TABLE OF CONTENTS
Media Information
The Sooners
Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Spring Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sooners at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Fall Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
2008 Season Review
2009 Preseason
Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Scoring Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Defensive Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics . . . . . . 74 Starting Lineups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Player Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Situational Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Season Superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Game-by-Game Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Scoring Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Big 12 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sooner Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sooner Offense Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sooner Defense Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Special Teams Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rosters / Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2008 Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Coaches & Staff
Bob Stoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Brent Venables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bobby Jack Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Kevin Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cale Gundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jay Norvell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Josh Heupel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 James Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Jackie Shipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chris Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Jerry Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Matt McMillen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Merv Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Greg Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Scott Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
University of Oklahoma Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 University President David L. Boren . . . . . . 94 Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione . . . . . . 95 SoonerSports.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
WRITERS
Kenny Mossman, David Bassity
GUIDE DESIGN David Bassity
COVER DESIGN Scott Matthews
EDITOR
Debbie Copp
CONTRIBUTORS
Jason Bodin, Tyler Knowles, Craig Moran, Phillip Rogers, Jennifer Van Tuyl
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE Mike Brooks
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lisa Hall, Mark Kraus, Jackson Laizure, Jerry Laizure, Ty Russell, Shevaun Williams and Associates, John Williamson, Cal Sport Media and OU Athletics Media Relations Archives. Special thanks goes to the OU Touchdown Club for its help in paying for this publication.
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The 2009 Oklahoma Spring Football Guide was printed at no cost to the taxpayers of the state of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. (February 2009)
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KENNY MOSSMAN
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications O: (405) 325-8231 | M: (405) 249-5891 | kmossman@ou.edu
MIKE HOUCK
Associate Media Relations Director O: (405) 325-8231 | M: (405) 447-2731 | mhouck@ou.edu
JARED THOMPSON
Associate Media Relations Director O: (405) 325-8314 | M: (405) 834-2984 | jaredthompson@ou.edu
Assistant Media Relations Director O: (405) 325-8571 | M: (405) 274-1455 | dbassity@ou.edu
BYU
09.05.09 DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM (80,000) • ARLINGTON, TEXAS
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CASSIE GAGE
Assistant Media Relations Director O: (405) 325-8372 | M: (405) 312-8123 | cassie@ou.edu
CRAIG MORAN
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Assistant Media Relations Director O: (405) 325-8231 | M: (405) 249-8264 | cmoran@ou.edu
SCOTT MATTHEWS
Director of Graphic Design O: (405) 325-8223 | M: (405) 664-0844 | smatthews@ou.edu
DEBBIE COPP
Director of Publications O: (405) 325-8231 | M: (405) 306-9029 | dcopp@ou.edu
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Director of Internet Services O: (405) 325-4274 | M: (918) 691-3886 | jmatheson@ou.edu
Assistant Director of Internet Services O: (405) 325-4274 | M: (612) 812-4182 | tkukowski@ou.edu
OU Athletics Media Relations Media Relations Main Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 325-8231 Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 325-7623 University of Oklahoma Athletics Media Relations Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Suite 2525, 180 W. Brooks St, Norman, OK 73019
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COTTON BOWL (92,000) • DALLAS, TEXAS
KANSAS MEMORIAL STADIUM (50,071) • LAWRENCE, KAN.
KANSAS STATE
10.31.09 GAYLORD FAMILY - OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM (82,112)
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NEBRASKA MEMORIAL STADIUM (85,831) • LINCOLN, NEB.
TEXAS A&M
11.14.09 GAYLORD FAMILY - OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM (82,112)
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OKLAHOMA STATE
11.28.09 GAYLORD FAMILY - OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM (82,112)
MEDIA INFORMATION COVERING PRACTICE
PRACTICE LOCATION
COVERING THE RED/WHITE SPRING GAME
In the event of inclement weather, workouts will be moved to the Everest Center, one block east of the stadium. If a practice is forced indoors, OU staff will determine if the sideline space at the indoor facility is sufficient to hold the public that is in attendance. If it is, the practice will remain open.
Weather permitting, most practices will be held on the rugby fields located just east of the Lloyd Noble Center.
Credentials are required for media covering the game as there is an admission charge for the public. All requests for credentials must be entered by sports editors/directors online. The online application is available by logging on to SoonerSportsMedia.com. Parking passes are not available for the spring game. The deadline for requesting spring game credentials is April 6. A link to the credentials site will be e--mailed to media that regularly cover OU football.
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Most spring practices are closed. On days that the workouts are open, designated viewing areas will be marked.
Scrimmages will likely be held inside the stadium.
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INTERVIEWS
A media-only site, which includes photo downloads and other information helpful in covering the team, also is available. To access the media-only site, contact Jason Matheson, director of internet services, at jmatheson@ou.edu.
Numerous players are enrolled in evening classes and may be unable to participate in interviews on specific days. Requests for players received at least 24 hours in advance are appreciated.
Only accredited employees of recognized media outlets are eligible to receive a user name and password.
PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS
Daily updates on the spring workouts will be provided to media via e-mail blast and on the department’s official web site.
Cameras are permitted only during interview sessions. Policies pertaining to cameras at open workouts will be announced prior to those specific events. Dates and times are subject to change on short notice. The OU Athletics Media Relations staff will alert media to changes, but media are encouraged to confirm practice information.
UPDATES
Audio updates, including interviews with Oklahoma coaches and players, also will be available on the site.
THE SOONERS
PRACTICE DATES/TIMES
COACHING STAFF
Head coach Bob Stoops will meet with media after each practice beginning with the first workout. Other members of the coaching staff and the players also will be available upon request after practice on alternating days (offense and defense).
The official web site for the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is SoonerSports.com.
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Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson (PMS 201) and Cream Conference: Big 12 Enrollment: 29,721 Stadium: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Natural Grass/82,112) President: David L. Boren Director of Athletics: Joe Castiglione Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Communications: Kenny Mossman Office Phone: 405.325.8231 Cell: 405.249.5891 Secondary Football Contact: David Bassity Office Phone: 405.325.8571 Cell: 405.274.1455 Website: www.SoonerSports.com
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
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Score 57-2 52-26 55-14 35-10 49-17 45-35 45-31 58-35 62-28 66-28 65-21 61-41 62-21 24-14
Att. 84,715 84,476 67,716 85,158 37,145 92,182 85,241 47,054 85,212 85,603 85,646 49,031 71,004 78,468
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+ at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, * Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game at Kansas City, Mo., ^Fed EX BCS Championshp at Miami, Fla.
Rushing Chris Brown
Att Yds Avg TD Avg/G Lg 217 1,220 5.6 20 87.1 39
Passing Sam Bradford
Cmp Att Int Pct Yds TD Eff 328 483 8 .679 4,720 50 180.84
Receiving Jermaine Gresham
Rec Yds Avg TD Avg/G Lg 66 950 14.4 14 67.9 3
Tackles Travis Lewis
UT AT TT TFL Int Sack PBU FF FR 70 74 144 11.5 4 3.5 3 0 1
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DE Frank ALexander, LB Mike Balogun, DE Jeremy Beal, LB Austin Box, LB J.R. Bryant, DB Quinton Carter, LB Keenan Clayton, LB Brandon Crow, DE Auston English, CB Dominque Franks, DT DeMarcus Granger, CB Brian Jackson, DB Desmond Jackson, LB Travis Lewis, DE Pryce Macon, DT Gerald McCoy, DT Cordero Moore, DB Sam Proctor, LB Ryan Reynolds, DT Adrian Taylor
DT Cory Bennett, DB Brett Bowers, OT Branndon Braxton, WR Quentin Chaney, C Jon Cooper, DE Alan Davis, QB Joey Halzle, S Nic Harris, S Lendy Holmes, WR Juaquin Iglesias, WR Manuel Johnson, P Mike Knall, OT Phil Loadholt, OG Duke Robinson, LB Lamont Robinson, OG Brandon Walker,
PLAYERS REDSHIRTED LAST SEASON (19)
DB Derrick Bradley, RB, Jermie Calhoun, LB Daniel Franklin, OL Ben Habern, DB Lamar Harris, LB Dylan Hughey, DB Joseph Ibiloye, LB Emmanuel Jones, OT Jarvis Jones, QB Landry Jones, DE David King, OL Brian Lepak, DT Stacy McGee, TE Josh New, QB Ben Sherrard, TE James Toms, DT Casey Walker, DE R.J. Washington, K Tress Way
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Seniors (21): LB Mike Balogun, RB Chris Brown, LB J.R. Bryant, FB Matt Clapp, LB Keenan Clayton, TE Brody Eldridge, DE Auston English, DT DeMarcus Granger, TE Jermaine Gresham, DS Ben Hampton, DB Brian Jackson, DE Tola Jimoh, DT Cordero Moore, DB Marloe Prince, LB Ryan Reynolds, DS Derek Shaw, OG Brian Simmons, WR Adron Tennell, WR Carter Whitson, OT Trent Williams Juniors (25): LB Jeremy Beal, QB Sam Bradford, OL Cory Brandon, WR Brandon Caleb, DB Quinton Carter, LB Brandon Crow, DB Dominique Franks, WR Zac Givens, DB Michael Hayes, OL Tavaris Jeffies, DB Emmanuel Jones, WR Cameron Kenney, OL Brian Lepak, DE Pryce Macon, RB Mossis Madu, DT Gerald McCoy, TE Erik Mensik, RB DeMarco Murray, DB Jonathan Nelson, QB John Nimmo, DT Adrian Taylor, OL Jeff Vinson Sophomores (31): DE Frank Alexander, LB Austin Box, WR Ryan Broyles, FB Buck Buchanan, DE Jontae Bumpus, DB Sean Edwards, DB OL Stephen Good, TE James Hanna, OL Jason Hannan, WR Rashad Hutchins, DB Desmond Jackson, RB Justin Johnson, OT Jarvis Jones, LB Travis Lewis, LB John Marr, WR Dejuan Miller, K Matthew Moreland, DS Sean Morrison, TE Josh New, WR Jameel Owens, DB Sam Proctor, TE Trent Ratterree, OL Donald Stephenson, K Jimmy Stevens, LB Turner Troup, OL Alex Williams, WR Corey Wilson, DS James Winchester Redshirt Freshmen (15): DB Derrick Bradley, RB Jermie Calhoun, LB Daniel Franklin, OL Ben Habern, DB Lamar Harris, LB Dylan Hughey, DB Joseph Ibiloye, QB Landry Jones, DE David King, DE Stacy McGee, QB Ben Sherrard, TE James Toms, DT Casey Walker, DE R.J. Washington, K Tress Way
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
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LETTERMEN LOST (16)
Name (Alma Mater, Year) Title Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983).....................................................................Head Coach Brent Venables (Kansas State, 1992)............................... Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/LB Bobby Jack Wright (SW Texas State, 1973)...................... Assistant Head Coach/ Asst. Defensive Coordinator/DB Kevin Wilson (North Carolina, 1984).........................Offensive Coordinator/TE/FB Cale Gundy (Oklahoma, 1994).....................................Recruiting Coordinator/RB Jay Norvell (Iowa, 1986)............. Asst. Offensive Coor./Passing Game Coor./WR James Patton (Miami (Ohio), 1993)........................................Assistant Coach/OL Josh Heupel (Oklahoma, 2001)..............................................Assistant Coach/QB Jackie Shipp (Langston, 1992)................................................ Assistant Coach/DL Chris Wilson (Oklahoma, 1992)..............................................Assistant Coach/DE Opponent (Record) Chattanooga (1-11) Cincinnati (11-3) at Washington (0-12) TCU (11-2) at Baylor (4-8) vs. Texas+ (12-1) Kansas (8-5) at Kansas State (5-7) Nebraska (9-4) at Texas A&M (4-8) Texas Tech (11-2) at Oklahoma State (9-4) vs. Missouri* (10-4) vs. Florida^ (13-1)
QB Sam Bradford, RB Chris Brown, WR Ryan Broyles, WR Brandon Caleb, FB Matt Clapp, TE Brody Eldridge, TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Ben Hampton, TE James Hanna, OL Jason Hannan, RB Justin Johnson, RB Mossis Madu, TE Eric Mensik, WR Dejuan Miller, RB DeMarco Murray, WR Jameel Owens, TE Trent Ratterree, OG Brian Simmons, OL Donald Stephenson, WR Adron Tennell, WR Carter Whitson, OL Alex Williams, OT Trent Williams
LS Ben Hampton, K Matthew Moreland, LS Derek Shaw, K Jimmy Stevens
COACHING STAFF
Date Aug. 30 Sep. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Jan. 8
OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (23)
SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING (3)
Formations: Offense: Multiple; Defense: Multiple 2008 Overall Record: 12-2 2008 Conference Record (Standing): 7-1 (first, Big 12 South Division) Final Ranking: No. 5 (AP, USA Today Coaches)
2008 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
What Returns in 2009 ...
True Freshmen (20): OL Josh Aladenoye, QB Drew Allen, LB Jaydan Bird, DB Kevin Brent, DE Jarrett Brown, DE Justin Chaisson, OL Tyler Evans, DE Terry Franklin, DB Javon Harris, DB Demontre Hurst, TE Gabe Ikard, LB Gus Jones, LB Ronnell Lewis, DB Gabe Lynn, DT Jamarkus McFarland, RB Jonathan Miller, FB Marshall Musil, WR Jaz Reynolds, DB Marcus Trice, LB Tom Wort
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AT A GLANCE WHAT RETURNS BY PERCENTAGE
STARTERS
Offensive Starters Returning (8) QB Sam Bradford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 RB Chris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WR Ryan Broyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TE Brody Eldridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TE Jermaine Gresham . . . . . . . . . 14 RB DeMarco Murray . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OG Brian Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OT Trent Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specialists Starters Returning (6) K Matthew Moreland . . . . . . . . . . 14* LS Ben Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12+ LS Derek Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14^ K Jimmy Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LS James WInchester . . . . . . . . . . . 3 H Carter Whitson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Specialists Starters Lost (1) P Mike Knall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 * kickoffs ^ punts + placements
COACHING STAFF
Offensive Starters Lost (8) Branndon Braxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quentin Chaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C Jon Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WR Juaquin Iglesias . . . . . . . . . . . 14 WR Manuel Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OT Phil Loadholt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 OG Duke Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 OG Brandon Walker . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Defensive Starters Returning (13) DE Frank Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 LB Mike Balogun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DE Jeremy Beal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LB Austin Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quinton Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 LB Keenan Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DE Auston English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CB Dominque Franks . . . . . . . . . . 14 CB Brian Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LB Travis Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DT Gerald McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LB Ryan Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 DT Adrian Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6% Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . .96.5% Receiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5% Punt Return Yards . . . . . . . . . . 100% Kickoff Return Yards . . . . . . . . 61.2% Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.4% Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.6% Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.6% All-Purpose Yards . . . . . . . . . . 68.7% Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100% Punting Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.0% Tackles for Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.6% Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.0% Fumble Recoveries . . . . . . . . . 73.3%
Defensive Starters Lost (2) S Nic Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 S Lendy Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN New Mexico: QB Landry Jones North Carolina: OG Brian Simmons Oklahoma: LB Austin Box, QB Sam Bradford, WR Ryan Broyles, FB Buck Buchanan, DE Jontae Bumpus, LB Brandon Crow, DB Dominque Franks, TE Jermaine Gresham, LS Ben Hampton, DB Javon Harris, DB Michael Hayes, LB Dylan Hughey, TE Gabe Ikard, DE Tola Jimoh, DB Emmanuel Jones, LB Gus Jones, OL Brian Lepak, LB Ronnell Lewis, DB Gabe Lynn, RB Mossis Madu, DT Gerald McCoy, DL Stacy McGee, K Matthew Moreland, QB John Nimmo, WR Jameel Owens, DB Marloe Prince, TE Trent Ratterree, LS
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Derek Shaw, K Jimmy Stevens, LB Turner Troup, K Tress Way, WR Carter Whitson, LS James Winchester Oregon: TE James Toms Pennsylvania: OL Jeff Vinson Tennessee: OL Tavaris Jeffries Texas: OL Josh Aladenoye, QB Drew Allen, DE Jeremy Beal, DB Derrick Bradley, OL Cory Brandon, DB Kevin Brent, DE Jarrett Brown, RB Jermie Calhoun, LB Keenan Clayton, DE Auston English, DE Terry Franklin, WR Zac Givens, OL Stephen Good, DT DeMarcus Granger, Ol Ben Habern, TE James Hanna, OL Jason Hannan, DB Lamar Harris, DB Demontre
Hurst, WR Rashad Hutchins, LB Joseph Ibiloye, DB Brian Jackson, DB Desmond Jackson, RB Justin Johnson, OL Jarvis Jones, DE David King, LB Travis Lewis, DE Pryce Macon, LB John Marr, DT Jemarkus McFarland, TE Eric Mensik, RB Jonathan Miller, DL Cordero Moore, DS Sean Morrison, DB Jonathan Nelson, TE Josh New, DB Sam Proctor, WR Jaz Reynolds, QB Ben Sherrard, DT Adrian Taylor, WR Adron Tennell, DB Marcus Trice, DL Casey Walker, DE R.J. Washington, OL Trent Williams, WR Corey Wilson, LB Tom Wort Virginia: WR Brandon Caleb
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Arizona: FB Matt Clapp Arkansas: DB Sean Edwards Georgia: LB J.R. Bryant, LB Daniel Franklin, WR Cameron Kenney Kansas: LB Jaydan Bird, TE Brody Eldridge, FB Marshall Musil Louisiana: DE Frank Alexander, RB Chris Brown, OL Alex Williams Maryland: LB Mike Balogun Missouri: OL Tyler Evans, OL Donald Stephenson Nevada: DB Quinton Carter, DE Justin Chaisson, RB DeMarco Murray, LB Ryan Reynolds New Jersey: WR Dejuan Miller
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Looking Back at 2008
Big Crowds Follow Stoops Era
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Oklahoma finished the season with a 12-2 mark, 7-1 in the Big 12, good Oklahoma has drawn 4,909,241 fans for Bob Stoops’ 62 home games for first place in the South Division. The Sooners advanced to the Dr (started in 1999) and all have been sold out. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium • The Sooners are 60-2 on Owen Field under Stoops and have won 24 where they vanquished Missouri, 65-21. OU then dropped a 24-14 straight there, one shy of the school record (ended in 1953). decision to Florida in the Fed EX BCS Championship Game at Miami. • The current string of sellouts is the second longest in school history, The Sooners ranked No. 5 in both final polls. trailing a string of 69 from 1971-84. • Conference Title No. 42: Oklahoma won its 42nd conference • The average home attendance of 85,075 in 2008 was a school record. championship, a remarkable feat considering the Sooners have held The top nine seasons for football attendance at Oklahoma came on conference membership for just 94 of their 114 football seasons. OU Stoops’ watch. has won a conference title in nearly half of its league seasons (45%). In • The largest home crowd in school history was 85,646, on hand for the winning the Big 12 crown, Oklahoma won its sixth and its third in a row. 2008 OU-Texas Tech game. No other league member owns more than two and only the Sooners • Oklahoma has exceeded its listed seating capacity of 82,112 at Gaylord have been able to secure consecutive titles. Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in 36 consecutive home games. • Heisman No. 5: Sam Bradford was named the recipient of the 74th • Oklahoma has played before sellout crowds in 108 of the 133 games Heisman Memorial Trophy. He is the fifth Sooner to win the coveted (home, away, neutral) since Stoops became the head coach. During that award (see more on his season on the following page). time, a total of 9,737,252 (average of 73,212) have watched the Sooners. • All-American Total Jumps to 148: Oklahoma added four AllThe figure should move above 1 billion some time in the 2009 campaign. Americans to its staggering total in Sam Bradford, Jermaine Gresham, Gerald McCoy and Duke Did You Know? Robinson. The Sooner program The Sooners have had held a double-digit lead in 112 of the 133 games Bob Stoops has coached at Oklahoma. has averaged 1.3 All-Americans per year since its inception, which actually predates All-America teams. • Sooners Play Another Difficult Schedule: Eight of Oklahoma’s 11 2008 FBS opponents played in bowl games and four of those programs won 10 games. Twenty-one full or part-time position starters return to tackle another • Ten Wins: Oklahoma won at least 10 games for the 31st time in its difficult schedule. The Sooners open at the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium history. No other program has hit double digits that often. Alabama is against BYU. It will be the first college game contested in the $1.1 billion second on that list with 29. structure. That site also hosts the 2009 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship. • Nine of the opponents played in bowl games last season. • OU’s Big 12 schedule will feature the same teams it did in ‘08. The next schedule rotation will take place for the 2010 season.
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Looking Ahead to 2009
Stoops Picks Up Win No. 100
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Oklahoma’s 55-14 victory at Washington on Sept. 13, represented a historic milestone of 100 victories for Sooner head coach Bob Stoops ... • Stoops became the eighth-fastest coach to 100 victories in NCAA history by reaching the milestone in 122 games, the same number it took for former OU head coach Barry Switzer to hit the mark. Another OU great, Bud Wilkinson, picked up his 100th victory in game 111. He is No. 3 on the list. • Oklahoma is the only school to produce four, 100-win coaches: Bennie Owen (122-54-165 from 1905-26), Wilkinson (145-29-4 from 1947-63), Switzer (157-29-4 from 1973-88) and Stoops. • Stoops is the second coach in NCAA history, first in the modern era, to win 100 games in his first 10 seasons. His victory total of 109 ranks No. 2 in NCAA history for 10 seasons. Penn’s George Woodruff, who finished in 1901, holds the mark at 124 wins. Switzer is third at 98. • Stoops is one of three to average of 10 victories per season with at least 10 seasons of coaching. The others were Tom Osborne (255 in 25 seasons at Nebraska) and George Woodruff (142 in 12 seasons, mostly at Penn). • Stoops’ teams are 109-24 with one national title and six league crowns in 10 seasons. In the 10 years before he arrived in Norman, the OU football fortunes had taken a rare dip. The program was 61-503 with no championships and only three bowl trips.
Marquee Games on Horizon Future schedules include at Florida State (2011), Notre Dame (2012), at Notre Dame (2013), Tennessee (2014), at Tennessee (2015), Ohio State (2016), at Ohio State (2017) and LSU in 2018 and 2019. Under Bob Stoops, Oklahoma has already played Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Alabama (twice), UCLA (twice), Oregon (twice), Washington (twice), South Florida and Miami (Fla.) in regular season contests.
