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2015 | 2016
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.6 (-1.4) | S&P+ Rk: 33 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | at Central Michigan | 78 | 24-13 | W | 92% | 11.1 | 90% | 76% | 76% |
| 12-Sep | Central Arkansas | N/A | 32-8 | W | 100% | 20.6 | 71% | 71% | 47% |
| 19-Sep | UTSA | 113 | 69-14 | W | 100% | 32.2 | 94% | 95% | 72% |
| 26-Sep | at Texas | 72 | 30-27 | W | 93% | 11.8 | 84% | 37% | 72% |
| 3-Oct | Kansas State | 84 | 36-34 | W | 89% | 9.7 | 87% | 62% | 49% |
| 10-Oct | at West Virginia | 24 | 33-26 | W | 51% | 0.2 | 60% | 56% | 85% |
| 24-Oct | Kansas | 127 | 58-10 | W | 100% | 38.4 | 65% | 51% | 83% |
| 31-Oct | at Texas Tech | 62 | 70-53 | W | 87% | 9.2 | 62% | 79% | 55% |
| 7-Nov | TCU | 26 | 49-29 | W | 100% | 22.6 | 97% | 95% | 82% |
| 14-Nov | at Iowa State | 70 | 35-31 | W | 38% | -2.4 | 20% | 59% | 15% |
| 21-Nov | Baylor | 14 | 35-45 | L | 7% | -12.0 | 39% | 64% | 56% |
| 28-Nov | Oklahoma | 4 | 23-58 | L | 1% | -20.6 | 20% | 70% | 19% |
| 1-Jan | vs. Ole Miss | 5 | 20-48 | L | 0% | -24.1 | 20% | 52% | 33% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 38.1 | 23 | 28.1 | 63 |
| Points Per Game | 39.5 | 14 | 30.5 | 88 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.36 | 27 | 1.31 | 90 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.4% | 45 | 41.1% | 64 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.1 | 42 | 26.9 | 12 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.41 | 11 | 5.14 | 107 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -3.16 | 97 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +6.22 |
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| ACTUAL | 13 | 6 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 84.6 | 114 | 104.7 | 51 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.9% | 101 | 42.7% | 77 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.94 | 116 | 1.09 | 70 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 76 | 127 | 105.2 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 38.3% | 75 | 40.6% | 90 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 64.4% | 75 | 71.2% | 97 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.0% | 96 | 19.2% | 80 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Chris Carson | RB | 6'2, 202 | JR | 131 | 517 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 38.2% | 1 (0) |
| J.W. Walsh | QB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 77 | 359 | 13 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 35.1% | 2 (0) |
| Rennie Childs | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 72 | 281 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 37.5% | 0 (0) |
| Raymond Taylor | RB | 5'8, 195 | JR | 47 | 297 | 4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 42.6% | 0 (0) |
| Mason Rudolph | QB | 6'4, 220 | SO | 37 | 140 | 1 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 35.1% | 6 (2) |
| Jeff Carr | RB | 5'7, 168 | FR | 36 | 142 | 1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 27.8% | 1 (0) |
| Brandon Sheperd | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 7 | 39 | 0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 57.1% | 0 (0) |
| Jalen McCleskey | WR | 5'10, 156 | FR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 75.0% | 5 (2) |
| Taylor Cornelius | QB | 6'6, 190 | FR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 121.5 | 18 | 107.7 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 46.7% | 16 | 39.3% | 54 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.61 | 27 | 1.56 | 96 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 112 | 45 | 133.3 | 20 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mason Rudolph | 6'4, 220 | SO | 264 | 424 | 3770 | 21 | 9 | 62.3% | 30 | 6.6% | 7.9 |
| J.W. Walsh | 6'2, 215 | SR | 57 | 85 | 787 | 13 | 1 | 67.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| Taylor Cornelius | 6'6, 190 | FR | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% | 2 | 28.6% | -1.1 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| James Washington | WR | 6'0, 200 | SO | 103 | 53 | 979 | 9 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 51.5% | 43.7% | 20.5% |
| David Glidden | WR | 5'8, 185 | SR | 87 | 57 | 866 | 3 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 65.5% | 57.5% | 17.3% |
| Marcell Ateman | WR | 6'4, 210 | JR | 70 | 45 | 766 | 5 | 17.0 | 10.9 | 64.3% | 60.0% | 13.9% |
| Brandon Sheperd | WR | 6'1, 195 | SR | 42 | 23 | 338 | 3 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 54.8% | 42.9% | 8.4% |
| Jhajuan Seales | WR | 6'2, 198 | JR | 33 | 18 | 321 | 2 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 54.5% | 42.4% | 6.6% |
| Jalen McCleskey | WR | 5'10, 156 | FR | 32 | 29 | 327 | 4 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 90.6% | 46.9% | 6.4% |
| Austin Hays | WR | 6'2, 190 | JR | 30 | 22 | 200 | 1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 73.3% | 60.0% | 6.0% |
| Chris Carson | RB | 6'2, 202 | JR | 24 | 17 | 170 | 0 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 70.8% | 41.7% | 4.8% |
| Blake Jarwin | TE | 6'5, 242 | JR | 22 | 17 | 200 | 2 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 77.3% | 63.6% | 4.4% |
| Jeff Carr | RB | 5'7, 168 | FR | 14 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 78.6% | 28.6% | 2.8% |
| Chris Lacy | WR | 6'3, 195 | SO | 13 | 8 | 120 | 2 | 15.0 | 9.2 | 61.5% | 61.5% | 2.6% |
| Jeremy Seaton | FB | 6'2, 250 | SR | 11 | 7 | 88 | 2 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 63.6% | 54.5% | 2.2% |
| Rennie Childs | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 8 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 100.0% | 25.0% | 1.6% |
| Zac Veatch | TE | 6'4, 270 | JR | 6 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.2% |
