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2014 Oklahoma State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2014, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 31–37; won vs. Missouri State 40–23; won vs. UTSA 43–13; won vs. Texas Tech 45–35; won vs. Iowa State 37–20; won at Kansas 27–20; lost at No. 12 TCU 9–42; lost vs. No. 22 West Virginia 10–34; lost at No. 11 Kansas State 14–48; lost vs. Texas 7–28; lost at No. 6 Baylor 28–49; won at No. 18 Oklahoma 38–35; won vs. Washington 30–22+30−34Lost 31–37 vs. No. 1 Florida State-6No. 1 Florida StateWon 40–23 vs. Missouri State+17Missouri StateWon 43–13 vs. UTSA+30UTSAWon 45–35 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechWon 37–20 vs. Iowa State+17Iowa StateWon 27–20 at Kansas+7KansasLost 9–42 at No. 12 TCU-33No. 12 TCULost 10–34 vs. No. 22 West Virginia-24No. 22 West VirginiaLost 14–48 at No. 11 Kansas State-34No. 11 Kansas StateLost 7–28 vs. Texas-21TexasLost 28–49 at No. 6 Baylor-21No. 6 BaylorWon 38–35 at No. 18 Oklahoma+3No. 18 OklahomaWon 30–22 vs. Washington+8Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs1Florida StateL 31–⁠3737%
Sep 6vsMissouri StateW 40–⁠2388%
Sep 13vsUTSAW 43–⁠1373%
Sep 25vsTexas TechW 45–⁠3575%
Oct 4vsIowa StateW 37–⁠2084%
Oct 11atKansasW 27–⁠2081%
Oct 18at12TCUL 9–⁠4254%
Oct 25vs22West VirginiaL 10–⁠3470%
Nov 1at11Kansas StateL 14–⁠4833%
Nov 15vsTexasL 7–⁠2856%
Nov 22at6BaylorL 28–⁠4918%
Dec 6at18OklahomaW 38–⁠3521%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonCactus BowlW 30–⁠2242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 30–⁠22 in the Cactus Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 25
  2. Wk 5: 24
  3. Wk 6: 21
  4. Wk 7: 16
  5. Wk 8: 15
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
359–⁠406
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1581 −69 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 39 of 128; offense No. 48, defense No. 46, special teams No. 39
SRS
1.6 No. 57 of 128 in FBS
Returning
43% of last season’s EPA, No. 99 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Glenn Spencer
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 128
  • Defense78th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0840%1.2091st of 128
Defense0.1742%1.2578th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.14 def		41% off
40% def		—77th off
56th 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
Offense3.4own 312% allowed
Defense3.9own 312% 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 yardsDaxx Garman QB2,041 yds
Passing touchdownsDaxx Garman QB12 TD
Rushing yardsDesmond Roland RB770 yds
Rushing touchdownsDesmond Roland RB10 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Sheperd WR737 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Washington WR6 TD
InterceptionsRamon Richards S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Gyasi Akem OLB★★★★No. 215
Devon Thomas RB★★★★No. 224
Mason Rudolph PRO★★★★No. 277
Keenen Brown WR★★★★No. 294
Chris Hardeman CB★★★★No. 339

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.900
Running backs14.00.915
Receivers23.50.848
Offensive line23.00.836
Defensive line23.00.886
Linebackers33.30.880
Defensive backs23.50.870
Athletes and specialists33.00.840
Whole class163.30.866

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 7Josh Furman LBDenver Broncos

Roster 120

The 2014 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠112–⁠13
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠27
Kansas State7–⁠29–⁠418
Oklahoma5–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas5–⁠46–⁠7
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠92–⁠10

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