The 2021 season's largest margin: Oklahoma State 55, Kansas 3. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Top-10 Year
Oklahoma State finished 2021 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Spencer SandersQB2,839 passing yards
- Shane IllingworthQB385 passing yards
- Jaylen WarrenRB1,216 rushing yards
- Dominic RichardsonRB373 rushing yards
- Davontavean MartinWR1,046 receiving yards
- Brennan PresleyWR619 receiving yards
- Blaine GreenWR314 receiving yards
- Malcolm RodriguezLB129 tackles
- Devin HarperLB95 tackles
- Kolby PeelS70 tackles
- Collin OliverLB11.5 sacks
- Brock MartinDE9 sacks
- Tyler LacyDE3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Oklahoma State 16, Baylor 21. A 5-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Oklahoma State beat Notre Dame 37-35 in the postseason.
"Go Pokes"
2021 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.