The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma (variously "Oklahoma" or "OU"). The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1895 and is the most successful program of the modern era (post World War II) with 524 wins and a winning percentage of .761 since 1945.^[1][2] The program has seven national championships, 40 conference championships, 142 All-Americans, and four Heisman Trophy winners. In addition, the school has had five coaches and 17 players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame^[3] and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I-FBS history with 47 straight victories. The team is currently coached by Bob Stoops and home games are played at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... The 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2007-2008. ... The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams. ... Image File history File links OU-Logo. ... Robert A. Bob Stoops (born September 9, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio) is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. ... The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... Joe Castiglione is the Athletic Director at the University of Oklahoma. ... Crimson is a strong, bright deep red color combined with some blue, resulting in a slight degree of purple. ... See also List of colors Categories: Stub | Colors ... Boomer Sooner is the fight song for the University of Oklahoma written by Arthur M. Alden in 1905. ... The Sooner Schooner is the official mascot of the University of Oklahoma located in Norman, Oklahoma. ... The Pride of Oklahoma The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band is the student marching band for the University of Oklahoma Sooners. ... Head Coach Mack Brown 9th Year, 92-22 Home Stadium Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Capacity 85,123 - Grass Conference Big 12 - South First Year 1893 Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds Website MackBrown-TexasFootball. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The term All-American has two uses: It can be used as a reference to an athlete selected as a member of an All_America team, as in Eddie George was named an All-American football player by both wire services in 1995. ... “Heisman” redirects here. ... College Football Hall of Fame front. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... Robert A. Bob Stoops (born September 9, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio) is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. ... The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. ... Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, is the county seat and largest city in Cleveland County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

History

Pre-Owen era (1895-1904)

The football program at the University of Oklahoma is the most famous aspect of Sooner athletics. Football at Oklahoma made its start in September 1895, 12 years before statehood and one year after the first organized football game in Oklahoma Territory. The team was organized by John A. Harts, a student from Winfield, Kansas who had played the game in his home state.^[4] That first team was composed of mostly non-students, such as a local fireman. That first "season" saw the team go 0–1, being blanked 0–34 by a more experienced Oklahoma City Town Team (the Sooners could not even muster a first down). The first game was played on a field of low prairie grass just northwest of the current site of Holmberg Hall. Several members of the Oklahoma team were injured, including Coach Harts, and by the end of the game, the Oklahoma team was borrowing members from the opposing squad so they would have a full lineup. After that year, Harts left Oklahoma to prospect for gold in the Arctic.^[5] See also: 1894 in sports, other events of 1895, 1896 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing First real autorace, from Paris to Bordeaux. ... Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state. ... John A. Harts was a student and teacher at the University of Oklahoma from Winfield, Kansas. ... Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in south-central Kansas, in the central United States. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... In American and Canadian football, a down refers to a period in which a play transpires. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ...

The team got its first real coach in 1897 when the new modern language professor, Vernon Louis Parrington, was drafted as head coach (they played two games in 1896 with no coach). Parrington played some football at Harvard and was more exposed to football being from the east coast. In his four years as head coach (1897-1900), Parrington's teams racked up 9 wins, to one loss and two ties.^[6] After the 1900 season, football began interfering with Parrington's teaching, his real passion. He stepped down as head coach shortly thereafter and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1928 at the University of Washington. Vernon Louis Parrington (1871–1929) was an American historian and football coach. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ...

Oklahoma vs. Arkansas City (Kansas) Town Team in 1899 with Vernon Parrington as coach.

Statue that stands at the site of the original Bedlam game in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The Sooners had three coaches over the next four seasons. Fred Roberts led the Sooners to a 3–2 season in 1901, Mark McMahon recorded an 11–7–3 record in his two years as coach from 1902 and 1903, and Fred Ewing recorded a 4–3–1 record in 1904.^[6] The most notable event of those four years came in 1904 when Oklahoma had its first match against its instate rival, Oklahoma A&M. The game was played on November 6, 1904 at a park in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma team soundly defeated the Oklahoma Aggies 75–0, but it was an unusual touchdown that is remembered most of that game. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (801x294, 267 KB) OU versus Arkansas City (Kansas) Town Team in 1899. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (801x294, 267 KB) OU versus Arkansas City (Kansas) Town Team in 1899. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1932x2576, 1528 KB) Taken by: Marcus Jones on Saturday June 10th, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1932x2576, 1528 KB) Taken by: Marcus Jones on Saturday June 10th, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Oklahoma State University Logo The Oklahoma State University System comprises of five educational instututes across Oklahoma. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Guthrie is a city in Logan County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. ...

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Owen era (1905-1946)

The undefeated team of 1915.

After ten years of football, the program began to get serious and started looking for a permanent coach, Bennie Owen. Owen was a quarterback on the undefeated Kansas team of 1899 led by famous coach Fielding Yost. Owen's previous team beat Oklahoma twice in 1903 and 1904, so the Sooners were familiar with his ability. Owen's first two years at Oklahoma were spent between Norman and Arkansas City as Oklahoma did not have in the budget enough funds to keep him there all year around. The early years of Owen's tenure were tough for budget reasons. Due to a low travel budget, his teams would regularly have to play as many as three games in one trek.^[4] For instance, in 1905, his squad played three teams in three Kansas cities in five days and again in 1909 when they played three games in Missouri and Texas in six days. In Owen's first year, 1905, he gave Oklahoma its first victory over rival Texas, defeating them 2–0. Owen's first dominant team came in 1908 when they went 8–1–1, losing only to the powerful Kansas team. His 1908 team used hand-offs directly to large runners as the forward pass was just becoming common. His 1911 team, on the other hand, had several small and fast players that the quarterback would pass directly to. That team went 8–0. Owen had two more undefeated seasons in 1915 and 1918. 1920 was also Oklahoma's first season in the stronger Missouri Valley Conference. In the new conference, they went 6–0–1 tying only Kansas State University. During Owen's 22 year career at Oklahoma, he went 122–54–16, a 67.7% winning percentage.^[6] In 1951, he became the first person from Oklahoma to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. It was the inaugural year for the Hall of Fame and Owen was inducted along with many of the biggest names of the game including Walter Camp, Knute Rockne and Fielding Yost. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 555 pixelsFull resolution (2161 × 1500 pixel, file size: 6. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 555 pixelsFull resolution (2161 × 1500 pixel, file size: 6. ... Benjamin Gilbert Owen (July 24, 1875—February 26, 1970) was an American head coach for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1905-1926. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Fielding Harris Yost (April 30, 1871 - August 20, 1946) was a U.S. football coach. ... Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, is the county seat and largest city in Cleveland County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Arkansas City is a city located in Desha County, Arkansas. ... Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis[1] Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... See also: 1904 in sports, other events of 1905, 1906 in sports and the Sports timeline. ... Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. ... The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply The Valley) is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. ... Kansas State University, officially called Kansas State University of Fashion and Design [2] but commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and football coach known as the Father of American Football. Along with John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Glenn Scobey Warner, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most significant people in the history of American football. ... 1927 Time cover featuring Rockne Knute (pronounced kah-noot) (noot is the anglicized nickname) Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was an American football player and is regarded by many as the greatest coach in college football history. ... Fielding Harris Yost (April 30, 1871 - August 20, 1946) was a U.S. football coach. ...

