2017 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 Championship, W 41–17 vs. TCU
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal), vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
CFPNo. 2
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorCale Gundy (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Bedenbaugh (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (11th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainOrlando Brown
Baker Mayfield
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
Steven Parker
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^   8 1     12 2  
No. 9 TCU y   7 2     11 3  
No. 14 Oklahoma State   6 3     10 3  
Texas   5 4     7 6  
West Virginia   5 4     7 6  
Kansas State   5 4     8 5  
Iowa State   5 4     8 5  
Texas Tech   3 6     6 7  
Baylor   1 8     1 11  
Kansas   0 9     1 11  
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 123rd season of Sooner football. The team is led by Lincoln Riley, who is in his first year as head coach, after the retirement of Bob Stoops in June 2017.[1] They play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

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The Sooners finished the 2016 season 11–2, 9–0 in Big 12 play to win their 10th Big 12 Championship. By winning the conference championship Oklahoma was selected to play in the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Auburn 35–19.[2]

Coaching staff

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On June 7, 2017 Bob Stoops announced his retirement after 17 seasons as head coach.[3] Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach. On June 14, Riley hired former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill to coach defensive tackles.[4] With the offensive coordinator positions vacant Riley promoted Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh as co-coordinators, but Riley will continue to call plays for the season.[5]

Name Position Alma mater Joined Staff
Lincoln Riley Head Coach / Quarterbacks Texas Tech (2006) 2015/2017
Mike Stoops Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Iowa (1986) 1999/2012
Cale Gundy Co-offensive coordinator/ Inside Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator Oklahoma (1994) 1999
Bill Bedenbaugh Co-offensive coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Iowa Wesleyan (1995) 2013
Jay Boulware Special Team Coordinator / Running Backs Coach Texas (1996) 2013
Kerry Cooks Assistant defensive coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach Iowa (1993) 2015
Ruffin McNeill Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles East Carolina (1980) 2017
Tim Kish Inside Linebackers Coach Otterbein (1976) 2012
Dennis Simmons Outside Wide Receivers Coach BYU (1997) 2015
Calvin Thibodeaux Defensive Ends Coach Oklahoma (2006) 2016
Jerry Schmidt Director of Sports Enhancement Nebraska (1986) 1999
Matt McMillen Assistant A.D. Football Operations Kansas State (1985) 1999

Schedule

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Oklahoma announced their 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against UTEP and Tulane and travel to Ohio State. Oklahoma will host Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia and travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 14 for the Red River Showdown, the 112th game played of the series.[6]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m.UTEP*No. 7FOXW 56–786,076
September 96:30 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio State*No. 5ABCW 31–16109,088
September 165:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 2
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
FSN PPVW 56–1486,290
September 235:30 p.m.at BaylorNo. 3FS1W 49–4143,573
October 711:00 a.m.Iowa StateNo. 3
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
FOXL 31–3886,019
October 142:30 p.m.vs. TexasNo. 12ESPNW 29–2493,552
October 213:00 p.m.at Kansas StateNo. 9FOXW 42–3552,122
October 287:00 p.m.Texas Tech No. 10
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
ABC/ESPN2W 49–2786,309
November 43:00 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma StateNo. 8FS1W 62–5256,790
November 117:00 p.m.No. 8 TCUNo. 5
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
FOXW 38–2088,308
November 182:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 3ESPNW 41–322,854
November 252:45 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 3
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
ESPNW 59–3186,117
December 211:30 a.m.vs. No. 10 TCUNo. 2FOXW 41–1764,104
January 1, 20184:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Georgia*No. 2ESPN

Game summaries

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UTEP

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Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2012 W 24–7
UTEP Miners vs #7 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UTEP 7 0 007
#7 Oklahoma 14 21 14756

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind:S6MPH • Weather: Mostly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,076
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play) , Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

Ohio State

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Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 L 24–45
#5 Oklahoma Sooners vs #2 Ohio State Buckeyes  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#5 Oklahoma 0 3 141431
#2 Ohio State 0 3 10316

at Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH

  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Game time: 6:47 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind:NNE 8MPH • Weather:Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 109,088
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play) , Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Maria Taylor (Sideline)

Tulane

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Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Baylor Bears at #3 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 14 0 0014
#2 Oklahoma 14 14 72156

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: September 23, 2017
  • Game time: 5:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind:S12MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 86,290
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
  • TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Dave Anderson (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)

Baylor

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Overall record Last meeting Result
22–3 2016 W 45–24
Tulane Green Wave at #2 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane 14 0 0014
#2 Oklahoma 14 14 72156

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: September 16, 2017
  • Game time: 5:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind:S12MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 86,290
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
  • TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Dave Anderson (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP752 (2) 3 (1)3 (1) 31291085332 (24)2 (18)
Coaches863333129997552 (12)2 (10)
CFPNot released554432Not released
  1. ^ "Bob Stoops retires after 18 seasons with Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley to take over". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. ^ Ching, David (January 3, 2017). "Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma cruise after Auburn loses starting QB". espn.com.
  3. ^ "Sooners' Stoops steps down after 18 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Riley Hires Ruffin McNeill as Assistant HC/DT Coach". Crimson And Cream Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma promotes Cale Gundy, Bill Bedenbaugh to co-offensive coordinators". Diehards. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. ^ a b "2017 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 13, 2016.