# 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 121st season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 17th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Conference play began on October 3, 2015, with a 44–24 win against West Virginia in Norman, Oklahoma and ended with a 58–23 win against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 28, 2015. Oklahoma finished conference play with an 8–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship, their first since 2012.
Oklahoma was selected as the 4th seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against 1st seed Clemson on December 31, 2015, in the Orange Bowl which they lost 17–37. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.

## Preseason
### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Rodney Anderson RB | Katy, Texas | Katy HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.63 | Jun 8, 2014 |
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| Gabriel Campbell DE | Yazoo City, Mississippi | Yazoo City HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.70 | Jan 6, 2015 |
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| Jamal Danley OG | Byhalia, Mississippi | East Mississippi CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | 5.03 | Sep 13, 2014 |
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| Ricky DeBerry DE | Mechanicsville, Virginia | Atlee HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.58 | Dec 19, 2014 |
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| Bobby Evans OT | Allen, Texas | Allen HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Jul 10, 2013 |
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| Cody Ford OG | Pineville, Louisiana | Pineville HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 5.09 | Aug 11, 2014 |
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| Neville Gallimore DT | St. Catharines, Ontario | Canada Prep Football Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 311 lb (141 kg) | 4.70 | Jan 3, 2015 |
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| Dahu Green WR | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Westmoore HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.54 | Feb 2, 2015 |
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| Kahlil Haughton S | Waco, Texas | Midway HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.41 | Dec 19, 2014 |
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| Dominique Hearne OG | Lancaster, Texas | Lancaster HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) | 5.13 | Jun 12, 2014 |
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| John Humphrey, Jr. WR | League City, Texas | Clear Falls HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | 4.40 | Aug 3, 2014 |
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| William Johnson CB | Baltimore, Maryland | Monroe College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Nov 23, 2014 |
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| Kenneth Mann DE | Burleson, Texas | Burleson HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 4.70 | Jul 23, 2014 |
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| P. J. Mbanasor CB | Pflugerville, Texas | Hendrickson HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 4.64 | Jun 3, 2014 |
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| Arthur McGinnis OLB | New Orleans, Louisiana | Warren Easton HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 4.47 | Feb 3, 2015 |
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| Prentice McKinney, Jr. S | Dallas, Texas | South Oak Cliff HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.48 | Feb 4, 2015 |
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| A. D. Miller WR | Dallas, Texas | Bishop Dunne HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.50 | Feb 1, 2015 |
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| Marquise Overton DT | Jenks, Oklahoma | Jenks HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | 5.51 | Jan 3, 2014 |
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| Dru Samia OG | Danville, California | San Ramon Valley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | 5.48 | Aug 22, 2014 |
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| Austin Seibert K | Belleville, Illinois | Belleville West HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | N/A | May 9, 2014 |
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| Antoine Stephens CB | Dallas, Texas | Justin F. Kimball HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 4.54 | Jan 18, 2015 |
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| Will Sunderland, Jr. S | Midwest City, Oklahoma | Midwest City HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.58 | Sep 13, 2014 |
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| Dede Westbrook WR | Cameron, Texas | Blinn College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.38 | Nov 25, 2014 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14 Rivals: 14 247Sports: 15 ESPN: 17 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Oklahoma Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Oklahoma Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Player Commitments – Oklahoma". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. |||||||

