2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 122nd season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 18th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

2016 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–19 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
2016 record11–2 (9–0 Big 12)
Head coachBob Stoops (18th season)
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (10th season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainJordan Evans
Baker Mayfield
Samaje Perine
Ahmad Thomas
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 86,112)
2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $  9 –0     11 –2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 18 West Virginia  7 –2     10 –3  
Kansas State  6 –3     9 –4  
TCU  4 –5     6 –7  
Baylor  3 –6     7 –6  
Texas  3 –6     5 –7  
Texas Tech  3 –6     5 –7  
Iowa State  2 –7     3 –9  
Kansas  1 –8     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Conference play began on October 1, 2016, with a 52–46 win against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas and ended with a 38–20 win against Oklahoma State on December 3, 2016, in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 9–0 record winning their eleventh Big 12 Championship and second consecutive championship in a row.

Oklahoma by winning the conference was invited to play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against the Auburn Tigers which they won 35–19. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.

Previous season and offseason
Main article: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished the regular season with an 11–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship. Their only regular-season loss was against Texas in the Red River Showdown. Oklahoma became bowl eligible after defeating Texas Tech on October 24, 2015. Oklahoma was selected as the fourth seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against first seed Clemson in the Orange Bowl, which ended up being a 37-17 loss. Oklahoma finished the season 11–2.

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionAlma materJoined Staff
Bob StoopsHead CoachIowa (1983)1999
Mike StoopsDefensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers / Associate Head CoachIowa (1986)1999/2012
Cale GundyInside Wide Receivers Coach / Assistant Head Coach / Director of RecruitingOklahoma (1994)1999
Jay BoulwareSpecial Team Coordinator / Running Backs Coach / Fullbacks CoachTexas (1996)2013
Lincoln RileyOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks CoachTexas Tech (2006)2015
Tim KishInside Linebackers CoachOtterbein (1976)2012
Bill BedenbaughAssistant offensive coordinator/Offensive Line CoachIowa Wesleyan (1995)2013
Kerry CooksAssistant defensive coordinator/Defensive Backs CoachIowa (1993)2015
Dennis SimmonsOutside Wide Receivers CoachBYU (1997)2015
Calvin ThibodeauxDefensive Line CoachOklahoma (2006)2016
Merv JohnsonDirector of OperationsMissouri (1953)1979
Jerry SchmidtDirector of Sports EnhancementNebraska (1986)1999
Matt McMillenAssistant A.D. Football OperationsKansas State (1985)1999

Roster
2016 Oklahoma Sooners Football

Quarterback

  •  1 Kyler Murray – Sophomore (5'10, 195)
  •  3 Connor McGinnis – Freshman (6'4, 202)
  •  6 Baker Mayfield – Junior (6'1, 212)
  •  9 Tanner Schafer – Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 10 Austin Kendall – Freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 14 Reece Clark – Freshman (6'4, 199)

Tailback

  • 20 Najee Bissoon – Junior (5'5, 158)
  • 23 Abdul Adams – Freshman (5'10, 208)
  • 24 Rodney Anderson – Freshman (6'0, 211)
  • 25 Joe Mixon – Sophomore (6'1, 226)
  • 27 Alex Montgomery – Freshman (5'9, 213)
  • 32 Samaje Perine – Junior (5'10, 234)
  • 33 Anthony Sheppard – Sophomore (5'11, 211)
  • 34 Daniel Brooks – Senior (5'8, 184)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Jarvis Baxter – Senior (5'11, 165)
  •  5 Geno Lewis – Senior (6'1, 201)
  •  8 Mykel Jones – Freshman (5'11, 188)
  • 11 Dede Westbrook – Senior (6'0, 170)
  • 12 Zach Farrar – Freshman (6'3, 204)
  • 13 A.D. Miller – Sophomore (6'3, 189)
  • 15 Jeffery Mead – Junior (6'5, 187)
  • 16 Michiah Quick – Junior (5'11, 183)
  • 17 Jordan Smallwood – Junior (6'2, 217)
  • 18 Dahu Green – Sophomore (6'4, 201)
  • 80 Sam Iheke – Freshman (6'4, 201)
  • 81 Mark Andrews – Sophomore (6'5, 244)
  • 82 Ezel McIntee – Sophomore (5'10, 203)
  • 83 Nick Basquine – Sophomore (5'11, 192)
  • 84 Grant Bothun – Senior (5'11, 193)
  • 86 Lee Morris – Freshman (6'2, 207)
  • 87 Parker Fentriss – Freshman (6'2, 196)
  • 88 Eric DeLay – Senior (6'2, 209)
  • 89 Connor Knight – Senior (6'4, 248)
  • Adrian Hardy – Freshman

