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2008 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2008, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 57–2; won vs. Cincinnati 52–26; won at Washington 55–14; won vs. No. 24 TCU 35–10; won at Baylor 49–17; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 35–45; won vs. No. 16 Kansas 45–31; won at Kansas State 58–35; won vs. Nebraska 62–28; won at Texas A&M 66–28; won vs. No. 2 Texas Tech 65–21; won at No. 11 Oklahoma State 61–41; won vs. No. 19 Missouri 62–21; lost vs. No. 2 Florida 14–24+55−10Won 57–2 vs. Chattanooga+55ChattanoogaWon 52–26 vs. Cincinnati+26CincinnatiWon 55–14 at Washington+41WashingtonWon 35–10 vs. No. 24 TCU+25No. 24 TCUWon 49–17 at Baylor+32BaylorLost 35–45 vs. No. 5 Texas-10No. 5 TexasWon 45–31 vs. No. 16 Kansas+14No. 16 KansasWon 58–35 at Kansas State+23Kansas StateWon 62–28 vs. Nebraska+34NebraskaWon 66–28 at Texas A&M+38Texas A&MWon 65–21 vs. No. 2 Texas Tech+44No. 2 Texas TechWon 61–41 at No. 11 Oklahoma State+20No. 11 Oklahoma StateWon 62–21 vs. No. 19 Missouri+41No. 19 MissouriLost 14–24 vs. No. 2 Florida-10No. 2 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsChattanoogaW 57–⁠295%
Sep 6vsCincinnatiW 52–⁠2664%
Sep 13atWashingtonW 55–⁠1474%
Sep 27vs24TCUW 35–⁠1065%
Oct 4atBaylorW 49–⁠1781%
Oct 11vs5TexasL 35–⁠4554%
Oct 18vs16KansasW 45–⁠3164%
Oct 25atKansas StateW 58–⁠3573%
Nov 1vsNebraskaW 62–⁠2881%
Nov 8atTexas A&MW 66–⁠2878%
Nov 22vs2Texas TechW 65–⁠2158%
Nov 29at11Oklahoma StateW 61–⁠4161%
Dec 6vs19MissouriBig 12 Championship GameW 62–⁠2169%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvs2FloridaBCS National ChampionshipL 14–⁠2447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 24–⁠14 in the BCS National Championship; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big 12 champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Led the nationSam Bradford: passing touchdowns (50 TD), passer rating (180.8)

Heisman TrophySam Bradford, QB; also the Davey O’Brien

2 consensus All-AmericansSam Bradford, QB; Duke Robinson, OG

Broyles AwardKevin Wilson, coach

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
716–⁠343
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1828 +167 this season
SP+ rating
32.4 No. 4 of 120; offense No. 1, defense No. 23, special teams No. 109
SRS
28.4 No. 2 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables
Captains
Sam Bradford, Jon Cooper, Brody Eldridge, Nic Harris and Gerald McCoy
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 120
  • Defense70th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1547%0.964th of 120
Defense0.0439%1.1070th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.01 def		46% off
36% def		—6th off
35th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 342% 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 2008 class

Jermie Calhoun RB★★★★★No. 9
R.J. Washington SDE★★★★★No. 10
Stephen Good OT★★★★No. 37
Joshua Jarboe WR★★★★No. 43
Jameel Owens WR★★★★No. 56
Justin Johnson RB★★★★No. 69
Landry Jones PRO★★★★No. 103
Stacy McGee DT★★★★No. 144

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.950
Running backs24.50.981
Receivers44.00.945
Offensive line24.00.944
Defensive line34.30.944
Linebackers24.00.928
Defensive backs14.00.900
Athletes and specialists13.00.849
Whole class164.10.939

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 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 2Phil Loadholt OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Juaquin Iglesias WRChicago Bears
Rd 5Nic Harris OLBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Duke Robinson OGCarolina Panthers
Rd 7Manuel Johnson WRDallas Cowboys

All-Big 12

11 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2008 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2008 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠112–⁠14
Oklahoma7–⁠112–⁠25
Texas Tech7–⁠111–⁠212
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠419
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠416
Kansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor2–⁠64–⁠8
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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