Oklahoma State University Athletics
Gundy Earns Big 12 Honor
November 30, 2010 | Cowboy Football
2010 OSU Big 12 Honors
Gundy: Coach of the Year
Blackmon: Offensive Player of the Year
Bailey: Special Teams Player of the Year
Lewis: Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year
Nov. 30, 2010
IRVING – Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy has been honored by his league peers as the Big 12 Conference coach of the year, the league announced Tuesday.
He becomes OSU's first conference coach of the year since Bob Simmons earned the honor in 1997.
“This award is a testament to the efforts of our staff and our student-athletes,” Gundy said. “It is a team award that is in recognition of a lot of hard work by people throughout our football program.”
The Cowboys, in what figured to be a major rebuilding year, have the put the wraps on a 10-2 regular season. In the process, they earned a share of their first Big 12 South title.
The 2010 season has seen Oklahoma State reach several milestones. OSU won 10 games for just the fourth time in school history and reached the 10-win mark during the regular season for the first time ever. The Cowboys were undefeated on the road for the first time since 1945 and along the way ended long losing streaks at Texas, Texas Tech and Kansas State.
Under Gundy, Oklahoma State's program has been on a steady rise. He won four games his first year as head coach in 2005. Since that time OSU has gone 7-6, 7-6, 9-4, 9-4 and 10-2 in 2010. During his tenure OSU has won at least seven games in five straight seasons for the first time ever, and at least nine games in three straight seasons for the first time ever.
Oklahoma State will conclude the 2010 season with a school-record fifth straight bowl appearance.