A page from the 1916 Sooner Yearbook showing images from the 1915 OU-Texas game. The Sooners won 14-13.

The next two coaches that came after Owen, Adrian Lindsey and Lewie Hardage, amounted to little, going a combined 30–31–10 over eight seasons. The next coach, Lawrence "Biff" Jones, went 9–6–3 in his two seasons at the helm, but he is credited for reigning in the athletic department's administration, finances, and methods. The whole football program was placed on a solid footing necessary for success in modern times.^[4] Jones was a "blunt-spoken, hard-nosed military man" who graduated from West Point in 1917.^[7] Jones coached Army from 1926 to 1929 and then was the head coach of Louisiana State University. He was fired from LSU after refusing then-governor Huey Long's request to address the team during halftime of a game.^[8] His tenure at Oklahoma came during the Dust Bowl. The dust storms were so thick it would block the sun and the players would be covered in dust at the end of practice.^[7] In 1954, Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 435 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1494 × 2060 pixel, file size: 7. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 435 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1494 × 2060 pixel, file size: 7. ... Adrian Lindsey was the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program from 1927 to 1931. ... Lewie R. Hardage was a football player at Vanderbilt University and the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1932 to 1934. ... Lawrence M. Biff Jones is a former college football head coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas, in 1935. ...

In 1937, Tom Stidham became the coach. Stidham took the solid footing put in place by Jones and stood on it. In his four seasons, Stidham's team went 27–8–3 for a winning percentage of 75%.^[6] When he left in 1941, his assistant coach, Dewey Luster succeeded him. After Luster's first season, a 6–3 season, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. As was the case with schools all over the country, many players left the team to join the military.^[4] Tom Stidham was the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program from 1937 to 1940. ... Dewey W. Snorter Luster was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1941-1945. ... This article is about the actual attack. ...

Luster stepped down after the 1945 season due to ill health. The OU Board of Regents interviewed several candidates for the new head coaching job and one of those men was Jim Tatum. With him, he brought another coach, Bud Wilkinson, who would be his assistant coach. The Board was so impressed with Wilkinson that they considered hiring him for the head coaching position but decided against it as it would be unethical.^[9] In the end, they decided to hire Tatum and his assistant over several other coaches including Paul "Bear" Bryant. Tatum had a relatively successful season finishing with an 8–3 record including a 73–12 win over Oklahoma A&M. When Tatum left for Maryland after the 1946 season, Wilkinson stepped up. James M. Jim Tatum (July 22, 1913—July 23, 1959) was the legendary coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team from 1947-1955. ... Painting by Daniel A. Moore on a stamp honoring Bryant. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ...

Wilkinson era (1947-1963)

Bud Wilkinson was a quarterback for the University of Minnesota and won three national championships in the 1930s. His coaching career began at Syracuse University and then at his alma mater Minnesota. After his service in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he began coaching at a naval academy in Iowa with Jim Tatum. When Tatum came to Oklahoma, he brought Wilkinson with him. Wilkinson went 7–2–1 in his first year and shared the conference title with Kansas for the second year in a row. Charles Burnham Bud Wilkinson (April 23, 1916–February 9, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and broadcaster. ... This article is about the oldest and largest campus of the University of Minnesota. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Wilkinson won the school its first national championship in 1950 despite the fact they lost their last game against Bear Bryant's Kentucky team. That loss was the Sooner's first loss since a season opener loss to Santa Clara University in 1948, 31 games earlier. In 1952, Oklahoma had its first Heisman Trophy winner in halfback Billy Vessels, a local player from Cleveland, Oklahoma. In 1953, the Sooners opened with a loss to Notre Dame and tied Pittsburgh the next week. The Sooners would not lose another game for more than three years when they faced Notre Dame in November 1957, losing 7–0. Wilkinson and his Sooners set a record with 47 consecutive wins, a record that, as of the end of the 2006 season, has only been seriously threatened twice--by Miami and the University of Southern California, both in the current decade. During this streak, the Sooners won the national championship in 1955 and 1956. Additionally, the Sooners won or shared 14 straight conference titles from 1946 to 1959, one under Tatum and 13 under Wilkinson. The closest any team in the Big 8/Big 12 alone has come to matching it is the Sooners' run of eight straight titles (two of them shared) from 1973 to 1980. The Sooners also went undefeated in conference play from November 23, 1946 season through Halloween 1959; their record was only blemished by two ties. This record has never been seriously threatened by any team in what is now the Football Bowl Subdivision; in the Big 8/Big 12 alone, no team since has gone undefeated in conference play more than three years in a row. // August 23 — European Championships Marathon, Brussels, Belgium Mens Winner: Jack Holden (ENG) 2:32:14 December 10 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Mens Winner: Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 2:30:47 May 21 — United States Mens Winner: — 2:45:55 July 22 — Netherlands Mens Winner: Adri Moons — 2:58... 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Wilkinson's best teams came during the first eleven years of his tenure. In that time, he recorded winning streaks of 31 and 47 games and went 114–10–3, a winning percentage of 90.9%. Wilkinson left Oklahoma after the 1963 season with a record of 145–29–4, 14 conference titles and 123 straight games without being shutout.

During Wilkinson's tenure, another first would be recorded, just not in the record books. Prentice Gautt would become the first black football player at the University of Oklahoma. Gautt had been a superior student at an Oklahoma City high school. He was a member of the National Honor Society and president of his senior class. During his junior and senior years of high school, he helped his team amass a 31 game win streak. He was also the first black player to participate in the state all-star game.^[10] Gautt was not the first black player to try out for the team, three others had two years earlier. Two could not afford to continue and dropped out, and one was injured. Because of Gautt's academic success in high school, he was supported financially by a group of local black doctors and pharmacists. A couple months into his freshman year, Gautt was placed on athletic scholarship and the money was returned to the investors. Unfortunately, members of Gautt's team were not as excited to play with him and he was with them. One player even left Oklahoma because he refused to play with an African American.^[10] However, Gautt's attitude eventually grew on them. After a freshman game in Tulsa, Gautt was refused service in the restaurant where the team was scheduled to eat. His teammates abruptly left and found an eating establishment that would also serve him.^[10] Oklahoma also had to stay at a different hotel during Gautt's eligibility in Fort Worth, Texas because their normal hotel did not permit blacks.^[10] Gautt broke out as a player in 1958. In 1959, he was named the Orange Bowl MVP. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Prentice Gautt (born February 8, 1938) was a running back for the University of Oklahoma football team. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Established in 1921, the National Honor Society (NHS) is recognition program for middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. ... Downtown Tulsa Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant and Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City  298. ... See also: 1958 in sports, other events of 1959, 1960 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Lee Petty won the inaugural Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship — Lee Petty Indianapolis 500 — Rodger Ward USAC Racing — Rodger Ward Formula One Champion — Jack Brabham of Australia... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... College Football Hall of Fame front. ... See also: 1984 in sports, other events of 1985, 1986 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader enters NASCAR CART Racing - Al Unser Sr won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Danny...

Wilkinson's assistant coach, Gomer Jones, took over as head coach in 1964, a move Wilkinson engineered himself. His first year would prove to be a sharp contrast from Wilkinson's early years as the Sooners went 6–4–1.^[11] The season saw them start 1-3 with three consecutive losses to Southern California, Texas and Kansas. But the hardest loss came in the Gator Bowl to Florida State. Prior to the game, it was found that four of the better players had signed professional football contracts before their college eligibility had expired. Those four were dismissed from the team prior to the bowl game.^[12] Oklahoma lost this game 36–19. The next season's team fared no better, going 3–7, Oklahoma's worst record, percentage wise, since it went 0–1 its inaugural season in 1895. This brought the Jones era to a quick close, although he did remain at Oklahoma as the athletic director, a role he also held when he was head coach. Gomer Thomas Jones (February 26, 1914 - March 21, 1971) was a football athlete and coach. ... See also: 1963 in sports, other events of 1964, 1965 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics March 6 – Tom OHara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 hours, 56. ... Head Coach Pete Carroll 6th Year, 65-12 Home Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Capacity 92,500 - Grass Conference Pac-10 First Year 1888 Athletic Director Mike Garrett Website USCTrojans. ... Hook em Horns, the UT hand symbol and slogan The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of the 2005 National Championship football team Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of University of Texas at Austin. ... The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... The Toyota Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. ... The Florida State Seminoles are the mens and womens sports teams of Florida State University. ... blah blah Modern athletic directors are often in a coaching misconduct being proven, often the athletic director will be terminated along with the offending coach. ...

Following Jones's 9–11–1 record, Oklahoma brought in a young coach from the University of Arkansas named Jim Mackenzie. He wanted discipline for his team so he set a curfew for his players and required them to enroll in physical education class.^[13] His season saw an improvement from the previous, but it still did not meet the expectations of Sooner football that Wilkinson had set. The 1966 team went 6–4 with a win in the Red River Shootout over rival Texas coached by former Oklahoma running back Darrell Royal, their first win over Texas since 1957. They also beat the number four team in the land, rival Nebraska by a score of 10–9. The 1966 season showed promise for the young coach, but, on April 28, 1967, at the age of 37, Mackenzie died of a heart attack. The University of Arkansas is a public co-educational land-grant university. ... James Alexander Mackenzie (died April 28, 1967) was the head coach for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1966 (he accepted the position in December of 1965). ... Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... See also: 1965 in sports, other events of 1966, 1967 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Graham Hill USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jack... Logo for the 2006 meeting between Oklahoma and Texas. ... Hook em Horns, the UT hand symbol and slogan The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of the 2005 National Championship football team Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of University of Texas at Austin. ... P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ... Darrell K. Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis, Oklahoma), is a College Football Hall of Fame member, and is the most successful football coach, in terms of wins, in University of Texas Longhorn history. ... See also: 1956 in sports, other events of 1957, 1958 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan won the season championship Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

After the 1964 season, Chuck Fairbanks, an assistant coach at the University of Houston, was offered a job at Tennessee. He wanted to accept, but it was the middle of the summer and unusually late for a coaching move, so he decided to stay loyal to Houston and he remained there. After the next season, he was offered a position as an assistant on Mackenzie's staff at Oklahoma, a position he felt was a better job than the Tennessee position.^[14] Immediately after the 1965 season, Fairbanks was offered a job at Missouri with the promise that he would be the head coach within four years.^[14] He declined and stayed at Oklahoma. Four months later, Coach Mackenzie died and Fairbanks was named head coach. It did not take long for Fairbanks to turn the team around. His first season, in 1967, his squad went 10–1. They entered their sixth game with a 5–1 record (their only loss was a two point loss coming to rival Texas) and unranked^[15] and beat ninth ranked Colorado, 23–0. This propelled Fairbanks's team to a number eight ranking. They continued their romp through the season and beat the number two team in the country Tennessee 26–24 in the Orange Bowl. They finished the season ranked number three in the country. Chuck Fairbanks was a head coach for the National Football Leagues New England Patriots. ... University of Houston redirects here. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... See also: 1966 in sports, other events of 1967, 1968 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship — Richard Petty May 31-Indianapolis 500 — A.J. Foyt USAC Racing — A.J. Foyt won the season championship... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ...

Statue commemorating Oklahoma's 2nd Heisman winner Steve Owens.

