2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2015 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 17–37 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (9th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Trevor Knight Ty Darlington Nila Kasitati Eric Striker Charles Tapper
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 7 TCU		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5					5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9					0	–	12
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 121st season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 17th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began on October 3, 2015, with a 44–24 win against West Virginia in Norman, Oklahoma and ended with a 58–23 win against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 28, 2015. Oklahoma finished conference play with an 8–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship, their first since 2012.

Oklahoma was selected as the 4th seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against 1st seed Clemson on December 31, 2015, in the Orange Bowl which they lost 17–37. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.

Preseason

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Rodney Anderson RB	Katy, Texas	Katy HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.63	Jun 8, 2014
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Gabriel Campbell DE	Yazoo City, Mississippi	Yazoo City HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.70	Jan 6, 2015
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Jamal Danley OG	Byhalia, Mississippi	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.03	Sep 13, 2014
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Ricky DeBerry DE	Mechanicsville, Virginia	Atlee HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.58	Dec 19, 2014
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Bobby Evans OT	Allen, Texas	Allen HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Jul 10, 2013
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Cody Ford OG	Pineville, Louisiana	Pineville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	314 lb (142 kg)	5.09	Aug 11, 2014
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Neville Gallimore DT	St. Catharines, Ontario	Canada Prep Football Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	311 lb (141 kg)	4.70	Jan 3, 2015
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Dahu Green WR	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Westmoore HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.54	Feb 2, 2015
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Kahlil Haughton S	Waco, Texas	Midway HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.41	Dec 19, 2014
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Dominique Hearne OG	Lancaster, Texas	Lancaster HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	5.13	Jun 12, 2014
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John Humphrey, Jr. WR	League City, Texas	Clear Falls HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	4.40	Aug 3, 2014
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William Johnson CB	Baltimore, Maryland	Monroe College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Nov 23, 2014
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Kenneth Mann DE	Burleson, Texas	Burleson HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.70	Jul 23, 2014
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P. J. Mbanasor CB	Pflugerville, Texas	Hendrickson HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.64	Jun 3, 2014
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Arthur McGinnis OLB	New Orleans, Louisiana	Warren Easton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.47	Feb 3, 2015
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Prentice McKinney, Jr. S	Dallas, Texas	South Oak Cliff HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.48	Feb 4, 2015
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A. D. Miller WR	Dallas, Texas	Bishop Dunne HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.50	Feb 1, 2015
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Marquise Overton DT	Jenks, Oklahoma	Jenks HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	5.51	Jan 3, 2014
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Dru Samia OG	Danville, California	San Ramon Valley HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	5.48	Aug 22, 2014
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Austin Seibert K	Belleville, Illinois	Belleville West HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	May 9, 2014
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Antoine Stephens CB	Dallas, Texas	Justin F. Kimball HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.54	Jan 18, 2015
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Will Sunderland, Jr. S	Midwest City, Oklahoma	Midwest City HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.58	Sep 13, 2014
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Dede Westbrook WR	Cameron, Texas	Blinn College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.38	Nov 25, 2014
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 14   247Sports: 15   ESPN: 17
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Oklahoma Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Oklahoma Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Player Commitments – Oklahoma". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

Award watch lists

Lombardi Award Dominique Alexander [1] Eric Striker [1] Jim Thorpe Award Zack Sanchez [2] Butkus Award Dominique Alexander [3] Erik Striker [3]

Maxwell Award Baker Mayfield [4] Samaje Perine [5] Sterling Shepard [5] Rimington Trophy Ty Darlington [6] Outland Trophy Ty Darlington [7]

Chuck Bednarik Award Zack Sanchez [5] Erik Striker [5] Charles Tapper [5] Walter Camp Award Samaje Perine [8] Biletnikoff Award Sterling Shepard [9]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy Dominique Alexander [10] Zack Sanchez [10] Erik Striker [10] Charles Tapper [10] Doak Walker Award Samaje Perine [11]

