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2014 Oklahoma

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2014, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 48–16; won at Tulsa 52–7; won vs. Tennessee 34–10; won at West Virginia 45–33; lost at No. 25 TCU 33–37; won vs. Texas 31–26; lost vs. No. 14 Kansas State 30–31; won at Iowa State 59–14; lost vs. No. 10 Baylor 14–48; won at Texas Tech 42–30; won vs. Kansas 44–7; lost vs. Oklahoma State 35–38; lost vs. No. 18 Clemson 6–40+45−34Won 48–16 vs. Louisiana Tech+32Louisiana TechWon 52–7 at Tulsa+45TulsaWon 34–10 vs. Tennessee+24TennesseeWon 45–33 at West Virginia+12West VirginiaLost 33–37 at No. 25 TCU-4No. 25 TCUWon 31–26 vs. Texas+5TexasLost 30–31 vs. No. 14 Kansas State-1No. 14 Kansas StateWon 59–14 at Iowa State+45Iowa StateLost 14–48 vs. No. 10 Baylor-34No. 10 BaylorWon 42–30 at Texas Tech+12Texas TechWon 44–7 vs. Kansas+37KansasLost 35–38 vs. Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateLost 6–40 vs. No. 18 Clemson-34No. 18 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsLouisiana TechW 48–⁠1687%
Sep 6atTulsaW 52–⁠775%
Sep 13vsTennesseeW 34–⁠1078%
Sep 20atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠3374%
Oct 4at25TCUL 33–⁠3764%
Oct 11vsTexasW 31–⁠2673%
Oct 18vs14Kansas StateL 30–⁠3170%
Nov 1atIowa StateW 59–⁠1477%
Nov 8vs10BaylorL 14–⁠4862%
Nov 15atTexas TechW 42–⁠3075%
Nov 22vsKansasW 44–⁠790%
Dec 6vsOklahoma StateL 35–⁠3879%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs18ClemsonRussell Athletic BowlL 6–⁠4048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 40–⁠6 in the Russell Athletic Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 63rd-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: 4
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 19
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 13: 23
  13. Wk 14: 20
  14. Wk 15: 18

Led the nationSamaje Perine: points per game (14.0)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 4
Points
473–⁠337
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1647 −42 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 17 of 128; offense No. 14, defense No. 35, special teams No. 12
SRS
13.5 No. 18 of 128 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 65 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinators
Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Captains
Michael Hunnicutt, Trevor Knight, Chuka Ndulue, Eric Striker, Daryl Williams and Julian Wilson
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 128
  • Defense34th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2146%1.2132nd of 128
Defense0.0940%1.2734th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.09 def		48% off
39% def		—21st off
27th 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
Offense4.0own 312% allowed
Defense2.9own 282% 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 yardsTrevor Knight QB2,300 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevor Knight QB14 TD
Rushing yardsSamaje Perine RB1,713 yds
Rushing touchdownsSamaje Perine RB21 TD
Receiving yardsSterling Shepard WR970 yds
Receiving touchdownsSterling Shepard WR5 TD
InterceptionsZack Sanchez DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Joe Mixon APB★★★★★No. 19
Michiah Quick ATH★★★★No. 57
Steven Parker S★★★★No. 108
Mark Andrews WR★★★★No. 131
Justice Hansen DUAL★★★★No. 155
Dallis Todd WR★★★★No. 217
Samaje Perine RB★★★★No. 249
Kenyon Frison OT★★★★No. 260

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.934
Running backs24.50.949
Receivers43.80.901
Offensive line33.00.854
Defensive line23.00.832
Linebackers13.00.853
Defensive backs14.00.949
Athletes and specialists33.00.870
Whole class173.50.887

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 2Jordan Phillips DTMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Geneo Grissom DENew England Patriots
Rd 4Daryl Williams OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Blake Bell TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Tyrus Thompson OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Aaron Ripkowski FBGreen Bay Packers

Roster 118

The 2014 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

6 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠112–⁠13
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠27
Kansas State7–⁠29–⁠418
Oklahoma5–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas5–⁠46–⁠7
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠92–⁠10

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