Oklahoma State may not have had a good start to the season on offense but the defense has been almost perfect. Only allowing 35 points in the first three games, no team has found a way to get over 14 points. The last time the Cowboys did that was in 2006:
| Missouri State | 52-10 |
| @ Arkansas State | 35-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 48-8 |
This Oklahoma State team should be much better than the 2006 squad that ended up 7-5 and though the nonconference is still as weak as it was then, this team does have a better defense.