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2021 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Lincoln Riley (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Cale Gundy (4th season as co-OC, 23rd overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Bedenbaugh (4th season as co-OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (3rd season)
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

2021 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Oklahoma State y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 5 Baylor y$		7	–	2					12	–	2
No. 10 Oklahoma		7	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		5	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas State		4	–	5					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5					6	–	7
Texas		3	–	6					5	–	7
TCU		3	–	6					5	–	7
Texas Tech		3	–	6					7	–	6
Kansas		1	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2020 season 9-2, 6-2 in Big 12 play. Despite beginning the season 1-2, 0-2 in Big 12 play, they came back and finished the season in 2nd place in the Big 12 behind Iowa State, who they defeated in the 2020 Big 12 Championship Game 27-21 for their sixth consecutive Big 12 Championship. For the first time since 2016, the Sooners were not selected for the College Football Playoff. Instead, the sixth-ranked Sooners were selected to face the seventh-ranked SEC East Champion Florida Gators in the Cotton Bowl, where they defeated the Gators 55-20. They finished the season ranked 6th in the AP and Coaches Poll.

Offseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
			N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2  247Sports: 1  ESPN: 1
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

2020 NFL Draft

NFL Combine

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

The official list of participants for the 2020 NFL Combine included Oklahoma football players : -

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player

Position

Round

Pick

NFL Team

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)

Personnel

Roster

2020 Oklahoma Sooners Football
Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end Long snapper		Offensive line Defensive line		Linebacker Defensive back Placekicker Punter

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined staff

Depth chart

Defense
CB DB1_Starter DB1_Backup DB1_Third								CB DB2_Starter DB2_Backup DB2_Third
Offense
LT LG C RG RT LT_Starter LG_Starter C_Starter RG_Starter RT_Starter LT_Backup LG_Backup C_Backup RG_Backup RT_Backup LT_Third LG_Third C_Third RG_Third RT_Third
		QB QB_Starter QB_Backup QB_Third

Schedule

Regular season

The 2021 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 Western Carolina and Nebraska and will travel to Tulane. Oklahoma will host Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia, and travel to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State in regular-season conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 116th game played in the series.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	TBA	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
September 11	TBA	Western Carolina*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
September 18	TBA	Nebraska*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)
TBA	TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
TBA	TBA	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBA	TBA	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
TBA	TBA	Iowa State	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
TBA	TBA	TCU	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
TBA	TBA	Texas Tech	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
TBA	TBA	West Virginia	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
TBA	TBA	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)
TBA	TBA	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Central time