Big 12 · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Head coach Eric Morris · Boone Pickens Stadium
2-10-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#75
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-1.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-2.2
93rd in FBS
Defense
+0.7
59th in FBS
Schedule so far
-5.4
58th toughest
Projected
5.5-6.5
bowl-eligible 49%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-1.5 now, -6.8 preseason · up 52 spots since preseason
Final record odds
5.5-6.5 expected · most likely 5-7 (23%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Drew Mestemaker
QB · SO · 16th in FBS
882yds
8 TD · 4 INT
Rushing
Caleb Hawkins
RB · SO · 34th in FBS
261yds
52 car · 1 TD
Receiving
Justin Bowick
WR · SR · 24th in FBS
281yds
16 rec · 3 TD
Tackles
Ethan Wesloski
LB · 177th in FBS
19tkl
0.5 TFL
Sacks
Malik Charles
DE · SR · 157th in FBS
1sacks
0 hurries
Interceptions
Malik Charles
DE · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
0 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @ 67Tulsa | L 10–24 | -10.7 | — | ESPNU |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 20Oregon | W 39–31 | +12.8 | — | ESPNEWS |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs Murray State FCS | W 59–0 | +9.0 | — | ESPN+ |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 53West VirginiaCONF | West Virginia −6.9 · o/u 50.3 | — | FS1 | |
| 5 | — | Bye | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 41UCFCONF | UCF −2.5 · o/u 44.5 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ 33HoustonCONF | Houston −9.7 · o/u 49.5 | — | ||
| 8 | Oct 24 | vs 104ColoradoCONF | Oklahoma State −6.3 · o/u 45.5 | — | ||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @ 39Iowa StateCONF | Iowa State −8.8 · o/u 44.2 | — | ||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @ 22Kansas StateCONF | Kansas State −11.9 · o/u 49.0 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 14 | vs 26Texas TechCONF | Texas Tech −5.0 · o/u 45.7 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @ 63Arizona StateCONF | Arizona State −5.5 · o/u 48.0 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 28 | vs 83KansasCONF | Oklahoma State −3.9 · o/u 47.2 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.029 | 113th | +0.014 | 51st |
| Success rate | 44.6% | 66th | 34.5% | 29th |
| Explosiveness | 1.114 | 117th | 1.257 | 72nd |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 45.1% | 63rd | 34.3% | 27th |
| Rushing success rate | 44.0% | 84th | 36.9% | 48th |
| Passing success rate | 46.0% | 55th | 32.0% | 16th |
| Explosive run rate | 14.3% | 71st | 9.2% | 31st |
| Explosive pass rate | 11.6% | 63rd | 14.1% | 124th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.22 | 61st | 2.94 | 72nd |
| Opportunity rate | 40.7% | 57th | 36.9% | 77th |
| Stuff rate | 16.5% | 81st | 18.5% | 72nd |
| Sack rate | 0.9% | 7th | 5.3% | 67th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 37.1% | 103rd | 18.8% | 4th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 35.7% | 132nd | 50.0% | 37th |
| Havoc rate | 9.3% | 23rd | 13.6% | 78th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 36.0 | 49th | 18.3 | 48th |
| Yards / game | 528.0 | 6th | 267.3 | 26th |
| Yards / play | 6.47 | 44th | 4.83 | 61st |
| Pass yards / game | 306.3 | 18th | 167.3 | 33rd |
| Yards / pass att. | 7.70 | 75th | 6.61 | 68th |
| Completion % | 67.5% | 45th | 59.2% | 56th |
| Rush yards / game | 221.7 | 29th | 100.0 | 35th |
| Yards / carry | 5.50 | 31st | 3.49 | 55th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 35.0% | 109th | 16.2% | 2nd |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 2.33 | 126th | 1.00 | 79th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 1.00 | 33rd | 1.33 | 96th |
| Penalty yards / game | 39.7 | 23rd | 62.7 | 39th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Eric Morris
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Grant Jordan | QB | SR | 6' 2" | 217 | New Orleans, LA |
| 12 | Luke Tepas | QB | FR | 6' 3" | 207 | Barrington, IL |
| 17 | Drew Mestemaker | QB | SO | 6' 3" | 215 | Austin, TX |
| 6 | Tre Page III | RB | SO | 5' 8" | 184 | Atlanta, GA |
| 20 | KD Jones | RB | FR | 5' 11" | 186 | Jenks, OK |
| 22 | William Mason | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 226 | Detroit, MI |
| 24 | Caleb Hawkins | RB | SO | 6' 0" | 219 | Shawnee, OK |
| 25 | Ayo Adeyi | RB | SR | 5' 7" | 194 | Mansfield, TX |
| 26 | Dennis Moody III | RB | JR | 5' 10" | 178 | Staten Island, NY |
| 36 | Javen Hall | RB | FR | 6' 0" | 214 | Cleveland, TN |
| 0 | Justin Bowick | WR | SR | 6' 5" | 209 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1 | Miles Coleman | WR | JR | 5' 6" | 158 | Austin, TX |
| 2 | Chris Barnes | WR | SO | 5' 7" | 169 | Houston, TX |
| 3 | Terrence Lewis | WR | SO | 5' 11" | 170 | Brenham, TX |
| 5 | Israel Polk | WR | JR | 6' 2" | 177 | Richmond, CA |
| 11 | Rodney Harris II | WR | SR | 6' 1" | 207 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 14 | Jabarie Thornton | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 185 | Waco, TX |
| 15 | Kam Powell | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 202 | Dallas, TX |
| 19 | Dayvon Standard | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 185 | Goodyear, AZ |
| 29 | Malachi Jackson | WR | JR | 6' 1" | 186 | Tulsa, OK |
| 84 | Matrail Lopez | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 184 | Idabel, OK |
| 87 | Blake Hogshooter | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 190 | Bixby, OK |
| 89 | Quincy Shelton | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 169 | Hugo, OK |
| 23 | Oscar Hammond | TE | SR | 6' 3" | 243 | Collinsville, OK |
| 44 | Carson Kolb | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 235 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 45 | Morgan McPhaul | TE | SR | 6' 2" | 265 | Kinston, NC |
| 81 | Donovan Green | TE | SR | 6' 3" | 238 | Houston, TX |
| 82 | Luke Logan | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 243 | Cumming, GA |
| 88 | Bodie Boydstun | TE | JR | 6' 5" | 239 | Enid, OK |
| 50 | Kole Seaton | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 299 | Mesquite, TX |
| 54 | Johnny Dickson III | OL | SR | 6' 2" | 317 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 56 | Tyler Mercer | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 300 | Prosper, TX |
| 57 | Simona Fuailetolo | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 315 | St. George, UT |
| 58 | Isaiah Bowman | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 296 | Conway, AR |
| 62 | Jamison Mejia | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 302 | Broken Arrow, OK |
| 63 | Caleb Hackleman | OL | SO | 6' 6" | 298 | Texarkana, TX |
| 66 | Louie Canepa | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 299 | Napa, CA |
| 67 | Braydon Nelson | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 327 | Kilgore, TX |
| 68 | Joseph Hanson | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 302 | Niceville, FL |
| 70 | Shaun Torgeson | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 302 | Ventura, CA |
| 71 | Miguel Chavez | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 314 | Muskogee, OK |
| 72 | O'Ryan Mosley | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 315 | Houma, LA |
| 73 | JaQwon Evans | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 295 | Shawnee, OK |
| 74 | Eli Holbrook | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 290 | Arlington, TX |
| 75 | Jakobe Sanders | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 327 | Stillwater, OK |
