The 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 131st season for the Oklahoma Sooners. Led by fourth-year head coach Brent Venables, the Sooners played home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Sooners drew an average home attendance of 83,532, the 13th-highest of all college football teams.
Schedule Oklahoma and the SEC announced the 2025 conference schedule on December 11, 2024. The 2025 schedule consists of seven home games, four away games and one neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted three non-conference games against Illinois State, Michigan, and Kent State and traveled to Temple. The Sooners hosted four SEC conference opponents against Auburn, Ole Miss, Missouri, and LSU, and traveled to three SEC conference opponents against South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. The Sooners faced Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl in the 121st Red River Rivalry.
Rankings
Preseason Award watch lists + Lott Trophy R Mason Thomas DLSo. Dodd TrophyBrent Venables HCMaxwell AwardJohn MateerQBJr.Jaydn OttRBJr.Bronko Nagurski TrophyKip Lewis LB Jr.Butkus AwardKip Lewis LB Jr.Wuerffel Trophy Robert Spears-JenningsSJr.Lou Groza Award Tate SandellPK Jr.Ray Guy AwardJacob UlrichP So.Patrick Mannelly Award Ben Anderson LS Jr.Walter Camp AwardJohn MateerQBJr.Doak Walker AwardJaydn OttRBSr.Davey O'Brien AwardJohn Mateer QBJr.Rotary Lombardi AwardR. Mason Thomas DLSo.Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Jaydn OttRBSr.Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardJohn MateerQBJr. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardJohn MateerQBJr.
SEC media days Oklahoma was predicted to finish tenth in the SEC preseason media poll. The Sooners received three first place votes.
Game summaries vs No. 6 (FCS) Illinois State
Statistics ILSTOU First downs 8 24 Plays–yards 46–151 69–495 Rushes–yards 26–117 32–103 Passing yards 34 392 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–20–0 30–37–1Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:04 32:56 Team Category Player StatisticsIllinois State Passing Tommy Rittenhouse 6/13, 22 yards Rushing Wenkers Wright 7 carries, 50 yards Receiving Scotty Presson Jr. 2 receptions, 8 yardsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 30/37, 392 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tory Blaylock 8 carries, 44 yards, TD Receiving Keontez Lewis 9 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 15 Michigan
Statistics MICH OU First downs 12 22 Plays–yards 56–288 74–408 Rushes–yards 32–146 40–138 Passing yards 142 270 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–24–0 21–34–1 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:48 32:12 Team Category Player StatisticsMichigan Passing Bryce Underwood 9/24, 142 yards Rushing Justice Haynes 19 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Donaven McCulley 3 receptions, 91 yards Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 21/34, 270 yards, TD, INT Rushing John Mateer 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD Receiving Deion Burks 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
at Temple
Statistics OUTEM First downs 29 7 Plays–yards 79–515 54–104 Rushes–yards 42–228 27–26 Passing yards 287 78 Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–1 14–27–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:16 27:44 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 20/34, 282 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tory Blaylock 14 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 7 receptions, 97 yardsTemple Passing Evan Simon 13/25, 75 yards Rushing Jay Ducker 7 carries, 24 yards Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 2 receptions, 21 yards
vs No. 22 Auburn
Statistics AUBOU First downs 18 16 Plays–yards 69–287 62–303 Rushes–yards 36–67 26–32 Passing yards 220 271 Passing: comp–att–int 21–33–0 24–36–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 35:34 24:26 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Jackson Arnold 21/32, 220 yards, TD Rushing Jeremiah Cobb 6 carries, 61 yards Receiving Eric Singleton Jr. 9 receptions, 60 yards Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 24/36, 217 yards, TD Rushing John Mateer 10 carries, 29 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 9 receptions, 127 yards, TD
