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2016 Oklahoma

11–⁠2 (9–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2016, game by game: lost vs. No. 15 Houston 23–33; won vs. UL Monroe 59–17; lost vs. No. 3 Ohio State 24–45; won at No. 21 TCU 52–46; won vs. Texas 45–40; won vs. Kansas State 38–17; won at Texas Tech 66–59; won vs. Kansas 56–3; won at Iowa State 34–24; won vs. No. 25 Baylor 45–24; won at No. 10 West Virginia 56–28; won vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State 38–20; won vs. No. 17 Auburn 35–19+53−21Lost 23–33 vs. No. 15 Houston-10No. 15 HoustonWon 59–17 vs. UL Monroe+42UL MonroeLost 24–45 vs. No. 3 Ohio State-21No. 3 Ohio StateWon 52–46 at No. 21 TCU+6No. 21 TCUWon 45–40 vs. Texas+5TexasWon 38–17 vs. Kansas State+21Kansas StateWon 66–59 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 56–3 vs. Kansas+53KansasWon 34–24 at Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 45–24 vs. No. 25 Baylor+21No. 25 BaylorWon 56–28 at No. 10 West Virginia+28No. 10 West VirginiaWon 38–20 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State+18No. 11 Oklahoma StateWon 35–19 vs. No. 17 Auburn+16No. 17 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs15HoustonL 23–⁠3353%
Sep 10vsUL MonroeW 59–⁠1788%
Sep 17vs3Ohio StateL 24–⁠4542%
Oct 1at21TCUW 52–⁠4634%
Oct 8vsTexasW 45–⁠4069%
Oct 15vsKansas StateW 38–⁠1774%
Oct 22atTexas TechW 66–⁠5968%
Oct 29vsKansasW 56–⁠393%
Nov 3atIowa StateW 34–⁠2482%
Nov 12vs25BaylorW 45–⁠2467%
Nov 19at10West VirginiaW 56–⁠2852%
Dec 3vs11Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠2065%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs17AuburnSugar BowlW 35–⁠1966%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 35–⁠19 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 25
  5. Wk 6: 20
  6. Wk 7: 19
  7. Wk 8: 16
  8. Wk 9: 16
  9. Wk 10: 12
  10. Wk 11: 9
  11. Wk 12: 8
  12. Wk 13: 7
  13. Wk 14: 7
  14. Wk 15: 7
  15. Final: 5

Big 12 champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteBaker Mayfield, third; Dede Westbrook, fourth

Led the nationBaker Mayfield: passer rating (196.4)

Biletnikoff AwardDede Westbrook, WR

Burlsworth TrophyBaker Mayfield, QB

Consensus All-AmericanDede Westbrook, WR

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
571–⁠375
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1796 +124 this season
SP+ rating
26.1 No. 4 of 128; offense No. 1, defense No. 31, special teams No. 52
SRS
16.5 No. 9 of 128 in FBS
Returning
77% of last season’s EPA, No. 41 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Captains
Jordan Evans, Baker Mayfield, Samaje Perine and Ahmad Thomas
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 128
  • Defense82nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted1st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3351%1.312nd of 128
Defense0.1442%1.2582nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.30 off
0.12 def		51% off
39% def		—1st off
73rd 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
Offense4.8own 2912% allowed
Defense3.4own 2915% caused

CORE rating 17.4, 9th of 128 (offense 19.3, defense 1.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBaker Mayfield QB3,965 yds
Passing touchdownsBaker Mayfield QB40 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Mixon RB1,274 yds
Rushing touchdownsSamaje Perine RB12 TD
Receiving yardsDede Westbrook WR1,524 yds
Receiving touchdownsDede Westbrook WR17 TD
TacklesJordan Evans LB98 tkl
SacksOgbonnia Okoronkwo DE9 sacks
InterceptionsJordan Evans LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Caleb Kelly OLB★★★★★No. 24
Jordan Parker CB★★★★No. 153
Amani Bledsoe SDE★★★★No. 156
Austin Kendall PRO★★★★No. 190
Mark Jackson Jr. WDE★★★★No. 200
Bryce Youngquist OLB★★★★No. 222
Mykel Jones WR★★★★No. 233
Parrish Cobb CB★★★★No. 278

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.857
Running backs14.00.894
Receivers43.30.875
Offensive line33.30.860
Defensive line33.70.907
Linebackers24.50.951
Defensive backs33.70.907
Whole class183.60.891

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 2Joe Mixon RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Dede Westbrook WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 4Samaje Perine RBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Jordan Evans ILBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 120

The 2016 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma9–⁠011–⁠25
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠311
West Virginia7–⁠210–⁠318
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠56–⁠7
Baylor3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠82–⁠10

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