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2016 Oklahoma Sooners football
2016 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–19 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
CFP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (9–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th year of second stint, 10th overall season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Ahmad Thomas; Baker Mayfield; Jordan Evans; Ahmad Thomas
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 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 with a 52–46 win against TCU on October 1st in Fort Worth, Texas and ended with a 38–20 win in the annual Bedlem Game against Oklahoma State on December 3rd in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma finished conference play with an 9–0 record (11–2 overall) winning their tenth Big 12 Championship. The Sooners were invited to play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against Auburn which they won 35–19.

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.

Preseason

Recruits

Award watch lists

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.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 15 Houston*	No. 3	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff)	ABC	L 23–33	71,016
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*	No. 14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	W 59–17	87,037
September 17	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State*	No. 14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 24–45	87,979
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at No. 21 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 52–46	45,000
October 8	11:00 a.m.	vs. Texas	No. 20	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	FS1	W 45–40	92,100
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Kansas State	No. 19	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	W 38–17	86,049
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 16	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FOX	W 66–59	60,478
October 29	6:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 16	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 56–3	86,301
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 12	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	W 34–24	50,662
November 12	11:30 a.m.	No. 25 Baylor	No. 9	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC/ESPN2	W 45–24	86,249
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at No. 10 West Virginia	No. 8	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 56–28	57,645
December 3	11:30 a.m.	No. 11 Oklahoma State	No. 7	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FOX	W 38–20	87,527
January 2, 2017	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Auburn	No. 7	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ESPN	W 35−19	54,077
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game^[1] All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
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
Coaches	3	13	14	RV	RV	22	20	16	15	11	9	8	7	7	7
CFP	Not released									14	11	9	8	9	7	Not released

Personal

Coaching staff

Head Coach

Bob Stoops (18th season)

Offensive Coaches

Lincoln Riley – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Cale Gundy – Assistant Head Coach / Director of Recruiting / Inside Receivers
Bill Bedenbaugh – Offensive Line
Jay Boulware – Running Backs / Fullbacks / Special Teams Coordinator
Dennis Simmons - Outside Receivers

Defensive Coaches

Mike Stoops – Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
Tim Kish – Inside Linebackers
Kerry Cooks – Defensive Backs
Calvin Thibodeaux – Defensive Line

Support Staff

Jerry Schmidt – Director of Sports Enhancement
Matt McMillen – Assistant A.D. Football Operations
Merv Johnson – Director of Football Operations
Austin Woods – Offensive Quality Control
Courtney Viney - Special Teams Quality Control
Chris Woods - Defensive Quality Control
Ryan Allgood - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Tyler Tettleton – Offensive Graduate Assistant

Roster

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Football

Quarterback

1 Kyler Murray - Sophomore (5'10, 185)
3 Connor McGinnis - Freshman (6'4, 194)
6 Baker Mayfield - Senior (6'1, 212)
10 Austin Kendall - Freshman (6'1, 206)
14 Reece Clark - Freshman (6'4, 203)

Tailback

20 Najee Bissoon - Junior (5'5, 158)
20 Tion Grant - Sophomore (5'1, 171)
24 Rodney Anderson - Freshman (6'0, 211)
25 Joe Mixon - Sophomore (6'1, 226)
28 Alex Ross - Senior (6'1, 227)
32 Samaje Perine - Junior (5'10, 234)
33 Anthony Sheppard - Sophomore (5'11, 211)
34 Daniel Brooks - Senior (5'8, 184)
Abdul Adams - Freshman

Wide Receiver

1 Jarvis Baxter - Senior (5'11, 165)
2 John Humphrey - Freshman (5'11, 169)
5 Geno Lewis - Senior (6'1, 201)
11 Dede Westbrook - Senior (6'0, 170)
13 A.D. Miller - Sophomore (6'3, 189)
15 Jeffery Mead - Junior (6'5, 187)
16 Michiah Quick - Junior (5'11, 183)
17 Jordan Smallwood - Junior (6'2, 217)
18 Dahu Green - Sophomore (6'4, 201)
19 Dallis Todd - Sophomore (6'3, 190)
80 Sam Iheke - Freshman (6'4, 201)
81 Mark Andrews - Sophomore (6'5, 244)
82 Ezel McIntee - Sophomore (5'10, 203)
83 Nick Basquine - Sophomore (5'11, 192)
84 Grant Bothun - Senior (5'11, 193)
86 Lee Morris - Freshman (6'2, 207)
87 Parker Fentriss - Freshman (6'2, 196)
88 Eric DeLay - Senior (6'2, 209)
89 Connor Knight - Senior (6'4, 248)
Mykel Jones - Freshman
Adrian Hardy - Freshman
Zach Farrar - Freshman
Parnell Motley - Freshman

Fullback

36 Dimitri Flowers - Junior (6'2, 252)
44 Jaxon Uhles - Junior (5'11, 246)
45 Carson Meier - Sophomore (6'5, 245)
85 Dalton Wood - Freshman (6'3, 252)

Offensive Lineman

52 Jamal Danley - OL - Senior (6'3, 323)
55 Logan Roberson - OL - Freshman (6'3, 341)
56 Preston Morgan - OL - Junior (6'2, 310)
58 Erick Wren - OL - Senior (6'2, 317)
63 Alex Dalton - C - Sophomore (6'3, 290)
64 Dylan Hartsook - OG - Senior (6'6, 330)
66 Riley Nolan - OG - Senior (6'0, 289)
67 Ashton Julious - OL - Junior (6'5, 354)
68 Jonathan Alvarez - OG - Junior (6'3, 315)
70 Christian Daimler - OT - Junior (6'7, 311)
71 Bobby Evans - OL - Freshman (6'4, 299)
72 Ben Powers - OL - Sophomore (6'4, 320)
73 Quinn Mittermeier - OL - Sophomore (6'5, 265)
74 Cody Ford - OL - Freshman (6'3, 317)
75 Dru Samia - OT - Sophomore (6'4, 274)
76 Sam Grant - OT - Senior (6'6, 275)
78 Orlando Brown - OT - Junior (6'8, 357)
79 Dwayne Orso-Bacchus - OL - Sophomore (6'5, 301)
Erik Swenson - OT - Freshman
Johncarlo Valentin - OG - Freshman

Defensive Line

46 Gabriel Campbell - DE - Freshman (6'6, 257)
50 Courtney Garnett - DT - Sophomore (6'1, 283)
55 Kenneth Mann - DE - Freshman (6'3, 255)
57 Du'Vonta Lampkin - DT - Freshman (6'4, 332)
59 Kane Snowden - DT - Junior (5'11, 240)
87 D.J. Ward - DE - Junior (6'2, 250)
90 Neville Gallimore - DT - Freshman (6'3, 320)
92 Matthew Romar - DT - Junior (6'0, 298)
93 Jordan Wade - DT - Senior (6'3, 311)
94 Matt Dimon - DE - Senior (6'2, 265)
95 Austin Roberts - DL - Senior (6'6, 279)
97 Charles Walker - DL - Junior (6'2, 299)
98 Marquise Overton - DT - Sophomore (6'1, 292)
Mark Jackson Jr. - DE - Freshman
Amani Bledsoe - DE - Freshman
Jon-Michael Terry - DE - Freshman

Linebacker

9 Tay Evans - Sophomore (6'2, 239)
18 Curtis Bolton - Sophomore (6'0, 232)
22 Ricky DeBerry - Freshman (6'2, 250)
26 Jordan Evans]- Senior (6'2, 233)
31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo - Junior (6'2, 238)
42 Ruben Hunter - Junior (6'2, 222)
50 Arthur McGinnis - Freshman (6'1, 248)
51 Cade Newhouse-Parker - Sophomore (6'0, 223)
96 Dalton Rodriguez - Junior (6'6, 232)
Caleb Kelly - Freshman
Emmanuel Beal - Junior
Kapri Doucet - Junior

