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2017 Oklahoma State

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 59–24; won at South Alabama 44–7; won at Pittsburgh 59–21; lost vs. No. 16 TCU 31–44; won at Texas Tech 41–34; won vs. Baylor 59–16; won at Texas 13–10; won at No. 22 West Virginia 50–39; lost vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 52–62; won at No. 24 Iowa State 49–42; lost vs. Kansas State 40–45; won vs. Kansas 58–17; won vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech 30–21+43−13Won 59–24 vs. Tulsa+35TulsaWon 44–7 at South Alabama+37South AlabamaWon 59–21 at Pittsburgh+38PittsburghLost 31–44 vs. No. 16 TCU-13No. 16 TCUWon 41–34 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 59–16 vs. Baylor+43BaylorWon 13–10 at Texas+3TexasWon 50–39 at No. 22 West Virginia+11No. 22 West VirginiaLost 52–62 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma-10No. 8 OklahomaWon 49–42 at No. 24 Iowa State+7No. 24 Iowa StateLost 40–45 vs. Kansas State-5Kansas StateWon 58–17 vs. Kansas+41KansasWon 30–21 vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech+9No. 22 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTulsaW 59–⁠2465%
Sep 8atSouth AlabamaW 44–⁠777%
Sep 16atPittsburghW 59–⁠2161%
Sep 23vs16TCUL 31–⁠4470%
Sep 30atTexas TechW 41–⁠3459%
Oct 14vsBaylorW 59–⁠1684%
Oct 21atTexasW 13–⁠1066%
Oct 28at22West VirginiaW 50–⁠3956%
Nov 4vs8OklahomaL 52–⁠6255%
Nov 11at24Iowa StateW 49–⁠4261%
Nov 18vsKansas StateL 40–⁠4577%
Nov 25vsKansasW 58–⁠1795%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs22Virginia TechCamping World BowlW 30–⁠2154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 30–⁠21 in the Camping World Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 18
  14. Wk 14: 18
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Final: 14

Led the nationMason Rudolph: passing yards (4,904 yds); James Washington: receiving yards (1,549 yds)

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardMason Rudolph, QB

Biletnikoff AwardJames Washington, WR

Consensus All-AmericanJames Washington, WR

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 6
Points
585–⁠382
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1707 +67 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 15 of 128; offense No. 4, defense No. 35, special teams No. 70
SRS
15.2 No. 12 of 130 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 38 roster talent No. 38 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Glenn Spencer
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense5th of 130
  • Defense52nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2747%1.455th of 130
Defense0.0641%1.2752nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.27 off
0.04 def		48% off
40% def		—3rd 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
Offense4.3own 3115% allowed
Defense3.1own 3018% caused

CORE rating 17.8, 11th of 130 (offense 15.9, defense -1.9).

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 QB4,904 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Rudolph QB37 TD
Rushing yardsJustice Hill RB1,467 yds
Rushing touchdownsJustice Hill RB15 TD
Receiving yardsJames Washington WR1,549 yds
Receiving touchdownsJames Washington WR13 TD
TacklesTre Flowers S80 tkl
SacksDeQuinton Osborne DT6 sacks
InterceptionsA.J. Green CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tylan Wallace WR★★★★No. 121
L.C. Greenwood WR★★★★No. 238
Chuba Hubbard RB★★★No. 356
Lamarcus Morton WR★★★No. 517
Tracin Wallace ATH★★★No. 676

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.842
Running backs23.00.871
Receivers53.20.873
Defensive line23.00.849
Linebackers13.00.855
Defensive backs23.00.851
Athletes and specialists33.00.835
Whole class173.10.856

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2James Washington WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Mason Rudolph QBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Tre Flowers SSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Marcell Ateman WROakland Raiders

Roster 113

The 2017 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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