2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

2015 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 17–37 vs. Clemson
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
2015 record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (9th season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainTrevor Knight
Ty Darlington
Nila Kasitati
Eric Striker
Charles Tapper
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 82,112)
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

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.

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
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 
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Ricky DeBerry
DE		 Mechanicsville, Virginia Atlee HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.58 Dec 19, 2014 
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Bobby Evans
OT		 Allen, Texas Allen HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) N/A Jul 10, 2013 
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Cody Ford
OG		 Pineville, Louisiana Pineville HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 314 lb (142 kg) 5.09 Aug 11, 2014 
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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 
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Dahu Green
WR		 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Westmoore HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 4.54 Feb 2, 2015 
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Kahlil Haughton
S		 Waco, Texas Midway HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.41 Dec 19, 2014 
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Dominique Hearne
OG		 Lancester, Texas Lancaster HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 288 lb (131 kg) 5.13 Jun 12, 2014 
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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 
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Kenneth Mann
DE		 Burleson, Texas Burleson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.70 Jul 23, 2014 
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P. J. Mbanasor
CB		 Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 4.64 Jun 3, 2014 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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.

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    Schedule

    Oklahoma announced its 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home games, five away games and one 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.

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 56:00 p.m.Akron*No. 19
    		FSOK PPVW 41–385,370[13]
    September 125:00 p.m.at No. 23 Tennessee*No. 19
    		ESPNW 31–24 2OT102,455[14]
    September 1911:00 a.m.Tulsa*No. 16
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    		FS1W 52–3885,657[15]
    October 311:00 a.m.No. 23 West VirginiaNo. 15
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    		FS1W 44–2484,384[16]
    October 1011:00 a.m.vs. TexasNo. 10
    		ABCL 17–2491,546[17]
    October 172:30 p.m.at Kansas StateNo. 19
    		ABCW 55–052,867[18]
    October 242:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 17
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    		ABC/ESPN2W 63–2785,312[19]
    October 312:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 14
    		FS1W 62–726,677[20]
    November 76:00 p.m.Iowa StateNo. 14
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    		ESPNUW 52–1685,595[21]
    November 147:00 p.m.at No. 4 BaylorNo. 12
    		ABCW 44–3449,875[22]
    November 217:00 p.m.No. 11 TCUNo. 7
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    		ABCW 30–2985,821[23]
    November 287:00 p.m.at No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 5
    		ABCW 58–2358,231[24]
    December 313:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Clemson*No. 4
    		ESPNL 17–3767,615
    • *Non-conference game
    • Homecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
    • All times are in Central time

    Roster
    2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    WR 1 Jarvis Baxter Jr
    WR 2 John Humphrey Fr
    WR 3 Sterling Shepard Sr
    QB 4 Reece Clark 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 Jr.  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.#NameClass
    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  Fr
    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.#NameClass
    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 Riley – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
    • Cale Gundy – Assistant Head Coach / Inside Receivers / Director of Recruiting
    • Dennis Simmons – Outside Receivers
    • Bill Bedenbaugh – Offensive Line
    • Jay Boulware – Running Backs / Fullbacks / Special Teams Coordinator
    • Mike Stoops – Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
    • Tim Kish – Inside Linebackers
    • Kerry Cooks – Defensive Backs
    • Diron Reynolds - Defensive Line
    • Jerry Schmidt – Director of Sports Enhancement
    • Matt McMillen – Assistant A. D. Football Operations
    • Merv Johnson – Director 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

    Game summaries

    Akron
    See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    First Meeting
    Akron Zips at #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[25]
    1 2 34Total
    Akron 0 3 003
    #19 Oklahoma 3 14 21341

    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]
    Game information

    Tennessee
    See also: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–1 2014 W 34–10
    #19 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary[27]
    1 2 34OT2OTTotal
    #19 Oklahoma 0 3 0147731
    #23 Tennessee 10 7 007024

    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]
    Game information

    Tulsa
    See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    19–7–1 2014 W 52–7
    Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[29]
    1 2 34Total
    Tulsa 3 21 7738
    #16 Oklahoma 17 14 14752

    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]
    Game information

    West Virginia
    See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    5–2 2014 W 45–33
    #23 West Virginia Mountaineers at #15 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[31]
    1 2 34Total
    #23 West Virginia 0 7 17024
    #15 Oklahoma 7 17 101044

    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]
    Game information

    Texas
    See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    44–60–5 2014 W 31–26
    #10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns  – Game summary[33]
    1 2 34Total
    #10 Oklahoma 0 3 7717
    Texas 14 0 3724

    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]
    Game information

    Kansas State
    See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    72–19–4 2014 L 30–31
    #19 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[35]
    1 2 34Total
    #19 Oklahoma 14 21 13755
    Kansas State 0 0 000

    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]
    Game information

    Texas Tech
    See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    16–6 2014 W 42–30
    Texas Tech Red Raiders at #17 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[37]
    1 2 34Total
    Texas Tech 3 14 10027
    #17 Oklahoma 14 14 211463

    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]
    Game information

    Kansas
    See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    72–27–6 2014 W 44–7
    #14 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary[39]
    1 2 34Total
    #14 Oklahoma 21 17 17762
    Kansas 0 7 007

    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]
    Game information

    Iowa State
    See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    72–5–2 2014 W 59–14
    Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[41]
    1 2 34Total
    Iowa State 3 6 0716
    #14 Oklahoma 21 0 171452

    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]
    Game information

    Baylor
    See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    21–3 2014 L 14–48
    Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears – Game summary[43]
    1 2 34Total
    #12 Oklahoma 7 13 141044
    #4 Baylor 6 7 14734

    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]
    Game information

    TCU
    See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    9–5 2014 L 33–37
    TCU Horned Frogs vs Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[45]
    1 2 34Total
    #11 TCU 7 0 61629
    #7 Oklahoma 7 16 7030

    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]
    Game information

    Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
    See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    84–18–7 2014 L 35–38
    Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary[47]
    1 2 34Total
    #5 Oklahoma 14 30 7758
    #9 Oklahoma State 10 10 3023

    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]
    Game information

    Clemson (Orange Bowl)
    Main article: 2015 Orange Bowl
    See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–2 2014 L 6–40
    Oklahoma Sooners vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    #4 Oklahoma 7 10 0017
    #1 Clemson 3 13 14737

    at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

    Weekly Awards

    Postseason

    Awards
    • Ty Darlington
    Academic All-America (First Team)[57]
    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
    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
    Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    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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