Oklahoma By the Numbers
71,000 - Number of season ticket holders at Oklahoma. 676 - The number of weeks the Sooners have been ranked in the AP poll. That figure ranks No. 4 nationally, No. 1 among Big 12 schools. 162 - Number of nationally televised games all time that featured OU. 134 - The number of games in which OU has scored 50 points. 134 - Consecutive games in which OU has scored a touchdown. 97 - The number of weeks OU has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll. 60 - Games that Stoops’ teams won by at least 20 points. 48 - Consecutive weeks OU has spent in the AP polls. 19 - Consecutive home games in which OU scored at least 30 points.
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OFFENSE NOTES ABOUT THE OFFENSE
Chart Climbers COMPLETIONS • SEASON Comp. Player 2. 328 Sam Bradford 7. 237 Sam Bradford
Year 2008 2007
COMPLETIONS • CAREER Comp. Player 3. 565 Sam Bradford
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ABOUT THE OFFENSE IN 2008
Scoring Record ... by 115 Points Oklahoma’s record for points in one season was previously held by the 2003 team, which posted 601 in 14 games. The 2008 team, which also had 14 outings, scored 716, an NCAA record.
Bradford Nabs OU’s Fifth Heisman Trophy
Year 2007 2008
TOUCHDOWN PASSES • SEASON TD 1. 50 3. 36
Player Sam Bradford Sam Bradford
Year 2008 2007
TOUCHDOWN PASSES • CAREER TD 1. 86
Player Sam Bradford
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PASSING EFFICIENCY • SEASON Eff. Player 1. 180.8 Sam Bradford 2. 176.5 Sam Bradford
Year Cl. 2008 So. 2007 Fr.
TOTAL OFFENSE • SEASON Total Name 1. 4,747 Sam Bradford
TOTAL OFFENSE • CAREER Total Name 1. 7,895 Sam Bradford
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Gresham on Threshold
TE RECEPTIONS • CAREER
• Oklahoma returns its top seven rushers and two of its top three receivers from a year ago. • OU returns two linemen with starting experience, tackle Trent Williams and guard Brian Simmons. The Sooners also will have for the first time the services of LSU transfer Jarvis Jones, a tackle.
Years 1973-75 2007-
TD RECEPTIONS • CAREER Total 1. 31 2. 26
Name Years Mark Clayton 2001-04 Jermaine Gresham 2006-
Total Name Years 1. 164 Trent Smith 1999-02 6. 111 Jermaine Gresham 2006-
UNIVERSITY
The Sooner tight end has a shot at becoming the most prolific touchdown receiver ever among college tight ends. The senior enters the 2009 season with 26, which is just seven shy of the mark of 33 set by Ibn Green of Louisville from 1996-99. Missouri’s Chase Coffman holds the Big 12 mark at 30. Gresham already has more TD receptions than any TE at Oklahoma. During the BCS title game, he broke Keith Jackson’s career mark for receiving yards by a tight end. Gresham now has 1,629.
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QB VICTORIES • CAREER Name Steve Davis Sam Bradford
Year 2008
Years 2007-
The Oklahoma quarterback became only the third player to lead the nation in passing efficiency for two seasons when he put up a number of 180.84 in 2008. • Bradford completed 328-of-483 passes (.679) for 4,720 yards with 50 touchdowns (led the nation) and 8 interceptions (touchdown to interception ratio of 6:1). • Bradford ranked No. 4 nationally in total offense (340.5) and No. 3 in passing yards (337.1) while playing against seven ranked opponents, and on an offense that also rushed for 198.5 yards/game. • He averaged 14.39 yds./comp., more than one yard above any of the top 40 passers (by yards) nationally.
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THE SOONERS
• The Sooners went over 500 total yards 10 times, over 600 four times. The best total was 674 yards against Kansas, the most yardage by OU since piling up 829 against Kansas State in 1988. • OU ran 97 plays vs. Kansas, the most by the Sooners since 1975. • OU had 18 scoring drives of 60 seconds or less. • Oklahoma scored on its first drive in 11 games with nine touchdowns and two field goals. • There were five games last season in which six OU players scored in the same game. • OU had 39 first downs vs. Missouri, 36 vs. Kansas, 32 vs. Texas Tech, 30 vs. Cincinnati.
Minimum 50 attempts Pct. Player 1. .695 Sam Bradford 2. .679 Sam Bradford
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• OU scored a school record 99 touchdowns to clip the 80 from 2003. • With 716 points, it was the highest scoring team in the modern era of college football. It also was the first in that span to score 60 or more points in five consecutive games. • It was the first team ever to feature a 4,000-yard passer (Bradford) and two 1,000-yard rushers (Chris Brown and DeMarco Murray). • OU set a school record for first-half points with 55 at Kansas State (tied OU mark for points in any half). In the modern era (since 1937), OU has scored 50 or more first-half points four times, twice in 2008. OU scored 35 first-quarter points vs. Nebraska to equal its all-time one-period best vs. Big 12 foes. For the first time, OU scored 28+ points four times in a quarter (three in the first quarter).
Offensive Miscellany
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• Under Stoops, OU produced its career leader in passing and receiving, its No. 3 and No. 4 career rushers and school record holders for season rushing, passing and receiving yards. • Of 81 basic offensive records at OU, 54 have been set under Stoops. • OU has scored at least one TD in every game dating to Nov. 7, 1998. • OU has rushed for 200 yards 41 times under Stoops, 35 in the last five years. • Also under Stoops, OU has 139 touchdowns of 25+ yards and 283 scoring drives of 2:00 or less. • OU is the highest scoring program in college football history. In 1,140 games, the Sooners have scored 30,435 points, or 26.7 per game. Michigan has 29,532 points in 1,203 games and Nebraska 29,441 in 1,200.
TE RECEIVING YARDS • CAREER
Total Name Years 1. 1,627 Jermaine Gresham 2006-
ALL PURPOSE YARDS • SEASON Total Name 1. 2,171 DeMarco Murray
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Dominque Franks 39-yard FR at Texas A&M Dominque Franks 18-yard INT vs. Nebraska
2007
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Lendy Holmes 63-yard INT vs. Texas Tech Curtis Lofton 12-yard FR vs. Missouri Curtis Lofton 45-yard INT vs. Utah St. Reggie Smith 61-yard FR vs. Miami Nic Harris 24-yard INT vs. North Texas
2006
Marcus Walker Reggie Smith Zach Latimer
33-yd.INT vs. Boise St. 42-yd. INT vs. Baylor 22-yd. INT vs. M. Tenn.
2005
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Chijioke Onyenegecha 63-yd.INT vs. Neb. D.J. Wolfe 65-yd. INT vs. Kansas Clint Ingram 48-yd. INT vs. Tulsa
2004
Lance Mitchell
28-yd. FR vs. Kansas
2003
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Eric Bassey 34-yd. INT vs. UCLA Jonathan Jackson 21-yd. INT vs. Texas Derrick Strait 17-yd. FR vs. Texas A&M
2002
Eric Bassey Antonio Perkins Michael Hawkins Derrick Strait
45-yd. FR vs. Alabama 50-yd. INT vs. UTEP 45-yd. INT vs. UTEP 75-yd. INT vs. Baylor
2001
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Rocky Calmus 14-yd. FR vs. North Carolina Derrick Strait 47-yd. INT vs. North Carolina Cory Heinecke 69-yd. FR vs. Air Force Roy Williams 18-yd. FR vs. Kansas St. Teddy Lehman 2-yd. INT vs. Texas
About the Sooner Defense
• OU forced at least one turnover in 117 of Bob Stoops’ 133 games and has at least one interception in 87 of the last 115; multiple picks in 40 of the last 86 outings. • Oklahoma has nine shutouts under its current head coach. Opponents failed to score more than seven points 29 times and scored less than 14 in 56 games.
Weak Freak
Travis Lewis enjoyed a banner redshirt freshman season at weak side linebacker. He led the team with 144 tackles, a figure that ranked No. 4 nationally. • Lewis eclipsed Brian Bosworth’s OU record for tackles by a freshman. The Boz had 133 (12 games). Lewis also tied Bosworth’s single-game freshman tackle mark when he registered 19 against Texas.
Defense Trends Upward Against Solid Slate
Playing defense in the scoring-happy Big 12 Conference and against a tough non-league slate can be nightmarish, but Oklahoma still posted solid numbers and trended upward at the end of the season .... • In 2008, Oklahoma played nine of the top 50 offenses in the nation and nine (four of the top six) in the top 50 in scoring. Of those nine that ranked among the top 50 in scoring, only three exceeded their averages against OU. Texas scored 45 (avg. 42.38), Kansas State scored 35 (avg. 34.92) and Oklahoma State scored 41 (avg. 40.77). The other six scored a combined 84.38 under their averages or 14.1 per game. • Perhaps the most encouraging facet of the season came in the last two games, the Big 12 title game against Missouri and the BCS Championship game against Florida. The Sooners held those two teams 21 and 24 points, respectively, below their season scoring averages while forcing five turnovers (four interceptions).
Turnovers = Points
Last season, Oklahoma converted 22 of 34 takeaways into 22 touchdowns, including two that the defense returned. That conversion rate is .647. The Sooners turned a turnover into a touchdown in nine of 14 games last season. • The Sooner offense made quick work when its defensive counterparts came up with a takeaway with 20 ensuing scoring drives. The average of those drives was 3.9 plays, 33.5 yards in 1:36.
Corner Conversation
Oklahoma introduced two new starting cornerbacks last season, but it was tough to tell. Brian Jackson finished as the team’s No. 5 tackler (72) and had 10 pass deflections to go with three fumble recoveries and a pair of interceptions. Dominique Franks scored two touchdowns on returns and logged 42 tackles and 10 pass deflections, the latter of which tied with Jackson for the team lead.
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Roy Williams 35-yd. INT vs. UTEP Rocky Calmus 41-yd. INT vs. Texas Derrick Strait 32-yd. INT vs. Nebraska Torrance Marshall 41-yd. INT vs. TAMU J.T. Thatcher 85-yd. INT vs. Texas Tech
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Defensive Miscellany
• Eight different players accounted for Oklahoma’s 19 interceptions last season. Six of those players return. That’s also true of 17 of the squad’s top 20 tacklers. • OU surrendered 343 points last season, although it should be noted that 28 of those were scored on special teams plays.
43-yd. INT vs. Oklahoma St.
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SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES About the Sooner Defense
Specialties
A look at special teams TDs and other notable special teams plays during the Stoops Era ...
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Oklahoma’s special teams under Bob Stoops ... • There have been 26 special teams touchdowns, including 20 in the last 69 regular season games. Those 20 came via five different kinds of plays -- 11 punt returns, two faked field goals, two blocked punts, four kickoff returns and a faked punt. Special teams also own one safety in that span. • Oklahoma has returned eight kickoffs and 15 punts for touchdowns. • The Sooners have blocked 21 kicks.
2008
• Ryan Broyles 68-yard PR vs. Kansas State
2007
• DeMarco Murray 91-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD) • DeMarco Murray 81-yard KOR vs. Tulsa (TD)
2006
Many Happy Returns
OU Again Among Best in Kickoff Returns
Not Bad on Punt Returns Either At 9.9 yards per punt return, redshirt freshman Ryan Broyles had the best average by a Sooner since Antonio Perkins, one of the most prolific punt returners in NCAA history, averaged 12.1 in 2003. Broyles’ longest return was a 68-yarder for a touchdown at Kansas State.
Oklahoma will be looking to identify a new punter after Mike Knall, a two-year starter, wrapped up his eligibility last season. He was the only Sooner to have a punting attempt last season (54 attempts). Tress Way, a kicker and punter, redshirted last season and will be one of the candidates to fill the position. Another will be incoming wide receiver Cameron Kenney. At Garden City CC last season, Kenney had a 47-yard punting average. He may also get a look at place-kicker after converting 11-of-13 extra point attempts and 8-of-9 field goal opportunities, including makes from 40, 41, and 52 yards for the Broncbusters.
• Faked FG vs. Nebraska with H Cody Freeby pitching to K Garrett Hartley for a six-yard rush (first down) • Faked FG vs. Kansas with H Cody Freeby passing to Russell Dennison, four yards (first down) • Faked punt vs. Texas with J.D. Runnels running six yards (first down)
2004
• Mark Clayton 50-yard PR vs. Oklahoma St. (TD) • Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Houston (TD)
2003
• Trey DiCarlo recovered his own onside kick in the second quarter at Colorado • Antonio Perkins 69-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD) • Mark Bradley 100-yard KOR vs. Iowa State (TD) • Antonio Perkins three PR for TD (74, 84, 65) vs. UCLA • Faked PAT vs. Fresno St., Matt McCoy rush, (2 pt.) • Blake Ferguson 22-yard pass to Michael Thompson vs. Alabama, 2003 (first down, eventual TD)
2002
• Antonio Perkins 51-yard PR vs. Wash. St. (TD) • Will Peoples recovered BP vs. Texas Tech (TD) • Terrance Simms recovered BP vs. Iowa St. (TD) • Chris Chester 14-yard pass from H Matt McCoy vs. Missouri on a faked field goal (TD) • Antonio Perkins 82-yard PR vs. UTEP (TD) • Antonio Perkins 91-yard PR vs. Tulsa (TD)
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Punter Job Open
2005
THE SOONERS
After leading the nation in kickoff returns in 2007, OU ranked No. 5 (No. 1 in the Big 12 for a second straight season) in 2008. DeMarco Murray paced that effort with a 27.64-yard average, good for No. 10 nationally. Juaquin Iglesias averaged 23.75. • The team had 12 kickoff returns of more than 30 yards, including 11 by Murray, who reeled off a pair of 68-yarders.
COACHING STAFF
Information on returns during the Stoops era ... • Kickoff Returns --88 returns of 25 yards or more with eight touchdowns. • Punt Returns -- 53 returns of 15 or more yards with 15 touchdowns. • Interception Returns -- 76 returns of 10 or more yards with 21 touchdowns. • Fumble Returns -- five returns of 15 or more yards with six touchdowns.
• Juaquin Iglesias 88-yard KOR vs. Baylor (TD) • Jason Carter blocked punt vs. Missouri (safety) • Reggie Smith 61-yard PR vs. Middle Tenn. (TD) • Jason Carter blocked punt vs. Washington
2001
• K Tim Duncan 10-yard run vs. Texas A&M, faked FG (TD) • Hunter Wall 33-yard pass from Antwone Savage vs. Kansas State on a faked punt (TD) • Antwone Savage 88-yard KOR vs. N. Carolina (TD)
Stevens Back at Kicker Jimmy Stevens returns at placekicker, but, just as he will compete at punter, redshirt freshman Tress Way figures to push for the job too. Matthew Moreland, who handled kickoffs last season, is in that fray too along with the above-mentioned Kenney. • Stevens made 8-of-12 field goals last season with a long of 42 yards at Texas A&M. He set a school record with 94 point after touchdown conversations. • Moreland had 121 kickoffs with 15 touchbacks and only two out of bounds.
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2000
• J.T. Thatcher 60-yard PR vs. Baylor (TD) • J.T. Thatcher 66-yard PR vs. Arkansas St. (TD)
1999
• Brandon Daniels 89-yd. KOR at Notre Dame (TD) • K Tim Duncan 4-yard pass from Patrick Fletcher vs. Texas, faked FG (TD) • Seth Littrell 41-yard run on a faked punt vs. Texas A&M (first down, eventual field goal) • Jarrail Jackson 70-yard PR vs. Missouri (TD) • J.T. Thatcher 81-yard PR vs. Okla. St. (TD)
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JERMAINE GRESHAM
The Offense
Signing Day Times Two
The calendar read January, yet the moment felt so much like February that the question made perfect sense. Bob Stoops had just announced that Sam Bradford, Jermaine Gresham, Gerald McCoy and Trent Williams were bypassing the NFL Draft to remain in school when a reporter asked, “Bob, have you ever had a better signing day this?” The Oklahoma coach smiled at the irony of the question, looked at the ceiling and said, “No, I guess not.” No indeed. Rare are the days, whether they fall during February’s national signing period or not, when a coach knowingly retains the services of a Heisman Trophy winner, three All-Americans and four All-Big 12 players. But more than playing accolades, Stoops knew that the group of four also represented a pair of team captains (Bradford and McCoy) and the cornerstone on which a team can be built. Now the Sooners look toward 2009 with a good chunk of its Big 12 Championship and BCS title game team still intact. New faces will be introduced along the offensive line, at wide receiver and in the secondary, but those are manageable holes, the kind often opened by graduation. That turnover was anticipated and recruiting and playing time were allocated in such a way as to mitigate them. At all of those positions, younger players are poised to step forward. The stage is set then for Oklahoma, the only program to win back-toback Big 12 crowns, to shoot for an amazing fourth in a row while also battling for its fifth BCS Championship Game appearance in Stoops’ 11 seasons.
For the glass-half-empty folks, the talk with focus on the offensive line and wide receiver, and even the negative Nellies can be forgiven for such musings. With four starters gone from the line and two at receiver, they are positions worth watching. Still, the glass-half-full crowd will point to the likes of Bradford, Chris Brown, Ryan Broyles, Matt Clapp, Gresham, Williams and a bevy of running backs and wonder why anyone would worry. The 2008 offense was arguably the most potent in the history of college football and it would be hard to expect that standard early in the season. Still, there is a reasonable expectation that those who return can play at an even higher level and that those who will assume more prominent roles are gifted enough to put up another set of big numbers.
QUARTERBACKS
Sam Bradford returns as one of the most accurate quarterbacks ever to play the college game. He’ll spend the off-season honing his ability to read defenses while also looking to add strength and weight. Otherwise, the Sooners will focus on Bradford’s backups. Gone is Joey Halzle, who was in that role for the last two seasons, but back is Landry Jones, who redshirted last season. Jones’ attributes aren’t totally unlike those of Bradford and coaches will look to get him snaps as opportunities present themselves. The only other scholarship quarterback on the roster will be true freshman Drew Allen, who enrolled at OU in January.
RUNNING BACKS
Bringing back one 1,000-yard rusher is nice. Bringing back two is unheard of, but that is precisely the situation at Oklahoma. DeMarco Murray spent most of the season as the team’s top rusher, but was injured on the opening kickoff of the Big 12 Championship game and did not play again. He finished with 1,002 rushing yards, but was
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eclipsed over those final two games by Chris Brown, who ended the season at 1,220.
The only other running back who played in 2008 was Justin Johnson and he will be back for his sophomore season. He’ll be joined by redshirt freshman Jermie Calhoun and true freshman Jonathan Miller. The fullback position is strong with Matt Clapp and Brody Eldridge, both of whom have been All-Big 12. Marshall Musil, a player similar in style and stature, is a true freshman with promise. Oklahoma lost a couple of fixtures in Juaquin Iglesias and Manuel Johnson, who, by catches, finished No. 2 and No. 9, respectively, in career receptions at OU. That means the Sooners will look to new faces at the outside positions. Candidates include juniors Brandon Caleb and Adron Tennell and sophomores Dejuan Miller and Jameel Owens. The latter two were part of a decorated receiver recruiting class in 2008.
Newcomers at receiver include junior college transfer Cameron Kenney and high school product Jaz Reynolds. The tight end position is in capable hands with Jermaine Gresham, the pre-season favorite for the Mackey Award, Brody Eldridge, junior Erik Mensik and sophomores Trent Ratterree and James Hanna. Incoming freshman Gabe Ikard joins the team in the fall.
The cornerstone is tackle Trent Williams. An All-Big 12 player at right tackle last season, he will move to the left side for the 2009 season. He was considered by some the top performer on last year’s offensive line. Look for Donald Stephenson also to compete at that position. At Williams’ vacated tackle spot, Cory Brandon and LSU transfer Jarvis Jones will be among those hoping to land the starting job. At left guard, OU is looking to replace two-time All-American Duke Robinson. Brian Simmons, who made a start at left guard last season, is one candidate while Colorado State transfer Brian Lepak is another. The coaches hold Simmons in very high regard and view him as a returning starter in some ways due to his immense amount of playing time. The right guard spot could wind up in good hands, literally. Stephen Good played sparingly last season as a true freshman and has been projected as a bright prospect since the day he signed. Alex Williams is another who figures to make a push. The center position presents another opportunity. The Sooners are faced with the prospect of replacing four-year starter Jon Cooper. There is no way the team can match that kind of experience, but sophomore Jason Hannan and redshirt freshman Ben Habern are bright prospects. Oklahoma signed a pair of junior college recruits in the February signing period and both have the potential to get on the field this season. Jeff Vinson is a tackle while Tavaris Jeffries is a guard. From the high school ranks, OU added Josh Aladenoye and Tyler Evans. Their roles will be determined once they are on campus.
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In the slot, elusive Ryan Broyles returns. It is not out of the question that Broyles could move to the outside. The coaching staff will experiment with running back Mossis Madu in the slot this spring. The outcome of that work could determine what kind of flexibility exists.
With four starters, all of whom were invited to the NFL Combine, gone, there will be an overhaul across Oklahoma’s offensive line.
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RECEIVERS
OFFENSIVE LINE
THE SOONERS
The return of those two alone would be enough to keep most coaching staffs happy, but Oklahoma also returns its No. 3 rusher from a year ago in Mossis Madu, who piled up 475 yards and six touchdowns.
COACHING STAFF
TRENT WILLIAMS
There is no disputing the quality and experience that the Sooners lost from their offensive line. Those players were part of two, and in some cases, three Big 12 Championships. The mitigating factor is the quality of what remains to step forward. The coaching staff likes the current cast and the opportunity for another bumper season.
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The Defense
With the introduction of several new starters and injuries to key players, it would be safe to acknowledge that 2008 had its share of growing pains on the defensive side of the ball. Likewise, it’s impossible to deny the improvement. By the time the season ended, the unit had rounded into one of team’s strengths, so much so that the defense is one of the reasons Oklahoma is again forecasted as a top five team for the 2009 campaign. Replacements must be found for departed safeties Nic Harris and Lendy Holmes, but otherwise the group returns largely intact. The headliners include All-American tackle Gerald McCoy, 2008 Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Auston English and record-setting linebacker Travis Lewis, who broke Brian Bosworth’s OU freshman record for tackles while claiming a team-high four interceptions. Oklahoma’s defense is fast and opportunistic. It’s also much deeper than it was at this time last season.
