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2007 Oklahoma State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2007, game by game: lost at No. 13 Georgia 14–35; won vs. Florida Atlantic 42–6; lost at Troy 23–41; won vs. Texas Tech 49–45; won vs. Sam Houston 39–3; lost at Texas A&M 23–24; won at Nebraska 45–14; won vs. No. 25 Kansas State 41–39; lost vs. No. 14 Texas 35–38; lost vs. No. 5 Kansas 28–43; won at Baylor 45–14; lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 17–49; won vs. Indiana 49–33+36−32Lost 14–35 at No. 13 Georgia-21No. 13 GeorgiaWon 42–6 vs. Florida Atlantic+36Florida AtlanticLost 23–41 at Troy-18TroyWon 49–45 vs. Texas Tech+4Texas TechWon 39–3 vs. Sam Houston+36Sam HoustonLost 23–24 at Texas A&M-1Texas A&MWon 45–14 at Nebraska+31NebraskaWon 41–39 vs. No. 25 Kansas State+2No. 25 Kansas StateLost 35–38 vs. No. 14 Texas-3No. 14 TexasLost 28–43 vs. No. 5 Kansas-15No. 5 KansasWon 45–14 at Baylor+31BaylorLost 17–49 at No. 10 Oklahoma-32No. 10 OklahomaWon 49–33 vs. Indiana+16Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at13GeorgiaL 14–⁠3529%
Sep 8vsFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠668%
Sep 14atTroyL 23–⁠4153%
Sep 22vsTexas TechW 49–⁠4539%
Sep 29vsSam HoustonW 39–⁠382%
Oct 6atTexas A&ML 23–⁠2435%
Oct 13atNebraskaW 45–⁠1435%
Oct 20vs25Kansas StateW 41–⁠3958%
Nov 3vs14TexasL 35–⁠3846%
Nov 10vs5KansasL 28–⁠4343%
Nov 17atBaylorW 45–⁠1468%
Nov 24at10OklahomaL 17–⁠4923%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIndianaInsight BowlW 49–⁠3358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 49–⁠33 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
450–⁠384
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1580 +50 this season
SP+ rating
13.1 No. 29 of 120; offense No. 6, defense No. 67, special teams No. 98
SRS
7.4 No. 33 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Tim Beckman
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 119
  • Defense114th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1448%0.934th of 119
Defense0.1345%1.01114th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 331% 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 2007 class

Richetti Jones SDE★★★★No. 46
Dez Bryant WR★★★★No. 48
William Cole ATH★★★★No. 170
Jonathan Rush OG★★★No. 768
Marcus Richardson OLB★★★No. 879

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers14.00.978
Offensive line22.50.805
Defensive line23.50.896
Linebackers13.00.833
Defensive backs13.00.832
Athletes and specialists14.00.921
Whole class83.30.871

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.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

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