2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2018 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 Championship, W 39–27 vs. Texas
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 34–45 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	12–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Lincoln Riley (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Cale Gundy (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Bedenbaugh (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (12th season; first 6 games) Ruffin McNeill (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Rodney Anderson Kenneth Mann Kenneth Murray Ben Powers Austin Seibert
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 Texas y		7	–	2					10	–	4
Iowa State		6	–	3					8	–	5
No. 20 West Virginia		6	–	3					8	–	4
TCU		4	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oklahoma State		3	–	6					7	–	6
Kansas State		3	–	6					5	–	7
Texas Tech		3	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 124th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. The team is led by Lincoln Riley, who is in his second year as head coach. They play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with a 37–27 win against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa and ended with a 59–56 win against West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia. Oklahoma finished conference play with the best record in the conference with an 8–1 record. They went on to play Texas in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game, which they won 39–27 to win their twelfth, and fourth consecutive, Big 12 championship.

In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, Oklahoma was ranked fourth, earning them a spot in the 2018 Orange Bowl, in a national semi-final game against first-seeded Alabama. This was Oklahoma's second consecutive and third overall CFP bid. The Sooners lost to the Crimson Tide, 34–45, marking the sixth consecutive loss for the school in CFP semi-finals or BCS national championship games.

Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray, following in the wake of Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield, earned several national honors himself, including winning the school's second consecutive and seventh overall Heisman Trophy. This was the first time that quarterbacks from the same school won the award in back to back seasons.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Sooners signed a total of 22 recruits.

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brey Walker OT	Moore, Oklahoma	Southmoore High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 28, 2015
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Patrick Fields S	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Union High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 5, 2017
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T.J. Pledger RB	West Hills, California	IMG Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 25, 2017
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Jordan Kelley DT	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Union High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Mar 26, 2017
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Miguel Edwards CB	Deerfield Beach, Florida	Deerfield Beach High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Apr 28, 2017
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Starrland Baldwin CB	Houston, Texas	Cypress Falls High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	May 11, 2017
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Tanner Mordecai QB	Waco, Texas	Midway High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
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Ron Tatum DE	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnam City High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	Jun 12, 2017
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Tramonda Moore OT	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Independence Community College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
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Kundarrius Taylor WR	Memphis, Tennessee	Ridgeway High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
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Jaylon Robinson WR	Fort Worth, Texas	All Saints' Episcopal School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
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Jaquayln Crawford WR	Rockdale, Texas	Rockdale High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Jul 17, 2017
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Jalen Redmond DE	Midwest City, Oklahoma	Midwest City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
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Darrell Simpson OT	Justin, Texas	Northwest High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	336 lb (152 kg)	Aug 12, 2017
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Delarrin Turner-Yell S	Hempstead, Texas	Hempstead High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 26, 2017
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Brian Asamoah II LB	Columbus, Ohio	St. Francis DeSales High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 7, 2017
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Ronnie Perkins DE	St. Louis, Missouri	Lutheran High School North	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Oct 29, 2017
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Nik Bonitto LB	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 4, 2018
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Brendan Radley-Hiles CB	Calabasas, California	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
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DaShaun White LB	North Richland Hills, Texas	Richland High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Jan 6, 2018
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Brayden Willis TE	Arlington, Texas	Martin High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 29, 2018
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Michael Thompson DT	Creve Coeur, Missouri	Parkway North High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oklahoma Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy [1]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Rimington Trophy [2]	Jonathan Alvarez	C	SR
Maxwell Award [3]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
	Kyler Murray	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award [4]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award [5]	Marquise Brown	WR	JR
	CeeDee Lamb	WR	SO
John Mackey Award [6]	Grant Calcaterra	TE	SO
Butkus Award [7]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Outland Trophy [8]	Bobby Evans	OL	JR
	Ben Powers	OL	SR
	Dru Samia	OL	SR
Lou Groza Award [9]	Austin Seibert	K/P	SR
Ray Guy Award [10]	Austin Seibert	K/P	SR
Wuerffel Trophy [11]	Caleb Kelly	LB	JR
Walter Camp Award [12]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [13]	Rodney Anderson	RB	JR
	CeeDee Lamb	WR	SO

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Sooners predicted to win the Big 12. The Sooners received 46 of 52 first place votes. ^[14]

Schedule

Oklahoma announced its 2018 football schedule on October 26, 2017. The 2018 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host three non-conference games against FAU, UCLA and Army. Oklahoma will host Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and travel to Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on October 6 in the Red River Showdown, the 113th game played in the series. ^[15]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Florida Atlantic *	No. 7	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 63–14	86,402
September 8	12:00 p.m.	UCLA *	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 49–21	86,402
September 15	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	No. 5	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	W 37–27	58,479
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Army *	No. 5	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	W 28–21 OT	87,177
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 66–33	86,642
October 6	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 19 Texas	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) (College GameDay)	FOX	L 45–48	92,300
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at TCU	No. 9	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 52–27	45,055
October 27	2:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 8	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 51–14	86,436
November 3	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 7	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 51–46	60,454
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	W 48–47	87,635
November 17	6:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	W 55–40	86,371
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 West Virginia	No. 6	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 59–56	60,713
December 1	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 14 Texas	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Red River Showdown/Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 39–27	83,114
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama *	No. 4	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal) (College GameDay / SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 34–45	66,203
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Roster

2018 Oklahoma Sooners Football
Quarterback  1 Kyler Murray – junior (5'10, 195)  3 Connor McGinnis – junior (6'4, 202)  9 Tanner Schafer – sophomore (6'3, 193) 10 Austin Kendall – sophomore (6'1, 210) 14 Reece Clark – junior (6'4, 199) 15 Tanner Mordecai – freshman (6'2, 206) Running backs  4 Trey Sermon – sophomore (6'0, 224) 21 Marcelias Sutton – senior (5'9, 192) 22 TJ Pledger – freshman (5'9, 200) 24 Rodney Anderson – junior (6'0, 211) 26 Kennedy Brooks – freshman (5'11, 205) 27 Jeremiah Hall – freshman (6'2, 252) (FB+) 29 Joe Castiglione Jr. – junior (5'11, 184) (FB+) 36 Isaiah Harris – freshman (5'9, 199) 39 Michael Anderson – freshman (5'8, 170) 41 Coby Tillman – Freshman (5'11, 233) (FB+) 45 Carson Meier – senior (6'5, 254) (FB+) Wide receiver  2 CeeDee Lamb – sophomore (6'2, 189)  3 Mykel Jones – junior (5'11, 188)  5 Marquise Brown – junior (5'10, 168) 12 A.D. Miller – junior (6'3, 189) 14 Charleston Rambo – freshman (6'1, 175) 17 Jaquayln Crawford – freshman (5'10, 176) 25 Drake Stoops – freshman (5'9, 169) 28 Reggie Turner – senior (5'8, 155) 37 Spencer Jones – junior (6'1, 193) 38 Devin Staton – freshman (6'2, 195) 82 Andrew Magee – freshman (6'3, 