2023 Oklahoma Sooners football
Alamo Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Arizona
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Lebby (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTodd Bates (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJay Valai (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
West Virginia   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     7 – 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCF   3 – 6     6 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Houston   2 – 7     4 – 8  
BYU   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Baylor   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 129th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. They were led by second-year head coach Brent Venables. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

The season marked the team's last season as members of the Big 12 Conference before joining the SEC on July 1, 2024.

Offseason

Departures

Entered NFL draft

See also: 2023 NFL Draft

Players listed below left Oklahoma to enter the draft with eligibility remaining, excluding seniors who were allowed a 5th year by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Player Position
Marvin Mims WR

Outgoing transfers

Player Position Height Weight Year New team
Theo Wease Jr. WR 6'3 205 Redshirt Redshirt junior Missouri
Joshua Eaton DB 6'1 183 Junior Texas State
Brian Darby WR 6'0 202 Junior
Kendall Dennis DB 5'11 187 Redshirt Redshirt sophomore South Florida
Jordan Mukes DB 6'1 207 Sophomore Abilene Christian
Trevon West WR 5'11 180 Junior Tarleton
Nick Evers QB 6'3 185 Freshman Wisconsin
Bryson Washington DB 6'2 190 Redshirt Redshirt sophomore New Mexico
Davion Woolen WR 6'2 188 Freshman
Cedric Roberts DL 6'3 275 Freshman Texas State
Alton Tarber DL 6'2 322 Freshman
Clayton Smith DL 6'4 245 Redshirt Redshirt freshman Arizona State
Kevonte Henry DL 6'4 214 Freshman Cerritos
Josh Ellison DL 6'3 300 Senior Memphis
David Ugwoegbu LB 6'4 250 Senior Houston
Marcus Alexander OL 6'4 325 Redshirt Redshirt junior Texas State
Brey Walker OL 6'7 355 Redshirt Redshirt senior Texas State
Micah Bowens II QB 5'11 190 Redshirt Redshirt sophomore Charlotte
Reed Lindsey DL 6'4 268 Redshirt Redshirt junior Central Oklahoma
Damon Smith WR 6'1 198 Redshirt Redshirt junior South Florida
Kori Roberson Jr. DL 6'3 285 Redshirt Redshirt junior SMU
Jaden Davis DB 5'10 183 Senior Miami (FL)
Damond Harmon DB 6'0 180 Sophomore North Carolina A&T
Jamarrien Burt DB 6'0 185 Freshman South Alabama
Cullen Montgomery OL 6'4 330 Redshirt Redshirt freshman Memphis
Derrick LeBlanc DL 6'5 265 Freshmen UCF

Former 5-star recruit Theo Wease Jr. transferred to Missouri after three seasons with the Sooners. Wease Jr. recorded 64 receptions for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns during his tenure.[1] Senior David Ugowegbu transferred to Houston after ranking second on the team with 101 tackles last season.[2]

Additions

Incoming transfers

Player Position Height Weight Year Former team
Emeka Megwa RB 6'0 205 Redshirt Redshirt sophomore Washington
Jacob Lacey DL 6'1 272 Redshirt Redshirt senior Notre Dame
Luke Elzinga P 6'4 210 Redshirt Redshirt senior Central Michigan
Blake Smith TE 6'4 255 Redshirt Redshirt junior Texas A&M
Austin Stogner TE 6'6 255 Senior South Carolina
Dasan McCullough LB 6'5 222 Sophomore Indiana
Trace Ford DL 6'2 251 Redshirt Redshirt senior Oklahoma State
Reggie Pearson Jr. DB 5'10 199 Redshirt Redshirt senior Texas Tech
Walter Rouse OL 6'6 315 Redshirt Redshirt senior Stanford
Davon Sears DL 6'2 282 Redshirt Redshirt senior Texas State
Caleb Shaffer OL 6'5 337 Redshirt Redshirt senior Miami (OH)
Rondell Bothroyd DL 6'3 275 Redshirt Redshirt senior Wake Forest
Andrel Anthony WR 6'1 186 Junior Michigan
Brenen Thompson WR 5'11 162 Sophomore Texas
Konnor Near LB 6'2 220 Sophomore Ferris State
Troy Everett OL 6'3 285 Redshirt Redshirt freshman Appalachian State
Da'Jon Terry DL 6'4 320 Redshirt Redshirt senior Tennessee
Philip Paea DL 6'4 296 Redshirt Redshirt senior Utah State
Hampton Fay TE 6'5 241 Redshirt Redshirt sophomore Michigan State

The Sooners added fourteen new transfers for head coach Brent Venables's second season. Former Sooner Austin Stogner re-committed to Oklahoma after playing a sole season with South Carolina.[3] Indiana transfer Dasan McCullough committed to the Sooners alongside his brother, Daeh, a 2023 4-star recruit. As a freshman, McCullough recorded 48 tackles and four sacks in 11 games for the Hoosiers.[4] Andrel Anthony committed to the Sooners from Michigan after catching 19 passes for 328 years and four touchdowns in his two seasons with the Wolverines.[5] Trace Ford and Brenen Thompson committed to the Sooners after transferring from longtime rivals Oklahoma State and Texas respectively.[6][7]