DEFENSIVE LINE
An injury to English wound up a blessing in disguise when it forced Oklahoma to get Frank Alexander to the field quicker and more frequently than had been anticipated. Alexander was more than up to the task and now returns for his sophomore season pushing to maintain a starting job. English is back too along with two-year starter Jeremy Beal to make this a well-stocked position in both experience and talent. Others to watch are David King and R.J. Washington, who redshirted last season. The signing class also was replete with ends including Jarrett Brown, Justin Chaisson and Terry Franklin. There is an expectation that Oklahoma will be capable of exerting considerable pressure off the edge. Of course, the same may be true
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up the middle with a talented corps of defensive tackles. The ring leader is All-American McCoy, who will be a leading contender for both the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. His running mate last season, Adrian Taylor, also returns. From there, the tackle positions are less certain. Cory Bennett graduated and DeMarcus Granger had back surgery, so half of the four-man rotation is either gone or somewhat questionable. Cordero Moore got snaps at tackle last season and he returns along with redshirt freshmen Stacy McGee and Casey Walker. The incoming freshman class includes an outstanding prospect in Jemarkus McFarland. Oklahoma has been rock solid at the defensive tackle position for some time and there is no indication of anything less in ‘09. The same can really be said for the entire defensive front.
LINEBACKERS
Injuries forced OU to go deep into a thin linebacker corps last season. The return of seven players along, with a stellar signing class, helps to address the situation. The Sooners will still feature young depth and will be looking to sign another strong class when much of this group departs after the ‘09 season. Still, the immediate prospects are much improved. Ryan Reynolds and Austin Box are both recovering from injuries, but figure to be full-go by the time August workouts commence. Reynolds and senior Mike Balogun are likely to hold down the middle, while Box is a probable on either the strong or weak side. On the strong side, Keenan Clayton is the returning starter. The former safety proved a valuable commodity as he could work in a nickel role in passing situations. He’ll be pushed by J.R. Bryant. On the weak side, All-America candidate Lewis is back after an outstanding freshman season.
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Others to watch include junior Brandon Crow and freshmen Daniel Franklin, Jaydan Bird, Gus Jones, Ronnell Lewis and Tom Wort.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Dominique Franks returns at field corner with Brian Jackson working the boundary. Players like Jonathan Nelson and Lamar Harris will look to challenge. Both safeties, Nic Harris and Lendy Holmes, exhausted their eligibility last season so the Sooners will have new faces on the back end.
Proctor saw duty with special teams last season while the rangy Ibiloye redshirted. Others at safety include Desmond Jackson and Emmanuel Jones. The class of incoming defensive backs is strong enough that several of those players may find their way onto the field. The list includes safeties Kevin Brent and Jevon Harris and corners Gabe Lynn, Marcus Trice and Demontre Hurst, the latter of which may also work at safety.
Another who could enter the fray is Cameron Kenney, the junior college transfer wide receiver. He also is likely to be considered at punter.
PUNTER
Mike Knall wrapped up his second full year as the team’s punter last season so the job is open. Way and Kenney will be among those trying to secure this spot.
RETURNERS
With the end of Juaquin Iglesias’ career so ends the exploits of one of the school’s great returners. He finished with more kickoff return yards than anyone in OU history. Still, there are a number of very qualified returners. DeMarco Murray has proved dynamic in the role and Chris Brown has been used some too. It’s safe to assume that other candidates will be reviewed as well, and if history serves as a guide, Oklahoma will have a fast and elusive tandem doing the work. At punt returner, Ryan Broyles and Dominique Franks, who combined for 30 of the Sooners’ 32 punt returns last season are back. Broyles will likely get the bulk of the assignment.
DEEP SNAPPER
Three players handled the duties last year and all three are back. Derek Shaw is the most experienced, but Ben Hampton, who has been used primarily on placements, and James Winchester also have experience.
The Special Teams
For the most part, the special teams will have a familiar look with a number of returning players counted among the ranks. That does not mean, however, that there will not be substantial competition for playing time.
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The physical maturity and overall skill of the newcomers lend themselves to a quick adjustment period.
Jimmy Stevens handled the placements last season with Matthew Moreland taking care of the kickoff chores. Both return, but will be pushed by redshirt freshman Tress Way.
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Quinton Carter played extensively and is a likely candidate at one of the spots with Sam Proctor and Joseph Ibiloye also hoping to compete.
KICKER
THE SOONERS
Both OU corners were new to full-time starting roles in 2008, but they performed remarkably well and set up the Sooner defense to be strong on the outside in ‘09.
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TRAVIS LEWIS
Carter Whitson returns after filling the role admirably last season. The wide receiver was sure-handed and remains athletic enough to provide options.
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ROSTERS Numerical Roster
Alphabetical Roster
No. 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 17 17 18 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 47 48 49 49 51
No. Name (Letters) Pos. Aladenoye, Josh OL 84 Alexander, Frank* DE 15 Allen, Drew QB 10 Balogun, Mike* LB 44 Beal, Jeremy** DE 55 Bird, Jaydan LB 12 Box, Austin* LB 14 Bradford, Sam** QB 70 Brandon, Cory* OL Brent, Kevin DB 29 Brown, Chris*** RB Brown, Jarrett DE 85 Broyles, Ryan* WR 21 Bryant, J.R.* LB 40 Buchanan, Buck FB 99 Bumpus, Jonte DE 8 Caleb, Brandon** WR 23 Calhoun, Jermie RB 20 Carter, Quinton** DB Chaisson, Justin DE 34 Clapp, Matt** FB 22 Clayton, Keenan*** LB 48 Crow, Brandon LB 14 Edwards, Sean DB 83 Eldridge, Brody*** TE 33 English, Auston** DE Evans, Tyler OL 31 Franklin, Daniel LB Franklin, Terry DE 1 Franks, Dominique** DB 20 Givens, Zac WR 77 Good, Stephen* OL 96 Granger, DeMarcus*** DT 18 Gresham, Jermaine*** TE 60 Habern, Ben OL 63 Hampton, Ben* DS 82 Hanna, James* TE 54 Hannan, Jason* OL 30 Harris, Javon DB 15 Harris, Lamar DB 13 Hayes, Michael DB 57 Dylan Hughey LB Hurst, Demontre DB 39 Hutchins, Rashad WR 5 Ibiloye, Joseph DB Ikard, Gabe TE 2 Jackson, Brian*** DB 6 Jackson, Desmond* DB Jeffries, Tavaris OL 62 Jimoh, Tola DE 25 Johnson, Justin* RB 25 Jones, Emmanuel DB Jones, Gus LB 76 Jones, Jarvis OL
Name Pos. Franks, Dominique . . . . DB Jackson, Brian . . . . . . . . DB Nelson, Jonathan . . . . . DB Reynolds, Ryan . . . . . . . LB Owens, Jameel . . . . . . . WR Ibiloye, Joseph . . . . . . . . LB Nimmo, John . . . . . . . . . QB Jackson, Desmond . . . . . DB Murray, DeMarco . . . . . . RB Caleb, Brandon . . . . . . WR Sherrard, Ben . . . . . . . . . QB Balogun, Mike . . . . . . . . . LB Box, Austin . . . . . . . . . . . LB Jones, Landry . . . . . . . . . QB Wilson, Corey . . . . . . . . WR Hayes, Michael . . . . . . . DB Bradford, Sam . . . . . . . . QB Edwards, Sean . . . . . . . . DB Allen, Drew . . . . . . . . . . . QB Harris, Lamar . . . . . . . . . DB Madu, Mossis . . . . . . . . RB Stevens, Jimmy . . . . . . . . K Gresham, Jermaine . . . . TE Carter, Quinton . . . . . . . DB Givens, Zac . . . . . . . . . WR Bryant, J.R. . . . . . . . . . . . LB Clayton, Keenan . . . . . . LB Calhoun, Jermie . . . . . . . RB Miller, Dejuan . . . . . . . . WR Johnson, Justin . . . . . . . RB Jones, Emmanuel . . . . . . DB Proctor, Sam . . . . . . . . . . DB Lewis, Travis . . . . . . . . . . LB Brown, Chris . . . . . . . . . RB Harris, Javon . . . . . . . . . DB Franklin, Daniel . . . . . . . LB English, Auston . . . . . . . . DE Clapp, Matt . . . . . . . . . . FB Way, Tress . . . . . . . . . . . . K Moreland, Matthew . . . . . . K Hutchins, Rashad . . . . . WR Buchanan, Buck . . . . . . . FB Troup, Turner . . . . . . . . . LB New, Josh . . . . . . . . . . . . TE Wort, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . LB Prince, Marloe . . . . . . . . DB Beal, Jeremy . . . . . . . . . DE Ratterree, Trent . . . . . . . TE Crow, Brandon . . . . . . . . LB Marr, John . . . . . . . . . . . LB Toms, James . . . . . . . . . TE Lepak, Brian . . . . . . . . . . OL
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Cl. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. RFr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. RFr. Sr. So. So. Fr. RFr. Jr. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So.
Hometown (Previous School) Mesquite, Texas (North Mequite HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab) San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Lackawanna College) Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) Conway Springs, Kan. (Conway Springs HS) Enid, Okla. (Enid HS) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North HS) Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana HS) Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff HS) Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) Norman, Okla. (Norman HS) Jesup, Ga. (Garden City CC) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam West HS) Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) Richmond, Va. (Fork Union Military Academy) Ben Wheeler, Texas (Van HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Cheyenne HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley HS) Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS) Comanche, Okla. (Comanche HS) Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) La Cygne, Kan. (Prairie View HS) Canadian, Texas (Canadian HS) Strafford, Mo. (Strafford HS) Mount Airy, Ga. (Habersham Central HS) Mansfield, Texas (Legacy HS) Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Brewer HS) Paris, Texas (Paris HS) Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) Ardmore, Okla. (Ardmore HS) Argyle, Texas (Liberty Christian HS) Grove, Okla. (NEO) Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS) Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie HS) Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur HS) Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) Altus, Okla. (Altus HS) El Reno, Okla. (El Reno HS) Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) Houston, Texas (Hastings HS) Garland, Texas (South Garland HS) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS) De Soto, Texas (De Soto HS) Seguin, Texas (Seguin HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Coahoma CC) Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer HS) Tulsa, Okla. (NEO) Wagoner, Okla. (Wagoner HS) Rosenburg, Texas (LSU)
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Mike Balogun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOW-luh-gun Jermie Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JER-me Ben Habern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAY-burn Joseph Ibiloye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IB-uh-loy
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No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 70 71 74 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 96 99
Name Pos. Shaw, Derek . . . . . . . . . DS Walker, Casey . . . . . . . . DL Hannan, Jason . . . . . . . . OL Bird, Jaydan . . . . . . . . . . LB Lewis, Ronnell . . . . . . . . LB Hughey, Dylan . . . . . . . . LB Morrison, Sean . . . . . . . . DS Stephenson, Donald . . . . OL Habern, Ben . . . . . . . . . . OL Jimoh, Tola . . . . . . . . . . DE Hampton, Ben . . . . . . . . DS Brandon, Cory . . . . . . . . OL Williams, Trent . . . . . . . . OL Simmons, Brian . . . . . . . OL Jones, Jarvis . . . . . . . . . OL Good, Stephen . . . . . . . . OL Williams, Alex . . . . . . . . . OL Tennell, Adron . . . . . . . WR Whitson, Carter . . . . . . WR Hanna, James . . . . . . . . TE Eldridge, Brody . . . . . . . TE Alexander, Frank . . . . . . DE Broyles, Ryan . . . . . . . . WR Winchester, James . . . . . DS Taylor, Adrian . . . . . . . . . DT Mensik, Eric . . . . . . . . . . TE Moore, Cordero . . . . . . . DT King, David . . . . . . . . . . . DE Washington, R.J. . . . . . . DE McGee, Stacy . . . . . . . . . DL McCoy, Gerald . . . . . . . . DT Macon, Pryce . . . . . . . . DE Granger, DeMarcus . . . . DT Bumpus, Jonte . . . . . . . . DE Aladenoye, Josh . . . . . . . OL Brent, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . DB Brown, Jarrett . . . . . . . . . DE Chaisson, Justin . . . . . . . DE Evans, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . OL Franklin, Terry . . . . . . . . . DE Hurst, Demontre . . . . . . . DB Ikard, Gabe . . . . . . . . . . . TE Jeffries, Tavaris . . . . . . . .OL Jones, Gus . . . . . . . . . . . LB Kenney, Cameron . . . . . WR Lynn, Gabe . . . . . . . . . . . DB McFarland, Jamarkus . . . DT Miller, Jonathan . . . . . . . RB Musil, Marshall . . . . . . . ATH Reynolds, Jaz . . . . . . . . WR Trice, Marcus . . . . . . . . . DB Vinson, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . OL
Gabe Ikard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EYE-Card Brian Lepak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee-PACK Mossis Madu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moses MUH-doo Adron Tennell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-dron TUH-nell
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Pronunciation Guide
Cl. Hometown (Previous School) RFr. Artesia, N.M. (Artesia HS) Jr. Dacula, Ga. (Garden City CC) RFr. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit College Prep HS) Jr. Claremore, Okla. (Colorado State) Fr. Dewar, Okla. (Dewar HS) So. San Antonio, Texas (Robert E. Lee HS) Fr. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS) Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll HS) Jr. Norman, Okla. (Norman HS) So. North Crowley, Texas (North Crowley HS) Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southeast HS) Fr. Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS) RFr. Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) Jr. Rosenberg, Texas (Terry HS) So. Metuchen, N.J. (Metuchen HS) Fr. Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) Sr. Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) So. Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley HS) So. Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS) Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Fr. LaCrosse, Kan. (LaCrosse HS) Jr. Mansfield, Texas (Summitt HS) So. Lubbock, Texas (Coronado HS) Jr. Ponca City, Okla. (Ponca City HS) So. Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Cy Fair CC) So. Pearland, Texas (Pearland HS) So. Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford HS) Fr. Aldine, Texas (Eisenhower HS) Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) Sr. Sand Springs, Okla. (Charles Page HS) RFr. Arlington, Texas (Lamar HS) Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Acad.) So. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS) So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall HS) Jr. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) Sr. Irving, Texas (Irving HS) RFr. Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS) Fr. Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS) So. Norman, Okla. (Norman HS) Jr. Lancaster, Pa. (Lackawanna College) RFr. Garland, Texas (Garland HS) RFr. Fort Worth, Texas (Keller Fossil Ridge HS) RFr. Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Sr. Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) So. New Orleans, La. (O. Perry Walker HS) Sr. Longview, Texas (Longview HS) So. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) So. Washington, Okla. (Washington HS) Fr. New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels HS)
SEA SON REVIEW
WT 211 195 240 285 220 232 180 249 196 215 295 285 260 260 200 187 295 206 225 205 220 177 235 207 200 175 208 232 182 234 217 213 304 275 156 295 191 235 175 210 350 285 242 190 182 300 308 182 205 210
THE SOONERS
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COACHING STAFF
Pos. QB WR DE OL LB LB DB DE RB LB DT DT DL TE WR RB DT K DS RB ATH DB TE QB WR DB DB TE WR LB DS QB OL OL K DT WR TE DB LB OL DL DE K WR OL OL WR DS LB
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No. Name (Letters) 12 Jones, Landry Kenney, Cameron 90 King, David 51 Lepak, Brian 56 Lewis, Ronnell 28 Lewis, Travis* Lynn, Gabe 94 Macon, Pryce* 17 Madu, Mossis** 49 Marr, John 93 McCoy, Gerald** McFarland, Jamarkus 92 McGee, Stacy 88 Mensik, Eric 24 Miller, Dejuan* Miller, Jonathan 89 Moore, Cordero* 37 Moreland, Matthew* 58 Morrison, Sean 7 Murray, DeMarco** Musil, Marshall 3 Nelson, Jonathan 41 New, Josh 5 Nimmo, John 4 Owens, Jameel* 43 Prince, Marloe 27 Proctor, Sam* 47 Ratterree, Trent* Reynolds, Jaz 4 Reynolds, Ryan*** 52 Shaw, Derek*** 10 Sherrard, Ben 74 Simmons, Brian*** 59 Stephenson, Donald* 17 Stevens, Jimmy* 86 Taylor, Adrian** 80 Tennell, Adron*** 49 Toms, James Trice, Marcus 41 Troup, Turner Vinson, Jeff 53 Walker, Casey 91 Washington, R.J. 36 Way, Tress 81 Whitson, Carter* 78 Williams, Alex* 71 Williams, Trent*** 13 Wilson, Corey 86 Winchester, James 55 Wort, Tom
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42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
2008 HONORS
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DE Frank Alexander Freshman All-American (second team), Sporting News All-Big 12 (HM), AP DE Jeremy Beal Sophomore All-American (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (second team), Houston Chronicle QB Sam Bradford Heisman Trophy Davey O’Brien Award Sammy Baugh Trophy Chic Harley Award NCAA Player of the Year, Sporting News NCAA Offensive Player of the Year, CBSSports.com All-American (first team), AP All-American (first team), CBSSports.com All-American (first team), ESPN.com All-American (first team), Rivals.com All-American (first team), Sporting News All-American (second team), Sports Illustrated All-American (third team), Phil Steele All-American (second team), Walter Camp Sophomore All-American (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Coaches Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Fort Worth Star Telegram Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Houston Chronicle Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Kansas City Star Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Sporting News All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), San Antonio Express News Academic All-American (second team), ESPN the Magazine/Cosida All-Big 12 Academic, first team RB Chris Brown All-Big 12 (HM), AP All-Big 12 (HM), Coaches WR Ryan Broyles Freshman All-American (second team), Sporting News All-Big 12 Academic, second team WR Brandon Caleb All-Big 12 Academic, second team FB Matt Clapp All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 Academic, first team LB Keenan Clayton All-Big 12 (second team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (HM), AP All-Big 12 (HM), Coaches OL Jon Cooper All-American (HM), Sports Illustrated Big Offensive Lineman of the Year, Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches DE Alan Davis All-Big 12 Academic, first team DE Auston English All-Big 12 (HM), AP All-Big 12 Academic, first team DB Dominique Franks Sophomore All-American (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (second team), AP All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches RB Derek Gove All-Big 12 Academic, first team
TE Jermaine Gresham Touchdown Club of Columbus’ Top Tight End All-American (first team), ESPN.com All-American (first team), Rivals.com All-American (first team), Sporting News All-American (first team), Sports Illustrated All-American (second team), AP All-American (second team), Phil Steele All-American (second team), Walter Camp All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), AP All-Big 12 (second team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (second team), Kansas City Star QB Joey Halzle All-Big 12 Academic, second team DB Nic Harris Rudy Award Finalist All-American (third team), AP All-American (HM), Sports Illustrated All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), AP All-Big 12 (second team), Houston Chronicle DB Lendy Holmes All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (second team), AP All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), Fort Worth Star Telegram WR Juaquin Iglesias All-American (fourth team), Phil Steele All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (second team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (second team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (HM), AP DB Brian Jackson All-Big 12 (HM), AP DB Desmond Jackson All-Big 12 Academic, second team DS Kyle Johnson All-Big 12 Academic, second team P Mike Knall All-Big 12 Academic, first team LB Travis Lewis All-American (fourth team), Phil Steele Freshman All-American (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American (first team), Sporting News Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year, AP Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year, Coaches Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year, Fort Worth Star Telegram Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year, Houston Chronicle Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year, Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), Coaches All-Big 12 Academic, first team OL Phil Loadholt All-American (first team), Sports Illustrated All-American (second team), Sporting News All-American (third team), AP All-American (fourth team), Phil Steele All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (second team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (second team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (second team), San Antonio Express News
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DT Gerald McCoy All-American (first team), Rivals.com All-American (first team), Sporting News All-American (first team), Sports Illustrated All-American (second team), AP All-American (fourth team), Phil Steele Sophomore All-American (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), AP RB DeMarco Murray All-American (HM), Sports Illustrated Sophomore All-American (second team), CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (second team), AP All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), Fort Worth Star Telegram Academic All-American (second team), ESPN the Magazine/Cosida All-Big 12 Academic, first team DB Sam Proctor All-Big 12 Academic, first team TE Trent Ratterree All-Big 12 Academic, second team LB Ryan Reynolds All-Big 12 (HM), AP OL Duke Robinson All-American (first team), AP All-American (first team), CBSSports.com All-American (first team), ESPN.com All-American (first team), FWAA All-American (first team), Phil Steele All-American (first team), Rivals.com All-American (first team), Sporting News All-American (first team), Sports Illustrated All-American (first team), Walter Camp All-Big 12 (first team), AP All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (first team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (first team), ESPN.com All-Big 12 (first team), Fort Worth Star Telegram All-Big 12 (first team), Houston Chronicle All-Big 12 (first team), Kansas City Star All-Big 12 (first team), San Antonio Express News K Jimmy Stevens All-Big 12 Academic, first team Head Coach Bob Stoops Big 12 Coach of the Year, Coaches DT Adrian Taylor All-Big 12 Academic, second team OL Brandon Walker All-Big 12 (HM), AP All-Big 12 (HM), Coaches WR Carter Whitson All-Big 12 Academic, first team OL Trent Williams All-Big 12 (first team), Coaches All-Big 12 (second team), Dallas Morning News All-Big 12 (second team), San Antonio Express News All-Big 12 (HM), AP Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wilson Frank Broyles Award
HEADER THE DIVIDER STAFF 2 0 0 9 S EAS ON COACHING STAFF THE SOONERS SEASON REVIEW HISTORY 1717 1955 1956 1974 1975 1985 2000 NATIONALCHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS **1955 ** 1956**1974 ** 1975**1985 ** 2000 NATIONAL
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42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
HEAD COACH
BOB STOOPS HEAD COACH | 11TH SEASON | 109-24 (.820) RECORD AT OKLAHOMA
History is one tough customer at Oklahoma. The tradition, so rich and so long-standing, is as daunting as it is impressive. To be among the best at Oklahoma is to be among the best in college football... Such dramatics are lost on Bob Stoops. The Sooner head coach befriended the would-be albatross of OU’s successful past from his first day on campus and remains steadfastly focused on tomorrow and the championship it holds. It falls then to long-time observers and experts of the game to define Stoops’ impact. Rarely have the pundits had it so easy.
