2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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. The Oklahoma Sooners football team drew an average home attendance of 83,741 in 2023.[ 1]
Offseason
Departures
Entered 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.
Outgoing transfers
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.[ 2] Senior David Ugowegbu transferred to Houston after ranking second on the team with 101 tackles last season.[ 3]
Additions
Incoming transfers
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 .[ 4] 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.[ 5] 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.[ 6] Trace Ford and Brenen Thompson committed to the Sooners after transferring from longtime rivals Oklahoma State and Texas respectively.[ 7] [ 8]
Recruiting
Class rankings
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84
Phil Picciotti LB
Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jul 4, 2022
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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:
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason All Big-12 teams
Position
Player
Class
Defense
DL
Ethan Downs
Jr.
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.[ 27]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State * No. 20 ESPN W 73–083,221
September 9 5:00 p.m. SMU * No. 18 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ESPN+ W 28–1184,186
September 16 2:30 p.m. at Tulsa * No. 19 ESPN2 W 66–1730,855
September 23 11:00 a.m. at Cincinnati No. 16 Fox W 20–638,139
September 30 6:00 p.m. Iowa State No. 14 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FS1 W 50–2084,371
October 7 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 3 Texas No. 12 ABC W 34–3092,100
October 21 11:00 a.m. UCF No. 6 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 31–2983,476
October 28 11:00 a.m. at Kansas No. 6 Fox L 33–3847,233
November 4 2:30 p.m. at No. 22 Oklahoma State No. 9 ABC L 24–2754,105
November 11 6:00 p.m. West Virginia No. 17 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Fox W 59–2083,525
November 18 11:00 a.m. at BYU No. 14 ESPN W 31–2463,714
11:00 a.m. TCU No. 13 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Fox W 69–4583,669
8:15 p.m. vs. No. 14 Arizona No. 12 ESPN L 24–3855,853
[ 28]
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 – sophomore (6'0, 207)
24 Marcus Major – senior (6'0, 227)
27 Gavin Sawchuk – 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 – freshman (6'4, 209)
5 Andrel Anthony – junior (6'1, 192)
6 Lv Bunkley-Shelton – junior (5'11, 195)
9 D.J. Graham II – senior (6'0, 195)
12 Drake Stoops – graduate (5'10, 189)
13 J.J. Hester – 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 – 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 – junior (6'4, 252)
18 Kaden Helms – freshman (6'5, 235)
19 Kade McIntyre – freshmen (6'3, 223)
45 Hampton Fay – sophomore (6'5, 241)
80 Josh Fanuiel – sophomore (6'3, 250)
81 Austin Stogner – senior (6'6, 255)
87 Jason Llewellyn – sophomore (6'5, 250)
Long snapper
50 Ben Anderson – freshman (6'5, 238)
58 Ethan Lane – junior (5'11, 233)
Offensive line
52 Troy Everett – OL – sophomore (6'3, 297)
53 Caleb Shaffer – OL – senior (6'5, 342)
55 Aaryn Parks – OL – junior (6'4, 309)
57 Gunnar Allen – OL – freshman (6'0, 297)
59 Savion Byrd – OT – sophomore (6'5, 288)
60 Tyler Guyton – OL – 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 – junior (6'4, 305)
70 Cayden Green – OL – freshman (6'5, 311)
71 Logan Howland – OL – freshmen (6'6, 288)
72 McKade Mettauer – OL – senior (6'4, 311)
73 Andrew Raym – OG – senior (6'4, 309)
75 Walter Rouse – OL – 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 – graduate (6'5, 292)
14 Reggie Grimes II – DE – senior (6'4, 274)
30 Trace Ford – DL – 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 – sophomore (6'3, 299)
54 Jacob Lacey – DL – senior (6'1, 280)
55 Ashton Sanders – DL – freshman (6'1, 284)
56 Gracen Halton –DL – sophomore (6'2, 287)
80 Rondell Bothroyd – DL – senior (6'3, 275)
88 Jordan Kelley – DT – graduate (6'4, 302)
90 Taylor Wein – DL – freshmen (6'4, 242)
91 Drew Heining – DL –freshmen (6'5, 264)
93 Phil Paea – DL – senior (6'3, 305)
94 Isaiah Coe – DL – senior (6'2, 314)
95 Da'Jon Terry – DL – senior (6'3, 321)
96 Davon Sears – DL – senior (6'2, 287)
98 Hayden Bray – DL – 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 – freshmen (6'1, 208)
11 Kobie McKinzie – freshman (6'2, 241)
13 Shane Whitter – 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 – sophomore (6'2, 218)
42 Konnor Near – 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 – graduate (6'3, 212)
5 Woodi Washington – CB – 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 – 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 – sophomore (6'2, 202)
27 Jayden Rowe – DB – 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 – freshman (5'8, 182)
41 Emmett Jones III – DB – freshmen (6'0, 175)
46 Gabriel McDaniel – CB – junior (5'10, 169)
49 Pierce Hudgens – DB – junior (6'1, 204)
Placekicker
34 Zach Schmit – junior (5'10, 194)
36 Josh Plaster – senior (6'0, 200)
43 Redi Mustafaraj – sophomore (6'2, 210)
46 Gavin Marshall – freshman (6'1, 193)
Punter
31 Ashton Logan – freshmen (6'2, 210)