Schedule

Oklahoma announced its 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home games, five away games and one neutral game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted Big 12 foes Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl for the 110th time on October 10 for the Red River Showdown. ^[12]

The Sooners hosted two non-conference games against Akron and Tulsa and traveled to its other non-conference foe Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Oklahoma met for the first time against the Akron Zips at home to open the season. The Sooners then traveled to Tennessee after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers last season and then hosted in-state rival Tulsa after traveling to Tulsa last year.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Akron *	No. 19	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSOK PPV	W 41–3	85,370 [13]
September 12	5:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Tennessee *	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 31–24 2OT	102,455 [14]
September 19	11:00 a.m.	Tulsa *	No. 16	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 52–38	85,657 [15]
October 3	11:00 a.m.	No. 23 West Virginia	No. 15	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 44–24	84,384 [16]
October 10	11:00 a.m.	vs. Texas	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	ABC	L 17–24	91,546 [17]
October 17	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 19	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 55–0	52,867 [18]
October 24	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 17	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 63–27	85,312 [19]
October 31	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 62–7	26,677 [20]
November 7	6:00 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 15	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPNU	W 52–16	85,595 [21]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Baylor	No. 12	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ABC	W 44–34	49,875 [22]
November 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 TCU	No. 7	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 30–29	85,821 [23]
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Oklahoma State	No. 3	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 58–23	58,231 [24]
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Clemson *	No. 4	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal) (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 17–37	67,615
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Roster

2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jarvis Baxter Jr WR 2 John Humphrey Fr WR 3 Sterling Shepard Sr QB 4 Reece Clark Fr WR 5 Durron Neal Sr QB 6 Baker Mayfield  Jr QB 9 Trevor Knight  (C)  Jr WR 11 Dede Westbrook Jr QB 12 Connor McGinnis Fr WR 13 A. D. Miller Fr QB 14 Cody Thomas  So WR 15 Jeffery Mead So WR 16 Michiah Quick So WR 17 Jordan Smallwood  So WR 18 Dahu Green Fr WR 19 Dallis Todd  Fr RB 20 Tion Grant So RB 24 Rodney Anderson Fr RB 25 Joe Mixon  Fr RB 28 Alex Ross  Jr RB 32 Samaje Perine So RB 33 Anthony Sheppard Fr RB 34 Daniel Brooks  Jr FB 36 Dimitri Flowers So FB 44 Jaxon Uhles  So TE 45 Carson Meier  Fr OL 52 Jamal Danley Jr OL 54 Nila Kasitati (C)  Sr OL 55 Josiah St. John  Sr OL 56 Ty Darlington  (C) Sr OL 58 Erick Wren  So OL 63 Alex Dalton  Fr OL 64 Dylan Hartsook  Jr OL 65 Nick Hardaway  So OL 66 Riley Nolan  Jr OL 68 Jonathan Alvarez So OL 69 Quinn Mittermeier So OL 70 Christian Daimler  So OL 71 Bobby Evans Fr OL 72 Derek Farniok  Sr OL 73 Kenyon Frison  Fr OL 74 Cody Ford Fr OL 75 Dru Samia Fr OL 76 Sam Grant  Jr OL 77 Joseph Paul  Fr OL 78 Orlando Brown Jr.  Fr OL 79 Dominique Hearne Fr WR 80 Sam Iheke Fr TE 81 Mark Andrews  Fr WR 82 Ezel McIntee  Fr WR 83 Nick Basquine  Fr WR 84 Grant Bothun  Jr WR 85 Vance Galloway Fr WR 86 Lee Morris Fr WR 87 Parker Fentriss Fr WR 88 Eric DeLay Fr TE 89 Connor Knight  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Dominique Alexander Jr DB 2 P. J. Mbanasor Fr DB 4 Hatari Byrd Jr DB 5 Antoine Stevens Fr DB 6 Stanvon Taylor Jr DB 7 Jordan Thomas So DB 8 Kahlil Haughton Fr LB 9 Tay Evans  Fr DB 10 Steven Parker So DB 12 William Johnson So DB 13 Ahmad Thomas Jr DB 14 Marcus Green  Fr DB 15 Zack Sanchez  Jr LB 18 Curtis Bolton  Fr LB 19 Eric Striker  (C) Sr LB 20 Frank Shannon  Sr DB 21 Will Sunderland Fr LB 22 Ricky DeBerry Fr LB 23 Devante Bond Sr LB 26 Jordan Evans Jr DB 27 Dakota Austin Jr DB 29 Prentice McKinney Fr DB 30 Ernest Gardner  Fr LB 31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo  So DB 35 Cole Swayze Sr DB 37 Anuar Hage Fr DB 38 Najee Bissoon  So DB 39 Darius Owens  So LB 40 P. L. Lindley  Sr DB 41 Jesse Walker  So LB 42 Ruben Hunter  So DE 46 Gabriel Campbell Fr DT 50 Courtney Garnett  Fr LB 50 Arthur McGinnis Fr LB 51 Cade Newhouse–Parker So DE 55 Kenneth Mann Fr DT 57 Du'Vonta Lampkin Fr DT 58 Chase Frazier  So DT 59 Kane Snowden  Jr DE 80 Isaac Ijalana  So LB 84 Dalton Rodriguez So DE 87 D. J. Ward  So DT 90 Neville Gallimore Fr DE 91 Charles Tapper  (C) Sr DT 92 Matthew Romar  So DT 93 Jordan Wade  Jr DT 94 Matt Dimon Jr DE 95 Austin Roberts Jr DE 96 Mitch Tate  Sr DT 97 Charles Walker  So DT 98 Marquise Overton Fr DE 99 Dwayne Orso–Bacchus  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Kyle Pfau So P 38 Jack Steed  Jr K 39 Nick Hodgson  Sr LS 42 Wesley Horky So K 43 Austin Seibert Fr K 47 Eric Hosek  Sr LS 57 Jack Aubel Fr	Head coach Bob Stoops (17th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Lincoln Riley – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Cale Gundy – Assistant head coach / inside receivers / director of recruiting Dennis Simmons – Outside receivers Bill Bedenbaugh – Offensive line Jay Boulware – Running backs / Fullbacks / special teams coordinator Mike Stoops – Associate head coach / defensive coordinator / Outside Linebackers Tim Kish – Inside linebackers Kerry Cooks – Defensive backs Diron Reynolds - Defensive line Jerry Schmidt – Director of sports enhancement Matt McMillen – Assistant a. d. football operations Merv Johnson – Director of football operations Austin Woods – Offensive quality control C. J. Ah You - Defensive quality control / Special Teams Quality Control Ryan Allgood - Offensive Graduate Assistant Tyler Tettleton – Offensive graduate assistant Courtney Viney - Defensive Graduate Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 5, 2015

Game summaries

Akron

See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team

Akron Zips at #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[25]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	3	0	0	3
#19 Oklahoma	3	14	21	3	41

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: September 5, 2015
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S 15 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 85,370
• Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Vidal Jones
• TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), ^[26] Dave Lapham (Color) ^[26] & Chad McKee (Sideline) ^[26]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 03:58 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 3–0) Second Quarter OU – 05:32 Samaje Perine 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 10–0) OU – 02:21 DeDe Westbrook 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 17–0) AKR – 00:06 Robert Stein 26 yd field goal (OU 17–3) Third Quarter OU – 11:56 Joe Mixon 76 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–3) OU – 07:11 Jeffery Mead 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–3) OU – 02:36 Baker Mayfield 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–3) Fourth Quarter OU – 10:29 Austin Seibert 41 yd field goal (OU 41–3) Top Passers AKR – Kyle Pohl 6/17, 88 yards OU – Baker Mayfield 23/33, 388 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers AKR – Tra'Von Chapman 14 attempts, 48 yards OU – Samaje Perine 11 attempts, 33 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving AKR – Jerome Lane 3 receptions, 57 yards OU – Joe Mixon 3 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers AKR – Dylan Evans 13 tackles OU – Dominique Alexander 10 tackles

Tennessee

See also: 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team

#19 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary ^[27]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#19 Oklahoma	0	3	0	14	7	7	31
#23 Tennessee	10	7	0	0	7	0	24

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

• Date: September 12, 2015
• Game time: 6:01 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 8 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 102,455
• Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Richard Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Scorer: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), ^[28] Todd Blackledge (Color) ^[28] & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ^[28]

Game information

First Quarter UT – 09:51 Aaron Medley 19 yd field goal (UT 3–0) UT – 01:56 Josh Malone 9 yd pass from Joshua Dobbs, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 10–0) Second Quarter UT – 12:14 Joshua Dobbs 4 yd run, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 17–0) OU – 04:56 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (UT 17–3) Fourth Quarter OU – 08:20 Samaje Perine 2 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (UT 17–10) OU – 00:40 Sterling Shepard 5 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 17–17) First Overtime UT – 15:00 Jalen Hurd 8 yd run, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 24–17) OU – 15:00 Baker Mayfield 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 24–24) Second Overtime OU – 15:00 Sterling Shepard 18 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–24) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 19/39, 187 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT UT – Joshua Dobbs 13/31, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers OU – Samaje Perine 23 attempts, 78 yards UT – Jalen Hurd 24 attempts, 106 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving OU – Sterling Shepard 7 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD UT – Josh Smith 4 receptions, 56 yards Top Tacklers OU – Ahmad Thomas 11 tackles UT – Jalen Reeves–Maybin 21 tackles

Tulsa

See also: 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[29]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	3	21	7	7	38
#16 Oklahoma	17	14	14	7	52

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: September 19, 2015
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE 18 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 85,657
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Gene Semko • Field judge: Lason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play), ^[30] Spencer Tillman (Color) ^[30] & Bruce Feldman (Sideline) ^[30]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 12:03 Austin Seibert 20 yd field goal (OU 3–0) TUL – 08:04 Redford Jones 23 yd field goal (Tied 3–3) OU – 04:54 Baker Mayfield 39 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 10–3) OU – 01:18 Joe Mixon 10 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 17–3) Second Quarter OU – 13:31 Baker Mayfield 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–3) TUL – 06:20 Josh Atkinson 18 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 24–10) OU – 03:14 Mark Andrews 61 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–10) TUL – 00:13 Keevan Lucas 28 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 31–17) TUL – 00:01 Keyarris Garrett 43 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 31–24) Third Quarter OU – 06:47 Jarvis Baxter 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–24) TUL – 04:01 Zack Langer 1 yd run, Redford Jones XP good (OU 38–31) OU – 00:40 Mark Andrews 17 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–31) Fourth Quarter OU – 04:28 Samaje Perine 20 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–31) TUL – 03:38 Keevan Lucas 40 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 52–38) Top Passers TUL – Dane Evans 34/51, 427 yards, 4 TD OU – Baker Mayfield 32/38, 487 yards, 4 TD Top Rushers TUL – Zack Langer 31 attempts, 161 yards, 1 TD OU – Samaje Perine 22 attempts, 151 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving TUL – Keyarris Garrett 14 receptions, 189 yards, 1 TD OU – Sterling Shepard 8 receptions, 144 yards Top Tacklers TUL – Michael Mudoh 16 tackles OU – Hatari Byrd 15 tackles

West Virginia

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

#23 West Virginia Mountaineers at #15 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[31]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 West Virginia	0	7	17	0	24
#15 Oklahoma	7	17	10	10	44

