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2018 Oklahoma State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2018, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 58–17; won vs. South Alabama 55–13; won vs. No. 17 Boise State 44–21; lost vs. Texas Tech 17–41; won at Kansas 48–28; lost vs. Iowa State 42–48; lost at Kansas State 12–31; won vs. No. 6 Texas 38–35; lost at Baylor 31–35; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 47–48; won vs. No. 7 West Virginia 45–41; lost at TCU 24–31; won vs. No. 24 Missouri 38–33+42−24Won 58–17 vs. Missouri State+41Missouri StateWon 55–13 vs. South Alabama+42South AlabamaWon 44–21 vs. No. 17 Boise State+23No. 17 Boise StateLost 17–41 vs. Texas Tech-24Texas TechWon 48–28 at Kansas+20KansasLost 42–48 vs. Iowa State-6Iowa StateLost 12–31 at Kansas State-19Kansas StateWon 38–35 vs. No. 6 Texas+3No. 6 TexasLost 31–35 at Baylor-4BaylorLost 47–48 at No. 6 Oklahoma-1No. 6 OklahomaWon 45–41 vs. No. 7 West Virginia+4No. 7 West VirginiaLost 24–31 at TCU-7TCUWon 38–33 vs. No. 24 Missouri+5No. 24 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMissouri StateW 58–⁠1793%
Sep 8vsSouth AlabamaW 55–⁠1385%
Sep 15vs17Boise StateW 44–⁠2156%
Sep 22vsTexas TechL 17–⁠4179%
Sep 29atKansasW 48–⁠2875%
Oct 6vsIowa StateL 42–⁠4872%
Oct 13atKansas StateL 12–⁠3157%
Oct 27vs6TexasW 38–⁠3546%
Nov 3atBaylorL 31–⁠3562%
Nov 10at6OklahomaL 47–⁠4817%
Nov 17vs7West VirginiaW 45–⁠4146%
Nov 24atTCUL 24–⁠3145%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs24MissouriLiberty BowlW 38–⁠3337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 38–⁠33 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 15
  3. Wk 6: 25
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
499–⁠422
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1587 −51 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 22 of 130; offense No. 7, defense No. 71, special teams No. 41
SRS
7.7 No. 31 of 130 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 116 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 34 roster talent No. 37 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Yurcich
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 130
  • Defense111th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2147%1.2814th of 130
Defense0.2043%1.32111th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.14 def		46% off
40% def		—14th off
93rd 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
Offense4.5own 2917% allowed
Defense3.8own 2815% caused

CORE rating 1.6, 53rd of 130 (offense 6.2, defense 4.6).

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 yardsTaylor Cornelius QB3,950 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Cornelius QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJustice Hill RB930 yds
Rushing touchdownsTaylor Cornelius QB10 TD
Receiving yardsTylan Wallace WR1,458 yds
Receiving touchdownsTylan Wallace WR12 TD
TacklesJustin Phillips LB93 tkl
SacksJordan Brailford DE9 sacks
InterceptionsRodarius Williams CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

C.J. Moore WR★★★★No. 147
Spencer Sanders DUAL★★★★No. 171
Sean Michael Flanagan ATH★★★No. 418
Jonathan Shepherd WR★★★No. 493
JayVeon Cardwell CB★★★No. 566

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.931
Running backs13.00.866
Receivers23.50.909
Offensive line53.00.863
Defensive line33.00.851
Linebackers22.50.819
Defensive backs63.00.862
Athletes and specialists23.00.855
Whole class223.00.864

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 4Justice Hill RBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Jordan Brailford DEWashington Redskins

Roster 98

The 2018 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠24
Texas7–⁠210–⁠49
West Virginia6–⁠38–⁠420
Iowa State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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