48 Luke Elziga – senior (6'4, 213)
Coaching staff
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.[ 29] [ 30]
Spring game
Game summaries
Arkansas State
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0)
Quarter
Total
Arkansas State
0
0
0 0 0
No. 20 Oklahoma
28
17
21 7 73
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, September 2, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 83Game attendance : 83,221Referee : Jonathan NollTV 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
SMU Mustangs (1–0) vs. No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
Quarter
Total
SMU
3
0
0 8 11
No. 18 Oklahoma
7
7
0 14 28
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023Game time : 5:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 91Game attendance : 84,186Referee : Michael VanderVeldeTV 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
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
No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1–1)
Quarter
Total
No. 19 Oklahoma
28
10
21 7 66
Tulsa
0
14
3 0 17
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa,OK
Date : Saturday, September 16, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Cloudy Temperature : 79Game attendance : 30,855Referee : Tutashinda SalaamTV 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
No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (2–1)
Quarter
Total
No. 16 Oklahoma
7
3
7 3 20
Cincinnati
3
0
3 0 6
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
Date : Saturday, September 23, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : 8 mphGame attendance : 38,193Referee : Kevin MarTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)Pregame line : Oklahoma by 13 • FPI odds to win : Oklahoma 86.7% • Game summary :
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
Iowa State Cyclones (2–2) vs. No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0)
Quarter
Total
Iowa State
10
10
0 0 20
No. 14 Oklahoma
21
19
7 3 50
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, September 30, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.CDT Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 90Game attendance : 84,371Referee : Stephen BaronTV 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
No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (5–0) vs. No. 3 Texas Longhorns (5–0)
Quarter
Total
No. 12 Oklahoma
7
13
7 7 34
No. 3 Texas
7
10
3 10 30
at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 92,100Referee : David AlvarezTV 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 17–14 )
(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
UCF Knights (3–3) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (6–0)
Quarter
Total
UCF
0
17
6 6 29
No. 6 Oklahoma
7
10
0 14 31
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, October 21, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 83,476Referee : Derek AndersonTV 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
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
No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners (7–1) vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–2)
Quarter
Total
No. 9 Oklahoma
7
7
7 3 24
No. 22 Oklahoma State
7
10
0 10 27
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
Date : Saturday, November 4, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 71Game attendance : 54,105Referee : Hank JohnsTV 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
West Virginia Mountaineers (6–3) vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (7–2)
Quarter
Total
West Virginia
7
7
6 0 20
No. 17 Oklahoma
14
17
14 14 59
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 55Game attendance : 83,525Referee : Kevin MarTV 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
No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (8–2) vs. BYU Cougars (5–5)
Quarter
Total
No. 14 Oklahoma
7
10
7 7 31
BYU
7
10
7 0 24
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : •Cloudy Temperature : 47Game attendance : 63,714Referee : Derek AndersonTV 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
TCU Horned Frogs (5–6) vs. No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners (9–2)
Quarter
Total
TCU
13
3
22 7 45
No. 13 Oklahoma
14
27
10 17 68
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Date : Friday, November 25, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : • Sunny Temperature : 46Game attendance : 83,669Referee : David AlvarezTV 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)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9–3) vs. No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2) (Alamo Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No.14 Arizona
10
3
8 17 38
No 12. Oklahoma
0
14
10 0 24
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
Date : Thursday, December 28, 2023Game time : 8:15 p.m. CST Game weather : IndoorGame attendance : 55,853Referee : David SmithTV 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 – Gunner 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 McMillan
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
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After the season
NFL Draft
The following Sooners were selected in the 2024 NFL draft .[ 31]
References
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