The 2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by ninth year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way for second place. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Missouri.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Mississippi State* | No. 13 | | ABC, ESPN2 | W 21–3 | 35,874 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at UTSA* | No. 13 | | FS1 | W 56–35 | 40,977 |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Lamar* | No. 12 | | FSSW | W 59–3 | 59,061 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia | No. 11 | | ESPN | L 21–30 | 57,280 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 21 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| ABC | W 33–29 | 58,841 |
| October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | No. 21 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FOX | W 24–10 | 59,638 |
| October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 19 | | FSN | W 58–27 | 56,800 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Texas Tech | No. 18 | | FOX | W 52–34 | 61,836 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 15 | - Boone Pickens Stadium
- Stillwater, OK
| FS1 | W 42–6 | 58,476 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 24 Texas | No. 12 | | FOX | W 38–13 | 99,739 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Baylor | No. 11 | | ABC | W 49–17 | 60,218 |
| December 7 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Oklahoma | No. 6 | | ABC | L 24–33 | 58,520 |
| January 3, 2014 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Missouri* | No. 13 | | FOX | L 31–41 | 72,690 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Vs. Mississippi State
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Total |
| Bulldogs
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3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| #13 Cowboys
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
UTSA
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|
|
|
Total |
| #13 Cowboys
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14
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
56 |
| Roadrunners
|
7
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0
|
0
|
28 |
35 |
Lamar
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cardinals
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| #12 Cowboys
|
21
|
10
|
21
|
7 |
59 |
West Virginia
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #11 Cowboys
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7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
| Mountaineers
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
30 |
Kansas State
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Wildcats
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7
|
7
|
7
|
8 |
29 |
| #21 Cowboys
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7
|
10
|
6
|
10 |
33 |
TCU
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Horned Frogs
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0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
| #21 Cowboys
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7
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
Iowa State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #19 Cowboys
|
21
|
7
|
17
|
13 |
58 |
| Cyclones
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7
|
13
|
0
|
7 |
27 |
Texas Tech
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #18 Cowboys
|
21
|
7
|
21
|
3 |
52 |
| #15 Red Raiders
|
3
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
34 |
Kansas
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Jayhawks
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0
|
0
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3
|
3 |
6 |
| #15 Cowboys
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
42 |
Texas
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #12 Cowboys
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7
|
21
|
10
|
0 |
38 |
| #24 Longhorns
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3
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
Baylor
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #3 Bears
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
17 |
| #11 Cowboys
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
49 |
Oklahoma
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #18 Sooners
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
16 |
33 |
| #6 Cowboys
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7
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Missouri
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #13 Cowboys
|
7
|
0
|
17
|
7 |
31 |
| #9 Tigers
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
24 |
41 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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| AP | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
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| Coaches | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
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| Harris | Not released | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Not released |
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| BCS | Not released | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Not released |
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