2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team
2015 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 12 champion | |
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 17–37 vs. Clemson | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
2015 record | 11–2 (8–1 Big 12) |
Head coach | Bob Stoops (17th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (9th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captain | Trevor Knight Ty Darlington Nila Kasitati Eric Striker Charles Tapper |
Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 82,112) |
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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 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 an 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.
Contents
1 Previous season
2 Preseason
2.1 Recruits
2.2 Award watch lists
3 Schedule
4 Roster
5 Game summaries
5.1 Akron
5.2 Tennessee
5.3 Tulsa
5.4 West Virginia
5.5 Texas
5.6 Kansas State
5.7 Texas Tech
5.8 Kansas
5.9 Iowa State
5.10 Baylor
5.11 TCU
5.12 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
5.13 Clemson (Orange Bowl)
6 Weekly Awards
7 Postseason
7.1 Awards
7.2 2016 NFL Draft
8 Rankings
9 References
Previous season
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.
Preseason
Recruits
Rodney Anderson
RB
Katy HS
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Gabriel Campbell
DE
Yazoo City HS
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Jamal Danley
OG
East Mississippi CC
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Ricky DeBerry
DE
Atlee HS
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Bobby Evans
OT
Allen HS
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Cody Ford
OG
Pineville HS
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Neville Gallimore
DT
Canada Prep Football Academy
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Dahu Green
WR
Westmoore HS
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Kahlil Haughton
S
Midway HS
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Dominique Hearne
OG
Lancaster HS
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John Humphrey, Jr.
WR
Clear Falls HS
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William Johnson
CB
Monroe College
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Kenneth Mann
DE
Burleson HS
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P. J. Mbanasor
CB
Hendrickson HS
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Arthur McGinnis
OLB
Warren Easton HS
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Prentice McKinney, Jr.
S
South Oak Cliff HS
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A. D. Miller
WR
Bishop Dunne HS
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Marquise Overton
DT
Jenks HS
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Dru Samia
OG
San Ramon Valley HS
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Austin Seibert
K
Belleville West HS
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Antoine Stephens
CB
Justin F. Kimball HS
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Will Sunderland, Jr.
S
Midwest City HS
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DeDe Westbrook
WR
Blinn College
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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.
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"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
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 Big 12 foes Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled 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.[12]
The Sooners hosted two non conference games against Akron and Tulsa and traveled to its other non conference foe Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Oklahoma met for the first time against the Akron Zips at home to open the season. The Sooners then traveled to Tennessee after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers last season and then hosted in-state rival Tulsa after traveling to Tulsa last year.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Akron* | No. 19 |
| FSOK PPV | W 41–3 | 85,370[13] |
September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Tennessee* | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 31–24 2OT | 102,455[14] |
September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa* | No. 16 |
| FS1 | W 52–38 | 85,657[15] |
October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 23 West Virginia | No. 15 |
| FS1 | W 44–24 | 84,384[16] |
October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Texas | No. 10 |
| ABC | L 17–24 | 91,546[17] |
October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 19 |
| ABC | W 55–0 | 52,867[18] |
October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 17 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 63–27 | 85,312[19] |
October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 14 |
| FS1 | W 62–7 | 26,677[20] |
November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 14 |
| ESPNU | W 52–16 | 85,595[21] |
November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Baylor | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 44–34 | 49,875[22] |
November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 TCU | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 30–29 | 85,821[23] |
November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Oklahoma State | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 58–23 | 58,231[24] |
December 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Clemson* | No. 4 |
| ESPN | L 17–37 | 67,615 |
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Game summaries
Akron
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
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Akron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#19 Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, 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),[26]Dave Lapham (Color)[26] & Chad McKee (Sideline)[26]
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Tennessee
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 2014 | W 34–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#19 Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
#23 Tennessee | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, 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),[28]Todd Blackledge (Color)[28] & Holly Rowe (Sideline)[28]
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Tulsa
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–7–1 | 2014 | W 52–7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tulsa | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
#16 Oklahoma | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date: September 19, 2015
Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE 18 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 85,657
Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Gene Semko • Field judge: Lason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play),[30]Spencer Tillman (Color)[30] & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)[30]
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West Virginia
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–2 | 2014 | W 45–33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
#15 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, 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),[32]Brady Quinn (Color)[32] & Kris Budden (Sideline)[32]
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Texas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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44–60–5 | 2014 | W 31–26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#10 Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Texas | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, 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),[34]Chris Spielman (Color)[34] & Todd McShay (Sideline)[34]
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Kansas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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72–19–4 | 2014 | L 30–31 |
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#19 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 55 |
Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, 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),[36]Ray Bentley (Color)[36] & Dawn Davenport (Sideline)[36]
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Texas Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–6 | 2014 | W 42–30 |
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Texas Tech | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
#17 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, 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),[38]Kelly Stouffer (Color)[38] & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)[38]
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Kansas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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72–27–6 | 2014 | W 44–7 |
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#14 Oklahoma | 21 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
Kansas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, 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),[40]Brady Quinn (Color)[40] & Kris Budden (Sideline)[40]
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Iowa State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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72–5–2 | 2014 | W 59–14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
#14 Oklahoma | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, 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)[42] & Jay Walker (Color)[42]
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Baylor
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–3 | 2014 | L 14–48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
#4 Baylor | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, 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),[44]Kirk Herbstreit (Color)[44] & Heather Cox (Sideline)[44]
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TCU
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–5 | 2014 | L 33–37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 TCU | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
#7 Oklahoma | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, 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)[46]Todd Blackledge (Color)[46] & Holly Rowe (Sideline)[46]
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Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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84–18–7 | 2014 | L 35–38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Oklahoma | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
#9 Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, 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),[48]Kirk Herbstreit (Color),[48]Heather Cox (Sideline)[48] & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)[48]
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Clemson (Orange Bowl)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–2 | 2014 | L 6–40 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
#1 Clemson | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
Date: December 31, 2015
Game time: 3:10 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 67,615
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play) Todd Blackledge (Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline)
Weekly Awards
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Postseason
Awards
- Ty Darlington
Academic All-America (First Team)[57]
- Baker Mayfield
Burlsworth Trophy[58]
2016 NFL Draft
The 2016 NFL Draft was held at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago on April 28–30, 2016. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
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Sterling Shepard | WR | 2nd | 40 | New York Giants |
Charles Tapper | DE | 4th | 101 | Dallas Cowboys |
Zack Sanchez | CB | 5th | 141 | Carolina Panthers |
Devante Bond | OLB | 6th | 183 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Dominique Alexander | LB | Undrafted | Cleveland Browns | |
Ty Darlington | C | Undrafted | Tennessee Titans | |
Nila Kasitati | OG | Undrafted | Washington Redskins | |
Durron Neal | WR | Undrafted | Denver Broncos | |
Frank Shannon | LB | Undrafted | Denver Broncos | |
Eric Striker | LB | Undrafted | Buffalo Bills |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 (2) | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Not released |
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