vs Kent State
Statistics KENTOU First downs 7 23 Plays–yards 52–135 68–355 Rushes–yards 33–17 41–185 Passing yards 118 170 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–1 15–27–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:58 31:02 Team Category Player StatisticsKent State Passing Devin Kargman 8/16, 74 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Nubin 7 carries, 18 yards Receiving Wayne Harris 3 receptions, 18 yards Oklahoma Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 14/24, 162 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tory Blaylock 15 carries, 78 yards Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
vs. Texas (Red River Rivalry)
Statistics OUTEX First downs 16 15 Plays–yards 69–258 62–302 Rushes–yards 30–48 35–136 Passing yards 210 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–39–3 21–27–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:02 30:58 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 20/38, 202 yards, 3 INT Rushing Tory Blaylock 11 carries, 33 yards Receiving Deion Burks 5 receptions, 64 yards Texas Passing Arch Manning 21/27, 166 yards, TD Rushing Quintrevion Wisner 22 carries, 94 yards Receiving DeAndre Moore Jr. 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
at South Carolina
Statistics OUSC First downs 20 15 Plays–yards 67–319 67–224 Rushes–yards 40–171 34–54 Passing yards 148 170 Passing: comp–att–int 19–27–0 21–33–2 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 33:38 26:22 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 19/27, 148 yards, TD Rushing Tory Blaylock 19 carries, 101 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 7 receptions, 73 yards, TDSouth Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 17/25, 124 yards, TD Rushing Rahsul Faison 10 carries, 50 yards Receiving Jayden Sellers 6 receptions, 57 yards
vs No. 8 Ole Miss
Statistics MISSOU First downs 21 14 Plays–yards 87–431 60–359 Rushes–yards 41–116 28–136 Passing yards 315 223 Passing: comp–att–int 24–46–0 17–32–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 35:36 24:24 Team Category Player StatisticsOle Miss Passing Trinidad Chambliss 24/44, 315 yards, TD Rushing Kewan Lacy 27 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Receiving Harrison Wallace III 5 receptions, 64 yardsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 17/31, 223 yards, TD Rushing Xavier Robinson 9 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD
at No. 14 Tennessee
Statistics OUTENN First downs 19 28 Plays–yards 64–351 80–456 Rushes–yards 35–192 35–63 Passing yards 159 393 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–1 29–45–2 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 30:07 29:53 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 19/29, 159 yards, INT Rushing Xavier Robinson 16 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 6 receptions, 68 yardsTennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 29/45, 393 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeSean Bishop 12 carries, 38 yards Receiving Chris Brazzell II 6 receptions, 68 yards
at No. 4 Alabama
Statistics OUALA First downs 12 23 Plays–yards 51–212 75–406 Rushes–yards 28–74 33–80 Passing yards 138 326 Passing: comp–att–int 15–23–0 28–42–1 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 25:32 34:28 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing John Mateer 15/23, 138 yards Rushing Xavier Robinson 10 carries, 34 yards Receiving Jer'Michael Carter 3 receptions, 36 yards Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 28/42, 326 yards, TD, INT Rushing Daniel Hill 15 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Cuevas 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD
vs No. 22 Missouri (rivalry)
Statistics MIZOU First downs 19 14 Plays–yards 71–301 62–276 Rushes–yards 35–70 32–103 Passing yards 231 173 Passing: comp–att–int 20–36–2 14–30–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:48 27:12 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri Passing Beau Pribula 20/36, 231 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ahmad Hardy 17 carries, 57 yards Receiving Kevin Coleman Jr. 7 receptions, 115 yards Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 14/30, 173 yards, 2 TD Rushing John Mateer 18 carries, 60 yards Receiving Xavier Robinson 4 receptions, 16 yards
