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1995 Oklahoma State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Big Eight), coached by Bob Simmons.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1995, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 Nebraska 21–64; lost at Tulsa 23–24; won vs. Missouri State 35–7; lost at Wyoming 25–45; lost at No. 12 Tennessee 0–31; lost vs. No. 8 Kansas State 17–23; won at Missouri 30–26; lost at Iowa State 14–38; lost vs. No. 10 Colorado 32–45; won at Oklahoma 12–0; lost vs. No. 15 Kansas 17–22; won at Hawai’i 24–20+28−43Lost 21–64 vs. No. 2 Nebraska-43No. 2 NebraskaLost 23–24 at Tulsa-1TulsaWon 35–7 vs. Missouri State+28Missouri StateLost 25–45 at Wyoming-20WyomingLost 0–31 at No. 12 Tennessee-31No. 12 TennesseeLost 17–23 vs. No. 8 Kansas State-6No. 8 Kansas StateWon 30–26 at Missouri+4MissouriLost 14–38 at Iowa State-24Iowa StateLost 32–45 vs. No. 10 Colorado-13No. 10 ColoradoWon 12–0 at Oklahoma+12OklahomaLost 17–22 vs. No. 15 Kansas-5No. 15 KansasWon 24–20 at Hawai’i+4Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs2NebraskaL 21–⁠6418%
Sep 9atTulsaL 23–⁠2446%
Sep 16vsMissouri StateW 35–⁠772%
Sep 23atWyomingL 25–⁠4531%
Sep 30at12TennesseeL 0–⁠3114%
Oct 14vs8Kansas StateL 17–⁠2323%
Oct 21atMissouriW 30–⁠2638%
Oct 28atIowa StateL 14–⁠3850%
Nov 4vs10ColoradoL 32–⁠4517%
Nov 11atOklahomaW 12–⁠021%
Nov 18vs15KansasL 17–⁠2229%
Dec 2atHawai’iW 24–⁠2045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠345
Coach
Bob Simmons
Elo
1409 −2 this season
SP+ rating
-1.1 No. 64 of 107; offense No. 57, defense No. 68
SRS
−4.3 No. 70 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Les Miles
Defensive coordinator
Ted Gill

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 4Jevon Langford DECincinnati Bengals

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • David ThompsonRB
  • Lawson VaughnPlace-kickers
  • Greg IvyPAP-1; Coaches-1
  • R.W. McQuartersRSCoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠01
Kansas5–⁠210–⁠29
Kansas State5–⁠210–⁠27
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠25
Oklahoma2–⁠55–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.