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2019 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Lincoln Riley, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2019, game by game: won vs. Houston 49–31; won vs. South Dakota 70–14; won at UCLA 48–14; won vs. Texas Tech 55–16; won at Kansas 45–20; won vs. No. 11 Texas 34–27; won vs. West Virginia 52–14; lost at Kansas State 41–48; won vs. Iowa State 42–41; won at No. 12 Baylor 34–31; won vs. TCU 28–24; won at No. 21 Oklahoma State 34–16; won vs. No. 8 Baylor 30–23; lost vs. No. 1 LSU 28–63+56−35Won 49–31 vs. Houston+18HoustonWon 70–14 vs. South Dakota+56South DakotaWon 48–14 at UCLA+34UCLAWon 55–16 vs. Texas Tech+39Texas TechWon 45–20 at Kansas+25KansasWon 34–27 vs. No. 11 Texas+7No. 11 TexasWon 52–14 vs. West Virginia+38West VirginiaLost 41–48 at Kansas State-7Kansas StateWon 42–41 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateWon 34–31 at No. 12 Baylor+3No. 12 BaylorWon 28–24 vs. TCU+4TCUWon 34–16 at No. 21 Oklahoma State+18No. 21 Oklahoma StateWon 30–23 vs. No. 8 Baylor+7No. 8 BaylorLost 28–63 vs. No. 1 LSU-35No. 1 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsHoustonW 49–⁠3179%
Sep 7vsSouth DakotaW 70–⁠1494%
Sep 14atUCLAW 48–⁠1479%
Sep 28vsTexas TechW 55–⁠1684%
Oct 5atKansasW 45–⁠2083%
Oct 12vs11TexasW 34–⁠2761%
Oct 19vsWest VirginiaW 52–⁠1484%
Oct 26atKansas StateL 41–⁠4872%
Nov 9vsIowa StateW 42–⁠4172%
Nov 16at12BaylorW 34–⁠3155%
Nov 23vsTCUW 28–⁠2482%
Nov 30at21Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠1661%
Dec 7vs8BaylorBig 12 Championship GameW 30–⁠2365%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs1LSUPeach Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 28–⁠6341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 63–⁠28 in the Peach Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 32nd-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: 5
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Wk 16: 4
  17. Final: 7

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

Heisman voteJalen Hurts, second

Consensus All-AmericanCeeDee Lamb, WR

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 4
Points
590–⁠382
Coach
Lincoln Riley
Elo
1768 +71 this season
SP+ rating
22.9 No. 8 of 130; offense No. 3, defense No. 47, special teams No. 17
SRS
18.2 No. 10 of 130 in FBS
Returning
36% of last season’s EPA, No. 110 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 6 roster talent No. 8 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh
Defensive coordinator
Alex Grinch
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 130
  • Defense75th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3354%1.224th of 130
Defense0.1341%1.2975th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.30 off
0.07 def		53% off
39% def		—4th off
50th 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
Offense4.3own 2917% allowed
Defense3.7own 2824% caused

CORE rating 21.4, 7th of 130 (offense 22.5, defense 1.1).

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 yardsJalen Hurts QB3,851 yds
Passing touchdownsJalen Hurts QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Hurts QB1,298 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Hurts QB20 TD
Receiving yardsCeeDee Lamb WR1,327 yds
Receiving touchdownsCeeDee Lamb WR14 TD
TacklesKenneth Murray LB102 tkl
SacksJalen Redmond DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsBrendan Radley-Hiles DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jadon Haselwood WR★★★★★No. 4
Spencer Rattler PRO★★★★★No. 11
Theo Wease Jr. WR★★★★★No. 21
Trejan Bridges WR★★★★No. 66
Austin Stogner TE★★★★No. 121
Stacey Wilkins OT★★★★No. 155
Jeremiah Criddell S★★★★No. 164
Woodi Washington CB★★★★No. 181

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.994
Running backs23.50.852
Receivers44.50.976
Offensive line33.70.910
Defensive line53.80.901
Linebackers13.00.878
Defensive backs44.00.917
Athletes and specialists13.00.865
Whole class213.90.917

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1CeeDee Lamb WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 1Kenneth Murray ILBLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 2Jalen Hurts QBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Neville Gallimore DTDallas Cowboys

Roster 117

The 2019 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

6 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠27
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠313
Texas5–⁠48–⁠525
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠47–⁠6
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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