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2018 Oklahoma Sooners football
2018 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 Championship, W 39–27 vs. Texas
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 34–45 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
CFP	No. 4
Record	12–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Lincoln Riley (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Cale Gundy (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Bedenbaugh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple no-huddle
Defensive coordinator	Ruffin McNeill (interim) (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Rodney Anderson; Kenneth Mann; Kenneth Murray; Ben Powers; Austin Seibert
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 9 Texas y	7	–	2	10	–	4
Iowa State	6	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 West Virginia	6	–	3	8	–	4
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Baylor	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	3	–	6	7	–	6
Kansas State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 124th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. The team is led by Lincoln Riley, who is in his second year as head coach. They play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with a 37–27 win against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa and ended with a 59–56 win against West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia. Oklahoma finished conference play with the best record in the conference with an 8–1 record. They went on to play Texas in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game which they won 39–27 to win their thirteenth, and fourth consecutive, Big 12 championship.

In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, Oklahoma was ranked fourth, earning them a spot in the 2018 Orange Bowl, in a national semi-final game against first-seeded Alabama. This was Oklahoma's second consecutive and third overall CFP bid. The Sooners lost to the Crimson Tide, 34–45, marking the sixth consecutive loss for the school in CFP semi-finals or BCS national championship games.

Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray, following in the wake of Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield, earned several national honors himself, including winning the school's second consecutive and seventh overall Heisman Trophy. This was the first time that quarterbacks from the same school won the award in back to back seasons.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the season 12–2, 9–1 in Big 12 play. Finishing with the best record in conference play the Sooners clinched a berth in the conference championship game where they defeated TCU 41–17 to win their 11th Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma was selected as the second seed to play in the 2017 College Football playoff against third seed Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 Rose Bowl, which ended up being a 48–54 loss in double overtime.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Sooners signed a total of 22 recruits.

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brey Walker OT	Moore, Oklahoma	Southmoore High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 28, 2015
Brey Walker OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Patrick Fields S	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Union High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 5, 2017
Patrick Fields S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
T.J. Pledger RB	West Hills, California	IMG Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 25, 2017
T.J. Pledger RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Kelley DT	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Union High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Mar 26, 2017
Jordan Kelley DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Miguel Edwards CB	Deerfield Beach, Florida	Deerfield Beach High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Apr 28, 2017
Miguel Edwards CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Starrland Baldwin CB	Houston, Texas	Cypress Falls High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	May 11, 2017
Starrland Baldwin CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tanner Mordecai QB	Waco, Texas	Midway High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
Tanner Mordecai QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ron Tatum DE	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnam City High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	Jun 12, 2017
Ron Tatum DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tramonda Moore OT	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Independence Community College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
Tramonda Moore OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kundarrius Taylor WR	Memphis, Tennessee	Ridgeway High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
Kundarrius Taylor WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaylon Robinson WR	Fort Worth, Texas	All Saints' Episcopal School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
Jaylon Robinson WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaquayln Crawford WR	Rockdale, Texas	Rockdale High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Jul 17, 2017
Jaquayln Crawford WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Redmond DE	Midwest City, Oklahoma	Midwest City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
Jalen Redmond DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darrell Simpson OT	Justin, Texas	Northwest High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	336 lb (152 kg)	Aug 12, 2017
Darrell Simpson OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Delarrin Turner-Yell S	Hempstead, Texas	Hempstead High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 26, 2017
Delarrin Turner-Yell S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brian Asamoah LB	Columbus, Ohio	St. Francis DeSales High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 7, 2017
Brian Asamoah LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ronnie Perkins DE	St. Louis, Missouri	Lutheran High School North	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Oct 29, 2017
Ronnie Perkins DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nik Bonitto LB	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 4, 2018
Nik Bonitto LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brendan Radley-Hiles CB	Calabasas, California	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
Brendan Radley-Hiles CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DaShaun White LB	North Richland Hills, Texas	Richland High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
DaShaun White LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brayden Willis TE	Arlington, Texas	Martin High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 29, 2018
Brayden Willis TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Thompson DT	Creve Coeur, Missouri	Parkway North High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Michael Thompson DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oklahoma Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[1]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Rimington Trophy^[2]	Jonathan Alvarez	C	SR
Maxwell Award^[3]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Maxwell Award^[3]	Kyler Murray	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award^[4]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[5]	Marquise Brown	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[5]	CeeDee Lamb	WR	SO
John Mackey Award^[6]	Grant Calcaterra	TE	SO
Butkus Award^[7]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Outland Trophy^[8]	Bobby Evans	OL	JR
	Ben Powers	OL	SR
	Dru Samia	OL	SR
Lou Groza Award^[9]	Austin Seibert	K/P	SR
Ray Guy Award^[10]	Austin Seibert	K/P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[11]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Walter Camp Award^[12]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[13]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[13]	CeeDee Lamb	WR	SO

