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2003 Oklahoma State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Les Miles.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2003, game by game: lost at Nebraska 7–17; won vs. Wyoming 48–24; won vs. Missouri State 42–3; won at SMU 52–6; won vs. Louisiana 56–3; won vs. No. 22 Kansas State 38–34; won vs. Texas Tech 51–49; won at Texas A&M 38–10; lost at No. 1 Oklahoma 9–52; lost vs. No. 11 Texas 16–55; won vs. Kansas 44–21; won at Baylor 38–21; lost vs. No. 17 Ole Miss 28–31+53−43Lost 7–17 at Nebraska-10NebraskaWon 48–24 vs. Wyoming+24WyomingWon 42–3 vs. Missouri State+39Missouri StateWon 52–6 at SMU+46SMUWon 56–3 vs. Louisiana+53LouisianaWon 38–34 vs. No. 22 Kansas State+4No. 22 Kansas StateWon 51–49 vs. Texas Tech+2Texas TechWon 38–10 at Texas A&M+28Texas A&MLost 9–52 at No. 1 Oklahoma-43No. 1 OklahomaLost 16–55 vs. No. 11 Texas-39No. 11 TexasWon 44–21 vs. Kansas+23KansasWon 38–21 at Baylor+17BaylorLost 28–31 vs. No. 17 Ole Miss-3No. 17 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNebraskaL 7–⁠1743%
Sep 6vsWyomingW 48–⁠2476%
Sep 13vsMissouri StateW 42–⁠385%
Sep 20atSMUW 52–⁠671%
Oct 4vsLouisianaW 56–⁠389%
Oct 11vs22Kansas StateW 38–⁠3449%
Oct 18vsTexas TechW 51–⁠4952%
Oct 25atTexas A&MW 38–⁠1058%
Nov 1at1OklahomaL 9–⁠5220%
Nov 8vs11TexasL 16–⁠5544%
Nov 15vsKansasW 44–⁠2179%
Nov 22atBaylorW 38–⁠2178%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs17Ole MissCotton BowlL 28–⁠3149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 31–⁠28 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 9: 23
  3. Wk 10: 18
  4. Wk 11: 14
  5. Wk 12: 21
  6. Wk 14: 24
  7. Wk 15: 23
  8. Wk 16: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
467–⁠326
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1599 +51 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 33 of 117; offense No. 9, defense No. 67
SRS
8.9 No. 31 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
Mike Gundy
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 32— allowed
Defense-0.1own 30— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Xavier Lawson-Kennedy DT★★★★No. 40
Chijuan Mack WR★★★No. 682
Grant Jones S★★★No. 682
Jeremy Nethon ATH★★No. 1050
Phil Friess DT★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.30.778
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line23.00.874
Defensive backs22.50.783
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.40.795

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Rashaun Woods WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Tatum Bell RBDenver Broncos
Rd 5Antonio Smith DEArizona Cardinals

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Sam MayesOGCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Billy BajemaTECoaches-2
  • Luke PhillipsKCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Cole FardenPMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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