Long snappers

  • 42 Wesley Horky – Junior (6'1, 217)
  • 49 Matthew Leckrone – Freshman (6'4, 222)
  

Fullback

Offensive lineman

  • 52 Jamal Danley – OL – Senior (6'3, 323)
  • 55 Logan Roberson – OL – Freshman (6'3, 341)
  • 58 Erick Wren – OL – Senior (6'2, 317)
  • 63 Alex Dalton – C – Sophomore (6'3, 290)
  • 64 Dylan Hartsook – OG – Senior (6'6, 330)
  • 66 Riley Nolan – OG – Senior (6'0, 289)
  • 67 Ashton Julious – OL – Junior (6'5, 354)
  • 68 Jonathan Alvarez – OG – Junior (6'3, 315)
  • 70 Christian Daimler – OT – Junior (6'7, 311)
  • 71 Bobby Evans – OL – Freshman (6'4, 299)
  • 72 Ben Powers – OL – Sophomore (6'4, 320)
  • 73 Quinn Mittermeier – OL – Sophomore (6'5, 265)
  • 74 Cody Ford – OL – Freshman (6'3, 317)
  • 75 Dru Samia – OT – Sophomore (6'4, 274)
  • 76 Sam Grant – OT – Senior (6'6, 275)
  • 77 Erik Swenson – OT – Freshman (6'5, 311)
  • 78 Orlando Brown Jr. – OT – Junior (6'8, 357)
  • 79 Dwayne Orso-Bacchus – OL – Sophomore (6'5, 301)
  • Johncarlo Valentin – OG – Freshman

Defensive line

  • 23 Mark Jackson Jr. – DE – Freshman (6'2, 234)
  • 46 Gabriel Campbell – DE – Freshman (6'6, 257)
  • 50 Courtney Garnett – DT – Sophomore (6'1, 283)
  • 55 Kenneth Mann – DE – Freshman (6'3, 255)
  • 57 Du'Vonta Lampkin – DT – Freshman (6'4, 332)
  • 59 Kane Snowden – DT – Junior (5'11, 240)
  • 72 Amani Bledsoe – DE – Freshman (6'5, 270)
  • 87 D.J. Ward – DE – Junior (6'2, 250)
  • 90 Neville Gallimore – DT – Freshman (6'3, 320)
  • 92 Matthew Romar – DT – Junior (6'0, 298)
  • 93 Jordan Wade – DT – Senior (6'3, 311)
  • 94 Matt Dimon – DE – Senior (6'2, 265)
  • 95 Austin Roberts – DL – Senior (6'6, 279)
  • 97 Charles Walker – DL – Junior (6'2, 299)
  • 98 Marquise Overton – DT – Sophomore (6'1, 292)
  

Linebacker

  •  1 Kapri Doucet – Junior (6'2, 225)
  •  9 Tay Evans – Sophomore (6'2, 239)
  • 14 Emmanuel Beal – Junior (6'0, 211)
  • 18 Curtis Bolton – Sophomore (6'0, 232)
  • 19 Caleb Kelly – Freshman (6'3, 221)
  • 22 Ricky DeBerry – Freshman (6'2, 250)
  • 26 Jordan Evans – Senior (6'2, 233)
  • 31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo – Junior (6'2, 238)
  • 38 Bryan Mead – Freshman (6'2, 223)
  • 40 Jon-Michael Terry – Freshman (6'3, 241)
  • 42 Ruben Hunter – Junior (6'2, 222)
  • 50 Arthur McGinnis – Freshman (6'1, 248)
  • 51 Cade Newhouse-Parker – Sophomore (6'0, 223)
  • 96 Dalton Rodriguez – Junior (6'6, 232)

Defensive backs

  •  2 P. J. Mbanasor – CB – Sophomore (6'1, 190)
  •  3 Jordan Parker – CB – Freshman (6'1, 190)
  •  4 Parrish Cobb – CB – Freshman (5'11, 170)
  •  5 Antoine Stephens – CB – Freshman (6'1, 185)
  •  6 Stanvon Taylor – CB – Senior (5'11, 175)
  •  7 Jordan Thomas – CB – Junior (6'0, 190)
  •  8 Kahlil Haughton – S – Sophomore (6'1, 204)
  • 10 Steven Parker – S – Junior (6'1, 205)
  • 12 William Johnson – DB – Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 13 Ahmad Thomas – S – Senior (6'0, 217)
  • 15 Parnell Motley – CB – Freshman (6'0, 172)
  • 21 Will Sunderland – S – Sophomore (6'2, 201)
  • 27 Dakota Austin – CB – Senior (5'10, 163)
  • 28 Chanse Sylvie – S – Freshman (5'11, 187)
  • 29 Prentice McKinney – S – Sophomore (6'1, 187)
  • 30 Ernest Gardner – DB – Junior (6'0, 178)
  • 35 Ronnie LaRue – DB – Sophomore (5'11, 195)
  • 39 Tylon Lynch – DB – Junior (6'0, 190)
  • 41 Jesse Walker – S – Junior (6'0, 203)
  • 85 Malik Bradshaw – DB – Freshman (6'0, 170)

