After Oklahoma State’s 32-24 win over Texas in Austin, ESPN displayed an interesting stat across the screen during a SportsCenter recap of the Pokes’ comeback victory.
It read that Oklahoma State’s 7.0 scoring margin was the lowest by a team to start 6-0 since Penn State in 1985 (4.0 points). During the AP poll era (since 1936), the only other team to manage a lower scoring margin in such a start was Notre Dame in 1939.
It’s a remarkable stat and accomplishment, but I’m not sure it’s one Mike Gundy set out trying to achieve.
It means the Cowboys have fought through adversity and that — by either grit, lucky or (more likely) a combination of the two — they’ve found a way to come out on top.