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2016 Oklahoma State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2016, game by game: won vs. SE Louisiana 61–7; lost vs. Central Michigan 27–30; won vs. Pittsburgh 45–38; lost at No. 16 Baylor 24–35; won vs. No. 22 Texas 49–31; won vs. Iowa State 38–31; won at Kansas 44–20; won vs. No. 10 West Virginia 37–20; won at Kansas State 43–37; won vs. Texas Tech 45–44; won at TCU 31–6; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 20–38; won vs. No. 11 Colorado 38–8+54−18Won 61–7 vs. SE Louisiana+54SE LouisianaLost 27–30 vs. Central Michigan-3Central MichiganWon 45–38 vs. Pittsburgh+7PittsburghLost 24–35 at No. 16 Baylor-11No. 16 BaylorWon 49–31 vs. No. 22 Texas+18No. 22 TexasWon 38–31 vs. Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 44–20 at Kansas+24KansasWon 37–20 vs. No. 10 West Virginia+17No. 10 West VirginiaWon 43–37 at Kansas State+6Kansas StateWon 45–44 vs. Texas Tech+1Texas TechWon 31–6 at TCU+25TCULost 20–38 at No. 7 Oklahoma-18No. 7 OklahomaWon 38–8 vs. No. 11 Colorado+30No. 11 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSE LouisianaW 61–⁠788%
Sep 10vsCentral MichiganL 27–⁠3068%
Sep 17vsPittsburghW 45–⁠3859%
Sep 24at16BaylorL 24–⁠3530%
Oct 1vs22TexasW 49–⁠3163%
Oct 8vsIowa StateW 38–⁠3179%
Oct 22atKansasW 44–⁠2081%
Oct 29vs10West VirginiaW 37–⁠2050%
Nov 5atKansas StateW 43–⁠3755%
Nov 12vsTexas TechW 45–⁠4479%
Nov 19atTCUW 31–⁠642%
Dec 3at7OklahomaL 20–⁠3835%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs11ColoradoAlamo BowlW 38–⁠858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 38–⁠8 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 10: 22
  4. Wk 11: 17
  5. Wk 12: 13
  6. Wk 13: 10
  7. Wk 14: 11
  8. Wk 15: 13
  9. Final: 11
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 10
Points
502–⁠345
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1711 +127 this season
SP+ rating
16.4 No. 13 of 128; offense No. 7, defense No. 51, special teams No. 28
SRS
13.9 No. 14 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 64 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 45 roster talent No. 39 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Glenn Spencer
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 128
  • Defense71st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2447%1.2814th of 128
Defense0.1345%1.2271st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.10 def		48% off
43% def		—14th off
62nd 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
Offense4.1own 3115% allowed
Defense3.5own 2718% caused

CORE rating 6.8, 35th of 128 (offense 7.6, defense 0.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMason Rudolph QB4,091 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Rudolph QB28 TD
Rushing yardsJustice Hill RB1,142 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Carson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJames Washington WR1,380 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Washington WR10 TD
TacklesJordan Sterns S101 tkl
SacksVincent Taylor DT7 sacks
InterceptionsJordan Sterns S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Tramonda Moore OT★★★★No. 112
Calvin Bundage OLB★★★No. 422
Tyrell Alexander ATH★★★No. 489
Rodarius Williams CB★★★No. 754
Tyler Brown OG★★★No. 820

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs23.00.849
Offensive line53.20.863
Defensive line13.00.846
Linebackers23.00.854
Defensive backs43.00.850
Athletes and specialists23.00.858
Whole class173.10.854

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 6Vincent Taylor DTMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Christopher Carson RBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 123

The 2016 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 9 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma9–⁠011–⁠25
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠311
West Virginia7–⁠210–⁠318
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠56–⁠7
Baylor3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠82–⁠10

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