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2024 Oklahoma

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Brent Venables.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2024, game by game: won vs. Temple 51–3; won vs. Houston 16–12; won vs. Tulane 34–19; lost vs. No. 6 Tennessee 15–25; won at Auburn 27–21; lost vs. No. 1 Texas 3–34; lost vs. South Carolina 9–35; lost at No. 18 Ole Miss 14–26; won vs. Maine 59–14; lost at Missouri 23–30; won vs. No. 7 Alabama 24–3; lost at LSU 17–37; lost vs. Navy 20–21+48−31Won 51–3 vs. Temple+48TempleWon 16–12 vs. Houston+4HoustonWon 34–19 vs. Tulane+15TulaneLost 15–25 vs. No. 6 Tennessee-10No. 6 TennesseeWon 27–21 at Auburn+6AuburnLost 3–34 vs. No. 1 Texas-31No. 1 TexasLost 9–35 vs. South Carolina-26South CarolinaLost 14–26 at No. 18 Ole Miss-12No. 18 Ole MissWon 59–14 vs. Maine+45MaineLost 23–30 at Missouri-7MissouriWon 24–3 vs. No. 7 Alabama+21No. 7 AlabamaLost 17–37 at LSU-20LSULost 20–21 vs. Navy-1Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTempleW 51–⁠386%
Sep 7vsHoustonW 16–⁠1281%
Sep 14vsTulaneW 34–⁠1966%
Sep 21vs6TennesseeL 15–⁠2555%
Sep 28atAuburnW 27–⁠2163%
Oct 12vs1TexasAllstate Red River RivalryL 3–⁠3433%
Oct 19vsSouth CarolinaL 9–⁠3568%
Oct 26at18Ole MissL 14–⁠2627%
Nov 2vsMaineW 59–⁠1485%
Nov 9atMissouriL 23–⁠3034%
Nov 23vs7AlabamaW 24–⁠326%
Nov 30atLSUL 17–⁠3739%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsNavyArmed Forces BowlL 20–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 21–⁠20 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 21
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 7: 18

Consensus All-AmericanDanny Stutsman, LB

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
312–⁠280
Coach
Brent Venables
Elo
1570 −46 this season
SP+ rating
9.5 No. 33 of 134; offense No. 75, defense No. 17, special teams No. 27
SRS
7.0 No. 39 of 134 in FBS
Returning
39% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 8 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Seth Littrell, Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns
Defensive coordinators
Zac Alley, Todd Bates and Jay Valai
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 134
  • Defense13th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0438%1.16121st of 134
Defense-0.0136%1.2713th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.00 def		41% off
35% def		—96th 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
Offense3.4own 3018% allowed
Defense3.5own 2918% caused

CORE rating 3.0, 58th of 134 (offense -9.1, defense -12.1).

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 yardsJackson Arnold QB1,421 yds
Passing touchdownsJackson Arnold QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJovantae Barnes RB577 yds
Rushing touchdownsJovantae Barnes RB5 TD
Receiving yardsBauer Sharp TE324 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeion Burks WR3 TD
TacklesDanny Stutsman LB110 tkl
SacksR Mason Thomas DL9 sacks
InterceptionsBilly Bowman DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

David Stone DL★★★★★No. 9
Taylor Tatum RB★★★★No. 38
Zion Kearney WR★★★★No. 91
Eugene Brooks OL★★★★No. 97
Danny Okoye DE★★★★No. 141
Nigel Smith II DL★★★★No. 143
Davon Mitchell TE★★★★No. 154
Reggie Powers III S★★★★No. 187

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.890
Running backs33.30.901
Receivers53.80.918
Offensive line63.30.886
Defensive line54.20.933
Linebackers24.00.892
Defensive backs63.70.898
Athletes and specialists13.00.879
Whole class303.70.904

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4Danny Stutsman LBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Billy Bowman Jr. SAtlanta Falcons

Roster 126

The 2024 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2024 portal
Caiden Woullard DE★★★★from Miami (OH)
Deion Burks WR★★★★from Purdue
Damonic Williams DL★★★★from TCU
Bauer Sharp TE★★★★from SE Louisiana
Branson Hickman OL★★★from SMU
Sam Franklin RB★★★from UT Martin
Dezjhon Malone CB★★★from San Diego State
Febechi Nwaiwu OL★★★from North Texas
Geirean Hatchett OL★★★from Washington
Jake Roberts TE★★★from Baylor
Michael Tarquin OT★★★from USC
Spencer Brown OT★★★from Michigan State

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Cayden Green OT★★★★to Missouri
Dillon Gabriel QB★★★★to Oregon
Savion Byrd OT★★★★to SMU
Jasiah Wagoner CB★★★to California
Key Lawrence S★★★to Ole Miss
Daeh McCullough S★★★to Louisville
Hollywood Smothers RB★★★to NC State
Tawee Walker RB★★★to Wisconsin
Justin Harrington S★★★to Washington
Kelvin Gilliam DL★★★to Virginia Tech
Marcus Major RB★★★to Minnesota
Aaryn Parks OT★★★to South Carolina

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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