The No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners are 6-1 heading into a matchup with the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla.
The Sooners are coming off a dominant 52-27 road win over TCU last week, a game in which they torched the Horned Frogs for 536 yards of offense while allowing just 275. It was a bounceback win for Oklahoma, who opened the season with five straight wins over Florida Atlantic, UCLA, Iowa State, Army and Baylor before falling to Texas on a late field goal in the Red River Showdown.
Following the Week 8 games, ESPN updated its Football Power Index ratings, which featured the Sooners as the No. 5 team in the country and No. 1 team in the Big 12 Conference. In addition to its team ratings, FPI also includes game-by-game projections for every team, so we’ve decided to check in on the Oklahoma projections for the rest of the season.
According to FPI, Oklahoma boasts the 35th-toughest remaining schedule in college football, a slate that includes three games against teams that are currently ranked in the FPI’s top 35 nationally. FPI gives the Sooners a 54.7 percent chance of winning the Big 12 title and a 27.3 percent chance of winning the remainder of their regular season games.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the Sooners’ game-by-game projections for the rest of the season, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index:
Week 9: vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Date: Sat., Oct. 27
Location: Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Okla.
FPI projected result: Win
OU’s chance of winning: 94.0 percent
Projected record: 7-1
Week 10: at Texas Tech Red Raiders
Date: Sat., Nov. 3
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas
FPI projected result: Win
OU’s chance of winning: 68.6 percent
Projected record: 8-1
Week 11: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Date: Sat., Nov. 10
Location: Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Okla.
FPI projected result: Win
OU’s chance of winning: 86.7 percent
Projected record: 9-1
Week 12: vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Date: Sat., Nov. 17
Location: Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Okla.
FPI projected result: Win
OU’s chance of winning: 97.4 percent
Projected record: 10-1
Week 13: at No. 13 West Virginia Mountaineers
Date: Fri., Nov. 23
Location: Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, W.V.
FPI projected result: Win
OU’s chance of winning: 66.5 percent
Projected record: 11-1
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