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2010 Oklahoma State

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Washington State 65–17; won vs. Troy 41–38; won vs. Tulsa 65–28; won vs. Texas A&M 38–35; won at Louisiana 54–28; won at Texas Tech 34–17; lost vs. No. 14 Nebraska 41–51; won at Kansas State 24–14; won vs. No. 22 Baylor 55–28; won at Texas 33–16; won at Kansas 48–14; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 41–47; won vs. Arizona 36–10+48−10Won 65–17 vs. Washington State+48Washington StateWon 41–38 vs. Troy+3TroyWon 65–28 vs. Tulsa+37TulsaWon 38–35 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 54–28 at Louisiana+26LouisianaWon 34–17 at Texas Tech+17Texas TechLost 41–51 vs. No. 14 Nebraska-10No. 14 NebraskaWon 24–14 at Kansas State+10Kansas StateWon 55–28 vs. No. 22 Baylor+27No. 22 BaylorWon 33–16 at Texas+17TexasWon 48–14 at Kansas+34KansasLost 41–47 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma-6No. 14 OklahomaWon 36–10 vs. Arizona+26Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWashington StateW 65–⁠1786%
Sep 11vsTroyW 41–⁠3861%
Sep 18vsTulsaW 65–⁠2871%
Sep 30vsTexas A&MW 38–⁠3568%
Oct 8atLouisianaW 54–⁠2872%
Oct 16atTexas TechW 34–⁠1747%
Oct 23vs14NebraskaL 41–⁠5157%
Oct 30atKansas StateW 24–⁠1458%
Nov 6vs22BaylorW 55–⁠2869%
Nov 13atTexasW 33–⁠1657%
Nov 20atKansasW 48–⁠1483%
Nov 27vs14OklahomaL 41–⁠4758%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArizonaAlamo BowlW 36–⁠1066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 36–⁠10 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 22
  2. Wk 7: 20
  3. Wk 8: 17
  4. Wk 9: 20
  5. Wk 10: 19
  6. Wk 11: 12
  7. Wk 12: 12
  8. Wk 13: 10
  9. Wk 14: 16
  10. Wk 15: 16
  11. Final: 13

Big 12 South champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma and Texas A&M

Heisman voteJustin Blackmon, fifth

Led the nationDan Bailey: points (149 pts); Justin Blackmon: receiving touchdowns (20 TD)

Biletnikoff AwardJustin Blackmon, WR

Lou Groza AwardDan Bailey, K

2 consensus All-AmericansKendall Hunter, RB; Justin Blackmon, WR

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 10
Points
575–⁠343
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1724 +140 this season
SP+ rating
25.9 No. 8 of 120; offense No. 6, defense No. 29, special teams No. 1
SRS
17.2 No. 9 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
Dana Holgorsen
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense7th of 120
  • Defense52nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1549%0.877th of 120
Defense0.0440%0.9052nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.03 def		49% off
40% def		—7th off
43rd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 313% allowed
Defense-0.2own 273% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsBrandon Weeden QB4,277 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Weeden QB34 TD
Rushing yardsKendall Hunter RB1,548 yds
Rushing touchdownsKendall Hunter RB16 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Blackmon WR1,782 yds
Receiving touchdownsJustin Blackmon WR20 TD
InterceptionsAndrew McGee CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Shaun Lewis OLB★★★★No. 108
Justin Gilbert ATH★★★★No. 250
Joseph Randle ATH★★★★No. 345
Caleb Lavey ILB★★★★No. 351
Johnny Deaton DUAL★★★No. 418

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.887
Receivers13.00.882
Offensive line33.00.846
Defensive line13.00.834
Linebackers43.50.885
Defensive backs53.00.849
Athletes and specialists24.00.903
Whole class173.20.867

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 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 4Kendall Hunter RBSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 125

The 2010 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

9 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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