1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1991 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 48–14 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
1991 record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,004)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Nebraska + 6 0 1 9 2 1
No. 20 Colorado + 6 0 1 8 3 1
No. 16 Oklahoma 5 2 0 9 3 0
Kansas State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Kansas 3 4 0 6 5 0
Iowa State 1 5 1 3 7 1
Missouri 1 6 0 3 7 1
Oklahoma State 0 6 1 0 10 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by third-year head coach Gary Gibbs.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 141:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 9
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 40–269,211[1]
September 211:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 55–2169,057
September 281:30 p.m.Virginia Tech*No. 6
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 27–1773,200
October 51:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 5
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
PSNW 29–842,950
October 122:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 6
ABCL 7–1075,587
October 192:30 p.m.No. 22 ColoradoNo. 12
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 17–3472,296
October 261:30 p.m.KansasNo. 21
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 41–368,128
November 21:00 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 20
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 28–762,162
November 91:00 p.m.at MissouriNo. 20
PPVW 56–1630,193
November 161:00 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 18
PSNW 21–668,778
November 292:30 p.m.at No. 11 NebraskaNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
ABCL 14–1976,386
December 297:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Virginia*No. 20
TBSW 48–1462,003
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster[]

1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Joey Alford Jr
RB 30 Terry Collier Fr
QB 10 Steve Collins Jr
WR 9 Tink Collins Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 46 Corey Mayfield Sr
DB 39 John Anderson So
DL 96 Joseph Asbel Fr
DL 56 James Baldwin Jr
DE 72 Aubrey Beavers So
DB 29 Jason Belser (C) Sr
LB 45 Joe Bowden Sr
DE 47 Brent DeQuasie Fr
DB 48 Greg DeQuasie Sr
DT 77 Stacey Dillard Sr
LB 30 Chris Wilson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 10 9 9 7 6 5 6 12 21 20 20 18 19 19 20 16 
Coaches Poll 11 9 9 8 7 6 5 12 20 19 18 16 16 16 20 14

Postseason[]

NFL Draft[]

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[3]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Joe Bowden Linebacker 5 133 Houston Oilers
Brian Brauninger Tackle 6 146 Phoenix Cardinals
Mike Gaddis Running back 6 152 Minnesota Vikings
Stacey Dillard Defensive tackle 6 153 New York Giants
Terry Ray Defensive back 6 158 Atlanta Falcons
Jason Belser Defensive back 8 197 Indianapolis Colts
Corey Mayfield Defensive end 10 269 San Francisco 49ers
Brandon Houston Tackle 12 326 Philadelphia Eagles
Chris Wilson Linebacker 12 331 Chicago Bears

References[]

  1. ^ "Defense is best offense for Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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