2015 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) vs. Clemson, L 17–37
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
CFPNo. 4
Record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir Raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (4th year of second stint, 9th overall season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainTrevor Knight
Ty Darlington
Nila Kastati
Eric Striker
Charles Tapper
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $^   8 1     11 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   7 2     10 3  
No. 7 TCU   7 2     11 2  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
West Virginia   4 5     8 5  
Texas Tech   4 5     7 6  
Texas   4 5     5 7  
Kansas State   3 6     6 7  
Iowa State   2 7     3 9  
Kansas   0 9     0 12  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 121st season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 17th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began on October 3, 2015 with a 44–24 win against West Virginia in Norman, Oklahoma and ended with a 58–23 win against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 28, 2015. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 8–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship, their first since 2012.

Oklahoma was selected as the 4th seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against 1st seed Clemson on December 31, 2015 in the Orange Bowl which they lost 17–37. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.

Previous season

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The 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished the regular season 8–4, with the four losses in conference play towards Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and TCU. Oklahoma became bowl eligible after defeating Iowa State on November 1, 2014. The Sooners were invited to play in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl against the Clemson Tigers. Oklahoma fell short against the Tigers in Orlando with a loss of 6–40.

Staff changes

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After the 2014 season in which the team went 8-5, Head coach Bob Stoops announced the firings of Co-offensive coordinators Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell.[1][2] Secondary's coach Bobby Jack Wright announced that he would retire from coaching.[3] Following their departures Stoops promoted defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery to Co-Defensive coordinator after being with the team for two years but weeks later Montgomery accepted a position with the NFL'S Green Bay Packers.[4][5] On January 12, 2015 ECU Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was announced as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[6] On February 9, 2015 Notre Dame defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks was hired for the same position, along with Cooks hiring Stoops also hired Washington State outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons for the same position.[7] On February 19, 2015 Stoops hired Stanford defensive assistant Diron Reynolds to replace former defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery.[8]

Along with personal changes, Stoops also changed several coaches positions within the coaching staff. On defense Mike Stoops will switch from defensive backs to outside linebackers and Tim Kish will coach inside linebackers. On offense Cale Gundy will become assistant head coach and move from running backs to inside receivers coach, Special teams coordinator Jay Boulware will add running backs and fullbacks to his coaching assignments.[7]

Preseason

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Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Rodney Anderson
RB
Katy, Texas Katy HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.63 Jun 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Gabriel Campbell
DE
Yazoo City, Mississippi Yazoo City HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 4.70 Jan 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jamal Danley
OG
Byhalia, Mississippi East Mississippi CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) 5.03 Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Ricky DeBerry
DE
Mechanicsville, Virginia Atlee HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.58 Dec 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Bobby Evans
OT
Allen, Texas Allen HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) N/A Jul 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Cody Ford
OG
Pineville, Louisiana Pineville HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 314 lb (142 kg) 5.09 Aug 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Neville Gallimore
DT
St. Catherines, Ontario Canada Prep Football Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 311 lb (141 kg) 4.70 Jan 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dahu Green
WR
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Westmoore HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 4.54 Feb 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kahlil Haughton
S
Waco, Texas Midway HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.41 Dec 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dominique Hearne
OG
Lancester, Texas Lancaster HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 288 lb (131 kg) 5.13 Jun 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
John Humphrey, Jr.
WR
League City, Texas Clear Falls HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 4.40 Aug 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
William Johnson
CB
Baltimore, Maryland Monroe College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) N/A Nov 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kenneth Mann
DE
Burleson, Texas Burleson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.70 Jul 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
P. J. Mbanasor
CB
Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 4.64 Jun 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Arthur McGinnis
OLB
New Orleans, Louisiana Warren Easton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 4.47 Feb 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Prentice McKinney, Jr.
S
Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.48 Feb 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
A. D. Miller
WR
Dallas, Texas Bishop Dunne HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.50 Feb 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Marquise Overton
DT
Jenks, Oklahoma Jenks HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 301 lb (137 kg) 5.51 Jan 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dru Samia
OG
Danville, California San Ramon Valley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 296 lb (134 kg) 5.48 Aug 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Austin Seibert
K
Belleville, Illinois Belleville West HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) N/A May 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Antoine Stephens
CB
Dallas, Texas Justin F. Kimball HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 4.54 Jan 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Will Sunderland, Jr.
S
Midwest City, Oklahoma Midwest City HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.58 Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
DeDe Westbrook
WR
Cameron, Texas Blinn College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.38 Nov 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 15  ESPN: 17
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Oklahoma Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • "2015 Oklahoma Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • "2015 Player Commitments – Oklahoma". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

