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2015 | 2016
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12)
2016 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.3 (-0.7) | S&P+ Rk: 22 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Southeastern Louisiana | N/A | 61-7 | W | 100% | 47.8 | 86% | 48% | 84% |
| 10-Sep | Central Michigan | 99 | 27-30 | L | 27% | -4.8 | 35% | 39% | 31% |
| 17-Sep | Pittsburgh | 20 | 45-38 | W | 81% | 7.0 | 79% | 85% | 43% |
| 24-Sep | at Baylor | 50 | 24-35 | L | 3% | -15.1 | 23% | 47% | 26% |
| 1-Oct | Texas | 36 | 49-31 | W | 66% | 3.3 | 68% | 89% | 16% |
| 8-Oct | Iowa State | 64 | 38-31 | W | 95% | 12.7 | 75% | 62% | 62% |
| 22-Oct | at Kansas | 104 | 44-20 | W | 80% | 6.6 | 49% | 58% | 26% |
| 29-Oct | West Virginia | 29 | 37-20 | W | 88% | 9.1 | 81% | 64% | 86% |
| 5-Nov | at Kansas State | 31 | 43-37 | W | 98% | 15.7 | 88% | 94% | 35% |
| 12-Nov | Texas Tech | 66 | 45-44 | W | 91% | 10.5 | 74% | 72% | 48% |
| 19-Nov | at TCU | 47 | 31-6 | W | 99% | 18.5 | 90% | 74% | 89% |
| 3-Dec | at Oklahoma | 10 | 20-38 | L | 2% | -16.1 | 42% | 55% | 39% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Colorado | 18 | 38-8 | W | 100% | 31.9 | 98% | 96% | 91% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 39.5 | 9 | 29.4 | 67 |
| Points Per Game | 38.6 | 17 | 26.5 | 53 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.38 | 20 | 1.28 | 77 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.2% | 22 | 43.7% | 82 | 40.9% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.6 | 18 | 23.8 | 1 | 29.7 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.92 | 27 | 4.57 | 72 | 4.47 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.47 | 8 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.97 |
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| ACTUAL | 11 | 9 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 102.8 | 65 | 97.7 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.6% | 29 | 41.4% | 50 | 43.1% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.03 | 82 | 1.21 | 111 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 98.6 | 87 | 101.9 | 61 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 41.5% | 44 | 39.2% | 61 | 39.7% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.3% | 61 | 58.0% | 12 | 67.9% |
| Stuff Rate | 19.8% | 87 | 22.9% | 22 | 18.9% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Justice Hill | RB | 5'10, 171 | FR | 206 | 1142 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 41.7% | 3 (2) |
| Chris Carson | RB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 82 | 559 | 9 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 54.9% | 1 (0) |
| Mason Rudolph | QB | 6'5, 235 | JR | 52 | 260 | 6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 38.5% | 6 (5) |
| Rennie Childs | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 52 | 237 | 7 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 28.8% | 0 (0) |
| Barry J. Sanders | RB | 5'10, 198 | SR | 28 | 93 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 25.0% | 2 (2) |
| Jeff Carr | RB | 5'7, 180 | SO | 12 | 83 | 1 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 41.7% | 0 (0) |
| Taylor Cornelius | QB | 6'6, 218 | SO | 5 | 32 | 1 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 60.0% | 0 (0) |
| James Washington | WR | 6'0, 205 | JR | 4 | 28 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Jalen McCleskey | WR | 5'10, 170 | SO | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 33.3% | 2 (1) |
| 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+ | 118.9 | 20 | 99.0 | 66 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.9% | 17 | 46.2% | 115 | 40.9% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.69 | 17 | 1.35 | 15 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 96 | 72 | 110 | 43 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Mason Rudolph | 6'5, 235 | JR | 284 | 448 | 4091 | 28 | 4 | 63.4% | 31 | 6.5% | 8.1 |
| Taylor Cornelius | 6'6, 218 | SO | 7 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 77.8% | 1 | 10.0% | 6.0 |
| John Kolar | 6'4, 200 | FR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0 |
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, 205 | JR | 131 | 71 | 1356 | 10 | 19.1 | 10.4 | 54.2% | 48.1% | 28.7% |
| Jalen McCleskey | WR | 5'10, 170 | SO | 97 | 73 | 836 | 7 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 75.3% | 51.5% | 21.3% |
| Jhajuan Seales | WR | 6'0, 205 | SR | 60 | 37 | 615 | 4 | 16.6 | 10.3 | 61.7% | 51.7% | 13.2% |
| Chris Lacy | WR | 6'3, 205 | JR | 50 | 31 | 489 | 3 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 62.0% | 58.0% | 11.0% |
| Blake Jarwin | TE | 6'5, 248 | SR | 24 | 19 | 309 | 2 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 79.2% | 58.3% | 5.3% |
| Chris Carson | RB | 6'1, 215 | SR | 19 | 13 | 128 | 1 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 68.4% | 52.6% | 4.2% |
| Austin Hays | WR | 6'2, 195 | SR | 15 | 10 | 131 | 1 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 3.3% |
| Barry J. Sanders | RB | 5'10, 198 | SR | 14 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 64.3% | 14.3% | 3.1% |
| Zac Veatch | TE | 6'3, 265 | SR | 12 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 75.0% | 66.7% | 2.6% |
| Rennie Childs | RB | 5'10, 208 | SR | 9 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 2.0% |
| Dillon Stoner | WR | 5'11, 176 | FR | 7 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 1.5% |
| Justice Hill | RB | 5'10, 171 | FR | 6 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 1.3% |
