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2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Mangino (2nd; 3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Iowa State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Kansas   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Texas Tech   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Oklahoma State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Baylor   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 256:45 p.m.North Carolina*No. 3
ESPNW 41–2775,423[1]
September 12:30 p.m.at Air Force*No. 3
ABCW 44–356,162[1]
September 86:30 p.m.North Texas*No. 3
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma
FSN PPVW 37–1074,930[1]
September 2911:00 a.m.No. 11 Kansas StateNo. 3
ABCW 38–3775,862[1]
October 62:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 TexasNo. 3
ABCW 14–375,587[1]
October 136:00 p.m.at KansasNo. 3
FSNW 38–1048,700[1]
October 202:00 p.m.Baylor No. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 33–1775,499[1]
October 2711:00 a.m.at No. 3 NebraskaNo. 2
ABCL 10–2078,031[1]
November 32:00 p.m.Tulsa*No. 3
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSN PPVW 58–074,911[1]
November 1011:00 a.m.Texas A&MNo. 3
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 31–1075,525[1]
November 172:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 3
ABCW 30–1352,008[1]
November 242:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 4
FSNL 13–1675,537[1]
January 1, 200210:00 a.m.vs. Arkansas*No. 10
FOXW 10–372,955[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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North Carolina

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See also: 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
North Carolina Tar Heels at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
North Carolina 7 7013 27
• #3 Oklahoma 31 1000 41

Air Force

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See also: 2001 Air Force Falcons football team
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Air Force Falcons
1 234Total
• #3 Oklahoma 7 13024 44
Air Force 0 300 3
Scoring summary
1OUNate Hybl 2-yard run (Tim Duncan kick)OU 7-0
2OUTim Duncan 47-yard field goalOU 10-0
2AFAB. Walters 35-yard field goalOU 10-3
2OUT. Smith 13-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick)OU 17-3
2OUT. Duncan 27-yard field goalOU 20-3
4OUT. Duncan 26-yard field goalOU 23-3
4OUClayton 8-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick)OU 30-3
4OUGriffin 3-yard run (Duncan kick)OU 37-3
4OUHeinecke 69-yard fumble return (Duncan kick)OU 44-3

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North Texas

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See also: North Texas Mean Green football
North Texas Mean Green at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
North Texas 3 700 10
• #3 Oklahoma 14 797 37

Kansas State

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See also: 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team
#11 Kansas State Wildcats at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
#11 Kansas State 0 141310 37
• #3 Oklahoma 14 1473 38

Texas (Red River Shootout)

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See also: 2001 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout
#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #5 Texas Longhorns
1 234Total
• #3 Oklahoma 0 707 14
#5 Texas 0 300 3

Kansas

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See also: 2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
1 234Total
• #3 Oklahoma 3 14714 38
Kansas 3 007 10

Baylor

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See also: 2001 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Baylor 7 0010 17
• #2 Oklahoma 14 1306 33

Nebraska

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See also: 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry
#2 Oklahoma Sooners at #3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
1 234Total
#2 Oklahoma 0 1000 10
• #3 Nebraska 0 1037 20

Tulsa

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See also: 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Tulsa 0 000 0
• #3 Oklahoma 3 172117 58

Texas A&M

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See also: 2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Texas A&M Aggies at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Texas A&M 10 000 10
• #3 Oklahoma 0 10714 31

Texas Tech

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See also: 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1 234Total
• #3 Oklahoma 3 10710 30
Texas Tech 3 703 13

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

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See also: 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
Oklahoma State Cowboys at #4 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 0 6010 16
#4 Oklahoma 0 1003 13
Scoring summary
Q29:20OUGriffin 8 yard run (Duncan kick)OU 7–0
Q24:40OSUPhillips 26 yard field goalOU 7–3
Q20:53OUDuncan 23 yard field goalOU 10–3
Q20:05OSUPhillips 52 yard field goalOU 10–6
Q48:48OUDuncan 22 yard field goalOU 13–6
Q47:31OSUPhillips 52 yard field goalOU 13–9
Q41:36OSUWoods 14 yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)OSU 16–13

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

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Main article: 2002 Cotton Bowl
See also: 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
1 234Total
• #10 Oklahoma 7 030 10
Arkansas 0 003 3

Roster

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2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Mark Clayton Fr
TE 86 Lance Donley So
OL 68 Howard Duncan Sr
OL 69 Brad Davis Jr
RB 22 Quentin Griffin Jr
QB 8 Nate Hybl Jr
WR 3 Josh Norman Sr
RB 24 Brian Odom   Fr
WR 6 Antwone Savage Jr
OL 60 Wes Sims Fr
OL 75 Mike Skinner Jr
TE 88 Trent Smith Jr
QB 18 Jason White So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 11 Teddy Lehman So
DL 55 Jammal Brown Fr
LB 20 Rocky Calmus Sr
DT 80 Dan Cody Fr
DT 97 Tommie Harris Fr
DT 93 Kory Klein So
DE 45 Jimmy Wilkerson So
FS 38 Roy Williams Jr
DB 17 Andre Woolfolk Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 40 Tim Duncan Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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See also: 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP33333332233341111106
Coaches Poll33333332244441111106
BCSNot released1233391111Not released

2002 NFL Draft

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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.

Player Position Round Overall pick NFL team
Roy Williams S 1st 8 Dallas Cowboys
Rocky Calmus LB 3rd 77 Tennessee Titans
Tim Duncan K Undrafted Arizona Cardinals
Brandon Moore LB Undrafted San Francisco 49ers
Josh Norman TE Undrafted San Diego Chargers

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2001 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "NCAA Football – Oklahoma vs. Air Force". USA Today. September 1, 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "2002 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
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