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2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 122nd season of Sooner football. The team was led by head coach Bob Stoops, offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, and defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, as well as such players as Mark Andrews, Orlando Brown, Jordan Evans, Baker Mayfield, Joe Mixon, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Samaje Perine, and Dede Westbrook.

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OU was ranked third in the 2016 preseason AP and Coaches' polls. The Sooners lost two of its first three games to non-conference foes (#15 Houston and #3 Ohio State), and neither game was especially close. By the end of September, OU had dropped completely out of the top 25 of both polls. At that time in late September, four of its Big 12 rivals were ranked above them.

Conference play began on October 1 with a 52–46 win at AP #21 TCU and ended with a 38–20 home win against #11 Oklahoma State. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 9–0 record, winning their eleventh Big 12 Championship and second consecutive championship in a row. The conference championship was Stoops’ 10th championship in his 18 years as OU head coach.

Despite the 9 consecutive wins and the conference championship, OU missed out on a return to the 4-team national championship playoff.

Oklahoma did play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against the Auburn Tigers, winning handily, 35–19. Oklahoma finished the season ranked 5th in the AP poll and 3rd in the Coaches poll, with an 11–2 record.

On June 7, 2017, Stoops announced his retirement after 18 seasons as head coach.[1] Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach.

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Roster

2016 Oklahoma Sooners Football

Quarterback

  •  1 Kyler Murray – sophomore (5'10, 195)
  •  3 Connor McGinnis – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 202)
  •  6 Baker Mayfield – Redshirt junior (6'1, 212)
  •  9 Tanner Schafer – freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 10 Austin Kendall – freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 14 Reece Clark – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 199)

Tailback

  • 20 Najee Bissoon – Redshirt junior (5'5, 158)
  • 23 Abdul Adams – freshman (5'10, 208)
  • 24 Rodney Anderson – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 211)
  • 25 Joe Mixon – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 226)
  • 27 Alex Montgomery – freshman (5'9, 213)
  • 32 Samaje Perine – junior (5'10, 234)
  • 33 Anthony Sheppard – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 211)
  • 34 Daniel Brooks – Redshirt senior (5'8, 184)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Jarvis Baxter – senior (5'11, 165)
  •  5 Geno Lewis – Redshirt senior (6'1, 201)
  •  8 Mykel Jones – freshman (5'11, 188)
  • 11 Dede Westbrook – senior (6'0, 170)
  • 12 Zach Farrar – freshman (6'3, 204)
  • 13 A.D. Miller – sophomore (6'3, 189)
  • 15 Jeffery Mead – junior (6'5, 187)
  • 16 Michiah Quick – junior (5'11, 183)
  • 17 Jordan Smallwood – Redshirt junior (6'2, 217)
  • 18 Dahu Green – sophomore (6'4, 201)
  • 80 Sam Iheke – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 201)
  • 81 Mark Andrews – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 244)
  • 82 Ezel McIntee – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 203)
  • 83 Nick Basquine – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 192)
  • 84 Grant Bothun – Redshirt senior (5'11, 193)
  • 86 Lee Morris – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 207)
  • 87 Parker Fentriss – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 196)
  • 88 Eric DeLay – Redshirt senior (6'2, 209)
  • 89 Connor Knight – Redshirt senior (6'4, 248)
  • Adrian Hardy – freshman

Long snappers

  • 42 Wesley Horky – junior (6'1, 217)
  • 49 Matthew Leckrone – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 222)
  

Fullback

Offensive lineman

  • 52 Jamal Danley – OL – Redshirt senior (6'3, 323)
  • 55 Logan Roberson – OL – freshman (6'3, 341)
  • 58 Erick Wren – OL – senior (6'2, 317)
  • 63 Alex Dalton – C – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 290)
  • 64 Dylan Hartsook – OG – Redshirt senior (6'6, 330)
  • 66 Riley Nolan – OG – Redshirt senior (6'0, 289)
  • 67 Ashton Julious – OL – Redshirt junior (6'5, 354)
  • 68 Jonathan Alvarez – OG – junior (6'3, 315)
  • 70 Christian Daimler – OT – Redshirt junior (6'7, 311)
  • 71 Bobby Evans – OL – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 299)
  • 72 Ben Powers – OL – sophomore (6'4, 320)
  • 73 Quinn Mittermeier – OL – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 265)
  • 74 Cody Ford – OL – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 317)
  • 75 Dru Samia – OT – sophomore (6'4, 274)
  • 76 Sam Grant – OT – Redshirt senior (6'6, 275)
  • 77 Erik Swenson – OT – freshman (6'5, 311)
  • 78 Orlando Brown Jr. – OT – Redshirt junior (6'8, 357)
  • 79 Dwayne Orso-Bacchus – OL – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 301)
  • Johncarlo Valentin – OG – freshman

