# 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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 |
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| 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 | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
| Rimington Trophy | Jonathan Alvarez | C | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
| Maxwell Award | Kyler Murray | QB | JR |
| Doak Walker Award | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Marquise Brown | WR | JR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | CeeDee Lamb | WR | SO |
| John Mackey Award | Grant Calcaterra | TE | SO |
| Butkus Award | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Bobby Evans | OL | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Ben Powers | OL | SR |
| Outland Trophy | Dru Samia | OL | SR |
| Lou Groza Award | Austin Seibert | K/P | SR |
| Ray Guy Award | Austin Seibert | K/P | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
| Walter Camp Award | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | 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.

## 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida Atlantic* | No. 7 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | W 63–14 | 86,402 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA* | No. 6 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | W 49–21 | 86,402 |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 5 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | W 37–27 | 58,479 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Army* | No. 5 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN PPV | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 87,177 |
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 6 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 66–33 | 86,642 |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 19 Texas | No. 7 | Cotton Bowl StadiumDallas, 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 StadiumFort Worth, TX | ABC | W 52–27 | 45,055 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 8 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | W 51–14 | 86,436 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 7 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 51–46 | 60,454 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | ABC | W 48–47 | 87,635 |
| November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 6 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | W 55–40 | 86,371 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 West Virginia | No. 6 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | ESPN | W 59–56 | 60,713 |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 14 Texas | No. 5 | AT&T StadiumArlington, 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 StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal) (College GameDay / SEC Nation) | ESPN | L 34–45 | 66,203 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Personnel
### 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

## Game summaries
### Florida Atlantic

| 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)

### UCLA

| 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)

### At Iowa State

| 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)

### Army

| 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 /// Box Score, Army at #5 Oklahoma
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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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. 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."
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.

### At Texas Tech

| 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)
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – T. J. Vasher 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:30. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:38.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 14-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 6:59. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:44.
OKLA – Lee Morris 16-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 4:11. Red Raiders 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
Second quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 43-yard field goal, 14:03. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:08.
OKLA – Kyler Murray 12-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 12:17. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 45-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 11:35. Red Raiders 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 5-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 8:53. Red Raiders 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:42.
OKLA – Carson Meier 5-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 4:22. Sooners 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:31.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:56. Red Raiders 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
OKLA – Lee Morris 46-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 12:05. Sooners 35–31. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:21.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 26-yard field goal, 14:43. Sooners 35–34. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:34.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 20-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 11:54. Sooners 42–34. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
TTU – Zach Austin 4-yard pass from Jett Duffey (pass failed), 6:54. Sooners 42–40. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:00.
OKLA – Robert Barnes defensive PAT conversion, 6:54. Sooners 44–40.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 30-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 2:51. Sooners 51–40. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
TTU – Jett Duffey 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:05. Sooners 51–46. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
OKLA – Kyler Murray – 20/35, 360 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
TTU – Alan Bowman – 21/26, 227 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
OKLA – Trey Sermon – 26 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 8 carries, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
OKLA – Lee Morris – 4 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 12 receptions, 199 yards :

### Oklahoma State

| 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

| 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

| 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

| | 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 |
| Texas | Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 14 carries, 42 yards, TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Collin Johnson | 8 receptions, 177 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Kyler Murray | 25/34, 379 yards, 3 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Trey Sermon | 18 carries, 65 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | CeeDee Lamb | 6 receptions, 167 yards, TD |

### vs. #1 Alabama (CFP Semifinal)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| • #1 Alabama | 21 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 45 |

### 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 |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Kyler Murray | 17 car, 109 yds, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | CeeDee Lamb | 8 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD |
| Alabama | Passing | Tua Tagovailoa | 24/27, 318 yds, 4 TD |
| Alabama | Rushing | Josh Jacobs | 15 car, 98 yds |
| Alabama | 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

Oklahoma had eight players selected in the 2019 NFL draft.
| 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Not released |