2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3

2017 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 TCU y		7	–	2					11	–	3
No. 14 Oklahoma State		6	–	3					10	–	3
Texas		5	–	4					7	–	6
West Virginia		5	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	6					6	–	7
Baylor		1	–	8					1	–	11
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 123rd season of Sooner football. The team was led by Lincoln Riley, who was in his first year as head coach, after the retirement of Bob Stoops in June 2017. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with a 49–41 win against Baylor in Waco, Texas and ended with a 59–31 win against West Virginia in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma finished conference play with the best record in the conference with an 8–1 record. They went on to play TCU in the 2017 Big 12 Championship Game which they won 41–17 to win their twelfth Big 12 Championship and their third consecutive.

Oklahoma was selected as the 2nd seed to play in the 2017 College Football Playoff and lost to the 3rd seed Georgia in the Rose Bowl.

Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield earned several national honors, including winning the school's sixth Heisman Trophy, distinguishing him as the best player in college football during the 2017 season. Mayfield threw for 4,627 yards and 43 passing touchdowns on the year, second in FBS in both categories. He broke his own NCAA FBS record for passing efficiency rating with a rating of 198.9.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2016 season 11–2, 9–0 in Big 12 play to win their 10th Big 12 Championship. By winning the conference championship Oklahoma was selected to play in the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Auburn 35–19.

Coaching staff

On June 7, 2017 Bob Stoops announced his retirement after 17 seasons as head coach. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach. On June 14, Riley hired former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill to coach defensive tackles. With the offensive coordinator positions vacant Riley promoted Cale Gundy and Bill Bedenbaugh as co-coordinators, but Riley will continue to call plays for the season.

Name	Position	Alma mater	Joined Staff
Lincoln Riley	Head Coach / Quarterbacks	Texas Tech (2006)	2015/2017
Mike Stoops	Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers	Iowa (1986)	1999/2012
Cale Gundy	Co-offensive coordinator/ Inside Wide Receivers Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	Oklahoma (1994)	1999
Bill Bedenbaugh	Co-offensive coordinator / Offensive Line Coach	Iowa Wesleyan (1995)	2013
Jay Boulware	Special Team Coordinator / Running Backs Coach	Texas (1996)	2013
Kerry Cooks	Assistant defensive coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach	Iowa (1993)	2015
Ruffin McNeill	Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Tackles	East Carolina (1980)	2017
Tim Kish	Inside Linebackers Coach	Otterbein (1976)	2012
Dennis Simmons	Outside Wide Receivers Coach	BYU (1997)	2015
Calvin Thibodeaux	Defensive Ends Coach	Oklahoma (2006)	2016
Jerry Schmidt	Director of Sports Enhancement	Nebraska (1986)	1999
Matt McMillen	Assistant A.D. Football Operations	Kansas State (1985)	1999

Schedule

Oklahoma announced their 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted two non-conference games against UTEP and Tulane and traveled to Ohio State. Oklahoma hosted Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia and traveled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State in regular conference play. Oklahoma played the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 14 for the Red River Showdown, the 112th game of the series.

September 22:30 p.m.UTEP*No. 7

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

FOXW 56–786,076 September 96:30 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio State*No. 5

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, Ohio

ABCW 31–16109,088 September 165:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

FSN PPVW 56–1486,290 September 235:30 p.m.at BaylorNo. 3

• McLane Stadium
• Waco, Texas

FS1W 49–4143,573 October 711:00 a.m.Iowa StateNo. 3

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

FOXL 31–3886,019 October 142:30 p.m.vs. TexasNo. 12

• Cotton Bowl Stadium
• Dallas, Texas (Red River Showdown)

ESPNW 29–2493,552 October 213:00 p.m.at Kansas StateNo. 9

• Bill Snyder Family Stadium
• Manhattan, Kansas

FOXW 42–3552,122 October 287:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 10

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ABC/ESPN2W 49–2786,309 November 43:00 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma StateNo. 8

• Boone Pickens Stadium
• Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)

FS1W 62–5256,790 November 117:00 p.m.No. 8 TCUNo. 5

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

FOXW 38–2088,308 November 182:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 3

• Memorial Stadium
• Lawrence, Kansas

ESPNW 41–322,854 November 252:45 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 3

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ESPNW 59–3186,117 December 211:30 a.m.vs. No. 10 TCUNo. 2

• AT&T Stadium
• Arlington, Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)

FOXW 41–1764,104 January 1, 20184:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Georgia*No. 2

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl – CFP Semifinal)

ESPNL 48–54 ^2OT92,844

Game summaries

UTEP

UTEP at No. 7 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	7	0	0	0	7
No. 7 Oklahoma	14	21	14	7	56

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: September 2, 2017
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind:S6MPH • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 86,076
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play) , Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2012	W 24–7

To start the 2017 season, No. 7 Oklahoma hosted UTEP at home. It was Lincoln Riley's first game as head coach of the Sooners. Quarterback Baker Mayfield shined in a 56–7 rout of the Miners. Each team scored touchdowns on their first drives of the game, but Oklahoma shut out UTEP the rest of the way. Mayfield completed 19 of 20 passes, including 16 straight completions to start the game. He threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns in the game. Wide receiver Mark Andrews had a career high 134 receiving yards and seven receptions, all in the first half.

at Ohio State

See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 2 Ohio State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Oklahoma	0	3	14	14	31
No. 2 Ohio State	0	3	10	3	16

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

• Date: September 9, 2017
• Game time: 6:47 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind:NNE 8MPH • Weather:Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 109,088
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play) , Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Maria Taylor (Sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2016	L 24–45

For the second game of the season, the No. 5 Sooners traveled to Columbus, Ohio for a highly anticipated matchup against No. 2 Ohio State, a game which many pundits speculated would have College Football Playoff implications. The previous season, Ohio State beat Oklahoma in Norman by a score of 45–24. Oklahoma was a 7.5-point underdog in the 2017 match-up according to Las Vegas sports books.

Both teams were held scoreless through the first quarter, and exchanged field goals for a 3–3 tie going into halftime. Each team scored touchdowns on their first drives of the second half, with Ohio State's J. K. Dobbins capping a 44-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run, and Oklahoma answered with a 67-yard drive of their own which ended with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield to Dimitri Flowers. Oklahoma scored two more unanswered touchdowns in the second half to take a 31–13 lead before a late Ohio State field goal made the final score 31–16. Baker Mayfield finished the game with 27 pass completions on 35 attempts, with 386 yards and three touchdowns. After the game, Mayfield sprinted around the Ohio State field with a Oklahoma flag before planting the flag at midfield.

Tulane

See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane at No. 2 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	14	0	0	0	14
No. 2 Oklahoma	14	14	7	21	56

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: September 16, 2017
• Game time: 5:05 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind:S12MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 86,290
• Referee: Dan Romeo
• TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Dave Anderson (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Following the victory over Ohio State, No. 2 Oklahoma hosted Tulane in the first ever match-up between the two schools. The two teams were tied in the second quarter 14–14 before Oklahoma's Parnell Motley returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown, after which the Sooners' coasted to a 56–14 victory. Quarterback Baker Mayfield passed for 331 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the game.

at Baylor

See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team

No. 3 Oklahoma at Baylor – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Oklahoma	21	7	7	14	49
Baylor	7	10	14	10	41

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: September 23, 2017
• Game time: 5:42 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind:SE 10-15 MPH • Weather: Few Clouds
• Game attendance: 43,573
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich, Petros Papadakis

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–3	2016	W 45–24

Oklahoma opened its Big 12 Conference schedule with a road game against Baylor. The Sooners were nearly upset by the Bears, who were winless with a record of 0–3 going into the game. The Bears scored a touchdown with 1:41 remaining in the game to bring the score to 49–41. Baylor recovered the onside kick and needed to score a touchdown to tie the game in the closing minutes. Bears quarterback Zach Smith fumbled the ball on the third play of the drive after being sacked by Oklahoma's Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, which was recovered by the Sooners, allowing them to run out the clock and win the game. Oklahoma's Abdul Adams had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter, and had 164 rushing yards total in the game. Baker Mayfield threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns.