197) 83 Nick Basquine – senior (5'11, 192) 84 Lee Morris – junior (6'2, 207) 85 Sam Iheke – junior (6'4, 201) 86 Karsten Mathis – freshman (6'4, 195) 87 Myles Tease – senior (5'9, 171) 88 Chase Nevel – senior (6'0, 184) 89 Jaylon Robinson – freshman (5'9, 163) Tight ends 49 Dane Saltarelli – freshman (6'3, 231) 80 Grant Calcaterra – sophomore (6'4, 221) 81 Brayden Willis – freshman (6'3, 221) Long snappers 51 Kasey Kelleher – freshman (5'10, 224) 53 Jax Wilson – freshman (6'4, 231) 57 Zach Edwards – freshman (5'10, 185)		Offensive lineman 52 Tyrese Robinson – OL – freshman (6'3, 332) 54 Marquis Hayes – OG – freshman (6'5, 351) 56 Creed Humphrey – C – freshman (6'5, 325) 59 Adrian Ealy – OT – freshman (6'6, 328) 61 Ian McIver – OL – freshman (6'3, 324) 62 David Swaby – OT – sophomore (6'9, 320) 63 Alex Dalton – C – senior (6'3, 290) 66 Logan Roberson – OL – sophomore (6'3, 341) 69 Clayton Woods – C – junior (6'2, 287) 70 Brey Walker – OT – freshman (6'6, 338) 71 Bobby Evans – OL – junior (6'4, 299) 72 Ben Powers – OL – senior (6'4, 320) 73 Quinn Mittermeier – OL – senior (6'5, 265) 74 Cody Ford – OL – junior (6'3, 317) 75 Dru Samia – OT – senior (6'4, 274) 76 Dalton Bishop – C – sophomore (6'5, 289) 77 Erik Swenson – OT – sophomore (6'5, 311) 79 Darrell Simpson – OT – freshman (6'5, 301) Defensive lineman  7 Ronnie Perkins – DE – freshman (6'3, 234) 31 Jalen Redmond – DE – sophomore (6'2, 253) (LB+) 41 K'Jakyre Daley – DE – freshman (6'2, 254) (LB+) 42 Mark Jackson Jr. – DE – junior (6'3, 265) (LB+) 50 Arthur McGinnis – DT – junior (6'1, 265) 55 Kenneth Mann – DE – junior (6'3, 255) 72 Amani Bledsoe – DE – junior (6'5, 270) 88 Jordan Kelley – DT – freshman (6'3, 297) 90 Neville Gallimore – DL – junior (6'3, 320) 91 Dillion Faamatau – DT – junior (6'3, 219) 92 Michael Thompson – DT – freshman (6'5, 336) 93 Tyreece Lott – DE – sophomore (6'2, 301) 94 Troy James – DT – freshman (6'1, 304) 95 Isaiah Thomas – DE – freshman (6'5, 254) 96 Caden Blanchard – DT – freshman (6'2, 299) 97 Marquise Overton – DT – senior (6'1, 315) 98 Zacchaeus McKinney – DT – freshman (6'3, 306) 99 Ron Tatum – DL – freshman (6'5, 270)		Linebacker  9 Kenneth Murray – sophomore (6'2, 238) 18 Curtis Bolton – senior (6'0, 232) 19 Caleb Kelly – junior (6'3, 221) 23 DaShaun White – freshman (6'0, 221) 24 Brian Asamoah II – freshman (6'1, 219) 30 Levi Draper – freshman (6'1, 226) 33 Ryan Jones – freshman (6'2, 236) 35 Nik Bonitto – freshman (6'3, 225) 36 Josh Schenck – sophomore (5'11, 209) 38 Bryan Mead – sophomore (6'2, 230) 40 Jon-Michael Terry – sophomore (6'3, 241) 48 Deuce Nisbet – freshman (6'1, 214) 49 Travis DeGrate – freshman (6'2, 232) Defensive backs  1 Jordan Parker – S – sophomore (6'1, 190)  6 Tre Brown – CB – sophomore (5'10, 182)  8 Kahlil Haughton – S – senior (6'1, 197) 10 Patrick Fields – S – freshman (5'11, 193) 11 Parnell Motley – CB – junior (6'0, 177) 12 Starrland Baldwin – CB – freshman (5'11, 161) 13 Tre Norwood – CB – sophomore (6'0, 179) 16 Miguel Edwards – CB – freshman (5'11, 173) 20 Robert Barnes – S – sophomore (6'2, 207) 25 Justin Broiles – DB – freshman (5'10, 181) 26 Caleb Murphy – DB – freshman (5'11, 207) 28 Chanse Sylvie – S – junior (5'11, 187) 29 Prentice McKinney – S – senior (6'1, 187) 32 Delarrin Turner-Yell – S – freshman (5'10, 175) 34 Tanner Baum – CB – sophomore (5'11, 196) 35 Robert Charlton II – DB – junior (5'10, 181) 44 Brendan Radley-Hiles – DB – freshman (5'9, 186) Placekickers 30 Calum Sutherland – freshman (5'9, 191) 43 Austin Seibert – senior (5'10, 214) (+P) 47 Gabe Brkic – freshman (6'2, 189) (+P) 48 Stephen Johnson – freshman (6'1, 185) Punter 46 Reeves Mundschau – freshman (5'11, 179)

