2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 128th season for the  Oklahoma Sooners. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. 2022 marked the first time the Sooners finished with a losing record since 1998. Despite this, the Sooners continued the streak of participating in a bowl game every season since 1999. They were led by first-year head coach Brent Venables.

Outgoing transfers
The Sooners lost thirteen players via transfer portal for the 2022 season.

Additions
Incoming transfers

Recruiting class
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, TBD received a four star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= Left the Oklahoma program following signing but prior to the 2022 season.

Returning starters
Offense

Defense

Special teams

† Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released

Big 12 media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.


 * First place votes in

Preseason Big-12 awards
2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Source:

Schedule
Oklahoma and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021. The 2022 schedule consists of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host 2 non-conference games against UTEP and Kent State and will travel to Nebraska. Oklahoma will host Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Iowa State, West Virginia, and Texas Tech in regular-season conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 118th game played in the series.

Depth chart
True Freshman

Defense
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Scoring
Oklahoma vs Non-Conference Opponents

Oklahoma vs Big 12 Opponents

Oklahoma vs All Opponents

NFL draft
The NFL draft was held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on April 27–29, 2023. Sooners who were picked in the 2023 NFL Draft: