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2023 Oklahoma State

10–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Gundy, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 2023, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 27–13; won at Arizona State 27–15; lost vs. South Alabama 7–33; lost at Iowa State 27–34; won vs. Kansas State 29–21; won vs. No. 23 Kansas 39–32; won at West Virginia 48–34; won vs. Cincinnati 45–13; won vs. No. 10 Oklahoma 27–24; lost at UCF 3–45; won at Houston 43–30; won vs. BYU 40–34; lost vs. No. 7 Texas 21–49; won vs. Texas A&M 31–23+32−42Won 27–13 vs. Central Arkansas+14Central ArkansasWon 27–15 at Arizona State+12Arizona StateLost 7–33 vs. South Alabama-26South AlabamaLost 27–34 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 29–21 vs. Kansas State+8Kansas StateWon 39–32 vs. No. 23 Kansas+7No. 23 KansasWon 48–34 at West Virginia+14West VirginiaWon 45–13 vs. Cincinnati+32CincinnatiWon 27–24 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma+3No. 10 OklahomaLost 3–45 at UCF-42UCFWon 43–30 at Houston+13HoustonWon 40–34 vs. BYU+6BYULost 21–49 vs. No. 7 Texas-28No. 7 TexasWon 31–23 vs. Texas A&M+8Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCentral ArkansasW 27–⁠1381%
Sep 9atArizona StateW 27–⁠1555%
Sep 16vsSouth AlabamaL 7–⁠3362%
Sep 23atIowa StateL 27–⁠3447%
Oct 6vsKansas StateW 29–⁠2137%
Oct 14vs23KansasW 39–⁠3254%
Oct 21atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠3443%
Oct 28vsCincinnatiW 45–⁠1369%
Nov 4vs10OklahomaW 27–⁠2448%
Nov 11atUCFL 3–⁠4558%
Nov 18atHoustonW 43–⁠3057%
Nov 25vsBYUW 40–⁠3472%
Dec 2vs7TexasDr Pepper Big 12 ChampionshipL 21–⁠4928%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsTexas A&MTexas BowlW 31–⁠2350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 31–⁠23 in the Texas Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 15
  2. Wk 12: 24
  3. Wk 13: 21
  4. Wk 14: 19
  5. Wk 15: 22
  6. Final: 16

Led the nationOllie Gordon II: rushing yards (1,732 yds)

Doak Walker AwardOllie Gordon II, RB

Consensus All-AmericanOllie Gordon II, RB

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 15
Points
414–⁠400
Coach
Mike Gundy
Elo
1611 +76 this season
SP+ rating
6.7 No. 42 of 133; offense No. 28, defense No. 69, special teams No. 40
SRS
6.8 No. 38 of 133 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 54 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kasey Dunn
Defensive coordinators
Bryan Nardo and Joe Bob Clements
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 133
  • Defense79th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1343%1.3255th of 133
Defense0.1340%1.5279th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.09 def		44% off
38% def		—41st off
54th 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 3014% allowed
Defense4.2own 2516% caused

CORE rating 11.2, 27th of 133 (offense 4.5, defense -6.7).

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 yardsAlan Bowman QB3,460 yds
Passing touchdownsAlan Bowman QB15 TD
Rushing yardsOllie Gordon RB1,731 yds
Rushing touchdownsOllie Gordon RB21 TD
Receiving yardsBrennan Presley WR988 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrennan Presley WR6 TD
TacklesNickolas Martin LB140 tkl
SacksCollin Oliver LB6 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Epps S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Zane Flores QB★★★No. 482
Kam Franklin LB★★★No. 554
Camron Heard WR★★★No. 574
Jaedon Foreman DL★★★No. 655
Dylan Smith CB★★★No. 890

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.888
Running backs13.00.821
Receivers33.00.858
Offensive line43.00.853
Defensive line23.00.865
Linebackers33.00.860
Defensive backs33.00.864
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class183.00.856

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.

Roster 126

The 2023 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2023 portal
De’Zhaun Stribling WR★★★★from Washington State
Anthony Goodlow DE★★★★from Tulsa
Arland Bruce IV WR★★★★from Iowa
Dalton Cooper OT★★★★from Texas State
Justin Wright LB★★★from Tulsa
Kenneth Harris CB★★★from Arkansas State
Justin Kirkland DL★★★from Utah Tech
Elijah Collins RB★★★from Michigan State
Josiah Johnson TE★★★from Massachusetts
Leon Johnson III WR★★★from George Fox
Ian Edenfield TE★★★from California, Pa.
Noah McKinney OT★★★from UNLV

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 19

Dominic Richardson RB★★★★to Baylor
Mason Cobb LB★★★★to USC
Trace Ford DL★★★★to Oklahoma
Jabbar Muhammad CB★★★★to Washington
Braylin Presley ATH★★★to Tulsa
Caleb Etienne OT★★★to BYU
John Paul Richardson WR★★★to TCU
Spencer Sanders QB★★★to Ole Miss
Thomas Harper S★★★to Notre Dame
Bryson Green WR★★★to Wisconsin
Stephon Johnson WR★★★to Houston
Langston Anderson WR★★★★no new school on file

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠112–⁠23
Oklahoma7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠416
West Virginia6–⁠39–⁠4
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠418
Iowa State6–⁠37–⁠6
Kansas5–⁠49–⁠423
Texas Tech5–⁠47–⁠6
UCF3–⁠66–⁠7
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
BYU2–⁠75–⁠7
Houston2–⁠74–⁠8
Baylor2–⁠73–⁠9
Cincinnati1–⁠83–⁠9

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