Defensive line

  • 23 Mark Jackson Jr. – DE – freshman (6'2, 234)
  • 46 Gabriel Campbell – DE – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 257)
  • 50 Courtney Garnett – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 283)
  • 55 Kenneth Mann – DE – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 255)
  • 57 Du'Vonta Lampkin – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 332)
  • 59 Kane Snowden – DT – Redshirt junior (5'11, 240)
  • 72 Amani Bledsoe – DE – freshman (6'5, 270)
  • 87 D.J. Ward – DE – Redshirt junior (6'2, 250)
  • 90 Neville Gallimore – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 320)
  • 92 Matthew Romar – DT – Redshirt junior (6'0, 298)
  • 93 Jordan Wade – DT – Redshirt senior (6'3, 311)
  • 94 Matt Dimon – DE – senior (6'2, 265)
  • 95 Austin Roberts – DL – senior (6'6, 279)
  • 97 Charles Walker – DL – Redshirt junior (6'2, 299)
  • 98 Marquise Overton – DT – sophomore (6'1, 292)
  

Linebacker

  •  1 Kapri Doucet – junior (6'2, 225)
  •  9 Tay Evans – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 239)
  • 14 Emmanuel Beal – junior (6'0, 211)
  • 18 Curtis Bolton – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 232)
  • 19 Caleb Kelly – freshman (6'3, 221)
  • 22 Ricky DeBerry – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 250)
  • 26 Jordan Evans – senior (6'2, 233)
  • 31 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo – Redshirt junior (6'2, 238)
  • 38 Bryan Mead – freshman (6'2, 223)
  • 40 Jon-Michael Terry – freshman (6'3, 241)
  • 42 Ruben Hunter – Redshirt junior (6'2, 222)
  • 50 Arthur McGinnis – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 248)
  • 51 Cade Newhouse-Parker – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 223)
  • 96 Dalton Rodriguez – Redshirt junior (6'6, 232)

Defensive backs

  •  2 P. J. Mbanasor – CB – sophomore (6'1, 190)
  •  3 Jordan Parker – CB – freshman (6'1, 190)
  •  4 Parrish Cobb – CB – freshman (5'11, 170)
  •  5 Antoine Stephens – CB – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 185)
  •  6 Stanvon Taylor – CB – senior (5'11, 175)
  •  7 Jordan Thomas – CB – junior (6'0, 190)
  •  8 Kahlil Haughton – S – sophomore (6'1, 204)
  • 10 Steven Parker – S – junior (6'1, 205)
  • 12 William Johnson – DB – Redshirt junior (6'0, 195)
  • 13 Ahmad Thomas – S – senior (6'0, 217)
  • 15 Parnell Motley – CB – freshman (6'0, 172)
  • 21 Will Sunderland – S – sophomore (6'2, 201)
  • 27 Dakota Austin – CB – senior (5'10, 163)
  • 28 Chanse Sylvie – S – freshman (5'11, 187)
  • 29 Prentice McKinney – S – sophomore (6'1, 187)
  • 30 Ernest Gardner – DB – Redshirt junior (6'0, 178)
  • 35 Ronnie LaRue – DB – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 195)
  • 39 Tylon Lynch – DB – junior (6'0, 190)
  • 41 Jesse Walker – S – Redshirt junior (6'0, 203)
  • 85 Malik Bradshaw – DB – freshman (6'0, 170)

Placekicker

  • 31 Braxton Pickard – freshman (5'9, 215) (+P)
  • 36 Kyle Pfau – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 189)
  • 43 Austin Seibert – sophomore (5'10, 214) (+P)
  • 47 Reece Morrison – freshman (6'0, 183)

Schedule

Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma will host Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 8 for the Red River Showdown, the 111th game played of the series.[2]