| 76 | Desmond Magiya | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 333 | McKinney, TX |
| 77 | Ashton Lepo | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 320 | Grand Haven, MI |
| 78 | Kai Holec | OL | SO | 6' 8" | 327 | Seattle, WA |
| 79 | Jacob Sexton | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 328 | Edmond, OK |
| 0 | Malik Charles | DE | SR | 6' 3" | 284 | Tempe, AZ |
| 11 | Keviyan Huddleston | DE | JR | 6' 4" | 269 | Tyler, TX |
| 19 | DJ Jackson Jr. | DE | SR | 6' 4" | 243 | Atlanta, GA |
| 44 | Rashod Bradley | DE | JR | 6' 3" | 279 | Lake City, FL |
| 87 | DeSean Brown | DE | SR | 6' 2" | 266 | Del City, OK |
| 91 | Landon Bland | DE | FR | 6' 3" | 231 | Carthage, MO |
| 95 | Jaleel Johnson | DE | SR | 6' 4" | 270 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 96 | Joey Quinn | DE | FR | 6' 6" | 255 | Chicago, IL |
| 5 | Saadiq Clements | DT | JR | 6' 4" | 310 | Henderson, KY |
| 15 | Fatafehi Vailea II | DT | SR | 6' 1" | 307 | Oakland, CA |
| 59 | Xavier Mason | DT | SR | 5' 11" | 261 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 88 | Landon Dean | DT | SR | 6' 5" | 290 | Frontenac, KS |
| 90 | Savion Barthelemy | DT | FR | 6' 3" | 286 | New Orleans, LA |
| 92 | Jerry Lawson | DT | SR | 6' 1" | 312 | Breckenridge, TX |
| 93 | Dominic Macon | DT | FR | 6' 3" | 309 | Happy Valley, OR |
| 94 | Braylon Rigsby | DT | JR | 6' 3" | 283 | Woodville, TX |
| 97 | Nygel Farsee | DT | FR | 6' 1" | 314 | Little Rock, AR |
| 99 | Iman Oates | DT | SR | 6' 3" | 317 | Tulsa, OK |
| 2 | Isaiah Chisom | LB | JR | 6' 0" | 234 | Palmdale, CA |
| 3 | Tate Romney | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 223 | Chandler, AZ |
| 20 | Taurean Davis | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 231 | Quitman, MS |
| 33 | Jack Puckett | LB | SR | 6' 0" | 234 | Bixby, OK |
| 40 | Cooper Mailand | LB | JR | 6' 0" | 232 | Dallas, TX |
| 53 | Christian Jones | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 240 | Inola, OK |
| 4 | Mo Horn | CB | SR | 5' 11" | 183 | Tulsa, OK |
| 8 | Kollin Lewis | CB | JR | 5' 10" | 188 | Gladewater, TX |
| 9 | LaDainian Fields | CB | SO | 6' 1" | 176 | Del City, OK |
| 13 | Trudell Berry | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 196 | Baytown, TX |
| 14 | Kobi Foreman | CB | SO | 5' 10" | 175 | Dallas, TX |
| 26 | Maliek Bracy | CB | FR | 6' 0" | 171 | Argyle, TX |
| 28 | Marrel Davis III | CB | FR | 6' 2" | 196 | Houston, TX |
| 39 | Jeremiah Piper | CB | SR | 5' 10" | 175 | Detroit, MI |
| 41 | Byron Stubbs | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 165 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1 | Evan Jackson | S | SR | 5' 11" | 188 | Houston, TX |
| 6 | Christian Bodnar | S | JR | 6' 0" | 188 | Tampa, FL |
| 7 | Quinton Hammonds | S | JR | 6' 1" | 206 | Allen, TX |
| 12 | Cameron Epps | S | SR | 6' 2" | 207 | St. Louis, MO |
| 18 | Mose Phillips III | S | SR | 6' 2" | 196 | Nashville, TN |
| 22 | Jeremy Cook Jr. | S | SO | 6' 2" | 205 | Hoover, AL |
| 23 | Braeden Presley | S | FR | 6' 0" | 190 | Bixby, OK |
| 27 | Vincent Holmes | S | JR | 6' 0" | 192 | San Jacinto, CA |
| 29 | Cooper Lai | S | JR | 6' 0" | 199 | Tulsa, OK |
| 36 | Bobby Deal Jr. | S | JR | 6' 1" | 190 | El Paso, TX |
| 46 | Hunter Trusler | S | FR | 6' 1" | 201 | Dalhart, TX |
| 47 | Harrison Dempsey | S | SR | 5' 11" | 205 | Gainesville, TX |
| 16 | Sam Keltner | PK | SO | 5' 10" | 185 | Keller, TX |
| 41 | Gabe Pendyala | PK | FR | 5' 10" | 166 | Sunnyvale, TX |
| 49 | Joseph Kim | PK | JR | 5' 9" | 196 | Lawton, OK |
| 37 | Lachie Pozzobon | P | SO | 6' 4" | 182 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 85 | Nate Ost | P | SR | 6' 2" | 198 | Akron, OH |
| 48 | Nolan Akins | LS | FR | 6' 1" | 198 | Flower Mound, TX |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →