2016 The Ten-Win Year

Oklahoma State's 2016 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #13 post-bowls
SP+ +6.5 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs SE Lou 61-7 L vs Cent Mic 27-30 W vs Pittsb 45-38 L @ Baylor 24-35 W vs Texas 49-31 W vs Iowa St 38-31 W @ Kansas 44-20 W vs West Vir 37-20 W @ Kans Sta 43-37 W vs Texa Tec 45-44 W @ TCU 31-6 L @ Okla 20-38 W @ Colorado 38-8 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Oklahoma State 61, SE Louisiana 7. A 54-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Oklahoma State 20, Oklahoma 38. A 18-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Oklahoma State beat Colorado 38-8 in the postseason.

"Go Pokes"
— Oklahoma State fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Oklahoma State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.