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Sooners predicted to win the Big 12. ^[14]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Oklahoma	509 (46)
2	West Virginia	432 (2)
3	TCU	390 (1)
4	Texas	370 (1)
5	Oklahoma State	300
6	Kansas State	283 (2)
7	Iowa State	250
8	Texas Tech	149
9	Baylor	125
10	Kansas	52

Personnel

Roster

2018 Oklahoma Sooners Football

Quarterback

1 Kyler Murray – Junior (5'10, 195)
3 Connor McGinnis – Junior (6'4, 202)
9 Tanner Schafer – Sophomore (6'3, 193)
10 Austin Kendall – Sophomore (6'1, 210)
14 Reece Clark – Junior (6'4, 199)
15 Tanner Mordecai – Freshman (6'2, 206)

Running backs

4 Trey Sermon – Sophomore (6'0, 224)
21 Marcelias Sutton – Senior (5'9, 192)
22 TJ Pledger – Freshman (5'9, 200)
24 Rodney Anderson – Junior (6'0, 211)
26 Kennedy Brooks – Freshman (5'11, 205)
27 Jeremiah Hall – Freshman (6'2, 252) (FB+)
29 Joe Castiglione Jr. – Junior (5'11, 184) (FB+)
36 Isaiah Harris – Freshman (5'9, 199)
39 Michael Anderson – Freshman (5'8, 170)
41 Coby Tillman – Freshman (5'11, 233) (FB+)
45 Carson Meier – Senior (6'5, 254) (FB+)

Wide receiver

2 CeeDee Lamb – Sophomore (6'2, 189)
3 Mykel Jones – Junior (5'11, 188)
5 Marquise Brown – Junior (5'10, 168)
12 A.D. Miller – Junior (6'3, 189)
14 Charleston Rambo – Freshman (6'1, 175)
17 Jaquayln Crawford – Freshman (5'10, 176)
25 Drake Stoops – Freshman (5'9, 169)
28 Reggie Turner – Senior (5'8, 155)
37 Spencer Jones – Junior (6'1, 193)
38 Devin Staton – Freshman (6'2, 195)
82 Andrew Magee – Freshman (6'3, 197)
83 Nick Basquine – Senior (5'11, 192)
84 Lee Morris – Junior (6'2, 207)
85 Sam Iheke – Junior (6'4, 201)
86 Karsten Mathis – Freshman (6'4, 195)
87 Myles Tease – Senior (5'9, 171)
88 Chase Nevel – Senior (6'0, 184)
89 Jaylon Robinson – Freshman (5'9, 163)

Tight ends

49 Dane Saltarelli – Freshman (6'3, 231)
80 Grant Calcaterra – Sophomore (6'4, 221)
81 Brayden Willis – Freshman (6'3, 221)