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: October 3, 2015
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: ENE 8 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 84,384
• Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), ^[32] Brady Quinn (Color) ^[32] & Kris Budden (Sideline) ^[32]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 08:45 Mark Andrews 17 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0) Second Quarter WVU – 14:45 Rushel Shell 5 yd run, Josh Lambert XP good (Tied 7–7) OU – 14:04 Sterling Shepard 28 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–7) OU – 09:00 Austin Seibert 40 yd field goal (OU 17–7) OU – 02:16 Joe Mixon 35 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–7) Third Quarter WVU – 09:40 Jovon Durante 1 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert XP good (OU 24–14) WVU – 06:57 Josh Lambert 23 yd field goal (OU 24–17) OU – 02:34 Austin Seibert 25 yd field goal (OU 27–17) WVU – 00:58 Skyler Howard 50 yd run, Josh Lambert XP good (OU 27–24) OU – 00:13 Durron Neal 71 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 34–24) Fourth Quarter OU – 09:37 Jordan Evans 41 yd fumble recovery, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 41–24) OU – 06:06 Austin Seibert 44 yd field goal (OU 44–24) Top Passers WVU – Skyler Howard 17/32, 173 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT OU – Baker Mayfield 14/25, 320 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers WVU – Wendell Smallwood 22 attempts, 111 yards OU – Samaje Perine 16 attempts, 65 yards Top Receiving WVU – Jordan Thompson 3 receptions, 46 yards OU – Dede Westbrook 5 receptions, 107 yards Top Tacklers WVU – Nick Kwiatkowski 11 tackles OU – Eric Striker 13 tackles

Texas

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns  – Game summary ^[33]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Oklahoma	0	3	7	7	17
Texas	14	0	3	7	24

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

• Date: October 10, 2015
• Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 91,546
• Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Scorer: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), ^[34] Chris Spielman (Color) ^[34] & Todd McShay (Sideline) ^[34]

Game information

First Quarter TEX – 07:52 Marcus Johnson 24 yd pass from Jerrod Heard, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 7–0) TEX – 05:37 Tyrone Swoopes 3 yd run, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 14–0) Second Quarter OU – 06:05 Austin Seibert 21 yd field goal (TEX 14–3) Third Quarter TEX – 08:18 Nick Rose 27 yd field goal (TEX 17–3) OU – 05:16 Dimitri Flowers 2 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (TEX 17–10) Fourth Quarter TEX – 13:52 Caleb Bluiett 24 yd pass from Tyrone Swoopes, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 24–10) OU – 08:00 Samaje Perine 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (TEX 24–17) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 20/28, 211 yards, 1 TD TEX – Jerrod Heard 8/11, 53 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers OU – Samaje Perine 10 attempts, 36 yards, 1 TD TEX – D'Onta Foreman 9 attempts, 117 yards Top Receiving OU – Sterling Shepard 6 receptions, 95 yards TEX – Marcus Johnson 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers OU – Jordan Evans 11 tackles TEX – Naashon Hughes 9 tackles

Kansas State

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#19 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary ^[35]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Oklahoma	14	21	13	7	55
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS

• Date: October 17, 2015
• Game time: 2:41 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 13 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 52,867
• Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Scorer: Ken Ray
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play), ^[36] Ray Bentley (Color) ^[36] & Dawn Davenport (Sideline) ^[36]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 13:56 Sterling Shepard 22 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0) OU – 08:33 Joe Mixon 10 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0) Second Quarter OU – 12:00 Sterling Shepard 28 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–0) OU – 07:29 Mark Andrews 3 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–0) OU – 04:59 Dede Westbrook 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 35–0) Third Quarter OU – 14:38 Zack Sanchez 38 yd interception return, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 42–0) OU – 09:27 Austin Seibert 20 yd field goal (OU 45–0) OU – 03:28 Austin Seibert 19 yd field goal (OU 48–0) Fourth Quarter OU – 09:44 Joe Mixon 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 55–0) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 20/27, 282 yards, 5 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 4/14, 39 yards, 2 INT Top Rushers OU – Joe Mixon 15 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD KSU – Kody Cook 11 attempts, 19 yards Top Receiving OU – Dede Westbrook 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD KSU – Kody Cook 2 receptions, 38 yards Top Tacklers OU – Frank Shannon 4 tackles KSU – Sean Newlan 14 tackles

