NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Heart of Dallas Bowl
| Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5) |
| Date: |
Tuesday, January 1st |
| Kickoff: |
12 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Cotton Bowl (92,100) -- Dallas, Texas |
| Surface: |
Grass |
| Annual: |
3rd |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$1,200,000 |
| Television: |
ESPNU |
| Announcers: |
Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb and Kaylee Hartung |
| Home Record: |
Purdue 4-3; Oklahoma State 6-1 |
| Away Record: |
Purdue 2-3; Oklahoma State 1-4 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Purdue 3W; Oklahoma State 2L |
| All-Time Series: |
Purdue (1-0) |
| Last Meeting: |
December 30, 1997 (Purdue, 33-20 at San Antonio, TX) |
| Series Streak: |
Purdue won the only previous meeting. |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Purdue vs. Big 12 (9-3) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Oklahoma State vs. Big Ten (8-45-2) |
| Bowl Records: |
Purdue (9-7) |
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Oklahoma State (14-8) |
| 2012 National Rankings: |
Purdue - Unranked |
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Oklahoma State - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
Purdue - Patrick Higgins (0-0 at Purdue) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Oklahoma State - Mike Gundy (66-35 at Oklahoma State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Purdue Boilermakers |
| Sep 1 - W vs. Eastern Ky, 48-6 |
| Sep 8 - L at Notre Dame, 17-20 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. Eastern Mich, 54-16 |
| Sep 22 - Open |
| Sep 29 - W vs. Marshall, 51-41 |
| Oct 6 - L vs. Michigan, 13-44 |
| Oct 13 - L vs. Wisconsin, 14-38 |
| Oct 20 - L at Ohio State, 22-29 OT |
| Oct 27 - L at Minnesota, 28-44 |
| Nov 3 - L vs. Penn State, 9-34 |
| Nov 10 - W at Iowa, 27-24 |
| Nov 17 - W at Illinois, 20-17 |
| Nov 24 - W vs. Indiana, 56-35 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 1 - vs. Oklahoma State, 12:00 PM (Heart of Dallas Bowl) |
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| Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Sep 1 - W vs. Savannah State, 84-0 |
| Sep 8 - L at Arizona, 38-59 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. Louisiana, 65-24 |
| Sep 22 - Open |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Texas, 36-41 |
| Oct 6 - Open |
| Oct 13 - W at Kansas, 20-14 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. Iowa State, 31-10 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. TCU, 36-14 |
| Nov 3 - L at Kansas State, 30-44 |
| Nov 10 - W vs. West Virginia, 55-34 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Texas Tech, 59-21 |
| Nov 24 - L at Oklahoma, 48-51 OT |
| Dec 1 - L at Baylor, 34-41 |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 1 - vs. Purdue, 12:00 PM (Heart of Dallas Bowl) |
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