| Kameron Doolittle | WR | 5'8, 200 | SR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Raymond Taylor | RB | 5'8, 195 | JR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 97.3 | 83 | 106.6 | 41 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.1% | 74 | 46.7% | 66 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.08 | 74 | 1.15 | 89 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.40 | 122 | 3.04 | 89 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 6.2% | 88 | 6.3% | 24 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 130.3 | 11 | 108.2 | 45 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 38.3% | 11 | 28.2% | 39 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.99 | 17 | 1.89 | 100 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.20 | 124 | 3.33 | 74 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.1% | 19 | 13.8% | 2 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 115.5 | 30 | 103.0 | 52 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 103.5 | 64 | 93.2 | 89 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 109.8 | 40 | 121.2 | 17 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 121.9 | 10 | 110.4 | 33 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 99.8 | 75 | 104.7 | 45 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 121.9 | 18 | 111.9 | 36 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 123.3 | 15 | 99.9 | 72 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 51.5% | 108 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 24.9% | 112 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.9 | 40 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 79.6% | 32 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.9% | 89 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.0% | 28 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 15.4% | 73 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.9% | 44 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.1% | 70 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 95 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 26.9% | 116 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Jordan Sterns | S | 6'1, 205 | JR | 89.5 | 10.9% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Burton | LB | 6'3, 215 | JR | 80.5 | 9.8% | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Whitener | LB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 75.5 | 9.2% | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tre Flowers | S | 6'3, 190 | SO | 74.5 | 9.1% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | 6'4, 275 | JR | 54.0 | 6.6% | 17.5 | 13.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Seth Jacobs | LB | 6'2, 225 | JR | 53.5 | 6.5% | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Taylor | DT | 6'3, 300 | SO | 39.0 | 4.7% | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Peterson | CB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 38.5 | 4.7% | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Lampkin | CB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 28.0 | 3.4% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Devante Averette | LB | 6'0, 230 | JR | 25.5 | 3.1% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Bean | DE | 6'5, 250 | SR | 22.5 | 2.7% | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Brailford | DE | 6'3, 240 | FR | 20.5 | 2.5% | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hunter | CB | 6'0, 191 | SR | 19.0 | 2.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Tucker | LB | 6'2, 195 | SO | 18.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trace Clark | DE | 6'4, 257 | SR | 18.5 | 2.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motekiai Maile | DT | 6'4, 305 | JR | 16.5 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miketavius Jones | CB | 5'10, 175 | SR | 15.0 | 1.8% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramon Richards | CB | 6'0, 180 | SO | 14.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrion Daniels | DT | 6'3, 320 | FR | 13.5 | 1.6% | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerel Morrow | S | 6'0, 190 | SO | 13.0 | 1.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Simmons | LB | 6'0, 240 | SR | 11.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Edison-McGruder | S | 6'2, 205 | FR | 11.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deric Robertson | S | 6'2, 205 | JR | 11.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrell Owens | DE | 6'3, 265 | FR | 9.5 | 1.2% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Curry | CB | 6'1, 195 | SO | 9.0 | 1.1% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.6 | 91 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.06 | 81 |
| Punt Success Rate | 57.1% | 55 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 55.7% | 116 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 30.0% | 118 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.5% | 57 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ben Grogan | 6'1, 186 | JR | 61-64 | 16-20 | 80.0% |
| Matt Hockett | 6'3, 195 | FR | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Zach Sinor | 5'11, 195 | FR | 70 | 39.9 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 84.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Ben Grogan | 6'1, 186 | JR | 92 | 60.1 | 22 | 23.9% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hockett | 6'3, 195 | FR | 2 | 68.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jalen McCleskey | 5'10, 156 | FR | 22 | 5.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 (2) |
| Miketavius Jones | 5'10, 175 | SR | 1 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Brandon Sheperd | 6'1, 195 | SR | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jeff Carr | 5'7, 168 | FR | 29 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Brandon Sheperd | 6'1, 195 | SR | 5 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| James Washington | 6'0, 200 | SO | 3 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics