The 2011 and 2015 Oklahoma State football teams entered the first week of November at 8-0. However, each squad took a different path to its undefeated status.
OSU was an offensive juggernaut in 2011 behind future NFL draft picks in quarterback Brandon Weeden, receiver Justin Blackmon and running back Joseph Randle. In 2015, the Cowboys have relied more on their defensive efficiency. Those philosophies are backed by the stats.
At this point in the season back in 2011, OSU's offense holds the advantage in every offensive statistical category over the 2015 team. The reverse is true for defensive statistics — except for turnover margin.
Here's a side-by-side comparison, with national rankings in parenthesis, of how each team fared in several different statistical categories.
Total offense
2015: 502.9 (15) | 2011: 555.13 (4)
Rushing offense
2015: 151.4 (92) | 2011: 181.88 (41)
Passing offense
2015: 351.5 (8) | 2011: 373.25 (4)
Scoring offense
2015: 44 (7) | 2011: 49.88 (2)
Total defense
2015: 357 (41) | 2011: 455.63 (111)
Rushing defense
2015: 138.5 (36) | 2011: 185.50 (84)
Passing defense
2015: 218.5 (61) | 2011: 270.13 (101)
Scoring defense
2015: 23.1 (46) | 2011: 26.5 (62)
Turnover margin
2015: 1.0 (T-13) | 2011: 2.38 (1)
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OSU was an offensive juggernaut in 2011 behind future NFL draft picks in quarterback Brandon Weeden, receiver Justin Blackmon and running back Joseph Randle. In 2015, the Cowboys have relied more on their defensive efficiency. Those philosophies are backed by the stats.
At this point in the season back in 2011, OSU's offense holds the advantage in every offensive statistical category over the 2015 team. The reverse is true for defensive statistics — except for turnover margin.
Here's a side-by-side comparison, with national rankings in parenthesis, of how each team fared in several different statistical categories.
Total offense
2015: 502.9 (15) | 2011: 555.13 (4)
Rushing offense
2015: 151.4 (92) | 2011: 181.88 (41)
Passing offense
2015: 351.5 (8) | 2011: 373.25 (4)
Scoring offense
2015: 44 (7) | 2011: 49.88 (2)
Total defense
2015: 357 (41) | 2011: 455.63 (111)
Rushing defense
2015: 138.5 (36) | 2011: 185.50 (84)
Passing defense
2015: 218.5 (61) | 2011: 270.13 (101)
Scoring defense
2015: 23.1 (46) | 2011: 26.5 (62)
Turnover margin
2015: 1.0 (T-13) | 2011: 2.38 (1)
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