| Obi Obialo | WR | 6'3, 200 | FR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Keenen Brown | TE | 6'3, 242 | SO | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Mason Rudolph | QB | 6'5, 235 | JR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Terry Tillmon | WR | 5'11, 165 | FR | 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+ | 112.4 | 24 | 95.1 | 86 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 50.5% | 30 | 50.0% | 92 | 47.3% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.24 | 21 | 1.16 | 91 | 1.12 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.96 | 69 | 3.00 | 72 | 2.98 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.3% | 71 | 4.6% | 74 | 5.1% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 113.3 | 33 | 114.8 | 23 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.4% | 18 | 28.6% | 37 | 31.1% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.80 | 50 | 1.78 | 87 | 1.76 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.58 | 32 | 3.20 | 62 | 3.24 |
| PD Sack Rate | 8.0% | 68 | 9.4% | 25 | 7.9% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 122.3 | 25 | 103.4 | 51 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 114.8 | 32 | 97.4 | 80 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 105.3 | 52 | 106.4 | 42 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 115.5 | 20 | 100.9 | 62 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 116.4 | 21 | 93.3 | 92 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 107.2 | 46 | 104.7 | 50 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 124.7 | 17 | 114.7 | 30 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.2% | 103 | 60.2% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 33.0% | 73 | 34.6% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.0 | 54 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.9% | 16 | 74.2% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.6% | 60 | 60.2% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 32.5% | 82 | 34.5% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.3% | 46 | 15.8% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.5% | 24 | 5.0% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.4% | 53 | 4.3% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.4% | 98 | 6.4% |
| PD to INC | 34.5% | 51 | 33.1% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
| Jordan Sterns | S | 6'0, 200 | SR | 82.0 | 10.7% | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Devante Averette | LB | 5'11, 230 | SR | 68.0 | 8.9% | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chad Whitener | LB | 6'0, 248 | JR | 58.0 | 7.6% | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ramon Richards | CB | 5'11, 185 | JR | 56.0 | 7.3% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tre Flowers | S | 6'3, 198 | JR | 53.0 | 6.9% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Jordan Burton | LB | 6'2, 215 | SR | 50.5 | 6.6% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vincent Taylor | DT | 6'3, 310 | JR | 39.5 | 5.1% | 13.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenneth Edison-McGruder | S | 6'0, 215 | SO | 34.5 | 4.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Phillips | LB | 6'0, 235 | SO | 33.0 | 4.3% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lenzy Pipkins | CB | 6'0, 201 | SR | 31.0 | 4.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashton Lampkin | CB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 29.0 | 3.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Cole Walterscheid | DE | 6'5, 254 | SO | 25.5 | 3.3% | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrell Owens | DE | 6'3, 270 | SO | 21.0 | 2.7% | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motekiai Maile | DT | 6'3, 315 | SR | 19.5 | 2.5% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tralund Webber | DE | 6'5, 250 | JR | 19.0 | 2.5% | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gyasi Akem | LB | 6'2, 230 | JR | 17.0 | 2.2% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | LB | 6'0, 225 | FR | 15.0 | 2.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Moncrief | S | 6'2, 220 | SR | 12.5 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Calvin Bundage | LB | 6'2, 193 | FR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Daniels | DT | 6'3, 305 | SO | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirk Tucker | LB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 12.0 | 1.6% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeQuinton Osborne | DT | 6'0, 310 | JR | 11.0 | 1.4% | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vili Leveni | DT | 6'4, 290 | JR | 9.0 | 1.2% | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerel Morrow | S | 5'10, 200 | JR | 7.5 | 1.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Madre Harper | CB | 6'1, 175 | FR | 6.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.9 | 28 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.02 | 71 |
| Punt Success Rate | 84.2% | 2 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 85.4% | 19 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 58 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 40.0% | 81 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Ben Grogan | 6'1, 190 | SR | 60-61 | 19-25 | 76.0% |
| Matt Ammendola | 5'9, 195 | FR | 0-1 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Zach Sinor | 5'10, 215 | SO | 56 | 42.8 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 87.5% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Matt Ammendola | 5'9, 195 | FR | 88 | 63.1 | 41 | 46.6% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Allan | 5'9, 170 | FR | 7 | 62.3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hockett | 6'2, 215 | SO | 1 | 65.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Barry J. Sanders | 5'10, 198 | SR | 7 | 12.6 | 0 | 10 | 2 (2) |
| Jalen McCleskey | 5'10, 170 | SO | 7 | 9.1 | 0 | 24 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Barry J. Sanders | 5'10, 198 | SR | 18 | 23.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jeff Carr | 5'7, 180 | SO | 3 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chris Lacy | 6'3, 205 | JR | 2 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics