Oklahoma State University Athletics
Big 12 Conference Announces 2012 Football Schedule
February 14, 2012 | Cowboy Football
Feb. 14, 2012
STILLWATER - Seven home games, including visits from Big 12 newcomers West Virginia and TCU, highlight the 2012 Oklahoma State University football schedule.
The Cowboys open the season Sept. 1 when the defending Big 12 champions face Savannah State in the initial meeting between the schools. The following week the Cowboys hit the road for the first time when they travel to Tucson to face Arizona. The Cowboys and Wildcats will be meeting for the third straight year. They will face each other in Arizona for the first time since 1942.
On Sept. 15 Louisiana visits OSU. The Ragin Cajuns, who will be in Stillwater for a second straight season, are coming off a win in the New Orleans Bowl.
Following an open week, Oklahoma State opens Big 12 play against Texas. The Longhorns will be in Stillwater for the first time since 2009. Another open week follows the Texas game before OSU travels to Kansas on Oct. 13.
Homecoming in 2012 will take place on Oct. 20 with Iowa State in town to face the Cowboys. The following week, OSU and TCU will clash in Stillwater in the first ever meeting between the schools as Big 12 foes. The Cowboys and Horned Frogs haven't faced each other since 1993.
Oklahoma State visits Kansas State on Nov. 3 before returning home to face new Big 12 foe West Virginia. The Cowboys and Mountaineers have not played each other since the 1987 a thrilling Cowboy victory in the 1987 Sun Bowl. West Virginia last visited Stillwater in 1929.
A visit by Texas Tech on Nov. 17 closes OSU's home schedule. The Cowboys are then on the road at Oklahoma for Bedlam on Nov. 24 before closing the season Dec. 1 at Baylor.
The television schedule will be announced as available and dates are subject to change.
(See Schedule Below)
2012 OSU Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Worth Noting |
| Sept. 1 | Savannah State | First series meeting |
| Sept. 8 | at Arizona | Teams meeting for third straight year |
| Sept. 15 | Louisiana | UL coming off bowl victory |
| Sept. 29 | Texas | Longhorns play at OSU for first time since 2009 |
| Oct. 13 | at Kansas | OSU looks for fifth straight win in Lawrence |
| Oct. 20 | Iowa State* | OSU leads series, 25-18-3 |
| Oct. 27 | TCU | Schools have played just four times since 1971 |
| Nov. 3 | at Kansas State | OSU won a thriller in 2011 |
| Nov. 10 | West Virginia | First regular season meeting since 1929 |
| Nov. 17 | Texas Tech | Cowboys have won last three meetings |
| Nov. 24 | at Oklahoma | OSU in Norman after two straight Stillwater meetings |
| Dec. 1 | at Baylor | OSU has won 15 of last 16 meetings |
*Homecoming
