The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the

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during the

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, the 129th season for the

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. They were led by second-year head coach Brent Venables. They played their home games at

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. They were a charter member of the

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. The season marked the team's last season as members of the

before joining the SEC on July 1, 2024. The Oklahoma Sooners football team drew an average home attendance of 83,741 in 2023.

Offseason

Departures

Entered NFL draft

Players listed below left Oklahoma to enter the draft with eligibility remaining, excluding seniors who were allowed a 5th year by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outgoing transfers

Former 5-star recruit Theo Wease Jr. transferred to

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after three seasons with the Sooners. Wease Jr. recorded 64 receptions for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns during his tenure. Senior David Ugowegbu transferred to

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after ranking second on the team with 101 tackles last season.

Additions

Incoming transfers

The Sooners added fourteen new transfers for head coach Brent Venables's second season. Former Sooner Austin Stogner re-committed to Oklahoma after playing a sole season with

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transfer

Dasan McCullough Dasan McCullough (born March 7, 2003) is an American college football outside linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Oklahoma Sooners. Early life McCullough initially attended Blue Valley ...

committed to the Sooners alongside his brother, Daeh, a 2023 4-star recruit. As a freshman, McCullough recorded 48 tackles and four sacks in 11 games for the Hoosiers.

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committed to the Sooners from

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after catching 19 passes for 328 years and four touchdowns in his two seasons with the Wolverines. Trace Ford and Brenen Thompson committed to the Sooners after transferring from longtime rivals

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and

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respectively.

Recruiting

Class rankings

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason All Big-12 teams

Big 12 media poll

Schedule

Oklahoma and the Big 12 announced the 2023 conference schedule on January 31, 2023. The 2023 schedule consists of 4 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host 2 non-conference games against Arkansas State and SMU and will travel to Tulsa. Oklahoma will host Iowa State, UCF, West Virginia, and TCU, and travel to BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 119th game played in the series.

Roster

Coaching staff

Source
2023 Oklahoma Sooners Roster
/small> After serving as the interim wide receivers coach last season, L'Damian Washington joined

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as the full-time wide receivers coach following Emmett Jones's hiring to the same position.

Spring game

Game summaries

Arkansas State

SMU

At Tulsa

At Cincinnati

Iowa State

No. 3 Texas

UCF

At Kansas

At No.22 Oklahoma State

West Virginia

At BYU

TCU

No. 14 Arizona (2023 Alamo Bowl)

Rankings

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Sooners were selected in the

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References

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