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2017 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Lincoln Riley, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2017, game by game: won vs. UTEP 56–7; won at No. 2 Ohio State 31–16; won vs. Tulane 56–14; won at Baylor 49–41; lost vs. Iowa State 31–38; won vs. Texas 29–24; won at Kansas State 42–35; won vs. Texas Tech 49–27; won at No. 11 Oklahoma State 62–52; won vs. No. 8 TCU 38–20; won at Kansas 41–3; won vs. West Virginia 59–31; won vs. No. 10 TCU 41–17; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 48–54+49−7Won 56–7 vs. UTEP+49UTEPWon 31–16 at No. 2 Ohio State+15No. 2 Ohio StateWon 56–14 vs. Tulane+42TulaneWon 49–41 at Baylor+8BaylorLost 31–38 vs. Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 29–24 vs. Texas+5TexasWon 42–35 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 49–27 vs. Texas Tech+22Texas TechWon 62–52 at No. 11 Oklahoma State+10No. 11 Oklahoma StateWon 38–20 vs. No. 8 TCU+18No. 8 TCUWon 41–3 at Kansas+38KansasWon 59–31 vs. West Virginia+28West VirginiaWon 41–17 vs. No. 10 TCU+24No. 10 TCULost 48–54 vs. No. 3 Georgia-6No. 3 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUTEPW 56–⁠790%
Sep 9at2Ohio StateW 31–⁠1640%
Sep 16vsTulaneW 56–⁠1489%
Sep 23atBaylorW 49–⁠4178%
Oct 7vsIowa StateL 31–⁠3888%
Oct 14vsTexasW 29–⁠2474%
Oct 21atKansas StateW 42–⁠3565%
Oct 28vsTexas TechW 49–⁠2784%
Nov 4at11Oklahoma StateW 62–⁠5245%
Nov 11vs8TCUW 38–⁠2069%
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠394%
Nov 25vsWest VirginiaW 59–⁠3182%
Dec 2vs10TCUBig 12 Championship GameW 41–⁠1765%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3GeorgiaRose Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 48–⁠5454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 54–⁠48 in the Rose Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Led the nationBaker Mayfield: passer rating (198.9)

Heisman TrophyBaker Mayfield, QB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien and Manning

John Mackey AwardMark Andrews, TE

3 consensus All-AmericansBaker Mayfield, QB; Mark Andrews, TE; Orlando Brown Jr., OL

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
632–⁠379
Coach
Lincoln Riley
Elo
1801 +104 this season
SP+ rating
25.5 No. 7 of 128; offense No. 1, defense No. 43, special teams No. 70
SRS
19.3 No. 9 of 130 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 73 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh
Defensive coordinator
Mike Stoops
Captains
Orlando Brown Jr., Baker Mayfield, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo and Steven Parker
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 130
  • Defense67th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted1st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted59th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3853%1.341st of 130
Defense0.1040%1.2867th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.36 off
0.07 def		55% off
40% def		—1st off
59th 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
Offense4.6own 3212% allowed
Defense3.5own 3014% caused

CORE rating 29.7, 2nd of 130 (offense 29.3, defense -0.4).

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 QB4,627 yds
Passing touchdownsBaker Mayfield QB43 TD
Rushing yardsRodney Anderson RB1,161 yds
Rushing touchdownsRodney Anderson RB13 TD
Receiving yardsMarquise Brown WR1,095 yds
Receiving touchdownsMark Andrews TE8 TD
TacklesEmmanuel Beal LB90 tkl
SacksOgbonnia Okoronkwo DE8 sacks
InterceptionsParnell Motley CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Justin Broiles CB★★★★No. 83
Robert Barnes S★★★★No. 92
Tyrese Robinson OG★★★★No. 103
Levi Draper ILB★★★★No. 118
Addison Gumbs WDE★★★★No. 128
Tre Brown CB★★★★No. 142
CeeDee Lamb WR★★★★No. 148
Charleston Rambo WR★★★★No. 170

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.927
Running backs24.00.921
Receivers43.80.910
Offensive line44.00.915
Defensive line53.40.878
Linebackers33.30.893
Defensive backs43.80.927
Athletes and specialists23.50.865
Whole class253.70.903

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Baker Mayfield QBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Orlando Brown OTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Mark Andrews TEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Obo Okoronkwo OLBLos Angeles Rams

Roster 104

The 2017 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

7 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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