2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
National champion (Berryman QPRS); Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Tommie Harris; Kory Klein; Teddy Lehman; Derrick Strait; Jason White; Renaldo Works;
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Quick Facts Oklahoma Sooners football, National champion (Berryman QPRS)Big 12 South Division champion ...

More information Conf, Overall ...

Conference play began with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 21–14.

Following the season, Tommie Harris was selected 14th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, along with Teddy Lehman in the 2nd round, and Derrick Strait in the 3rd.

Game summaries

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[stats3-1] [1]
"2003 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

[2] [2]
"Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Box Score". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[3] [3]
"UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma Sooners Play-By-Play". ESPN. September 20, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[4] [4]
"Last Minute Sooner TD Beats Back Buffs". ESPN. October 25, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[5] [5]
"White Accounts for Five TDs Before Half". ESPN. November 8, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

[6] [6]
"White Tosses Four TDs, Jones Scores Five". ESPN. November 22, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[NFL_Draft-7] [7]
"2004 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 37–3	83,073^[1]
September 6	6:45 p.m.	at Alabama*	No. 1	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 20–13	83,818^[1]
September 13	2:30 p.m.	Fresno State*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 52–28	83,091^[1]
September 20	2:30 p.m.	UCLA*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 59–24	83,317^[1]
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 1	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBS	W 53–7	49,670^[1]
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Texas	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 65–13	75,587^[1]
October 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Missouri	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	FSN	W 34–13	83,327^[1]
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 1	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	TBS	W 34–20	54,215^[1]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 52–9	84,027^[1]
November 8	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 77–0	83,461^[1]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 41–3	82,117^[1]
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 1	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 56–25	53,135^[1]
December 6	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Kansas State	No. 1	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 7–35	79,451^[1]
January 4, 2004	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 LSU*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 14–21	79,342^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	14	Tommie Harris	Defensive tackle	Chicago Bears
2	37	Teddy Lehman	Linebacker	Detroit Lions
3	76	Derrick Strait	Cornerback	New York Jets

2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

North Texas

Alabama

Fresno State

UCLA

Iowa State

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Missouri

Colorado

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Texas A&M

Baylor

Texas Tech

Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

LSU (Sugar Bowl)

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

Rankings

2004 NFL Draft

References

Share this article:

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football

National champion (Berryman QPRS) Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Tommie Harris Kory Klein Teddy Lehman Derrick Strait Jason White Renaldo Works
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 19 Nebraska	5	–	3	10	–	3
Missouri	4	–	4	8	–	5
Kansas	3	–	5	6	–	7
Colorado	3	–	5	5	–	7
Iowa State	0	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 12 Texas	7	–	1	10	–	3
Oklahoma State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Texas Tech	4	–	4	8	–	5
Texas A&M	2	–	6	4	–	8
Baylor	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll