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2015 Oklahoma

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2015, game by game: won vs. Akron 41–3; won at No. 23 Tennessee 31–24; won vs. Tulsa 52–38; won vs. No. 23 West Virginia 44–24; lost vs. Texas 17–24; won at Kansas State 55–0; won vs. Texas Tech 63–27; won at Kansas 62–7; won vs. Iowa State 52–16; won at No. 4 Baylor 44–34; won vs. No. 11 TCU 30–29; won at No. 9 Oklahoma State 58–23; lost vs. No. 1 Clemson 17–37+55−20Won 41–3 vs. Akron+38AkronWon 31–24 at No. 23 Tennessee+7No. 23 TennesseeWon 52–38 vs. Tulsa+14TulsaWon 44–24 vs. No. 23 West Virginia+20No. 23 West VirginiaLost 17–24 vs. Texas-7TexasWon 55–0 at Kansas State+55Kansas StateWon 63–27 vs. Texas Tech+36Texas TechWon 62–7 at Kansas+55KansasWon 52–16 vs. Iowa State+36Iowa StateWon 44–34 at No. 4 Baylor+10No. 4 BaylorWon 30–29 vs. No. 11 TCU+1No. 11 TCUWon 58–23 at No. 9 Oklahoma State+35No. 9 Oklahoma StateLost 17–37 vs. No. 1 Clemson-20No. 1 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsAkronW 41–⁠380%
Sep 12at23TennesseeW 31–⁠2446%
Sep 19vsTulsaW 52–⁠3882%
Oct 3vs23West VirginiaW 44–⁠2464%
Oct 10vsTexasL 17–⁠2471%
Oct 17atKansas StateW 55–⁠045%
Oct 24vsTexas TechW 63–⁠2774%
Oct 31atKansasW 62–⁠787%
Nov 7vsIowa StateW 52–⁠1686%
Nov 14at4BaylorW 44–⁠3435%
Nov 21vs11TCUW 30–⁠2960%
Nov 28at9Oklahoma StateW 58–⁠2351%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs1ClemsonOrange BowlL 17–⁠3746%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 37–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 19
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 5
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 4
  16. Final: 5

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteBaker Mayfield, fourth

William V. Campbell TrophyTy Darlington, C; also the Wuerffel

Burlsworth TrophyBaker Mayfield, QB

Broyles AwardLincoln Riley, coach

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
566–⁠286
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1757 +159 this season
SP+ rating
22.7 No. 7 of 128; offense No. 11, defense No. 16, special teams No. 52
SRS
19.3 No. 4 of 128 in FBS
Returning
83% of last season’s EPA, No. 24 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 15 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Captains
Trevor Knight, Ty Darlington, Nila Kasitati, Eric Striker and Charles Tapper
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense12th of 128
  • Defense25th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted9th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2248%1.2112th of 128
Defense-0.0140%1.1025th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
-0.03 def		48% off
38% def		—16th off
9th 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
Offense4.2own 312% allowed
Defense3.2own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsBaker Mayfield QB3,700 yds
Passing touchdownsBaker Mayfield QB36 TD
Rushing yardsSamaje Perine RB1,349 yds
Rushing touchdownsSamaje Perine RB16 TD
Receiving yardsSterling Shepard WR1,288 yds
Receiving touchdownsSterling Shepard WR11 TD
InterceptionsZack Sanchez DB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Neville Gallimore DT★★★★No. 71
Ricky DeBerry ILB★★★★No. 86
P.J. Mbanasor CB★★★★No. 137
Rodney Anderson APB★★★★No. 151
Will Sunderland S★★★★No. 155
Bobby Evans OT★★★★No. 172
Marquise Overton DT★★★★No. 199
Dru Samia OT★★★★No. 290

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs14.00.933
Offensive line24.00.914
Defensive line24.00.942
Linebackers14.00.960
Defensive backs43.50.885
Athletes and specialists23.00.858
Whole class133.60.898

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 2Sterling Shepard WRNew York Giants
Rd 4Charles Tapper DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Zack Sanchez CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Devante Bond OLBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 122

The 2015 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

10 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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