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined staff
Lincoln Riley	Head Coach / Quarterbacks	Texas Tech (2006)	2015/2017
Ruffin McNeill	Assistant Head Coach / Interim Defensive Coordinator	East Carolina (1980)	2017
Shane Beamer	Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends and H-Backs	Virginia Tech (1999)	2018
Cale Gundy	Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator	Oklahoma (1994)	1999
Bill Bedenbaugh	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	Iowa Wesleyan (1995)	2013
Kerry Cooks	Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs	Iowa (1997)	2015
Jay Boulware	Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs	Texas (1996)	2013
Tim Kish	Inside Linebackers	Otterbein (1976)	2012
Bob Diaco	Outside Linebackers	Iowa (1995)	2018
Dennis Simmons	Outside Receivers	BYU (1997)	2015
Calvin Thibodeaux	Defensive Line	Oklahoma (2006)	2016
Bennie Wylie	Director of Sports Performance	Sam Houston State (1999)	2018
Clarke Stroud	Director of Football Operations	Oklahoma (1990)	2018
Jamarkus McFarland	Graduate assistant	Oklahoma (2013)	2016

Depth chart

Defense FS Robert Barnes Delarrin Turner-Yell Chanse Sylvie JACK MIKE WILL SAM Ronnie Perkins Kenneth Murray Curtis Bolton Ryan Jones Mark Jackson, Jr. DaShaun White Caleb Kelly Nik Bonitto Jon-Michael Terry ⋅ Levi Draper ⋅ SS Delarrin Turner-Yell Patrick Fields Jordan Parker CB Tre Brown Parnell Motley ⋅ DE NT DE Kenneth Mann Neville Gallimore Amani Bledsoe Isaiah Thomas Dillon Faamatau Tyreece Lott ⋅ Marquise Overton ⋅ CB Tre Norwood Justin Broiles ⋅ Offense WR Marquise Brown Charleston Rambo Mykel Jones WR Myles Tease Nick Basquine Drake Stoops LT LG C RG RT Bobby Evans Ben Powers Creed Humphrey Dru Samia Cody Ford Erik Swenson Marquis Hayes Dru Samia Tyrese Robinson Adrian Ealy ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Grant Calcaterra Lee Morris ⋅ WR CeeDee Lamb A.D. Miller ⋅ QB Kyler Murray Austin Kendall Tanner Mordecai Special teams PK Austin Seibert Gabe Brkic P Austin Seibert Reeves Mundschau KR Tre Brown PR CeeDee Lamb Marquise Brown LS Kasey Kelleher Zach Edwards H Connor McGinnis RB Trey Sermon Kennedy Brooks TJ Pledger

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Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Florida Atlantic Owls vs No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	0	0	7	7	14
No. 7 Oklahoma	28	14	14	7	63

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 1, 2018
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: S 7(MPH) • Weather:Hot and Sunny
• Game attendance: 86,402
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (7:40) OKLA – Rodney Anderson 30 yard TD rush, Austin Seibert kick Oklahoma 7–0; 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:08 (6:42) OKLA – Curtis Bolton recovered blocked punt in end zone for TD, Seibert kick Oklahoma 14–0 (4:49) OKLA – Lee Morris 65 yard TD pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 21–0; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16 (0:04) OKLA – Trey Sermon 17 yard TD rush, Seibert kick Oklahoma 28–0; 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:14 Second Quarter (13:07) OKLA – Anderson 65 yard TD rush, Seibert kick Oklahoma 35–0; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (4:17) OKLA – Marquise Brown 65 yard pass from Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 42–0; 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:32 Third Quarter (12:16) OKLA – Marcelias Sutton 22 Yd Run, Seibert kick Oklahoma 49–0; 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:44 (4:56) OKLA – A.D. Miller 6 Yd pass from Austin Kendall, Seibert kick Oklahoma 56–0; 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:26 (0:55) FAU – Devin Singletary 5 Yd Run, Vladimir Rivas kick Oklahoma 56–7; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:01 Fourth Quarter (11:42) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 41 Yd Run, Gabe Brkic kick Oklahoma 63–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (4:13) FAU – Kerrith Whyte 7 Yd Run, Rivas kick Oklahoma 63–14; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