### Award watch lists
## Schedule

Oklahoma announced its 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home games, five away games and one neutral game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted Big 12 foes Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl for the 110th time on October 10 for the Red River Showdown.
The Sooners hosted two non-conference games against Akron and Tulsa and traveled to its other non-conference foe Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Oklahoma met for the first time against the Akron Zips at home to open the season. The Sooners then traveled to Tennessee after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers last season and then hosted in-state rival Tulsa after traveling to Tulsa last year.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Akron* | No. 19 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSOK PPV | W 41–3 | 85,370 |
| September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Tennessee* | No. 19 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | ESPN | W 31–24 $^{2OT}$ | 102,455 |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa* | No. 16 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FS1 | W 52–38 | 85,657 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 23 West Virginia | No. 15 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FS1 | W 44–24 | 84,384 |
| October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Texas | No. 10 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | ABC | L 17–24 | 91,546 |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 19 | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ABC | W 55–0 | 52,867 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 17 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | W 63–27 | 85,312 |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 62–7 | 26,677 |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 15 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPNU | W 52–16 | 85,595 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Baylor | No. 12 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (College GameDay) | ABC | W 44–34 | 49,875 |
| November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 TCU | No. 7 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 30–29 | 85,821 |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Oklahoma State | No. 3 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay) | ABC | W 58–23 | 58,231 |
| December 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Clemson* | No. 4 | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal) (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 17–37 | 67,615 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Akron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #19 Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: September 5, 2015
* Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S 15 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
* Game attendance: 85,370
* Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Vidal Jones
* TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Chad McKee (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 03:58 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 3–0)
Second Quarter
OU – 05:32 Samaje Perine 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 10–0)
OU – 02:21 DeDe Westbrook 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 17–0)
AKR – 00:06 Robert Stein 26 yd field goal (OU 17–3)
Third Quarter
OU – 11:56 Joe Mixon 76 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–3)
OU – 07:11 Jeffery Mead 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–3)
OU – 02:36 Baker Mayfield 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–3)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 10:29 Austin Seibert 41 yd field goal (OU 41–3)
Top Passers
AKR – Kyle Pohl 6/17, 88 yards
OU – Baker Mayfield 23/33, 388 yards, 3 TD
Top Rushers
AKR – Tra'Von Chapman 14 attempts, 48 yards
OU – Samaje Perine 11 attempts, 33 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
AKR – Jerome Lane 3 receptions, 57 yards
OU – Joe Mixon 3 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
AKR – Dylan Evans 13 tackles
OU – Dominique Alexander 10 tackles :

### Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| #19 Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| #23 Tennessee | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
* Date: September 12, 2015
* Game time: 6:01 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 8 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 102,455
* Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Richard Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Scorer: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
UT – 09:51 Aaron Medley 19 yd field goal (UT 3–0)
UT – 01:56 Josh Malone 9 yd pass from Joshua Dobbs, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 10–0)
Second Quarter
UT – 12:14 Joshua Dobbs 4 yd run, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 17–0)
OU – 04:56 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (UT 17–3)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 08:20 Samaje Perine 2 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (UT 17–10)
OU – 00:40 Sterling Shepard 5 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 17–17)
First Overtime
UT – 15:00 Jalen Hurd 8 yd run, Aaron Medley XP good (UT 24–17)
OU – 15:00 Baker Mayfield 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 24–24)
Second Overtime
OU – 15:00 Sterling Shepard 18 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–24)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 19/39, 187 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
UT – Joshua Dobbs 13/31, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
OU – Samaje Perine 23 attempts, 78 yards
UT – Jalen Hurd 24 attempts, 106 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
OU – Sterling Shepard 7 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
UT – Josh Smith 4 receptions, 56 yards
Top Tacklers
OU – Ahmad Thomas 11 tackles
UT – Jalen Reeves–Maybin 21 tackles :

### Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| #16 Oklahoma | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: September 19, 2015
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE 18 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 85,657
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Gene Semko • Field judge: Lason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 12:03 Austin Seibert 20 yd field goal (OU 3–0)
TUL – 08:04 Redford Jones 23 yd field goal (Tied 3–3)
OU – 04:54 Baker Mayfield 39 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 10–3)
OU – 01:18 Joe Mixon 10 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 17–3)
Second Quarter
OU – 13:31 Baker Mayfield 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–3)
TUL – 06:20 Josh Atkinson 18 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 24–10)
OU – 03:14 Mark Andrews 61 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–10)
TUL – 00:13 Keevan Lucas 28 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 31–17)
TUL – 00:01 Keyarris Garrett 43 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 31–24)
Third Quarter
OU – 06:47 Jarvis Baxter 29 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–24)
TUL – 04:01 Zack Langer 1 yd run, Redford Jones XP good (OU 38–31)
OU – 00:40 Mark Andrews 17 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–31)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 04:28 Samaje Perine 20 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–31)
TUL – 03:38 Keevan Lucas 40 yd pass from Dane Evans, Redford Jones XP good (OU 52–38)
Top Passers
TUL – Dane Evans 34/51, 427 yards, 4 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 32/38, 487 yards, 4 TD
Top Rushers
TUL – Zack Langer 31 attempts, 161 yards, 1 TD
OU – Samaje Perine 22 attempts, 151 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
TUL – Keyarris Garrett 14 receptions, 189 yards, 1 TD
OU – Sterling Shepard 8 receptions, 144 yards
Top Tacklers
TUL – Michael Mudoh 16 tackles
OU – Hatari Byrd 15 tackles :