Recruiting

Class rankings

Site National Conference 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars
ESPN[8] 4 2 3 11 12
On3[9] 7 2 3 12 11
Rivals[10] 6 2 3 14 9
247Sports[11] 4 2 3 14 9

Main article: 2023 college football recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joshua Bates
OL 		Durango,CO Durango High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Aug 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jackson Arnold
QB 		Denton, TX Guyer High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Erik McCarty
RB 		McAlester, OK McAlester High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Keyon Brown
WR 		Tallahassee, FL Rickards High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jun 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Kade McIntyre
ATH 		Fremont, NE Archbishop Bergan High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Kalib Hicks
RB 		Denton, TX Ryan High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Heath Ozaeta
OL 		Snoqualmie, WA Mount Si High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 296 lb (134 kg) Jun 27, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Samuel Omosigho
LB 		Crandall, TX Crandall High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Phil Picciotti
LB 		Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jaquaize Pettaway
WR 		Houston,TX Langham Creek High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Cayden Green
OL 		Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit North High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Jul 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Logan Howland
OL 		Princeton, NJ Hun High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jul 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Adepoju Adebawore
DE 		North Kansas City, MO North Kansas City High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Daylan Smothers
RB 		Charlotte, NC West Charlotte High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jul 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Lewis Carter
LB 		Tampa,FL Tampa Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Josiah Wagoner
DB 		Spanaway, WA Spanaway Lake High School 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 25, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Derrick LeBlanc
DE 		Kissimmee, FL Osceola High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jul 28, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Jacobe Johnson
ATH 		Mustang, OK Mustang High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Makari Vickers
DB 		Tallahassee, FL Robert F. Munroe Day School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Ashton Sanders
DT 		Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Nov 20, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Taylor Wein
DE 		Nolensville, TN Nolensville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Nov 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Kendal Dolby
DB 		Springfield, OH Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Dash McCullough
DB 		South Bend, IN St. Joseph's High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Markus Strong
DE 		Lake Butler, FL Union County High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Peyton Bowen
DB 		Denton, TX Guyer High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 22, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Heim
ATH 		Bethany, OK Bethany High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #6  247Sports: #6  ESPN: #4
  • 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:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas (41) 886
2 Kansas State (14) 858
3 Oklahoma (4) 758
4 Texas Tech (4) 729
5 TCU (3) 727
6 Baylor 572
7 Oklahoma State (1) 470
8 UCF 463
9 Kansas 461
10 Iowa State 334
11 BYU 318
12 Houston 215
13 Cincinnati 202
14 West Virginia 129

Schedule

Oklahoma and the Big 12 announced the 2023 conference schedule on January 31, 2023. The 2023 schedule consists of 4 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host 2 non-conference games against Arkansas State and SMU and will travel to Tulsa. Oklahoma will host Iowa State, UCF, West Virginia, and TCU, and travel to BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 119th game played in the series.[26]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 a.m.Arkansas State*No. 20
ESPNW 73–083,221
September 95:00 p.m.SMU*No. 18
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ESPN+W 28–1184,186
September 162:30 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 19
ESPN2W 66–1730,855
September 2311:00 a.m.at CincinnatiNo. 16
FoxW 20–638,139
September 306:00 p.m.Iowa StateNo. 14
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FS1W 50–2084,371
October 711:00 a.m.vs. No. 3 TexasNo. 12
ABCW 34–3092,100
October 2111:00 a.m.UCFdaggerNo. 6
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 31–2983,476
October 2811:00 a.m.at KansasNo. 6
FoxL 33–3847,233
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 22 Oklahoma StateNo. 9
ABCL 24–2754,105
November 116:00 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 17
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FoxW 59–2083,525
November 1811:00 a.m.at BYUNo. 14
ESPNW 31–2463,714
November 2411:00 a.m.TCUNo. 13
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FoxW 69–4583,669
December 288:15 p.m.vs. No. 14 ArizonaNo. 12
ESPNL 24–3855,853

[27]

Roster

2023 Oklahoma Sooners Football

Quarterback

Running back

  • 0 Kalib Hicks – freshman (5'11, 206)
  • 2 Jovantae Barnes – sophomore (6'0, 204)
  • 7 Daylan Smothers – freshman (5'11, 190)
  • 21 Braylon Colgrove – freshmen (5'8, 169)
  • 22 Chapman McKown – freshman (5'5, 175)
  • 23 Emeka Megwa – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 207)
  • 24 Marcus Major – Redshirt senior (6'0, 227)
  • 27 Gavin Sawchuk – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 198)
  • 29 Tawee Walker – junior (5'9, 215)

Wide receiver

  • 1 Jayden Gibson – sophomore (6'5, 193)
  • 3 Jalil Farooq – junior (6'1, 204)
  • 4 Nic Anderson – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 209)
  • 5 Andrel Anthony – junior (6'1, 192)
  • 6 Lv Bunkley-Shelton – Redshirt junior (5'11, 195)
  • 9 D.J. Graham II – senior (6'0, 195)
  • 12 Drake Stoops – Redshirt graduate (5'10, 189)
  • 13 J.J. Hester – Redshirt junior (6'4, 196)'
  • 15 Brenen Thompson – sophomore (5'9, 155)
  • 17 Jaquaize Pettaway – freshmen (5'10, 185)
  • 82 Gavin Freeman – sophomore (5'8, 181)
  • 83 Major Melson – Redshirt junior (5'10, 183)
  • 84 Brandon Harper – freshmen (5'7, 163)
  • 85 Trey Brown – freshmen (5'9,177)
  • 86 Patrick Cromer – freshmen (5'6, 144)
  • 89 Eli Merck – freshmen (6'0, 192)

Tight end

  • 16 Blake Smith – Redshirt junior (6'4, 252)
  • 18 Kaden Helms – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 19 Kade McIntyre – freshmen (6'3, 223)
  • 45 Hampton Fay – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 241)
  • 80 Josh Fanuiel – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 250)
  • 81 Austin Stogner – senior (6'6, 255)
  • 87 Jason Llewellyn – sophomore (6'5, 250)

Long snapper

  • 50 Ben Anderson – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 238)
  • 58 Ethan Lane – Redshirt junior (5'11, 233)
  

Offensive line

  • 52 Troy Everett – OL – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 297)
  • 53 Caleb Shaffer – OL – Redshirt senior (6'5, 342)
  • 55 Aaryn Parks – OL – Redshirt junior (6'4, 309)
  • 57 Gunnar Allen – OL – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 297)
  • 59 Savion Byrd – OT – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 288)
  • 60 Tyler Guyton – OL – Redshirt junior (6'7, 327)
  • 61 Kenneth Wermy – OL – freshmen (6'5, 322)
  • 62 Drew Batt – OL – freshmen (6'3, 312)
  • 64 Joshua Bates – OL – freshman (6'3, 312)
  • 65 Ty Kubicek – OL – freshmen (6'2, 295)
  • 66 C.J. Compton – OL – freshmen (6'3, 301)
  • 69 Nate Anderson – OL – Redshirt junior (6'4, 305)
  • 70 Cayden Green – OL – freshman (6'5, 311)
  • 71 Logan Howland – OL – freshmen (6'6, 288)
  • 72 McKade Mettauer – OL – Redshirt senior (6'4, 311)
  • 73 Andrew Raym – OG – senior (6'4, 309)
  • 75 Walter Rouse – OL – Redshirt senior (6'6, 322)
  • 76 Jacob Sexton – OL – sophomore (6'6, 325)
  • 77 Heath Ozaeta – OL – freshmen (6'5, 304)
  • 79 Jake Taylor – OL – freshman (6'6, 312)

Defensive line

  • 8 Jonah Laulu – DE – Redshirt graduate (6'5, 292)
  • 14 Reggie Grimes II – DE – senior (6'4, 274)
  • 30 Trace Ford – DL – Redshirt senior (6'2, 257)
  • 32 R Mason Thomas – DL – sophomore (6'2, 239)
  • 33 Marcus Stripling – DE – senior (6'3, 250)
  • 34 Adepoju Adebawore – DL – freshman (6'4, 241)
  • 40 Ethan Downs – DL – junior (6'4, 263)
  • 44 Kelvin Gilliam – DL – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 299)
  • 54 Jacob Lacey – DL – Redshirt senior (6'1, 280)
  • 55 Ashton Sanders – DL – freshman (6'1, 284)
  • 56 Gracen Halton –DL – sophomore (6'2, 287)
  • 80 Rondell Bothroyd – DL – Redshirt senior (6'3, 275)
  • 88 Jordan Kelley – DT – Redshirt graduate (6'4, 302)
  • 90 Taylor Wein – DL – freshmen (6'4, 242)
  • 91 Drew Heining – DL –freshmen (6'5, 264)
  • 93 Phil Paea – DL – Redshirt senior (6'3, 305)
  • 94 Isaiah Coe – DL – Redshirt senior (6'2, 314)
  • 95 Da'Jon Terry – DL – Redshirt senior (6'3, 321)
  • 96 Davon Sears – DL – Redshirt senior (6'2, 287)
  • 98 Hayden Bray – DL – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 275)
  • 99 Markus Strong – DL – freshmen (6'3, 283)
  

