So for the last year or so, I've been tracking how we've been doing in the second half, and now that we're near the end of the Kliff Kingsbury era, figured this was relevant to share. I know everyone knows that we're 1-27 when trailing at halftime, but the complete ineptitude in the second half is even worse than that suggests. In the last two years, when we've been in thirteen "close" game (within two scores either way; bold below is above two scores), but we've only outscored the other team after halftime once: against TCU last year, when we beat them by 3 in overtime. I can understand the idea that if you're losing at halftime, you're likely going to not win, but under Kliff, it's clear, we're not going to win the second half.
2013: (Winning at Halftime: 5-0. Tied at Halftime: 2-0. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (+22 second half)
@SMU (5-7) - Winning 13-9, won 41-23 (+14 second half)
@TCU (4-8) - Winning 10-0, won 20-12 (Even second half)
Texas St (6-6) - Winning 13-0, won 33-7 (+13 second half)
@KU (3-9) - Winning 20-10, won 54-16 (+28 second half)
ISU (3-9) - Tied at 21, won 42-35 (+7 second half)
@WVU (4-8) - Tied at 13, won 37-27 (+10 second half)
@OU (11-2) - Losing 14-7, lost 38-30 (-1 second half)
O$U (10-3) - Losing 28-24, lost 52-34 (-14 second half)
KSU (8-5) - Losing 35-10, lost 49-26 (+2 second half)
vBU (11-2) - Losing 35-27, lost 63-34 (-22 second half)
@UT (8-5) - Losing 20-10, lost 41-16 (-15 second half)
ASU (10-4) - Winning 27-13, won 37-23 (Even second half)
2014: (Winning at Halftime: 2-2. Tied at Halftime: NA. Losing at Halftime: 1-6.) (-101 second half)
@UTEP (7-6) - Winning 16-13, won 30-26 (+1 second half)
Arkansas (7-6) - Losing 28-21, lost 49-28 (-14 second half)
@O$U (7-6) - Losing 21-14, lost 45-35 (-3 second half)
@KSU (9-4) - Losing 24-7, lost 45-13 (-15 second half)
WVU (7-6) - Winning 21-10, lost 37-34 (-14 second half)
KU (3-9) - Winning 17-7, won 34-21 (+3 second half)
@TCU (12-1) - Losing 37-20, lost 82-27 (-38 second half)
UT (6-7) - Losing 17-13, lost 34-13 (-17 second half)
OU (8-5) - Winning 14-7, lost 42-30 (-19 second half)
@ISU (2-10) - Losing 17-14, won 34-31 (+6 second half)
vBU (11-2) - Losing 28-17, lost 48-46 (+9 second half)
2015: (Winning at Halftime: 5-1. Tied at Halftime: 1-0. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (-21 second half)
UTEP (5-7) - Winning 38-17, won 69-20 (+28 second half)
@Arkansas (8-5) - Tied at 21, won 35-24 (+11 second half)
TCU (11-2) - Losing 33-28, lost 55-52 (+2 second half)
vBU (10-3) - Losing 49-21, lost 63-35 (Even second half)
ISU (3-9) - Winning 38-21, won 66-31 (+18 second half)
@KU (0-12) - Winning 20-0, won 30-20 (-10 second half)
@OU (11-2) - Losing 28-17, lost 63-27 (-25 second half)
O$U (10-3) - Winning 38-28, lost 70-53 (-27 second half)
@WVU (8-5) - Losing 17-14, lost 31-26 (-2 second half)
KSU (6-7) - Winning 35-21, won 59-44 (+1 second half)
@UT (5-7) - Winning 17-10, won 48-45 (-4 second half)
LSU (9-3) - Losing 21-13, lost 56-27 (-21 second half)
2016: (Winning at Halftime: 3-0. Tied at Halftime: 1-1. Losing at Halftime: 0-6.) (-40 second half)
@ASU (5-7) - Losing 37-34, lost 68-55 (-10 second half)
La. Tech (9-5) - Winning 35-17, won 59-45 (-8 second half)
KU (2-10) - Winning 28-9, won 55-19 (+17 second half)
@KSU (9-4) - Losing 31-28, lost 44-38 (-3 second half)
WVU (10-3) - Losing 24-7, lost 48-17 (-14 second half)
OU (11-2) - Losing 30-24, lost 66-59 (-1 second half)
@TCU (6-7) - Tied at 10, won 27-24 in OT (+3 second half w/ OT)
UT (5-7) - Losing 24-23, lost 45-37 (-7 second half)
@O$U (10-3) - Tied at 28, lost 45-44 (-1 second half)
@ISU (3-9) - Losing 45-3, lost 66-10 (-14 second half)
vBU (7-6) - Winning 42-21, won 54-35 (-2 second half)
2017: (Winning at Halftime: 4-1. Tied at Halftime: NA. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (-50 second half)
ASU (6-5) - Winning 35-17, won 52-45 (-11 second half)
@UH (6-4) - Winning 13-10, won 27-24 (Even second half)
O$U (8-3) - Losing 21-17, lost 41-34 (-3 second half)
@KU (1-10) - Winning 35-10, won 65-19 (+21 second half)
@WVU (7-4) - Winning 28-17, lost 46-35 (-22 second half)
ISU (7-4) - Losing 24-6, lost 31-13 (Even second half)
@OU (10-1) - Losing 28-20, lost 49-27 (-14 second half)
KSU (6-5) - Losing 17-14, lost 42-35 in OT (-4 second half w/ OT)
BU (1-10) - Winning 21-7, won 38-24 (Even second half)
TCU (9-2) - Losing 10-3, lost 27-3 (-17 second half)
2013: (Winning at Halftime: 5-0. Tied at Halftime: 2-0. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (+22 second half)
@SMU (5-7) - Winning 13-9, won 41-23 (+14 second half)
@TCU (4-8) - Winning 10-0, won 20-12 (Even second half)
Texas St (6-6) - Winning 13-0, won 33-7 (+13 second half)
@KU (3-9) - Winning 20-10, won 54-16 (+28 second half)
ISU (3-9) - Tied at 21, won 42-35 (+7 second half)
@WVU (4-8) - Tied at 13, won 37-27 (+10 second half)
@OU (11-2) - Losing 14-7, lost 38-30 (-1 second half)
O$U (10-3) - Losing 28-24, lost 52-34 (-14 second half)
KSU (8-5) - Losing 35-10, lost 49-26 (+2 second half)
vBU (11-2) - Losing 35-27, lost 63-34 (-22 second half)
@UT (8-5) - Losing 20-10, lost 41-16 (-15 second half)
ASU (10-4) - Winning 27-13, won 37-23 (Even second half)
2014: (Winning at Halftime: 2-2. Tied at Halftime: NA. Losing at Halftime: 1-6.) (-101 second half)
@UTEP (7-6) - Winning 16-13, won 30-26 (+1 second half)
Arkansas (7-6) - Losing 28-21, lost 49-28 (-14 second half)
@O$U (7-6) - Losing 21-14, lost 45-35 (-3 second half)
@KSU (9-4) - Losing 24-7, lost 45-13 (-15 second half)
WVU (7-6) - Winning 21-10, lost 37-34 (-14 second half)
KU (3-9) - Winning 17-7, won 34-21 (+3 second half)
@TCU (12-1) - Losing 37-20, lost 82-27 (-38 second half)
UT (6-7) - Losing 17-13, lost 34-13 (-17 second half)
OU (8-5) - Winning 14-7, lost 42-30 (-19 second half)
@ISU (2-10) - Losing 17-14, won 34-31 (+6 second half)
vBU (11-2) - Losing 28-17, lost 48-46 (+9 second half)
2015: (Winning at Halftime: 5-1. Tied at Halftime: 1-0. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (-21 second half)
UTEP (5-7) - Winning 38-17, won 69-20 (+28 second half)
@Arkansas (8-5) - Tied at 21, won 35-24 (+11 second half)
TCU (11-2) - Losing 33-28, lost 55-52 (+2 second half)
vBU (10-3) - Losing 49-21, lost 63-35 (Even second half)
ISU (3-9) - Winning 38-21, won 66-31 (+18 second half)
@KU (0-12) - Winning 20-0, won 30-20 (-10 second half)
@OU (11-2) - Losing 28-17, lost 63-27 (-25 second half)
O$U (10-3) - Winning 38-28, lost 70-53 (-27 second half)
@WVU (8-5) - Losing 17-14, lost 31-26 (-2 second half)
KSU (6-7) - Winning 35-21, won 59-44 (+1 second half)
@UT (5-7) - Winning 17-10, won 48-45 (-4 second half)
LSU (9-3) - Losing 21-13, lost 56-27 (-21 second half)
2016: (Winning at Halftime: 3-0. Tied at Halftime: 1-1. Losing at Halftime: 0-6.) (-40 second half)
@ASU (5-7) - Losing 37-34, lost 68-55 (-10 second half)
La. Tech (9-5) - Winning 35-17, won 59-45 (-8 second half)
KU (2-10) - Winning 28-9, won 55-19 (+17 second half)
@KSU (9-4) - Losing 31-28, lost 44-38 (-3 second half)
WVU (10-3) - Losing 24-7, lost 48-17 (-14 second half)
OU (11-2) - Losing 30-24, lost 66-59 (-1 second half)
@TCU (6-7) - Tied at 10, won 27-24 in OT (+3 second half w/ OT)
UT (5-7) - Losing 24-23, lost 45-37 (-7 second half)
@O$U (10-3) - Tied at 28, lost 45-44 (-1 second half)
@ISU (3-9) - Losing 45-3, lost 66-10 (-14 second half)
vBU (7-6) - Winning 42-21, won 54-35 (-2 second half)
2017: (Winning at Halftime: 4-1. Tied at Halftime: NA. Losing at Halftime: 0-5.) (-50 second half)
ASU (6-5) - Winning 35-17, won 52-45 (-11 second half)
@UH (6-4) - Winning 13-10, won 27-24 (Even second half)
O$U (8-3) - Losing 21-17, lost 41-34 (-3 second half)
@KU (1-10) - Winning 35-10, won 65-19 (+21 second half)
@WVU (7-4) - Winning 28-17, lost 46-35 (-22 second half)
ISU (7-4) - Losing 24-6, lost 31-13 (Even second half)
@OU (10-1) - Losing 28-20, lost 49-27 (-14 second half)
KSU (6-5) - Losing 17-14, lost 42-35 in OT (-4 second half w/ OT)
BU (1-10) - Winning 21-7, won 38-24 (Even second half)
TCU (9-2) - Losing 10-3, lost 27-3 (-17 second half)
