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2012 Oklahoma

10–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2012, game by game: won at UTEP 24–7; won vs. Florida A&M 69–13; lost vs. No. 15 Kansas State 19–24; won at Texas Tech 41–20; won vs. No. 15 Texas 63–21; won vs. Kansas 52–7; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 13–30; won at Iowa State 35–20; won vs. Baylor 42–34; won at West Virginia 50–49; won vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State 51–48; won at TCU 24–17; lost vs. No. 10 Texas A&M 13–41+56−28Won 24–7 at UTEP+17UTEPWon 69–13 vs. Florida A&M+56Florida A&MLost 19–24 vs. No. 15 Kansas State-5No. 15 Kansas StateWon 41–20 at Texas Tech+21Texas TechWon 63–21 vs. No. 15 Texas+42No. 15 TexasWon 52–7 vs. Kansas+45KansasLost 13–30 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-17No. 5 Notre DameWon 35–20 at Iowa State+15Iowa StateWon 42–34 vs. Baylor+8BaylorWon 50–49 at West Virginia+1West VirginiaWon 51–48 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State+3No. 22 Oklahoma StateWon 24–17 at TCU+7TCULost 13–41 vs. No. 10 Texas A&M-28No. 10 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atUTEPW 24–⁠774%
Sep 8vsFlorida A&MW 69–⁠1391%
Sep 22vs15Kansas StateL 19–⁠2467%
Oct 6atTexas TechW 41–⁠2057%
Oct 13vs15TexasW 63–⁠2160%
Oct 20vsKansasW 52–⁠791%
Oct 27vs5Notre DameL 13–⁠3057%
Nov 3atIowa StateW 35–⁠2061%
Nov 10vsBaylorW 42–⁠3477%
Nov 17atWest VirginiaW 50–⁠4963%
Nov 24vs22Oklahoma StateW 51–⁠4860%
Dec 1atTCUW 24–⁠1753%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs10Texas A&MCotton BowlL 13–⁠4150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 41–⁠13 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 44th-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: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 17
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 12
  16. Final: 15

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Kansas State

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 4
Points
496–⁠331
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1725 +54 this season
SP+ rating
28.5 No. 4 of 124; offense No. 2, defense No. 28, special teams No. 5
SRS
16.2 No. 7 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinators
Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Captains
Gabe Ikard, Landry Jones, David King, Trey Millard and Tress Way
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 124
  • Defense75th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1249%0.8719th of 124
Defense0.0839%1.0775th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.05 def		48% off
37% def		—21st off
49th 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 291% allowed
Defense-0.2own 252% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsLandry Jones QB4,267 yds
Passing touchdownsLandry Jones QB30 TD
Rushing yardsDamien Williams RB946 yds
Rushing touchdownsBlake Bell TE11 TD
Receiving yardsKenny Stills WR959 yds
Receiving touchdownsKenny Stills WR11 TD
InterceptionsJavon Harris DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Alex Ross RB★★★★No. 75
Durron Neal WR★★★★No. 80
Sterling Shepard WR★★★★No. 99
John Michael McGee OG★★★★No. 168
Derrick Woods WR★★★★No. 182
Ty Darlington OC★★★★No. 206
Taylor McNamara TE★★★★No. 263
Trevor Knight PRO★★★★No. 291

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.904
Running backs14.00.965
Receivers53.80.928
Offensive line24.00.926
Defensive line23.50.889
Defensive backs33.30.886
Whole class143.70.914

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 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 1Lane Johnson OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Landry Jones QBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Kenny Stills WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Stacy McGee DTOakland Raiders
Rd 7David King DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2012 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 23 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas State8–⁠111–⁠212
Oklahoma8–⁠110–⁠315
Texas5–⁠49–⁠419
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Baylor4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠58–⁠5
West Virginia4–⁠57–⁠6
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠66–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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