Defensive Backs

2 P.J. Mbanasor - CB - Sophomore (6'1, 189)
4 Hatari Byrd - S - Senior (6'1, 207)
5 Antoine Stephens - CB - Freshman (6'1, 183)
6 Stanvon Taylor - CB - Senior (5'11, 167)
7 Jordan Thomas - CB - Junior (6'0, 187)
8 Kahlil Haughton - S - Sophomore (6'1, 195)
10 Steven Parker - S - Junior (6'1, 208)
12 William Johnson - DB - Junior (6'0, 185)
13 Ahmad Thomas - S - Senior (6'0, 199)
20 Chanse Sylvie - DB - Freshman (5'11, 179)
21 Will Sunderland - S - Sophomore (6'2, 197)
27 Dakota Austin - CB - Senior (5'10, 159)
29 Prentice McKinney - S - Sophomore (6'1, 181)
30 Ernest Gardner - DB - Junior (6'0, 172)
35 Cole Swayze - DB - Senior (6'2, 218)
37 Anuar Hage - DB - Sophomore (5'10, 166)
39 Darius Owens - CB - Senior (5'10, 190)
41 Jesse Walker - S - Junior (6'0, 199)
Jordan Parker - CB - Freshman

Placekicker

36 Kyle Pfau - Sophomore (5'10, 189)
43 Austin Seibert - Sophomore (5'10, 214)
47 Reece Morrison - Freshman (6'0, 183)

Punter

38 Jack Steed - Senior (6'4, 215)

Long Snappers

42 Wesley Horky - Junior (6'1, 217)
57 Jack Aubel - Sophomore (6'3, 231)

Depth Chart

Game summaries

Houston

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2004	W 63–13

#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs #15 Houston Cougars – Game summary ^[2]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 11:43 Joe Mixon 32 yd, Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
HOU 8:13 Ty Cumings 25 yd field goal (OU 7–3)
OU 6:12 Austin Seibert 25 yd field goal (OU 10–3)

Second Quarter

HOU 14:56 Ty Cummings 26 yd field goal (OU 10–6)
HOU 10:12 Duke Catalon 15 yd pass from Greig Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 13–10)
OU 8:37 Mark Andrews 64 yd pass from Bake Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 17–13)
HOU 4:33 Ty Cummings 33 yd field goal (OU 17–16)
HOU 0:00 Ty Cummings 47 yd field goal (HOU 19–17)

Third Quarter

HOU 8:28 Bradon Wilson 100 yd missed FG return;Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 26–17)
HOU 2:15 T. McCloskey 2 yd pass from Greig Ward Jr.; Ty Cummings XP Good (HOU 33–17)

Fourth Quarter

OU 2:05 Mark Andrews 25 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Baker Mayfield 2 pt conversion pass failed (HOU 33–23)

Top Passers

OU – Baker Mayfield 24/33, 323 Yds ,2 TD
HOU – Greg Ward Jr. 23/40, 321 YD, 2 TD

Top Rushers

OU– Joe Mixon 6 attempts, 33 yards
HOU – Duke Catalan 22 attempts, 88 yards

Top Receiving

OU – Mark Andrews 3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Steven Dunbar 7 receptions, 125 yards

Top Tacklers

OU– Will Johnson 10 tackles
HOU – Brandon Wilson 10 tackles

Louisiana–Monroe

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	W 34–0

Louisiana–Monroe at #14 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[3]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana–Monroe	0	0	17	0	17
#14 Oklahoma	21	21	3	14	59

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU – 12:53 Mark Andrews 39 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
OU – 8:17 Dimitri Flowers 8 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–0)
OU – 3:07 Samaje Perine 1 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–0)

Second Quarter

OU – 14:49 Jarvis Baxter 40 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–0)
OU – 9:17 Nick Basquine 62 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–0)
OU – 1:03 Samje Perine 5 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 42–0)

Third Quarter

ULM – 13:41 RJ Turner 73 yd pass from Garrett Smith; Craig Ford XP Good (OU 42–7)
OU – 9:41 Austin Seibert 39 yd field goal (OU 45–7)
ULM – 7:50 Alec Osborne 43 yd pass from Garrett Smith; Craig Ford XP Good (OU 45–14)
ULM – 3:06 Craig Ford 42 yd field goal (OU 45–17)

Fourth Quarter

OU – 9:26 A.D. Miller 3 yd pass from Austin Kendall; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 52–17)
OU – 7:01 Jeffery Mead 6 yd pass from Austin Kendall; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 59-17)

Top Passers

ULM – Garrett Smith 22/35, 251 yds, 2 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 14/20, 244 yds, 3 TD

Top Rushers

ULM – Ben Luckett 9 attempts, 34 yds
OU – Joe Mixon 18 attempts, 91 yds

Top Receiving

ULM – R.J. Turner 7 attempts, 135 yds, 1 TD
OU – Nick Basquine 3 attempts, 80 yds 1 TD

Top Tacklers

ULM – Tre' Hunter 10 tackles
OU – Jordan Evans 10 tackles

Ohio State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1983	L 14–24

#3 Ohio State Buckeyes at #14 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[4]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Ohio State	14	21	7	3	45
#14 Oklahoma	7	10	7	0	24

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OHST– 7:28 Curtis Samuel 36 yd run; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 7–0)
OHST– 4:34 Jerome Baker 68 yd interception return; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 14–0)
OU –4:20 Joe Mixon 97 yd kick off return; Austin Siebert XP Good (OHST 14–7)

Second Quarter

OHST– 14:20 Noah Brown 4 yd pass from J.T. Barrett; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 21–7)
OU– 11:04 Austin Seibert 26 yd field goal (OHST 21–10)
OHST– 6:02 Noah Brown 37 yd pass from J.T. Barrett; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 28–10)
OU– 4:12 A.D. Miller 35 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OHST 28–17)
OHST– 0:06 Noah Brown 21 yd pass from J.T. Barrett; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 35–17)

Third Quarter

OHST– 10:39 Noah Brown 8 yd pass from J.T. Barrett; Tyler Durbin XP Good (OHST 42–17)
OU – 4:06 Mark Andrews 5 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OHST 42–24)

Fourth Quarter

OHST– 10:33 Tyler Durbin 31 yd field goal (OHST 45–24)

Top Passers

OHST– J.T. Barrett 14/20, 152 yds, 4 TD
OU– Baker Mayfield 17/32, 226 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

OHST– Mike Weber 18 attempts, 123 yds
OU – Semaje Perine 17 attempts, 60 yds

Top Receiving

OHST– Noah Brown 5 attempts, 72 yds,4 TD
OU –Dede Westbrook 5 attempts, 51 yds

Top Tacklers

OHST– Chris Worley 10 tackles
OU –Michiah Quick 8 tackles

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	2015	W 30–29

Oklahoma Sooners at #21 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary^[5]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	7	28	14	3	52
#21 TCU	21	3	0	22	46

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

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)

Game information

First Quarter

TCU 14:11 – Jaelan Austin 18 yd pass from Kenny Hill; Brandon Hatfield XP Good (TCU 7–0)
OU 7:39 – Baker Mayfield 4 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–7)
TCU 5:29 – Cole Hunt 3 yd pass from Kenny Hill; Brandon Hatfield XP Good (TCU 14–7)
TCU 2:42 – Kyle Hicks 61 yd pass from Kenny Hill; Brandon Hatfield XP Good (TCU 21–7)

Second Quarter

OU 14:54 – Baker Mayfield 9 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (TCU 21–14)
OU 11:23 – Samaje Perine 8 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–21)
OU 7:21 – Dede Westbrook 67 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–21)
OU 3:30 – Dede Westbrook 40 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–21)
TCU 0:00 – Brandon Hatfield 23 yd field goal (OU 35–24)