Iowa State

See also: 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State at No. 3 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	3	10	11	14	38
No. 3 Oklahoma	14	10	0	7	31

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: October 7, 2017
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind:NW 10 MPH • Weather:Sunny
• Game attendance: 86,019
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer, Ben Leber, Jennifer Hale

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–5	2016	W 34–24

After a bye week, Oklahoma played their second Big 12 Conference game, a home game against Iowa State. The Sooners were upset by the 31-point underdog Cyclones, 31–38. The game snapped Oklahoma's nation-leading 14 game win-streak, and 18-game win streak over Iowa State dating back to 1990. Iowa State backup quarterback Kyle Kempt, who had just two career pass attempts before this game, led the Cyclones to victory with 343 passing yards and three touchdowns.

Oklahoma took an early 17–3 lead early in the second quarter before taking a 24–13 lead into halftime. In the second half, Iowa State opened with two scoring drives while Oklahoma lost a fumble and missed a 44-yard field goal, bringing the score to 31–24 Iowa State with 12:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. Baker Mayfield led a 75-yard drive capped by a one-yard touchdown run by Dimitri Flowers to tie the game 31–31. Iowa State then had their own 75-yard drive, ending in what would be the decisive 25-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Kempt to Allen Lazard with 2:19 remaining. Oklahoma failed to convert on fourth down with 1:27 remaining, and Iowa State ran out the clock to complete the victory.

vs. Texas

See also: 2017 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Showdown

No. 12 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Red River Showdown) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Oklahoma	10	10	3	6	29
Texas	0	10	7	7	24

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

• Date: October 14, 2017
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind:SW 10-15 MPH • Weather:Sunny
• Game attendance: 93,552
• Referee: Cooper Castlebe
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–61	2016	W 45–40

Following the loss to Iowa State, No. 12 Oklahoma traveled to Dallas, Texas to face Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry game. Oklahoma won the game 29–24. The Sooners jumped out to an early 20–0 lead by the mid-second quarter, but Texas scored on a 16-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger to Kyle Porter and then, off a Baker Mayfield interception, kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter to bring the score to 20–10 entering the half. After an Oklahoma field goal and Texas touchdown brought the score to 23–17 Oklahoma, Texas took the lead with 8:01 remaining in the fourth quarter with an eight-yard touchdown run from quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Oklahoma responded with a three-play, 78-yard drive that ended in a 59-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield to Mark Andrews with 6:53 to go in the game. The Sooner defense held Texas scoreless the rest of the game to secure the 29–24 victory. Baker Mayfield was 17 for 27 in passing attempts, finishing with 302 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

at Kansas State

See also: 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team

No. 9 Oklahoma at Kansas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Oklahoma	7	3	10	22	42
Kansas State	14	7	0	14	35

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

• Date: October 21, 2017
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 6-22 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 52,122
• Referee: Dan Romeo
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–19	2016	W 38–17

Following the victory over Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma traveled to Manhattan, Kansas to play conference foe Kansas State. Oklahoma won the game 42–35. After a touchdown pass from Kansas State's Alex Delton to Isaiah Kuber with 2:25 remaining in the fourth quarter, the game was tied 35–35. Baker Mayfield led a drive down to the Kansas State 22-yard line with 24 seconds remaining, and then running back Rodney Anderson scored the game-winning 22-yard touchdown run with 7 seconds remaining. Anderson had 147 rushing yards and one touchdown, while Mayfield threw for 410 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.

Texas Tech

See also: 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech at No. 10 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	20	0	7	0	27
No. 10 Oklahoma	14	14	21	0	49

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: October 28, 2017
• Game time: 7:12 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SW 6 MPH • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 86,309
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–6	2016	W 66–59

Following the win over Kansas State, Oklahoma played their homecoming game against Texas Tech. Oklahoma won the game 49–27. Both teams scored touchdowns on each of their first three drives, resulting in a 21–20 Oklahoma lead in the second quarter. The Sooners dominated the rest of the game, however, with the Red Raiders failing to score after their first drive in the second half. Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb set school freshman records with nine receptions for 147 yards. Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 281 yards, four passing touchdowns and another touchdown on the ground.

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Oklahoma	14	24	10	14	62
No. 11 Oklahoma State	10	28	0	14	52

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: November 4, 2017
• Game time: 3:11 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: WNW 2 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 56,790
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
86–18	2016	W 38–20

Following the win over Texas Tech, the Sooners traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to play in-state rival Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Series. Oklahoma won the game 62–52. In an offensive shootout, the teams combined for 1,446 yards of total offense. After a rare Baker Mayfield interception on the third play of the game, the two teams traded touchdown drives for much of the first half. The score was 38–38 at the half, and Mayfield had a one-half school-record 387 passing yards. Leading 55–52 late in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon scored the decisive touchdown on a 53-yard run with 54 seconds remaining. Mayfield finished with a career-high and school-record 598 passing yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. Wide receiver Marquise Brown caught nine passes for a school-record 265 receiving yards.

