OKLAHOMA COACHES & STAFF
Bob Stoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach (Eighth Season) Brent Venables . . . . . . . . Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/LB Bobby Jack Wright . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB Kevin Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator/TE & FB Cale Gundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recruiting Coordinator/RB Kevin Sumlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR Josh Heupel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks James Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Jackie Shipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linebackers Chris Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Ends Jerry Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Sports Enhancement Matt McMillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Coordinator Merv Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Football Operations Greg Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Equipment Scott Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletics Trainer Scott Kolok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Rodney Rideau . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Casey Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant Coach Zac Spavital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant Coach
LAST SEASON IN REVIEW
2005 Final Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 (T-No. 2, Big 12 South) Postseason Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Postseason Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 Final Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 22 (AP, USA Today Coaches)
7 NATI ONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
39 C ON FERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
141 ALL-A MERICANS
6 3 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
SOONERS AT A GLANCE WHAT RETURNS
By percentage, what returns from last season: Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71% Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4% Receiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.1% Punt Return Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5% Kick Return Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.1% Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.2% Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.4% Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.7% All-Purpose Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.5% Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100% Punting Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.3% Tackles for Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.2% Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.8% Fumble Recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.0%
OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (16)
OL Branndon Braxton, WR Quentin Chaney, FB Matt Clapp, OL Jon Cooper, TE Joe Jon Finley, RB Jacob Gutierrez, WR Juaquin Iglesias, WR Manuel Johnson, WR Malcolm Kelly, QB Hays McEachern, OL Chris Messner, RB Allen Patrick, RB Adrian Peterson, OL George Robinson, WR Paul Thompson, FB Dane Zaslaw
DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (19)
DE C.J. Ah You, LB Rufus Alexander, LB Lewis Baker, DE Larry Birdine, DB Jason Carter, DT Steven Coleman, DE Alan Davis, DB Nic Harris, DB Lendy Holmes (converted from WR), LB Zach Latimer, LB Curtis Lofton, DT Carl Pendleton, LB Ryan Reynolds, DB Reggie Smith, DE Calvin Thibodeaux, DB Marcus Walker, DB Darien Williams, DE John Williams, DB D.J. Wolfe
SPECIALIST LETTERMEN RETURNING (2) K Garrett Hartley, H Hays McEachern
LETTERMEN LOST (22)
DT Remi Ayodele, DB Eric Bassey, QB Rhett Bomar, OL Chris Bush, OL Kelvin Chaisson, OL Chris Chester, FB Russell Dennison, DT Dusty Dvoracek, P Cody Freeby, RB Donta Hickson, LB Clint Ingram, RB Kejuan Jones, OL Davin Joseph, DB Chijioke Onyenegecha, DB Jowahn Poteat, OL J.D. Quinn, WR Jejuan Rankins, OL Brett Rayl, LS Jacob Rice, TE Willie Roberts, FB J.D. Runnels, WR Travis Wilson
PLAYERS WHO REDSHIRTED IN 2005 (25)
OL Ben Barresi, DT Billy Blackard, DB Keenan Clayton, WR Collin Cox, TE Aaron Cummings, FB Lance Custar, TE Brody Eldridge, LB Matt Felty, RB Derek Gove, DT DeMarcus Granger, DE Graygory Hardeman, LB Brock Hesse, WR Eric Huggins, DB Brian Jackson, DT Tola Jimoh, DT Cordero Moore, TE Jonathan Poynter, LB Lamont Robinson, FB Nathan Sheets, OL Brian Simmons, LB Jake Smith, P Wesley Westbrook, DE Ben Weyand, OL Jesse White, WR Carter Whitson
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