Third Quarter

OU 12:20 – Joe Mixon 2 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 42–24
OU 4:11 – Samaje Perine 1 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 49–24)

Fourth Quarter

TCU 14:29 – Taj Williams 64 yd pass from Kenny Hill; Brandon Hatfield XP Good (OU 49–31)
TCU 8:08 – Kyle Hicks 2 yd run; Brandon Hatfield XP Good (OU 49–38)
TCU 5:36 – Taj Williams 74 yd pass from Kenny Hill; Porter Hill pass from Kenny Hill (OU 49–45)
OU 1:55 – Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 52–46)

Top Passers

OU – Baker Mayfield 23/30, 274 yds, 2 TD
TCU – Kenny Hill 26/44 , 448 yds, 5 TD

Top Rushers

OU– Joe Mixon 16 attempts, 109 yds, 1 TD
TCU – Kyle Hicks 15 attempts 64 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

OU – Dede Westbrook 7 attempts, 158 yds, 2 TD
TCU – Kyle Hicks 6 attempts, 81 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

OU – Jordan Evans 10 tackles
TCU – Ty Summers 13 tackles

Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–61	2015	L 17–24

Texas Longhorns vs #20 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary ^[6]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	3	10	14	13	40
#20 Oklahoma	7	7	21	10	45

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

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)

Game information

First Quarter

UT 5:21– Trent Domingue 33 yd FG (UT 3–0)
OU 1:43 – Samaje Perine 2 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–3)

Second Quarter

UT 14:21 – D'Onta Foreman 1 yd run; Trent Domingue XP Good (UT 10–7)
OU 4:02 – Dede Westbrook 71 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–10)
UT 0:00 – Trent Domingue 28 FG (OU 14–13)

Third Quarter

UT 13:47 – Devin Duvernay 63 yd pass from Shane Buechele; Trent Domingue XP Good (UT 20–14)
OU 12:49 – Dede Westbrook 42 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–20)
UT 10:43 – Dorian Leonard 45 yd pass from Shane Buechele; Trent Domingue XP Good (UT 27–21)
OU 8:13 – Baker Mayfield 4 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–27)
OU 5:39 – Dede Westbrook 47 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–27)

Fourth Quarter

OU 11:53 – Samaje Perine 3 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 42–27)
UT 10:34 – Armant Foreman 10 yd pass from Shane Buechele; Trent Domingue XP Good (OU 42–34)
OU 2:36 – Austin Seibert 39 yd FG (OU 45–34)
UT 1:45 – D'Onta Foreman 22 yd run (OU 45–41)

Top Passers

UT– Shane Buechele 19/36, 245 yds, 3 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 22/31, 390 yds, 3 TD

Top Rushers

UT – D'Onta Foreman 25 attempts, 160 yds, 2 TD
OU – Samaje Perine 35 attempts, 214 yds, 2 TD

Top Receiving

UT– Armant Foreman 5 attempts, 28 yds, 1 TD
OU – Dede Westbrook 10 attempts, 232 yds, 3 TD

Top Tacklers

UT– Anthon Wheeler 13 tackles
OU – Ogbonnia Okoronkwo 11 tackles

Kansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
73–19–4	2015	W 55–0

Kansas State Wildcats @ #19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary ^[7]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 12:24– Samaje Perine 25 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
OU 6:00 – Joe Mixon 8 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–0)

Second Quarter

KS 12:28 – Jesse Ertz 2 yd run; Matthew McCrane XP Good (OU 14–7)
OU 10:39 – Dede Westbrook 26 yd pass from Joe Mixon; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–7)
KS 7:41 – Matthew McCrane 25 yd field goal (OU 21–10)
OU 0:16 – Austin Seibert 34 yd field goal (OU 24–10)

Third Quarter

OU 1:08 – Dede Westbrook 8 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 31–10)

Fourth Quarter

KS 12:40 – Dominique Heath 54 yd pass from Joe Hubener; Matthew McCrane XP Good (OU 31–17)
OU 6:31 – Dede Westbrook 88 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 38–17)

Top Passing

KS – Joe Hubener 12/23, 157 yds, 1 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 25/31, 346 yds, 4 TD

Top Rushers

KS – Jesse Ertz 7 attempts, 40 yds, 1 TD
OU – Joe Mixon 19 attempts, 88 yds

Top Receiving

KS – Dominique Heath 7 attempts, 101 yds, 1 TD
OU – Dede Westbrook 9 attempts, 184 yds, 3 TD

Top Tacklers

KS – Kendall Adams 11 tackles
OU – Steven Parker 8 tackles

Texas Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–6	2015	W 63–27

#16 Oklahoma Sooners @ Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game Summary^[8]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Oklahoma	13	17	21	15	66
Texas Tech	10	14	14	21	59

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 13:23 – Joe Mixon 56 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP No Good (OU 6–0)
OU 11:28 – Dede Westbrook 49 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 13–0)
TTU 7:23 – Da'Leon Ward 4 yd run; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 13–7)
TTU 1:06 – Clayton Hatfield 37 yd field goal (OU 13–10)

Second Quarter

OU 13:31 – Joe Mixon 46 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 20–10)
TTU 9:06 – Patrick Mahomes 11 yd run; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 20–17)
OU 6:14 – Austin Seibert 23 yd field goal (OU 23–17)
TTU 0:37 – Jonathan Giles 23 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (TTU 24-23)
OU 0:17 – Nick Basquine 23 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 30–24)

Third Quarter

OU 11:51 – Dede Westbrook 23 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 37–24)
TTU 9:33 – Reginald Davis 32 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 37–31)
OU 7:59 – Joe Mixon 43 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 44–31)
TTU 4:10 – Johnathan Giles 41 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 44–38)
OU 1:36 – Dimitri Flowers 34 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 51–38)

Fourth Quarter

TTU 12:57 – Patrick Mahomes 22 yd run; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 51–45)
OU 9:15 – Joe Mixon 15 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; PAT Pass by Dede Westbrook from Baker Mayfield (OU 59–45)
TTU 7:56 – Keke Coutee 56 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 59–52)
OU 5:03 – Joe Mixon 42 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 66–52)
TTU 1:38 – Cameron Batson 3 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes; Clayton Hatfield XP Good (OU 66–59)

Top Passers

OU– Baker Mayfield 27/36, 545 yds, 7 TD
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 52/88, 734 yds, 5 TD

Top Rushers

OU – Joe Mixon 31 attempts, 263 yds, 2 TD
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 12 attempts, 85 yds, 2 TD

Top Receiving

OU – Dede Westbrook 9 attempts, 202 yds, 2 TD
TTU –Keke Coutee 10 attempts, 172 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

OU – Ahmad Thomas 11 tackles
TTU –Malik Jenkins 14 tackles

Kansas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
73–27–6	2015	W 62–7

Kansas Jayhawks @ #16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary ^[9]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	3	0	0	0	3
#16 Oklahoma	7	21	28	0	56

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 9:56 – Dede Westbrook 71 yd punt; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
KU 3:32 – Matthew Wyman 23 yd FG (OU 7–3)

Second Quarter

OU 10:22 – Dede Westbrook 41 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–3)
OU 3:35 – Mark Andrews 15 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–3)
OU 0:20 – Dimitri Flowers 9 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–3)

Third Quarter

OU 11:09 – Joe Mixon 1 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–3)
OU 8:50 – Geno Lewis 7 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (42–3)
OU 7:58 – Jordan Evans 33 yd INT; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 49–3)
OU 2:30 –Devin Montgomery 10 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 56–3)

Top Passers

KU– Monte Cozart 20/36, 120 yds
OU – Baker Mayfield 16/24, 236 yds, 4 TD

Top Rushers

KU – Ke'aun Kinner 10 attempts, 23 yds
OU – Abdul Adams 13 attempts, 94 yds

Top Receiving

KU – Steven Sims 5 attempts, 35 yds
OU – Dede Westbrook 5 attempts, 105 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

KU – Fish Smithson 9 tackles
OU – Jordan Evans 10 tackles

Iowa State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
73–5–2	2015	W 52–16

Oklahoma Sooners @ Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary ^[10]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Oklahoma	14	14	3	3	34
Iowa State	3	14	0	7	24

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 12:31 – Mark Andrews 6 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
ISU 4:22– Cole Netten 28 yd field goal (OU 7–3)
OU 1:22– Jeffery Mead 30 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–3)

Second Quarter

ISU 11:15– Allen Lazard 31 yd pass from Jacob Park; Cole Natten XP Good (OU 14–10)
ISU 4:30– Joel Lanning 41 yd run; Cole Natten XP Good (ISU 17–14)
OU 4:16– Dede Westbrook 65 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–17)
OU 0:06 – Dimitri Flowers 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 27–17)

Third Quarter

OU 5:50 – Austin Seibert 36 yd field goal (OU 31–17)

Fourth Quarter

ISU 13:04– Dondre Daley 23 yd pass from Jacob Park; Cole Netten XP Good (OU 31–24)
OU 7:05 – Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 34–24)

Top Passers

OU– Baker Mayfield 25/34, 328 yds, 4 TD
ISU – Jacob Park 16/29, 160 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

OU– Dimitri Flowers 22 attempts 119 yds
ISU – Joel Lanning 7 attempts 61 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

OU – Dede Westbrook 7 attempts, 131 yds, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazzard 6 attempts, 76 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

OU – DJ Ward 7 tackles
ISU – Willie Harvey 9 tackles

Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–3	2015	W 44–34

#25 Baylor Bears @ #9 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Baylor	0	10	7	7	24
#9 Oklahoma	14	7	14	10	45

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

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)

Game information

First Quarter

OU 11:11 – Baker Mayfield 15 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 7–0)
OU 5:17 – Dede Westbrook 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 14–0)

Second Quarter

OU 12:45– Semaje Perine 4 yd run;Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 21–0)
BU 7:28 – Chris Callahan 35 yd field goal (OU 21–3)
BU 2:14 – KD Cannon 24 yd pass from Seth Russell; Chris Callahan XP Good (OU 21–10)

Third Quarter

OU 9:45 – Dede Westbrook 40 yd pass from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 28–10)
OU 8:55 – Samaje Perine 1 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 35–10)
BU 4:15 – Zach Smith 1 yd run; Chris Callahan XP Good (OU 35–17)

Fourth Quarter

OU 13:31– Joe Mixon 56 yd run; Austin Seibert XP Good (OU 42–17)
BU 13:13 – KD Cannon 62 yd pass from Zach Smith;Chris Callahan (OU 42–24)
OU 4:38 – Austin Seibert 22 yd field goal (OU 45–24)

West Virginia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2015	W 44–24

#8 Oklahoma Sooners @ #10 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Oklahoma	21	13	7	15	56
#10 West Virginia	0	7	7	14	28

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
85–18–7	2015	W 58–23

# 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys @ # 7 Oklahoma Sooners (Bedlam Series)– Game Summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Oklahoma State	3	14	3	0	20
#7 Oklahoma	0	17	14	7	38

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

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)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1971	W 40–22

# 14 Auburn Tigers vs #7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Auburn	7	6	0	6	19
#7 Oklahoma	0	14	14	7	35

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA

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)

Weekly Awards

Big 12 Player of the Week

Dede Westbrook (Week 6 vs Texas)

Baker Mayfield (Week 8 at Texas Tech)

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Dede Westbrook (Week 6 vs Texas)

Joe Mixon (Week 8 vs Texas Tech)

Samaje Perine (Week 14 vs Oklahoma State)

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Evans (Week 11 at Tennessee)

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Austin Seibert (Week 5 vs TCU)

Postseason

Honors & Awards

2017 NFL Draft

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