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2007 Oklahoma

11–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2007, game by game: won vs. North Texas 79–10; won vs. Miami 51–13; won vs. Utah State 54–3; won at Tulsa 62–21; lost at Colorado 24–27; won vs. No. 19 Texas 28–21; won vs. No. 11 Missouri 41–31; won at Iowa State 17–7; won vs. Texas A&M 42–14; won vs. Baylor 52–21; lost at Texas Tech 27–34; won vs. Oklahoma State 49–17; won vs. No. 1 Missouri 38–17; lost vs. No. 2 West Virginia 28–48+69−20Won 79–10 vs. North Texas+69North TexasWon 51–13 vs. Miami+38MiamiWon 54–3 vs. Utah State+51Utah StateWon 62–21 at Tulsa+41TulsaLost 24–27 at Colorado-3ColoradoWon 28–21 vs. No. 19 Texas+7No. 19 TexasWon 41–31 vs. No. 11 Missouri+10No. 11 MissouriWon 17–7 at Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 42–14 vs. Texas A&M+28Texas A&MWon 52–21 vs. Baylor+31BaylorLost 27–34 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 49–17 vs. Oklahoma State+32Oklahoma StateWon 38–17 vs. No. 1 Missouri+21No. 1 MissouriLost 28–48 vs. No. 2 West Virginia-20No. 2 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorth TexasW 79–⁠1088%
Sep 8vsMiamiW 51–⁠1371%
Sep 15vsUtah StateW 54–⁠394%
Sep 21atTulsaW 62–⁠2160%
Sep 29atColoradoL 24–⁠2778%
Oct 6vs19TexasW 28–⁠2158%
Oct 13vs11MissouriW 41–⁠3169%
Oct 20atIowa StateW 17–⁠786%
Nov 3vsTexas A&MW 42–⁠1477%
Nov 10vsBaylorW 52–⁠2193%
Nov 17atTexas TechL 27–⁠3465%
Nov 24vsOklahoma StateW 49–⁠1777%
Dec 1vs1MissouriBig 12 Championship GameW 38–⁠1751%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs2West VirginiaFiesta BowlL 28–⁠4854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 48–⁠28 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Final: 8

Big 12 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Led the nationSam Bradford: passer rating (176.5)

2 consensus All-AmericansDuke Robinson, OG; Curtis Lofton, LB

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 3
Points
592–⁠284
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1742 +75 this season
SP+ rating
30.9 No. 2 of 120; offense No. 3, defense No. 14, special teams No. 1
SRS
17.6 No. 6 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables
Captains
Lewis Baker, Joe Jon Finley, Jacob Gutierrez, Allen Patrick and Marcus Walker
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 119
  • Defense27th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9013th of 119
Defense0.0037%0.9627th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Austin Box OLB★★★★No. 33
Corey Wilson WR★★★No. 348
Donald Stephenson OT★★★No. 400
Kody Cooke OG★★★No. 816
Jimmy Stevens K★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.879
Offensive line23.00.858
Defensive line22.00.756
Linebackers14.00.982
Defensive backs13.00.803
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class82.90.841

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Curtis Lofton ILBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 2Malcolm Kelly WRWashington Redskins
Rd 3Reggie Smith CBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Allen Patrick RBBaltimore Ravens

All-Big 12

5 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.