Linebacker

  • 1 Dasan McCullough – sophomore (6'5, 227)
  • 7 Jaren Kanak – sophomore (6'2, 232)
  • 10 Kip Lewis – Redshirt freshmen (6'1, 208)
  • 11 Kobie McKinzie – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 241)
  • 13 Shane Whitter – Redshirt junior (6'0, 231)
  • 17 Taylor Heim – freshmen (6'6, 202)
  • 20 Lewis Carter – freshman (6'0, 213)
  • 24 Samuel Omosigho – freshmen (6'2, 219)
  • 28 Danny Stutsman – junior (6'4, 241)
  • 38 Owen Heinecke – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 218)
  • 42 Konnor Near – Redshirt senior (6'1, 232)
  • 50 Phil Picciotti – freshman (6'3, 242)
  • 53 Reed DeQuasie – freshmen (6'1, 191)
  • 97 Kyle Carlson – freshmen (6'3, 195)

Defensive back

  • 2 Billy Bowman Jr. – DB – junior (5'10, 194)
  • 3 Robert Spears – Jennings – S – sophomore (6'1, 218)
  • 4 Justin Harrington – DB – Redshirt graduate (6'3, 212)
  • 5 Woodi Washington – CB – Redshirt senior (5'11, 202)
  • 6 Makari Vickers – DB – freshmen (6'1, 200)
  • 9 Gentry Williams – DB – sophomore (6'0, 182)
  • 12 Key Lawrence – DB – senior (6'1, 203)
  • 15 Kendal Dolby – DB – junior (5'11, 184)
  • 18 Erik McCarty – DB – freshmen (6'1, 191)
  • 19 Jacobe Johnson – DB – freshmen (6'2, 192)
  • 21 Reggie Pearson – DB – Redshirt senior (5'10, 198)
  • 22 Peyton Bowen – DB – freshman (6'0, 199)
  • 23 Josiah Wagoner – DB – freshmen (5'11, 177)
  • 25 Daeh McCullough – DB – freshmen (6'1, 178)
  • 26 Kani Walker – CB – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 202)
  • 27 Jayden Rowe – DB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 224)
  • 29 Casen Calmus – DB – freshmen (5'10, 187)
  • 31 Cale Fugate – DB – freshmen (5'10, 188)
  • 35 Jakeb Snyder – DB – freshmen (5'8, 177)
  • 39 Peter Schuh – DB – Redshirt freshman (5'8, 182)
  • 41 Emmett Jones III – DB – freshmen (6'0, 175)
  • 46 Gabriel McDaniel – CB – Redshirt junior (5'10, 169)
  • 49 Pierce Hudgens – DB – Redshirt junior (6'1, 204)

Placekicker

  • 34 Zach Schmit – Redshirt junior (5'10, 194)
  • 36 Josh Plaster – Redshirt senior (6'0, 200)
  • 43 Redi Mustafaraj – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 46 Gavin Marshall – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 193)

Punter

  • 31 Ashton Logan – Redshirt freshmen (6'2, 210)
  • 48 Luke Elziga – Redshirt senior (6'4, 213)

Coaching staff

Name Position Consecutive years
Brent Venables Head coach 2nd
Jeff Lebby Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd
Ted Roof Defensive coordinator/Linebackers 2nd
Todd Bates Associate head coach/Co-defensive coordinator/Run defense/Defensive tackles 2nd
Bill Bedenbaugh Offensive line 11th
Miguel Chavis Defensive ends 2nd
Joe Jon Finley Tight ends 3rd
Emmett Jones Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers 1st
Brandon Hall Safeties 2nd
DeMarco Murray Running backs 4th
Jay Valai Co-defensive coordinator/Pass defense/ Cornerbacks & nickelbacks 2nd
Jerry Schmidt Director of sports enhancement & strength and conditioning 2nd

Source: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners Roster

After serving as the interim wide receivers coach last season, L'Damian Washington joined Western Kentucky as the full-time wide receivers coach following Emmett Jones's hiring to the same position.[28][29]

Spring game

2023 Oklahoma Spring Game
Period 1 2 34Total
White 51 9 121284
Red 19 36 171082

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 54,409

Game summaries

Arkansas State

See also: 2023 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Arkansas State 0 0 000
No. 20 Oklahoma 28 17 21773

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 83
  • Game attendance: 83,221
  • Referee: Jonathan Noll
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:41) OKLA – Drake Stoops 10 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:19; OKLA 7–0)
  • (12:38) OKLA – Gavin Freeman 82 yard punt return, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 0 plays, 82 yards; OKLA 14–0)
  • (7:50) OKLA – Marcus Major 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:34; OKLA 21–0)
  • (0:31) OKLA – Gavin Freeman 7 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:23; OKLA 28–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:21) OKLA – Tawee Walker 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:12; OKLA 35–0)
  • (8:33) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 5 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:05; OKLA 42–0)
  • (0:37) OKLA – Zach Schmit 21 yard Field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:53; OKLA 45–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:46) OKLA – Tawee Walker 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:54; OKLA 52–0)
  • (6:29) OKLA – Jayden Gibson 21 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:34; OKLA 59–0)
  • (3:45) OKLA – Jackson Arnold 7 yard rush, Gavin Marshall kick (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:27; OKLA 66–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:43) OKLA – Kalib Hicks 6 yard rush, Gavin Marshall kick (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 7:22; OKLA 73–0)
Statistics ASU OKLA
First downs 10 36
Total yards 208 642
Rushes/yards 23/48 49/220
Passing yards 160 422
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27 30–33
Time of possession 23:04 36:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing J. T. Shrout 12/26, 148 yards
Rushing Jaxon Dailey 3 carries, 11 yards
Receiving Courtney Jackson 3 receptions, 66 yards
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 19/22, 308 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Jovantae Barnes 13 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Jaquaize Pettaway 9 receptions, 56 yards

SMU

See also: 2023 SMU Mustangs football team
SMU Mustangs (1–0) vs. No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
SMU 3 0 0811
No. 18 Oklahoma 7 7 01428

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 91
  • Game attendance: 84,186
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:39) OKLA – Anthony Andrel 29 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:04; OKLA 7–0)
  • (8:43) SMU – Collin Rogers 27 yard FG (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:56; OKLA 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (8:33) OKLA – Blake Smith 2 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:53; OKLA 14–3)
Third quarter
  • No Score
Fourth quarter
  • (12:09) SMU – Eby Stone 2 yard pass from Preston Stone, Jake Bailey 3 yard pass from Preston Stone (Drive:13 plays, 76 yards, 6:56; OKLA 14–11)
  • (9:01) OKLA – Jalil Farooq 21 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; OKLA 21–11)
  • (6:40) OKLA – Marcus Major 27 yards pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:51; OKLA 28–11)
Statistics SMU OKLA
First downs 21 21
Total yards 367 354
Rushes/yards 34/117 44/181
Passing yards 250 176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–45–1 19–27
Time of possession 32:20 26:00
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Preston Stone 26/45, 250 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylan Knighton 15 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 73 yards
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 19/27, 176 yards,4 TD's
Rushing Tawee Walker 20 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Andrel Anthony 7 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

At Tulsa

See also: 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Oklahoma 28 10 21766
Tulsa 0 14 3017

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa,OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Cloudy Temperature: 79
  • Game attendance: 30,855
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) & Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:31) OKLA – Jalil Farooq 34 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:42; OKLA 7–0)
  • (4:49) OKLA – Drake Stoops 4 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 4:14; OKLA 14–0)
  • (3:34) OKLA – Danny Stutsman 30 yard interception return, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:15; OKLA 21–0)
  • (1:25) OKLA – Drake Stoops 4 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:19; OKLA 28–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:30) TUL – Marquis Shoulders 19 yard pass from Cardell Williams, Chase Meyer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; OKLA 28–7)
  • (9:32) OKLA – Nick Anderson 28 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:52; OKLA 35–7)
  • (5:30) TUL – Devan Williams 18 yard pass from Cardell Williams, Chase Meyer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:58; OKLA 35–14)
  • (0:00) OKLA – Zach Schmit 20 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:30; OKLA 38–14)
Third Quarter
  • (9:54) TUL – Chase Meyer 21 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:06; OKLA 38–17)
  • (7:08) OKLA – Nick Anderson 42 yard pass from Dillion Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:38; OKLA 45–17)
  • (3:23) OKLA – Jovantae Barnes 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:06; OKLA 52–17)
  • (2:07) OKLA – Nick Anderson 50 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 1 plays, 50 yards, 0:08; OKLA 59–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:09) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:43; OKLA 66–17)
Statistics OKLA TUL
First downs 27 17
Total yards 595 292
Rushes/yards 28/119 46/75
Passing yards 476 217
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–35–1 17–27–5
Time of possession 26:54 33:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 28/31, 421 yards, 5 TD's, 1 INT
Rushing Jovantae Barnes 13 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Drake Stoops 8 receptions, 53 yards, 2 TD's
Tulsa Passing Cardell Williams 11/17, 196 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's
Rushing Bill Jackson 10 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Devan Williams 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

At Cincinnati

See also: 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Oklahoma 7 3 7320
Cincinnati 3 0 306

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 70
  • Game attendance: 38,193
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:39) CIN – Carter Brown 40 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:45; CIN 3–0)
  • (0:34) OKLA – Nic Anderson 5 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:47; OKLA 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (8:40) OKLA – Zach Schmit 34 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:51; OKLA 10–3)
Third Quarter
  • (8:22) CIN – Carter Brown 54 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:32; OKLA 10–6)
  • (5:23) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; OKLA 17–6)
Fourth Quarter

(11:02) OKLA – Zach Schmit 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:33; OKLA 20–6)

Statistics OKLA CIN
First downs 21 21
Total yards 427 376
Rushes/yards 34/105 37/141
Passing yards 322 235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–38 22–42–2
Time of possession 27:35 32:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/38, 322 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marcus Major 15 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Andrel Anthony 7 receptions, 117 yards
Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 22/41, 235 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Emory Jones 15 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Chamon Metayer 3 receptions, 50 yards

Iowa State

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State Cyclones (2–2) vs. No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 10 10 0020
No. 14 Oklahoma 21 19 7350

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 90
  • Game attendance: 84,371
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) & Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:03) OKLA – Billy Bowman 44 yard interception return, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; OKLA 7–0)
  • (10:50) ISU – Jaylin Noel 51 yard pass from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:27) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; OKLA 14–7)
  • (2:14) ISU – Chase Contreraz 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:13; OKLA 14–10)
  • (0:26) OKLA – Nic Anderson 39 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; OKLA 21–10)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) ISU – Jayden Higgins 67 yard pass from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; OKLA 21–17)
  • (9:06) ISU – Chase Contreraz 48 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:59; OKLA 21–20
  • (6:49) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 6 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; OKLA 28–20)
  • (6:06) OKLA – Safety (Drive: 4 plays, – 5 yards, 0:43; OKLA 30–20)
  • (3:32) OKLA – Zach Schmit 46 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; OKLA 33–20)
  • (0:07) OKLA – Drake Stoops 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:59; OKLA 40–20)
Third quarter
  • (12:26) OKLA – Jayden Gibson 41 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zac Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:29; OKLA 47–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:41) OKLA – Zach Schmit 30 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:45; OKLA 50–20)
Statistics ISU OKLA
First downs 16 30
Total yards 352 523
Rushes/yards 27/150 41/157
Passing yards 202 366
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–37–2 26–39–1
Time of possession 23:30 33:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Rocco Becht 15/33, 188 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Abu Sama 7 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jaylin Noel 4 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/39, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Marcus Major 19 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 81 yards

No. 3 Texas

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Showdown
No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (5–0) vs. No. 3 Texas Longhorns (5–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Oklahoma 7 13 7734
No. 3 Texas 7 10 31030

at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 63
  • Game attendance: 92,100
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play) , Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) & Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:11) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 9 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:03; OKLA 7–0)
  • (9:02) TEX – Josh Plaster punt block recovered by Malik Muhammad, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 3 plays −3 yards, 0:59; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:14) OKLA – Zach Schmit 27 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 4:34; OKLA 10–7)
  • (9:27) TEX – Gunnar Helm 22 yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:41; TEX 14–10)
  • (5:23) OKLA – Tawee Walker 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; OKLA 17–10)
  • (1:53) TEX – Auburn Bert 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:30; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:00) OKLA – Zach Schmit 26 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:53; OKLA 20–17)
Third Quarter
  • (10:21) OKLA – Tawee Walker 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:39; OKLA 27–17)
  • (1:53) TEX – Auburn Bert 45 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:17; OKLA 27–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:10) TEX – Jonathon Brooks 29 yard rush, Bert Aubrun kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:45; Tied 27–27)
  • (1:17) TEX – Auburn Bert 47 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:32; TEX 30–27)
  • (0:15) OKLA – Nic Anderson 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:02; OKLA 34–30)
Statistics OKLA TEX
First downs 28 25
Total yards 486 527
Rushes/yards 43/201 40/156
Passing yards 285 371
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–38 32–38–2
Time of possession 27:49 32:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 23/38, 285 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dillon Gabriel 14 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 130 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 31/37, 346 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jonathon Brooks 22 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Whittington 10 receptions, 115 yards

UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
UCF Knights (3–3) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (6–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
UCF 0 17 6629
No. 6 Oklahoma 7 10 01431

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,476
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play) , Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • Gamecast
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:48) OKLA – Nic Anderson 29 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:51; OKLA 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:49) UCF – John Rhys Plumlee 1 yard rush, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:04; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:01) UCF – Colton Boomer 21 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:04; UCF 10–7)
  • (1:51) OKLA – Nic Anderson 42 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; OKLA 14–10)
  • (1:24) UCF – Javon Baker 86 yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:19; UCF 17–14)
  • (0:00) OKLA – Zach Schmit 25 yard field goal (Drive: 1 plays, 0:02 Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:51) UCF – Colton Boomer 48 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:29; UCF 20–17)
  • (5:28) UCF – Colton Boomer 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:18; UCF 23–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:16) OKLA – Drake Stoops 11 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:15; OKLA 24–23)
  • (3:13) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 30 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:17; OKLA 31–23)
  • (1:16) UCF – Javon Baker 12 yard pass from john Rhys Plumlee (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; OKLA 31–29)
Statistics UCF OKLA
First downs 20 30
Total yards 397 442
Rushes/yards 41/149 46/189
Passing yards 248 253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–30 25–38–1
Time of possession 30:16 29:44
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing John Rhys Plumlee 16/30, 248 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing RJ Harvey 23 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Javon Baker 5 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 25/38, 253 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Marcus Major 18 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Drake Stoops 7 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD

At Kansas

See also: 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (7–0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (5–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Oklahoma 0 21 6633
Kansas 7 10 91238

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Cloudy Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,233
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst) & Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:25) KAN – Ra'Mello Dotson 37 yard interception return, Seth Keller kick (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:28; KAN 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:06) KAN – Daniel Hishaw 9 yard rush, Seth Keller kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:20; KAN 14–0)
  • (10:15) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 7 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; KAN 14–7)
  • (6:05) OKLA – Tawee Walker 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:11; Tied 14–14)
  • (4:25) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 9 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:38; OKLA 21–14)
  • (0:48) KAN – Seth Keller 24 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 3:28; OKLA 21–17)
Third Quarter
  • (4:01) KAN – Seth Keller 29 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:45; OKLA 21–20)
  • (3:03) KAN – Jason Bean 38 yard rush (Drive: 1 plays, 38 yards, 0:08; KAN 26–21)
  • (0:35) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuck 3 yard rush (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; OKLA 27–26)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:25) KAN – David Hishaw 1 yard rush (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:03; KAN 32–27)
  • (5:22) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 1 yard rush (Drive; 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:23; OKLA 33–32)
  • (0:55) KAN – Devin Neal 9 yard rush (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 0:00; KAN 38–33)
Statistics OKLA KAN
First downs 19 25
Total yards 440 443
Rushes/yards 55/269 41/225
Passing yards 171 218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–19–1 15–32–2
Time of possession 28:50 27:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 14/19, 171 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tawee Walker 23 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Drake Stoops 4 receptions, 76 yards
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 15/32, 218 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Devin Neal 25 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lawrence Arnold 3 receptions, 79 yards

At No.22 Oklahoma State

See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners (7–1) vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Oklahoma 7 7 7324
No. 22 Oklahoma State 7 10 01027

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 71
  • Game attendance: 54,105
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play) , Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:39 OSU – Ollie Gordon II 20 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:21; OSU 7–0)
  • (10:51) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 64 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) OSU – Alan Bowman 13 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:17; OSU 14–7)
  • (9:42) OSU – Alex Hale 36 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:52; OSU 17–7)
  • (7:06) OKLA – Drake Stoops 6 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; OSU 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (8:05) OKLA – Tawee Walker 23 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:52; OKLA 21–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:59) OSU – Ollie Gordon II 1 yard rush, Alex Hale kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 4:43; OSU 24–21)
  • (6:59) OSU – Alex Hale 34 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:53; OSU 27–21)
  • (4:48) OKLA – Zach Schmit 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:11; OSU 27–24)
Statistics OKLA OKST
First downs 21 27
Total yards 492 480
Rushes/yards 27/148 38/146
Passing yards 344 334
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–37–1 28–43–1
Time of possession 22:46 37:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/37, 344 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 13 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Drake Stoops 12 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 28/42, 334 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Ollie Gordon II 33 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rashod Owens 10 receptions, 136 yards

West Virginia

See also: 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (6–3) vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (7–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 7 6020
No. 17 Oklahoma 14 17 141459

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 55
  • Game attendance: 83,525
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) & Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:00) WVU – CJ Donaldson 13 yard rush, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; WVU 7–0)
  • (8:27) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:16) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 2 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:26; OKLA 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:58) OKLA – Zach Schmit 23 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; OKLA 17–7)
  • (9:06) OKLA – Austin Stogner 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; OKLA 24–7)
  • (6:20) OKLA – Jaden Gibson 32 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:49; OKLA 31–7)
  • (0:07) WVU – Kole Taylor 3 yard pass from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; OKLA 31–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:48) OKLA – Drake Stoops 60 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; OKLA 38–14)
  • (9:28) WVU – Devin Carter 7 yard pass from Garrett Green, Garrett Greene 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:14; OKLA 38–20)
  • (4:34) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:53; OKLA 45–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:46) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:20; OKLA 52–20)
  • (7:59) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 5 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; OKLA 59–20)
Statistics WVU OKLA
First downs 17 25
Total yards 330 664
Rushes/yards 41/176 42/221
Passing yards 154 423
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–31–2 23–36
Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 10/27, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing CJ Donaldson 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Devin Carter 3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 23/36, 423 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 22 carries, 135 yards
Receiving Drake Stoops 10 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD

At BYU

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team
No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (8–2) vs. BYU Cougars (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Oklahoma 7 10 7731
BYU 7 10 7024

at LaVell Edwards Stadium• Provo, UT

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 47
  • Game attendance: 63,714
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play) , Louis Riddick (analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:04) OKLA – Nic Anderson 3 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:17; OKLA 7–0)
  • (3:05) BYU – Chase Roberts 23 yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:06) OKLA – Jayden Gibson 27 yards pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:16; OKLA 14–7)
  • (7:49) BYU – Issac Rex 1 yard pass from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14)
  • (2:43) OKLA – Zach Schmit 23 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:06; OKLA 17–14)
  • (0:00) BYU – Will Ferrin 49 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 2:43; Tied 17–17)
Third Quarter
  • (5:55) OKLA – Billy Bowman Jr. Interception 100 yards rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays 58 yards, 1:55; OKLA 24–17)
  • (1:19) BYU – Jake Retzlaff 10 yard rush, Will Ferrin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:36; Tied 24–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:57) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 16 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:46; OKLA 31–24)
Statistics OKLA BYU
First downs 20 18
Total yards 368 390
Rushes/yards 34/144 38/217
Passing yards 224 173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30 15–26–1
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 13/21, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 14 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 53 yards
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aidan Robbins 22 carries, 182 yards
Receiving Kody Epps 6 receptions, 90 yards

TCU

See also: 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs (5–6) vs. No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners (9–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
TCU 13 3 22745
No. 13 Oklahoma 14 27 101768

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Friday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 46
  • Game attendance: 83,669
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) , Spencer Tillman (analyst) & Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:33) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 8 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:38; OKLA 7–0)
  • (8:53) TCU – Josh Hoover 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:11; OKLA 7–6)
  • (7:42) OKLA – Jayden Gibson 59 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; OKLA 14–6)
  • (4:30) TCU – JoJo Earle 6 yard pass from Josh Hoover, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:12: OKLA 14–13)
Second quarter
  • (14:33) OKLA – Brennan Thompson 53 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:55; OKLA 21–13)
  • (10:13) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 12 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:51; OKLA 28–13)
  • (6:15) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 7 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:09; OKLA 35–13)
  • (3:18) OKLA – Tawee Walker 9 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:11; OKLA 42–13)
  • (0:00) TCU – Griffin Kell 23 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:17; OKLA 42–16)
Third quarter
  • (9:51) OKLA – Zach Schmit 23 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:09; OKLA 45–16)
  • (7:51) TCU – Emani Bailey 32 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:54; OKLA 45–23)
  • (5:14) TCU – Jared Wiley 3 yard pass from Josh Hoover, 2 point conversion from Jared Wiley (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:29; OKLA 45–31)
  • (2:46) OKLA – Drake Stoops 9 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; OKLA 52–31)
  • (0:39) TCU – Emani Bailey 12 yard pass from Josh Hoover, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 pays, 76 yards, 1:57; OKLA 52–38)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:14) OKLA – Zach Schmit 40 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:25; OKLA 55–38)
  • (6:30) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 9 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:02; OKLA 62–38)
  • (6:12) OKLA – Billy Bowman 45 yard interception, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:18; OKLA 69–38)
  • (2:22) OKLA – Jared Willey 5 yard pass from Josh Hoover, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:40; OKLA 69–45)
Statistics TCU OKLA
First downs 25 30
Total yards 520 607
Rushes/yards 29/176 41/207
Passing yards 344 400
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–58–1 24–38–1
Time of possession 30:22 29:38
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 32/58, 344 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Emani Bailey 21 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jared Wiley 8 receptions, 39 yards, 2 TD
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 24/38, 400 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 22 carries, 130 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Drake Stoops 12 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD

No. 14 Arizona (2023 Alamo Bowl)

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team and 2023 Alamo Bowl
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9–3) vs. No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2) (Alamo Bowl) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No.14 Arizona 10 3 81738
No 12. Oklahoma 0 14 10024

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

  • Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 55,853
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play) , Jordan Rodgers (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:57) ARZ – Tyler Loop 39 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:56; ARZ 3–0)
  • (10:33) ARZ – Jacob Cowing 35 yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08; ARZ 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:05) ARZ – Tyler Loop 38 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 4:24; ARZ 13–0)
  • (9:42) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 18 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; ARZ 13–7)
  • (2:53) OKLA – Nic Anderson 10 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:39; OKLA 14–13)
Third quarter
  • (14:29) OKLA – Brennan Thompson 63 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; OKLA 21–13)
  • (6:59) OKLA – Zach Schmit 22 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 4:12; OKLA 24–13)
  • (0:02) ARZ – Gunnar Maldonado 87 yard fumble recovery, Montana Lemonious- Craig 2 point conversion from Noah Fifita (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:38; OKLA 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:49) ARZ – Tyler Loop 37 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 2:02; Tied 24–24)
  • (5:28) ARZ – Jacob Cowing 57 yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:27; ARZ 31–24)
  • (2:56) ARZ – DJ Williams 19 yard rush, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:47; ARZ 38–24)
Statistics ARIZ OKLA
First downs 16 23
Total yards 383 562
Rushes/yards 26/29 34/201
Passing yards 354 361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–38–1 26–45–3
Time of possession 31:25 28:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 24/38, 354 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing DJ Williams 6 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tetairoa McMillian 10 receptions, 160 yards
Oklahoma Passing Jackson Arnold 26/45, 361 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 15 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nic Anderson 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP20181916141256610171413121215
Coaches19171614141277 (1)611161313121215
CFPNot released91714131212Not released

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