vs LSU
Statistics LSUOU First downs 9 14 Plays–yards 55–198 66–393 Rushes–yards 29–85 28–75 Passing yards 113 318 Passing: comp–att–int 15–26–1 23–38–3 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 29:19 30:41 Team Category Player StatisticsLSU Passing Michael Van Buren Jr. 14/25, 96 yards, TD, INT Rushing Caden Durham 6 carries, 42 yards Receiving Zavion Thomas 3 receptions, 30 yards, TD Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 23/38, 318 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Tory Blaylock 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD
vs No. 9 Alabama (College Football Playoff – First Round)
Statistics ALAOU First downs 12 18 Plays–yards 54–260 75–362 Rushes–yards 25–28 33–55 Passing yards 232 307 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 26–42–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:52 33:08 Team Category Player StatisticsAlabama Passing Ty Simpson 18/29, 232 yards, 2 TD Rushing Daniel Hill 9 carries, 43 yards, TD Receiving Lotzeir Brooks 5 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 26/41, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tory Blaylock 11 carries, 36 yards Receiving Deion Burks 7 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Personnel Coaching staff + Brent Venables Head coach 4th Ben Arbuckle Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st Todd Bates Associate head coach/Co-defensive coordinator/Run defense/Defensive tackles 4th Bill Bedenbaugh Offensive line 13th Miguel Chavis Defensive ends 4thDoug Deakin Special Team Coordinator 1stNate Dreiling Inside Linebackers Coach 1st Joe Jon Finley Tight ends 3rd Brandon Hall Safeties 4th Emmett Jones Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers 3rd DeMarco Murray Running backs 6th Jay Valai Assistant Head Coach for Defense/ Co-defensive coordinator/Pass defense/Cornerbacks & nickelbacks 3rd Wes GoodwinAssistant Linebackers/Outside Linebackers 1st Jerry Schmidt Director of sports enhancement & strength and conditioning 4thSource: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners Roster
Roster 2025 Oklahoma Sooners FootballQuarterback 3 Michael Hawkins Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 206) 10 John Mateer – junior (6'1, 224) 15 Jett Niu – freshman (6'2, 198) 16 Whitt Newbauer – sophomore (6'6, 231)
Running back 0 Jaydn Ott – senior (6'0, 208) 2 Jovantae Barnes – senior (6'0, 211) 6 Tory Blaylock – freshman (5'11, 203) 8 Taylor Tatum – sophomore (5'10, 212) 21 Xavier Robinson – sophomore (6'0, 239) 25 Andy Bass – freshman (5'11, 205) 29 Gabę Sawchuk – freshman (5'10, 196)
Wide receiver 1 Jayden Gibson – junior (6'5, 186) 4 Deion Burks – senior (5'9, 188) 5 Isaiah Sategna III – junior (5'10, 182) 7 Zion Kearney – sophomore (6'1, 207) 9 Keontez Lewis – senior (6'2, 197) 11 Javonnie Gibson – junior (6'2, 211) 13 Zion Ragins – sophomore (5'8, 153) 14 Elijah Thomas – freshman (6'0, 194) 17 Josiah Martin – sophomore (5'11, 163) 21 Manny Choice – freshman (6'4, 212) 28 KJ Daniels – freshman (5'9, 165) 80 Jakeb Snyder – sophomore (5'8, 177) 82 Ivan Carreon – sophomore (6'6, 224) 83 Major Melson – senior (5'10, 190) 84 Jer'Michael Carter – junior (6'4, 192) 85 Trey Brown – sophomore (5'9, 180) 88 Jacob Jordan – sophomore (5'9, 181) 89 Eli Merck – sophomore (5'11, 200)
Tight end 12 Jaren Kanak – senior (6'2, 233) 18 Kaden Helms – junior (6'5, 238) 19 Kade McIntyre – sophomore (6'3, 228) 22 Trynae Washington – freshman (6'4, 248) 44 John Locke Jr. – junior (6'4, 252) 81 Will Huggins – senior (6'6, 252) 86 Carson Kent – junior (6'4, 247)
Long snapper 49 Ben Anderson – junior (6'5, 241) 50 Seth Freeman – freshman (6'0, 240) Offensive line 52 Troy Everett – – senior (6'3, 315) 54 Febechi Nwaiwu – – senior (6'4, 326) 55 Eddy Pierre–Louis – – sophomore (6'3, 314) 56 Michael Fasusi – – freshman (6'5, 309) 57 Gunnar Allen – – junior (6'1, 295) 64 Sean Hutton – – freshman (6'0, 299) 66 Derek Simmons – – senior (6'5, 317) 68 Owen Hollenbeck – – freshman (6'3, 347) 69 Jake Maikkula – — junior (6'5, 299) 70 Ryan Fodje – – freshman (6'5, 322) 71 Logan Howland – – sophomore (6'6, 322) 73 Isiah Autry-Dent – – freshman (6'6, 318) 74 Draius Afalava – – freshman (6'4, 353) 75 Daniel Akikunmi – – freshman (6'6, 324) 76 Jacob Sexton – – senior (6'6, 330)