2018 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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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 |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Cale Gundy (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Bedenbaugh (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple no-huddle |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (12th season) Ruffin McNeill (interim) (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Captain | Rodney Anderson Kenneth Mann Kenneth Murray Ben Powers Austin Seibert |
Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team represents 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.
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 |
The Sooners signed a total of 22 recruits.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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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 |
The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Sooners predicted to win the Big 12. [14]
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Oklahoma | 509 (46) |
2 | West Virginia | 432 (2) |
3 | TCU | 390 (1) |
4 | Texas | 370 (1) |
5 | Oklahoma State | 300 |
6 | Kansas State | 283 (2) |
7 | Iowa State | 250 |
8 | Texas Tech | 149 |
9 | Baylor | 125 |
10 | Kansas | 52 |
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 |
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September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida Atlantic * | No. 7 | FOX | W 63–14 | 86,402 | |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA * | No. 6 |
| FOX | W 49–21 | 86,402 |
September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 5 | ABC | W 37–27 | 58,479 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Army * | No. 5 |
| FSN PPV | W 28–21 OT | 87,177 |
September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 66–33 | 86,642 |
October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 19 Texas | No. 7 | FOX | L 45–48 | 92,300 | |
October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 9 | ABC | W 52–27 | 45,055 | |
October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 8 |
| FOX | W 51–14 | 86,436 |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 7 | ABC | W 51–46 | 60,454 | |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 48–47 | 87,635 |
November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 6 |
| FOX | W 55–40 | 86,371 |
November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 West Virginia | No. 6 | ESPN | W 59–56 | 60,713 | |
December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 14 Texas | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 39–27 | 83,114 |
December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama * | No. 4 | ESPN | L 34–45 | 66,203 | |
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Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined Staff |
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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 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
No. 7 Oklahoma | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UCLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 6 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Oklahoma | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Army | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 5 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
No. 6 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Texas | 10 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
No. 7 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
TCU | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 8 Oklahoma | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
Texas Tech | 14 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma St | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
Oklahoma | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
#6 Oklahoma | 7 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 55 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#6 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 59 |
#13 West Virginia | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
No. 5 Sooners | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
Statistics | TEX | OU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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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 |
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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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