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2020 Oklahoma

9–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Lincoln Riley, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2020, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 48–0; lost vs. Kansas State 35–38; lost at Iowa State 30–37; won vs. No. 22 Texas 53–45; won at TCU 33–14; won at Texas Tech 62–28; won vs. Kansas 62–9; won vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State 41–13; won vs. Baylor 27–14; won vs. No. 8 Iowa State 27–21; won vs. No. 11 Florida 55–20+53−7Won 48–0 vs. Missouri State+48Missouri StateLost 35–38 vs. Kansas State-3Kansas StateLost 30–37 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 53–45 vs. No. 22 Texas+8No. 22 TexasWon 33–14 at TCU+19TCUWon 62–28 at Texas Tech+34Texas TechWon 62–9 vs. Kansas+53KansasWon 41–13 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State+28No. 14 Oklahoma StateWon 27–14 vs. Baylor+13BaylorWon 27–21 vs. No. 8 Iowa State+6No. 8 Iowa StateWon 55–20 vs. No. 11 Florida+35No. 11 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsMissouri StateW 48–⁠096%
Sep 26vsKansas StateL 35–⁠3876%
Oct 3atIowa StateL 30–⁠3758%
Oct 10vs22TexasW 53–⁠4553%
Oct 24atTCUW 33–⁠1464%
Oct 31atTexas TechW 62–⁠2871%
Nov 7vsKansasW 62–⁠993%
Nov 21vs14Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠1370%
Dec 5vsBaylorW 27–⁠1482%
Dec 19vs8Iowa StateBig 12 Championship GameW 27–⁠2158%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs11FloridaCotton BowlW 55–⁠2053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 55–⁠20 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 3: 3
  3. Wk 4: 3
  4. Wk 5: 18
  5. Wk 9: 24
  6. Wk 10: 19
  7. Wk 11: 18
  8. Wk 12: 18
  9. Wk 13: 14
  10. Wk 14: 13
  11. Wk 15: 13
  12. Wk 16: 12
  13. Final: 6

Big 12 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
473–⁠239
Coach
Lincoln Riley
Elo
1776 +97 this season
SP+ rating
17.8 No. 12 of 130; offense No. 5, defense No. 42
SRS
20.2 No. 3 of 77 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 117 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 11 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

  • Offense13th of 127
  • Defense35th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2749%1.2413th of 127
Defense0.0438%1.4035th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.03 def		50% off
37% def		—6th off
14th 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 3218% allowed
Defense3.2own 2721% caused

CORE rating 15.3, 12th of 127 (offense 8.8, defense -6.5).

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 yardsSpencer Rattler QB3,031 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Rattler QB28 TD
Rushing yardsRhamondre Stevenson RB664 yds
Rushing touchdownsRhamondre Stevenson RB7 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin Mims WR610 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarvin Mims WR9 TD
TacklesBrian Asamoah LB66 tkl
SacksNik Bonitto LB9 sacks
InterceptionsTre Norwood DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Nate Anderson OG★★★★No. 90
Andrew Raym OG★★★★No. 92
Reggie Grimes II WDE★★★★No. 124
Seth McGowan RB★★★★No. 134
Marvin Mims WR★★★★No. 168
Anton Harrison OT★★★★No. 178
Aaryn Parks OG★★★★No. 188
Jalin Conyers TE★★★★No. 190

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.883
Running backs14.00.938
Receivers43.50.895
Offensive line53.80.930
Defensive line23.50.912
Linebackers33.30.855
Defensive backs34.00.905
Athletes and specialists33.30.862
Whole class223.60.898

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 2Creed Humphrey CKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Ronnie Perkins DENew England Patriots
Rd 4Rhamondre Stevenson RBNew England Patriots
Rd 4Tre Brown CBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Tre Norwood CBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 127

The 2020 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa State8–⁠19–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠29–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠38–⁠320
Texas5–⁠37–⁠319
TCU5–⁠46–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠46–⁠4
Kansas State4–⁠54–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠64–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠72–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠80–⁠9

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