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Game summaries

At No. 15 Houston

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team
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No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners vs No. 15 Houston Cougars  – Game summary [3]

at NRG Stadium • Houston, TX Texas Kickoff

  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 71,016
  • Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: George Gusman * Line Judge: Kelly Deterding * Back Judge: Donnie Aultman * Field Judge: Scott Gaines * Side Judge: Anthony Fleming * Center Judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)

vs Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
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Louisiana–Monroe at No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary [4]

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:N 16 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 87,037
  • Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire: Marlo Fitzgerald, *Linesman: Bradford Edwards, * Line Judge: Quentin Givens, * Back Judge: Daniel Young, * Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, * Side Judge: Tuta Salaam, * Center Judge: Vijay Madduri
  • TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)

vs No. 3 Ohio State

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary [5]

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 16, 2016
  • Game time: 8:02 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind ESE 7: • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 87,979
  • Referee: Referee: John O'Neill, *Umpire: Robert Colosimo, * Linesman: Tripp Sutter, *Line Judge: William Krispinsky, *Back Judge: Michael Elliott, *Field Judge: Terry Anderson, *Side Judge: Stephen Hassell
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)

Kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma.

At No. 21 TCU

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Oklahoma Sooners at No. 21 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary[6]

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind SE 4: • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 47,851
  • Referee: Referee: Mike Defee, *Umpire: Robert Richeson, * Linesman: AL Green, *Line Judge: Derek Anderson, *Back Judge: Terry Jones, *Field Judge: Joe Blubaugh, * Side Judge: Lo Van Pham
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), & Shannon Spake (Sideline)

vs Texas

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Texas Longhorns vs No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [7]

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: No Wind • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 92,100
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith, *Umpire: Tab Slaughter, *Linesman: Mike Moeller, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon, *Field Judge: Matt Mills, *Side Judge: Tim Murray
  • TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)

vs Kansas State

See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
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Kansas State Wildcats @ No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [8]

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman OK

  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Game time: 11:01 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind:S 21 • Weather: Partly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,049
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Frank LeBlanc, *Back Judge: Brian Ernest, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-By-Play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)

At Texas Tech

Main article: 2016 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech football game
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No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners @ Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game Summary[9]

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:SSW 10 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 60,478
  • Referee: Referee:Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeil, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

Kansas

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Kansas Jayhawks @ No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary [10]

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind:SSW 23 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 86,301
  • Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire Marlow Fitzgera, *Linesman: B.Edwards, *Line Judge: Quintin Givens, *Back Judge: Daniel Young. *Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, *Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (Play-By-Play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)

Iowa State

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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Oklahoma Sooners @ Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary [11]

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

  • Date: November 3, 2016
  • Game time: 6:33 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind:NW 5 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 50,662
  • Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo, *Umpire: Scott Teifer, *Linesman: Andy Warner, *Line Judge: Marc Bovios, *Back Judge: Chris Alston, * Field Judge: Ed Vinzant, *Side Judge: Jim Murphy, * Center Judge: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Baylor

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#25 Baylor Bears @ #9 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 12, 2016
  • Game time: 11:06 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 86,429
  • Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith; *Umpire: Tab Slaughter; *Linesman: Mike Moeller; *Line Judge: Mark Stewart; *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon; *Field Judge: Matt Mills; *Side Judge: Tim Murray
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)

West Virginia

See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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#8 Oklahoma Sooners @ #10 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind:W14 • Weather: Snow flurries
  • Game attendance: 57,645
  • Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeill, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Sam Ponder (Sideline)

Oklahoma State

See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
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# 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys @ # 7 Oklahoma Sooners (Bedlam Series)– Game Summary

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: December 3, 2016
  • Game time: 11:35 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 87,527
  • Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Joel Wetzel, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

Auburn (Sugar Bowl)

Main article: 2017 Sugar Bowl
See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team
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# 14 Auburn Tigers vs #7 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans

  • Date: January 2, 2017
  • Game time: 7:50 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 54,077
  • Referee: Referee:John O'Neill* Umpire:Jim Shaw* Linesman:Tripp Sutter* Line Judge:John Quinn* Back Judge:Kevin Schwarzel* Field Judge:Terry Anderson* Side Judge:John Hayes
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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2017 NFL Draft

The 2017 NFL Draft was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27–29, 2017. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

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