The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 4-0 on the season with their 24-17 win over the Auburn Tigers. Oklahoma is also 1-0 in SEC play and extended its unbeaten record against Auburn to 4-0.
It was a strong day for the defense, a Brent Venables-led unit that recorded nine sacks in the game, tied for the most all-time in Oklahoma Sooners history. While the offense got off to a slow start in the first half, they found some life in the second half, getting a touchdown and two field goals to earn a hard-fought victory over Jackson Arnold and the Auburn Tigers.
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With the win, the Sooners moved up two spots to No. 10 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.
The top seven remained the same from last week, with Ohio State leading the way with 61 first place votes. Penn State is at No. 2, and Georgia, LSU, and Oregon round out the top five. Miami came in at No. 6 and Texas at No. 7. Florida State and Texas A&M both moved up after Illinois was blown out by the Indiana Hoosiers. The Sooners jumped Ole Miss, who won in a blowout over UAB.
After their loss on Saturday, Auburn dropped out of the top 25. So did South Carolina after their second-straight loss, this time to the Missouri Tigers, who moved up three spots to No. 19 in the nation.
Week 5 results: Published September 21, 2025
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
3-0 |
1667 |
61 |
1 |
– |
1/2 |
|
|
2 |
3-0 |
1552 |
3 |
2 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
3 |
3-0 |
1497 |
1 |
3 |
– |
3/4 |
|
|
4 |
4-0 |
1458 |
0 |
4 |
– |
4/9 |
|
|
5 |
4-0 |
1442 |
1 |
5 |
– |
5/7 |
|
|
6 |
4-0 |
1399 |
1 |
6 |
– |
6/10 |
|
|
7 |
3-1 |
1209 |
0 |
7 |
– |
1/7 |
|
|
8 |
3-0 |
1100 |
0 |
9 |
+1 |
8/NR |
|
|
9 |
3-0 |
1043 |
0 |
10 |
+1 |
9/22 |
|
|
10 |
4-0 |
1024 |
0 |
12 |
+2 |
10/NR |
|
|
11 |
4-0 |
996 |
0 |
11 |
– |
11/15 |
|
|
12 |
4-0 |
915 |
0 |
17 |
+5 |
12/21 |
|
|
13 |
4-0 |
870 |
0 |
13 |
– |
13/21 |
|
|
14 |
4-0 |
807 |
0 |
16 |
+2 |
14/24 |
|
|
15 |
3-1 |
715 |
0 |
15 |
– |
15/18 |
|
|
16 |
2-1 |
649 |
0 |
14 |
-2 |
8/20 |
|
|
17 |
4-0 |
558 |
0 |
19 |
+2 |
17/NR |
|
|
18 |
3-1 |
469 |
0 |
20 |
+2 |
13/22 |
|
|
19 |
4-0 |
433 |
0 |
22 |
+3 |
19/NR |
|
|
20 |
4-0 |
417 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
1-2 |
261 |
0 |
21 |
– |
5/21 |
|
|
22 |
4-0 |
249 |
0 |
NR |
+6 |
22/NR |
|
|
23 |
3-1 |
214 |
0 |
8 |
-15 |
8/23 |
|
|
24 |
3-0 |
185 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
23/NR |
|
|
25 |
3-0 |
112 |
0 |
NR |
+7 |
25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Utah; No. 24 South Carolina; No. 25 Auburn;
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Others Receiving Votes
Arizona State 104; Utah 99; Louisville 67; Mississippi State 57; Memphis 55; Auburn 48; South Florida 32; Washington 19; Navy 17; Maryland 10; Kansas 6; Syracuse 4; Houston 4; UNLV 3; Tulane 3; Nebraska 3; North Texas 2; Iowa 1;
List Of Voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2025 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Dave Aranda, Baylor; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Ryan Carty, Delaware; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Luke Fickell, Wisconsin; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Eric Morris, North Texas; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Jay Norvell, Colorado State; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming, Willie Simmons, Florida International; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso.
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