Ben Arbuckle serves as Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks for University of Oklahoma's Football program in Norman, Oklahoma. • Hired as Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Dec. 2, 2024, after serving the 2023 and 2024 seasons in the same capacity at Washington State University. • Presided over a 2024 Cougars offense that ranked 12th nationally in the regular season with its 36.8 points per game and ranks sixth out of 130 FBS teams in passing touchdowns (30), eighth in yards per pass attempt (9.1), ninth in passing efficiency rating (165.2), 12th in yards per completion (13.9), 14th in yards per play (6.7), 22nd in total offense (440.4 ypg), 24th in passing offense (268.8 ypg) and rushing touchdowns (27), 27th in turnovers lost (12), 28th in completion percentage (.652), 31st in interceptions thrown (7) and 55th in rushing offense (171.6 ypg). WSU rushed for over 100 yards in 11 games (its most since 2005) and 89 yards in the other regular season contest. • In 2024 at Washington State, quarterback John Mateer was one of only two QBs nationally to register at least 20 passing touchdowns (29; fifth nationally) and at least 10 rushing touchdowns (15; 13th nationally), and the only QB with at least 25 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing TDs.
His 15 rushing touchdowns were the second most in WSU history and the most ever by a quarterback, while his 826 rushing yards set a school single-season record by a QB. He led the country in points responsible for per game (22.3), and ranked second nationally in points responsible for (268), fifth in total offense (330.4 yards per game), seventh in yards per pass attempt (9.1), eighth in passing efficiency (164.1), 10th in yards per pass completion (14.0), 17th in passing yards per game (261.6) and 22nd in passing yards (3,139). He notched a rushing TD and a passing TD in 10 of 12 contests and was responsible for at least five TDs in five games. • In his first year at Washington State in 2023, the Cougars ranked fourth nationally in passing offense at 336.8 ypg (up from 44th and 253.8 ypg the year before his arrival), 35th in total offense at 421.7 ypg (up from 93rd and 360.7 ypg), 36th with its 147.2 passing efficiency rating (up from 71st and 132.3 figure) and 37th in scoring offense at 31.7 ppg (up from 79th and 26.1 ppg). • WSU quarterback Cam Ward ranked third in the country in 2023 in completions per game (26.9), fourth in passing offense (311.3 ypg) and sixth in total offense (323.3 ypg). The Cougars posted 400-plus yards of total offense in seven games, including a season-high 718 in a win over Northern Colorado and 528 in a victory over No. 14 Oregon State.
