2013 Oklahoma Sooners Football ScheduleFinal Record: 11-2, 7-2 (Big 12) |
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| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 31 |
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ULM Warhawks Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 34-0 | |
| Saturday Sep. 7 |
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West Virginia Mountaineers Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 16-7 | |
| Saturday Sep. 14 |
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 51-20 | |
| Saturday Sep. 21 |
Open Date | |||
| Saturday Sep. 28 |
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at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN |
Won 35-21 | |
| Saturday Oct. 5 |
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TCU Horned Frogs Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 20-17 | |
| Saturday Oct. 12 |
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Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX |
Lost 36-20 | |
| Saturday Oct. 19 |
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at Kansas Jayhawks Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS |
Won 34-19 | |
| Saturday Oct. 26 |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 38-30 | |
| Saturday Nov. 2 |
Open Date | |||
| Thursday Nov. 7 |
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at Baylor Bears Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX |
Lost 41-12 | |
| Saturday Nov. 16 |
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Iowa State Cyclones Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK |
Won 48-10 | |
| Saturday Nov. 23 |
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at Kansas State Wildcats Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS |
Won 41-31 | |
| Saturday Nov. 30 |
Open Date | |||
| Saturday Dec. 7 |
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at Oklahoma State Cowboys Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK |
Won 33-24 | |
| 2014 AllState Sugar Bowl | ||||
| Thursday Jan. 2 |
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Alabama Crimson Tide Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA |
Won 45-31 | |
Day
September 9, 2016 at 11:50 am
“It’s both a justification and an excuse.”
Yep, What’s the point of Houston playing an Oklahoma, winning by 10, going undefeated the rest of the season, winning they’re conference & conference championship & not making it to the CFP? It really depends on how (if) Oklahoma can run the table, how they win their games, scores, did they struggle…etc. The eye ball test will play a big factor in this at the end of the season, if Houston can beat their opponents by 30+ a game & beat a very good Louisville team, they still have to over come the other conference champions & favoritism from the Bama’s, Sooners, Clemson…etc, fans that will travel like the article says but if the Cougars loses then it is over for them anyways.
stevereenie
September 22, 2016 at 10:59 pm
Excuse me………………..the Buckeyes will take the seat you are talking about.
Mazarati
September 9, 2016 at 1:05 pm
It won’t matter. Oklahoma will have more than one loss before the season is over.
Stuart
September 9, 2016 at 2:53 pm
The question is would a 12-0 Houston get in over a 12-1 Stanford, Washington, Florida State, Michigan, say Georgia or take your pick from Baylor/Oklahoma/Texas/TCU winning the Big 12.
The answer is no. Houston’s SOS require OU to run the table and Louisville to be a 10 game winner, and for the SOS of all those P5 to be well below norm. That wont happen. The SOS will kill UH as will the lack of quality opponents. And even if they manage to be 3rd or 4th in the polls the committee and computers will push UH to the 5th slot.
The entire system is designed to lock out a hot G5 school like Boise State under Petersen (now UW coach) or Houston under Herman (who’s P5 coach will he be in January?). That wont change.
Greg
September 9, 2016 at 3:48 pm
1. Let’s take one week at a time. Houston has not yet gone 12-0. In fact, at this point, they’re far away from that goal.
2. I’d could successfully be argued that every single AAC team is better than Kansas. It could also be argued that at least 8 of them are better than Iowa State.
3. I’d take more stock in this article if it wasn’t authored by a Big XII team supporter.
Shep
September 9, 2016 at 3:51 pm
“First, the Sooners will play five times, think about that, five times more Power opponents than will the Cougars. If both teams are playing at the same level, it means, theoretically, that Oklahoma has a five times greater chance of losing in 10 of the 12 weeks than does Houston.”
So every P5 school is 2x as difficult as every G5 team? Gimmie a break. Yes, they’re in no question.
lost in Va.
September 9, 2016 at 4:21 pm
yes, to a 13-0 Houston team being above Oklahoma in the CFP….but not over a 5 loss SEC squad….
David
September 9, 2016 at 7:10 pm
I’d say the committee can say the same thing they said before. Houston, you won a Conference Championship Game. That’s an extra data point. The XII doesn’t have a conference championship game, and that matters.
Patrick Ray
September 10, 2016 at 6:38 am
Thought-provoking article; well done. Long way to go though.
One thing to think of is the human element. While the stats regarding SOS may back up your point, the committee may take Houston instead due to the critical backlash (and potential political backlash) that would occur in this scenario. Remember that when Utah was left out of the BCS, Senator Orin Hatch got involved to press the case which eventually led to changes in G5 access. With the committee now in place, do they risk a similar situation.
Yang
September 10, 2016 at 10:21 am
Head-to-head win should have much more weight.
David
September 10, 2016 at 11:32 am
Indeed Yang, a better what if scenario would be a conference champion Texas with one loss vs. an undefeated Houston. Who goes then, when there’s no head to head?
Tony
September 11, 2016 at 6:18 pm
If the
cougars draw a crowd of 35000 to 45000. I think they will get in but I am reasonable sure this won’t do this, this year. What does 2017-18 schedule look like?
BambiB
September 11, 2016 at 8:27 pm
Sorry, no. If Houston is perfect and Oklahoma lost to Houston, Houston should go and Oklahoma should learn to take their non-conference games more seriously.
Patrick
September 13, 2016 at 3:19 am
schedule doesn’t matter as much as head to head takes care of it…And this is biased. Power 5 team doesn’t automatically mean good. There were 5 teams ranked in the top 25 from the AAC last year. That doesn’t come easy as voters always want teams to prove it if your from the G5 (unlike teams like Florida who get gifted rankings). By the end of the Year USF will also be ranked and high too so that’s another ranked opponent Houston faces. No way Oklahoma hops Houston (assuming Houston goes undefeated and OK runs the table).
Robert
September 13, 2016 at 5:51 pm
ou should end up with at least 3 loses…..Houston, Ohio St and TEXAS….so none of this will be an issue
Vox
September 17, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Don’t think your plan accounted for Louisville crushing FSU 63-20. If both remain undefeated UofH can knock off 2 top 5 opponents. That should be plenty to give them a much deserved shot at the playoffs.
stevereenie
September 22, 2016 at 10:57 pm
Never Mind…………………..