Fairbanks lost four games in each of the next three seasons. Despite the relatively mediocre record of those years, several great players came through Fairbanks' program. One of those players was Steve Owens. Owens was born in Gore, Oklahoma in 1947. After an impressive year in 1969, despite Oklahoma's record, Owens was named the Sooner's second Heisman Trophy winner. Many believe that Owens saved Fairbank's career by helping defeat rival Oklahoma State.^[7] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3585x2044, 9861 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Steve Owens (football) Oklahoma Sooners football ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3585x2044, 9861 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Steve Owens (football) Oklahoma Sooners football ... Statue of Steve Owens at the University of Oklahomas Heisman Park. ... Gore is a town located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. ...

It did not take long for Fairbanks to return the team to form. His 1970 team tied Bear Bryant's Alabama team in the Bluebonnet Bowl to finish as the number 20 team in the country. They began the 1971 season ranked number ten. In consecutive weeks, they beat number 17 Southern California, number three Texas, and number six Colorado. Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. ... Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. ... See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...

This early season wins propelled them to a number two national ranking and set the stage for one of the great college football games of the century against top-ranked Nebraska.^[16] Oklahoma was led by quarterback Jack Mildren and running back Greg Pruitt. The team was a scoring machine, averaging 44.5 points per game, the second highest in team history.^[17] Equally impressive that season was Pruitt's nine yards per carry (for comparison, Heisman Trophy winning running back Barry Sanders averaged 7.64 yards per carry his record breaking 1988 season in which he had 2,628 rushing yards). On November 25, 1971, Nebraska edged Oklahoma, 35–31 in what was to be the only loss of the season for either team. Oklahoma went on to beat Oklahoma State number five Auburn to finish the season ranked number two. Larry Jack Mildren (born October 10, 1949), was born in Kingsville, Texas Mildren is best known for being the Godfather of the Wishbone going back to the his quarterbacking days at the University of Oklahoma (1968-71). ... Gregory Donald Pruitt (born August 18, 1951 in Houston, Texas) was a National Football League running back from 1973 through 1984. ... Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the NFL. Sanders is best known for being among the most prolific running backs in NFL history, but he retired... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ...

Fairbanks closed out his career at Oklahoma the following year with a win in the Sugar Bowl over Penn State after having lost once all season, to Colorado. Following this season, Fairbanks accepted a position with the NFL's New England Patriots. He left behind a mess for the new head coach, Fairbank's offensive coordinator, Barry Switzer. This article is about the American football game. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... An offensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League (or at others levels of American football) who is in charge of the offense. ...

Switzer era (1973-1989)

Soon after Barry Switzer took the reign of the program, the NCAA forced Oklahoma to forfeit nine games from the 1972 season due to violations involving the alteration of transcripts. Fairbanks denied any knowledge of this. As a punishment, the Sooners could not play in a bowl game for two years. This setback did not stop Switzer's Sooners. His 1973 team finished 10–0–1 with only a tie to the number one ranked USC team.^[18] They finished the season ranked number three after beating seven teams ranked in the top 20. He showed no signs of slowing down the next season either. Switzer's team finished 11–0 and won the national championship. This was the Sooner's first undefeated season and national championship since 1956. That team was another high scoring team averaging 43 points per game^[17] and was anchored by Steve Davis at quarterback, Joe Washington at running back and the Selmon brothers (Lee Roy, Lucious, and Dewey) on defense. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ... Joe Dan Washington (born September 24, 1953) is a former American Football running back who played nine seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1977 to 1985 in the National Football League. ... Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...

Switzer's teams in the 1970s went a combined 73–7–2 in seven years.^[19] In 1978, Oklahoma would get its third Heisman Trophy winner in running back Billy Sims. That year, he set the Oklahoma record for most rushing yards in a season with 1,896, a record that would stand for 26 years. He currently stands at number three in yards per attempt that year with 7.41, behind fellow Sooners Greg Pruitt and Marcus Dupree.^[20] Sims also hold the record at Oklahoma for most rushing yards in a career with 4,118.^[21] He finished second in the Heisman race the following year, 1979.^[22] See also: 1977 in sports, other events of 1978, 1979 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing USAC - A J Foyt won final season championship under USAC. CART, Championship Auto Racing Teams open wheel racing established in the United States. ... Billy Sims (born September 18, 1955 in Missouri) is a former American NFL Pro Bowl, and college, football running back. ... Marcus Dupree Marcus Dupree was born on May 22, 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA. He was one of the most highly recruited high school football players ever. ... See also: 1978 in sports, other events of 1979, 1980 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Alexander Dityatin, USSR Womens all-around champion: Nellie Kim, USSR Mens team competition champion: USSR Womens team...

The early 1980s saw the Sooners begin to slip under Switzer. They lost four games in 1981, 1982, and 1983. It was the first time they lost four games in a season since 1970 under Coach Fairbanks. However, eight of those twelve losses came to the likes of USC, Texas, Nebraska and Ohio State. They began to turn around in 1984 when they went 9–2–1 and were ranked number six at the end of the season. The 1984 team featured Buster Rhymes at wide receiver, Spencer Tillman at running back and Tony Casillas. Over the next three years, the team continued to grow and went 11–1 each of those three years (with all three losses coming to Miami), including a national championship in 1985 (they finished ranked number three in 1986 and 1987).^[23] Many great Sooner athletes came through the program during these years, including two-time Butkus Award winner Brian Bosworth, tight end Keith Jackson and quarterback Jamelle Holieway. 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Head Coach Jim Tressel 7th Year, 62-14 Home Stadium Ohio Stadium Capacity 101,568 - FieldTurf Conference Big Ten First Year 1889 Athletic Director Gene Smith Website OhioStateBuckeyes. ... See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4. ... George Buster Rhymes was a running back who played football for the Minnesota Vikings in the mid 1980s. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... Spencer Tillman (born April 21, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers. ... Tony Casillas is a professional U.S. football player. ... 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In 1988, it all came crashing down for Switzer. His team was placed on probation by the NCAA for violating several rules. In a six month time frame, there was a shooting and a rape in the athletic dorm on Oklahoma's campus, Switzer's house was robbed with the help of one of his athletes, and an athlete was caught attempting to sell drugs to an undercover agent.^[24] The three year probation included a two-year ban on TV and bowl appearances and a reduction in scholarships from 25 to 18.^[25] See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ...

Succeeding Switzer was his defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs. Gibbs found it hard to please the boosters and administrators with an 8-3 year. All in all, Gibbs went 44–23–2 but it was his record against Oklahoma's rivals that did him in. Gibbs went 2-15-1 against Texas, Nebraska and Colorado. In addition to his record, many feel Gibbs was not comfortable around alumni, the media, or with being a head coach in general.^[25] Gary Gibbs (born August 13, 1952 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American football player turned coach who is most notable for coaching the University of Oklahoma Sooners for six years following the resignation of Barry Switzer. ...

To replace Gibbs, Oklahoma looked towards the seasoned Howard Schnellenberger, then 61 years old. Schnellenberger had won a national championship at Miami and turned around the Louisville program. In the end, he was almost too sure of himself. He was quoted as saying, "They will write books and make movies about my time here."^[25] Ultimately, his 1995 team went 5–5–1 and he was done. Many feel he was doomed from the beginning because of his lack of interest in the history of Oklahoma football; neither its coaches or its players, a fact he was not shy about. He ordered numerous old files to be thrown out, instead, they were archived without his knowledge.^[25] Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. ... This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. ... The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ... See also: 1994 in sports, other events of 1995, 1996 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. ...

The Sooners enter the field to take on their opponent on 2007-09-15.

For the 1996 season, Oklahoma hired former player John Blake. Blake was the favorite to succeed Schnellenberger and was backed by Barry Switzer, Steve Owens, and former Oklahoma president George Lynn Cross.^[25] However, many were skeptical of Oklahoma's choice for the new coach. He coaching experience was very limited, especially compared to his predecessor. Blake was an assistant coach for three years in the NFL, a wide receivers coach for one year at Tulsa, and a defensive assistant at Oklahoma for four years. The skeptics were proven right. In Blake's first season, he went 3–8. It was the worst record, percentage wise, Oklahoma had experienced since 1895 and is tied for the most losses in one year (along with Blake's 1997 squad) to this very day. In his three years at Oklahoma, Blake went 3–8, 4–8, and 5–6. It was the first time since 1922-1924 that Oklahoma had three consecutive losing seasons. Blake's largest contribution to the team was his recruiting. He set the stage by recruiting several players that would excel under the next coach, including J.T. Thatcher, Josh Norman, Roy Williams and Rocky Calmus. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 675 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 675 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Blake, Jr. ... The seventh President of the University of Oklahoma ... The University of Tulsa is a private, comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Roy Williams (born August 14, 1980 in Redwood City, California) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. // Roy Williams was a starter for Oklahomas 2000 national championship team as a sophomore, setting a school record for tackles for loss by a defensive back, with... Rocky Calmus (born August 1, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football player who plays linebacker, but is on injury reserve, for the Indianapolis Colts. ...

Stoops era (1999-present)

Players before the OU-Texas game in 2003. NFL players Dan Cody and Tommie Harris are easily visible in this photo.

The university looked at many candidates to replace Blake. Reportedly, some of those included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti.^[26] However, Oklahoma decided on a 38 year old defensive coordinator from Florida, Bob Stoops. Stoops was a defensive back at Iowa under coach Hayden Fry and was his team captain and MVP.^[27] Stoops built on the foundation that had been left to him, however weak it was. He brought in junior college quarterback Josh Heupel to run his offense. His first team went 7–5, starting the season with three wins over non-conference opponents amassing 132 points to their opponents' 31. They lost the next two games, which included a 34-30 loss against Notre Dame at South Bend. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1198 KB) Obtained through Flickr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1198 KB) Obtained through Flickr. ... Dan Cody (born December 1, 1981 in Ada, Oklahoma) is an American football defensive end. ... Tommie Harris (born October 29, 1983, Killeen, Texas) is a professional football player for the NFLs Chicago Bears as a Defensive Tackle. ... Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez (born December 30, 1946, Langeloth, Pennsylvania) is a retired college football head coach and current Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin. ... Jim Donnan was a college football coach and is now an on-air television analyst for college football games. ... Bob Toledo (born March 4, 1946, in San Jose, California) is an American football coach, recently hired as head coach at Tulane University. ... Dennis Franchione (born March 28, 1951 in Girard, Kansas), commonly known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies football team in College Station, Texas. ... Tommy Bowden (born July 10, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama) is the head football coach at Clemson University. ... Gary Barnett (born May 23, 1946 in Lakeland, FL) is a college football head coach. ... Robert Michael Bellotti (b. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, space-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Robert A. Bob Stoops (born September 9, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio) is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. ... In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players, who take positions directly behind the line of scrimmage. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) was an NCAA Division I-A college football coach from 1962-1998 at SMU, North Texas, and the University of Iowa. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... Josh Heupel (born March 22, 1978) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team. ... South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). ...

In 2000, the Sooners opened the season ranked number 19,^[28] the first time they opened the season ranked in five years. The Sooners opened 4–0, cruising over its early opponents by a combined score of 176–51. They entered the annual Red River Rivalry ranked number 10 while Texas was ranked number 11 with a record of 3–1. The Sooners beat the Longhorns in what was then the most lopsided upset in the history of the rivalry with a score of 63–14. Quentin Griffin set the Oklahoma record for most touchdowns in a game with six. They narrowly beat the number two ranked Kansas State 41–31 and then went on to beat the number one ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 31–14. ESPN's Brent Musburger said that, "The Sooners' October run of burying Texas, Kansas State and Nebraska is one of the greatest 30-day stretches in college football history."^[29] The Sooners narrowly escaped a loss at the hands of Texas A&M but they pulled out a victory, winning 35–31. They finished the season with a win over Florida State in the BCS National Championship Game and claimed the Sears Trophy. At the end of the season, quarterback Josh Heupel had the top two spots on the list of Oklahoma's season passing records. In 1999, he threw for 3,850 yards and in 2000, he threw for 3,606 yards.^[30] Quentin LaVell Griffin (born January 12, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American football running back who was recently released by the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos from the University of Oklahoma with the 11th pick of the fourth round (108th overall... Kansas State University, officially called Kansas State University of Fashion and Design [2] but commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon) is an American sportscaster for ABC. // Educated at Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism, Musburger began his career as a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago American newspaper. ... Texas A&M University at College Station Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is one of the flagship universities of Texas, and is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... Florida State University Seal Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its programs in fine arts, education, public administration & policy, information studies, international affairs, music, criminology, and nursing. ... The BCS National Championship Game or BCS title game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by Series organizers to determine the NCAA Division I-A national football championship. ... AFCA logo The AFCA National Championship Trophy is the trophy awarded by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to the winner of college footballs BCS National Championship Game, which determines the national champion for purposes of the Coaches Poll. ...

