By the numbers: No. 7 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State
The No. 7 Texas Longhorns will face the No. 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys for the Big 12 title on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.
Texas has beaten Baylor, Houston, BYU, Kansas State, TCU, Iowa State and Texas Tech in Big 12 play this year. They have a chance to beat one more member of the conference on Dec. 2.
This is Steve Sarkisian’s third year as the head coach of the Longhorns, and the team has shown improvement on the field and in the locker room.
Saturday presents a chance for Texas to further the program’s growth: A conference championship and potential College Football Playoff berth is at stake. Texas needs to beat Oklahoma State and Louisville to beat Florida State in the ACC Championship to retain hopes of receiving a ticket to the playoff.
Here’s a statistical comparison for the Big 12 Championship game between Texas and Oklahoma State.
Points per game
No. 7 Texas: 35 points per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 30 points per game
Points allowed
No. 7 Texas: 17 points allowed per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 27 points allowed per game
Total yards
No. 7 Texas: 460 total yards per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 433 total yards per game
Total yards allowed
No. 7 Texas: 325 total yards allowed per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 423 total yards allowed per game
Passing yards
No. 7 Texas: 272 passing yards per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 265 passing yards per game
Passing yards allowed
No. 7 Texas: 240 passing yards allowed per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 251 passing yards allowed per game
Rushing yards
No. 7 Texas: 188 rushing yards per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 167 rushing yards per game
Rushing yards allowed
No. 7 Texas: 85 rushing yards allowed per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 172 rushing yards allowed per game
Time of possession
No. 7 Texas: 31:06 per game
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 30:24
Third-down conversions
No. 7 Texas: 57 of 158 (36%)
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 69 of 183 (37.7%)
Fourth-down conversions
No. 7 Texas: 17 of 28 (60.7%)
No. 18 Oklahoma State: 9 of 18 (50%)
