2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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2012
No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (6th season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainGabe Ikard
Landry Jones
David King
Trey Millard
Tress Way
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Kansas State $+   8 1     11 2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +   8 1     10 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 4     9 4  
Oklahoma State   5 4     8 5  
Baylor   4 5     8 5  
TCU   4 5     7 6  
Texas Tech   4 5     8 5  
West Virginia   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   0 9     1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 118th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 14th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with an upset loss at home to the Kansas State Wildcats on September 22 and concluded with a win against the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas on December 1. The Sooners finished the regular season with a 10–2 record overall (8–1 in the Big 12), and shared the Big 12 Conference championship with K-State to win their eighth Big 12 title and 44th conference title overall. They faced former Big 12 member Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost, 13–41.[1] The Sooners were also the first team since Florida in 1993 to play against the top 3 Heisman vote-getters in the same season: Collin Klein of Kansas State, Manti Te'o of Notre Dame, and Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M (the Sooners only 3 losses on the season).

Following the season,

2013 NFL Draft, along with Landry Jones in the 4th round, Kenny Stills in the 5th, Justin Brown and Stacy McGee in the 6th, and David King
in the 7th.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Daniel Brooks
ATH
Port Lavaca, Texas
Calhoun HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.47 Mar 10, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Ty Darlington
OL
Apopka, Florida Apopka HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5.1 Jun 17, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Kasseim Everett
DB
Woodland Hills, California Pierce CC 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.45 Dec 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Courtney Gardner
WR
Roseville, California Sierra CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.4 Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sam Grant
TE
North Royalton, Ohio
St. Edward HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.7 Jan 30, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Brannon Green
TE
Fort Scott, Kansas Fort Scott CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 4.72 Dec 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Laith Harlow
TE
Tallahassee, Florida Amos P. Godby HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) N/A May 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Trevor Knight
QB
San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.6 Jul 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Kyle Marrs
OL
San Antonio, Texas Brandeis HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 302 lb (137 kg) 5.4 Feb 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
John Michael McGee
OL
Texarkana, Texas Texas HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 4.85 Jun 22, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Taylor McNamara
TE
San Diego, California Westview HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.83 Dec 28, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Durron Neal
WR
St. Louis, Missouri De Smet Jesuit HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.49 Jun 8, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
Chaz Nelson
DE
Garden City, Kansas Garden City CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.6 Nov 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Michael Onuoha
DE
Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond Santa Fe HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.8 Jan 31, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Alex Ross
RB
Jenks, Oklahoma Jenks HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.5 Feb 8, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
Zack Sanchez
ATH
Keller, Texas Central HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 4.45 Jan 30, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Sterling Shepard
WR
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Heritage Hall HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.49 Mar 1, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
Gary Simon
DB
St. Petersburg, Florida Gibbs HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) N/A Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
David Smith
RB
Midlothian, Illinois Bremen HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Jan 17, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Eric Striker
LB
Seffner, Florida Armwood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) N/A Jun 4, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Charles Tapper
DE
Baltimore, Maryland City College HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) N/A Jul 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Damien Williams

RB
Yuma, Arizona Arizona Western CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Derrick Woods
WR
Inglewood, California Inglewood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Dec 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 11
  • ‡ Refers to
    40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oklahoma 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  • "2012 Player Commitments – Oklahoma". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:30 p.m.at
Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, TX
  • FSNW 24–740,137[2]
    September 86:00 p.m.Florida A&M*No. 5PPVW 69–1384,852[3]
    September 226:50 p.m.No. 15 Kansas StateNo. 6
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    FOXL 19–2485,276[4]
    October 62:30 p.m.at
    ABC/ESPN2
    W 41–2060,800[5]
    October 1311:00 a.m.vs. No. 15
    Red River Rivalry)
    ABCW 63–2192,500[6]
    October 206:00 p.m.KansasdaggerNo. 10
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    FSNW 52–784,532[7]
    October 277:00 p.m.No. 5
    College GameDay)
    ABCL 13–3086,031[8]
    November 311:00 a.m.at Iowa StateNo. 14ABCW 35–2056,585[9]
    November 102:30 p.m.BaylorNo. 14
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK
    FSNW 42–3484,945[10]
    November 176:00 p.m.at
    Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
  • FOXW 50–4950,238[11]
    November 242:30 p.m.No. 22 Oklahoma StateNo. 14
    • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)
    ESPNW 51–48 OT85,824[12]
    December 111:00 a.m.at TCUNo. 12ESPNW 24–1747,501[13]
    January 4, 20137:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 FOXL 13–4187,025[14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    Roster

