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2025 Oklahoma

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Brent Venables, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2025, game by game: won vs. Illinois State 35–3; won vs. No. 15 Michigan 24–13; won at Temple 42–3; won vs. No. 22 Auburn 24–17; won vs. Kent State 44–0; lost vs. Texas 6–23; won at South Carolina 26–7; lost vs. No. 8 Ole Miss 26–34; won at No. 14 Tennessee 33–27; won at No. 4 Alabama 23–21; won vs. No. 23 Missouri 17–6; won vs. LSU 17–13; lost vs. No. 11 Alabama 24–34+44−17Won 35–3 vs. Illinois State+32Illinois StateWon 24–13 vs. No. 15 Michigan+11No. 15 MichiganWon 42–3 at Temple+39TempleWon 24–17 vs. No. 22 Auburn+7No. 22 AuburnWon 44–0 vs. Kent State+44Kent StateLost 6–23 vs. Texas-17TexasWon 26–7 at South Carolina+19South CarolinaLost 26–34 vs. No. 8 Ole Miss-8No. 8 Ole MissWon 33–27 at No. 14 Tennessee+6No. 14 TennesseeWon 23–21 at No. 4 Alabama+2No. 4 AlabamaWon 17–6 vs. No. 23 Missouri+11No. 23 MissouriWon 17–13 vs. LSU+4LSULost 24–34 vs. No. 11 Alabama-10No. 11 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsIllinois StateW 35–⁠378%
Sep 6vs15MichiganW 24–⁠1345%
Sep 13atTempleW 42–⁠365%
Sep 20vs22AuburnW 24–⁠1764%
Oct 4vsKent StateW 44–⁠091%
Oct 11vsTexasAllstate Red River RivalryL 6–⁠2344%
Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠747%
Oct 25vs8Ole MissL 26–⁠3447%
Nov 1at14TennesseeW 33–⁠2735%
Nov 15at4AlabamaW 23–⁠2129%
Nov 22vs23MissouriW 17–⁠662%
Nov 29vsLSUW 17–⁠1367%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvs11AlabamaCFP First RoundL 24–⁠3454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 34–⁠24 in the CFP First Round; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Lou Groza AwardTate Sandell, K

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 5
Points
341–⁠201
Coach
Brent Venables
Elo
1665 +119 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 14 of 136; offense No. 51, defense No. 4, special teams No. 33
SRS
12.7 No. 17 of 136 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 36 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 17 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ben Arbuckle
Defensive coordinators
Todd Bates and Jay Valai
Offense
Spread / air raid
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense97th of 136
  • Defense8th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%1.2797th of 136
Defense-0.0631%1.358th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.07 def		42% off
30% def		—79th off
7th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense45%7.8 yds10%2.9019%
Defense36%8.6 yds12%2.0028%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 3117% allowed
Defense2.6own 2623% caused

CORE rating 10.4, 36th of 136 (offense -4.4, defense -14.8).

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 yardsJohn Mateer QB2,885 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Mateer QB14 TD
Rushing yardsTory Blaylock RB482 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Mateer QB8 TD
Receiving yardsIsaiah Sategna WR949 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsaiah Sategna WR8 TD
TacklesKip Lewis LB76 tkl
SacksTaylor Wein DL7 sacks
InterceptionsEli Bowen DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Michael Fasusi OT★★★★★No. 5
Ryan Fodje OT★★★★No. 114
Elijah Thomas ATH★★★★No. 122
Trystan Haynes CB★★★★No. 141
Trent Wilson DL★★★★No. 175
C.J. Nickson DE★★★★No. 186
Omarion Robinson S★★★★No. 257
Tory Blaylock RB★★★★No. 268

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.859
Running backs14.00.911
Receivers14.00.903
Offensive line43.80.922
Defensive line33.70.910
Linebackers13.00.875
Defensive backs53.80.905
Athletes and specialists24.00.922
Whole class183.70.907

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 2R Mason Thomas DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Febechi Nwaiwu OGHouston Texans
Rd 4Gracen Halton DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Kendal Daniels LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Robert Spears-Jennings SPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Jaren Kanak TETennessee Titans
Rd 7Deion Burks WRIndianapolis Colts

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2025 portal
John Mateer QB★★★★from Washington State
Jadyn Ott RB★★★★from California
Marvin Jones Jr. DE★★★★from Florida State
Kendal Daniels LB★★★★from Oklahoma State
Derek Simmons OT★★★from Western Carolina
Isaiah Sategna WR★★★from Arkansas
JaVonnie Gibson WR★★★from Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Jer’Michael Carter WR★★★from McNeese
Keontez Lewis WR★★★from Southern Illinois
Siolaa Lolohea DL★★★from Utah State
Josiah Martin WR★★★from California
Will Huggins TE★★★from Pittsburg State

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 34

David Stone DL★★★★returned to Oklahoma
Nic Anderson WR★★★★to LSU
Dasan McCullough LB★★★★to Nebraska
Jackson Arnold QB★★★★to Auburn
Eugene Brooks OL★★★to UCLA
Joshua Bates OL★★★to SMU
Bauer Sharp TE★★★to LSU
Jalil Farooq WR★★★to Maryland
Andrel Anthony Jr. WR★★★to Duke
Brenen Thompson WR★★★to Mississippi State
Davon Mitchell TE★★★to Louisville
Gavin Sawchuk RB★★★to Florida State

And 22 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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