2004 Sugar Bowl, Louisiana State vs. Oklahoma; January 4, 2004

Stoops' teams continued to excel. He brought his 2003 team and 2004 team back to the BCS title game, but both contests ended in a loss. His 2003 team was the highest scoring team in Oklahoma's history, scoring 601 points compared to 214 by the opponents. This season included seven games of 50 points or more, a 77–0 beating of Texas A&M and a 65–13 beating of Texas, both schools' biggest loss. The team was upset in the Big 12 Championship Game and eventually lost to LSU in the BCS title game. That year, Jason White became Oklahoma's fourth Heisman Trophy winner. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champions: Paul Hamm, USA, Yang Wei, China Womens all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia Mens team competition champion: China Womens team competition champion: USA April 13 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: William Kiplagat (KEN) 2:07:42 Women... // On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. ... The Big 12 Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year. ... City Baton Rouge, Louisiana Team Mascot Mike the Tiger Team Colors Purple and gold Head Coach Les Miles Home Stadium Tiger Stadium League/Conference affiliations Independent (1893-1895) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1932) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Western Division (1992-present) Team history All-Time... Jason White (born June 19, 1980) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team from 1999 to 2004 (jersey number 18). ...

In 2005, Stoops finished the season with an 8-4 record, his worst season record since his inaugural season. Jason White's backup, Paul Thompson, was named starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, but was replaced by redhirt freshman Rhett Bomar after a season-opening loss to TCU. Paul Thompson was moved to the wide receiver slot for the rest of the season. They started the season 2–3 with additional losses against UCLA (at UCLA) and against Texas. The team started to improve as the season progressed, especially the young Bomar. The next loss came against Texas Tech and was a controversial loss. Texas Tech's Taurean Henderson scored on the final play of the game when he was tackled before he reached the end zone but the refs ruled that he was able to stretch the ball over the goal line before being officially down. The play was reviewed by replay officials, but video replays were deemed inconclusive.^[31] The touchdown gave the Red Raiders the win, 23-21. It was a setback for the Sooners but they moved on and were able to soundly defeat their instate rival Oklahoma State in Norman by a final score of 42–14. The Sooners finished third in the Big 12 behind the 2005 Texas Longhorns (who went on to win the 2005 BCS National Championship) and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Oklahoma and Texas Tech both had conference records of 6–2, but Texas Tech won the heads up match and thus is placed over Oklahoma). The unranked Sooners would represent the Big 12 in the Holiday Bowl and they would play the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks. Oklahoma went on to beat the Ducks, 17–14; Bomar was named the Bowl MVP and the Sooners finished the season ranked #22.^[15] On July 11, 2007 the NCAA announced that the Sooners would have to vacate all victories from the 2005 season, including the bowl game, due to NCAA violations related to three former players thereby giving the Sooners an official 2005 record of 0–4.^[32] The NCAA's decision is currently under appeal. Paul Thompson born in Newcastle on 13 May 1951 he went to live in Jarrow at the age of six months. ... Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American football quarterback. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ... Taurean Henderson is a multi-purpose running back, who played football at Texas Tech. ... The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of the 2005 National Championship football team. ... The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. ... The Oregon Ducks refers to the mascot and sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

2006 was a very tumultuous year for the Sooners. One day before fall practice began, returning quarterback Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn, a projected starter on the offensive line, were kicked off the team for violating NCAA rules when they received payment for work they did not do. Paul Thompson, who had played wide receiver in 2005 and had not practiced in the quarterback role for nearly a year, was asked to move back to quarterback which he did. In mid-September, Oklahoma played the University of Oregon for the third time in three years. The Sooners lost this game 33–34. During the game a controversy arose when game officials awarded an onside kick to the Ducks when it should have been Oklahoma's ball.^[33][34] Following the game, all officials were suspended for one game but replay official Gordon Riese said he would take the year off;^[33] later in the year, he would quit completely.^[35] Gordon Riese later acknowledged that he knew Oklahoma recovered the onside kick but replay rules prevented him from correcting the on-field officials.^[36] A few weeks later, Oklahoma lost to rival Texas. Following these setbacks, the team regrouped and the defense vastly improved. Following the Oregon game, the defense was ranked 97th nationally^[37] but by the end of the regular season, they were ranked 17th.^[38] Following the Texas game, Oklahoma played Iowa State and soundly defeated them 34–9. However, on the final touchdown drive for the Sooners, star running back Adrian Peterson suffered a broken collar bone when he was tripped up while sprinting into the end zone. The Sooners would turn to two untested running back to replace the Heisman-hopeful Peterson, Allen Patrick, a junior, and Chris Brown, a freshman. The Sooners did not miss a step. The team went on a seven game winning streak to finish Big 12 conference play 11–2. This streak included road wins over a couple ranked opponents including Texas A&M and Missouri. The defending national champions Texas Longhorns were favored to win the Big 12 but they suffered two losses to finish their regular season which sent Oklahoma to the Big 12 Championship game against a former rival, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Sooners defeated the 19th ranked Cornhuskers 21–7 to win the Big 12 title for the fourth time under Bob Stoops. The Sooners lost in overtime, on a two point conversion play by a score of 43–42 to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Adrian Lewis Peterson[1] (born March 21, 1985), nicknamed A.D. (all day),[2] is a professional American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). ... Collarbone and collar bone redirect here. ... Allen Patrick (born February 15, 1984 in Conway, South Carolina) is an American football running back for the University of Oklahoma Sooners. ... 2007 Fiesta Bowl Bowl Game Boise State Broncos at Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners (11-3) 42 January 1, 2007 - University of Phoenix Stadium The 2007 Fiesta Bowl Game was a college football bowl game sponsored by Tostitos. ...

