s and Thurman Thomas’ Bills lost to John Washington’s N. Y. Giants. The Cowboys are 9-14 in those 20 games, including the multiple-player games. Offensive lineman Charlie Johnson was key in the Colts’ win in Super Bowl XLI.

Name Position Game W-L

Ron Baker, Philadelphia Right Guard XV Lost

Terry Brown, Minnesota Safety VIII Lost IX Lost

Keith Burns, Denver Linebacker XXXII Won

Walt Garrison, Dallas Running Back V Lost VI Won

Jason Gildon, Pittsburgh Linebacker XXX Lost

Charlie Johnson, Indianapolis Offensive Lineman XLI Won

Jon Kolb, Pittsburgh Left Tackle IX Won X Won XIII Won XIV Won

Dexter Manley, Washington Defensive End XVII Won XVIII Lost XXII Won

Matt Monger, Buffalo Linebacker XXV Lost

Leslie ONeal, San Diego Defensive End XIX Lost

Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Running Back XXV Lost XXVI Lost XXVII Lost XXVIII Lost

John Washington, NY Giants Defensive Tackle XXV Won

James White, Minnesota Defensive Tackle XI Lost

Jack Golden, New York Giants Linebacker XXXV LostJack Golden, Tampa Bay Linebacker XXXVII Won

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Blue-Gray Game 1946 Neill Armstrong E Tishomingo, Okla. Nate Watson QB Sayre, Okla.1954 Leland Kendall T Wichita (North), Kan. Dale Meinert T Lone Wolf, Okla.1960 Harold Beaty T Pauls Valley, Okla.1961 Jim Dillard FB Fairfax, Okla.1969 Lloyd Bub Deerinwater FB Wta. Falls, Texas Benny Goodwin DB Putnam City, Okla. Larry Kirkland DB Waurika, Okla. Jerry Sherk DT Grants Pass, Ore.1970 John Gates DB Artesia, N.M. Bob Bridges T Enid, Okla.1971 Dick Graham WR Amarillo, Texas Tom Carraway DB Altus, Okla.1973 Cleveland Vann LB Sequin, Texas Bon Boatwright T West Rusk, Texas Barry Price NG Midwest City, Okla.1975 James Duck White DT Hot Springs, Ark.1976 Derrel Gofourth C Parsons, Kan. Phillip Dokes DT Little Rock (Ole Main), Ark.1978 Steve Stephens TE Tampa (Jefferson), Fla.1980 Gregg Johnson DB Houston (Sterling), Texas Roger Taylor T Okla. City (Star Spencer), Okla. Dexter Manley DE Houston (Yates), Texas1981 Louis Blackwell DE Putnam City (West), Okla. Ron Ingram SE Dallas (Hillcrest), Texas Pete DiClementi DB Wilmette, Ill.1982 Gary Lewis OT Okla. City (Millwood), Okla. Mike Green LB Port Arthur, Texas Greg Hill DB Orange, Texas Gary Chachere DT Houston (Furr), Texas1986 Mike Hudson DB Hominy, Okla.1991 Cary Blanchard K Hurst, Texas Gerald Hudson TB Waxahachie, Texas Scott Webb OG Carrollton, Texas1993 Jason Gildon DE Altus, Okla.1995 Greg Ivy P Atlanta, Texas Lorenzo Green DT Miami, Fla.2000 Josh Lind OT St. Charles, Mo.2001 Dwayne Levels LB Richardson, Texas Bryan Phillips OL San Antonio, Texas

East-West Classic 1932 Conrad Fisher E Shawnee, Okla.1948 Joe Spencer T Okla. City (Capitol Hill), Okla.1954 Bill Bredde HB Pawnee, Okla.1956 Earl Lunsford FB Stillwater, Okla.1965 Walt Garrison FB Lewisville, Texas Charlie Harper NG Broken Arrow, Okla.1966 Dennis Randall T Tulsa (McLain), Okla.1967 Harry Cheatwood DB Okla. City (Harding), Okla.1968 Ronnie Johnson QB Stillwater, Okla.1969 John Ward T Tulsa (Rogers), Okla.1973 Cleveland Vann LB Sequin, Texas Glenn Robinson DE Dallas (Jefferson), Texas1982 Mike Green LB Port Arthur, Texas1984 Rusty Hilger QB Okla. City(Southeast), Okla. Adam Hinds DB St. Louis (Principia), Mo.1993 Keith Burns LB Arlington, Va.1994 Linc Harden LB Galveston, Texas2007 D’Juan Woods WR Oklahoma City, Okla. Larry Brown DL Spartanburg, S.C.

COWBOYS IN ALL-STAR GAMESHula Bowl1968 Ronnie Johnson QB Stillwater, Okla.1973 Bon Boatwright G-T West Rusk, Texas Alvin Brown DB Ravenna, Texas1976 Derrel Gofourth C Parsons, Kan.1977 Daria Butler DE Metairie, La.1978 Dave Monroe C Independence, Kan.1980 Ed Smith RB Houston, Texas1981 Ricky Young LB E. Chicago Heights, Ill.1983 Ernest Anderson TB Orange, Texas James Spencer LB Garland, Texas1984 Rod Brown DB Gainesville, Texas Shawn Jones RB Little Rock (Ole Main), Ark.1985 Leslie ONeal DT Little Rock (Hall), Ark.1987 Thurman Thomas TB Missouri City, Texas Ricky Shaw DE Fayetteville, N.C.1988 Hart Lee Dykes WR Bay City, Texas1995 Jevon Langford DE Washington, D.C.1996 David Thompson TB Okmulgee, Okla. Louis Adams LB Pontiac, Mich. Derek Leinen OL Amarillo, Texas1998 David Camacho OL Santa Ana, Calif.2000 Khary Jackson TE Detroit, Mich. Josh Lind OT St. Charles, Mo.2001 Dwayne Levels LB Richardson, Texas2006 Shawn Willis FB Flatonia, Texas2007 Corey Hilliard OL New Orleans, La.

Senior Bowl1959 Jim Wood E Tonkawa, Okla.1960 Tony Banfi eld HB-DB Broken Arrow, Okla. Don Hitt C Odessa, Texas1961 Harold Beaty T Pauls Valley, Okla.1962 Gary Cutsinger T Elk City, Okla. Jim Dillard FB Fairfax, Okla.1965 Jack Jacobson E Ardmore, Okla.1966 Larry Gosney FB Stillwater, Okla. Walt Garrison FB Lewisville, Texas Charlie Harper NG Broken Arrow, Okla.1967 Dennis Randall T Tulsa (McLain), Okla.1968 Harry Cheatwood DB Okla. City (Harding), Okla.1969 John Kolb C Owasso, Okla.1970 John Ward T Tulsa (Rogers), Okla.1971 Bob Bridges G Enid, Okla. Hermann Eben SE Mesquite, Texas1975 James Duck White DT Hot Springs, Ark.1976 Derrell Gofourth C Parsons, Kan. Phillip Dokes T Little Rock (Ole Main), Ark.1977 Daria Butler DE Metairie, La. Terry Miller RB Colo. Springs (Mitchell), Colo.1979 John Corker LB Miami (South), Fla.1982 Gary Lewis NG Okla. City (Millwood), Okla.1983 Chris Rockins DB Sherman, Texas Ernest Anderson TB Orange, Texas1987 Thurman Thomas TB Missouri City, Texas1989 Sim Drain LB Stillwater, Okla. Rod Smith DB Tulsa (McLain), Okla.1996 David Thompson TB Okmulgee, Okla.1997 Kevin Williams DB Pine Bluff, Ark.1998 Ricky Thompson DB Hubbard, Texas Alton Weaver DL Houston, Texas2002 Kevin Williams DL Fordyce, Ark.2003 Tatum Bell RB DeSoto, Texas Antonio Smith DE Oklahoma City (John Marshall), Okla.2004 Cole Farden P Grapevine, Texas Darrent Williams DB Ft. Worth (O.D. Wyatt), Texas2007 Ryan McBean DL Euless, Texas

All-America Bowl 1960 Frank Parker T Broken Bow, Okla. Jim Dillard FB Fairfax, Okla.1974 Reuben Gant TE Tulsa (Washington), Okla.1976 Charlie Weatherbie QB Fort Scott, Kan.

North-South Shrine Bowl1953 Bill Bredde HB Pawnee, Okla.1955 Earl Lunsford FB Stillwater, Okla.1969 Terry Brown DB Marlow, Okla. Jon Kolb C Owasso, Okla.