Texas Tech

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at #17 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[37]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	3	14	10	0	27
#17 Oklahoma	14	14	21	14	63

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: October 24, 2015
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NE 14 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 85,312
• Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), ^[38] Kelly Stouffer (Color) ^[38] & Olivia Harlan (Sideline) ^[38]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 08:18 Joe Mixon 11 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0) OU – 06:39 Samaje Perine 3 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0) TTU – 01:42 Clayton Hatfield 34 yd field goal (OU 14–3) Second Quarter OU – 13:27 Joe Mixon 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3) TTU – 09:32 Reginald Davis 6 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 21–10) TTU – 07:05 DeAndre Washington 13 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 21–17) OU – 03:31 Samaje Perine 10 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–17) Third Quarter OU – 14:14 Mark Andrews 13 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 35–17) TTU – 09:16 Clayton Hatfield 28 yd field goal (OU 35–20) OU – 07:04 Samaje Perine 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 42–20) TTU – 04:50 Patrick Mahomes 1 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 42–27) OU – 01:03 Durron Neal 15 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 49–27) Fourth Quarter OU – 08:18 Samaje Perine 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 56–27) OU – 02:26 Alex Ross 9 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 63–27) Top Passers TTU – Patrick Mahomes 26/40, 233 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT OU – Baker Mayfield 15/22, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers TTU – DeAndre Washington 19 attempts, 94 yards, 1 TD OU – Samaje Perine 23 attempts, 201 yards, 4 TD Top Receiving TTU – Jakeem Grant 7 receptions, 55 yards OU – Dede Westbrook 3 receptions, 58 yards Top Tacklers TTU – Dakota Allen 15 tackles OU – Frank Shannon 13 tackles

Kansas

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

#14 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary ^[39]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Oklahoma	21	17	17	7	62
Kansas	0	7	0	0	7

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

• Date: October 31, 2015
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W 9 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 26,677
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), ^[40] Brady Quinn (Color) ^[40] & Kris Budden (Sideline) ^[40]

Game information

First Quarter OU – 09:48 Joe Mixon 68 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0) OU – 05:32 Durron Neal 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0) OU – 01:51 Sterling Shepard 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–0) Second Quarter KU – 14:54 Tyler Patrick 17 yd pass from Ryan Willis, Nick Bartolotta XP good (OU 21–7) OU – 09:00 Samaje Perine 3 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–7) OU – 02:34 Austin Seibert 46 yd field goal (OU 31–7) OU – 00:22 Samaje Perine 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–7) Third Quarter OU – 09:46 Sam Grant 1 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–7) OU – 08:19 Trevor Knight 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–7) OU – 02:03 Nick Hodgson 32 yd field goal (OU 55–7) Fourth Quarter OU – 05:32 Connor Knight 17 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Nick Hodgson XP good (OU 62–7) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 27/32, 383 yards, 4 TD KU – Ryan Willis 20/34, 181 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers OU – Alex Ross 13 attempts, 103 yards KU – Taylor Cox 12 attempts, 30 yards Top Receiving OU – Sterling Shepard 11 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD KU – Tyler Patrick 5 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers OU – Dominique Alexander 11 tackles KU – Fish Smithson 10 tackles

Iowa State

See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[41]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	3	6	0	7	16
#14 Oklahoma	21	0	17	14	52

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 7, 2015
• Game time: 6:02 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 85,595
• Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play) ^[42] & Jay Walker (Color) ^[42]

