Oklahoma State got inside Texas’ red zone six times on Saturday evening in Austin and walked away with just three TDs, which made the Cowboys three for their last eight in the red zone. In a TD-scoring league, this is the equivalent of shooting an elk with a nerf gun.
It’s also nothing new for the Pokes. They’ve been good but not great at converting red-zone trips into TDs over the last decade. Here’s a year-by-year look at where they’ve ranked nationally and what their conversion rate has been.
| 2019 | 54 | 65% |
| 2018 | 34 | 67% |
| 2017 | 43 | 65% |
| 2016 | 58 | 62% |
| 2015 | 26 | 67% |
| 2014 | 109 | 50% |
| 2013 | 8 | 75% |
| 2012 | 26 | 67% |
| 2011 | 37 | 65% |
| 2010 | 25 | 67% |
Other than two outlier years in 2013 (fire Yurcich!