    2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 3 Sterling Shepard Fr
    WR 4 Kenny Stills Jr
    RB 8 Dominique Whaley Sr
    QB 9 Trevor Knight Fr
    QB 10 Blake Bell  So
    QB 11 Kendal Thompson  Fr
    QB 12 Landry Jones (C)  Sr
    WR 13 Durron Neal Fr
    QB 15 Drew Allen  Jr
    WR 17 Trey Metoyer  Fr
    WR 18 Jalen Saunders Jr
    WR 19 Justin Brown Sr
    RB 22 Roy Finch Jr
    RB 23 Danzel Williams  Fr
    RB 24 Brennan Clay Jr
    RB 25 David Smith Fr
    RB 26
    Damien Williams
    Jr
    RB 28 Alex Ross Fr
    WR 29 Grant Bothun Fr
    FB 32 Marshall Musil  Jr
    FB 33 Trey Millard (C) Jr
    RB 34 Daniel Brooks Fr
    RB 35 Julian Winters So
    FB 36 Joel Ossom Sr
    FB 47 Alex Christensen Fr
    FB 48 Aaron Ripkowski So
    FB 49 David Driskill  So
    OL 50 Austin Woods Jr
    OL 54 Nila Kasitati  Fr
    OL 56 Ty Darlington Fr
    OL 61 Ben Habern  Sr
    OL 64 Gabe Ikard (C)  Jr
    OL 67 Robert Hollis  Fr
    OL 68 Bronson Irwin Jr
    OL 69 Lane Johnson Sr
    OL 70 Dylan Dismuke  Fr
    OL 71 Tyrus Thompson  So
    OL 72 Derek Farniok  Fr
    OL 73 John McGee Fr
    OL 74 Adam Shead  So
    OL 75 Tyler Evans Sr
    OL 77 Will Latu Jr
    OL 78 Kyle Marrs Fr
    OL 79 Daryl Williams  So
    WR 80 Derrick Woods Fr
    TE 81 Sam Grant Fr
    TE 82 Brannon Green Jr
    TE 83 John-Philip Hughes  Fr
    WR 84 Don Caudill Jr
    WR 85 Courtney Gardner Jr
    TE 85 Geneo Grissom  So
    WR 86 Brandon Kitchens  Fr
    WR 86 Lacolton Bester Jr
    WR 87 Derrick Bradley Sr
    TE 88 Taylor McNamara Fr
    TE 89 Chase Buck Jr
    TE 89 Connor Knight Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 1 Tony Jefferson Jr
    DB 2 Julian Wilson  So
    LB 5 Joseph Ibiloye Sr
    DB 6 Demontre Hurst Sr
    LB 7 Corey Nelson Jr
    DB 9 Gabe Lynn  Jr
    DE 10 Rashod Favors  So
    DE 11 R. J. Washington  Sr
    LB 13 Londell Taylor  Fr
    DB 14 Aaron Colvin Jr
    DB 15 Lamar Harris  Sr
    DB 19 Joe Powell Jr
    LB 20 Frank Shannon  Fr
    LB 21 Tom Wort  Jr
    DB 22 Cortez Johnson So
    DB 23 Kass Everett Jr
    DB 24 Bennett Okotcha  Fr
    LB 25 Aaron Franklin  So
    DB 26 Zack Sanchez Fr
    DB 27 Gary Simon Fr
    DB 30 Javon Harris Sr
    LB 31 Daniel Franklin  Sr
    DE 37 Chaz Nelson  Jr
    DB 38 Brandon Young So
    LB 40 P.L. Lindley  Fr
    LB 41 Eric Striker Fr
    DB 42 Jesse Paulsen Sr
    DE 44 Nathan Hughes  Fr
    LB 45 Caleb Gastelum  So
    DB 46 Eric Doughtie Fr
    DT 53 Casey Walker  Sr
    LB 55 Jaydan Bird Sr
    DT 77 Marquis Anderson  Fr
    DT 80 Jordan Phillips  Fr
    DE 84 Mike Onuoha Fr
    DE 90 David King (C)  Sr
    DE 91 Charles Tapper Fr
    DT 92 Stacy McGee (S)  Sr
    DT 93 Jordan Wade  Fr
    DT 94 Torrea Peterson  So
    DT 95 Damon Williams  So
    DE 96 Mitch Tate  Fr
    DT 97 Jamarkus McFarland Sr
    DE 98 Chuka Ndulue  So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 18 Michael Hunnicutt  So
    P
    36 Tress Way (C)  Sr
    P
    37 Dylan Seibert  Fr
    K 38 Jack Steed Fr
    K 39 Nick Hodgson So
    K 47 Eric Hosek  Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Mike StoopsAssociate head coach/defensive coordinator/Defensive backs
    • Josh HeupelCo-offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks
    • Jay NorvellCo-offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers
    • Bobby Jack WrightAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Ends/special teams coordinator
    • Tim KishAssistant Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Cale GundyRunning backs & full backs/recruiting coordinator
    • James Patton – Centers/Guards
    • Jackie ShippDefensive line
    • Bruce Kittle – Offensive tackles/Tight ends
    • Jerry SchmidtDirector of Sports Enhancement
    • Matt McMillen – Administrative Coordinator
    • Merv JohnsonDirector of football operations
    • Reed Case – On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator
    • Joe Jon Finley – Offensive Graduate Assistant
    • Joey Halzle – Offensive Graduate Assistant
    • Ryan WaltersDefensive Graduate Assistant

