Updated on 8/20/2016
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2015 | 2016
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 11-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 10.4 (-0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 4 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Akron | 80 | 41-3 | W | 100% | 25.3 | 94% | 94% | 82% |
| 12-Sep | at Tennessee | 22 | 31-24 | W | 83% | 7.7 | 93% | 51% | 97% |
| 19-Sep | Tulsa | 94 | 52-38 | W | 96% | 14.4 | 96% | 93% | 23% |
| 3-Oct | West Virginia | 24 | 44-24 | W | 100% | 21.5 | 97% | 84% | 94% |
| 10-Oct | vs. Texas | 72 | 17-24 | L | 37% | -2.6 | 28% | 34% | 39% |
| 17-Oct | at Kansas State | 84 | 55-0 | W | 100% | 46.4 | 92% | 84% | 99% |
| 24-Oct | Texas Tech | 62 | 63-27 | W | 100% | 21.2 | 87% | 77% | 90% |
| 31-Oct | at Kansas | 127 | 62-7 | W | 100% | 42.1 | 73% | 90% | 65% |
| 7-Nov | Iowa State | 70 | 52-16 | W | 100% | 30.2 | 86% | 80% | 86% |
| 14-Nov | at Baylor | 14 | 44-34 | W | 67% | 3.5 | 95% | 78% | 82% |
| 21-Nov | TCU | 26 | 30-29 | W | 52% | 0.3 | 72% | 61% | 79% |
| 28-Nov | at Oklahoma State | 33 | 58-23 | W | 99% | 20.6 | 93% | 94% | 79% |
| 31-Dec | vs. Clemson | 2 | 17-37 | L | 4% | -14.3 | 40% | 63% | 48% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 42.4 | 8 | 19.8 | 16 |
| Points Per Game | 43.5 | 4 | 22.0 | 28 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.40 | 11 | 1.19 | 31 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 46.3% | 19 | 37.5% | 24 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.7 | 32 | 28.0 | 32 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.10 | 35 | 4.21 | 27 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 2.58 | 47 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +2.47 |
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| ACTUAL | 9 | 16 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 112.0 | 28 | 116.1 | 23 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.4% | 52 | 38.3% | 34 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.28 | 7 | 1.08 | 68 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 111 | 21 | 111.4 | 28 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 42.7% | 22 | 37.9% | 64 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 68.1% | 49 | 78.3% | 117 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 18.8% | 53 | 20.0% | 64 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Samaje Perine | RB | 5'10, 230 | SO | 226 | 1349 | 16 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 40.3% | 2 (2) |
| Joe Mixon | RB | 6'1, 217 | FR | 113 | 753 | 7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 45.1% | 1 (1) |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | 6'1, 209 | JR | 102 | 608 | 7 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 44.1% | 4 (0) |
| Alex Ross | RB | 6'1, 221 | JR | 32 | 172 | 1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 37.5% | 2 (2) |
| Daniel Brooks | RB | 5'8, 182 | JR | 28 | 150 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Trevor Knight | QB | 6'1, 207 | JR | 14 | 81 | 1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 57.1% | 1 (0) |
| Dede Westbrook | WR | 6'0, 168 | JR | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 40.0% | 2 (1) |
| Rodney Anderson | RB | 6'0, 211 | FR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | 5'10, 193 | SR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 2 (2) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 126.3 | 11 | 131.4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 49.0% | 7 | 36.5% | 26 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.51 | 58 | 1.32 | 19 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 77.5 | 101 | 111.9 | 43 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Baker Mayfield | 6'1, 209 | JR | 269 | 395 | 3700 | 36 | 7 | 68.1% | 39 | 9.0% | 8.1 |
| Trevor Knight | 6'1, 207 | JR | 22 | 40 | 305 | 2 | 2 | 55.0% | 2 | 4.8% | 7.0 |
| Cody Thomas | 6'4, 211 | SO | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.3 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | 5'10, 193 | SR | 117 | 86 | 1288 | 11 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 73.5% | 63.2% | 28.1% |
| Dede Westbrook | WR | 6'0, 168 | JR | 71 | 46 | 743 | 4 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 64.8% | 54.9% | 17.1% |
| Durron Neal | WR | 5'11, 199 | SR | 64 | 44 | 559 | 3 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 68.8% | 59.4% | 15.4% |
| Joe Mixon | RB | 6'1, 217 | FR | 33 | 28 | 356 | 4 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 84.8% | 57.6% | 7.9% |
| Jarvis Baxter | WR | 5'11, 160 | JR | 31 | 20 | 218 | 1 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 64.5% | 58.1% | 7.5% |
| Mark Andrews | TE | 6'5, 245 | FR | 28 | 19 | 318 | 7 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 67.9% | 64.3% | 6.7% |
| Samaje Perine | RB | 5'10, 230 | SO | 18 | 15 | 107 | 1 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 83.3% | 50.0% | 4.3% |
| Michiah Quick | WR | 5'11, 184 | SO | 12 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 75.0% | 41.7% | 2.9% |
| Jeffery Mead | WR | 6'5, 188 | SO | 12 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 41.7% | 2.9% |
| Dimitri Flowers | FB | 6'2, 228 | SO | 8 | 8 | 130 | 4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 100.0% | 87.5% | 1.9% |
| Daniel Brooks | RB | 5'8, 182 | JR | 5 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1.2% |
| Grant Bothun | WR | 5'11, 187 | JR | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.0% |
| A.D. Miller | WR | 6'3, 187 | FR | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.7% |
