After rallying from a 28–7 deficit late in the 2nd quarter, Oklahoma State defeated Notre Dame 37–35.
[4] Notre Dame finished their regular season with an 11–1 overall record, losing only to Cincinnati in early October.
After beating Stanford in the last game of the regular season, Brian Kelly left to take the job at LSU and Defensive Coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach shortly less than a week later Led by head coach Mike Gundy in his 17th season, Oklahoma State entered the season with a narrow defeat of FCS-ranked Missouri State.
25 Kansas State,[8] and the Cowboys pulled the upset to move to 4–0 and jump into the rankings at No.
[16] The Cowboys ended their regular season with an 8–1 record in Big 12 games, finishing with a four-point home win against No.