Award watch lists

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Schedule

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Oklahoma announced their 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted two non conference games where they defeated Akron in their first meeting and Tulsa and traveled to its other non conference foe Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee where they won in double overtime. Oklahoma met for the first time against the Akron Zips at home to open the season. The Sooners will host Big 12 foes Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and will travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl for the 110th time on October 10 for the Red River Showdown.[20]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmAkron*No. 19FSOK PPVW 41–385,370[21]
September 125:00 pmat No. 23 Tennessee*No. 19ESPNW 31–24 2OT102,455[22]
September 1911:00 amTulsa*No. 16
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FS1W 52–3885,657[23]
October 311:00 amNo. 23 West VirginiaNo. 15
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FS1W 44–2484,384[24]
October 1011:00 amvs. TexasNo. 10ABCL 17–2491,546[25]
October 172:30 pmat Kansas StateNo. 19ABCW 55–052,867[26]
October 242:30 pmTexas Tech No. 17
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 63–2785,312[27]
October 312:30 pmat KansasNo. 14FS1W 62–726,677[28]
November 76:00 pmIowa StateNo. 14
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNUW 52–1685,595[29]
November 147:00 pmat No. 4 BaylorNo. 12ABCW 44–3449,875[30]
November 287:00 p.m.at No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 5ABCW 58–2358,231[31]
December 313:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Clemson*No. 4ESPNL 17–3767,615

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP191916151510191714141275345
Coaches191717141491915131311754 (2)35
CFPNot released15127334Not released

