2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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2015 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 17–37 vs. Clemson
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
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
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 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.

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Neville Gallimore
DT 		St. Catharines, 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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 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 TechdaggerNo. 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. 15
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNUW 52–1685,595[21]
November 147:00 p.m.at No. 6 BaylorNo. 12
ABCW 44–3449,875[22]
November 217:00 p.m.No. 18 TCUNo. 7
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 30–2985,821[23]
November 287:00 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma StateNo. 3
ABCW 58–2358,231[24]
December 313:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Clemson*No. 4
ESPNL 17–3767,615

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 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. # 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  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. # 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 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 5, 2015

Game summaries

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Akron

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See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team
Akron Zips at #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[25]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team
#19 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary[27]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[29]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
#23 West Virginia Mountaineers at #15 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[31]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team
#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns  – Game summary[33]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team
#19 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary[35]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at #17 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[37]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team
#14 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary[39]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[41]
Quarter 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

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See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears – Game summary[43]
Quarter 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

[edit]
See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs vs Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[45]
Quarter 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)

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See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary[47]
Quarter 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)

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Main article: 2015 Orange Bowl
See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team
Oklahoma Sooners vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#4 Oklahoma 7 10 0017
#1 Clemson 3 13 14737

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

Weekly awards

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Postseason

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Awards

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  • Ty Darlington
Academic All-America (first team)[57]
Burlsworth Trophy[58]

2016 NFL Draft

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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

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Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP191916151510191714141275345
Coaches191717141491915131311754 (2)35
CFPNot released15127334Not released

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