2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
2016 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 12 champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 35–19 vs. Auburn | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 11–2 (9–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (10th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captain | Jordan Evans Baker Mayfield Samaje Perine Ahmad Thomas |
Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 86,112) |
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No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 West Virginia | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 122nd season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 18th and final season as head coach. They played 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 on October 1, 2016, with a 52–46 win against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas and ended with a 38–20 win against Oklahoma State on December 3, 2016, in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 9–0 record winning their eleventh Big 12 Championship and second consecutive championship in a row.
Oklahoma by winning the conference was invited to play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against the Auburn Tigers which they won 35–19. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.
On June 7, 2017, Stoops announced his retirement after 18 seasons as head coach.[1] Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach.
Previous season and offseason
The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team finished the regular season with an 11–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship. Their only regular-season loss was against Texas in the Red River Showdown. Oklahoma became bowl eligible after defeating Texas Tech on October 24, 2015. Oklahoma was selected as the fourth seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against first seed Clemson in the Orange Bowl, which ended up being a 37-17 loss. Oklahoma finished the season 11–2.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined Staff |
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Bob Stoops | Head Coach | Iowa (1983) | 1999 |
Mike Stoops | Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers / Associate Head Coach | Iowa (1986) | 1999/2012 |
Cale Gundy | Inside Wide Receivers Coach / Assistant Head Coach / Director of Recruiting | Oklahoma (1994) | 1999 |
Jay Boulware | Special Team Coordinator / Running Backs Coach / Fullbacks Coach | Texas (1996) | 2013 |
Lincoln Riley | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | Texas Tech (2006) | 2015 |
Tim Kish | Inside Linebackers Coach | Otterbein (1976) | 2012 |
Bill Bedenbaugh | Assistant offensive coordinator/Offensive Line Coach | Iowa Wesleyan (1995) | 2013 |
Kerry Cooks | Assistant defensive coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach | Iowa (1993) | 2015 |
Dennis Simmons | Outside Wide Receivers Coach | BYU (1997) | 2015 |
Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive Line Coach | Oklahoma (2006) | 2016 |
Merv Johnson | Director of Operations | Missouri (1953) | 1979 |
Jerry Schmidt | Director of Sports Enhancement | Nebraska (1986) | 1999 |
Matt McMillen | Assistant A.D. Football Operations | Kansas State (1985) | 1999 |
Roster
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Schedule
Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma will host Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 8 for the Red River Showdown, the 111th game played of the series.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 15 Houston* | No. 3 | ABC | L 23–33 | 71,016 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 14 | FSN PPV | W 59–17 | 87,037 | |
September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 14 |
| FOX | L 24–45 | 87,979 |
October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 21 TCU | FOX | W 52–46 | 45,000 | ||
October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Texas | No. 20 | FS1 | W 45–40 | 92,100 | |
October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 38–17 | 86,049 |
October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 16 | FOX | W 66–59 | 60,478 | |
October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 16 |
| FS1 | W 56–3 | 86,301 |
November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 12 | ESPN | W 34–24 | 50,662 | |
November 12 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 25 Baylor | No. 9 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 45–24 | 86,249 |
November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 West Virginia | No. 8 | ABC | W 56–28 | 57,645 | |
December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma State | No. 7 |
| FOX | W 38–20 | 87,527 |
January 2, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 17 Auburn* | No. 7 | ESPN | W 35–19 | 54,077 | |
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Game summaries
Houston
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#3 Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
#15 Houston | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
at NRG Stadium • Houston, TX Texas Kickoff
- Date: September 3, 2016
- Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Indoor
- Game attendance: 71,016
- Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: George Gusman * Line Judge: Kelly Deterding * Back Judge: Donnie Aultman * Field Judge: Scott Gaines * Side Judge: Anthony Fleming * Center Judge: Chris Tallent
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
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Louisiana–Monroe
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
#14 Oklahoma | 21 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 59 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 10, 2016
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:N 16 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 87,037
- Referee: Referee:Brandon Cruse, *Umpire: Marlo Fitzgerald, *Linesman: Bradford Edwards, * Line Judge: Quentin Givens, * Back Judge: Daniel Young, * Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, * Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
- TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)
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Ohio State
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#3 Ohio State | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
#14 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 16, 2016
- Game time: 8:02 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind ESE 7: • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 87,979
- Referee: Referee: John O'Neill, *Umpire: Robert Colosimo, * Linesman: Tripp Sutter, *Line Judge: William Krispinsky, *Back Judge: Michael Elliott, *Field Judge: Terry Anderson, *Side Judge: Stephen Hassell
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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Kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma.
TCU
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma | 7 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
#21 TCU | 21 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 46 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
- Date: October 1, 2016
- Game time: 4:05 PM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind SE 4: • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 47,851
- Referee: Referee: Mike Defee, *Umpire: Robert Richeson, * Linesman: AL Green, *Line Judge: Derek Anderson, *Back Judge: Terry Jones, *Field Judge: Joe Blubaugh, * Side Judge: Lo Van Pham
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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Texas
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas | 3 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
#20 Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
- Date: October 8, 2016
- Game time: 11:06 AM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: No Wind • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 92,100
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith, *Umpire: Tab Slaughter, *Linesman: Mike Moeller, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon, *Field Judge: Matt Mills, *Side Judge: Tim Murray
- TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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Kansas State
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
#19 Oklahoma | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman OK
- Date: October 15, 2016
- Game time: 11:01 AM CDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind:S 21 • Weather: Partly Sunny
- Game attendance: 86,049
- Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Frank LeBlanc, *Back Judge: Brian Ernest, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-By-Play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)
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Texas Tech
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#16 Oklahoma | 13 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 66 |
Texas Tech | 10 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
- Date: October 22, 2016
- Game time: 7:10 PM CDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:SSW 10 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 60,478
- Referee: Referee:Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeil, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
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Kansas
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#16 Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: October 29, 2016
- Game time: 6:06 PM CDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind:SSW 23 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 86,301
- Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire Marlow Fitzgera, *Linesman: B.Edwards, *Line Judge: Quintin Givens, *Back Judge: Daniel Young. *Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, *Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
- TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (Play-By-Play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)
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Iowa State
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#12 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
Iowa State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
- Date: November 3, 2016
- Game time: 6:33 PM CST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind:NW 5 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 50,662
- Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo, *Umpire: Scott Teifer, *Linesman: Andy Warner, *Line Judge: Marc Bovios, *Back Judge: Chris Alston, * Field Judge: Ed Vinzant, *Side Judge: Jim Murphy, * Center Judge: Ken Ray
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline)
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Baylor
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#25 Baylor | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#9 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: November 12, 2016
- Game time: 11:06 AM CST
- Game attendance: 86,429
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith; *Umpire: Tab Slaughter; *Linesman: Mike Moeller; *Line Judge: Mark Stewart; *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon; *Field Judge: Matt Mills; *Side Judge: Tim Murray
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)
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West Virginia
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#8 Oklahoma | 21 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 56 |
#10 West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: November 19, 2016
- Game time: 7:08 PM CST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind:W14 • Weather: Snow flurries
- Game attendance: 57,645
- Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeill, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Sam Ponder (Sideline)
Oklahoma State
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#11 Oklahoma State | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
#7 Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: December 3, 2016
- Game time: 11:35 a.m.
- Game attendance: 87,527
- Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Joel Wetzel, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
- TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
Auburn (Sugar Bowl)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#14 Auburn | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
#7 Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans
- Date: January 2, 2017
- Game time: 7:50 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 54,077
- Referee: Referee:John O'Neill* Umpire:Jim Shaw* Linesman:Tripp Sutter* Line Judge:John Quinn* Back Judge:Kevin Schwarzel* Field Judge:Terry Anderson* Side Judge:John Hayes
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 3 | 14 | 14 | 25 | RV | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Coaches | 3 | 13 | 14 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
CFP | Not released | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Not released |
2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27–29, 2017. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
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Joe Mixon | RB | 2nd | 48 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Dede Westbrook | WR | 4th | 110 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Samaje Perine | RB | 4th | 114 | Washington Redskins |
Jordan Evans | LB | 6th | 193 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Ahmad Thomas | S | Undrafted | Oakland Raiders | |
Jordan Wade | DT | Undrafted | Oakland Raiders | |
Charles Walker | DT | Undrafted | New Orleans Saints | |
Geno Lewis | WR | Undrafted | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
- ^ "Sooners' Stoops steps down after 18 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "Oklahoma vs Houston (Sep 3,2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana–Monroe vs Oklahoma (Sep 10, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Ohio State vs Oklahoma (Sep 17, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Oklahoma @ TCU (Oct 1, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Texas vs Oklahoma (Oct 8, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Kansas State vs Oklahoma (Oct 15, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Oklahoma vs Texas Tech (Oct 22, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 22, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Kansas vs Oklahoma (Oct 29, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Oklahoma vs Iowa State (Nov 3, 2016)". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 3, 2016.