Football Player Class Count by Season
Note: NA are players that were discovered after further research that weren't on the roster in that season's media guide. Also, freshmen were not eligible to play until 1972, but OU did not list them on the regular roster in the media guides in 1972 or 1973 (only as signees).
| Season | Total | Freshmen | Sophomores | Juniors | Seniors | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 125 | 53 (42%) | 25 (20%) | 19 (15%) | 28 (22%) | 0 |
| 2022 | 116 | 39 (34%) | 23 (20%) | 26 (22%) | 28 (24%) | 0 |
| 2021 | 119 | 38 (32%) | 29 (24%) | 25 (21%) | 27 (23%) | 0 |
| 2020 | 123 | 53 (43%) | 25 (20%) | 28 (23%) | 17 (14%) | 0 |
| 2019 | 115 | 51 (44%) | 27 (23%) | 22 (19%) | 15 (13%) | 0 |
| 2018 | 118 | 55 (47%) | 21 (18%) | 25 (21%) | 17 (14%) | 0 |
| 2017 | 117 | 43 (37%) | 32 (27%) | 23 (20%) | 19 (16%) | 0 |
| 2016 | 119 | 41 (34%) | 29 (24%) | 29 (24%) | 20 (17%) | 0 |
| 2015 | 123 | 49 (40%) | 33 (27%) | 26 (21%) | 15 (12%) | 0 |
| 2014 | 121 | 43 (36%) | 35 (29%) | 21 (17%) | 22 (18%) | 0 |
| 2013 | 108 | 40 (37%) | 22 (20%) | 26 (24%) | 20 (19%) | 0 |
| 2012 | 107 | 41 (38%) | 19 (18%) | 25 (23%) | 21 (20%) | 1 |
| 2011 | 112 | 48 (43%) | 22 (20%) | 26 (23%) | 15 (13%) | 1 |
| 2010 | 121 | 48 (40%) | 34 (28%) | 21 (17%) | 18 (15%) | 0 |
| 2009 | 104 | 37 (36%) | 22 (21%) | 22 (21%) | 21 (20%) | 2 |
| 2008 | 101 | 41 (41%) | 19 (19%) | 23 (23%) | 18 (18%) | 0 |
| 2007 | 101 | 37 (37%) | 22 (22%) | 24 (24%) | 18 (18%) | 0 |
| 2006 | 108 | 46 (43%) | 30 (28%) | 23 (21%) | 9 (8%) | 0 |
| 2005 | 106 | 42 (40%) | 28 (26%) | 16 (15%) | 20 (19%) | 0 |
| 2004 | 104 | 40 (38%) | 11 (11%) | 27 (26%) | 26 (25%) | 0 |
| 2003 | 93 | 27 (29%) | 27 (29%) | 25 (27%) | 13 (14%) | 1 |
| 2002 | 112 | 45 (40%) | 28 (25%) | 21 (19%) | 16 (14%) | 2 |
| 2001 | 106 | 44 (42%) | 26 (25%) | 22 (21%) | 12 (11%) | 2 |
| 2000 | 106 | 36 (34%) | 29 (27%) | 18 (17%) | 22 (21%) | 1 |
| 1999 | 108 | 41 (38%) | 21 (19%) | 27 (25%) | 19 (18%) | 0 |
| 1998 | 119 | 36 (30%) | 35 (29%) | 26 (22%) | 22 (18%) | 0 |
| 1997 | 113 | 44 (39%) | 19 (17%) | 31 (27%) | 19 (17%) | 0 |
| 1996 | 108 | 47 (44%) | 21 (19%) | 24 (22%) | 15 (14%) | 1 |
| 1995 | 114 | 46 (40%) | 20 (18%) | 19 (17%) | 27 (24%) | 2 |
| 1994 | 106 | 33 (31%) | 20 (19%) | 27 (25%) | 14 (13%) | 12 |
| 1993 | 95 | 32 (34%) | 26 (27%) | 18 (19%) | 18 (19%) | 1 |
| 1992 | 108 | 37 (34%) | 22 (20%) | 23 (21%) | 25 (23%) | 1 |
| 1991 | 110 | 40 (36%) | 20 (18%) | 25 (23%) | 24 (22%) | 1 |
| 1990 | 104 | 30 (29%) | 29 (28%) | 28 (27%) | 17 (16%) | 0 |
| 1989 | 103 | 45 (44%) | 22 (21%) | 23 (22%) | 12 (12%) | 1 |
| 1988 | 119 | 50 (42%) | 27 (23%) | 19 (16%) | 22 (18%) | 1 |
| 1987 | 108 | 37 (34%) | 19 (18%) | 27 (25%) | 24 (22%) | 1 |
| 1986 | 107 | 35 (33%) | 26 (24%) | 25 (23%) | 19 (18%) | 2 |
| 1985 | 102 | 44 (43%) | 28 (27%) | 20 (20%) | 7 (7%) | 3 |
| 1984 | 114 | 51 (45%) | 23 (20%) | 16 (14%) | 18 (16%) | 6 |
| 1983 | 103 | 48 (47%) | 14 (14%) | 20 (19%) | 19 (18%) | 2 |
| 1982 | 104 | 31 (30%) | 29 (28%) | 22 (21%) | 18 (17%) | 4 |
| 1981 | 118 | 29 (25%) | 46 (39%) | 25 (21%) | 18 (15%) | 0 |
| 1980 | 132 | 30 (23%) | 54 (41%) | 23 (17%) | 24 (18%) | 1 |
| 1979 | 141 | 45 (32%) | 33 (23%) | 34 (24%) | 27 (19%) | 2 |
| 1978 | 115 | 22 (19%) | 39 (34%) | 30 (26%) | 23 (20%) | 1 |
| 1977 | 127 | 30 (24%) | 43 (34%) | 32 (25%) | 21 (17%) | 1 |
| 1976 | 117 | 25 (21%) | 33 (28%) | 37 (32%) | 21 (18%) | 1 |
| 1975 | 130 | 27 (21%) | 53 (41%) | 26 (20%) | 24 (18%) | 0 |
| 1974 | 142 | 23 (16%) | 51 (36%) | 42 (30%) | 24 (17%) | 2 |
| 1973 | 127 | 1 (1%) | 67 (53%) | 32 (25%) | 16 (13%) | 11 |
| 1972 | 129 | 5 (4%) | 73 (57%) | 25 (19%) | 22 (17%) | 4 |
| 1971 | 96 | 1 (1%) | 46 (48%) | 25 (26%) | 21 (22%) | 3 |
| 1970 | 82 | 0 (0%) | 42 (51%) | 26 (32%) | 14 (17%) | 0 |
| 1969 | 84 | 0 (0%) | 41 (49%) | 23 (27%) | 19 (23%) | 1 |
| 1968 | 90 | 0 (0%) | 48 (53%) | 26 (29%) | 15 (17%) | 1 |
| 1967 | 74 | 0 (0%) | 31 (42%) | 25 (34%) | 14 (19%) | 4 |
| 1966 | 70 | 0 (0%) | 28 (40%) | 19 (27%) | 17 (24%) | 6 |
| 1965 | 74 | 0 (0%) | 42 (57%) | 22 (30%) | 9 (12%) | 1 |
| 1964 | 71 | 0 (0%) | 31 (44%) | 18 (25%) | 22 (31%) | 0 |
| 1963 | 76 | 0 (0%) | 34 (45%) | 27 (36%) | 11 (14%) | 4 |
| 1962 | 73 | 0 (0%) | 36 (49%) | 22 (30%) | 14 (19%) | 1 |
| 1961 | 77 | 0 (0%) | 35 (45%) | 21 (27%) | 18 (23%) | 3 |
| 1960 | 71 | 0 (0%) | 29 (41%) | 24 (34%) | 16 (23%) | 2 |
| 1959 | 74 | 0 (0%) | 32 (43%) | 22 (30%) | 18 (24%) | 2 |
| 1958 | 67 | 0 (0%) | 30 (45%) | 21 (31%) | 15 (22%) | 1 |
| 1957 | 69 | 1 (1%) | 27 (39%) | 23 (33%) | 15 (22%) | 3 |
| 1956 | 67 | 0 (0%) | 28 (42%) | 19 (28%) | 18 (27%) | 2 |
| 1955 | 64 | 0 (0%) | 27 (42%) | 26 (41%) | 8 (13%) | 3 |
| 1954 | 66 | 0 (0%) | 33 (50%) | 12 (18%) | 15 (23%) | 6 |
| 1953 | 60 | 0 (0%) | 24 (40%) | 22 (37%) | 11 (18%) | 3 |
| 1952 | 73 | 0 (0%) | 35 (48%) | 19 (26%) | 17 (23%) | 2 |
| 1951 | 60 | 3 (5%) | 21 (35%) | 22 (37%) | 8 (13%) | 6 |
| 1950 | 61 | 0 (0%) | 36 (59%) | 9 (15%) | 13 (21%) | 3 |