Coaches All-American Game1966 Walt Garrison FB Lewisville, Texas Charlie Harper NG Broken Arrow, Okla.1967 J.B. Christian T Watonga, Okla.1969 Terry Brown DB Marlow, Okla. Jon Kolb C Owasso, Okla.1970 Jerry Sherk DT Grants Pass, Ore. John Ward T Tulsa (Rogers), Okla1974 Reuben Gant TE Tulsa (Washington), Okla. Calvin Payne G St. Louis (Soldan), Mo.

Japan Bowl 1976 Derrel Gofourth C Parsons, Kan.1977 Daria Butler DE Metairie, La.1980 Worley Taylor RB Houston (Washington), Texas1982 Mike Green LB Port Arthur, Texas Greg Hill CB Orange, Texas1985 Paul Blair OT Edmond, Okla.1986 Mark Moore DB Nacogdoches, Texas1988 John Boisvert OL Edmond, Okla.1990 Mike Gundy QB Midwest City, Okla.1991 Gerald Hudson TB Waxahachie, Texas1992 Stacey Satterwhite DT Welch, Okla.

College All-Star Game1944 Ralph Foster T Stillwater, Okla.1945 Jake Colhouer G Headrick, Okla.1946 Bob Fenimore HB Woodward, Okla. Cecil Hankins HB Durant, Okla. Jim Reynolds FB Okla. City (Capitol Hill), Okla.1962 Frank Parker T Broken Bow, Okla.1966 Walt Garrison FB Lewisville, Texas Charlie Harper NG Broken Arrow, Okla.1969 Terry Brown DB Marlow, Okla. Jon Kolb C-G Owasso, Okla.1970 John Ward T Tulsa (Rogers), Okla.1976 James Duck White DT Hot Springs, Ark.

Rotary Gridiron Classic2002 Terrence Robinson LB Tyler, Texas2004 Billy Bajema TE Okla. City (Westmoore), Okla. Sam Mayes OL Austintown (Fitch), Ohio

Paradise Bowl2002 LaWaylon Brown DL Whitehouse, Texas2002 Mike Denard FB Oakland, Calif.


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THEGREATESTSEASONEVERIn 1988, the world changed for a quiet, unassuming running back from Wichita, Kan., and for a generation of football fans.

For running back Barry Sanders, his days of anonymity were over – forever. For football fans, their defi nition of greatness was changed – forever.

Barry Sanders fi rst made his assault on the title of best running back with a junior season at Oklahoma State that remains, quite simply, the best ever. His numbers are still staggering, nearly two decades later – his records unmatched. It is his name that shines the brightest among a throng of Oklahoma State runners that have earned all-conference and All-America honors and helped the school earn the title of Tailback U.

Although his school, conference and NCAA records are too lengthy to list here, a sampling includes:

FROM THE NCAA RECORD BOOK…

2,628 Rushing yards in a season

3,249 All-purpose yards in a season

295.4 All-purpose yards per game

238.9 Average rushing yards per game

39 Touchdowns in a single season

37 Rushing touchdowns in a season

21.29 Points per game

4 300-yard rushing games in a season

625 Rushing yards in two games

937 Rushing yards in three games

1,162 Rushing yards in four games

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The Oklahoma State Cowboys live a busy life. But they are not too busy to appreciate their lot in life and to lend a helping hand to others in Stillwater and around the state of Oklahoma.

While preparing for their annual holiday Bedlam clash, many of the Cowboys were on hand to deliver turkeys to the less fortunate during the week of Thanksgiving.

The football players were joined by other student-athletes, members of the cheer and dance teams, and Pistol Pete in Lawton to assist in the rebuilding of a home. The effort was part of ABC TV’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

And one of the annual highlights of being a Cowboy comes each spring when the City of Stillwater and the OSU campus plays host to the Oklahoma Special Olympics.

[ABOVE] Receiver Jeremy Broadway crowns a Special Olympian during the 2007 spring games held in Stillwater and on the OSU campus.

[BELOW] Cowboys, Cowgirls and Pistol Pete joined forces to help a family in Lawton as part of ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

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Over the past fi ve seasons, the Oklahoma State football program has appeared in four bowl games and as a result, the Cowboys’ national profi le has risen.

College Football News recently referred to Oklahoma State as the next “it” program.

With the rising profi le comes broader appeal, and with broader appeal comes the television cameras.

Over the last fi ve seasons, 35 Cowboy games have been televised, including 20 games that were seen by a national audience.

