American college football season
The 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 127th 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. The team was led during the regular season by Lincoln Riley, in his fifth and final year as head coach.
Riley departed Oklahoma for USC on November 28. Former Sooners head coach Bob Stoops was named the interim head coach and led the team to their win in the Alamo Bowl.
Offseason
Position key
Offseason departures
Recruiting
Transfers
Outgoing
The Oklahoma Sooners lost seventeen players via transfer portal for the 2021 season.
Incoming
The Oklahoma Sooners add nine players via transfer portal from the 2020 season.
Returning starters
Offense
† Indicates player was a starter in 2020 but missed all of 2021 due to injury.
2021 NFL draft
NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2021 NFL Combine included Oklahoma football players: -
Team players drafted into the NFL
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Big 12 media days
Big 12 media poll
Preseason awards
2021 Preseason All-Big 12[19]
Schedule
Spring Game
Regular season
The 2021 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted 2 non-conference games against Western Carolina and Nebraska and was originally scheduled to travel to Tulane, but the effects of Hurricane Ida forced the game to be played in Oklahoma with Tulane still being the home team. Oklahoma hosted Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia, and travelled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State in regular-season conference play. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 116th game played in the series.[21]
- ^ Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Norman on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane remained the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.[22]
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
- Graduate assistants
- Analysts
Depth chart
[citation needed]
Injury report
Game summaries
At Tulane
No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) vs. Tulane Green Wave (0–0)
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Originally scheduled at Tulane, location changed due to Hurricane Ida)
- Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 88
- Game attendance: 42,206
- Referee: Michael Vandervelde
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
- Pregame line: - 31 1/2
Vs. Western Carolina
Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0) - Game summary
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: • SunnyTemperature:90
- Game attendance: 83,538
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (BSOK PPV): Chad McKee (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst) & Lesley McCaslin
- Pregame line:-51 1/2
Vs. Nebraska
vs West Virginia
At Kansas State
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (3–1)
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
- Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: •Cloudy Temperature: 73
- Game attendance: 47,690
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
- Pregame line: - 12 1/2
Vs. No. 21 Texas
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (5–0) vs. No. 21 Texas Longhorns (4–1)
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
- Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: •Sunny Temperature:
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
- Pregame line: -3 1/2
Vs. TCU
TCU Horned Frogs (3–2) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (6–0)
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 65
- Game attendance: 84,391
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
- Pregame line: - 13 1/2
At Kansas
Vs. Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders (5–3) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (8–0)
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday,October 30, 2021
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 72
- Game attendance: 82,732
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
- Pregame line:
At No. 13 Baylor
No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (9–0) vs. No. 13 Baylor Bears (7–2)
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
- Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 57°F
- Game attendance: 46,782
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
- Pregame line: Oklahoma -4.0
Vs. Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones (6–4) vs. No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners (9–1)
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
- Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature:59
- Game attendance: 82,685
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
- Pregame line:Oklahoma -3.0
At No. 7 Oklahoma State
No.10 Oklahoma Sooners (10–1) vs. No.7 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10–1)
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
- Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 57
- Game attendance: 54,990
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
- Pregame line: Oklahoma + 4
Vs. Oregon (2021 Alamo Bowl)
No.14 Oregon Ducks (10–3) vs. No.16 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2)
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
- Date: Wednesday, December 29th, 2021
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
- Game weather: indoor
- Game attendance: 59,121
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
- Pregame line: Oklahoma - 6 1/2
Statistics
Scoring
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
Scores by quarter (Big 12 opponents)
Scores by quarter (All opponents)
Rankings
Awards and honors
References
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- ^ "Walter Camp Foundation Announces 2021 Player of the Year Preseason Watch List". July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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- ^ "2021 Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (August 30, 2021). "Oklahoma at Tulane football game moved to Norman due to Hurricane Ida". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
