Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 6-3, No. 25 in the CFP rankings, and No. 24 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 12.3 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: won 66-28 at Kansas State in Week 10. The machine gives Oklahoma State a 7% chance to make the playoff.
Week 11: vs Texas Tech, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Oklahoma State is No. 24
- Oklahoma State's rating is 12.3: the machine's estimate that Oklahoma State is 12.3 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 24 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 3.3, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 9.0.
- The biggest weekly moves: +5.8 after Week 2 (W 39-31 vs Oregon) and −3.6 after Week 1 (L 10-24 at Tulsa).
- Its record is 6-3. The 3 losses were to No. 38 Houston, No. 50 Iowa State, No. 81 Tulsa, by 6.3 points on average. The 6 wins came by 28.2 points on average; the best was over No. 13 Oregon. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 54 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 23 Nebraska (12.7); just below is No. 25 SMU (12.2).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Eric Morris is in his 1st season at Oklahoma State. This season: 6-3.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 216-319 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 3052 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 31-8 |
| Yards per attempt* | 9.5No. 10 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 15.4%No. 7 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 1.5%No. 4 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 324-1750 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.4No. 13 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.8%No. 37 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 14.2%No. 25 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 43.9No. 3 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 7.50No. 4 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 40.6%No. 63 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 58.8%No. 87 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 15No. 122 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 27.2No. 93 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.67No. 83 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.8No. 112 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 3.9No. 59 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 6.0%No. 65 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 14No. 32 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 38.8%No. 74 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Drew Mestemaker206-309, 2962 yds, 29 TD, 8 INT
- Broderick Vehrs9-9, 85 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
- Caleb Hawkins187 carries, 1081 yds, 7 TD
- Ayo Adeyi30 carries, 200 yds, 1 TD
- Drew Mestemaker36 carries, 177 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
- Justin Bowick44 catches, 790 yds, 10 TD
- Wyatt Young46 catches, 763 yds, 8 TD
- Miles Coleman31 catches, 460 yds, 3 TD
Tackles
- Ethan Wesloski81
- Tate Romney63
- Quinton Hammonds57
Sacks
- Ethan Wesloski4
- Malik Charles3.5
- Jaleel Johnson2
Interceptions
- LaDainian Fields7
- Cameron Epps1
- Malik Charles1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Drew MestemakerMost passes in the last game9 games309 attempts97%
- Broderick Vehrs3 games9 attempts3%
Carrying
- Caleb Hawkins9 games187 carries68%
- Ayo Adeyi6 games30 carries11%
- Tre Page III5 games27 carries10%
- William Mason4 games16 carries6%
Catching
- Wyatt Young9 games46 catches21%
- Justin Bowick9 games44 catches20%
- Caleb Hawkins8 games37 catches17%
- Miles Coleman9 games31 catches14%
Tackling
- Ethan Wesloski9 games81 tackles13%
- Tate Romney8 games63 tackles10%
- Quinton Hammonds9 games57 tackles9%
- Isaiah Chisom9 games53 tackles9%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 L 10–24 at Tulsa. The passing game struggled: 4.9 yards an attempt, 3.3 less than Tulsa usually allows. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 2 W 39–31 vs Oregon. The run game was the strength: 5.9 yards a carry, 2.3 more than Oregon usually allows.
- Week 3 W 59–0 vs Murray State. Murray State is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 4 W 41–24 at West Virginia. The pass defense was the strength: West Virginia got 6.0 yards an attempt, 5.0 under what it usually gains. The machine had West Virginia by 1.8 (55%), so this was a win it did not see coming.
- Week 6 W 42–28 vs UCF. The passing game was the strength: 10.9 yards an attempt, 3.3 more than UCF usually allows.
- Week 7 L 32–35 at Houston. The passing game was the strength: 10.7 yards an attempt, 3.2 more than Houston usually allows.
- Week 8 W 57–24 vs Colorado. The pass defense gave ground: Colorado got 10.7 yards an attempt, 4.0 over what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 9 L 49–51 at Iowa State. The pass defense gave ground: Iowa State got 11.2 yards an attempt, 4.8 over what it usually gains. The machine had Oklahoma State by 4.6 (61%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 10 W 66–28 at Kansas State. The passing game was the strength: 11.3 yards an attempt, 4.2 more than Kansas State usually allows. The fewest yards an attempt it has allowed all season.