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 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
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

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	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

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 25
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,423
TV 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 1
Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

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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 8
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 74,930
TV 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 29
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,862
TV 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 6
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 75,587
TV 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 13
Location: Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas), Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 48,700
TV 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 20
Location: 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 27
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 78,031
TV 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 3
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 74,911
TV 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 10
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,525
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Leslie Gudel (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 17
Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Game attendance: 52,008
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Leslie Gudel (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 24
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:30 p.m CST
Elapsed time: 3:50
Game attendance: 75,537
Game weather: Mostly sunny; 64 °F (18 °C); wind 24 mph (39 km/h) W
Referee: Mike Weir
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

#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 1
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 72,955
TV 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

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

Bob Stoops

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mark Mangino – Offensive coordinator
Chuck Long – Quarterbacks
Cale Gundy – Running backs
Steve Spurrier Jr. – 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

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	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.

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