Long snappers

51 Kasey Kelleher – Freshman (5'10, 224)
53 Jax Wilson - Freshman (6'4, 231)
57 Zach Edwards – Freshman (5'10, 185)

Offensive lineman

52 Tyrese Robinson – OL – Freshman (6'3, 332)
54 Marquis Hayes – OG – Freshman (6'5, 351)
56 Creed Humphrey – C – Freshman (6'5, 325)
59 Adrian Ealy – OT – Freshman (6'6, 328)
61 Ian McIver – OL – Freshman (6'3, 324)
62 David Swaby – OT – Sophomore (6'9, 320)
63 Alex Dalton – C – Senior (6'3, 290)
66 Logan Roberson – OL – Sophomore (6'3, 341)
69 Clayton Woods – C – Junior (6'2, 287)
70 Brey Walker – OT – Freshman (6'6, 338)
71 Bobby Evans – OL – Junior (6'4, 299)
72 Ben Powers – OL – Senior (6'4, 320)
73 Quinn Mittermeier – OL – Senior (6'5, 265)
74 Cody Ford – OL – Junior (6'3, 317)
75 Dru Samia – OT – Senior (6'4, 274)
76 Dalton Bishop – C – Sophomore (6'5, 289)
77 Erik Swenson – OT – Sophomore (6'5, 311)
79 Darrell Simpson – OT – Freshman (6'5, 301)

Defensive lineman

7 Ronnie Perkins – DE – Freshman (6'3, 234)
31 Jalen Redmond – DE – Sophomore (6'2, 253) (LB+)
41 K'Jakyre Daley – DE – Freshman (6'2, 254) (LB+)
42 Mark Jackson Jr. – DE – Junior (6'3, 265) (LB+)
50 Arthur McGinnis – DT – Junior (6'1, 265)
55 Kenneth Mann – DE – Junior (6'3, 255)
72 Amani Bledsoe – DE – Junior (6'5, 270)
88 Jordan Kelley – DT – Freshman (6'3, 297)
90 Neville Gallimore – DL – Junior (6'3, 320)
91 Dillion Faamatau – DT – Junior (6'3, 219)
92 Michael Thompson – DT – Freshman (6'5, 336)
93 Tyreece Lott – DE – Sophomore (6'2, 301)
94 Troy James – DT – Freshman (6'1, 304)
95 Isaiah Thomas – DE – Freshman (6'5, 254)
96 Caden Blanchard – DT – Freshman (6'2, 299)
97 Marquise Overton – DT – Senior (6'1, 315)
98 Zacchaeus McKinney – DT – Freshman (6'3, 306)
99 Ron Tatum – DL – Freshman (6'5, 270)

Linebacker

9 Kenneth Murray – Sophomore (6'2, 238)
18 Curtis Bolton – Senior (6'0, 232)
19 Caleb Kelly – Junior (6'3, 221)
23 DaShaun White – Freshman (6'0, 221)
24 Brian Asamoah II – Freshman (6'1, 219)
30 Levi Draper – Freshman (6'1, 226)
33 Ryan Jones – Freshman (6'2, 236)
35 Nik Bonitto – Freshman (6'3, 225)
36 Josh Schenck – Sophomore (5'11, 209)
38 Bryan Mead – Sophomore (6'2, 230)
40 Jon-Michael Terry – Sophomore (6'3, 241)
48 Deuce Nisbet – Freshman (6'1, 214)
49 Travis DeGrate – Freshman (6'2, 232)