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: September 2, 2012

    Game summaries

    UTEP

    #4 Oklahoma Sooners at UTEP Miners – Game summary[15]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #4 Oklahoma 7 0 31424
    UTEP 7 0 007

    at

    Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

    Game information

    Florida A&M

    Florida A&M Rattlers at #5 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[16]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Florida A&M 0 10 3013
    #5 Oklahoma 14 21 211369

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    Game information

    Kansas State

    #15 Kansas State Wildcats at #6 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[17]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #15 Kansas State 0 10 01424
    #6 Oklahoma 3 3 7619

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    • Date: September 22
    • Game time: 6:50 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE 12 • Weather: Clear
    • Game attendance: 85,276
    • Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: Kevin Matthews • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Gary Brown
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Julie Alexandria (Sideline)
    Game information

    Texas Tech

    #17 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary[18]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #17 Oklahoma 7 17 17041
    Texas Tech 7 6 0720

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    Texas (Red River Rivalry)

    #15 Texas Longhorns vs. #13 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[19]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #15 Texas 2 6 01321
    #13 Oklahoma 13 23 101763

    at Cotton Bowl, Dallas

    • Date: October 13
    • Game time: 11:08 a.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: S 15 • Weather: Overcast
    • Game attendance: 92,500
    • Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Walt Coleman • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Mike Cuttone • Side judge: Eugene Hall • Scorer: Gary Brown
    • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
    Game information

    Kansas

    Kansas Jayhawks at #10 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[20]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Kansas 0 0 077
    #10 Oklahoma 10 28 14052

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    • Date: October 20
    • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S 13 • Weather: Clear
    • Game attendance: 84,532
    • Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Gary Brown
    • TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)
    Game information

    Notre Dame

    #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[21]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #5 Notre Dame 7 3 02030
    #8 Oklahoma 3 3 0713

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    • Date: October 27
    • Game time: 7:12 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: NNE 3 • Weather: Clear
    • Game attendance: 86,013
    • Referee: Referee: Jerry McGinn • Umpire: Richard Feeney • Linesman: Kavin McGrath • Line judge: Todd Reese • Back judge: Brian Platt • Field judge: Dan Gallagher • Side judge: Mark Windham • Scorer: Gary Brown
    • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
    Game information

    Iowa State

    #14 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary[22]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #14 Oklahoma 0 14 14735
    Iowa State 0 6 7720

    at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa

    • Date: November 3
    • Game time: 11:07 a.m.
      Jeannine Edwards
      (Sideline)
    Game information

    Baylor

    Baylor Bears at #14 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary[23]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Baylor 3 14 9834
    #14 Oklahoma 14 14 7742

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    • Date: November 10
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
      Laura McKeeman
      (Sideline)
    Game information

    West Virginia

    #13 Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary[24]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #13 Oklahoma 10 21 71250
    West Virginia 3 14 131949

    at

    Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

    • Date: November 17
    • Game time: 7:06 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: ESE 5 • Weather: Clear
    • Game attendance: 50,238
    • Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Mark DeVault
    • TV announcers (FOX): Craig Bolerjack (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Petros Papadakis (Sideline)
    Game information

    Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

    #22 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #14 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary[25]
    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    #22 Oklahoma State 14 10 147348
    #14 Oklahoma 3 21 615651

    at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    • Date: November 24
    • Game time: 2:35 p.m.
      Maria Taylor
      (Sideline)
    Game information

    TCU

    #12 Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary[26]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #12 Oklahoma 7 7 10024
    TCU 0 7 7317

    at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

    • Date: December 1
    • Game time: 11:01 a.m. CST
    • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 15 • Weather: Cloudy
    • Game attendance: 47,501
    • Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Ben Dobson
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
    Game information

    Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)

    #10 Texas A&M Aggies vs. #12 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary[27]
    Period 1 2 34Total
    #10 Texas A&M 7 7 20741
    #12 Oklahoma 3 10 0013

    at

    Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

    • Date: January 4
    • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CST
    • Game weather: Indoors
    • Game attendance: 87,025
    • Referee: Referee: Tom Zimorski • Umpire: Keith Roden • Linesman: Tyrone Davis • Line judge: Jack Weiland • Back judge: Barry Hendon • Field judge: Chris Brown • Side judge: Darrell Harrison • Scorer: Blythe McPhail
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Julie Alexandria (Sideline)
    Game information

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    4 (1)55616171310814141314121215
    Coaches4 (1)5551514107712131213111115
    HarrisNot released1397121312131111Not released
    BCSNot released98121212131111Not released

    Statistics

    Team

    Team Opp
    Points per Game 38.2 25.5
    First Downs 353 250
      Rushing 114 111
      Passing 224 120
      Penalty 15 19
    Rushing Yardage 2,098 2,499
      Rushing Attempts 434 484
      Avg per Rush 4.8 5.2
      Avg per Game 161.4 192.2
    Passing Yardage 4,374 2,679
      Avg per Game 336.5 206.1
      Completions-Attempts 376-571 (65.8%) 220-420 (52.4%)
    Total Offense 6,472 5,178
      Total Plays 1,005 905
      Avg per Play 6.4 5.7
      Avg per Game 497.8 398.3
    Fumbles-Lost 20-9 7-3
    Team Opp
    Punts-Yards 54-2,340 (43.3 avg) 74-3,227 (43.6 avg)
    Punt Returns-Total Yards 27-387 (14.3 avg) 12-87 (7.3 avg)
    Kick Returns-Total Yards 35-904 (25.8 avg) 57-1,040 (18.2 avg)
    Onside Kicks 0-0 0-2 (0%)
    Avg Time of Possession per Game 31:04 28:56
    Penalties-Yards 74-598 62-482
      Avg per Game 46 37.1
    3rd Down Conversions 96/184 (52.2%) 84/202 (41.6%)
    4th Down Conversions 7/11 (63.6%) 7/15 (46.7%)
    Sacks By-Yards 25-138 15-128
    Total TDs 64 41
      Rushing 30 27
      Passing 30 11
    Field Goals-Attempts 17-21 (81%) 16-22 (72.7%)
    PAT-Attempts 57-59 (96.6%) 33-36 (91.7%)
    Total Attendance 511,460 255,261
      Games-Avg per Game 6-85,243 5-51,052

    Scores by quarter

    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Opponents 50 87 79 1123 331
    Oklahoma 94 182 116 986 496

    Post Season

    All Big 12 team

    A number of Sooners were named to the All Big 12 Team.[28]

    First Team
    Second Team
    Honorable Mention

    2013 NFL Draft

    The

    2013 NFL Draft was held on April 25–27, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.[29]

    Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
    Lane Johnson OT 1st 4 Philadelphia Eagles
    Landry Jones QB 4th 115 Pittsburgh Steelers
    Kenny Stills WR 5th 144 New Orleans Saints
    Justin Brown WR 6th 186 Pittsburgh Steelers
    Stacy McGee DT 6th 205 Oakland Raiders
    David King DE 7th 239 Philadelphia Eagles
    Tony Jefferson FS Undrafted Arizona Cardinals
    Dominique Whaley RB Undrafted Seattle Seahawks
    Casey Walker DT Undrafted Carolina Panthers
    Tom Wort MLB Undrafted Tennessee Titans
    Tress Way P Undrafted Chicago Bears
    Demontre Hurst DB Undrafted Chicago Bears
    Javon Harris DB Undrafted Arizona Cardinals
    Jamarkus McFarland DT Undrafted San Diego Chargers
    James Winchester LS Undrafted Green Bay Packers
    R.J. Washington
    DE Undrafted St. Louis Rams
    Source:[29]

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