So far in 2007 the Sooners have been nothing short of amazing. They opened up with a home game against the University of North Texas and soundly beat them 79–10. The 79 points scored by OU was the most in the country for Week 1. In Week 2 the Sooners played a much tougher opponent in the University of Miami. However, the results seemed to show a mismatch, as OU easily defeated the Hurricanes 51–13. In Week 3 the Sooners got the best of Utah State with a 54–3 thrashing. Week 4 matched OU up with an in–state foe, the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. Just as it has been all season, the Sooners put up another dominant performance with a 62–21 victory. On September 29, 2007, the #4 Sooners saw their National Championship hopes take a hit as they lost to 2-2 unranked Colorado in Boulder 27-24 after leading in the second half by a score of 24-7.

The football program remains the primary breadwinner for the Oklahoma athletic program. It accounts for 70% of the Athletic Department's income but just 30% of its expenses.^[39]

Coaching history

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• Stoops' career records are the subject of a pending appeal by the University of Oklahoma regarding a July 11, 2007 decision by the NCAA Committee on Infractions concerning eligibility violations by ex-players Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn. Among other things, this decision stipulates that the Sooners' eight wins in the 2005 football season should be vacated. All proposed penalties in the decision are stayed pending the appeal.^[40]. Accordingly, current numbers reflect Stoops' record without any such vacated wins.

Championships

The Oklahoma Sooners have been a dominant program in every conference they have participated in, from the Southwest Conference to the Big 12 Conference. Below is a list of all 40 conference titles, including 14 in a row between 1946-59, and the seven national championships. In addition to these seven acknowledged national championships there are also nine additional years in which the NCAA's official record book recognizes the Sooners as national champions: 1949, 1953, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1986, 2003.^[41] However, unlike several other historically successful college football programs, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma fanbase, rarely, if ever, acknowledge these additional "championships", as they were not awarded by either the Associated Press, United Press International (UPI), USA Today Coaches Poll, or the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team was the national champion of the 2000 college football season. ... 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Stadium

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The stadium was formerly called Oklahoma Memorial Stadium but the administration decided to add 'Gaylord Family' to recognize the contributions made by Edward K. Gaylord and his family over the years (estimated at over US$50 million).^[43] The playing surface is called Owen Field after Bennie Owen, Oklahoma's coach from 1905 to 1926. The stadium was built in 1923 with an original capacity of 500.^[44] In 1925, 16,000 seats were added and 16,000 more seats were added in 1929 bringing the total capacity to 32,000. The stadium has had a natural grass playing surface for most of its existence. The only time it had an artificial turf was from 1970 to 1994.^[44] The stadium had a major renovation in 2003 when a new upper deck was added to the east side of the stadium, adding over 8,400 new seats. The current capacity is 82,112 which makes it the 14th largest college stadium in the U.S. and second largest in the Big 12 Conference.^[44] Despite the official capacity, the Sooners average 84,561 in attendance for the 2006 season, nearly 2,500 over capacity.^[45] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 2016 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oklahoma Sooners Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium User:SOADLuver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 2016 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oklahoma Sooners Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium User:SOADLuver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from... The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. ... Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 - May 30, 1974) was the founder and publisher of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper, as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Pageantry

School colors

Oklahoma's official school colors are crimson and cream.^[46] These colors were picked in 1895 by May Overstreet, the only female faculty member at the time. The colors were her own personal choice and she decided on them after viewing many color samples and materials.^[47] After her decision, the colors were brought in front of the student body who enthusiastically approved of her selections. In recent years, red and white have sometimes replaced crimson and cream.

Mascots

Oklahoma has had several mascots. The first was a Boston terrier named Mex. Mex was a stray dog found in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution by Mott Keys, an army hospital medic.^[48] Keys' company adopted the dog and Keys took the dog back to Hollis, Oklahoma when he completed his duty. When Keys was enrolled in the University, he took Mex with him to Norman. With his experience as an army medic, Keys landed a job with the football team and a residence at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house.^[48] Mex's main duty during games was to keep stray dogs from roaming the field. He wore a red sweater with a big "O" letter on the side. Mex received national attention in October 1924 when the Oklahoma football team lost a game against Drake University. Mex was lost when the team boarded a train in Arkansas City, Kansas. The media blamed the loss on the field on the loss of their mascot.^[49] Mex was found later by two Oklahoma graduates. Mex died of old age on April 30, 1928. The campus was closed and classes were canceled on the day of his funeral. He was buried in a casket somewhere under the stadium.^[48] The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog originating in the United States of America. ... This article is about the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the title or occupation. ... Standard NATO code for a friendly infantry company. ... Hollis is a city located in Harmon County, Oklahoma. ... ΚΣ (Kappa Sigma) is an international fraternity with currently 236 chapters and 42 colonies in North America. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. ... Arkansas City is a city located in Cowley County, Kansas, at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut Rivers. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Sooner Schooner on the field during a football game.

Never an official mascot, Little Red began appearing at games in 1953. He was an Indian who wore red tights, breech cloth and a war bonnet and was portrayed by Randy Palmer.^[48] In April 1970, Little Red was banished by Oklahoma president J. Herbet Hollomon. The student court issued a temporary restraining order to keep Little Red from appearing at Sooner games.^[48] Despite this order, Palmer showed up as Little Red for the 1970 season opener where he was met with cheers from the crowd. When Palmer was drafted after the 1971 season, no one showed up for try-outs to replace him.^[48] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 478 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1223 pixel, file size: 798 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS Oklahoma Sooners... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 478 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1223 pixel, file size: 798 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS Oklahoma Sooners... A loincloth is a one-piece male garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt, which covers the genitals and, at least partially, the buttocks. ... A (sports) draft is the process by which professional sports teams select players not contracted to any team, often from colleges or amateur ranks. ...