Defensive backs

1 Jordan Parker – S – Sophomore (6'1, 190)
6 Tre Brown – CB – Sophomore (5'10, 182)
8 Kahlil Haughton – S – Senior (6'1, 197)
10 Patrick Fields – S – Freshman (5'11, 193)
11 Parnell Motley – CB – Junior (6'0, 177)
12 Starrland Baldwin – CB – Freshman (5'11, 161)
13 Tre Norwood – CB – Sophomore (6'0, 179)
16 Miguel Edwards – CB – Freshman (5'11, 173)
20 Robert Barnes – S – Sophomore (6'2, 207)
25 Justin Broiles – DB – Freshman (5'10, 181)
26 Caleb Murphy – DB – Freshman (5'11, 207)
28 Chanse Sylvie – S – Junior (5'11, 187)
29 Prentice McKinney – S – Senior (6'1, 187)
32 Delarrin Turner-Yell – S – Freshman (5'10, 175)
34 Tanner Baum – CB – Sophomore (5'11, 196)
35 Robert Charlton II – DB – Junior (5'10, 181)
44 Brendan Radley-Hiles – DB – Freshman (5'9, 186)

Placekickers

30 Calum Sutherland – Freshman (5'9, 191)
43 Austin Seibert – Senior (5'10, 214) (+P)
47 Gabe Brkic – Freshman (6'2, 189) (+P)
48 Stephen Johnson – Freshman (6'1, 185)

Punter

46 Reeves Mundschau – Freshman (5'11, 179)

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined Staff
Lincoln Riley	Head Coach / Quarterbacks	Texas Tech (2006)	2015/2017
Ruffin McNeill	Assistant Head Coach / Interim Defensive Coordinator	East Carolina (1980)	2017
Shane Beamer	Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends and H-Backs	Virginia Tech (1999)	2018
Cale Gundy	Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator	Oklahoma (1994)	1999
Bill Bedenbaugh	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	Iowa Wesleyan (1995)	2013
Kerry Cooks	Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs	Iowa (1997)	2015
Jay Boulware	Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs	Texas (1996)	2013
Tim Kish	Inside Linebackers	Otterbein (1976)	2012
Bob Diaco	Outside Linebackers	Iowa (1995)	2018
Dennis Simmons	Outside Receivers	BYU (1997)	2015
Calvin Thibodeaux	Defensive Line	Oklahoma (2006)	2016
Bennie Wylie	Director of Sports Performance	Sam Houston State (1999)	2018
Clarke Stroud	Director of Football Operations	Oklahoma (1990)	2018

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Robert Barnes
Delarrin Turner-Yell
Chanse Sylvie

JACK	MIKE	WILL	SAM
Ronnie Perkins	Kenneth Murray	Curtis Bolton	Ryan Jones
Mark Jackson, Jr.	DaShaun White	Caleb Kelly	Nik Bonitto
Jon-Michael Terry	⋅	Levi Draper	⋅

SS
Delarrin Turner-Yell
Patrick Fields
Jordan Parker

CB
Tre Brown
Parnell Motley
⋅

DE	NT	DE
Kenneth Mann	Neville Gallimore	Amani Bledsoe
Isaiah Thomas	Dillon Faamatau	Tyreece Lott
⋅	Marquise Overton	⋅

CB
Tre Norwood
Justin Broiles
⋅

Offense

WR
Marquise Brown
Charleston Rambo
Mykel Jones

WR
Myles Tease
Nick Basquine
Drake Stoops

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Bobby Evans	Ben Powers	Creed Humphrey	Dru Samia	Cody Ford
Erik Swenson	Marquis Hayes	Dru Samia	Tyrese Robinson	Adrian Ealy
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Grant Calcaterra
Lee Morris
⋅

WR
CeeDee Lamb
A.D. Miller
⋅

QB
Kyler Murray
Austin Kendall
Tanner Mordecai

Special teams
PK Austin Seibert Gabe Brkic
P Austin Seibert Reeves Mundschau
KR Tre Brown
PR CeeDee Lamb Marquise Brown
LS Kasey Kelleher Zach Edwards
H Connor McGinnis

RB
Trey Sermon
Kennedy Brooks
TJ Pledger

^[15]

Schedule

Oklahoma announced its 2018 football schedule on October 26, 2017. The 2018 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host three non-conference games against FAU, UCLA and Army. Oklahoma will host Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and travel to Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on October 6 in the Red River Showdown, the 113th game played in the series.^[16]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Florida Atlantic*	No. 7	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 63–14	86,402
September 8	12:00 p.m.	UCLA*	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 49–21	86,402
September 15	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	No. 5	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	W 37–27	58,479
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Army*	No. 5	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	W 28-21 ^OT	87,177
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 66–33	86,642
October 6	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 19 Texas	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	FOX	L 45–48	92,300
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 9	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 52–27	45,055
October 27	2:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 8	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 51–14	86,436
November 3	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 7	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 51-46	60,454
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	W 48–47	87,635
November 17	6:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 55–40	86,371
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 West Virginia	No. 6	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 59-56	60,713
December 1	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 9 Texas	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 39–27	83,114
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama*	No. 4	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	L 34-45	66,203
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Florida Atlantic Owls vs No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	0	0	7	7	14
No. 7 Oklahoma	28	14	14	7	63

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 11:05 AM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: S 7(MPH) • Weather:Hot and Sunny
Game attendance: 86,402
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(7:40) OKLA – Anderson 30 yard TD rush, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 7–0; 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:08
(6:42) OKLA – Bolton recovered blocked punt in end zone for TD, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 14–0
(4:49) OKLA – Morris 65 yard TD pass from Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 21–0; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16
(0:04) OKLA – Sermon 17 yard TD rush, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 28–0; 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:14

Second Quarter

(13:07) OKLA – Anderson 65 yard TD rush, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 35–0; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(4:17) OKLA – Brown 65 yard pass from Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 42–0; 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:32

Third Quarter

(12:16) OKLA – Marcelias Sutton 22 Yd Run, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 49–0; 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:44
(4:56) OKLA – A.D. Miller 6 Yd pass from Austin Kendall, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 56–0; 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:26
(0:55) FAU – Devin Singletary 5 Yd Run, Vladimir Rivas kick
Oklahoma 56–7; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:01

Fourth Quarter

(11:42) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 41 Yd Run, Gabe Brkic kick
Oklahoma 63–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(4:13) FAU – Kerrith Whyte Jr. 7 Yd Run, Rivas kick
Oklahoma 63–14; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

UCLA

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2005	L, 24–41

UCLA Bruins vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	0	0	14	21
No. 6 Oklahoma	14	7	14	14	49

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: September 8, 2018
Game time: 12:05 PM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind:N10 (MPH) • Weather:Overcast
Game attendance: 86,402
Referee: Mike Mothershed
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(8:59) UCLA – Bolu Olorunfunmi 3 Yd Run, JJ Molson Kick
UCLA 7–0; 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:08
(7:20) OKLA – Rodney Anderson 3 Yd Run, Austin Seibert Kick
Oklahoma 7–7;
(3:17) OKLA – Marquise Brown 58 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 14–7; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16

Second Quarter

(14:55) OKLA – Murray 10 Yd Run, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 21–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22

Third Quarter

(7:34) OKLA – Marcelias Sutton 11 Yd Run, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 28–7; 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:26
(5:19) OKLA – A.D. Miller 10 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 35–7; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:01

Fourth Quarter

(13:27) OKLA – CeeDee Lamb 35 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 42–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(11:11) UCLA – Olorunfunmi 2 Yd Run, Molson kick
Oklahoma 42–14; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(7:40) OKLA – Murray 2 Yd Run, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 49–14; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(3:44) UCLA – Michael Ezeike 9 Yd pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Molson kick
Oklahoma 49–21; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

at Iowa State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–6–2	2017	L, 31–38

No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Oklahoma	10	14	10	3	37
Iowa State	0	10	14	3	27

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: September 15, 2018
Game time: 11:06 AM CDT
Game weather: Temperature:83 • Wind:ESE 2 (MPH) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 58,479
Referee: Brad Van Vark
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-Play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(8:22) OKLA – Austin Seibert 21 Yd Field Goal
Oklahoma 3–0;
(3:43) OKLA – Marquise Brown 75 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick
Oklahoma 10–0; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16