| Dahu Green | WR | 6'4, 203 | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Connor Knight | TE | 6'4, 241 | JR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Dallis Todd | WR | 6'3, 196 | FR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 127.4 | 4 | 122.0 | 7 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.3% | 21 | 42.9% | 37 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.38 | 1 | 1.04 | 35 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.32 | 10 | 2.72 | 39 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 8.9% | 121 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 98.9 | 73 | 126.7 | 12 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.0% | 35 | 27.0% | 29 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.47 | 125 | 1.67 | 38 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.96 | 90 | 3.54 | 97 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 10.5% | 110 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 112.4 | 43 | 139.9 | 4 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 135.5 | 5 | 120.1 | 18 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 127.0 | 12 | 118.8 | 21 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 109.5 | 37 | 115.3 | 24 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 128.2 | 4 | 128.5 | 4 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 114.8 | 29 | 120.7 | 17 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 115.0 | 26 | 119.4 | 15 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.1% | 91 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 35.7% | 47 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +6.2 | 17 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 75.5% | 59 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 59.7% | 69 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 40.9% | 10 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.1% | 56 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 4.5% | 74 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 17 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.5% | 88 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.5% | 91 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Dominique Alexander | LB | 6'0, 220 | JR | 78.5 | 10.4% | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Evans | LB | 6'2, 239 | JR | 66.0 | 8.7% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmad Thomas | S | 6'0, 213 | JR | 62.0 | 8.2% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Striker | LB | 6'0, 222 | SR | 54.0 | 7.2% | 19.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Parker | S | 6'1, 200 | SO | 50.5 | 6.7% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tapper | DE | 6'2, 282 | SR | 40.5 | 5.4% | 10.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Zack Sanchez | CB | 5'11, 179 | JR | 40.5 | 5.4% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Thomas | CB | 6'0, 191 | SO | 40.0 | 5.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Shannon | LB | 6'0, 239 | SR | 38.5 | 5.1% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devante Bond | LB | 6'1, 238 | SR | 35.5 | 4.7% | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Walker | DT | 6'2, 297 | SO | 30.5 | 4.0% | 10.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Dimon | DT | 6'2, 260 | JR | 25.0 | 3.3% | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dakota Austin | CB | 5'10, 157 | JR | 24.0 | 3.2% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatari Byrd | S | 6'1, 206 | JR | 21.5 | 2.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Wade | DT | 6'3, 300 | JR | 18.5 | 2.5% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Romar | DT | 6'0, 291 | SO | 18.5 | 2.5% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Johnson | CB | 6'0, 182 | SO | 12.5 | 1.7% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Ward | DE | 6'2, 259 | SO | 12.0 | 1.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| P.L. Lindley | LB | 6'1, 257 | SR | 11.0 | 1.5% | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Green | CB | 6'1, 179 | FR | 8.0 | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Evans | LB | 6'2, 235 | FR | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Hunter | LB | 6'2, 215 | SO | 6.5 | 0.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | LB | 6'2, 236 | SO | 6.0 | 0.8% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kahlil Haughton | S | 6'1, 185 | FR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Mbanasor | CB | 6'0, 192 | FR | 6.0 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 1.2 | 20 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.12 | 50 |
| Punt Success Rate | 71.9% | 8 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 79.4% | 32 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 40.9% | 95 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 42.4% | 75 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Austin Seibert | 5'10, 210 | FR | 70-72 | 18-23 | 78.3% |
| Nick Hodgson | 6'2, 202 | SR | 1-1 | 1-1 | 100.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Austin Seibert | 5'10, 210 | FR | 57 | 42.0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 87.7% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Nick Hodgson | 6'2, 202 | SR | 102 | 63.5 | 52 | 51.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Sterling Shepard | 5'10, 193 | SR | 19 | 7.8 | 0 | 35 | 2 (2) |
| Michiah Quick | 5'11, 184 | SO | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Joe Mixon | 6'1, 217 | FR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Alex Ross | 6'1, 221 | JR | 30 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Durron Neal | 5'11, 199 | SR | 2 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Joe Mixon | 6'1, 217 | FR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics