American college football season
2001 Oklahoma Sooners football Conference Big 12 Conference Division South Coaches No. 6 AP No. 6 2001 record 11–2 (6–2 Big 12) Head coach Offensive coordinator Mark Mangino (2nd; 3rd season)Co-defensive coordinator Mike Stoops (3rd season)Co-defensive coordinator Brent Venables (3rd season)Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)Seasons
The 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season , the 107th season of Sooner football . The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Stoops . They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma . They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference .
Conference play began with a win over the Kansas State Wildcats in Norman on September 29, and ended at home in an upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series . The Sooners finished the regular season 10–2 (6–2 in Big 12), finishing second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic , where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks , 10–3.
Following the season, Roy Williams was selected 8th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft , along with Rocky Calmus in the 3rd round.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 25 6:45 p.m. North Carolina * No. 3 ESPN W 41–2775,423[1]
September 1 2:30 p.m. at Air Force * No. 3 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO ABC W 44–356,162[1]
September 8 6:30 p.m. North Texas * No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma FSN PPV W 37–1074,930[1]
September 29 11:00 a.m. No. 11 Kansas State No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (College GameDay ) ABC W 38–3775,862[1]
October 6 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Texas No. 3 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout ) (College GameDay )ABC W 14–375,587[1]
October 13 6:00 p.m. at Kansas No. 3 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN W 38–1048,700[1]
October 20 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 33–1775,499[1]
October 27 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Nebraska No. 2 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry ) (College GameDay )ABC L 10–2078,031[1]
November 3 2:00 p.m. Tulsa * No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN PPV W 58–074,911[1]
November 10 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 31–1075,525[1]
November 17 2:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 3 Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX ABC W 30–1352,008[1]
November 24 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 4 FSN L 13–1675,537[1]
January 1, 2002 10:00 a.m. vs. Arkansas * No. 10 FOX W 10–372,955[1]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ ]
North Carolina [ ]
North Carolina Tar Heels at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
North Carolina
7
7 0 13
27
• #3 Oklahoma
31
10 0 0
41
Date: August 25Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,423TV announcers (ESPN ): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)
Air Force [ ]
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Air Force Falcons
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Oklahoma
7
13 0 24
44
Air Force
0
3 0 0
3
Date: September 1Location: Falcon Stadium , Colorado Springs, Colorado TV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Scoring summary 1 OU Nate Hybl 2-yard run (Tim Duncan kick)OU 7-0
2 OU Tim Duncan 47-yard field goal OU 10-0
2 AFA B. Walters 35-yard field goal OU 10-3
2 OU T. Smith 13-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick) OU 17-3
2 OU T. Duncan 27-yard field goal OU 20-3
4 OU T. Duncan 26-yard field goal OU 23-3
4 OU Clayton 8-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick) OU 30-3
4 OU Griffin 3-yard run (Duncan kick) OU 37-3
4 OU Heinecke 69-yard fumble return (Duncan kick) OU 44-3
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North Texas [ ]
North Texas Mean Green at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
North Texas
3
7 0 0
10
• #3 Oklahoma
14
7 9 7
37
Date: September 8Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,930TV announcers (FSN PPV ): Bill Land (Play–by–play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Mick Cornett (Sideline)
Kansas State [ ]
#11 Kansas State Wildcats at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
#11 Kansas State
0
14 13 10
37
• #3 Oklahoma
14
14 7 3
38
Date: September 29Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,862TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Texas (Red River Shootout) [ ]
#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #5 Texas Longhorns
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Oklahoma
0
7 0 7
14
#5 Texas
0
3 0 0
3
Date: October 6Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas Game attendance: 75,587TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Kansas [ ]
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Oklahoma
3
14 7 14
38
Kansas
3
0 0 7
10
Date: October 13Location: Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas) , Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 48,700TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Baylor [ ]
Baylor Bears at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Baylor
7
0 0 10
17
• #2 Oklahoma
14
13 0 6
33
Date: October 20Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,499
Nebraska [ ]
#2 Oklahoma Sooners at #3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
1
2 3 4 Total
#2 Oklahoma
0
10 0 0
10
• #3 Nebraska
0
10 3 7
20
Date: October 27Location: Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 78,031TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Tulsa [ ]
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Tulsa
0
0 0 0
0
• #3 Oklahoma
3
17 21 17
58
Date: November 3Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,911TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Jones (Play–by–play), Larry Lacewell (Color) & Zach Klein (Sideline)
Texas A&M [ ]
Texas A&M Aggies at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
10
0 0 0
10
• #3 Oklahoma
0
10 7 14
31
Date: November 10Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,525TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & (Sideline)
Texas Tech [ ]
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Oklahoma
3
10 7 10
30
Texas Tech
3
7 0 3
13
Date: November 17Location: Jones SBC Stadium , Lubbock, Texas Game attendance: 52,008TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & (Sideline)
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) [ ]
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #4 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oklahoma State
0
6 0 10
16
#4 Oklahoma
0
10 0 3
13
Date: November 24Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m CST Elapsed time: 3:50Game attendance: 75,537Game weather: Mostly sunny; 64°F; wind 24 WReferee: Mike WeirTV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Scoring summary Q2 9:20 OU Griffin 8 yard run (Duncan kick)OU 7–0
Q2 4:40 OSU Phillips 26 yard field goal OU 7–3
Q2 0:53 OU Duncan 23 yard field goal OU 10–3
Q2 0:05 OSU Phillips 52 yard field goal OU 10–6
Q4 8:48 OU Duncan 22 yard field goal OU 13–6
Q4 7:31 OSU Phillips 52 yard field goal OU 13–9
Q4 1:36 OSU Woods 14 yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)OSU 16–13
Arkansas (Cotton Bowl) [ ]
Main article: 2002 Cotton Bowl
See also: 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
1
2 3 4 Total
• #10 Oklahoma
7
0 3 0
10
Arkansas
0
0 0 3
3
Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas Game attendance: 72,955TV announcers (FOX ): Thom Brennaman (Play–by–play), Tim Green (Color), Dave Lapham (Color) & Brian Baldinger (Sideline)
Roster [ ]
2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
15
Final
AP
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
11
11
10
6
Coaches Poll
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
11
11
10
6
BCS
Not released
1
2
3
3
3
9
11
11
Not released
2002 NFL Draft [ ]
The 2002 NFL Draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft. Roy Williams was the highest Sooner drafted since Cedric Jones went fifth overall in 1996 .
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References [ ]
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