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2022 Oklahoma

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Brent Venables.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2022, game by game: won vs. UTEP 45–13; won vs. Kent State 33–3; won at Nebraska 49–14; lost vs. Kansas State 34–41; lost at TCU 24–55; lost vs. Texas 0–49; won vs. No. 19 Kansas 52–42; won at Iowa State 27–13; lost vs. Baylor 35–38; lost at West Virginia 20–23; won vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State 28–13; lost at Texas Tech 48–51; lost vs. No. 13 Florida State 32–35+35−49Won 45–13 vs. UTEP+32UTEPWon 33–3 vs. Kent State+30Kent StateWon 49–14 at Nebraska+35NebraskaLost 34–41 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 24–55 at TCU-31TCULost 0–49 vs. Texas-49TexasWon 52–42 vs. No. 19 Kansas+10No. 19 KansasWon 27–13 at Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 35–38 vs. Baylor-3BaylorLost 20–23 at West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 28–13 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State+15No. 24 Oklahoma StateLost 48–51 at Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 32–35 vs. No. 13 Florida State-3No. 13 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUTEPW 45–⁠1385%
Sep 10vsKent StateW 33–⁠384%
Sep 17atNebraskaW 49–⁠1473%
Sep 24vsKansas StateL 34–⁠4177%
Oct 1atTCUL 24–⁠5557%
Oct 8vsTexasL 0–⁠4956%
Oct 15vs19KansasW 52–⁠4271%
Oct 29atIowa StateW 27–⁠1346%
Nov 5vsBaylorL 35–⁠3853%
Nov 12atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠2364%
Nov 19vs24Oklahoma StateW 28–⁠1352%
Nov 26atTexas TechL 48–⁠5152%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs13Florida StateCheez-It BowlL 32–⁠3544%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 35–⁠32 in the Cheez-It Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 18
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
427–⁠390
Coach
Brent Venables
Elo
1587 −74 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 19 of 131; offense No. 13, defense No. 65, special teams No. 33
SRS
10.3 No. 23 of 131 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 9 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Lebby
Defensive coordinators
Ted Roof, Todd Bates and Jay Valai
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 131
  • Defense86th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1645%1.2141st of 131
Defense0.1443%1.2886th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.10 def		45% off
43% def		—34th off
69th 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
Offense4.0own 2814% allowed
Defense4.1own 2718% caused

CORE rating 5.0, 47th of 131 (offense 6.5, defense 1.6).

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 yardsDillon Gabriel QB3,168 yds
Passing touchdownsDillon Gabriel QB25 TD
Rushing yardsEric Gray RB1,364 yds
Rushing touchdownsEric Gray RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin Mims WR1,083 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrayden Willis TE7 TD
TacklesDanny Stutsman LB119 tkl
SacksEthan Downs DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Coldon DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Gentry Williams CB★★★★No. 93
Gavin Sawchuk RB★★★★No. 98
Jovantae Barnes RB★★★★No. 115
Robert Spears-Jennings S★★★★No. 130
Jake Taylor OT★★★★No. 138
Jaren Kanak ATH★★★★No. 156
Kobie McKinzie LB★★★★No. 164
Nick Evers QB★★★★No. 172

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.931
Running backs24.00.956
Receivers43.80.908
Offensive line24.00.926
Defensive line53.60.885
Linebackers24.00.922
Defensive backs34.00.936
Athletes and specialists33.30.884
Whole class223.80.912

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Anton Harrison OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Marvin Mims WRDenver Broncos
Rd 3Wanya Morris OTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Eric Gray RBNew York Giants
Rd 7Brayden Willis TESan Francisco 49ers

Roster 119

The 2022 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2022 portal
Dillon Gabriel QB★★★★from UCF
Jonah Laulu DL★★★★from Hawai’i
Jeffery Johnson DL★★★★from Tulane
McKade Mettauer OL★★★★from California
C.J. Coldon CB★★★from Wyoming
Javian Hester WR★★★from Missouri
L.V. Bunkley-Shelton WR★★★from Arizona State
Trey Morrison CB★★★from North Carolina
Tyler Guyton OT★★★from TCU
Daniel Parker TE★★★from Missouri
Kani Walker CB★★★from Louisville
T.D. Roof LB★★★from App State

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 16

Caleb Williams QB★★★★★to USC
Mario Williams WR★★★★to USC
Spencer Rattler QB★★★★to South Carolina
Jadon Haselwood WR★★★★to Arkansas
Austin Stogner TE★★★★to South Carolina
Cody Jackson WR★★★★to Houston
Latrell McCutchin CB★★★★to USC
Patrick Fields S★★★to Stanford
Nathan Rawlins-Kibonge DE★★★to South Alabama
Brey Walker OT★★★returned to Oklahoma
Noah Nelson OT★★★to Northern Arizona
Darrell Simpson OT★★★★to Tulsa

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU9–⁠013–⁠22
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠414
Texas6–⁠38–⁠525
Texas Tech5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠56–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠66–⁠7
Oklahoma3–⁠66–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠84–⁠8

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