Game information

First Quarter ISU – 10:46 Cole Netten 43 yd field goal (ISU 3–0) OU – 10:33 Dimitri Flowers 75 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3) OU – 05:53 Dede Westbrook 27 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–3) OU – 03:33 Baker Mayfield 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3) Second Quarter ISU – 11:35 Cole Netten 45 yd field goal (OU 21–6) ISU – 01:14 Cole Netten 51 yd field goal (OU 21–9) Third Quarter OU – 11:07 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 24–9) OU – 07:03 Samaje Perine 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–9) OU – 01:05 Sterling Shepard 74 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–9) Fourth Quarter OU – 11:19 Joe Mixon 57 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–9) OU – 08:51 Mark Andrews 55 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–9) ISU – 05:08 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (OU 52–16) Top Passers ISU – Joel Lanning 26/51, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT OU – Baker Mayfield 23/31, 342 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 43 yards OU – Samaje Perine 13 attempts, 95 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving ISU – Allen Lazard 8 receptions, 101 yards OU – Sterling Shepard 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers ISU – Brian Peavy 9 tackles OU – Ahmad Thomas 10 tackles

Baylor

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears – Game summary ^[43]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Oklahoma	7	13	14	10	44
#4 Baylor	6	7	14	7	34

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: November 14, 2015
• Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 • Weather: Light rain
• Game attendance: 49,875
• Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), ^[44] Kirk Herbstreit (Color) ^[44] & Heather Cox (Sideline) ^[44]

Game information

First Quarter BAY – 10:26 Devin Chafin 5 yd run, Cole Edminston rush no good (BAY 6–0) OU – 06:38 Samaje Perine 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–6) Second Quarter OU – 08:53 Sterling Shepard 39 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP no good (OU 13–6) BAY – 02:58 Devin Chafin 3 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (Tied 13–13) OU – 00:28 Baker Mayfield 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 20–13) Third Quarter BAY – 12:28 Devin Chafin 6 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (Tied 20–20) OU – 09:52 Sterling Shepard 7 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 27–20) OU – 08:53 Samaje Perine 55 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 34–20) BAY – 02:49 LaQuan McGowan 5 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (OU 34–27) Fourth Quarter OU – 14:47 Austin Seibert 33 yd field goal (OU 37–27) BAY – 10:29 Jay Lee 17 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (OU 37–34) OU – 04:47 Dimitri Flowers 7 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 44–34) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 24/34, 270 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT BAY – Jarrett Stidham 16/27, 257 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top Rushers OU – Samaje Perine 28 attempts, 166 yards, 2 TD BAY – Shock Linwood 21 attempts, 103 yards Top Receiving OU – Sterling Sheparrd 14 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD BAY – K. D. Cannon 5 receptions, 77 yards Top Tacklers OU – Jordan Evans 9 tackles BAY – Travon Blanchard 15 tackles

TCU

See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

TCU Horned Frogs vs Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[45]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 TCU	7	0	6	16	29
#7 Oklahoma	7	16	7	0	30

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 21, 2015
• Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind: N 8 • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 85,821
• Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play) ^[46] Todd Blackledge (Color) ^[46] & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ^[46]

Game information

First Quarter TCU – 09:34 Kolby Listenbee 37 yd pass from Foster Sawyer, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 7–0) OU – 00:22 Sterling Shepard 21 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 7–7) Second Quarter OU – 11:16 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 10–7) OU – 06:12 Austin Seibert 32 yd field goal (OU 13–7) OU – 05:06 Dede Westbrook 36 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 20–7) OU – 00:00 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 23–7) Third Quarter TCU – 12:43 Aaron Green 26 yd run, Foster Sawyer pass failed (OU 23–13) OU – 07:55 Samaje Perine 72 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 30–13) Fourth Quarter TCU – 08:59 KaVonte Turpin 86 yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (OU 30–20) TCU – 06:27 Jaden Oberkrom 43 yd field goal (OU 30–23) TCU – 00:51 Emanuel Porter 14 yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen, Bram Kohlhausen pass failed (OU 30–29) Top Passers TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 5/11, 122 yards, 2 TD OU – Baker Mayfield 9/20, 127 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers TCU – Aaron Green 24 attempts, 127 yards, 1 TD OU – Samaje Perine 26 attempts, 188 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving TCU – Kolby Listenbee 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD OU – Sterling Sheparrd 8 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers TCU – Derrick Kindred 9 tackles OU – Eric Striker 9 tackles