UCLA

See also: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA Bruins vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	0	0	14	21
No. 6 Oklahoma	14	7	14	14	49

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 8, 2018
• Game time: 12:05 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind:N10 (MPH) • Weather:Overcast
• Game attendance: 86,402
• Referee: Mike Mothershed
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (8:59) UCLA – Bolu Olorunfunmi 3 Yd Run, J. J. Molson Kick UCLA 7–0; 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:08 (7:20) OKLA – Rodney Anderson 3 Yd Run, Austin Seibert Kick Oklahoma 7–7; (3:17) OKLA – Marquise Brown 58 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 14–7; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16 Second Quarter (14:55) OKLA – Murray 10 Yd Run, Seibert kick Oklahoma 21–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 Third Quarter (7:34) OKLA – Marcelias Sutton 11 Yd Run, Seibert kick Oklahoma 28–7; 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:26 (5:19) OKLA – A.D. Miller 10 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 35–7; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:01 Fourth Quarter (13:27) OKLA – CeeDee Lamb 35 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 42–7; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (11:11) UCLA – Olorunfunmi 2 Yd Run, Molson kick Oklahoma 42–14; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (7:40) OKLA – Murray 2 Yd Run, Seibert kick Oklahoma 49–14; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (3:44) UCLA – Michael Ezeike 9 Yd pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Molson kick Oklahoma 49–21; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

At Iowa State

See also: 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team

No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Oklahoma	10	14	10	3	37
Iowa State	0	10	14	3	27

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

• Date: September 15, 2018
• Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature:83 • Wind:ESE 2 (MPH) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 58,479
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-Play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (8:22) OKLA – Austin Seibert 21 Yd Field Goal Oklahoma 3–0; (3:43) OKLA – Marquise Brown 75 Yd pass from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick Oklahoma 10–0; 1 play, 65 yards, 0:16 Second Quarter (13:38) ISU – Connor Assalley 34 Yd Field Goal Oklahoma 10–3; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (13:15) ISU – Hakeem Butler 51 Yd pass from Zeb Noland, Connor Assalley Kick Tied 10–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (11:11) OKLA – CeeDee Lamb 5 Yd pass from Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 17–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (0:05) OKLA – Myles Tease 7 Yd pass from Murray, Seibert kick Oklahoma 24–10; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 Third Quarter (11:48) ISU – Butler 57 Yd pass from Noland, Assalley kick Oklahoma 24–17; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (9:20) OKLA – Trey Sermon 22 Yd Run, Seibert kick Oklahoma 31–17; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (6:40) ISU – David Montgomery 1 Yd Run, Assalley kick Oklahoma 31–24; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (3:20) OKLA – Austin Seibert 31 Yd Field Goal Oklahoma 34–24; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 Fourth Quarter (10:43) ISU – Connor Assalley 21 Yd Field Goal Oklahoma 34–27; 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22 (2:51) OKLA – Austin Seibert 42 Yd Field Goal Oklahoma 37–27; 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:29

Army

See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights vs No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Army	7	7	7	0	0	21
No. 5 Oklahoma	14	7	0	0	7	28

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 22, 2018
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature:71 • Wind:NE 10 (MPH) • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 87,177
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (FOX PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Christian Steckel (sideline)
• ESPN - No. 5 Oklahoma escapes with 28-21 OT win over Army ^[17] /// Box Score, Army at #5 Oklahoma ^[18]

