2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team
2020 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Cale Gundy (4th season as co-OC, 23rd overall season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Bedenbaugh (4th season as co-OC, 8th overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Alex Grinch (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 80,126) |
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No. 9 Iowa State y | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oklahoma y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 126th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. The team will be led by Lincoln Riley, in his fourth year as head coach. They will play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Sooners finished the 2019 season 12–1, 8–1 in Big 12 play. Tied for the best record in conference play, the Sooners clinched a berth in the conference championship game where they defeated Baylor 30–23 in overtime to win their 13th Big 12 Championship. Oklahoma was selected as the fourth seed to play in the 2019 College Football playoff against first seed LSU in the 2019 Peach Bowl, where they lost 28–63.
Offseason
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 |
Offseason departures
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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N/A | N/A | ||||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 2 247Sports: 1 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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Transfers
Outgoing
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
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Trey Sermon | #4 | RB | 6'0 | 224 | Junior | Marietta, Georgia | Ohio State |
JaquayIn Crawford | #17 | WR | 5'10 | 175 | RS Freshman | Rockdale, Texas | Arkansas |
Mykel Jones | #3 | WR | 5'11 | 191 | RS Junior | Patterson, Louisiana | Tulane |
Michael Thompson | #71 | OL | 6'2 | 253 | RS Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Mark Jackson Jr. | #42 | LB | 6'1 | 238 | Senior | Cibolo, Texas | TCU |
Troy James | #94 | DL | 6'1 | 286 | RS Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Prairie View A&M |
Levi Draper | #30 | LB | 6'1 | 245 | RS Sophomore | Collinsville, Oklahoma | Arkansas |
Jonathan Perkins | #29 | LB | 6'0 | 214 | Freshman | San Bernardino, California | |
Jordan Parker | #1 | DB | 5'11 | 180 | RS Junior | Pittsburg, California | |
Ryan Jones | #21 | LB | 6'2 | 236 | RS Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina | East Carolina |
Ty DeArman | #27 | S | 5'11 | 191 | Freshman | Arlington, Texas | SMU |
Starrland Baldwin | #12 | CB | 5'11 | 161 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | |
Miguel Edwards | #16 | DB | 5'11 | 173 | Sophomore | Deerfield Beach, Florida |
Incoming
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
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Theo Howard | #2 | WR | 6'0 | 182 | RS Senior | Westlake Village, California | UCLA |
Obi Obialo | -- | WR | 6'3 | 214 | Senior | Coppell, Texas | Marshall |
Cason Grant | #83 | WR | 5'11 | 180 | RS Sophomore | Abilene, Texas | Mississippi State |
Chris Murray | -- | OG | 6'2 | 298 | Junior | Palmdale, California | UCLA |
Returning starters
2020 NFL Draft
NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2020 NFL Combine included Oklahoma football players : -
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | 1 | 17 | Dallas Cowboys |
Kenneth Murray | ILB | 1 | 23 | Los Angeles Chargers |
Jalen Hurts | QB | 2 | 53 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Neville Gallimore | DT | 3 | 82 | Dallas Cowboys |
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Big 12 media days
The Big 12 media days will be held July, 2020 in Frisco, Texas.
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Oklahoma | 80 |
2 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
3 | Texas | 4 |
4 | Iowa State | |
5 | Baylor | |
6 | TCU | |
7 | Kansas State | |
8 | West Virginia | |
9 | Texas Tech | |
10 | Kansas |
Preseason awards
2020 Preseason All-Big 12
Personnel
Roster
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Quarterback
Running backs
Wide receiver
Tight ends
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Offensive lineman
Defensive lineman
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Linebacker
Defensive backs
Placekickers Punter |
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Alma Mater | Joined staff |
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Lincoln Riley | Head Coach / Quarterbacks | Texas Tech (2006) | 2015/2017 |
Alex Grinch | Defensive Coordinator / Safeties | Mount Union (2002) | 2019 |
Jamar Cain | Outside Linebackers / Defensive Ends | New Mexico State (2002) | 2020 |
Shane Beamer | Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Tight Ends and H-Backs | Virginia Tech (1999) | 2018 |
Cale Gundy | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator / Inside Receivers | Oklahoma (1994) | 1999 |
Bill Bedenbaugh | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line | Iowa Wesleyan (1995) | 2013 |
Roy Manning | Cornerbacks | Michigan (2004) | 2019 |
DeMarco Murray | Running Backs | Oklahoma (2010) | 2020 |
Brian Odom | Inside Linebackers | SE Oklahoma State (2004) | 2019 |
Dennis Simmons | Associate Head Coach / Outside Receivers | BYU (1997) | 2015 |
Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive Line | Oklahoma (2006) | 2016 |
Depth chart
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Schedule
Spring Game
The 2020 Oklahoma Spring Game was set to take place on April 18, 2020, but was canceled on March 18, 2020, because of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Regular season
Oklahoma announced its 2020 football schedule on October 22, 2019, The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host 2 non-conference games against Missouri State (Missouri Valley) and Tennessee (SEC), and will travel to Army (FBS independents). Oklahoma will host Baylor, Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Series, Kansas, Kansas State and travel to Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia in regular season conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on October 10 in the Red River Showdown, the 115th game played in the series.[1][2]
The Sooners had games scheduled against Army and Tennessee, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 12 | Missouri State* | ||
September 26 | Baylor |
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October 10 | vs. Texas | ||
October 17 | at Iowa State | ||
October 24 | Oklahoma State |
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October 31 | at TCU | ||
November 7 | at West Virginia | ||
November 14 | Kansas State |
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November 21 | Kansas |
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November 28 | at Texas Tech | ||
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Game summaries
vs. Missouri State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | MOST | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Baylor
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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27–3 | 2019 | W, 30–23 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | BAY | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Texas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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48–62–5 | 2019 | W, 34–27 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
- Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | TEX | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Iowa State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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76–6–2 | 2019 | W, 42–41 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
- Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | OKLA | ISU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Iowa State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Oklahoma State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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89–18–7 | 2019 | W, 34–16 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | OKST | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at TCU
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–5 | 2019 | W, 28–24 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
- Game time: CDT
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | OKLA | TCU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
TCU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at West Virginia
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–2 | 2019 | W, 52–14 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
- Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
- Game time: CST
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | OKLA | WVU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
West Virginia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Kansas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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76–20–4 | 2019 | L, 41–48 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
- Game time: CST
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | KSU | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Kansas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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77–27–6 | 2019 | W, 45–20 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
- Game time: CST
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | KAN | OKLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Texas Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–6 | 2019 | W, 52–13 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
- Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
- Game time: CST
- Game weather: • Temperature:
- Pregame line:
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Statistics | OKLA | TTU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushes/yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Texas Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Statistics
Scoring
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
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Scores by quarter (Big 12 opponents)
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Scores by quarter (All opponents)
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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Coaches | 6 | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Awards and honors
Player | Position | Date | Ref. |
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Postseason
Bowl game
References
- ^ "2020 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Oklahoma Sooners Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.