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At press time for this guide, four 2007 OSU football games had already been claimed by national television networks with that number likely to grow throughout the summer.

OSU football is the focal point of local, state and regional media on a daily basis and following the 2006 bowl win, coupled with the Cowboys’ exciting brand of play, the national media are fi nding their way to Stillwater.

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ESPN GameDay has made its way to Oklahoma State for both football and basketball. In fact, OSU became the fi rst school to host the GameDay crew for both sports.

The same weekend as the basketball visit by GameDay, ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza” telecast live from the OSU campus and the newest member of the ESPN family, ESPNU, was launched from Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State fans also follow the Cowboys on a radio network that blankets the state of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma State recorded some marquee victories in 2006 with its fi rst win (in its fi rst meeting) over Alabama and a second straight home victory over Big 12 North champ Nebraska.

Some other highlights from past years include…

1 • 1944-1945Led by Bob Fenimore and Neill Armstrong, Oklahoma A&M was one of America’s dominant teams at the conclusion of World War II. Behind the duo, the Aggies posted a two-year record of 17-1 and claimed Sugar and Cotton Bowl victories. During that period, the Aggies outscored OU by a combined 75-6 count. Both Armstrong and Fenimore earned All-America honors, becoming the fi rst Oklahoma A&M players to accomplish the feat. The 1945 squad was Oklahoma State’s fi rst undefeated team.

2 • BEDLAM STREAKThe Cowboys ended a losing streak against Oklahoma with a pair of one-point victories over the Sooners in 1965 and 1966. In 1965, OSU got 76 rushing yards and a TD from Walt Garrison and 12 tackles from Charles Harper in the 17-16 win. It was the fi rst victory for the orange and black in Norman in 20 years. The following year, quarterback Ron Johnson ran


G R E AT M O M E N T S I N …for two scores and OSU stopped a two-point try in the last 90 seconds of the win.

3 • CHAMPSThe 1976 Cowboys of Jim Stanley earned a share of the Big Eight championship during a 9-3 season. The campaign culminated with a Tangerine Bowl victory over Brigham Young. Critical to the success of the season was a 31-24 victory at No. 5 Oklahoma as Terry Miller rushed for 159 yards and OSU rallied from a 17-14 halftime defi cit.

4 • THE F IRST BARRYThe 1984 Gator Bowl announced OSU’s re-emergence on the national stage as ninth-ranked Oklahoma State scored late for the win (21-14) over South Carolina. Quarterback Rusty Hilger found tight end Barry Hanna for a 25-yard touchdown with just 1:04 remaining in the game for the fi nal points. Hanna carried a handful of SC players across the goal line to clinch it. The victory capped off the fi rst 10-win season in OSU history and it came in Pat Jones’ fi rst year as the OSU head coach.

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O S U F O O T B A L L H I S T O RY5 • SNOW IN THE SUNOklahoma State wrapped up another 10-win season in 1987 with a dramatic 35-33 Sun Bowl win over West Virgina. Thurman Thomas ran for 157 yards and four scores in weather that fl uctuated between sunny and blizzard. Despite the offensive fi repower, it was Shawn Mackey’s tackle on a Mountaineer two-point try with just 1:13 remaining that clinched the victory.

6 • THE HEISMANThe greatest individual season in the history of college football came in 1988 and was authored by Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State. Sanders rushed for more than 2,600 yards and re-wrote the NCAA record book as he led the most potent offense in OSU history on his way to the Heisman Trophy. He was joined on the offensive attack by the Big Eight’s all-time leading passer and the league’s all-time leading receiver (Mike Gundy and Hart Lee Dykes).

7 • 16-13In one of the most shocking results in Bedlam history and certainly the biggest upset of 2001, the 3-7 Oklahoma State Cowboys knocked No. 4 Oklahoma out of the national title hunt with a 16-13, come-from-behind win in Norman. Rashaun Woods caught a 14-yard pass from Josh Fields with 1:36 remaining for the game’s fi nal points. OU was limited to just 220 yards. OSU got a pair of 52-yard fi eld goals from Luke Phillips.

8 • COTTON ENCOREOklahoma State returned to the Cotton Bowl for the fi rst time since the 1940s following a 9-3 regular-season campaign in 2003. The season included a 38-10 win at Texas A&M and a 38-34 come-from-behind victory over Kansas State.

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