Coaching staff and team roster

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2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jarvis Baxter Jr
WR 2 John Humphrey Fr
WR 3 Sterling Shepard Sr
QB 4 Clark Reece Fr
WR 5 Durron Neal Sr
QB 6 Baker Mayfield Jr
QB 9 Trevor Knight (C)   Jr
WR 11 Dede Westbrook Jr
QB 12 Connor McGinnis Fr
WR 13 A. D. Miller Fr
QB 14 Cody Thomas   So
WR 15 Jeffery Mead So
WR 16 Michiah Quick So
WR 17 Jordan Smallwood   So
WR 18 Dahu Green Fr
WR 19 Dallis Todd   Fr
RB 20 Tion Grant So
RB 24 Rodney Anderson Fr
RB 25 Joe Mixon   Fr
RB 28 Alex Ross   Jr
RB 32 Samaje Perine So
RB 33 Anthony Sheppard Fr
RB 34 Daniel Brooks   Jr
FB 36 Dimitri Flowers So
FB 44 Jaxon Uhles   So
TE 45 Carson Meier   Fr
OL 52 Jamal Danley Jr
OL 54 Nila Kasitati (C)   Sr
OL 55 Josiah St. John   Sr
OL 56 Ty Darlington (C) Sr
OL 58 Erick Wren   So
OL 63 Alex Dalton   Fr
OL 64 Dylan Hartsook   Jr
OL 65 Nick Hardaway   So
OL 66 Riley Nolan   Jr
OL 68 Jonathan Alvarez So
OL 69 Quinn Mittermeier So
OL 70 Christian Daimler   So
OL 71 Bobby Evans Fr
OL 72 Derek Farniok   Sr
OL 73 Kenyon Frison   Fr
OL 74 Cody Ford Fr
OL 75 Dru Samia Fr
OL 76 Sam Grant   Jr
OL 77 Joseph Paul   Fr
OL 78 Orlando Brown   Fr
OL 79 Dominique Hearne Fr
WR 80 Sam Iheke Fr
TE 81 Mark Andrews   Fr
WR 82 Ezel McIntee   Fr
WR 83 Nick Basquine   Fr
WR 84 Grant Bothun   Jr
WR 85 Vance Galloway Fr
WR 86 Lee Morris Fr
WR 87 Parker Fentriss Fr
WR 88 Eric DeLay Fr
TE 89 Connor Knight   Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Dominique Alexander Jr
DB 2 P. J. Mbanasor Fr
DB 4 Hatari Byrd Jr
DB 5 Antoine Stevens Fr
DB 6 Stanvon Taylor Jr
DB 7 Jordan Thomas So
DB 8 Kahlil Haughton Fr
LB 9 Tay Evans   Fr
DB 10 Steven Parker So
DB 12 William Johnson So
DB 13 Ahmad Thomas Jr
DB 14 Marcus Green   Fr
DB 15 Zack Sanchez   Jr
LB 18 Curtis Bolton   Fr
LB 19 Eric Striker (C) Sr
LB 20 Frank Shannon   Sr
DB 21 Will Sunderland Fr
LB 22 Ricky DeBerry Fr
LB 23 Devante Bond Sr
LB 26 Jordan Evans Jr
DB 27 Dakota Austin Jr
DB 29 Prentice McKinney Fr
DB 30 Ernest Gardner   So
LB 31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo   So
DB 35 Cole Swayze Sr
DB 37 Anuar Hage Fr
DB 38 Najee Bissoon   So
DB 39 Darius Owens   So
LB 40 P. L. Lindley   Sr
DB 41 Jesse Walker   So
LB 42 Ruben Hunter   So
DE 46 Gabriel Campbell Fr
DT 50 Courtney Garnett   Fr
LB 50 Arthur McGinnis Fr
LB 51 Cade Newhouse–Parker So
DE 55 Kenneth Mann Fr
DT 57 Du'Vonta Lampkin Fr
DT 58 Chase Frazier   So
DT 59 Kane Snowden   Jr
DE 80 Isaac Ijalana   So
LB 84 Dalton Rodriguez So
DE 87 D. J. Ward   So
DT 90 Neville Gallimore Fr
DE 91 Charles Tapper (C) Sr
DT 92 Matthew Romar   So
DT 93 Jordan Wade   Jr
DT 94 Matt Dimon Jr
DE 95 Austin Roberts Jr
DE 96 Mitch Tate   Sr
DT 97 Charles Walker   So
DT 98 Marquise Overton Fr
DE 99 Dwayne Orso–Bacchus   Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 36 Kyle Pfau So
P 38 Jack Steed   Jr
K 39 Nick Hodgson   Sr
LS 42 Wesley Horky So
K 43 Austin Seibert Fr
K 47 Eric Hosek   Sr
LS 57 Jack Aubel Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lincoln RileyOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
  • Cale GundyAssistant Head Coach / Inside Receivers / Director of Recruiting
  • Dennis Simmons – Outside Receivers
  • Bill Bedenbaugh – Offensive Line
  • Jay BoulwareRunning Backs / Fullbacks / Special Teams Coordinator
  • Mike StoopsAssociate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
  • Tim KishInside Linebackers
  • Kerry CooksDefensive Backs
  • Diron Reynolds - Defensive Line
  • Jerry SchmidtDirector of Sports Enhancement
  • Matt McMillen – Assistant A. D. Football Operations
  • Merv JohnsonDirector of Football Operations
  • Austin Woods – Offensive Quality Control
  • C. J. Ah You - Defensive Quality Control / Special Teams Quality Control
  • Ryan Allgood - Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Tyler Tettleton – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Courtney Viney - Defensive Graduate Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 5, 2015

Depth Chart

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Game notes

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Akron

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Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
Akron Zips at #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[33]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Akron 0 3 003
#19 Oklahoma 3 14 21341

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: September 5, 2015
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S 15 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 85,370
  • Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (FSOK (PPV)): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play),[34] Dave Lapham (Color)[34] & Chad McKee (Sideline)[34]
Game information

Tennessee

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Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2014 W 34–10
Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary[35]
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
#19 Oklahoma 0 3 0147731
#23 Tennessee 10 7 007024

at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN

  • Date: September 12, 2015
  • Game time: 6:01 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 8 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 102,455
  • Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Richard Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Scorer: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play),[36] Todd Blackledge (Color)[36] & Holly Rowe (Sideline)[36]
Game information

Tulsa

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Overall record Last meeting Result
19–7–1 2014 W 52–7
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Tulsa 0
#16 Oklahoma 0

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

West Virginia

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Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 2014 W 45–33
#23 West Virginia Mountaineers at #15 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[37]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#23 West Virginia 0 7 17024
#15 Oklahoma 7 17 101044

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: October 3, 2015
  • Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: ENE 8 • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 84,384
  • Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play),[38] Brady Quinn (Color)[38] & Kris Budden (Sideline)[38]
Game information

Texas (Red River Showdown)

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Overall record Last meeting Result
44–60–5 2014 W 31–26
#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns  – Game summary[39]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#10 Oklahoma 0 3 7717
Texas 14 0 3724

at Cotton BowlDallas, TX

  • Date: October 10, 2015
  • Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: • Weather:
  • Game attendance: 91,546
  • Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Scorer: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play),[40] Chris Spielman (Color)[40] & Todd McShay (Sideline)[40]
Game information

Texas

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Overall record Last meeting Result
44–60–5 2014 W 31–26
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Oklahoma 0
Texas 0

at Cotton BowlDallas, TX

  • Date: October 10, 2015
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • TV: ABC

Kansas State

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Overall record Last meeting Result
72–19–4 2014 L 30–31
#19 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[41]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#19 Oklahoma 14 21 13755
Kansas State 0 0 000

at Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS

  • Date: October 17, 2015
  • Game time: 2:41 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 13 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 52,867
  • Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Scorer: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Lamont (Play-by-play),[42] Ray Bentley (Color)[42] & Dawn Davenport (Sideline)[42]
Game information

Texas Tech

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Overall record Last meeting Result
16–6 2014 W 42–30
Texas Tech Red Raiders at #17 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[43]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas Tech 3 14 10027
#17 Oklahoma 14 14 211463

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: October 24, 2015
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NE 14 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 85,312
  • Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play),[44] Kelly Stouffer (Color)[44] & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)[44]
Game information

Kansas

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Overall record Last meeting Result
72–27–6 2014 W 44–7
#14 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary[45]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#14 Oklahoma 21 17 17762
Kansas 0 7 007

at Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS

  • Date: October 31, 2015
  • Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W 9 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,677
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play),[46] Brady Quinn (Color)[46] & Kris Budden (Sideline)[46]
Game information

Iowa State

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Overall record Last meeting Result
72–5–2 2014 W 59–14
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[47]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 3 6 0716
#14 Oklahoma 21 0 171452

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: November 7, 2015
  • Game time: 6:02 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 85,595
  • Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play)[48] & Jay Walker (Color)[48]
Game information

Baylor

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Overall record Last meeting Result
21–3 2014 L 14–48
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears – Game summary[49]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#12 Oklahoma 7 13 141044
#4 Baylor 6 7 14734

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: November 14, 2015
  • Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 • Weather: Light rain
  • Game attendance: 49,875
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play),[50] Kirk Herbstreit (Color)[50] & Heather Cox (Sideline)[50]
Game information
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–5 2014 L 33–37
TCU Horned Frogs vs Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[51]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#11 TCU 7 0 61629
#7 Oklahoma 7 16 7030

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: November 21, 2015
  • Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind: N 8 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 85,821
  • Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play)[52] Todd Blackledge (Color)[52] & Holly Rowe (Sideline)[52]
Game information

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

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Overall record Last meeting Result
84–18–7 2014 L 35–38
Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary[53]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#5 Oklahoma 14 30 7758
#9 Oklahoma State 10 10 3023

at Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK

  • Date: November 28, 2015
  • Game time: 7:21 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: NNW 6 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,231
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Brian Alos
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play),[54] Kirk Herbstreit (Color),[54] Heather Cox (Sideline)[54] & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)[54]
Game information

Clemson (Orange Bowl)

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Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2014 L 6–40
Oklahoma Sooners vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#4 Oklahoma 7 10 0017
#1 Clemson 3 13 14737

at Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL

Weekly Awards

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Postseason

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Honors & Awards

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  • Ty Darlington
Academic All-America (First Team)[63]
  • Baker Mayfield
Burlsworth Trophy[64]

2016 NFL Draft

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The 2016 NFL draft was held from April 28-30, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Four players were drafted durning the draft with a further three signing as undrafted free agents.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Sterling Shepard WR 2 40 New York Giants
Charles Tapper DE 4 101 Dallas Cowboys
Zack Sanchez CB 5 141 Carolina Panthers
Devante Bond OLB 6 183 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Durron Neal WR Undrafted Denver Broncos
Frank Shannon LB Undrafted Denver Broncos
Eric Striker LB Undrafted Buffalo Bills

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