Placekicker

  • 31 Braxton Pickard – Freshman (5'9, 215) (+P)
  • 36 Kyle Pfau – Sophomore (5'10, 189)
  • 43 Austin Seibert – Sophomore (5'10, 214) (+P)
  • 47 Reece Morrison – Freshman (6'0, 183)

Schedule

Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma will host Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 8 for the Red River Showdown, the 111th game played of the series.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m.vs. No. 15 Houston*No. 3
ABCL 23–3371,016
September 106:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*No. 14
FSN PPVW 59–1787,037
September 178:00 p.m.No. 3 Ohio State*No. 14
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FOXL 24–4587,979
October 14:00 p.m.at No. 21 TCU
FOXW 52–4645,000
October 811:00 a.m.vs. TexasNo. 20
FS1W 45–4092,100
October 1511:00 a.m.Kansas StateNo. 19
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPNW 38–1786,049
October 227:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 16
FOXW 66–5960,478
October 296:00 p.m.KansasNo. 16
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FS1W 56–386,301
November 36:30 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 12
ESPNW 34–2450,662
November 1211:30 a.m.No. 25 BaylorNo. 9
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABC/ESPN2W 45–2486,249
November 197:00 p.m.at No. 10 West VirginiaNo. 8
ABCW 56–2857,645
December 311:30 a.m.No. 11 Oklahoma StateNo. 7
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)
FOXW 38–2087,527
January 2, 20177:30 p.m.vs. No. 17 AuburnNo. 7
ESPNW 35–1954,077
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Houston
See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2004 W 63–13
#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs #15 Houston Cougars  – Game summary [2]
1 2 34Total
#3 Oklahoma 10 7 0623
#15 Houston 3 16 14033

at NRG Stadium • Houston, TX Texas Kickoff

  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 71,016
  • Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: George Gusman * Line Judge: Kelly Deterding * Back Judge: Donnie Aultman * Field Judge: Scott Gaines * Side Judge: Anthony Fleming * Center Judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information

Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 W 34–0
Louisiana–Monroe at #14 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary [3]
1 2 34Total
Louisiana–Monroe 0 0 17017
#14 Oklahoma 21 21 31459

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:N 16 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 87,037
  • Referee: Referee:Brandon Cruse, *Umpire: Marlo Fitzgerald, *Linesman: Bradford Edwards, * Line Judge: Quentin Givens, * Back Judge: Daniel Young, * Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, * Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)
Game information

Ohio State
See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1983 L 14–24
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes at #14 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary [4]
1 2 34Total
#3 Ohio State 14 21 7345
#14 Oklahoma 7 10 7024

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 16, 2016
  • Game time: 8:02 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind ESE 7: • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 87,979
  • Referee: Referee: John O'Neill, *Umpire: Robert Colosimo, * Linesman: Tripp Sutter, *Line Judge: William Krispinsky, *Back Judge: Michael Elliott, *Field Judge: Terry Anderson, *Side Judge: Stephen Hassell
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information

Kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma.

TCU
See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2015 W 30–29
Oklahoma Sooners at #21 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary[5]
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 7 28 14352
#21 TCU 21 3 02246

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Game time: 4:05 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind SE 4: • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 47,851
  • Referee: Referee: Mike Defee, *Umpire: Robert Richeson, * Linesman: AL Green, *Line Judge: Derek Anderson, *Back Judge: Terry Jones, *Field Judge: Joe Blubaugh, * Side Judge: Lo Van Pham
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information

Texas
See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–61 2015 L 17–24
Texas Longhorns vs #20 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [6]
1 2 34Total
Texas 3 10 141340
#20 Oklahoma 7 7 211045

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • Game time: 11:06 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: No Wind • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 92,100
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith, *Umpire: Tab Slaughter, *Linesman: Mike Moeller, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon, *Field Judge: Matt Mills, *Side Judge: Tim Murray
  • TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information

Kansas State
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
73–19–4 2015 W 55–0
Kansas State Wildcats @ #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [7]
1 2 34Total
Kansas State 0 10 0717
#19 Oklahoma 14 10 7738

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman OK

  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Game time: 11:01 AM CDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind:S 21 • Weather: Partly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,049
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Frank LeBlanc, *Back Judge: Brian Ernest, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-By-Play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)
Game information

Texas Tech
Main article: 2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game
See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–6 2015 W 63–27
#16 Oklahoma Sooners @ Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game Summary[8]
1 2 34Total
#16 Oklahoma 13 17 211566
Texas Tech 10 14 142159