That was true again in 2008. Stoops became the first coach in Big 12 history to capture three straight conference titles (after last year becoming the first to win two in a row) and was one of several teams, in a year of parity, to contend for the national title. It was the highest scoring team in the modern era of college football with more than 700 points and, despite the full or part-time loss of key starters on the defensive unit, still managed to rank among the top three in nearly every Big 12 category on that side of the ball. That potent offense yielded Stoops’ fifth Heisman Trophy finalist and second winner, quarterback Sam Bradford. Also during the ‘08 campaign, Stoops reached 100 wins for his career, and did so faster than any coach since before 1905. In 10 seasons under Stoops, OU has won 109 games; the 2000 national championship; spent 140 weeks in the national rankings; played in 10 bowl games, seven of the BCS variety; taken part in four national championship games and captured six Big 12 crowns. On a playing field leveled by scholarship limits and parity, this era stares down the Oklahoma standard and does not blink. The brilliance dulls the memory of what Stoops inherited. When he arrived in Norman, the proud Sooner program was five years removed from a winning record, four from a postseason appearance. Those atypical days of angst are so forgotten now that they might as well be mentioned with the Land Rush and Dust Bowl. Stoops has been characterized as a grounded family man, big-game coach, relentless recruiter, strong leader and a person with uncommon perspective.
His success emanates from a disciplined style true to his roots in the Steel Valley of Ohio, but he is far from inflexible. The principles to which he holds are the tried and true axioms of the sport … mixed with cutting-edge strategy and an appreciation for the calculated risk. During his time, OU has produced record-setting passers and receivers, seven 1,000-yard rushers, suffocating defense and special teams units that rank among the most dynamic in the land. The Sooners have been nothing if not versatile. The son of a coach, Stoops was a four-year starter at Iowa. He began his coaching career in 1983 as a volunteer in the Hawkeye program under Hayden Fry, working through the ranks until he became co-defensive coordinator at Kansas State (1991-95). There he played a key role in one of the most impressive turnarounds in college football history while serving on Bill Snyder’s staff. Eventually, he left for Florida and a three-year stint as Steve Spurrier’s defensive coordinator. In 1996, he was part of a national championship team. It was with the Gators that the spotlight found Stoops and made him one of the hottest names in the profession. His hiring at Oklahoma was one for the ages.
Coaching Accomplishments
• Stoops is 109-24 overall, 72-14 vs. the Big 12, 39-10 vs. the Big 12 South, 31-4 vs. the Big 12 North, 6-1 in the Big 12 title game, 37-10 vs. non-conference opponents, 60-2 at home, 31-11 on the road, 16-11 on neutral fields, 33-12 vs. ranked opponents, 4-6 in bowls, 3-5 in January bowls and 2-5 in BCS games. • OU has set or tied more than 180 school records under Stoops, not including bowl bests and marks specific to a particular position (i.e., receptions by a running back). Among those marks under Stoops are passing for a game, season and career; receiving for a game, season and career; and rushing for a season.
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Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 9, 1960 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youngstown, Ohio High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Mooney, 1978 College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa, 1983 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Carol daughter, Mackenzie; twin sons, Drake & Isaac
Coaching History COACHING STAFF
1999-Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, Head Coach 1996-1998 . . . . . Florida, Asst. Head Coach, Def. Coor. 1991-1995 . . . . . . . Kansas State, Co-Defensive Coor. 1989-1990 . . . . . . . . . Kansas State, Defensive Backs 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent State, Assistant Coach 1985-1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa, Volunteer Coach 1983-1984 . . . . . . . . . Iowa, Graduate Assistant Coach
Coaching Honors 2008 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2006 Consensus Big 12 Coach of the Year 2003 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year 2003 Walter Camp National Coach of the Year 2003 Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year 2003 AFCA Region IV Co-Coach of the Year 2003 Consensus Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002 AFCA Region IV Co-Coach of the Year 2001 Hula Bowl Head Coach 2000 Associated Press National Coach of the Year 2000 Walter Camp National Coach of the Year 2000 George Munger Award (Maxwell FC) 2000 Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year 2000 Football News Coach of the Year 2000 Consensus Big 12 Coach of the Year 2000 Eddie Robinson/FWAA Coach of the Year 2000 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year
• Stoops has authored two of the seven longest winning streaks in Oklahoma history. His 2000 and 2001 teams won 20 straight, while the 2002 and 2003 teams reeled off 14 in a row. Those victories all came against I-A opponents.
THE SOONERS
• Oklahoma owns the nation’s longest home field winning streak at 24. That’s the second longest streak in school history just one behind a 25-in-a-row string that ended in 1953. Stoops also has fashioned two other streaks of 19 straight. • OU won the 2000 national championship, played for two more and captured six Big 12 South crowns and six Big 12 titles. Oklahoma has spent 24 weeks at No. 1. • OU has held a double-digit lead in 112 of Stoops’ 133 games.
OU Football Then and Now
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• An OU player has finished among the top seven in the Heisman voting six times on Stoops’ watch: Sam Bradford (No. 1 in 2008), Adrian Peterson (No. 2 in 2004), Jason White (No. 3 in 2004), Jason White (No. 1 in 2003), Roy Williams (No. 7 in 2001) and Josh Heupel (No. 2 in 2000). • Under Stoops, OU has produced 29 All-Americans; two AP Players of the Year (Heupel, White); two Nagurski Award winners (Williams, Derrick Strait); two Thorpe Award winners (Williams, Strait); two Butkus Award winners (Rocky Calmus, Teddy Lehman); one Bednarik Award winner (Lehman); one Lombardi Award winner (Tommie Harris); one Walter Camp winner (Heupel); three O’Brien Award winners (Sam Bradford and White twice); a Maxwell Award winner (White); a Unitas Award winner (White); an Outland Trophy winner (Jammal Brown) and one Mosi Tatupu Award winner (J.T. Thatcher).
HISTORY
The Sooners before and after Stoops’s arrival ... Before Since (1990-98) (1999-2008) Overall Record 54-46-3 109-24-0 Conference Record 31-33-2 72-14-0 Vs. Ranked Opponents 5-29-2 33-12 No. of Weeks in AP Top 25 51 122 National Titles 0 1 Conference Titles 0 6 BCS Games 0 7 Bowl Games 3 10 National Award Winners 0 17 Heisman Trophy Winners 0 2 Heisman Trophy Finalists 0 5 All-America Selections 2 29 All-Conference Selections 19 71 All-Conference Academic 24 63 NFL 1st Round Choices 1 8 NFL Top 5 Round Choices 12 30 Years Among final Top 25 3 10 Years Among final top 10 0 8
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• Oklahoma has played in 10 bowl games. Never had an OU coach taken even his first three teams to bowls. Prior to Stoops’ arrival, OU had not played in one of what is now a BCS game since the 1988 Orange Bowl (1987 season). Stoops, in his second season, led OU to the 2001 Orange Bowl (2000 season).
• OU has had a Butkus finalist in four of the last eight years and a Lombardi finalist in three of the last six. The Sooners also have had finalists for the Biletnikoff, Groza, Guy, Hendricks, Mackey and Doak Walker awards. • In 1996 and 1997, his Florida defense scored eight touchdowns. The 1996 Gators won the national championship. • During his final four seasons in Manhattan, Kansas State posted a 35-12 record and played in three bowl games.
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BOB STOOPS
Bowl Games as a Coach (21)
2009 BCS National Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta (BCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta (BCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange (BCS National Championship game) . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar (BCS National Championship game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose (BCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange (BCS National Championship game) . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Orange (BCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida 1998 Florida Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida 1997 Sugar (National Championship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida 1995 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State 1994 Aloha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State 1993 Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State 1987 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1986 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1985 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1984 Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1983 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa
Bowl Games as a Player (2)
1983 Peach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1982 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa
Accomplishments as a Player
• Four-year starter at defensive back, Iowa, 1979-82 • Honorable Mention All-American, 1982 • Iowa team Most Valuable Player, 1982 • Two-time All-Big Ten selection, 1979, 1982 • Career totals included 205 tackles and 10 interceptions
Stoops’ Career Coaching Record Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
School . . . . . . . Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowl Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 . . . . . BCS National Championship, lost to Florida (24-14) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 . . . . . . . . . Fiesta Bowl, lost to West Virginia, (48-28) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 . . . . . . . Fiesta Bowl, lost to Boise State (43-42, OT) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Bowl, def. Oregon (17-14) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Bowl, lost to USC (55-19) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sugar Bowl, lost to LSU (21-14) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 . . . . . . . . Rose Bowl, def. Washington State (34-14) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cotton Bowl, def. Arkansas (10-3) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Bowl, def. Florida State (13-2) Oklahoma . . . . Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 . . . . . . Independence Bowl, lost to Ole Miss (27-25)
1998 1997 1996
Florida . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coor. . . . . 10-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Bowl, def. Syracuse (31-10) Florida . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coor. . . . . 10-2 . . . . . . . . Florida Citrus Bowl, def. Penn State (21-6) Florida . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coor. . . . . 12-1 . . . . . . . . . . . Sugar Bowl, def. Florida State (52-20)
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
Kansas State . . Co-Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . . . . . Holiday Bowl, def. Colorado State (54-21) Kansas State . . Co-Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . . . . . . Aloha Bowl, lost to Boston College (12-7) Kansas State . . Co-Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . 9-2-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper Bowl, def. Wyoming (52-17) Kansas State . . Co-Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Bowl Game Kansas State . . Co-Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . 7-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Bowl Game Kansas State . . Defensive Backs Coach . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Bowl Game Kansas State . . Defensive Backs Coach . . . . . . . . 1-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Bowl Game
1988
Kent State . . . . Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Bowl Game
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
Iowa . . . . . . . . . Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Bowl, def. Wyoming (20-19) Iowa . . . . . . . . . Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . . . . Holiday Bowl, def. San Diego State (39-38) Iowa . . . . . . . . . Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose Bowl, lost to UCLA (45-28) Iowa . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedom Bowl, def. Texas (55-17) Iowa . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gator Bowl, lost to Florida (14-6)
Totals 26 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-82-2 (.740) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowl Coaching Record: 12-9 At OU Ten years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109-24 (.820) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowl Coaching Record: 4-6
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Prominent Pupils
• C.J. Ah You (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rams • Rufus Alexander (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colts • Remi Ayodele (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saints • Mark Bradley (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chiefs • Jammal Brown (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saints • Chris Chester (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ravens • Mark Clayton (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ravens • Dan Cody (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ravens • Dusty Dvoracek (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears • Tommie Harris (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears • Clint Ingram (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaguars • Brandon Jones (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49ers • Davin Joseph (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . Buccaneers • Malcolm Kelly (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . Redskins • Teddy Lehman (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bills • Curtis Lofton (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falcons • Brandon Moore (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . Cardinals • Donte Nicholson (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . Buccaneers • Allen Patrick (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browns • Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . Vikings • Brodney Pool (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browns • J.D. Runnels (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bengals • Reggie Smith (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49ers • Jimmy Wilkerson (Oklahoma) . . . . . . Buccaneers • Roy Williams (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboys • Travis Wilson (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browns • Andre Woolfolk (Oklahoma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jets • Jevon Kearse (Florida) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Titans • Mike Peterson (Florida) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaguars • Fred Weary (Florida) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texans
ASSISTANT COACHES BRENT VENABLES Coaching Accomplishments
• Despite facing 11 of the nation’s top 50 scoring offenses and losing two key starters to injury, the Sooner defense ranked among the top three in nearly every Big 12 category. OU was No. 4 nationally in sacks and No. 20 in rushing defense.
Birthdate . . . . . . December 18, 1970 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Salina, Kan. High School . . . . Salina South, 1989 College . . . . . . Kansas State, 1992 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Julie sons, Jake and Tyler
Coaching History
• Coordinated a unit that led the Big 12 in 2004 in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense. The Sooners ranked No. 11 nationally in scoring and rushing defense, No. 13 in total defense. OU held 11 opponents below their scoring and total offense average. • The 2003 Sooners ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense and passing defense, No. 2 in pass efficiency defense, No. 3 in scoring defense, No. 5 in turnover margin and No. 19 in rushing defense. • In 2002, OU was No. 6 nationally in scoring defense, No. 7 in pass efficiency, defense, No. 9 in passing defense, No. 10 in total defense and No. 14 in rushing defense. • Coached the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2002 (Lance Mitchell), 1999 (Torrance Marshall) and 1997 (Jeff Kelly).
Prominent Pupils
• Curtis Lofton (Oklahoma), Falcons First Team All-American, 2007 AP Big 12 Defensive POY • Rufus Alexander (Oklahoma), Colts First Team All-American, 2006 Big 12 Defensive POY • Clint Ingram (Oklahoma), Jaguars • Lance Mitchell (Oklahoma) 2004 All-Big 12, Butkus Award finalist, 2002 Big 12 Defensive NOY • Teddy Lehman (Oklahoma), Bills 2003 Butkus Award winner, Bednarik Award winner, First Team All-American • Rocky Calmus (Oklahoma) 2001 Butkus Award winner, 2001 Big 12 Defensive POY First Team All-American • Torrance Marshall (Oklahoma) First Team All-American, Big 12 Defensive NOY • Brandon Moore (Oklahoma), Cardinals • Jeff Kelly (Kansas State) 1998 Big 12 Def. POY, 1997 Big 12 Def. NOY • Ben Leber (Kansas State), Vikings • Mark Simoneau (Kansas State), Saints • Monty Beisel (Kansas State), Cardinals
Accomplishments as a Player
• HM All-Big Eight in 1992 with 124 tackles (second on team), including a team-leading 68 unassisted tackles. • Standout LB at Garden City (Kan.) Community College where he was an All-American after recording 276 tackles. • Class 5A Defensive POY, Kansas Sports Magazine.
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HISTORY
2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . Oklahoma 1998 Alamo . . . . . . . Kansas State 1998 Fiesta . . . . . . . . Kansas State 1997 Cotton . . . . . . . Kansas State 1995 Holiday . . . . . . Kansas State 1994 Aloha . . . . . . . . Kansas State 1993 Copper . . . . . . . Kansas State
• The 2005 OU defense ranked No. 4 against the rush and No. 13 in total yards. Rufus Alexander and Dusty Dvoracek were consensus All-Big 12. C.J. Ah You was the consensus Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
• All three 1997 K-State linebackers were all-conference.
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Bowls Coached (16)
• Coached the 2006 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in Rufus Alexander. The ‘06 defense led the Big 12 in total (No. 16 nationally), scoring (No. 19 nationally) and pass efficiency defense (No. 13 nationally) and was No. 2 in rushing defense (No. 16 nationally). OU tied for sixth nationally with 32 turnovers caused.
• Oklahoma’s 2000 linebackers included Rocky Calmus (first team All-American and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year) and Torrance Marshall (first team All-Big 12).
THE SOONERS
2004-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers 1999-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State Def. Run Game Coordinator 1996-1998 . . . . . . . . . Kansas State Linebackers 1993-1995 . . . . . . . . . Kansas State Graduate Assistant
• One of five finalists for the 2006 Broyles Award.
• In 2001, the Sooners ranked No. 4 nationally in scoring defense, No. 4 in total defense, No. 5 in pass efficiency defense, No. 7 in rushing defense and No. 11 in passing defense. OU ranked No. 6 nationally in turnovers gained with 33 takeaways for a second straight season.
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• The 2007 defense finished second in the the Big 12 in both scoring (No. 5 nationally) and total (No. 19 nationally) defense despite facing six of the nation’s top-15 offenses, including three of the top five. OU topped the Big 12 in sacks with 32 along with picking up six defensive touchdowns. Coached the 2007 AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in Curtis Lofton.
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42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
BOBBY JACK WRIGHT
ASST. HEAD COACH/ASST. DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE BACKS | 11TH SEASON
Coaching Accomplishments
• OU added two new starters at corner, but still flourished, scoring two TDs. The Sooners led the high-scoring and pass-happy Big 12 in pass efficiency defense.
The Wright File
Birthdate . . . . . December 11, 1950 Hometown . . . . . . . . Mission, Texas High School . . . . . . . . Mission, 1968 College . . . . . . SW Texas St., 1973 Texas A&I, 1980 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Bee daughters, McKenna, Melia and Micaelan
Coaching History
2005-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach, Asst. Defensive Coordinator, Secondary 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Recruiting Coordinator, Defensive Ends 1986-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Assistant Coach 1983-1985 . . . . . . North Texas State Assistant Coach 1979-1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas A&I Assistant Coach 1973-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach Texas High School ranks
Bowls Coached (15)
2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . Oklahoma 1997 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1996 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1994 Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1991 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas 1987 Bluebonnet . . . . . . . . . Texas
• Helped 2007 OU defense to the No. 3 Big 12 defensive pass efficiency ranking. OU was second in the conference with 19 interceptions. Three DBs (Nic Harris, Reggie Smith, D.J. Wolfe) received first-team All-Big 12 honors. • In 2006, OU led the Big 12 and ranked No. 13 nationally in pass efficiency defense. All five players who started in the secondary received all-conference recognition. • Moved to the secondary in 2005. D.J. Wolfe and Reggie Smith both earned postseason honors. The Sooners ranked No. 21 nationally in passing efficiency defense. In Big 12 games, OU ranked No. 1 in completion percentage defense, No. 2 in passing efficiency defense and No. 3 in passing yardage allowed. • OU defensive backs had more interceptions in 11 games of 2005 than in 13 games of 2004. • Wright’s 2004 DE rotation of Dan Cody, Jonathan Jackson and Larry Birdine ranked No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, in sacks among Big 12 players. • Also special teams coordinator in 2004, Wright saw OU rank No. 1 in the Big 12 in kickoff coverage (15.7 ypr.). • In 2003, his ends piled up 35 TFL, 20 sacks and 59 hurries. In ‘02, the DEs accounted for nearly half of the team’s sacks. Jimmy Wilkerson was All-Big 12 for the second straight year. In ‘01, the ends combined for 21 tackles for loss, including 18 by Wilkerson. • Under Wright’s guidance, All-Big 12 receiver Mike Adams broke every UT record in 1996. • In 1991, his secondary ranked No. 1 nationally in pass efficiency defense.
• His 1995 receiving unit was the best in the SWC when it averaged 16.8 yards per catch (107 catches for 1,796 yards and 10 TD). It featured first team All-SWC performer Mike Adams, the SWC’s leading receiver. • Helped lead North Texas to a 1983 conference crown and the I-AA playoffs. • Was on the coaching staff that led Texas A&I to the 1979 Division II national title.
Prominent Pupils
• Reggie Smith (Oklahoma), 49ers All-Big 12 • Dan Cody (Oklahoma), Ravens Finalist for the Hendricks Award and consensus All-Big 12 selection (2003-04) • Jonathan Jackson (Oklahoma) All-Big 12 • Jimmy Wilkerson (Oklahoma), Buccaneers Honorable mention All-Big 12 • Cory Heinecke (Oklahoma) Two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 • Corey Callens (Oklahoma) Honorable mention All-Big 12 • Priest Holmes (Texas) • Phil Dawson (Texas) • Mike Adams (Texas), Browns • Lance Dunn (Texas) All-American • Stanley Richards (Texas) All-American • Winfred Tubbs (Texas) All-American • Britt Hager (Texas) All-American • Eric Metcalf (Texas) • Darrell Green (Texas A&I), NFL All-Pro
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• Developed freshman Texas K Phil Dawson, a first team All-SWC honoree and Groza semifinalist, into the top-ranked kicker in the nation.
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ASSISTANT COACHES KEVIN WILSON
Coaching Accomplishments
• In 2008, he coordinated the most prolific offense in the history of college football and was rewarded with the 2008 Broyles Award. It was the first in the modern era to record more than 700 points and 60 or more points in five straight games, and the first ever to include a 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard rushers. The unit was led by Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford.
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 23, 1961 Hometown . . . . . . . . . Maiden, N.C. High School . . . . . . . . Maiden, 1980 College . North Carolina, 1984, 1987 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Angela daughters, Elaina, Makenzie and Marlee; sons, Trey and Toby
Coaching History
• The 2006 offense was balanced with 2,480 rushing yards and 2,682 passing yards. Three different running backs logged 100-yard games and QB Paul Thompson put up numbers that ranked among the top 10 in school history for passing yards, touchdown passes, and completion percentage. • The 2005 line produced consensus All-Big 12 pick Davin Joseph as Adrian Peterson again eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards. Three freshmen were integrated as starters. • In 2004, the line, featuring Outland winner Jammal Brown and Walter Camp All-American and Vince Carter, cleared the way for Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson’s 1,925 rushing yards while allowing a Big 12-low nine sacks. • The 2004 Sooners, featuring Wes Sims, a sixth-round draft choice by the Chargers, and All-Big 12 pick Joseph, were No. 8 in total offense and averaged 34.8 points.
• As Northwestern’s offensive coordinator, the 2001 Wildcats led the Big 10 in total offense and QB Zac Kustok was conference leader in that same category. In 2000, Northwestern set 25 school marks while ranking No. 3 nationally in total offense. The co-Big Ten champs were led by Damian Anderson, who rushed for a Big Ten record 193.6 yards per game. • Finalist for the 2000 Broyles Award. • Has helped produce 16 1,000-yard rushers. At OU, both Peterson (1,925 yards in 2004, 1,024 in 2005) and Griffin (1,884 yards in 2002) worked under Wilson.
Prominent Pupils
• Davin Joseph (Oklahoma), Buccaneers 2005 and 2004 All-Big 12 • Chris Chester (Oklahoma), Ravens • Jammal Brown (Oklahoma), Saints Two-time All-American, 2004 Outland Trophy winner • Wes Sims (Oklahoma) • Vince Carter (Oklahoma) 2004 All-American; 2003 and 2004 Rimington Award finalist • Eric Beverly, (Miami, Ohio) • Alex Sulfsted, (Miami, Ohio) • Travis Prentice, (Miami, Ohio) NCAA all-time leading scorer, No. 5 NCAA rusher • Damian Anderson (Northwestern) All-American, No. 6 rusher in Big Ten history • Zac Kustok (Northwestern) Big Ten total offense leader, Unitas Award finalist
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2006-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Offensive Coord., TE, FB 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Co-Offensive Coordinator, OL 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northwestern Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, QB 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . Northwestern Offensive Coordinator, QB 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) Offensive Coordinator/QB 1992-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) Offensive Coordinator, OL 1990-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) Offensive Line 1989 . . . . Foard (N.C.) High School Head Coach, Athletics Director 1988 . . . . . . . . . North Carolina A&T Offensive Coordinator, OL 1987 . . . . . . . .Winston Salem State Offensive Line 1984-86 . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina Student, Graduate Asst. Coach
• Oversaw the 2007 offense that led the nation in passing efficiency. Scoring offense was second in the conference while ranking No. 5 nationally with 42.3 points per game. OU topped the 40-point mark eight times. Total offense ranked No. 19 nationally. All three regular tight ends (Eldridge, Finley, Gresham) received Big 12 honors.
• The 2003 team ranked No. 3 nationally with 42.9 points/ game and No. 19 with 439.4 yards of total offense. • In 2002, the line had four honorees as Quentin Griffin fell 13 yards shy of OU’s season rushing record.
COACHING STAFF
The Wilson File
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THE WILSON FAMILY
Bowls Coached (10)
HISTORY
2009 BCS National Champ. . . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2000 Alamo . . . . . . . . Northwestern 1986 Aloha . . . . . . . . North Carolina
Bowls Played (4) 1983 Peach . . . . . . 1982 Sun . . . . . . . . 1981 Gator . . . . . . . 1980 Bluebonnet . .
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
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ASSISTANT COACHES
7 NATIONAL C HA MPI ONSHIPS
42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
CALE GUNDY
RECRUITING COORDINATOR/RUNNING BACKS | 11TH SEASON
Coaching Accomplishments
• In 2008, he coached a group that produced two 1,000yard rushers in the same season for just the fourth time in OU history. Three of his backs enjoyed 100-yard games.
The Gundy File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . April 10, 1972 Hometown . . . . . Midwest City, Okla. High School . . . . Midwest City, 1990 College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 1994 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Kristi son, Kennedy Cale daughter, Caitlin Rae
Coaching History
2005-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Recruiting Coordinator, RB 1999-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Running Backs 1996-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UAB Running Backs 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UAB Quarterbacks 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Student Assistant Coach
Bowls Coached (11)
2009 BCS National Champ. . . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta���������������������� Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . Oklahoma 1994 Copper . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
• Three different OU backs eclipsed the 500-yard mark, led by senior Allen Patrick with 1,097 yards. Two logged 100-yard games. DeMarco Murray was a Freshman All-American. OU rushed for 190.7 yards per game. • In 2006, three different OU running backs logged 100-yard games, including true freshman Chris Brown, as the team piled up 177.4 rushing yards per game. • In 2005, he coached his third 1,000-yard rusher and saw two different backs log 100-yard games for the second straight season. • In 2004, coached his second 1,000-yard rusher in the last three years in Adrian Peterson. Peterson set a school season record and NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards. • Adept at securing the ball, Gundy’s 2004 backs logged 48 receptions for 377 yards and rarely lost a fumble (OU lost only nine as a team). • Coached 2003 OU backs to 1,896 yards. The backfield hauled in 54 passes for three TD. • In 2003, Oklahoma’s running backs were charged with just two fumbles lost. • No OU back lost a fumble in 2002. • OU backs fumbled just twice during the 2001 season, all in the first three games.
THE GUNDY FAMILY
Bowls Played (2)
1993 John Hancock . . . . . Oklahoma 1991 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
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• Coached Quentin Griffin, who finished his career as the No. 2 rusher in Sooner history. In 2002, he gained 1,884 yards and ranked No. 6 in the nation with 134.6 yards per game. Griffin, a consensus All-Big 12 first team selection, became the first Sooner to surpass 1,000 yards since 1998 and also finished his career as the school’s second leading receiver. He caught one pass in an OU record 29 consecutive games. • In 2000, OU backs produced 32 rushing TDs, up from 15 in 1999. First team All-Big 12 Quentin Griffin scored 16 of those, second most in the conference. His six TDs against Texas set a Sooner record.
Prominent Pupils
• Allen Patrick (Oklahoma), Browns • Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Vikings Consensus All-American; highest finishing freshman (second) in the history of the Heisman Trophy. • Quentin Griffin (Oklahoma) First team All-Big 12; Second team All-American
Accomplishments as a Player
• Held virtually all of the Sooners’ single-game, single-season and career passing records until they were re-written by Josh Heupel (1999-2000) and Jason White (2000-04). • Paced the Sooners to a 31-13-2 record in his four seasons and was all-conference as a senior. • One of only three OU quarterbacks to throw for more than 4,000 yards (Heupel, White). • Big Eight Offensive Newcomer of the Year after setting passing marks for completions (54), attempts (109) and yards (904).
ASSISTANT COACHES JAY NORVELL
Coaching Accomplishments
• Norvell’s 2008 OU receiving corps battled through injuries, but it was hard to tell. Juaquin Iglesias became just the third OU wideout to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards for the season and four of the wideouts had multiple touchdowns.
Birthdate . . . . . . . . March 28, 1963 Hometown . . . . . . . . . Madison, Wis. High School . . . Memorial (Madison) College . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa, 1986 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Kim son, Jaden
Coaching History
• In his addition to his duties coaching the quarterbacks and coordinating the offense, Norvell also directed the Huskers’ Elite Quaterback Camp and had oversight responsiblity for Nebraska’s video operations. • Coached the Oakland Raiders tight ends in 2002, a year that saw the Raiders feature the most prolific offense in the National Football League. • Tutored All-Pro receiver Marvin Harrison while with the Indianapolis Colts. In 2002, Harrison became the only player in league history to have four consecutive 100-catch seasons. While he was coached by Norvell, Harrison had 385 receptions for 5,376 yards and 48 touchdowns.
• Matt Slater (UCLA), Patriots • Zac Taylor (Nebraska)
2006 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
1997 Big 12 leader in receiving yards
• Doug Jolley, Raiders • Marvin Harrison, Colts • Ty Watley (Iowa State)
Accomplishments as a Player
• Four-year letterman for Iowa as a defensive back, from 1981-85. • Named All-Big Ten defensive back in 1985. Lead the league with seven interceptions and helped Iowa to a league title and a Rose Bowl appearance. • At Iowa, Norvell was associated with six bowl teams, including two Rose Bowl squads, a pair of Big Ten championship teams and a team that spent five weeks ranked No. 1 in 1985. He also played one season as a member of the Chicago Bears in 1987.
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• Under Norvell, the Iowa State passing attack improved by nearly 100 yards per game in 1997, when wideout Ty Watley led the Big 12 with 827 receiving yards.
Prominent Pupils
THE SOONERS
2008-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Co-Offensive Coordinator, WR 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCLA Offensive Coordinator, QB 2004-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska Offensive Coordinator, QB 2002-03 . . . . . . . . . Oakland Raiders Tight Ends 1998-2001 . . . . . Indianapolis Colts Receivers 1995-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa State Assitant HC, QB, WR 1989-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin OL, WR, Special Teams 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Iowa Receivers 1986-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Graduate Assitant
• Under his direction, Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor set nine school records and was named the 2006 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
• Helped lead Wisconsin to a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl berth against UCLA in 1993. Wisconsin finished the season with a 10-1-1 record and No. 6 final national ranking.
COACHING STAFF
The Norvell File
• In 2006, Nebraska offense was one of just two schools to rank in the top 25 in rushing offense, passing offense, total offense and scoring offense.
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THE NORVELL FAMILY
Bowls Coached (8)
2009 BCS National Champ. . . Oklahoma 2007 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . UCLA 2006 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska 2005 Alamo . . . . . . . . . . . . Nebraska 1995 Hall of Fame . . . . . . Wisconsin 1994 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin 1987 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1986 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa
HISTORY
Bowls Played (4)
1986 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1984 Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1983 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa 1982 Peach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa
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ASSISTANT COACHES QUARTERBACKS | FIFTH SEASON
Coaching Accomplishments
• Tutored Heisman and Davey O’Brien winner Sam Bradford, who threw for more than 4,700 yards and 50 touchdowns against just eight interceptions. Bradford ranked No. 1 nationally in passing efficiency. He also moved his career TD pass total to 86, the most in NCAA history in the first two years of a career.
The Heupel File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . March 22, 1978 Hometown . . . . . . . . Aberdeen, S.D. High School . . Aberdeen Central, 1996 College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2001 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Dawn daughter, Hannah
Coaching History
2005-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Quarterbacks 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Tight Ends 2003-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Graduate Assistant
Bowls Coached (6)
2009 BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
• In 2007, Heupel coached redshirt freshman Bradford, who led the nation in passing efficiency with a rating of 176.5 and set an NCAA freshman record with 36 TD passes. Bradford was named to four All-America freshman teams and was a finalist for the Manning Award. • Tutored Paul Thompson, who, after finding out just one day before fall camp that he would play QB, piloted OU to an 11-3 mark in 2006. Thompson put up numbers on the season that rank among OU’s top 10 for passing yards, touchdown passes and completion percentage. • Returned to his alma mater late in the 2005 campaign and was on the staff to coach in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl victory over Oregon. • Coached tight ends at Arizona in 2005. The top two combined for 31 receptions for 346 yards and eight TDs Brad Wood led the Wildcats with six touchdowns. That figure represented the most receiving TDs in a single season since Bobby Wade hauled in eight for UA in 2002. • Arizona handed then No. 7 UCLA its first loss of the season by a score of 52-14 at Tucson. • Helped coach Oklahoma to the 2004 national championship game (Sugar Bowl) as a graduate assistant.
• Founded The 14 Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves underprivileged children throughout Oklahoma.
Accomplishments as a Player • 2000 Heisman Trophy runner-up.
• 2000 Walter Camp Award winner. • Associated Press Player of the Year, 2000. • CBS Player of the Year, 2000. • Led Sooners to 2000 national championship over Florida State in Orange Bowl. • OU’s first consensus All-America quarterback, and first Oklahoma QB since 1971 to earn All-America honors. • Eighty percent winning percentage as OU quarterback with a 20-5 mark. • Passed for 7,456 yards and 53 touchdowns in career. • Oklahoma career top three in passing yards, completions and touchdown passes. • 2001 NFL draft, sixth round, Miami Dolphins.
Prominent Pupils
• Sam Bradford 2008 Heisman Trophy Winner • Jason White, Oklahoma 2003 Heisman Trophy Winner
THE HEUPEL FAMILY
Bowls Played (2)
2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . Oklahoma
7 NATIONAL C HA MPI ONSHIPS
42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
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JOSH HEUPEL
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ASSISTANT COACHES JAMES PATTON Coaching Accomplishments
• The evaluation of Oklahoma’s record-setting 2008 offense often started with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford, but it quickly turned to a monstrous line that ranked No. 3 nationally in sacks allowed, while helping OU earn a No. 1 scoring and No. 3 total offense ranking, respectively.
Birthdate . . . . . . . . March 21, 1971 Hometown . . . . . . . . Lafayette, Ohio High School . . . . . . Allen East, 1989 College . . . Miami (Ohio), 1993 (B.S), 1995 (M.S.) Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Nichole daughters, Katelynn and Maddie; son, Brayden
Coaching History
• His 2007 line gave up just 14 sacks on the year, rank No. 5 nationally. With an average of 1.0 sacks per game, the line broke the school record of 1.21 per game set in 2006. Five linemen received Big 12 honors. • His first OU line included just one senior, yet helped OU to 177.4 rushing yards/game, while surrendering a Big 12-low 1.21 sacks/game (No. 11 nationally). • The 2005 Northwestern team advanced to the Sun Bowl. The offense was ranked No. 4 nationally in total yards (500.3), No. 7 in passing offense (306.8), No. 16 in turnover margin (+.75), No. 26 in rushing offense (193.4) and No. 28 in scoring offense (33.9). The squad team gave up just 11 sacks in 512 passing attempts on the season despite returning only one starter from the previous season.
Bowls Coached (6) 2009 2008 2007 2005 2003 2000
• In 1998, he helped coach a Miami (Ohio) team that posted a 10-1 mark. • Coached with OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson at both Miami (Ohio) and Northwestern.
Accomplishments as a Player • A four-year letterman at Miami (Ohio).
• Had 45 career catches for 504 yards and one TD, including 16 catches for 166 yards as a senior. • Named a captain his senior year and earned first team All-Mid American Conference honors.
Prominent Pupils
• Zach Strief (Northwestern), Saints 2005 First team All-American • Ikechuku Ndukwe (Northwestern), Dolphins • Trai Essex (Northwestern), Steelers • Matt Ulrich, Colts • Austin King, Buccaneers • Jeff Roehl, Giants • Lance Clelland, Ravens • Leon Brockmeier, Steelers • Mike Sousa, Colts
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• Northwestern had at least one 1,200-yard rusher and one of the nation’s top 30 ground gainers each year from 2002-2005.
• Every senior lineman Patton coached at Northwestern made it to the NFL.
THE SOONERS
2006-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Offensive Line 2001-2005 . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern Offensive Line 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern Tight Ends, H-backs 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) Tight Ends, H-backs 1996-1997 . . . . . . . . . . Rhode Island Offensive Line 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhode Island Tight Ends 1993-1994 . . . . . . . . . Miami (Ohio) Graduate Assistant
• Tutored Outland Finalist Duke Robinson, one of five linemen to receive Big 12 honors.
• In 2000, Northwestern played Nebraska at the Alamo Bowl. That Wildcat team ranked No. 3 in the NCAA in total offense.
COACHING STAFF
The Patton File
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THE PATTON FAMILY
BCS National Champ. . Oklahoma Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Sun . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern Motor City . . . . . Northwestern Alamo . . . . . . . . . Northwestern
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
ASSISTANT COACHES
7 NATIONAL C HA MPI ONSHIPS
42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
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JACKIE SHIPP DEFENSIVE LINE | 11TH SEASON
Coaching Accomplishments
• Led by All-American Gerald McCoy, the defensive interior was again menacing in 2008. The group had 14.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries.
The Shipp File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . March 19, 1962 Hometown . . . . . . . . Stillwater, Okla. High School . . . . . . . . . Donart, 1980 College . . . . . . Oklahoma, 1980-83 Langston, 1992 Family . . . . . . . . . son, Christopher; daughter, Kaitlin
Coaching History
1999-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Defensive Line 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama Defensive Line 1997 . . . . . . . . Northeast Louisiana Defensive Line 1996-1997 . . . . . Minnesota Vikings Coaching Intern 1995 . . . . . . . . . Green Bay Packers Coaching Intern 1994-1996 . . . . . . . Southern Illinois Defensive Line 1993 . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee-Martin Defensive Line 1992 . . . . . . . Central Missouri State Defensive Line 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Langston Linebackers
Bowls Coached (11)
2009 BCS National Champ. . . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003 Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2002 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2001 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1999 Independence . . . . . Oklahoma 1998 Music City . . . . . . . . . Alabama
• Returned the majority of his group in 2007 which resulted in the No. 17 rushing defense in the nation, third in the Big 12. His interior linemen accounted for nine sacks and 22 tackles for a loss. Coached Big 12 Freshman Defensive POY Gerald McCoy. • Had one of his least experienced groups in 2006, but OU was second in the Big 12 and No. 16 nationally against the rush. • The 2005 season was another stellar campaign for OU’s defensive interior. Dusty Dvoracek was a consensus All-Big 12 selection after leading the nation’s DTs in tackles for loss with 19. The Sooners ranked No. 4 in rushing defense. • Despite losing a pair of All-Americans and featuring one transfer and two freshmen in the rotation in 2004, he crafted a defensive interior that showed perhaps more improvement than any area on the team during the course of the season. • In 2003 he coached Tommie Harris, the winner of the Rotary Lombardi Award and a consensus AllAmerican. Harris also was a finalist for the Nagurski and Bednarik awards. He also coached All-Big 12 DT Dusty Dvoracek in 2003. • OU’s linemen had 32TFL and 15 sacks in 2003. • Two of his players, Tommie Harris and Kory Klein, earned All-Big 12 honors in 2001. • In 2000, he had four DL selected to All-Big 12 teams including first team selection Ryan Fisher.
JACKIE SHIPP
Bowls Played (3)
1983 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1981 Sun Bowl . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1980 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
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Accomplishments as a Player
• A first-round pick (14th overall) of the Miami Dolphins where he played five seasons. He helped the Dolphins post a 48-31 record, make two playoff appearances and advance to the 1985 Super Bowl. Shipp was the Dolphins’ leading tackler (79) in 1987 and finished his career in Miami with 231 tackles. • Played one season with the LA Raiders (1988). • A standout linebacker at the University of Oklahoma, he starred on Sooner squads that posted a combined 33-14-1 record, won two bowl games and captured the 1980 Big Eight Championship. • Earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior, and was selected as an All-American by Football News following his junior campaign. • In the 1982 border clash with Texas, Shipp was a one-man wrecking crew with 23 tackles, an OU single-game record. • Totaled 489 total tackles in his career which stands second on the OU list for career tackles. Also owns the single-season record for tackles (189) during his sophomore campaign in 1981.
Prominent Pupils
• Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma) 2007 Big 12 Freshman Defensive POY • Dusty Dvoracek (Oklahoma), Bears 2003, 2005 All-Big 12 first team • Tommie Harris (Oklahoma), Bears 2003 Lombardi winner, 2003 Bednarik and Nagurski finalist; 2002 Lombardi and Nagurski finalist, first team All-Big 12, 2001, 2002 and 2003. • Kory Klein (Oklahoma) 2000 second team Freshman All American, 2001 second team All-Big 12
ASSISTANT COACHES CHRIS WILSON
Coaching Accomplishments
• When OU lost Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in Auston English for three games due to injury, freshman Frank Alexander stepped in and the Sooners remained effective. Jeremy Beal was All-Big 12.
Coaching History
• With his top returning starter (Larry Birdine) lost in August and one of his budding stars (John Williams) sidelined in the opener by injuries, he still coached the defensive ends to a brilliant season in 2005 at Oklahoma. C.J. Ah You was named Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year and MVP of the Holiday Bowl, and Calvin Thibodeaux captured postseason honors while leading the team with 10 sacks. • Colorado ranked No. 15 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 with 33 sacks in 2004. • The Buffaloes were the Big 12 North champions three times during his tenure. • Coached on the Illinois State squad that captured the Gateway Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1999. That season marked the only time that the Redbirds accomplished those feats.
• Was on the 1991 Butkus Award watch list. • Third team All-America selection as a junior by The Football News. • His three fumble recoveries as a senior ties for the OU single-season record by a linebacker. • His 12 career pass deflections ranks seventh all-time by a linebacker at OU. • Top OU tackler (eight) in 1991 Gator Bowl. • All-Big Eight second team three times. • Drafted in the 12th round by the Chicago Bears in 1992.
Prominent Pupils
THE SOONERS
• C.J. Ah You (Oklahoma), Rams 2005 Big 12 Def. NOY • Larry Birdine (Oklahoma), 49ers • Justin Bannan (Colorado), Ravens 2001 First Team All-Big 12 • Tyler Brayton (Colorado), Panthers First-round draft pick in 2003
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2007-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Special Teams, DE 2005-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Defensive Ends 2000-2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Defensive Line Jan. 2000-May 2000 . . . . . . . . Army Defensive Line 1998-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . Illinois State Defensive Line 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State Recruiting Coordinator, LB 1996 . .Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Defensive Coordinator, DL 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Illinois Linebackers 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State Linebackers 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana State Graduate Assistant
• His 2006 ends logged 25.5 tackles for loss, including 10 sacks. They also knocked down seven passes.
• A four-year letterman at Oklahoma between 1988-1991, he recorded 311 tackles, 18th-best all-time and 11th-best for an OU linebacker.
TH E WI LSO N FAMI LY
Birthdate . . . . . . . . January 8, 1969 Hometown . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas High School . . . . . Richardson, 1987 College . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 1992 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Tina son, Caleb; daughter, Colby
Accomplishments as a Player
COACHING STAFF
The Wilson File
• Helped the OU defense to a conference-leading 32 sacks in 2007, 15 of which came from his ends. Sophomore DE Auston English ranked No. 15 nationally in sacks despite missing three games en route to being named first team All Big 12. His unit also forced four fumbles on the year.
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Bowls Coached (7)
2009 BCS National Champ. . . Oklahoma 2008 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2005 Holiday . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2004 Houston . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 2002 Alamo . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado 2001 Fiesta . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado
HISTORY
Bowls Played (3)
1991 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1989 Citrus . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 1989 Orange . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
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SUPPORT STAFF DIRECTOR OF SPORTS ENHANCEMENT | 11TH SEASON
Coaching History
The Schmidt File
Birthdate . . . . . September 18, 1962 Hometown . . . . . . . . . Harvard, Neb. High School . . . . . . . . Harvard, 1980 College . . . . . . . . . Nebraska, 1986 Oklahoma, 2000 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Robin daughter, Aubrey; son, Samuel
1999-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Director of Sport Enhancement 1995-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Coordinator 1989-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Coordinator 1988-1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma State Director 1987-1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Assistant
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
JERRY SCHMIDT
Coaching Accomplishments
• 1991 Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year by USA Fitness. • Worked with four Heisman Trophy winners, including Jason White (Oklahoma), Danny Wuerffel (Florida), Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State) and Tim Brown (Notre Dame). • Coached 23 NFL first-round draft picks. • Has coached with teams that played in five national championship games and has national title rings from OU, Notre Dame and Florida.
7 NATIONAL C HA MPI ONSHIPS
42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY
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SUPPORT STAFF MATT McMILLEN Professional Accomplishments
OU Responsibilities
• Created Kansas State’s Corporate Partner Program and secured $3.4 million in advertising revenues to install a Sony JumboTron and three other scoreboards in KSU stadium.
• Serves as liaison with media relations, athletic administration, marketing, development, academic student life, game day operations and the business office, as well as FCA, the Touchdown Club, the OU Football Lettermen’s Association, and Sooner Sports Properties.
• Oversaw areas of allied industry, sponsorship, advertising and trade shows generating more than $3 million annually for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the trade organization representing more than one million beef producers.
Professional Experience
• Coordinates all of OU’s travel arrangements, including Big 12 Championship and bowl games. • Works closely with Coach Stoops in coordinating community affairs, including the OU Football/FCA Holiday Food Drive and the Partners for Youth Football Clinic. • Co-coordinator of the OU Football Camp and OU Football Coaches Clinic.
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1999-present . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Administrative Coordinator 1997-99 . . . Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. Director of Marketing 1987-1997 . . . . . . . . . Kansas State Assoc. A.D. for External Affairs
• Coordinated the annual fund-raising plan for the Mike Ahearn Scholarship Fund, increased the number of Catbacker Clubs from eight to 34, and established and managed the Ahearn Fund Board of Directors, the Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame, and the Golden Cats football support group.
• Serves as President of the Bob Stoops Champions Foundation.
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THE McMILLEN FAMILY
Birthdate . . . . . . December 1, 1962 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . Salina, Kan. High School . . . Salina Central, 1981 College . . . . . . Kansas State, 1985 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Gina sons, Alex and Nathan
• Oversees football operations by working directly with OU’s strength, sports medicine, football video, equipment, field maintenance and secretarial staffs.
COACHING STAFF
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Coaching History
The Johnson File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . May 16, 1936 Hometown . . . . . . . . . King City, Mo. High School . . . . . . . King City, 1954 College . . . . . . . . . . Missouri, 1958 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Cindy two grown children, seven grandchildren
1998-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Director of Football Operations Special Assistant to the Athletics Director 1979-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Coach 1975-1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Assistant Coach 1962-1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Assistant Coach 1960-1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri Assistant Coach 1958-1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Graduate Assistant
Player Accomplishments
• An All-Big Seven tackle for Missouri where he was an academic all-conference selection as well. • Co-captained and played in the Blue-Gray All-Star game • Academic All-Big Seven selection and was honored as the league’s most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Coaching Accomplishments
• In his 20 years as an OU assistant coach, he amassed a 150-67-5 record, a national championship, five Big Eight Conference titles and seven bowl game victories. • Produced 19 All-Americans. • Coached on staffs that won four national championships (Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Arkansas). • Inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Associaton Hall of Fame in 2002. • First recipient of the National Football Foundation Integrity Award in 2003. The award was subsequently named in his honor. • Received the All-American Football Foundation’s Mike Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
OU Responsibilities
• Coordinates the day-to-day activities off the field for OU football players and deals with on-campus recruiting efforts. • Serves as color analyst on the Sooner Radio Network.
THE JOHNSON FAMILY
7 NATIONAL C HA MPI ONSHIPS
42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
MERV JOHNSON
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Professional Experience
Professional Accomplishments
• Certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. • Implemented a web-based inventory control system for accountability of athletics equipment, apparel and footwear for all OU sports programs. • Member of the OU bowl planning committee.
• Serves on the advisory board of several athletic equipment and apparel companies.
OU Responsibilities
• Supervises staff of five assistants, two graduate assistants, two laundry assistants and 20 undergraduate managers. • Oversees all ordering, contract purchasing, issuance, inventory and maintenance of athletics equipment, apparel and footwear. • Coordinates all bowl gift and award purchasing and issuance. • Supervises all football team equipment related travel and game day operations.
THE SOONERS
• Assisted the university’s negotiating team in securing a multi-year athletics department Nike
• Coordinates annual Big 12 Equipment Manager spring conference.
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Birthdate . . . . . November 20, 1970 Hometown . . . . . . . . Fairland, Okla. High School . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairland College . . . Oklahoma, 1995 & 1998 Family . . . . . . . son, Parker Andrew daugther, Rachel
sponsorship agreement.
COACHING STAFF
The Tipton File
2007-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Asst. AD, Equipment Operations 2000-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Director of Athletics Equipment 1996-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Football Equipment Coordinator 1990-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Student Manager
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Professional Experience
1997-Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Head Athletic Trainer 1987-96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulane Head Athletic Trainer 1980-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Athletic Trainer
The Anderson File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . May 25, 1957 Hometown . . . . . . . . . Sterling, Kan. High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sterling College . . . . . . . . Oklahoma (1979) Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Kerri sons, Caleb and Connor daughter, Kaitlin
Professional Accomplishments
• Is a Certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. • Is licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. • Active member and past Chair of the Big 12 Medical Aspects of Sport Committee. • Currently serving as chair of Educational Program for the Big 12 Medical Aspects of Sport Committee. • Co-Chair for Inter-Association Task Force on sickle cell trait in athletes. • Received the 2005 College/University Athletic Trainer of the Year award by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association
• Cited for outstanding work in his field by the All-American Football Foundation in 2004. • Active in the Mid-American Trainers Association. • Active in the College Athletic Trainers Society. • Active in the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Association. • Developed a comprehensive sports medicine program in conjunction with the Tulane University Hospital Department of Orthopedics. • Coordinated Tulane’s Substance Abuse Program.
OU Responsibilities
• Supervises a staff of 17 Certified Athletic Trainers, one physical therapist and 20 undergraduate, providing medical care to the student-athletes. • An adjunct instructor for the Department of Health and Exercise Sciences. • Conducts a summer Athletic Training Clinic geared toward high school athletic trainers.
THE ANDERSON FAMILY
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42 CONFE REN CE CHAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
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DAVID WHITE The White File
The Kolok File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 21, 1969 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle, Wash. High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentwood College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNLV Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 7, 1973 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Byram, Conn. High School . . . . . . . . Greenwich High School College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Citadel, 1995 Springfield (Mass.) College, 1997 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . wife, Carla; son, Donny
Professional Experience
2007-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma 2003-06 . . HC Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas • 30-12 record • Three-time conference champions (20-2) • Teams averaged 35 points over four years • 2005 US Army game assistant coach • Coached three high school All-Americans • Coached DeMarco Murray, Ryan Reynolds • Saw 27 players go to college fb, 13 D-I 2002 . .Head coach at Lake Havasu HS (Ariz.) 2000-01 . . . . Head coach at Socorro HS (NM)
Playing Experience
The Rideau File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 30, 1977 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midwest City, Okla. High School . . . . . . . Midwest City High School College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2000
Professional Experience
2005-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Strength Coach 2003-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Assistant Strength Coach
Playing Experience
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Redskins 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New England Patriots 1996-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
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2000-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Strength Coach 1998-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Assistant Strength Coach 1997 (June-Dec.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intern International Performance Institute Jan. 1997-May 1997 . . . . . Springfield College Interim Head Coach 1995-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springfield College Graduate Assistant Coach 1994-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Citadel Asst. Undergrad. Strength Coach
Assistant Strength Coach
COACHING STAFF
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1992-95................................................... UNLV All-conference tight end in 1994
WAYNE CHAMBERS
COREY CALLENS
Graduate Assistant Coach
Assistant Strength Coach
The Callens File
Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 27, 1983 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandview, Mo. High School . . . . . . . . Grandview High School College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2007 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single
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Birthdate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 25, 1978 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa, Okla. High School . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenks High School College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma, 2000 Family......................................... wife, Marisha; .... sons, Corey and Micah; daughter, Christian
Coaching History
Professional Experience
2008-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
2007-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Assistant Strength Coach
Playing Experience
HISTORY
Playing Experience
2002-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Dolphins 2002-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhein Fire 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolina Panthers 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Ravens 1997-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma
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6 2 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
SUPPORT STAFF JIM HILLIS, RTP, ATC
Oklahoma Athletics Sports Medicine
Director of Rehabilitation
The University of Oklahoma has a rich five-decade history of setting a standard for sports medicine care, a tradition that continues today.
DON M c GINNIS, M.D.
Head Athletic Trainer Scott Anderson, his staff and the team physicians comprise the professional staff. Anderson was named 2005 Trainer of the Year by the National Athletics Trainers’ Association and 2004 Trainer of the Year by the All-American Football Foundation.
Coordinator of Orthopedic Coverage
BROCK SCHNEBEL, M.D. Team Physician
Brock Schnebel, M.D., Head Team Physician for the 2000 United States Olympic Team, directs OU’s physician staff. Don McGinnis, M.D., serves an Olympic Team assignment in addition to his responsibilities with the Oklahoma Athletics Department. Martin Tippie, M.D., completes the Sooners’ primary physician staff.
MARTIN TIPPIE, M.D.
Team Physician Emeritus
JULIE WATSON
Secretary for Bob Stoops
The state-of-the-art Henry J. Freede Sports Medicine Complex in the Barry Switzer Center provides a convenient location for the Sooners to receive their care. The Sports Medicine Staff provides consistent service on a daily basis which includes injury prevention and acute care, post-injury rehabilitation, x-ray, and physician assessment. Jim Hillis, a Registered Physical Therapist and Certified/Licensed Athletic Trainer, coordinates all rehabilitation protocols.
SUE GREER
Secretary for Assistant Coaches
KRISTIN KUNITZ
The combination of the staff and facility provide the care that is vital to a championship program. OU’s facility is equipped with SwimEx aquatic therapy, isokinetic rehabilitation and testing equipment, along with cardiovascular and exercise equipment that offers the ability to manage the multi-level needs of OU’s student-athletes.
Recruiting Secretary
BRAD CAMP
BLAKE KUENZI
BRIAN MARTIN
JASON SANDERS
DAVID LITTLEJOHN
AMY MOSSMAN
JEFF SALMOND
BRANDON MEIER
Associate Director of Athletics Equipment
Assistant Director of Athletics Equipment
Athletics Video Coordinator
Assistant Video Coordinator
Associate Director of Athletics Equipment
Administrative Coordinator for Athletics Equipment
Turf Manager
Executive Director of Video Production
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2008: All-Big 12 honorable mention by the AP ... recorded 21 total tackles on the year, including a career-high six tackles in Big 12 Championship victory over Missouri ... five stops in the national championship game, including one for loss ... forced a fumble against Kansas State ... recovered fumbles in home wins versus Nebraska and Texas Tech ... also notched four TFLs and 3.5 sacks on the year, including 1.5 each in the Big 12 Championship. 2007: Redshirted High School: Had 76 tackles and a team-leading 13 sacks his senior year ... four-year starter ... also saw time on offense as a tight end ... named first-team all-state ... selected for all-district and all-metro teams ... chosen for the East Meets West All-American game ... all-district on both sides of the ball his junior season ... bench presses 315 and squats 430 pounds ... runs a 4.7 40-yard dash ... coached by Michael Roach.
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2008: Middle linebacker who made first career start in win at Kansas State, then his second in the national title game ... had a season-high six tackles in the BCS game ... also notched a pair of tackles in season opener against UT-Chattanooga. At Lackawanna CC: Tabbed the Northeast Football Conference Player of the Year and ... second team NJCAA All-American ... first team Northeast Football All-Conference ... racked up 86 tackles in 2007, 72 solo ... totaled one sack with three forced fumbles ... two INTs with 62 return yards ... had 12 tackles in game against Navy Prep ... ran at 4.6 in the 40 ... coached by Mark Duda. The Wrap-up: Sociology major ... oldest player on the team at 25 ... worked in construction following high school before enrolling at Lackawanna CC and joining the football program ... father is from Nigeria.
The Wrap-up: Parents: Frank and Juanita Alexander ... has yet to declare a major.
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ENID, OKLA. ENID HIGH SCHOOL
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2008: All-Big 12 first team by the AP and second team by the coaches and Dallas Morning News ... leading tackler on the defensive line ... led team with 8.5 sacks and 15.5 TFLs ... tied for second on the team with three forced fumbles ... led all lineman with four PBUs, including one in the Big 12 Championship that led to a Lendy Holmes interception ... registered a career-high 10 tackles against Cincinnati ... seven tackles in BCS title game ... collected two sacks each against Texas A&M and Texas Tech ... tallied at least five tackles in eight games.
2006: Redshirted. High School: First-team all-state linebacker as a senior ... District 10-5A Defensive MVP ... Creekview Defensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... had 127 tackles, two sacks, 19 quarterback hurries, 19 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception return for a touchdown as a senior ... was ranked the No. 11 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com ... coached by Garry Monty.
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2008: Played in 10 games, starting at middle linebacker for four ... left Oklahoma State game with a knee injury and missed the Big 12 Championship ... career-high nine tackles versus both Kansas State and Texas Tech ... also had eight tackles at Texas A&M ... made a diving interception against Texas A&M ... had three tackles behind the line in win over Texas Tech. 2007: Redshirted High School: Played QB, FS, RB and WR in high school ... completed 55% of passes (126-231) for 1,938 yards with 13 TD as a senior, leading team to runner-up finish in class 6A ... ran for 1,086 yards and 15 TD ... recorded 71 tackles and three interceptions ... ran back two kickoffs for TDs ... senior team captain ... named Parade All-American ... named defensive POY and all-state by The Oklahoman ... all-state by Tulsa World ... named conference POY ... played in the U.S. Army All-Star Game ... MVP of the 2006 state American Legion tournament ... his teams won state crowns in 2005 and 2006 and a national title ... runs a 4.6 40-yard dash ... coached by Tom Cobble.
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2007: Season-high six tackles in Big 12 Championship victory over Missouri ... also recorded first career sack in win over the Tigers in San Antonio ... forced a fumble against Baylor ... recorded tackles for loss in wins over Baylor, Miami, Missouri and Oklahoma State.
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The Wrap-up: Parents: Craig and Gail Box ... his father played football at Northwestern Oklahoma State ... international business major.
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The Wrap-up: Parents: Lee and Sherry Beal ... converted from linebacker to defensive end during the 2007 season ... history major.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. PUTNAM CITY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
CORSICANA, TEXAS CORSICANA HIGH SCHOOL
QB
Year 2007 2008 Career
G-GS Comp-Att 14-14 237-341 14-14 328-483 28-28 565-824
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2008: Heisman Trophy winner ... Davey O’Brien Award winner ... Sammy Baugh Trophy winner ... Chic Harley Award winner ... AP and Sporting News First Team All-American ... Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches ... All-Big 12 first team by the coaches and the AP ... All-Big 12 Academic first team and ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American second team ... first OU QB to win two Big 12 titles ... led the nation in TD passes (50) and passing efficiency (180.84) ... set OU record for passing yards in a game with 468 yards versus Kansas ... set OU records for TDs in a season and a career (86) ... also set school records for passing yards in one season (4,720), total offense in one season (4,767) and 300-yard passing games in one season (12) ... set NCAA record for TD passes during the freshman/sophomore seasons with 86 ... threw five TDs in four different games ... no. 2 in OU career passing yards (7,841) and in career 300-yards passing games (nine).
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2008: Saw action in nine games as a reserve tackle ... had 16 knockdown blocks including five each versus Chattanooga and Washington ... was on the field for 148 plays. 2007: Competed in six contests for the Sooners on the offensive line ... saw most extensive action with 24 plays vs. North Texas ... graded 92% in pass blocking on the year. 2006: Played in the Middle Tennessee and Texas games before incurring an injury ... missed the remainder of the season ... received a medical hardship ruling to preserve a year of eligibility. High School: Finished his senior season with 46 pancake blocks and 30 cuts ... first team all-state as a senior ... earned all-area and all-district honors as a junior ... led Corsicana to an 11-2 record as a junior ... recorded more than 80 pancake blocks his junior season ... coached by Dave Henigan. The Wrap-up: Parent: Deon Brandon ... has added 37 pounds since arriving to go from 271 to 308 ... sociology major.
2007: Honors included freshman All-American from The Sporting News, Rivals and CollegeFootballNews.com, CollegeFootballNews.com’s Big 12 Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated All-America honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman of the Year, The Sporting News All-Big 12 Freshman, Academic All-Big 12 and honorable mention All-Big 12 by coaches and AP ... finalist for the Manning Award as the nation’s top quarterback ... set NCAA freshman record for touchdown passes in a season with 36 ... led the nation with passing efficiency rating of 176.53 ahead of second-place Tim Tebow, the Heisman winner ... completed 22 straight passes (last 18 versus North Texas and first four against Miami), setting an OU record and falling just two shy of the NCAA mark ... had another string of 21 ... tied a school record with five TD passes in wins over Miami and Texas A&M ... threw multiple touchdown passes in 11 of 14 games ... had the No. 7 season at OU for completions, No. 6 in total offense, No. 1 for completion percentage, No. 2 for passing efficiency. 2006: Redshirted. High School: Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team ... second team all-state by The Oklahoman ... threw for 2,422 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... rated the No. 17 quarterback in the nation by both CollegeFootballNews.com and Scout.com ... a standout basketball player, averaged 18.4 points and 10.5 rebounds as a senior ... member of the golf team ... football coach was Bob Wilson. The Wrap-up: Parents: Kent, who lettered as an OU offensive lineman in 1977-78, and Martha Bradford ... has a vertical leap of 33 inches ... citizen of the Cherokee tribe ... honor student in finance ... rang the opening bell at the NY Stock Exchange three days after winning the Heisman (Dow rose 100 points that day).
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2008: All-Big 12 honorable mention by the coaches and AP ... became the 20th OU player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season ... eclipsed the 100-yard mark in six games ... had a career-high 142 yards on 20 carries against Kansas State ... logged three rushing touchdowns on four occasions ... season total 20 TDs ranks No. 5 all-time in OU history ... had one kick return for 22 yards against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship.
2006: Started against Texas Tech and Baylor after Adrian Peterson and Allen Patrick went down with injuries ... had 24 attempts for 169 yards and one TD at Baylor, had 16 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns versus Colorado and 19 for 74 and a pair of TDs against Oklahoma State.
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TD 1
2008: Had the most yards ever by an OU freshman receiver and tied for the most catches ... produced a seven-catch, 141-yard effort against Cincinnati in his first collegiate game, set an OU record for receiving yards by a freshman ... had two receiving TDs against Washington, including a career-long 77-yarder ... touchdown receptions against Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech ... racked up 134 all-purpose yards versus Texas A&M ... exceeded 50 receiving yards in five games ... took over as team’s primary punt returner with 23 returns for 223 yards ... had a 68-yard punt return TD against Kansas State. 2007: Redshirted High School: Had 73 tackles and six INT as a senior ... recorded 44 catches for 908 yards and eight TD, and rushed for 345 yards and 12 TD ... averaged 20.6 yards per catch ... during his senior season, he scored touchdowns as an RB, WR and KR ... career 79 receptions for 1,688 yards and 18 TD ... career 157 tackles and 20 INT ... named to the 6A-2 all-district team ... chosen for the All-American Offense-Defense Bowl ... selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team ... clocked at 4.51 40-yard dash ... first-team all-state by Tulsa World and The Oklahoman ... earned all-city honors as a junior ... also recruited as a basketball player, averaging 18 ppg ... coached by Butch Peter. The Wrap-up: Parents: Edward and Stephanie Moore ... leads all receivers with a bench press of 310 lbs. ... has yet to declare a major.
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High School: Two-time all-state ... conference MVP for offense ... All-Central Louisiana ... rushed for 1,685 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior ... four-time all-district ... ran for 1,934 yards and 23 TDs as a junior ... Alexandria’s all-time rushing leader with 5,866 yards and 79 touchdowns ... coached by Butch Stoker.
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2007: Had a season-high 76 yards on 19 carries versus Oklahoma State ... scored three touchdowns against Missouri in Norman and two more in the Big 12 Championship repeat matchup ... had 17 third-and-short (three yards or less) rushes that resulted in 14 first downs and two touchdowns ... rushed for more than 50 yards in seven contests ... touchdown reception against Texas A&M.
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The Wrap-up: Parent: Bridgett Williams ... sociology major.
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99 JONTE BUMPUS
JESUP, GA. GARDEN CITY CC
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HIGH SCHOOL
LB
Year 2008
6-3
230
SR
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 14-0 5 14 19 1-4 0.5-3 0 0 0 1
2008: Provided depth at both linebacker and defensive end while racking up time on special teams ... second on team with 16 special teams tackles ... had five tackles against Texas Tech and three each versus TCU and Nebraska ... credited with a half-sack against Texas Tech ... batted down an attempted fake punt pass against Cincinnati. At Garden City CC: No. 34 junior college player in the nation (Rivals. com) ... First team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference ... NJCAA All-Region VI ... recorded 81 tackles and two TFLs in 2007 as well as one sack ... clocked 4.5 in the 40 ... team was ranked No. 17 in the final NJCAA poll ... coached by Lucas Aslin.
LB DE
210 226
JR SO
2007: Redshirted. High School: Recorded 92 tackles and nine sacks as a senior in Oklahoma’s 6A Class ... also recorded 10 tackles for loss, nine forced passes, and three fumble recoveries ... named first-team all-state by The Oklahoman and Tulsa World ... defensive lineman of the year in district 6A-4 ... collected 96 tackles and four sacks as a junior ... also a track and field athlete ... coached by Matt Hennesy. The Wrap-up: Parent: Vida Bumpus ... has just 9.7% body fat ... has yet to declare a major.
The Wrap-up: Sociology major.
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2008: Provided depth on the defensive line.
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RICHMOND, VA. FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY
BEN WHEELER, TEXAS VAN HIGH SCHOOL
WR
Year 2008
G-GS 12-0
Rec Yds 4 52
6-2
Avg 13.0
196
TD 0
JR
Long 20 vs. Baylor
RB
6-0
210
FR
2008: Redshirted
2006: Saw action in 10 games, mostly on special teams ... recorded two tackles for the season.
The Wrap-up: Guardians: Tracy and Hank Neal ... has yet to declare a major.
COACHING STAFF
2007: Recorded a tackle on special teams against North Texas ... saw time at wide receiver against the Mean Green before a season-ending injury ... received an injury hardship and had his sophomore season restored for 2008.
High School: Parade All-American ... named the 2008 SuperPrep Southwest Offensive Player of the Year ... selected to play in the ESPN All-American game ... Texas class 3-A Offensive Player of the Year ... third team EA Sports All-American ... carried 242 times in his senior season, racking up 1,910 yards and 30 TDs ... threw 104 passes, completing 57 for 803 yards and four TDs ... 185 rushes in 2006 for 1,601 yards and 20 TDs while adding another two scores and 128 yards on five catches ... in 2005, racked up 1,830 yards on 230 carries with 23 touchdowns and six catches for 145 yards and four TDs ... coached by Brady Pennington.
2008: Had two catches each versus Chattanooga and Baylor ... career-long reception of 20 yards against Baylor ... played extensively on special teams.
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
8 BRANDON CALEB
THE SOONERS
High School: All-state at linebacker and receiver as a senior ... team captain ... All-Central Virginia, all-league and all-state linebacker as a junior ... four-time state triple jump champion ... also won track state championships in long jump (three times), high hurdles and intermediate hurdles... 2005 Central Virginia Track Athlete of the Year ... won the Randle Award in 2004 as Fork Union’s outstanding undergraduate athlete ... coached in football by Mickey Sullivan ... National Honor Society member. The Wrap-up: Parent: Eulethia Simms ... has lowest body fat percentage of receivers, 5.2 percent ... management major.
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20 QUINTON CARTER
34 MATT CLAPP
LAS VEGAS, NEV. CHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL
PHOENIX, ARIZ. PARADISE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
DB
6-1
Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks 2006 5-0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 2007 -- Redshirted -2008 12-2 20 16 36 0.5-1 0-0 Career 17-2 20 17 37 0.5-1 0-0
190
DE LB FB
JR
INT FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0
2 2
2008: Started two games at safety when defense shifted to five starting defensive backs ... collected a career-high 10 tackles in first career start versus Kansas ... had eight tackles, including two big hits, in second start at the Big 12 Championship ... broke up passes in wins over Kansas State and Missouri ... also had five tackles versus Texas Tech ... third on team with 14 special teams tackles ... led team with 14 solo special teams tackles. 2007: Redshirted. 2006: Played in five games, all on special teams units ... had one tackle against UAB ... earned a reputation as one of the secondary’s most physical players. High School: Threw for more than 650 yards and eight touchdowns during regular season as quarterback for Cheyenne High ... ran for 400-plus more yards ... earned all-league honors as a junior ... also a standout basketball player ... coached by Dave Snyder. The Wrap-up: Son of Clemon and Sandra Carter ... graduated high school a semester early and enrolled at OU in January 2006 ... owns a 37-inch vertical leap and 345-pound bench press ... sociology/ criminology major.
Year 2008
254 210 234
FR-RS JR SR
G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Avg. TD Long 14-0 7-21 3.0 0 7 9-92 10.2 3 28
2007: Redshirted. 2006: Was slowed by injury, but saw action in two games as a reserve. 2005: Played in nine games exclusively on special teams. High School: Played both fullback and linebacker ... gained 1,033 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... also totaled 71 solo tackles and four sacks in nine games before suffering a leg injury ... finished the 2003 campaign with 1,602 yards and 18 touchdowns ... rushed for 1,000 yards and 19 touchdowns as a sophomore ... named super all-state first team as fullback and as a linebacker ... awarded the Larry Gordon Award for state’s best linebacker and the “Whizzer” White Award given to the state’s best linebacker his senior year ... was the No. 6 fullback in the nation (Rivals.com) ... ranked No. 3 in the Postseason Arizona Top 15 (Rivals. com) ... awarded Phoenix Metro and Arizona Player of the Year (Phoenix Metro FB Magazine) ... listed as the No. 98 player in the Southwest (Scout.com) ... coached by Donni Yantis. The Wrap-up: Son of Greg and Shelley Clapp ... has taken an ice bath prior to every game since high school ... enjoys playing chess ... boasts a body fat percentage of 9.8 percent ... planned program major.
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2008: All-Big 12 first team by the coaches ... All-Big 12 Academic first team ... had receiving touchdowns against Cincinnati, Kansas and Texas A&M ... career-long catch came on a 28-yard TD against Texas A&M ... seven rushing attempts ranks No. 2 for a fullback under Stoops ... logged seven tackles as a member of the special teams.
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS SULPHUR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
COMANCHE, OKLA. COMANCHE HIGH SCHOOL
LB
220
SR
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 13-2 6 8 14 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 14-0 8 4 12 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 14-14 58 26 84 11-46 4.5-37 1-(-3) 6 1-53 9 41-16 72 38 110 11.5-47 4.5-37 1-(-3) 6 1-53 9
2008: All-Big 12 second team by San Antonio Express News and honorable mention by the coaches and AP ... third on the team with 84 tackles ... had at least five tackles in nine games ... six forced fumbles on the season was an OU record ... nine PBUs was second best by a linebacker in a season in OU history ... racked up a career-high 14 stops versus Baylor ... had a 53-yard, non-scoring fumble return against Texas Tech ... picked off a pass against Texas A&M.
2006: Started the first two games at strong safety, then worked in a reserve role at that position throughout the season ... also saw time on special teams units ... tackle best of four against UAB ... registered eight tackles on special teams.
6-0
228
Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT 2007 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 3-0 3 5 8 1-2 0 0 Career 7-0 3 5 8 1-2 0 0
JR
FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008: Stepped into middle linebacker role against Texas following Ryan Reynolds’ injury ... had a career-high five tackles against Texas ... also had tackles versus Chattanooga and Cincinnati. 2007: Saw action against North Texas, Utah State, Iowa State and Missouri in the Big 12 Championship. 2006: Redshirted High School: Named to the 2005 OCA and Oklahoman all-state teams ... 2005 Duncan Banner Player of the Year ... District 2A-2 Linebacker of the Year ... all-area by the Lawton Constitution ... KSWO Player of the Year ... honorable mention all-state in 2004 ... had 244 tackles as a senior and led all classes ... had four sacks and an interception his senior year ... rushed for 524 yards and five touchdowns ... averaged 10.7 yards per carry ... had 38 receptions went for 457 yards and six touchdowns ... maintained perfect attendance and carried a 4.0 grade point average ... National Honor Society member ... coached by Brent Clark.
THE SOONERS
2007: Saw significant field time on special teams and as a reserve at defensive back ... season-high four tackles in season opener against North Texas ... registered a pair of tackles in wins against Miami, Texas and Tulsa ... tied for team lead with 12 special teams tackles, including 11 in kickoff coverage.
LB
COACHING STAFF
Year 2006 2007 2008 Career
6-2
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
22 KEENAN CLAYTON
The Wrap-up: Parents: Brent and Jan Crow ... social studies major.
2005: Redshirted.
SEASON R EVI EW
High School: Rated the No. 12 safety in the country (ESPN.com), No. 74 player in the nation (Rivals.com), No. 3 safety in the nation (Rivals. com), No. 8 player in Texas Postseason Top 100 (Rivals.com), No. 63 player in the nation (Scout.com) and No. 4 safety in the nation (Scout. com) ... compiled 120 tackles and intercepted four passes during his senior campaign ... shared time at running back ... clocked at 4.52 in the 40-yard dash ... coach: Brad Turner. The Wrap-up: Excelled in testing, leading the linebackers group in nine of 10 testing areas including a 4.5 40-yard dash ... moved to linebacker in the spring of 2008 after spending the early part of collegiate career as a safety ... son of Quon Clayton ... multidisciplinary studies major.
HISTORY 45 1950
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
83 BRODY ELDRIDGE
33 AUSTON ENGLISH
LA CYGNE, KAN. PRAIRIE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
CANADIAN, TEXAS CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL
TE
Year 2006 2007 2008 Career
G-GS 14-7 14-6 11-5 39-18
Rec 3 4 4 11
Yds 18 37 24 79
6-5
Avg 6.0 9.2 6.0 7.2
265
LB DE
SR
TD Long 0 10 vs. Oregon 0 12 vs. Texas A&M 1 11 vs. Missouri 1 12 vs. Texas A&M
2008: Started the first four games of the season at either the tight end position or as a blocking back before suffering an ankle injury that caused him to miss three games ... registered his first career touchdown with a one-yard reception against Oklahoma State ... season-long 11-yard catch against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship. 2007: All-Big 12 first team by the coaches at fullback position ... each of six starts were in two or three-tight end sets or as a blocking back ... had two receptions for 23 yards against Texas A&M, including a career-long 12-yard catch. 2006: Did most of his work in three-tight end sets or as a blocking back ... characterized by coaches as one of the top blockers on the team ... had three receptions on the season, including a long of 10 yards against Oregon. 2005: Redshirted. High School: Rated the No. 43 strongside defensive end in country (Rivals.com) and No. 16 player in the Midlands (Scout.com) ... all-state Kansas, 2004 ... broke his ankle in the second game of his senior year and did not play the rest of the season ... totaled 130 tackles and eight sacks his junior year ... also played tight end ... recorded 35 receptions and four touchdowns in the same season ... clocked at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... coached by Sterling Hudson. The Wrap-up: Converted to tight end in spring of 2006 ... son of Walt and Janet Eldridge ... sociology major.
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Year 2007 2008 Career
G-GS 11-10 11-9 22-19
UT 21 17 38
6-2 6-3
AT Total Loss Sacks 15 36 13-83 9.5-64 16 33 9-46 4.5-38 31 69 22-129 14-102
210 253
INT 0 0 0
JR SR
FC FR 0 0 0 1-0 0 1-0
PBU 3 1 4
2008: All-Big 12 honorable mention by AP ... All-Big 12 Academic first team ... started first nine games of the season before spraining a knee against Nebraska, causing him to miss the next three games ... had a career-high 4 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks against Chattanooga ... posted two sacks against Kansas ... had four tackles and a fumble recovery against the Huskers before going down with an injury. 2007: All-Big 12 first team by the coaches and Associated Press ... Sports Illustrated All-America honorable mention ... ranked No. 15 nationally with 9.5 sacks ... team-high 13 tackles for loss ... had three or more tackles in seven of his 11 games played ... recorded 21 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in Big 12 play ... had season-high two sacks against Tulsa and Texas ... career-high nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and two pass deflections against Missouri ... suffered hairline ankle fracture vs. Texas A&M ... missed the last three games of the regular season due to injury ... returned against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship to assist on a tackle and record a quarterback hurry. 2006: Redshirted. 2005: Saw spot duty in the Kansas State and Texas Tech games. High School: Three-year letterman at both running back and defensive end ... amassed 1,285 yards rushing and scored 18 touchdowns during his senior year ... recorded 33 solo tackles, 48 assists, and 11 sacks in 2004 ... led team to state semifinals as a senior ... rushed for 1,800 yards and 25 touchdowns as junior ... totaled 53 tackles and seven sacks in four games his junior season ... also participated on the track and field team ... ran the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds ... No. 15 weakside linebacker (Rivals.com) ... No. 58 player in the Southwest (Scout.com) ... No. 49 player in Texas (Scout.com) ... No. 53 Texas Top 100 ... 7-AA All-District RB - 2003 and 2004 ... 7-AA All District DE - 2003 and 2004 ... Amarillo Globe Super Team defensive end ... recorded 315-pound bench press and 400-pound squat ... coached by Kyle Lynch. The Wrap-up: Son of Dean and Kelly English ... has a vertical jump of 35 inches ... planned program major.
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MOUNT AIRY, GA. HABERSHAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
TULSA, OKLA. UNION HIGH SCHOOL
LB
6-3
220
FR-RS
2008: Redshirted
The Wrap-up: Parents: Connie and Mike Franklin ... undecided on a major ... fluent in Spanish ... worked on a chicken farm in high school.
189
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT 13-1 2 3 5 0 0 0 14-14 27 17 44 1-5 0 4-52 27-15 29 20 49 1-5 0 4-52
JR
FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 1-39 10 0 1-39 10
2008: All-Big 12 first team by Dallas Morning News and second team by coaches and AP ... played the field corner ... led defense with two touchdowns, one on a 39-yard fumble return against Texas A&M and another on 18-yard interception return against Nebraska ... led the team with 10 pass deflections ... registered a career-high seven tackles versus both Kansas State and Missouri ... returned six punts for 35 yards with a long of 17 coming against Cincinnati. 2007: Saw time in 13 games on special teams, including punt returns in six games ... started the Fiesta Bowl and had three tackles... saw time in the defensive backfield in the Big 12 Championship and made one tackle ... has 124 yards on 12 punt returns ... returned only kickoff for 37 yards and returned two punts versus North Texas ... had a career-high 36-yard return against Utah State ... registered tackles against Miami and Tulsa.
THE SOONERS
DOMINIQUE FRANKS
Year 2007 2008 Career
6-0
COACHING STAFF
High School: Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Under Armour ESPN All-Star game ... named to Rivals.com All-South team ... News Channel 32 All-Northeast Georgia team ... named to the Georgia Football Magazine all-state team ... Gainesville Times first team all-area ... led team with 128 tackles in 2007 ... as a four-year starter, set school record with 395 career tackles ... a team captain ... named the team’s Defensive MVP ... coached by Gene Cathcart.
DB
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
31 DANIEL FRANKLIN
2006: Redshirted
SEASON R EVI EW
High School: Tulsa World Oklahoma Player of the year ... first-team all-state by the Tulsa World ... runner-up for state defensive player of the year by the Oklahoman ... KTUL Ford Award winner ... No. 26 cornerback nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com ... helped the Redskins to two 6A state titles after transferring from Owasso ... recorded seven interceptions and returned three for touchdowns as a senior ... also a return specialist who scored three touchdowns on kickoff returns during his senior season ... rushed for five touchdowns ... coached by Bill Blankenship. The Wrap-up: Parent: Thelma Martin ... runs a 4.48 40 ... had one of the top springs on the team to move into the two-deep at cornerback in 2007 ... multidisciplinary studies major.
HISTORY 47 1950
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77 STEPHEN GOOD
96 DeMARCUS GRANGER
PARIS, TEXAS PARIS HIGH SCHOOL
DALLAS, TEXAS KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL
OL
6-5
305
DT
SO
2008: Saw action in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman ... had a season-high four knockdowns against Nebraska. High School: Named to the East Texas all-state team as well as the AP all-state team in 2006 ... elected all-district three years ... chosen to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... recorded 24 pancake blocks in two games as a senior and 208 pancake blocks in his high school career ... allowed just one sack all four years as a starter ... coached by Travis Smith. The Wrap-up: Parents: Kim and Tommy Good ... undecided on a major ... wants to become a strength coach.
DEMARCUS GRANGER
Year 2006 2007 2008 Career
6-2
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks 14-0 7 13 20 4-9 0-0 13-11 14 21 35 8.5-38 3.5-27 11-0 8 12 20 2.5-6 0-0 38-11 29 46 75 15-53 3.5-27
302
INT 0 0 0 0
SR
FC FR 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 0 2-0
PBU 0 2 0 2
2008: Played in 11 games, missing two after a foot injury suffered against Washington, and the national title game after undergoing back surgery ... part of a five-man defensive tackle rotation ... was third in the group with 20 tackles ... recovered fumbles against Washington and Kansas State. 2007: All-Big 12 second team by the coaches and Rivals and honorable mention by the Associated Press ... third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss ... tied career high with five tackles against Miami, Oklahoma State and Missouri in the Big 12 Championship ... had two or more tackles in 10 of 13 games played ... posted four tackles, two for loss, and a sack against Colorado ... registered four tackles, two for loss, three QB hurries and a pass deflection versus Iowa State. 2006: Worked his way in to a steady rotation on the defensive interior ... season-high five tackles at Texas A&M. 2005: Redshirted.
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High School: Rated the No. 11 player in the country (ESPN.com), No. 1 DT in the country (ESPN.com), No. 6 overall (CollegeFootballNews. com), No. 2 DT overall (CollegeFootballNews.com), No. 11 player in the country (Rivals.com), No. 3 player in Texas (Rivals.com), No. 9 player in the country (Scout.com) and No. 5 player in Texas (Scout.com) ... named a Parade All-American ... 2004 U.S. Army High School All-American ... Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004 ... totaled 79 tackles, including 25 for loss, and 17 sacks as a senior ... also forced 11 fumbles ... recorded 68 tackles and 17 sacks his junior year ... named Class 4A all-state and the Dallas area Defensive Player of the Year as a junior ... clocked at 5.2 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... bench presses 405 pounds and squats 550 pounds ... coached by Darryl Jordan. The Wrap-up: Son of Debra Granger ... his mother manages a Mexican restaurant ... enjoys electronics and cars, particularly Mustangs ... cousin of Indiana Pacers player Danny Granger ... bench presses 430 ... multidisciplinary studies major.
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ARGYLE, TEXAS LIBERTY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
TE
6-6
Rec Yds 8 161 37 518 66 950 111 1,629
Avg 20.1 14.0 14.4 14.7
261
TD 1 11 14 26
SR
Long 41 vs. Texas 43 vs. Baylor 73 vs. OSU 73 vs.OSU
6-4
275
SO
2008: Saw action in three games as the backup at center before suffering an ankle injury versus Baylor ... had nine knockdowns in nine plays against Baylor. High School: Selected as a U.S. Army All-American and a Parade All-American ... first team all-state on both offensive and defensive line ... received all-district honors for both offensive and defensive line play while being voted the district’s most valuable player ... Denton Record Chronicle’s two-way player of the year and member of all-area team ... in 2007, recorded 112 pancake blocks while not allowing a sack, and defensively racked up 67 tackles and 11 sacks ... in 2006, totaled 61 pancake blocks on the offensive side of the ball and recorded 34 tackles and five sacks on defense ... coached by Mark Bowles The Wrap-up: Parents: Debi and Richard Habern ... has yet to declare a major ... grandfather played football at Texas Tech.
THE SOONERS
2008: Sporting News First Team All-American ... AP and Walter Camp Second Team All-American ... All-Big 12 first team by the coaches and second team by AP ... finalist for the Mackey Award ... No. 2 on the team in receptions (66) and yards (950) while leading with TDs (14) ... had more touchdown grabs during the season than any TE in school history ... his total ranks No. 2 second all-time behind Mark Clayton (15) among all Sooners ... career total of 26 receiving TDs is second best behind Clayton’s 31 ... receiving yards (950) are the most ever by a TE in a season while receptions (66) ranked second in the tight end category ... had five games of at least 90 yards receiving and eight with at least five receptions ... caught multiple TDs in five games and at least one TD in nine ... had a career day against Oklahoma State with a career-long 73-yard reception, a career-high nine catches and a career-high 158 yards to go along with two touchdowns ... eight catches for 82 yards in the Big 12 Championship ... eight grabs for 62 yards and two TD in the BCS title game.
OL
COACHING STAFF
G-GS 14-2 14-3 14-14 42-19
61 BEN HABERN 2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
Year 2006 2007 2008 Career
18 JERMAINE GRESHAM
JERMAINE GRESHAM
SEASON R EVI EW
2007: Honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated ... honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches and Associated Press ... eight receptions vs. Miami with one touchdown ... two touchdown catches against Texas ... tied school record with four touchdown receptions vs. A&M and finished game with 80 yards on five grabs ... had two catches for 34 yards and a TD against Missouri in Big 12 Championship ... made starts against Miami, Missouri and Baylor ... receptions and receiving yards total ranked No. 3 on the team. 2006: Made a significant impact as a true freshman with eight receptions ... long reception went for 41 yards against Texas ... lone touchdown was a 22-yard grab against Middle Tennessee ... his 35-yard catch on a third-and-10 play from the OU one against Nebraska launched OU’s final scoring drive of the Big 12 title game, a 99-yard march ... caught a two-point conversion in the Fiesta Bowl.
HISTORY
High School: First team All-American ... Oklahoman and Tulsa World All-State First Team ... first team Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State ... named District 5A-1 Most Valuable Player ... selected to play in the Coaches All-State Game ... caught 70 passes for 1,205 yards and 24 touchdowns his senior season ... led the Tigers to a 12-0 record before losing in the 5A semifinals ... coached by Mike Lloyd. The Wrap-up: Runs a 4.73 in the 40-yard dash ... multidisciplinary studies major.
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42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
THE SOONERS 82 JAMES HANNA
15 LAMAR HARRIS
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL
GILMER, TEXAS GILMER HIGH SCHOOL
TE
Year 2008
G-GS 13-0
Rec Yds 1 -1
6-4
215
LB DB
SO
Avg TD Long -1.0 0 -1 vs. Texas A&M
2008: A reserve tight end ... also saw time on special teams ... lone reception came against Texas A&M ... also recorded two tackles, one each against Kansas and Nebraska. High School: District offensive MVP in 2007 ... selected to the Texas Sports Writers all-state team as an honorable mention wide receiver ... in 2007, hauled in 53 catches for 765 yards with 11 TDs ... also returned six punts for 145 yards and a TD and six kicks for 181 yards and another score ... rushed 17 times for 131 yards ... coached by Cody Vanderford.
6-2
210 180
JR RS-FR
2008: Redshirted High School: Two-time second-team all-state selection ... first-team all-district and first-team All-East Texas ... caught 48 passes for 734 yards and seven TDs in 2007 despite missing four games with an injury ... as a junior, had 42 receptions for 810 yards with 16 TDs ... also was credited with 16 tackles, two fumble recoveries, three INTs with returns of 82 and 42 yards ... teammate of current Sooner Justin Johnson. The Wrap-up: Parents: Dondi Harris and Katrina Wood-Ray ... undecided on a major ... cousin of Green Bay Packer Kenneth Pettway.
The Wrap-up: Parents: Kim and Rick Grizzle ... mother played volleyball at Miami of Ohio ... has yet to declare a major.
54 JASON HANNAN
554JOSEPH JASONIBILOYE HANNAN
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS WAXAHACHIE HIGH SCHOOL
GARLAND, TEXASTEXAS WAXAHACHIE, SOUTH GARLANDHIGH HIGHSCHOOL SCHOOL WAXAHACHIE
OL
6-3
283
SO
2008: Played in seven games as a backup at center ... had 11 knockdowns on the season. 2007: Redshirted High School: Never allowed a sack in three years as a starter... had 118 pancake blocks his senior season ... team captain in both his junior and senior seasons ... named second-team all-state his senior year ... three-time all-district in Texas class 4A ... selected for Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Florida ... earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore and junior ... runs a 5.48 40-yard dash ... bench presses 345 and squats 515 pounds ... coached by David Ream.
DB OL
283 205
RS-FR SO
2008: Redshirted High School: Dallas Morning News first team all-area ... racked up 72 tackles in his senior season, forcing a fumble and recovering another ... blocked two punts and broke up seven passes ... coached by Mickey Moss The Wrap-up: Parent: Tai Hazoome ... has yet to declare a major.
The Wrap-up: Parents: Chuck and Debbie Hannan ... accounting major.
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DE SOTO, TEXAS DE SOTO HIGH SCHOOL
SEGUIN, TEXAS SEGUIN HIGH SCHOOL
DB
G-GS 5-0 14-0 14-14 33-14
UT AT Total 3 1 4 10 4 14 49 23 72 62 28 90
202
Loss Sacks INT 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 4-11 0-0 2-21 4-11 0-0 3-21
DB
SR
FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3-0 10 2 3-0 10
2008: All-Big 12 honorable mention by the Associated Press ... finished first season as a starter with the fourth best tackle total (66) on the team ... tied for team lead in PBUs (10) and fumble recoveries (3), including two against Washington ... had two turnovers with an interception and fumble recovery against Missouri ... picked off a pass against TCU ... forced two fumbles, one each versus Washington and Texas ... had at least five tackles in eight games ... had a career-best seven tackles against Kansas, Kansas State and Texas Tech.
