CBS Sports went through and noted best football season in Big 12’s team history.
As hard as it may be to snub the 1988 team and Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, the 2011 group symbolized a breakthrough — both for the Cowboys’ place in the Big 12 and for Mike Gundy as one of college football’s better coaches. Oklahoma State ended an eight-game losing streak to Oklahoma, beat an Andrew Luck-led Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl and captured its first conference title in 35 years. The 12 wins that season stand as the most all-time. Of course, there’s the blemish: the stunning overtime loss at Iowa State, though kicker Quinn Sharp will tell you the go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter was actually good.