2001_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football
2001 Oklahoma Sooners football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 10–3 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Mangino (2nd; 3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rocky Calmus; Josh Norman; Frank Romero; Roy Williams;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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"2002 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	6:45 p.m.	North Carolina*	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN	W 41–27	75,423^[1]
September 1	2:30 p.m.	at Air Force*	No. 3	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	W 44–3	56,162^[1]
September 8	6:30 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	FSN PPV	W 37–10	74,930^[1]
September 29	11:00 a.m.	No. 11 Kansas State	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (College GameDay)	ABC	W 38–37	75,862^[1]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Texas	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 14–3	75,587^[1]
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 38–10	48,700^[1]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 33–17	75,499^[1]
October 27	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 10–20	78,031^[1]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	W 58–0	74,911^[1]
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 31–10	75,525^[1]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 30–13	52,008^[1]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	L 13–16	75,537^[1]
January 1, 2002	10:00 a.m.	vs. Arkansas*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 10–3	72,955^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

2001_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Schedule

Game summaries

North Carolina

Air Force

North Texas

Kansas State

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Kansas

Baylor

Nebraska

Tulsa

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

Roster

Rankings

2002 NFL Draft

References

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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

	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