The current mascot for Oklahoma is the Sooner Schooner, a conestoga wagon similar to the primary method of transportation used by early settlers in Oklahoma.^[49] The Schooner is driven by two white ponies named Boomer and Sooner. In 2005, the university also introduced two costumed mascots also named Boomer and Sooner to serve as mascots for football games and events that do not permit a covered wagon.^[49] The Sooner Schooner is the official mascot of the University of Oklahoma located in Norman, Oklahoma. ... Conestoga is a name attached to several places and things: Conestoga High School, an upper-class public high school in Berwyn, Pennsylvania Conestoga Township, Pennsylvania Conestoga River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in the state of Pennsylvania. ... A Shetland Pony A pony is any of several horse breeds with a specific conformation and temperament. ... Boomer and Sooner are two new mascots of the University of Oklahoma and its sports teams, the Oklahoma Sooners. ...

Awards

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the nation's best player.

The Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's best college football player. Four Oklahoma players have won the Heisman Trophy, five more finished runner-up. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 500 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2232 × 2676 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 500 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2232 × 2676 pixel, file size: 1. ... “Heisman” redirects here. ...

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Other awards

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All-Americans

Claude Reeds - Oklahoma's first All American.

Every year, several publications release lists of the their ideal "team." The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.^[61] Some of these also have levels such as a first team All-American, or second team, or third team. A consensus All-American is determined using a point system; three points if the player was selected for the first team, two points for the second team, and one point for the third team.^[61] Oklahoma has had 142 All-Americans (63 consensus) in its history.^[62][63] Image File history File links Claude_Reeds_-_OU_1st_AA.jpg‎ Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Claude_Reeds_-_OU_1st_AA.jpg‎ Source: http://www. ... The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective position. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... AFCA logo The American Football Coaches Association is an association of football coaches on all levels and is responsible for the Coaches Poll that determines the national champion each year. ... Football Writers Association logo The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy winner, the Grantland Rice... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper. ... The The Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Walter Camp Coach of the Year. ...

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See also

• The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band
• RUF/NEKS
• OU Chant

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Pride of Oklahoma The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band is the student marching band for the University of Oklahoma Sooners. ... The RUF/NEKS are an all-male student pep squad for the University of Oklahoma. ... The OU Chant is a song sung before or after many sporting events at the University of Oklahoma. ...

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Further reading

• Athlon Sports (August 2006). Game Day Oklahoma Football: The Greatest Games, Players, Coaches, And Teams in the Glorious Tradition of Sooner Football. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-883-5. 
• Bosworth, Brian (August 1, 1988). The Boz. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-24747-8. 
• Bruns, Bill (1974). "Sooner": A season as lived and played by Tinker Owens. Josten's Publicatins. ASIN B0006CE382. 
• Clark, J. Brent (October 1995). Sooner Century: 100 Glorious Years of Oklahoma Football. Quality Sports Publications. ISBN 1-885758-04-9. 
• Corcoran, Mike (September 28, 2004). The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-3621-1. 
• Cromartie, Bill (March 1982). Annual Madness: A Game by Game History of the Texas-Oklahoma Football Rivalry, 1900-1980. Gridiron Pub. ISBN 0-932520-05-7. 
• Cross, George Lynn (September 1977). Presidents Can't Punt: The OU Football Tradition. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-1419-3. 
• Dent, Jim (September 24, 2002). The Undefeated: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-30326-2. 
• Dozier, Ray (August 1, 2005). Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia. Sports Pub. ISBN 1-58261-699-X. 
• Hartley, Danny (1982). Oklahoma football, the winningest team of the seventies. Western Heritage Books. ISBN 0-86546-036-1. 
• Heard, Robert (June 1980). Oklahoma Vs Texas: When Football Becomes War. Honey Hill Pub. ISBN 0-937642-00-2. 
• Heupel, Josh (March 26, 2001). The Road to Glory, Contributions by Bob Schaller, Cross Training Publishing. ISBN 1-929478-25-9. 
• Keith, Harold (August 2003). Forty-Seven Straight: The Wilkinson Era at Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3569-7. 
• Keith, Harold (July 1978). Oklahoma Kickoff: An Informal History of the First 25 Years of Football at the University of Oklahoma, and of the Amusing Hardships That Attended It. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-1485-1. 
• King, Gary T. (July 24, 2006). An Autumn Remembered: Bud Wilkinson's Legendary '56 Sooners. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3786-X. 
• McKenzie, Mike; Jay Upchurch (August 2003). Tales from the Sooner Sidelines: Oklahoma Football Legacy and Legends. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-58261-320-6. 
• Meece, Volney (January 1, 1960). Thirteen years of winning Oklahoma football under Bud Wilkinson. Bryan. ASIN B0007EUM84. 
• Shropshire, Mike (August 1, 2006). Runnin' with the Big Dogs: The True, Unvarnished Story of the Texas-Oklahoma Football Wars. William Morrow. ISBN 0-06-085277-1. 
• Smith, Jay; William James Willis (August 2003). Prelude to Greatness: Sooner Football in the 1990s, Foreword by David Boren, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3520-4. 
• Snook, Jeff (September 2005). What It Means To Be A Sooner: Barry Switzer, Bob Stoops And Oklahoma's Greatest Players, Forewords by Bob Stoops and Barry Switzer, Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-759-6. 
• Switzer, Barry; Bud Shrake (August 1990). Bootlegger's Boy. William Morrow & Co. ISBN 0-688-09384-1. 
• Towle, Mike (August 1, 2002). I Remember Bud Wilkinson: Personal Memories and Anecdotes About an Oklahoma Sooners Legend As Told by the People and Players Who Knew Him. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 1-58182-301-0. 
• Upchurch, Jay (September 2007). Game of My Life: Oklahoma Football. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-58261-765-1. 
• Weeks, Jim (June 1982). The Sooners: A Story of Oklahoma Football. Strode Publications. ISBN 0-87397-220-1. 
• Wilkinson, Jay; Gretchen Hirsch (August 1, 1994). Bud Wilkinson: An Intimate Portrait of an American Legend. Sagamore Publishing. ISBN 1-57167-001-7. 

Brian Bosworth (also referred to as The Boz) (born March 9, 1965 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former American football player. ... The seventh President of the University of Oklahoma ... Josh Heupel (born March 22, 1978) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team. ... David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) was a United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1979 to 1994. ... Robert A. Bob Stoops (born September 9, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio) is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• University of Oklahoma website
• SoonerSports.com - Official OU athletics website
• SoonerStats.com