Second Quarter

(13:38) ISU – Connor Assalley 34 Yd Field Goal
Oklahoma 10–3; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(13:15) ISU – Hakeem Butler 51 Yd pass from Zeb Noland, Connor Assalley Kick
Tied 10–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(11:11) OKLA – CeeDee Lamb 5 Yd pass from Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 17–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(0:05) OKLA – Myles Tease 7 Yd pass from Murray, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 24–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22

Third Quarter

(11:48) ISU – Butler 57 Yd pass from Noland, Assalley kick
Oklahoma 24–17; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(9:20) OKLA – Trey Sermon 22 Yd Run, Seibert kick
Oklahoma 31–17; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(6:40) ISU – David Montgomery 1 Yd Run, Assalley kick
Oklahoma 31–24; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(3:20) OKLA – Austin Seibert 31 Yd Field Goal
Oklahoma 34–24; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22'

Fourth Quarter

(10:43) ISU – Connor Assalley 21 Yd Field Goal
Oklahoma 34–27; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22
(2:51) OKLA – Austin Seibert 42 Yd Field Goal
Oklahoma 37–27; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

Army

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1961	W, 14–8

Army Black Knights vs No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Army	7	7	7	0	0	21
No. 5 Oklahoma	14	7	0	0	7	28

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: September 22, 2018
Game time: 6:05 PM CDT
Game weather: Temperature:71 • Wind:NE 10 (MPH) • Weather: Overcast
Game attendance: 87,177
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (FOX PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Christian Steckel (sideline)
ESPN - No. 5 Oklahoma escapes with 28-21 OT win over Army^[17] /// Box Score, Army at #5 Oklahoma^[18]

Game information

First Quarter

(12:20) OU TD: Carson Meier 11-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:40
(02:49) ARMY TD: Connor Slomka 1-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 9:31
(00:13) OU TD: CeeDee Lamb 11-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:36

Second Quarter

(06:19) ARMY TD: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 5-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:54
(04:25) OU TD: Kyler Murray 33-yard rush (Austin Seibert kick); 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:54

Third Quarter

(01:51) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 19 plays, 85 yards, 10:47

Fourth Quarter

No Scoring

Overtime

OU TD: CeeDee Lamb 10-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 2 plays, 30 yards

Passing

ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/8, 40 yds, 2 INT
OU – Kyler Murray: 11/15, 165 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 25 att, 102 yds, 1 TD
OU – Trey Sermon: 18 att, 119 yds

Receiving

ARMY – Kell Walker: 3 rec, 40 yds
OU – Grant Calcaterra: 2 rec, 47 yds

Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–3	2017	W, 49–41

Baylor Bears vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	6	3	14	10	33
No. 6 Oklahoma	14	14	21	17	66

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 2:36 PM CDT
Game weather: Temperature:71 • Wind:SSW 10 (MPH) • Weather: Overcast
Game attendance: 86,642
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (Play-by-Play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

vs Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–61–5	2017	W, 29–24

No. 19 Texas Longhorns vs No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Texas	10	14	21	3	48
No. 7 Oklahoma	7	10	7	21	45

at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 11:05 AM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind:SSE 10(MPH) • Weather: Overcast and Humid
Game attendance: 92,300
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

at TCU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5	2017	W, 41–17

Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Oklahoma	14	14	10	14	52
TCU	7	17	3	0	27

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: October 20, 2018
Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 61 • Wind: N 11 (MPH) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 45,055
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

Kansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
75–19–4	2017	W, 42–35

Kansas State Wildcats vs No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	7	0	7	14
No. 8 Oklahoma	17	17	14	3	51