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary ^[47]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Oklahoma	14	30	7	7	58
#9 Oklahoma State	10	10	3	0	23

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: November 28, 2015
• Game time: 7:21 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: NNW 6 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 58,231
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), ^[48] Kirk Herbstreit (Color), ^[48] Heather Cox (Sideline) ^[48] & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline) ^[48]

Game information

First Quarter OSU – 06:49 Ben Grogan 43 yd field goal (OSU 3–0) OU – 06:33 Sterling Shepard 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3) OSU – 04:36 Jhajuan Seales 26 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 10–7) OU – 02:04 Samaje Perine 68 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–10) Second Quarter OU – 13:49 Joe Mixon 66 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–10) OU – 07:25 Dimitri Flowers 5 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–10) OU – 06:59 Jordan Thomas 32 yd interception return , Austin Seibert XP blocked (OU 34–10) OSU – 06:41 James Washington 72 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OU 34–17) OU – 04:14 Samaje Perine 23 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 41–17) OU – 01:14 Austin Seibert 40 yd field goal (OU 44–17) OSU – 00:00 Ben Grogan 36 yd field goal (OU 44–20) Third Quarter OSU – 08:46 Ben Grogan 21 yd field goal (OU 44–23) OU – 04:42 Baker Mayfield 5 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 51–23) Fourth Quarter OU – 02:15 Joe Mixon 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 58–23) Top Passers OU – Baker Mayfield 17/25, 180 yards, 2 TD OSU – J. W. Walsh 25/42, 325 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers OU – Joe Mixon 14 attempts, 136 yards, 2 TD OSU – J. W. Walsh 12 attempts, 50 yards Top Receiving OU – Sterling Sheparrd 10 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD OSU – James Washington 7 receptions, 169 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers OU – Jordan Evans 9 tackles OSU – Chad Whitener 10 tackles

Clemson (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 2015 Orange Bowl

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team

Oklahoma Sooners vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Oklahoma	7	10	0	0	17
#1 Clemson	3	13	14	7	37

at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

• Date: December 31, 2015
• Game time: 3:10 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 67,615
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play) Todd Blackledge (Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline)

Weekly awards

Big 12 Player of the Week Baker Mayfield (Week 3 vs Tulsa) [49] Baker Mayfield (Week 10 at Baylor) [50] Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Samaje Perine (Week 8 vs Texas Tech) [51] Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Zack Sanchez (Week 2 at Tennessee) [52] Eric Striker (Week 5 vs West Virginia) [53] Zack Sanchez (Week 7 vs Kansas State) [54] Charles Tapper (Week 8 at Kansas) [55] Zack Sanchez (Week 11 vs TCU) [56] Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Austin Seibert (Week 5 vs West Virginia) [53]

Postseason

Awards

• Ty Darlington

Academic All-America (first team) ^[57]

• Baker Mayfield

Burlsworth Trophy ^[58]

2016 NFL Draft

The 2016 NFL draft was held at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago on April 28–30, 2016. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft. ^[59]

Player	Position	Round	Overall Pick	NFL Team
Sterling Shepard	WR	2nd	40	New York Giants
Charles Tapper	DE	4th	101	Dallas Cowboys
Zack Sanchez	CB	5th	141	Carolina Panthers
Devante Bond	OLB	6th	183	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dominique Alexander	LB	Undrafted		Cleveland Browns
Ty Darlington	C	Undrafted		Tennessee Titans
Nila Kasitati	OG	Undrafted		Washington Redskins
Durron Neal	WR	Undrafted		Denver Broncos
Frank Shannon	LB	Undrafted		Denver Broncos
Eric Striker	LB	Undrafted		Buffalo Bills

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	19	16	15	15	10	19	17	14	14	12	7	5	3	4	5
Coaches	19	17	17	14	14	9	19	15	13	13	11	7	5	4 (2)	3	5
CFP	Not released									15	12	7	3	3	4	Not released

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