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| #15 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: October 3, 2015
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: ENE 8 • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 84,384
* Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 08:45 Mark Andrews 17 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0)
Second Quarter
WVU – 14:45 Rushel Shell 5 yd run, Josh Lambert XP good (Tied 7–7)
OU – 14:04 Sterling Shepard 28 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–7)
OU – 09:00 Austin Seibert 40 yd field goal (OU 17–7)
OU – 02:16 Joe Mixon 35 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 24–7)
Third Quarter
WVU – 09:40 Jovon Durante 1 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Josh Lambert XP good (OU 24–14)
WVU – 06:57 Josh Lambert 23 yd field goal (OU 24–17)
OU – 02:34 Austin Seibert 25 yd field goal (OU 27–17)
WVU – 00:58 Skyler Howard 50 yd run, Josh Lambert XP good (OU 27–24)
OU – 00:13 Durron Neal 71 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 34–24)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 09:37 Jordan Evans 41 yd fumble recovery, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 41–24)
OU – 06:06 Austin Seibert 44 yd field goal (OU 44–24)
Top Passers
WVU – Skyler Howard 17/32, 173 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
OU – Baker Mayfield 14/25, 320 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
WVU – Wendell Smallwood 22 attempts, 111 yards
OU – Samaje Perine 16 attempts, 65 yards
Top Receiving
WVU – Jordan Thompson 3 receptions, 46 yards
OU – Dede Westbrook 5 receptions, 107 yards
Top Tacklers
WVU – Nick Kwiatkowski 11 tackles
OU – Eric Striker 13 tackles :

### Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Texas | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
* Date: October 10, 2015
* Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: • Weather:
* Game attendance: 91,546
* Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Scorer: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Todd McShay (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
TEX – 07:52 Marcus Johnson 24 yd pass from Jerrod Heard, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 7–0)
TEX – 05:37 Tyrone Swoopes 3 yd run, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 14–0)
Second Quarter
OU – 06:05 Austin Seibert 21 yd field goal (TEX 14–3)
Third Quarter
TEX – 08:18 Nick Rose 27 yd field goal (TEX 17–3)
OU – 05:16 Dimitri Flowers 2 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (TEX 17–10)
Fourth Quarter
TEX – 13:52 Caleb Bluiett 24 yd pass from Tyrone Swoopes, Nick Rose XP good (TEX 24–10)
OU – 08:00 Samaje Perine 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (TEX 24–17)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 20/28, 211 yards, 1 TD
TEX – Jerrod Heard 8/11, 53 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
OU – Samaje Perine 10 attempts, 36 yards, 1 TD
TEX – D'Onta Foreman 9 attempts, 117 yards
Top Receiving
OU – Sterling Shepard 6 receptions, 95 yards
TEX – Marcus Johnson 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
OU – Jordan Evans 11 tackles
TEX – Naashon Hughes 9 tackles :

### Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 55 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
* Date: October 17, 2015
* Game time: 2:41 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 13 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 52,867
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Scorer: Ken Ray
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play), Ray Bentley (Color) & Dawn Davenport (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 13:56 Sterling Shepard 22 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0)
OU – 08:33 Joe Mixon 10 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0)
Second Quarter
OU – 12:00 Sterling Shepard 28 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–0)
OU – 07:29 Mark Andrews 3 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–0)
OU – 04:59 Dede Westbrook 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 35–0)
Third Quarter
OU – 14:38 Zack Sanchez 38 yd interception return, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 42–0)
OU – 09:27 Austin Seibert 20 yd field goal (OU 45–0)
OU – 03:28 Austin Seibert 19 yd field goal (OU 48–0)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 09:44 Joe Mixon 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 55–0)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 20/27, 282 yards, 5 TD
KSU – Joe Hubener 4/14, 39 yards, 2 INT
Top Rushers
OU – Joe Mixon 15 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD
KSU – Kody Cook 11 attempts, 19 yards
Top Receiving
OU – Dede Westbrook 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
KSU – Kody Cook 2 receptions, 38 yards
Top Tacklers
OU – Frank Shannon 4 tackles
KSU – Sean Newlan 14 tackles :

### Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| #17 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: October 24, 2015
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NE 14 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 85,312
* Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 08:18 Joe Mixon 11 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0)
OU – 06:39 Samaje Perine 3 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0)
TTU – 01:42 Clayton Hatfield 34 yd field goal (OU 14–3)
Second Quarter
OU – 13:27 Joe Mixon 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3)
TTU – 09:32 Reginald Davis 6 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 21–10)
TTU – 07:05 DeAndre Washington 13 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 21–17)
OU – 03:31 Samaje Perine 10 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–17)
Third Quarter
OU – 14:14 Mark Andrews 13 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 35–17)
TTU – 09:16 Clayton Hatfield 28 yd field goal (OU 35–20)
OU – 07:04 Samaje Perine 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 42–20)
TTU – 04:50 Patrick Mahomes 1 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (OU 42–27)
OU – 01:03 Durron Neal 15 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 49–27)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 08:18 Samaje Perine 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 56–27)
OU – 02:26 Alex Ross 9 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 63–27)
Top Passers
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 26/40, 233 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
OU – Baker Mayfield 15/22, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
TTU – DeAndre Washington 19 attempts, 94 yards, 1 TD
OU – Samaje Perine 23 attempts, 201 yards, 4 TD
Top Receiving
TTU – Jakeem Grant 7 receptions, 55 yards
OU – Dede Westbrook 3 receptions, 58 yards
Top Tacklers
TTU – Dakota Allen 15 tackles
OU – Frank Shannon 13 tackles :

### Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Oklahoma | 21 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
* Date: October 31, 2015
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W 9 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 26,677
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 09:48 Joe Mixon 68 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0)
OU – 05:32 Durron Neal 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–0)
OU – 01:51 Sterling Shepard 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–0)
Second Quarter
KU – 14:54 Tyler Patrick 17 yd pass from Ryan Willis, Nick Bartolotta XP good (OU 21–7)
OU – 09:00 Samaje Perine 3 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–7)
OU – 02:34 Austin Seibert 46 yd field goal (OU 31–7)
OU – 00:22 Samaje Perine 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–7)
Third Quarter
OU – 09:46 Sam Grant 1 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–7)
OU – 08:19 Trevor Knight 1 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–7)
OU – 02:03 Nick Hodgson 32 yd field goal (OU 55–7)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 05:32 Connor Knight 17 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Nick Hodgson XP good (OU 62–7)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 27/32, 383 yards, 4 TD
KU – Ryan Willis 20/34, 181 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
OU – Alex Ross 13 attempts, 103 yards
KU – Taylor Cox 12 attempts, 30 yards
Top Receiving
OU – Sterling Shepard 11 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
KU – Tyler Patrick 5 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
OU – Dominique Alexander 11 tackles
KU – Fish Smithson 10 tackles :

### Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| #14 Oklahoma | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: November 7, 2015
* Game time: 6:02 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 85,595
* Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play) & Jay Walker (Color)
Game information :
First Quarter
ISU – 10:46 Cole Netten 43 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
OU – 10:33 Dimitri Flowers 75 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3)
OU – 05:53 Dede Westbrook 27 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–3)
OU – 03:33 Baker Mayfield 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3)
Second Quarter
ISU – 11:35 Cole Netten 45 yd field goal (OU 21–6)
ISU – 01:14 Cole Netten 51 yd field goal (OU 21–9)
Third Quarter
OU – 11:07 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 24–9)
OU – 07:03 Samaje Perine 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–9)
OU – 01:05 Sterling Shepard 74 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–9)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 11:19 Joe Mixon 57 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–9)
OU – 08:51 Mark Andrews 55 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–9)
ISU – 05:08 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (OU 52–16)
Top Passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 26/51, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OU – Baker Mayfield 23/31, 342 yards, 3 TD
Top Rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 43 yards
OU – Samaje Perine 13 attempts, 95 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
ISU – Allen Lazard 8 receptions, 101 yards
OU – Sterling Shepard 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
ISU – Brian Peavy 9 tackles
OU – Ahmad Thomas 10 tackles :

### Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| #4 Baylor | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: November 14, 2015
* Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NNE 5 • Weather: Light rain
* Game attendance: 49,875
* Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Dan Scanlan
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
BAY – 10:26 Devin Chafin 5 yd run, Cole Edminston rush no good (BAY 6–0)
OU – 06:38 Samaje Perine 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–6)
Second Quarter
OU – 08:53 Sterling Shepard 39 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP no good (OU 13–6)
BAY – 02:58 Devin Chafin 3 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (Tied 13–13)
OU – 00:28 Baker Mayfield 2 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 20–13)
Third Quarter
BAY – 12:28 Devin Chafin 6 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (Tied 20–20)
OU – 09:52 Sterling Shepard 7 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 27–20)
OU – 08:53 Samaje Perine 55 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 34–20)
BAY – 02:49 LaQuan McGowan 5 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (OU 34–27)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 14:47 Austin Seibert 33 yd field goal (OU 37–27)
BAY – 10:29 Jay Lee 17 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (OU 37–34)
OU – 04:47 Dimitri Flowers 7 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 44–34)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 24/34, 270 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
BAY – Jarrett Stidham 16/27, 257 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushers
OU – Samaje Perine 28 attempts, 166 yards, 2 TD
BAY – Shock Linwood 21 attempts, 103 yards
Top Receiving
OU – Sterling Sheparrd 14 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD
BAY – K. D. Cannon 5 receptions, 77 yards
Top Tacklers
OU – Jordan Evans 9 tackles
BAY – Travon Blanchard 15 tackles :

### TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 TCU | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| #7 Oklahoma | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: November 21, 2015
* Game time: 7:14 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind: N 8 • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 85,821
* Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
TCU – 09:34 Kolby Listenbee 37 yd pass from Foster Sawyer, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 7–0)
OU – 00:22 Sterling Shepard 21 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
OU – 11:16 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal (OU 10–7)
OU – 06:12 Austin Seibert 32 yd field goal (OU 13–7)
OU – 05:06 Dede Westbrook 36 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 20–7)
OU – 00:00 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 23–7)
Third Quarter
TCU – 12:43 Aaron Green 26 yd run, Foster Sawyer pass failed (OU 23–13)
OU – 07:55 Samaje Perine 72 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 30–13)
Fourth Quarter
TCU – 08:59 KaVonte Turpin 86 yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (OU 30–20)
TCU – 06:27 Jaden Oberkrom 43 yd field goal (OU 30–23)
TCU – 00:51 Emanuel Porter 14 yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen, Bram Kohlhausen pass failed (OU 30–29)
Top Passers
TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 5/11, 122 yards, 2 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 9/20, 127 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Aaron Green 24 attempts, 127 yards, 1 TD
OU – Samaje Perine 26 attempts, 188 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Kolby Listenbee 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
OU – Sterling Sheparrd 8 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
TCU – Derrick Kindred 9 tackles
OU – Eric Striker 9 tackles :

### Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Oklahoma | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| #9 Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: November 28, 2015
* Game time: 7:21 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: NNW 6 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 58,231
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Heather Cox (Sideline) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
OSU – 06:49 Ben Grogan 43 yd field goal (OSU 3–0)
OU – 06:33 Sterling Shepard 4 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3)
OSU – 04:36 Jhajuan Seales 26 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 10–7)
OU – 02:04 Samaje Perine 68 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–10)
Second Quarter
OU – 13:49 Joe Mixon 66 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–10)
OU – 07:25 Dimitri Flowers 5 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–10)
OU – 06:59 Jordan Thomas 32 yd interception return , Austin Seibert XP blocked (OU 34–10)
OSU – 06:41 James Washington 72 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OU 34–17)
OU – 04:14 Samaje Perine 23 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 41–17)
OU – 01:14 Austin Seibert 40 yd field goal (OU 44–17)
OSU – 00:00 Ben Grogan 36 yd field goal (OU 44–20)
Third Quarter
OSU – 08:46 Ben Grogan 21 yd field goal (OU 44–23)
OU – 04:42 Baker Mayfield 5 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 51–23)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 02:15 Joe Mixon 6 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 58–23)
Top Passers
OU – Baker Mayfield 17/25, 180 yards, 2 TD
OSU – J. W. Walsh 25/42, 325 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
OU – Joe Mixon 14 attempts, 136 yards, 2 TD
OSU – J. W. Walsh 12 attempts, 50 yards
Top Receiving
OU – Sterling Sheparrd 10 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
OSU – James Washington 7 receptions, 169 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
OU – Jordan Evans 9 tackles
OSU – Chad Whitener 10 tackles :

### Clemson (Orange Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| #1 Clemson | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
at Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
* Date: December 31, 2015
* Game time: 3:10 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 67,615
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play) Todd Blackledge (Analyst) Holly Rowe (Sideline)

## Postseason
### Awards

* Ty Darlington
    Academic All-America (first team)
* Baker Mayfield
    Burlsworth Trophy

### 2016 NFL Draft

The 2016 NFL draft was held at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago on April 28–30, 2016. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | 2nd | 40 | New York Giants |
| Charles Tapper | DE | 4th | 101 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Zack Sanchez | CB | 5th | 141 | Carolina Panthers |
| Devante Bond | OLB | 6th | 183 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Dominique Alexander | LB | Undrafted | | Cleveland Browns |
| Ty Darlington | C | Undrafted | | Tennessee Titans |
| Nila Kasitati | OG | Undrafted | | Washington Redskins |
| Durron Neal | WR | Undrafted | | Denver Broncos |
| Frank Shannon | LB | Undrafted | | Denver Broncos |
| Eric Striker | LB | Undrafted | | Buffalo Bills |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Coaches | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 (2) | 3 | 5 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Not released |