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 2:35 PM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
Game attendance: 86,436
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Kansas State has a week off between the previous win against Oklahoma State and their next game against Oklahoma.^[19] Oklahoma's new defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill was able to simplify the defensive plan which helped turn out good results against Texas Christian in the previous week with a Sooner victory 52-27. K-State's Coach Snyder commented: "They're very much the same football team that they were on the defensive side of the ball, on both sides actually, but certainly on the defensive side. I saw some tweaks, a few things, that you might consider to be changes -- don't know if they're changes or are just there and hadn't surfaced previously. But by and large, it's the same defense."^[20]

When the game rolled around, both the offense and the defense for Oklahoma performed to control the game from start to finish, with a final score of 51-14 and an Oklahoma win.^[21]

at Texas Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–6	2017	W, 49–27

No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Oklahoma	7	21	7	16	51
Texas Tech	14	17	0	15	46

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

Date: November 3, 2018
Game time: 7:14 PM CDT
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
Game attendance: 60,454
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (Play-by-Play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline)

Oklahoma State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
87–18–7	2017	W, 62–52

Oklahoma State Cowboys vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	14	14	7	12	47
No. 6 Oklahoma	14	20	7	7	48

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: November 10, 2018
Game time: 2:36 PM CST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
Referee: Brad Van Vark
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (Play-by-Play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline)

Kansas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
75–27–6	2017	W, 41–3

Kansas Jayhawks vs #6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	7	3	7	23	40
#6 Oklahoma	7	14	14	20	55

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: November 17, 2018
Game time: 6:35 PM CST
Game weather: Temperature: 43 • Wind: N15 (MPH) • Weather:Arctic front arrival
Game attendance: 86,371
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Holly Sonders (sideline)

at West Virginia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2017	W, 59–31

Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Oklahoma	14	21	10	14	59
#13 West Virginia	14	14	21	7	56

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

Date: November 23, 2018
Game time: 7:00 PM CST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

vs Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Longhorns	7	7	13	0	27
No. 5 Sooners	3	17	7	12	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–46–5	2018	TEX, 48–45

Statistics	TEX	OU
First downs	23	29
Plays–yards	437	508
Rushes–yards	32–88	40–129
Passing yards	349	379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–37–1	25–34–0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Sam Ehlinger	25/36, 349 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sam Ehlinger	14 carries, 42 yards, TD
	Receiving	Collin Johnson	8 receptions, 177 yards, TD
Oklahoma	Passing	Kyler Murray	25/34, 379 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Trey Sermon	18 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	CeeDee Lamb	6 receptions, 167 yards, TD

vs. #1 Alabama (CFP Semifinal)

Capital One Orange Bowl (Semifinal)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Oklahoma	0	10	10	14	34
• #1 Alabama	21	10	0	14	45

Date: December 29
Location: Miami Gardens, FL
Game start: 7:10 PM CST
Game attendance: 66,203
Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SE 3mph • Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1–1	2014	W, 45–31

Statistics

Statistics	Oklahoma	Alabama
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	14	7	14	21	0	56
Oklahoma	56	31	31	21	7	146

Scores against the Big 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	72	99	87	80	338
Oklahoma	104	145	100	115	464

Scores against all opponents

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	86	106	101	101	0	394
Oklahoma	160	176	131	136	7	610

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	6	5	5	6	7	11	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	4
Coaches	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	10	8	7	6	6	6	5	4
CFP	Not released									7	6	6	6	5	4	Not released

Postseason

Coaching changes

On xxxx xxxx was hired as defensive coordinator.

Awards

2019 NFL Draft

The 2019 NFL Draft will be held on April 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee.

References

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[2] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[3] "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[4] "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[5] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[6] "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[7] "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[8] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[9] "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[10] "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[11] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[12] Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[13] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[14] "Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll". Retrieved 8 September 2018.

[15] "Depth Chart". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

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[18] "Scoring Summary (Final) Army West Point vs No. 5 Oklahoma (Sep 22, 2018 at Norman, Okla.)" (PDF). Oklahoma Athletic Department. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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