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Game time: 7:10 PM CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:SSW 10 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 60,478
  • Referee: Referee:Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeil, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
Game information

Kansas
See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
73–27–6 2015 W 62–7
Kansas Jayhawks @ #16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [9]
1 2 34Total
Kansas 3 0 003
#16 Oklahoma 7 21 28056

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • Game time: 6:06 PM CDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind:SSW 23 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 86,301
  • Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire Marlow Fitzgera, *Linesman: B.Edwards, *Line Judge: Quintin Givens, *Back Judge: Daniel Young. *Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, *Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (Play-By-Play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)
Game information

Iowa State
See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
73–5–2 2015 W 52–16
Oklahoma Sooners @ Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary [10]
1 2 34Total
#12 Oklahoma 14 14 3334
Iowa State 3 14 0724

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

  • Date: November 3, 2016
  • Game time: 6:33 PM CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind:NW 5 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 50,662
  • Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo, *Umpire: Scott Teifer, *Linesman: Andy Warner, *Line Judge: Marc Bovios, *Back Judge: Chris Alston, * Field Judge: Ed Vinzant, *Side Judge: Jim Murphy, * Center Judge: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline)
Game information

Baylor
See also: 2016 Baylor Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–3 2015 W 44–34
#25 Baylor Bears @ #9 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary
1 2 34Total
#25 Baylor 0 10 7724
#9 Oklahoma 14 7 141045

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 12, 2016
  • Game time: 11:06 AM CST
  • Game attendance: 86,429
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith; *Umpire: Tab Slaughter; *Linesman: Mike Moeller; *Line Judge: Mark Stewart; *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon; *Field Judge: Matt Mills; *Side Judge: Tim Murray
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • OU 11:11 – Baker Mayfield 15 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
  • OU 5:17 – Dede Westbrook 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • OU 12:45– Semaje Perine 4 yd run;Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–0)
  • BU 7:28 – Chris Callahan 35 yd field goal (OU 21–3)
  • BU 2:14 – KD Cannon 24 yd pass from Seth Russell; Chris Callahan XP Good (OU 21–10)
Third Quarter
  • OU 9:45 – Dede Westbrook 40 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–10)
  • OU 8:55 – Samaje Perine 1 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–10)
  • BU 4:15 – Zach Smith 1 yd run; Chris Callahan XP Good (OU 35–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • OU 13:31– Joe Mixon 56 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 42–17)
  • BU 13:13 – KD Cannon 62 yd pass from Zach Smith;Chris Callahan (OU 42–24)
  • OU 4:38 – Austin Seibert 22 yd field goal (OU 45–24)

West Virginia
See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2015 W 44–24
#8 Oklahoma Sooners @ #10 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary
1 2 34Total
#8 Oklahoma 21 13 71556
#10 West Virginia 0 7 71428

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Game time: 7:08 PM CST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind:W14 • Weather: Snow flurries
  • Game attendance: 57,645
  • Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeill, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Sam Ponder (Sideline)

Oklahoma State
See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
85–18–7 2015 W 58–23
# 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys @ # 7 Oklahoma Sooners (Bedlam Series)– Game Summary
1 2 34Total
#11 Oklahoma State 3 14 3020
#7 Oklahoma 0 17 14738

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: December 3, 2016
  • Game time: 11:35 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 87,527
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Joel Wetzel, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

Auburn (Sugar Bowl)
Main article: 2017 Sugar Bowl
See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1972 W 40–22
# 14 Auburn Tigers vs #7 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#14 Auburn 7 6 0619
#7 Oklahoma 0 14 14735

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans

  • Date: January 2, 2017
  • Game time: 7:50 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 54,077
  • Referee: Referee:John O'Neill* Umpire:Jim Shaw* Linesman:Tripp Sutter* Line Judge:John Quinn* Back Judge:Kevin Schwarzel* Field Judge:Terry Anderson* Side Judge:John Hayes
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)

Rankings
Further information: 2016 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 3 14 14 25 RV 20 19 16 16 12 9 8 7 7 7 5 
Coaches 3 13 14 RV RV 22 20 16 15 11 9 8 7 7 7 3 
CFP Not released 14 11 9 8 9 7 Not released

2017 NFL Draft

The 2017 NFL Draft was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27–29, 2017. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Joe Mixon RB 2nd 48 Cincinnati Bengals
Dede Westbrook WR 4th 110 Jacksonville Jaguars
Samaje Perine RB 4th 114 Washington Redskins
Jordan Evans LB 6th 193 Cincinnati Bengals
Ahmad Thomas S Undrafted Oakland Raiders
Jordan Wade DT Undrafted Oakland Raiders
Charles Walker DT Undrafted New Orleans Saints
Geno Lewis WR Undrafted Cincinnati Bengals


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