Joe Wickline
Position: Offensive Line
Alma Mater: Florida 1983
Coaching Career
• Joe Wickline is entering his sixth year at Oklahoma State and his 29th year as a college football coach. He will serve as the offensive line coach in 2010 after also spending last season as the Cowboys' co-offensive coordinator.
• Under Wickline, the Cowboys averaged 28.4 points per game in 2009 and continued to be one of the most balanced offenses in the nation. OSU's offense averaged 376.2 yards per game -- a Big 12-best 187.8 yards per game on the ground and 179.5 through the air.
• Wickline oversaw one of the most productive offensive lines in OSU history in 2009, a unit that helped OSU lead the league in rushing offense for the fourth-straight season. The Cowboys ranked among the NCAA leaders in sacks against, allowing just 12 on the season, and the line paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher for the third-straight season, just the second time in school history that has happened.
• Coached left tackle Russell Okung, an all-Big 12 first team honoree in 2008 and 2009, to unanimous All-America status in 2009. Okung was the only offensive lineman included on the list of three finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy. He was also named the 2009 Big 12 offensive lineman of the year.
• Under Wickline's tutelage, the 2008 Oklahoma State offensive line keyed the nation's No. 8 rushing attack, the nation's No. 6 unit in total offense and the nation's No. 9 unit in scoring offense.
• With Wickline's offensive line leading the way, Oklahoma State had at least one running back rush for 100 yards or more in 15 consecutive games during one stretch of time spanning from the 2007 season through the 2008 season.
• In 2008, Wickline's charges helped running back Kendall Hunter to earn first-team All-America honors by the Football Writers Association of America and wide receiver Dez Bryant to earn first-team All-America honors by the Walter Camp Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association.
• Despite having only one senior, the 2007 Cowboy offensive line ranked third in the nation with just 11 sacks allowed in 13 games.
• In Big 12 play, the 2007 Cowboys allowed a league-low five sacks in eight conference games.
• OSU ended the 2007 season eighth nationally in rushing (243.2 yards per game) and easily led the Big 12 in that category.
• When the dust had settled in 2006, Oklahoma State had ended the season with an offense ranked No. 16 nationally and a rushing attack that finished seventh nationally. Along the way, senior tackle Corey Hilliard was a unanimous first-team all-Big 12 selection. The accomplishments came despite 13 starts up front by two OSU freshmen (Brady Bond and Russell Okung).
• Wickline helped Charlie Johnson make a successful transition to the tackle spot from tight end. Johnson became the first OSU offensive lineman selected in the NFL Draft since 1985 when Indianapolis took him in 2006. He went on to a solid rookie season and played a pivotal role in the Colts' Super Bowl win over Chicago.
• The 2006 offensive line helped the Cowboys average more than 35 points per game and for the first time ever, the Cowboys had four players rush for at least 500 yards.
• At Ole Miss (1988-1994), Wickline coached All-American Everett Lindsay, who went on to a long career with the Minnesota Vikings. At Florida, he coached five All-Americans, including first-teamers Lomas Brown, Shannon Snell and Jeff Zimmerman. Wickline also coached Max Starks, a former tackle for the Gators who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Wickline helped Florida's running game improve from 122.4 yards per game to 155.8 yards per game during his three years as offensive line coach. The 2004 Gator running game finished the regular season second in the SEC in yards per carry (4.5).
• He was the running game coordinator for Middle Tennessee in 2001 when Dwon Hicks broke the school record for single-season rushing touchdowns (20). The Blue Raiders also set new standards for total offense per game (481.4) and total offense per play (6.8) that season and ranked fifth nationally in total offense.
PERSONAL
• Wickline played at Florida, where he was a three-year letterman. He was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Game following his Gator career. Wickline also lettered one season in wrestling.
• He was born Oct. 23, 1958, in St. Petersburg, Fla., and earned his bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation from Florida in 1983. He is married to the former Nicki Sturdivant and has three children, Lacey, Kelby and Lauren.
