TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FIESTA BOWL FIREWORKS 4 2 HUMBLE BEGINNINGS 12 BIG CHANGES 18 4 SUCCESS AND SANCTIONS 26 5 BOWL BRILLIANCE.34 TIMELINE 42 QUICK STATS 44 QUOTES ANECDOTES 45 GLOSSARY 46 MORE INFORMATION 47 ONLINE RESOURCES 47 INDEX 48 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 48
Wide receiver Justin Blackmon received several awards while playing for the Cowboys
1 FIESTA BOWL FIREWORKS THE GREATEST SEASON IN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY OSU HISTORY RESTED ON THE FOOT OF QUINN SHARP THE COWBOYS JUNIOR PLACEKICKER WAS LINING UP A 23 YARD FIELD GOAL TO WIN THE FIESTA BOWL ON JANUARY 2 2012. ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS PUT THE BALL THROUGH THE UPRIGHTS The Fiesta Bowl was a game of heavyweights Both the fourth ranked Stanford Cardinals and third ranked OSU entered the game with 11 1 records Stanford's loss came at home against a strong Oregon team The Cowboys loss was much more painful OSU was ranked No. 2 in the country entering its game at lowa State on November 18. But the Cowboys were playing with heavy hearts Two OSU women's basketball coaches had died in a plane crash earlier that day The Cowboys football team lost in double overtime 37 31
