2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 108th season of Sooner football. The team was led by Bob Stoops in his fourth season as head coach. They played their games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter of the Big 12 Conference.

2002 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship, W 29–7 vs. Colorado
Rose Bowl, W 34–14 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	12–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Quentin Griffin Teddy Lehman Trent Smith Jason White Andre Woolfolk
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 7 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	5					7	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 6 Texas x		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	5
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Conference play began with a win over the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri on October 5, and ended with their second win over the Colorado Buffaloes that season in the 2002 Big 12 Championship Game on December 7. The Sooners finished the regular season 11–2 (7–2 in Big 12), winning their second Big 12 title and their 38th conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to play in their first Rose Bowl in school history, where they beat the Washington State Cougars, 34–14.

Following the season, Andre Woolfolk was selected 28th overall in the 2003 NFL draft, along with Quentin Griffin in the 4th round, Jimmy Wilkerson in the 6th, and Trent Smith in the 7th.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	No. 1	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	W 37–0	40,385
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Alabama*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 37–27	75,564
September 14	6:00 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 68–0	74,468
September 28	6:00 p.m.	South Florida*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	W 31–14	74,432
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 2	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	FSN	W 31–24	60,578
October 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Texas	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 35–24	75,587
October 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Iowa State	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 49–3	75,201
November 2	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Colorado	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 27–11	75,403
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 1	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 26–30	84,036
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 4	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 49–9	28,375
November 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas Tech	No. 4	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	W 60–15	75,553
November 30	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 3	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	L 28–38	48,500
December 7	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Colorado	No. 8	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 29–7	63,332
January 1, 2003	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Washington State*	No. 8	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 34–14	86,848
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Mark Clayton So G 69 Brad Davis Sr WR 12 Curtis Fagan Sr RB 22 Quentin Griffin Sr QB 8 Nate Hybl Sr WR 6 Antwone Savage Sr OL 60 Wes Sims So G 75 Mike Skinner Sr TE 88 Trent Smith Sr QB 18 Jason White Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 11 Teddy Lehman Jr LB 48 Gayron Allen So DT 80 Dan Cody So DT 97 Tommie Harris So DB 23 Mike Hawkins Fr DL 77 Davin Joseph Fr DT 93 Kory Klein Jr DB 30 Bobby Klinck Fr DE 46 Zach Latimer Fr DE 45 Jimmy Wilkerson Jr CB 17 Andre Woolfolk Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Long – Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks Kevin Wilson – Co-offensive coordinator & offensive line Cale Gundy – Running backs Darrell Wyatt – Wide receivers Jonathan Hayes – Tight ends & special teams Mike Stoops – Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs Brent Venables – Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers Jackie Shipp – Defensive line Bobby Jack Wright – Defensive ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Tulsa

See also: 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 3 0 14 20 37 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 Date: August 30 Location: Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 40,385 Referee: Steve Usechek TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play–by–play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Alex Flanagan (Sideline)

Alabama

See also: 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Alabama Crimson Tide at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 3 0 14 10 27 • #2 Oklahoma 9 14 0 14 37 Date: September 7 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 75,564 Referee: Terry Brown TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

UTEP

See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team

UTEP Miners at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 0 0 0 0 0 • #2 Oklahoma 14 24 17 13 68 Date: September 14 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:09 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 74,468 Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (PPV): Bill land (sportscaster) (Play–by–play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Zach Klein (Sideline)

South Florida

See also: 2002 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total South Florida 0 0 0 14 14 • #2 Oklahoma 0 21 7 3 31 Date: September 28 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 74,432 Referee: John Robison TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Missouri

See also: 2002 Missouri Tigers football team

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 Oklahoma 7 3 13 8 31 Missouri 0 7 10 7 24 Date: October 5 Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri Game start: 6:11 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 60,578 Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Texas (Red River Shootout)

See also: 2002 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout

#3 Texas Longhorns vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #3 Texas 7 7 3 7 24 • #2 Oklahoma 3 8 3 21 35 Date: October 12 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game start: 2:41 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 75,587 Referee: Tom Ahlers TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Iowa State

See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team

#9 Iowa State Cyclones at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #9 Iowa State 0 0 3 0 3 • #2 Oklahoma 14 21 7 7 49 Date: October 19 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 75,201 Referee: John Laurie TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Colorado

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

#13 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Colorado 3 0 8 0 11 • #2 Oklahoma 10 10 7 0 27 Date: November 2 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 75,403 Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Texas A&M

See also: 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas A&M Aggies

1 2 3 4 Total #1 Oklahoma 7 6 10 3 26 • Texas A&M 0 13 14 3 30 Date: November 9 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Game start: 2:38 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 84,036 Referee: Hal Dowden TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Baylor

See also: 2002 Baylor Bears football team

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Oklahoma 7 14 21 7 49 Baylor 3 0 0 6 9 Date: November 16 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 28,375 Referee: Randy Christal

Texas Tech

See also: 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

#24 Texas Tech Red Raiders at #4 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Texas Tech 0 0 7 8 15 • #4 Oklahoma 16 9 21 14 60 Date: November 23 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 75,553 Referee: Steve Usechek TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total #3 Oklahoma 0 6 8 14 28 • Oklahoma State 14 14 7 3 38 Date: November 30 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 1:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 48,500 Referee: Hal Dowden TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Big 12 Championship Game

#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #12 Colorado Buffaloes

1 2 3 4 Total • #8 Oklahoma 7 6 6 10 29 #12 Colorado 0 0 7 0 7 Date: December 7 Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Game start: 7:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 63,332 Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Washington State (Rose Bowl)

Main article: 2003 Rose Bowl

See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #7 Washington State Cougars

1 2 3 4 Total • #8 Oklahoma 3 14 3 14 34 #7 Washington State 0 0 0 14 14 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 86,848 Referee: Steve Shaw TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Rankings

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	8	8	5
Coaches Poll	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	6	5	4	9	8	5
BCS	Not released									1	1	1	4	4	3	7	7	Not released

2003 NFL Draft

The 2003 NFL draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Andre Woolfolk	CB	1st	28	Tennessee Titans
Quentin Griffin	RB	4th	108	Denver Broncos
Jimmy Wilkerson	DE	6th	189	Kansas City Chiefs
Trent Smith	TE	7th	223	Baltimore Ravens
Nate Hybl	QB	Undrafted		Cleveland Browns