2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 121st season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 17th 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 on October 3, 2015, with a 44–24 win against West Virginia in Norman, Oklahoma and ended with a 58–23 win against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 28, 2015. Oklahoma finished conference play with an 8–1 record winning their ninth Big 12 Championship, their first since 2012.

Oklahoma was selected as the 4th seed to play in the 2015 College Football playoff against 1st seed Clemson on December 31, 2015, in the Orange Bowl which they lost 17–37. Oklahoma finished the season with an 11–2 record.

Award watch lists

 * Lombardi Award
 * Dominique Alexander
 * Eric Striker


 * Jim Thorpe Award
 * Zack Sanchez


 * Butkus Award
 * Dominique Alexander
 * Erik Striker


 * Maxwell Award
 * Baker Mayfield
 * Samaje Perine
 * Sterling Shepard


 * Rimington Trophy
 * Ty Darlington


 * Outland Trophy
 * Ty Darlington


 * Chuck Bednarik Award
 * Zack Sanchez
 * Erik Striker
 * Charles Tapper


 * Walter Camp Award
 * Samaje Perine


 * Biletnikoff Award
 * Sterling Shepard


 * Bronko Nagurski Trophy
 * Dominique Alexander
 * Zack Sanchez
 * Erik Striker
 * Charles Tapper


 * Doak Walker Award
 * Samaje Perine

Schedule
Oklahoma announced its 2015 football schedule on November 19, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home games, five away games and one neutral game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted Big 12 foes Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl for the 110th time on October 10 for the Red River Showdown.

The Sooners hosted two non-conference games against Akron and Tulsa and traveled to its other non-conference foe Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Oklahoma met for the first time against the Akron Zips at home to open the season. The Sooners then traveled to Tennessee after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers last season and then hosted in-state rival Tulsa after traveling to Tulsa last year.

Weekly awards

 * Big 12 Player of the Week
 * Baker Mayfield (Week 3 vs Tulsa)
 * Baker Mayfield (Week 10 at Baylor)


 * Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
 * Samaje Perine (Week 8 vs Texas Tech)


 * Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
 * Zack Sanchez (Week 2 at Tennessee)
 * Eric Striker (Week 5 vs West Virginia)
 * Zack Sanchez (Week 7 vs Kansas State)
 * Charles Tapper (Week 8 at Kansas)
 * Zack Sanchez (Week 11 vs TCU)


 * Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
 * Austin Seibert (Week 5 vs West Virginia)

Awards

 * Ty Darlington
 * Academic All-America (first team)


 * Baker Mayfield
 * Burlsworth Trophy

2016 NFL Draft
The 2016 NFL Draft was held at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago on April 28–30, 2016. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.