TCU

See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team

No. 8 TCU at No. 5 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 TCU	7	7	0	6	20
No. 5 Oklahoma	17	21	0	0	38

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 11, 2017
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE 11 MPH • Weather: Overcast
• Game attendance: 88,308
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–5	2016	W 52–46

Following the win over Oklahoma State, No. 5 Oklahoma returned to Norman for a top-10 match-up against TCU. Oklahoma won the game 38–20 in front of a record 88,308 fans at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Oklahoma jumped out to an early lead due to several touchdown-capped drives by Baker Mayfield. The Sooners led 38–14 at the half. Both teams' offenses struggled to score in the second half, as an early-fourth quarter TCU touchdown was the only score of the half. Sooner running back Rodney Anderson had 290 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns in the game.

at Kansas

See also: 2017 Kansas Jayhawks football team

No. 3 Oklahoma at Kansas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Oklahoma	0	3	0	0	3
Kansas	7	14	7	13	41

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

• Date: November 18, 2017
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NNW 13 MPH • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 22,854
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–27	2016	W 56–3

Following the win over TCU, No. 3 Oklahoma traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to play Kansas. The Sooners won in a 41–3 rout. Baker Mayfield led the Sooners with 257 passing yards and three touchdowns. Mayfield generated controversy when he was caught on camera grabbing his crotch and cursing at the Kansas bench. Mayfield later released an apology for the incident.

West Virginia

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia at No. 3 Oklahoma – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	7	14	7	31
No. 3 Oklahoma	14	31	14	0	59

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 25, 2017
• Game time: 2:50 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NNE 15 MPH • Weather: Mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 86,117
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2016	W 56–28

In their final game of the regular season, No. 3 Oklahoma faced West Virginia at home. The Sooners won the game 59–31. Quarterback Baker Mayfield, as punishment for his taunting act during the previous game against Kansas, did not start the game, his last game of his career in Norman. Mayfield was subbed into the game in the first quarter and the Sooners scored touchdowns on all five drives Mayfield played in before the half. Running back Rodney Anderson ran for 118 yards and four touchdowns in the game.

Big 12 Championship Game

See also: 2017 Big 12 Championship Game and 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team

No. 10 TCU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Oklahoma	0	17	0	0	17
No. 10 TCU	17	7	17	0	41

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

• Date: December 2, 2017
• Game time: 11:49 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 64,104
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman, Petros Papadakis, Mike Pereira

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–5	2017	W 38–20

The Big 12 held its first football championship game since 2010 during the 2017 season. The championship game participants were to be the two conference members with the best conference records. Oklahoma earned its place in the game by finishing with a conference-best record of 8–1, and TCU finished in second with a conference record of 7–2. Thus, a rematch was set between the two teams, playing their second top-ten match-up in four weeks.

Oklahoma won the conference championship game and the Big 12 title by a score of 41–17. The Sooners jumped out to a quick 17–0 lead, in part thanks to a 18-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Caleb Kelly. After two touchdown drives led by TCU's Kenny Hill, the score was 24–17 at the half. Oklahoma's first offensive play of the second half was a 55-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield to Mykel Jones, and their next drive concluded on a 52-yard touchdown connection between Mayfield and Marquise Brown. The Sooner defense surrendered zero points in the second half. Mayfield finished with 243 yards and four touchdowns in the win.

Rose Bowl

See also: 2018 Rose Bowl and 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team

No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (Rose Bowl–CFP Semifinal) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 2 Oklahoma	14	17	0	14	3	0	48
No. 3 Georgia	7	10	14	14	3	6	54

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: January 1, 2018
• Game time: 2:12 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 1 MPH • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 92,844
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Rinaldi, Maria Taylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the 2017 season, Oklahoma was ranked second, which earned them a spot in the national semifinal game to be played at the 2018 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Their opponent was the third-seeded Georgia Bulldogs, champions of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first ever match-up between the two schools. The Rose Bowl winner would go on to play in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.

Oklahoma lost in double overtime, 48–54, in a game many observers described as an "instant classic". It was the highest-ever scoring Rose Bowl game, and the first CFP game to go to overtime. The Sooners were the first to score, with a 13-yard pass from Baker Mayfield to Marquise Brown. Georgia's Sony Michel scored two first-half touchdowns, first on a 13-yard pass from Jake Fromm, then on a 75-yard run in the second quarter. With 13 seconds left in the first half, the Sooners scored on a trick play in which freshman wide receiver CeeDee Lamb threw a two-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma had a 31–17 lead at the end of the half. Their lead was chipped away by the Bulldogs in the second half, which included a 46-yard fumble return touchdown by Georgia's Steven Parker, and a two-yard touchdown run by Georgia's Nick Chubb to tie the game 45–45 with 55 seconds left in regulation. In the first overtime, Georgia and Oklahoma exchanged field goals. In double overtime, Oklahoma's Austin Seibert missed a 27-yard field goal, and Georgia's Sony Michel won the game on a 27-yard touchdown run.

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	5	2 (2)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3	12	9	10	8	5	3	3	2 (24)	2 (18)	3
Coaches	8	6	3	3	3	3	12	9	9	9	7	5	5	2 (12)	2 (10)	3
CFP	Not released									5	5	4	4	3	2	Not released

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date	Ref.
Baker Mayfield	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week	September 2, 2017
Baker Mayfield	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week	September 9, 2017
Marquise Brown	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	September 15, 2017
Trey Sermon	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week	September 22, 2017
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week	October 14, 2017
Baker Mayfield	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week	October 21, 2017
Rodney Anderson	Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 28, 2017
Ceedee Lamb	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Baker Mayfield	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Walter Camp FBS Player of the Week	November 4, 2017
Austin Seibert	Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
CeeDee Lamb	Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Rodney Anderson	Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week	November 11, 2017

Individual Awards

Player	Award
Baker Mayfield	Heisman Trophy AP Player of the Year Chic Harley Award Maxwell Award SN Player of the Year Walter Camp Award Davey O'Brien Award Manning Award Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Mark Andrews	John Mackey Award
Connor McGinnis	Peter Mortell Award
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Orlando Brown Jr.	Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year

All-American

Player	AP	AFCA	FWAA	TSN	WCFF	Designation
Baker Mayfield	1	1	1	1	1	Unanimous
Mark Andrews	1	1	1	1	1	Unanimous
Orlando Brown Jr.	1	1	1	1	1	Unanimous
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	2		2	2	1	None
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.

All-Big 12

Player	Selection
Baker Mayfield	First Team (Offense)
Dimitri Flowers	First Team (Offense)
Mark Andrews	First Team (Offense)
Orlando Brown Jr.	First Team (Offense)
Erick Wren	First Team (Offense)
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	First Team (Defense)
Rodney Anderson	Second Team (Offense)
Ben Powers	Second Team (Offense)
Dru Samia	Second Team (Offense)
Austin Seibert	Second Team (Offense)
D.J. Ward	Second Team (Defense)
Steven Parker	Second Team (Defense)
Emmanuel Beal	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Marquise Brown	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Grant Calcaterra	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Bobby Evans	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Will Johnson	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Caleb Kelly	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Kenneth Murray	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Austin Selbert	Honorable Mention (Defense)

2018 NFL Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

The 2018 NFL Draft was held on April 26–28 in Arlington, Texas. Four Oklahoma players were selected as part of the draft, and five were signed to NFL teams as undrafted free agents. Baker Mayfield became the fourth Oklahoma player to be selected with the first overall pick, and the first since Sam Bradford in 2010.

Player	Position	Round	Overall Pick	NFL Team
Baker Mayfield	QB	1	1	Cleveland Browns
Orlando Brown Jr.	OT	3	83	Baltimore Ravens
Mark Andrews	TE	3	86	Baltimore Ravens
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	LB	5	160	Los Angeles Rams
Dimitri Flowers	RB	Undrafted		New York Jets
Jordan Thomas	CB	Undrafted		Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Badet	WR	Undrafted		Minnesota Vikings
Steven Parker	DB	Undrafted		Los Angeles Rams
Emmanuel Beal	LB	Undrafted		Seattle Seahawks