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2015 Oklahoma State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2015, game by game: won at Central Michigan 24–13; won vs. Central Arkansas 32–8; won vs. UTSA 69–14; won at Texas 30–27; won vs. Kansas State 36–34; won at West Virginia 33–26; won vs. Kansas 58–10; won at Texas Tech 70–53; won vs. No. 5 TCU 49–29; won at Iowa State 35–31; lost vs. No. 10 Baylor 35–45; lost vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 23–58; lost vs. No. 16 Ole Miss 20–48+55−35Won 24–13 at Central Michigan+11Central MichiganWon 32–8 vs. Central Arkansas+24Central ArkansasWon 69–14 vs. UTSA+55UTSAWon 30–27 at Texas+3TexasWon 36–34 vs. Kansas State+2Kansas StateWon 33–26 at West Virginia+7West VirginiaWon 58–10 vs. Kansas+48KansasWon 70–53 at Texas Tech+17Texas TechWon 49–29 vs. No. 5 TCU+20No. 5 TCUWon 35–31 at Iowa State+4Iowa StateLost 35–45 vs. No. 10 Baylor-10No. 10 BaylorLost 23–58 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma-35No. 5 OklahomaLost 20–48 vs. No. 16 Ole Miss-28No. 16 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠1352%
Sep 12vsCentral ArkansasW 32–⁠887%
Sep 19vsUTSAW 69–⁠1480%
Sep 26atTexasW 30–⁠2752%
Oct 3vsKansas StateW 36–⁠3454%
Oct 10atWest VirginiaW 33–⁠2649%
Oct 24vsKansasW 58–⁠1090%
Oct 31atTexas TechW 70–⁠5359%
Nov 7vs5TCUW 49–⁠2945%
Nov 14atIowa StateW 35–⁠3178%
Nov 21vs10BaylorL 35–⁠4555%
Nov 28vs5OklahomaL 23–⁠5849%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16Ole MissSugar BowlL 20–⁠4842%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 48–⁠20 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
  2. Wk 4: 24
  3. Wk 5: 20
  4. Wk 6: 21
  5. Wk 7: 16
  6. Wk 8: 14
  7. Wk 9: 12
  8. Wk 10: 12
  9. Wk 11: 5
  10. Wk 12: 4
  11. Wk 13: 9
  12. Wk 14: 14
  13. Wk 15: 13
  14. Final: 20
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 4
Points
514–⁠396
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1625 +71 this season
SP+ rating
9.9 No. 39 of 128; offense No. 23, defense No. 73, special teams No. 28
SRS
7.7 No. 37 of 128 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 48 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 40 roster talent No. 33 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Glenn Spencer
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 128
  • Defense59th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted48th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2145%1.3617th of 128
Defense0.0944%1.2359th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.05 def		45% off
42% def		—17th off
48th 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
Offense3.9own 322% allowed
Defense3.5own 272% 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 yardsMason Rudolph QB3,770 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Rudolph QB21 TD
Rushing yardsChris Carson RB517 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ.W. Walsh QB13 TD
Receiving yardsJames Washington WR1,087 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Washington WR10 TD
InterceptionsChad Whitener LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Darrion Daniels DT★★★★No. 261
John Kolar DUAL★★★★No. 303
Kevin Henry S★★★No. 453
Kenneth Edison-McGruder S★★★No. 454
Louis Brown ATH★★★No. 478

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.900
Running backs12.00.793
Defensive line23.50.858
Defensive backs33.00.861
Athletes and specialists13.00.875
Whole class83.10.858

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 2Emmanuel Ogbah DECleveland Browns

Roster 127

The 2015 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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