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2011 Oklahoma State

12–⁠1 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2011, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 61–34; won vs. Arizona 37–14; won at Tulsa 59–33; won at No. 8 Texas A&M 30–29; won vs. Kansas 70–28; won at No. 22 Texas 38–26; won at Missouri 45–24; won vs. Baylor 59–24; won vs. No. 17 Kansas State 52–45; won at Texas Tech 66–6; lost at Iowa State 31–37; won vs. No. 13 Oklahoma 44–10; won vs. No. 4 Stanford 41–38+60−6Won 61–34 vs. Louisiana+27LouisianaWon 37–14 vs. Arizona+23ArizonaWon 59–33 at Tulsa+26TulsaWon 30–29 at No. 8 Texas A&M+1No. 8 Texas A&MWon 70–28 vs. Kansas+42KansasWon 38–26 at No. 22 Texas+12No. 22 TexasWon 45–24 at Missouri+21MissouriWon 59–24 vs. Baylor+35BaylorWon 52–45 vs. No. 17 Kansas State+7No. 17 Kansas StateWon 66–6 at Texas Tech+60Texas TechLost 31–37 at Iowa State-6Iowa StateWon 44–10 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma+34No. 13 OklahomaWon 41–38 vs. No. 4 Stanford+3No. 4 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsLouisianaW 61–⁠3488%
Sep 8vsArizonaW 37–⁠1471%
Sep 17atTulsaW 59–⁠3355%
Sep 24at8Texas A&MW 30–⁠2954%
Oct 8vsKansasW 70–⁠2888%
Oct 15at22TexasW 38–⁠2659%
Oct 22atMissouriW 45–⁠2462%
Oct 29vsBaylorW 59–⁠2483%
Nov 5vs17Kansas StateW 52–⁠4579%
Nov 12atTexas TechW 66–⁠677%
Nov 18atIowa StateL 31–⁠3780%
Dec 3vs13OklahomaW 44–⁠1057%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs4StanfordFiesta BowlW 41–⁠3852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 41–⁠38 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Biletnikoff AwardJustin Blackmon, WR

2 consensus All-AmericansJustin Blackmon, WR; Levy Adcock, OT

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearMike Gundy, coach; also the Bear Bryant Award

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
633–⁠348
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1804 +155 this season
SP+ rating
29.4 No. 4 of 120; offense No. 1, defense No. 38, special teams No. 16
SRS
24.9 No. 3 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
Todd Monken
Defensive coordinators
Bill Young and Glenn Spencer
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 120
  • Defense78th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1349%0.889th of 120
Defense0.0745%0.8878th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.05 def		49% off
42% def		—7th off
64th 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-0.2own 323% allowed
Defense-0.1own 262% 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 QB4,727 yds
Passing touchdownsBrandon Weeden QB37 TD
Rushing yardsJoseph Randle RB1,216 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoseph Randle RB24 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Blackmon WR1,522 yds
Receiving touchdownsJustin Blackmon WR18 TD
InterceptionsBrodrick Brown CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Herschel Sims APB★★★★No. 62
J.W. Walsh DUAL★★★★No. 110
Desmond Roland ATH★★★★No. 290
Lyndell Johnson S★★★No. 321
Josh Stewart CB★★★No. 344

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.946
Running backs14.00.968
Receivers13.00.811
Offensive line13.00.876
Defensive line23.00.818
Linebackers13.00.880
Defensive backs23.00.884
Athletes and specialists32.70.819
Whole class123.10.862

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 2012

The 2012 draft
Rd 1Justin Blackmon WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 1Brandon Weeden QBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Markelle Martin STennessee Titans

Roster 113

The 2011 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

8 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State8–⁠112–⁠13
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma6–⁠310–⁠316
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
Missouri5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠75–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠92–⁠10

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