Game information

First Quarter (12:20) OU TD: Carson Meier 11-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:40 (02:49) ARMY TD: Connor Slomka 1-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 9:31 (00:13) OU TD: CeeDee Lamb 11-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:36 Second Quarter (06:19) ARMY TD: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 5-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:54 (04:25) OU TD: Kyler Murray 33-yard rush (Austin Seibert kick); 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:54 Third Quarter (01:51) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 3-yard rush (John Abercrombie kick); 19 plays, 85 yards, 10:47 Fourth Quarter No Scoring Overtime OU TD: CeeDee Lamb 10-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick); 2 plays, 30 yards Passing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/8, 40 yds, 2 INT OU – Kyler Murray: 11/15, 165 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 25 att, 102 yds, 1 TD OU – Trey Sermon: 18 att, 119 yds Receiving ARMY – Kell Walker: 3 rec, 40 yds OU – Grant Calcaterra: 2 rec, 47 yds

Baylor

See also: 2018 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	6	3	14	10	33
No. 6 Oklahoma	14	14	21	17	66

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 29, 2018
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature:71 • Wind:SSW 10 (MPH) • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 86,642
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (Play-by-Play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

vs Texas

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Showdown

No. 19 Texas Longhorns vs No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Texas	10	14	21	3	48
No. 7 Oklahoma	7	10	7	21	45

at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 6, 2018
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind:SSE 10(MPH) • Weather: Overcast and Humid
• Game attendance: 92,300
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

At TCU

See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Oklahoma	14	14	10	14	52
TCU	7	17	3	0	27

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 20, 2018
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 61 • Wind: N 11 (MPH) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 45,055
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

Kansas State

See also: 2018 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State Wildcats vs No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	7	0	7	14
No. 8 Oklahoma	17	17	14	3	51

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: October 27, 2018
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
• Game attendance: 86,436
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)

Kansas State has a week off between the previous win against Oklahoma State and their next game against Oklahoma. ^[19] Oklahoma's new defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill was able to simplify the defensive plan which helped turn out good results against Texas Christian in the previous week with a Sooner victory 52-27. K-State's Coach Snyder commented: "They're very much the same football team that they were on the defensive side of the ball, on both sides actually, but certainly on the defensive side. I saw some tweaks, a few things, that you might consider to be changes -- don't know if they're changes or are just there and hadn't surfaced previously. But by and large, it's the same defense." ^[20]

When the game rolled around, both the offense and the defense for Oklahoma performed to control the game from start to finish, with a final score of 51-14 and an Oklahoma win. ^[21]

At Texas Tech

See also: 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Oklahoma	7	21	7	16	51
Texas Tech	14	17	0	15	46

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 3, 2018
• Game time: 7:14 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
• Game attendance: 60,454
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (Play-by-Play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline)

Oklahoma State

See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

Bedlam Series: Oklahoma State Cowboys at No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	14	14	7	12	47
Oklahoma	14	20	7	7	48

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: November 10, 2018
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 87,635
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Todd McShay
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OU – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 13:16. Oklahoma 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. OSU – Justice Hill 1-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick), 11:59. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17. OU – Kennedy Brooks 1-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 9:06. Oklahoma 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. OSU – Tyron Johnson 31-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Matt Ammendola kick), 5:30. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:36. Second quarter OU – Austin Seibert 21-yard field goal, 13:37. Oklahoma 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:53. OSU – Tylan Wallace 49-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Matt Ammendola kick), 13:04. Oklahoma St 21–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:33. OU – Kennedy Brooks 45-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 11:38. Oklahoma 24–21. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:26. OU – Austin Seibert 36-yard field goal, 7:22. Oklahoma 27–21. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 2:31. OU – Marquise Brown 51-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 1:25. Oklahoma 34–21. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:09. OSU – Chuba Hubbard 10-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick), 0:31. Oklahoma 34–28. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. Third quarter OSU – Chuba Hubbard 2-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick), 7:32. Oklahoma St 35–34. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:58. OU – Kennedy Brooks 5-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 0:00. Oklahoma 41–35. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:31. Fourth quarter OSU – Chuba Hubbard 3-yard run (kick failed), 12:20. Tie 41–41. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:40. OU – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 3:29. Oklahoma 48–41. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:40. OSU – Tylan Wallace 24-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (pass failed), 1:03. Oklahoma 48–47. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:26. Top passers OSU – Taylor Cornelius – 34/53, 501 yards, 3 TD OU – Kyler Murray – 21/29, 349 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Chuba Hubbard – 22 rushes, 104 yards, 3 TD OU – Kennedy Brooks – 15 rushes, 165 yards, 3 TD Top receivers OSU – Tylan Wallace – 10 receptions, 220 yards, 2 TD OU – Marquise Brown – 8 receptions, 142 yards, TD

• Trey Sermon 124 rushing yards

Kansas

See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks vs No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	7	3	7	23	40
#6 Oklahoma	7	14	14	20	55

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: November 17, 2018
• Game time: 6:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 43 • Wind: N15 (MPH) • Weather:Arctic front arrival
• Game attendance: 86,371
• Referee: Eddy Shelton
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Holly Sonders (sideline)

At West Virginia

See also: 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners at No. 13 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Oklahoma	14	21	10	14	59
#13 West Virginia	14	14	21	7	56

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: November 23, 2018
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: (MPH) • Weather:
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

vs Texas

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team, Red River Showdown, and 2018 Big 12 Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Longhorns	7	7	13	0	27
No. 5 Sooners	3	17	7	12	39

Statistics	TEX	OU
First downs	23	29
Plays–yards	437	508
Rushes–yards	32–88	40–129
Passing yards	349	379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–37–1	25–34–0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Sam Ehlinger	25/36, 349 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sam Ehlinger	14 carries, 42 yards, TD
	Receiving	Collin Johnson	8 receptions, 177 yards, TD
Oklahoma	Passing	Kyler Murray	25/34, 379 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Trey Sermon	18 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	CeeDee Lamb	6 receptions, 167 yards, TD

vs. #1 Alabama (CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2018 Orange Bowl

Capital One Orange Bowl (Semifinal)

1 2 3 4 Total #4 Oklahoma 0 10 10 14 34 •#1 Alabama 21 10 0 14 45 Date: December 29 Location: Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 7:10 p.m. CST Game attendance: 66,203 Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: SE 3mph • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Statistics

Statistics	OKLA	BAMA
First downs	26	28
Plays–yards	69–471	70–528
Rushes–yards	32–163	42–200
Passing yards	308	328
Passing: comp–att–int	19–37–0	25–28–0
Time of possession	23:52	36:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Kyler Murray	19/37, 308 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kyler Murray	17 car, 109 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	CeeDee Lamb	8 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Tua Tagovailoa	24/27, 318 yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Josh Jacobs	15 car, 98 yds
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 OT Total Opponents 14 7 14 21 0 56 Oklahoma 56 31 31 21 7 146

Scores against the Big 12

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 72 99 87 80 338 Oklahoma 104 145 100 115 464

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 OT Total Opponents 86 106 101 101 0 394 Oklahoma 160 176 131 136 7 610

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Oklahoma had eight players selected in the 2019 NFL draft. ^[22]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	1	Kyler Murray	Quarterback	Arizona Cardinals
1	25	Marquise Brown	Wide receiver	Baltimore Ravens
2	38	Cody Ford	Offensive tackle	Buffalo Bills
3	97	Bobby Evans	Offensive line	Los Angeles Rams
4	114	Dru Samia	Guard	Minnesota Vikings
4	123	Ben Powers	Guard	Baltimore Ravens
5	170	Austin Seibert	Kicker	Cleveland Browns
6	211	Rodney Anderson	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	6	5	5	6	7	11	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	4	4
Coaches	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	10	8	7	6	6	6	5	4	4
CFP	Not released									7	6	6	6	5	4	Not released

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