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2023 Oklahoma

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Brent Venables, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2023, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 73–0; won vs. SMU 28–11; won at Tulsa 66–17; won at Cincinnati 20–6; won vs. Iowa State 50–20; won vs. No. 3 Texas 34–30; won vs. UCF 31–29; lost at Kansas 33–38; lost at Oklahoma State 24–27; won vs. West Virginia 59–20; won at BYU 31–24; won vs. TCU 69–45; lost vs. No. 14 Arizona 24–38+73−14Won 73–0 vs. Arkansas State+73Arkansas StateWon 28–11 vs. SMU+17SMUWon 66–17 at Tulsa+49TulsaWon 20–6 at Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 50–20 vs. Iowa State+30Iowa StateWon 34–30 vs. No. 3 Texas+4No. 3 TexasWon 31–29 vs. UCF+2UCFLost 33–38 at Kansas-5KansasLost 24–27 at Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateWon 59–20 vs. West Virginia+39West VirginiaWon 31–24 at BYU+7BYUWon 69–45 vs. TCU+24TCULost 24–38 vs. No. 14 Arizona-14No. 14 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsArkansas StateW 73–⁠079%
Sep 9vsSMUW 28–⁠1160%
Sep 16atTulsaW 66–⁠1760%
Sep 23atCincinnatiW 20–⁠645%
Sep 30vsIowa StateW 50–⁠2076%
Oct 7vs3TexasAllstate Red River RivalryW 34–⁠3046%
Oct 21vsUCFW 31–⁠2977%
Oct 28atKansasL 33–⁠3864%
Nov 4atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠2752%
Nov 11vsWest VirginiaW 59–⁠2068%
Nov 18atBYUW 31–⁠2467%
Nov 24vsTCUW 69–⁠4571%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs14ArizonaAlamo BowlL 24–⁠3861%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 38–⁠24 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 10
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 13
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 12
  16. Final: 15
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 5
Points
542–⁠305
Coach
Brent Venables
Elo
1675 +116 this season
SP+ rating
15.0 No. 17 of 133; offense No. 8, defense No. 38, special teams No. 92
SRS
17.4 No. 11 of 133 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 64 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 4 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

  • Offense6th of 133
  • Defense15th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2849%1.326th of 133
Defense-0.0038%1.3715th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
-0.03 def		49% off
37% def		—10th off
6th 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 2914% allowed
Defense3.4own 2819% caused

CORE rating 22.7, 7th of 133 (offense 11.9, defense -10.7).

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 QB3,660 yds
Passing touchdownsDillon Gabriel QB30 TD
Rushing yardsGavin Sawchuk RB744 yds
Rushing touchdownsDillon Gabriel QB12 TD
Receiving yardsDrake Stoops WR962 yds
Receiving touchdownsDrake Stoops WR10 TD
TacklesDanny Stutsman LB87 tkl
SacksEthan Downs DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsBilly Bowman DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jackson Arnold QB★★★★★No. 8
Adepoju Adebawore DE★★★★★No. 11
Peyton Bowen S★★★★★No. 16
Sammy Omosigho LB★★★★No. 71
Makari Vickers S★★★★No. 76
Jaquaize Pettaway WR★★★★No. 79
Cayden Green OT★★★★No. 99
Jacobe Johnson CB★★★★No. 118

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.996
Running backs23.50.890
Receivers24.00.931
Offensive line43.80.907
Defensive line63.50.896
Linebackers43.50.912
Defensive backs54.20.939
Athletes and specialists23.00.877
Whole class263.70.913

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Tyler Guyton OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Walter Rouse OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Jonah Laulu DTIndianapolis Colts

Roster 125

The 2023 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2023 portal
Dasan McCullough LB★★★★from Indiana
Brenen Thompson WR★★★★from Texas
Trace Ford DL★★★★from Oklahoma State
Walter Rouse OT★★★★from Stanford
Davon Sears DL★★★★from Texas State
Jacob Lacey DL★★★★from Notre Dame
Rondell Bothroyd DL★★★★from Wake Forest
Andrel Anthony Jr. WR★★★from Michigan
Austin Stogner TE★★★from South Carolina
DaJon Terry DL★★★from Tennessee
Caleb Shaffer OG★★★from Miami (OH)
Reggie Pearson S★★★from Texas Tech

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Derrick LeBlanc DL★★★★to UCF
Jaden Davis CB★★★★to Miami
Theo Wease WR★★★★to Missouri
Clayton Smith DE★★★to Arizona State
Nick Evers QB★★★to Wisconsin
David Ugwoegbu LB★★★to Houston
Kori Roberson DL★★★to SMU
Alton Tarber DL★★★no new school on file
Brey Walker OL★★★to Texas State
Bryson Washington S★★★★to New Mexico
Damond Harmon S★★★★to North Carolina A&T
Jordan Mukes S★★★★to Abilene Christian

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠112–⁠23
Oklahoma7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠416
West Virginia6–⁠39–⁠4
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠418
Iowa State6–⁠37–⁠6
Kansas5–⁠49–⁠423
Texas Tech5–⁠47–⁠6
UCF3–⁠66–⁠7
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
BYU2–⁠75–⁠7
Houston2–⁠74–⁠8
Baylor2–⁠73–⁠9
Cincinnati1–⁠83–⁠9

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