Oklahoma State’s 2017 Offense Falls off Pace With 2011 Version

The numbers confirm what we have witnessed with our eyes. The 2017 Oklahoma State offense, while dominant and efficient is not quite as dominant or efficient as the 2011 version.

Through the first half of the season, this year’s team was out-pacing 2011, even though it didn’t feel like it. The West Virginia, Texas and Kansas State games were ugly from an efficiency standpoint, though, and 2017 likely won’t catch 2011 in terms of efficiency.

Let’s take a look.

How about that Weeden-Rudolph average passing yards number? Through 11 games in 2011, Weeden threw for 4,111 yards. Rudolph has thrown for 4,115 so far this season. That’s insane, right?

The other number that has balanced out as I thought it might is the yards per carry figure. For most of the season this 2017 team had a better figure than the 2011 did. That recently flipped, and I don’t expect 2017 to catch 2011 even though Justice Hill has been immense.

It’s true that OSU gets Kansas on Saturday so it could theoretically still catch the 2011 team in terms of efficiency, but it will take a monster performance to do so. Something like 63 points on 13 drives. Maybe that happens, but even if it does it will ring hollow. Because the 2011 offense ended its season with a Big 12 title. This one can only end its year with a victory over 1-10 Kansas.