198
SO
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 10-0 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008: All-Big 12 Academic second team ... played in nine games as a member of special teams and reserve in the secondary ... registered a career-high three tackles against Chattanooga ... broke up first career pass against Washington. 2007: Redshirted High School: Recorded 86 tackles and three interceptions as a senior ... ran three kickoffs and two punt returns back for touchdowns ... recorded eight receptions for 210 yards and one TD on offense ... selected to play in Offense-Defense Bowl in Florida ... chosen to play in the Austin Wrangler’s Lone Star Arena Football Classic and selected for the Oil Bowl ... voted first-team all-area ... seven interceptions, six taken back for touchdowns as a junior ... All-San Antonio selection as a junior ... runs a 4.5 40-yard dash ... bench presses 305 and squats 425 pounds ... coached by Jim Carson.
THE SOONERS
2007: Recorded first career interception against Utah State ... had two tackles against Miami, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma State and Missouri in Big 12 Championship ... tied for the team lead with 12 special teams tackles and led the team with 12 on kickoff coverage.
Year 2008
5-11
COACHING STAFF
Year 2006 2007 2008 Career
6-1
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
2 BRIAN JACKSON
The Wrap-up: Grandson of Melanie Bruns ... has yet to declare a major.
2006: Played in five games with tackles in the Baylor and Nebraska games and a season-best two in the Fiesta Bowl.
BRIAN JACKSON
2005: Redshirted.
SEASON R EVI EW
High School: Rated the No. 17 cornerback in the nation (ESPN.com), No. 20 cornerback in the country (Rivals.com), No. 34 player Postseason Texas Top 100 (Rivals.com), No. 59 player in the state of Texas (Scout. com) and No. 61 player in the Southwest (Scout.com) ... made 35 tackles and intercepted six passes as a senior ... team posted a 9-2 mark in 2004 ... totaled 30 tackles and four picks during his senior season ... clocked at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... competed on track and field team ... honors student ... coached by Dave Meadows. The Wrap-up: Sat out spring 2006 drills after suffering a knee injury during off-season conditioning ... son of Steven Jackson and O.C. and Cathy Johnson ... his cousin, Chris Draft, is a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams ... has lowest body fat percentage on the team with 5.0% ... majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
HISTORY 51 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
25 JUSTIN JOHNSON
76 JARVIS JONES
GILMER, TEXAS GILMER HIGH SCHOOL
ROSENBURG, TEXAS LSU
RB
Year 2008
6-1
201
LB OL
SO
G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Avg. TD Long 9-0 14-35 1.7 0 8 1-3 3.0 0 3
2008: Saw spot duty as a backup running back ... career-high 13 yards at Washington, including a career-long eight-yard run ... had one reception for three yards against Chattanooga. High School: Had 204 carries for 2,164 yards and 25 TDs in 2007 ... MVP in Texas class 3-A, East Texas and district ... first-team all-state as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior ... as a junior, logged 86 attempts for 1,015 yards and 11 TDs, and as a sophomore had 91 carries for 793 yards and eight TDs ... played defense as a sophomore, logging 49 tackles, six sacks and one INT ... played in U.S. Army All-American Game ... teammate of current Sooner Lamar Harris. The Wrap-up: Guardians: Todd and Dolly Robinson ... cousin of former Sooner receiver Manuel Johnson ... has yet to declare a major.
210 294
JR SO
High School: One of the top offensive line prospects in the state of Texas and the Southwest region ... rated the No. 10 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com ... a member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100 for Texas ... was a defensive end early in his career until he was moved to the offensive line after his sophomore season ... played in the inaugural Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Helped his team to a semifinal berth in the 2006 playoffs ... as a junior, earned first-team all-district honors on the offensive line after recording 54 pancake blocks and giving up no sacks ... coached by Lydell Wilson. The Wrap-Up: Full name is Jarvis Isiaha Jones ... parents are Darrell Jones and Angela Mayberry ... has one sibling, Kwanza ... sociology major.
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2007: (At LSU) Saw action at both tackle and guard in a backup role during his freshman season ... played in seven games, including the first three games of the year ... served as the Tigers’ backup left tackle behind Ciron Black and also spelled Lyle Hitt at right guard ... was in on a total of 63 plays from scrimmage ... played a season-high 18 snaps versus Louisiana Tech and registered a career-high three knockdowns and a pancake block in the victory.
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
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12 LANDRY JONES QB
6-4
211
RS-FR
DE
6-4
240
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
HOUSTON, TEXAS STRAKE JESUIT PREP HIGH SCHOOL
ARTESIA, N.M. ARTESIA HIGH SCHOOL
RS-FR
2008: Redshirted
High School: Parade All-American ... played in the Under Armour ESPN All-American game ... second team multi-purpose All-American by EA Sports ... selected as New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year ... fnalist for the Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year award ... a member of both the 2006 and 2007 New Mexico all-state teams ... threw for 3,850 yards on 366 pass attempts and 44 TDs with only 11 interceptions on his way to a state title in 2007 ... followed a season in which he threw for 3,432 yards and 45 scores on his way to his first state title in 2006 ... also rushed for 294 yards and nine scores in 2006 ... coached by Cooper Henderson.
High School: Named the unanimous district Defensive MVP ... elected to the All-Greater Houston team by The Houston Chronicle ... racked up 46 tackles from his defensive end position as well as nine tackles for a loss ... recorded 4.5 sacks and six quarterback pressures ... also batted six passes and intercepted one ... coached by Ron Counter.
COACHING STAFF
2008: Redshirted.
The Wrap-up: Has yet to declare a major.
The Wrap-up: Parents: Kellye and Kevin Jones ... undecided on a major.
THE SOONERS SEASON R EVI EW HISTORY 53 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
28 TRAVIS LEWIS
94 PRYCE MACON
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL
LB
Year 2008
6-2
232
LB DT
SO
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 14-14 70 74 144 11.5-38 3.5-21 4-108 1 0 3
2008: Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year by the AP and Kansas City Star and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the coaches ... All-Big 12 first team by the AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star and San Antonio Express News and second team by the coaches ... All-Big 12 Academic first team ... broke Brian Bosworth’s freshman season tackles record of 144 ... tied Bosworth’s record for tackles by a freshman in a game with 19 against Texas ... hit double-digit tackles in six games ... second on the team with four interceptions and led team with 108 interception return yards ... also second on the team with 11.5 tackles for loss ... picked off two passes against Kansas State ... forced a fumble and recorded an interception against Texas Tech. 2007: Redshirted High School: Played linebacker and running back in high school ... rushed for 1,436 yards on 222 carries with nine touchdowns as a senior ... also caught 10 passes for 108 yards and a score ... selected to the US Army All-American game ... named all-area and all-metro as a senior ... all-district and invited to the Army All-American combine as a junior ... rushed 109 times for 577 yards over a four-game stretch in 2005 ... invited to the Army Combine and Nike Camp ... all-district as a junior ... runs a 4.34 40-yard dash ... benches 335 and squats 515 pounds ... coached by Jimmy Ramos.
210 249
JR SO
FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008: Saw action in seven games as a reserve on the defensive line ... recorded a career-high three tackles against Chattanooga, including first career sack ... also recorded a tackle for loss against Washington. 2007: Recorded a quarterback hurry in his first game action at Texas Tech ... also saw action in Big 12 Championship against Missouri. 2006: Redshirted High School: Four-year starter ... named district defensive lineman of the year as a senior ... had 28 tackles, four tackles for loss and five and one-half sacks ... rated the No. 25 defensive tackle nationally by CollegeFootballNews.com, No. 45 by Scout ... rated the No. 33 strongside defensive end by Rivals ... earned first team all-district honors as a junior ... recorded 50 tackles, including 10 sacks, as a junior ... also had one interception and three fumble recoveries ... coached by Terry Morris. The Wrap-up: Ran a 40-yard dash of 4.73 seconds ... parents: Prince and Faryce Macon ... public administration major.
The Wrap-up: Parents: James Lewis and Dori Schwartz ... posted linebackers best bench press, 380 pounds ... has yet to declare a major.
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Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT 2007 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2008 7-0 4 2 6 2-4 1-3 0 Career 9-0 6 2 8 2-4 1-3 0
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NORMAN, OKLA. NORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
RB
G-GS Rushing Avg. 14-0 40-232 5.8 14-0 115-475 4.1 28-0 155-707 4.6
TD 2 6 8
Lg 55 37 55
196
DT
JR
Rec. Avg. TD Long 4-33 8.2 0 13 11-77 7.0 0 15 15-110 7.3 0 15
2008: Exploded in the Big 12 Championship with a career-high 114 yards, his first career 100-yard game ... also had three scores in the game against Missouri ... had TDs against Washington (2) and Baylor (1) ... had nine carries for 65 yards against Texas A&M. 2007: Played as a backup running back and on special teams ... rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against North Texas ... had a career-long 55-yard run against the Mean Green ... rushed for a touchdown against Tulsa ... recorded three tackles on special teams.
High School: Rushed for 1,513 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 6.1 yards per carry ... also caught 23 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns ... all-district and all-conference as a senior ... district offensive player of the year ... Oklahoman All-State Second Team ... Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State First Team ... Oklahoman Big All-City team ... team MVP ... a three-year starter ... played defensive back and running back his sophomore and junior years before switching to running back full-time as a senior ... coached by Butch Peters.
UT AT Total Loss Sacks 10 9 19 6.5-26 2-15 16 14 30 11-43 6.5-35 26 23 49 17.5-69 8.5-50
INT 0 1-12 1-12
JR
FC FR PBU 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
2008: Sporting News First Team All-American ... AP Second Team AllAmerican ... Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News ... All-Big 12 first team by the coaches, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star and San Antonio Express News and second team by the AP ... led all interior defensive lineman with 30 tackles ... second on the team with 6.5 sacks ... career-high two sacks against Texas ... first career interception came in the BCS title game against Florida ... equaled career-high five tackles in season opener against Chattanooga. 2007: Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year ... Freshman All-American by Rivals, The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com ... honorable mention All-Big 12 Team by the coaches and Associated Press ... started 13 games at defensive tackle ... recorded five tackles at Colorado ... two tackles and a key fumble recovery against Texas ... had two tackles for loss, a sack and a QB hurry against Missouri ... forced a fumble and notched a sack and two tackles for loss against Texas A&M ... logged two tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and recorded two quarterback hurries in Big 12 Championship against Missouri. 2006: Redshirted High School: National defensive player of the year by USA Today ... 2005 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year ... named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team ... All-City Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... logged 82 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered nine fumbles as a senior ... all-area, all-state and all-metro as a junior ... finished that season with 83 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss, and 20 sacks ... had one interception (returned 48 yards for a touchdown) and two fumble recoveries ... all-state by the Oklahoman and Tulsa World ... best DL by Oklahoma Kickoff Magazine ... played in the U.S. Army High School All-American game ... Parade All-American ... coached by Michael Branch.
SEASON R EVI EW
The Wrap-up: Parents: Rudy and Ellen Garcia ... majoring in human relations.
G-GS 13-13 14-14 27-27
295
THE SOONERS
2006: Redshirted
Year 2007 2008 Career
6-4
COACHING STAFF
Year 2007 2008 Career
6-0
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
17 MOSSIS MADU
The Wrap-up: Parents: Gerald and the late Patricia McCoy ... majoring in human relations.
HISTORY 55 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
92 STACY MCGEE
88 ERIC MENSIK
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HIGH SCHOOL
ROSENBERG, TEXAS TERRY HIGH SCHOOL
DT
6-4
260
LB TE
RS-FR
2008: Redshirted High School: Selected to Tulsa World and The Oklahoman all-state teams ... Muskogee Phoenix’s Defensive Player of the Year ... recorded 98 tackles his senior season with 20 going for a loss, including six sacks ... also registered two interceptions, eight batted passes and three forced fumbles ... for his career, racked up 160 tackles, 38 for a loss and 13 sacks ... totaled six interceptions and 21 broken up passes for his career ... coached by Matt Hennesey. The Wrap-up: Parents: Stacy and Sabrina McGee ... undecided on a major.
Year 2007 2008 Career
G-GS 6-0 4-0 10-0
Rec 0 0 0
6-2 6-6
Yds 0 0 0
210 260
Avg 0 0 0
JR
TD 0 0 0
Long 0 0 0
2008: Saw action in first three games of the season before suffering an injury ... returned to action in final regular-season game at Oklahoma State. 2007: Played in six games on special teams. 2006: Redshirted. High School: Two-year starter ... senior team captain ... had 17 catches for 359 yards and four touchdowns as a senior ... had a long of 44 yards ... led Rangers to their most successful season ever as the team averaged more than 50 points per game ... rated the No. 25 tight end in the nation by Rivals and was a PrepStar All-Region pick ... played deep snapper, too ... unanimous District 24 4A selection at tight end ... THSCA 4A Academic all-stater ... named to the all-area team ... also lettered in baseball and basketball ... coached by Tim Teykl. The Wrap-up: Son of Cletus and Margie Mensik ... management information studies major.
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42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
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24 DEJUAN MILLER WR
Year 2008
G-GS 6-0
Rec Yds 2 14
6-5
200
SO
Avg TD Long 7.0 0 10 vs. Chattanooga
High School: AP all-state in 2007 ... finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year Award ... four-year starter in both football and basketball, as well as the New Jersey state champion in the 200-meter dash ... elected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American game ... tallied 77 tackles as well as one INT and six passes broken up ... racked up 46 receptions for 612 yards with six TDs ... ran 51 times for 455 yards and five TDs ... accounted for 14 total TDs.
295
Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT 2006 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 3-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2008 10-0 4 5 9 1.5-1 0 0 Career 13-0 6 5 11 1.5-1 0 0
SR
FC FR PBU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
2008: Registered a career-high three tackles versus Texas Tech ... forced a fumble against Texas A&M ... broke up a pass against TCU. 2007: Saw action in the Sooners’ first three games ... recorded tackles against North Texas and Utah State ... also recovered a fumble against Utah State. 2006: Worked in a reserve role. 2005: Redshirted
THE SOONERS
The Wrap-up: Son of Cornelia and Jeremy Miller ... has yet to declare a major ... mother is the general manager of Down Magazine and father is the president of The Source hip hop magazine.
6-2
COACHING STAFF
2008: Saw action in six games ... recorded two catches for 14 yards with a long of 10 yards in the season opener against Chattanooga.
DT
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
MESQUITE, TEXAS HORN HIGH SCHOOL
METUCHEN, N.J. METUCHEN HIGH SCHOOL
High School: Three-year starter and letterman ... played tight end and defensive end ... totaled 95 tackles and 6.5 sacks in 2004 ... recorded 14 tackles for loss during his senior year ... runs a 4.9 40-yard dash ... bench pressed 320 pounds and squats 400 pounds ... also a standout basketball player ... coached by Don Payne. The Wrap-up: Son of Roderick and Bernadine Moore ... mother is a highway patrol sergeant ... father played football at Chattanooga ... sociology/criminology major.
SEASON R EVI EW HISTORY 57 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
THE SOONERS
58
7 DEMARCO MURRAY
3 JONATHAN NELSON
LAS VEGAS, NEV. BISHOP GORMAN HS
MANSFIELD, TEXAS SUMMITT HIGH SCHOOL
Year G-GS Rush. Avg. 2007 11-1 127-764 6.0 2008 13-12 179-1,002 5.6 Career 24-13 306-1,766 5.8
RB
6-1
TD 13 14 27
Rec. 14-60 31-395 45-455
205
Avg. 4.3 12.7 10.1
LB DB
JR
TD KOR 0 15-439 4 28-774 4 43-1,213
TD 2 0 2
2008: All-Big 12 first team by the coaches and second team by the AP ... All-Big 12 Academic first team ... second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American ... suffered hamstring injury on opening kickoff of Big 12 Championship and missed BCS Championship ... set OU singleseason record for all-purpose yards with 2,171 total yards ... became Oklahoma’s 67th 100-yard rusher with 100 yards in the third game of the season ... team’s leading kick returner with 774 yards, second best in a season in OU history ... blossomed into a receiving threat with 31 receptions, the fourth most by an Oklahoma receiver in a season ... eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in five games ... also topped the century mark in kick return yards on three occasions, including 196 yards against Oklahoma State ... sat out Big 12 Championship after suffering an injury on the game’s opening kickoff ... had multiple touchdowns in six games ... accounted for four touchdowns against Kansas State, two rushing and two receiving ... had back-to-back 100-yard games against Texas A&M and Texas Tech, including 123 yards on just seven carries against the Aggies ... had a career-high seven receptions against A&M and career-high 71 receiving yards against Tech.
Year 2008
210 177
JR
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 4-0 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008: Saw action in four games as a member of the special teams ... recorded a career-high three tackles in season opener against Chattanooga ... collected two tackles each against Cincinnati and Washington. 2007: Saw action against North Texas and Colorado. 2007: Redshirted High School: A three-year starter at cornerback ... recorded only one interception and a handful of break-ups during his senior season when opponents stayed away from his side of the field ... rated the No. 10 cornerback and the No. 112 player in the nation by ESPN.com ... helped the Jaguars to a 9-4 record in the 4-5A district ... made 40 tackles, one interception and four fumble recoveries as a junior ... also a standout sprinter on the track team ... coached by Kyle Geller. The Wrap-up: Son of Brian and Pamela Nelson ... team-best 41.5-inch vertical jump in 2007 winter testing ... general management major.
2007: Suffered a dislocated knee cap in game No. 11 at Texas Tech, then missed the remainder of the season and the subsequent spring workouts ... Rivals Freshman All-American ... HM All-Big 12 by the coaches and AP ... honored by the AP as both a RB and all-purpose player ... first team Academic All-Big 12 ... averaged 29.3 yards per kickoff return ... 15 touchdowns tied the OU freshman record set by Adrian Peterson ... set another OU record with five touchdowns in his debut game against North Texas ... rushed four times for 100 yards against Utah State, including a 92-yard TD run, third longest in OU history ... scored three touchdowns at Tulsa, including an 81-yard kickoff return ... led OU with 17 rushes and 128 yards and one touchdown, a 65-yard sprint, against Texas ... scored four times, three rushing and one on a 91-yard kickoff return vs. Baylor. 2006: Redshirted High School: Named 2005 Sunset Region Offensive Player of the Year ... earned all-state honors in 2005 and was an all-conference pick three consecutive years ... rushed for 1,947 yards and 27 touchdowns in his senior season ... also caught 22 passes for 724 yards and seven touchdowns ... had 64 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions while playing defensive back ... played in the U.S. Army High School All-American game ... led his high school basketball team to a 2005 state title ... was a top-30 basketball recruit as well ... coached by David White. The Wrap-up: Parent: Kevin Murray ... logged a 4.42 (team best) 40 time and a 36.5-inch vertical jump during winter testing in 2008 ... communication major.
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MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HIGH SCHOOL
PEARLAND, TEXAS PEARLAND HIGH SCHOOL
WR
Year 2008
G-GS 9-0
Rec Yds 4 44
6-3
200
SO
Avg TD Long 11.0 0 15 vs. Chattanooga
High School: Top-50 prospect by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com ... selected to both the US Army and Parade All-America teams ... named an all-state team member by both The Oklahoman and Tulsa World ... Muskogee Phoenix’s MVP ... caught 59 passes in 2007 racking up 994 yards and 10 scores ... totaled 167 receptions for 3,444 yards and 45 TDs as a four-year starter ... coached by Matt Hennesey. The Wrap-up: Son of Debra Owens ... has yet to declare a major.
Year 2008
6-0
208
SO
G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT FC FR PBU 14-0 8 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
COACHING STAFF
2008: Played nine games of true freshman season ... caught two passes each against Chattanooga and Baylor ... season-long reception of 15 yards came against Chattanooga.
DB
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
4 JAMEEL OWENS
2008: All-Big 12 Academic first team ... saw action in every game on special teams, averaging more than one tackle per game ... racked up a career-high four stops against Washington ... ranked fifth on team with 10 special teams tackles. 2007: Redshirted.
THE SOONERS
High School: Ran 221 times for 1658 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... also completed 42 of 82 passes for 456 yards and four TD ... played on defense twice, both times recording a tackle ... helped lead his high school to the state semifinal in Texas class 5A ... senior team captain ... named offensive MVP by his teammates ... selected to play in the All-Greater Houston football game ... runs a 4.6 40-yard dash ... coached by Tony Heath. The Wrap-up: Parent: Yolanda Proctor ... has yet to declare a major.
DEMARCO MURRAY SEASON R EVI EW HISTORY 59 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
THE SOONERS 4 RYAN REYNOLDS
52 DEREK SHAW
LAS VEGAS, NEV. BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
SAND SPRINGS, OKLA. CHARLES PAGE HIGH SCHOOL
LB
6-1
234
Year G-GS UT AT Total Loss Sacks INT 2005 9-0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2007 13-7 34 26 60 8.0-26 2.0-16 1-12 2008 6-6 26 20 46 5.0-10 0-0 0-0 Career 28-13 61 48 109 13.0-36 2.0-16 1-12
LB DS
SR
FC 0 0 1 1
FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU 0 0 2 2
2008: Leader of Oklahoma defense until suffering torn ACL in season’s sixth game against Texas ... honorable mention All-Big 12 by the AP ... recorded two double-digit tackle games against TCU (10) and Baylor (14) ... received defensive coordinator Brent Venables’ first-ever perfect linebacking grade against Baylor ... forced a fumble against Cincinnati. 2007: Received first career start vs. North Texas and finished with three tackles and one sack ... six tackles vs. Miami ... nine stops, three for loss, vs. Utah State ... had an interception and 12-yard return at Tulsa ... career-high 15 tackles at Colorado ... missed Iowa State game with neck injury.
210 217
JR SR
2008: Handled long snaps after missing the first three games of the season due to injury. 2007: Handled all of the long snaps for OU for the second consecutive year ... credited with one tackle against Texas Tech and another vs. Missouri in the Big 12 Championship. 2006: Handled all of the long snaps for OU in his true freshman season ... credited with a tackle against Washington. High School: Played tight end, safety and deep snapper ... three-year starter ... special teams player of the year on his team as a senior ... all-district defensive back as a senior as well. The Wrap-up: Son of John and Pam Shaw ... member of the Osage and Ponca tribes ... sociology/criminology major.
2006: Missed the season after suffering a knee injury during off-season drills ... redshirted. 2005: True freshman who saw most of his snaps on special teams ... logged tackles against Tulsa, Nebraska and Oklahoma State. High School: Four-year letterman ... played linebacker, defensive back, tight end and fullback ... had 94 tackles and six sacks as senior ... recorded 96 tackles and six sacks as junior ... ran for a career-best 393 yards as junior ... No. 30 player in the nation (ESPN.com) ... No. 2 linebacker in the nation (ESPN.com) ... No. 7 player in the Northwest (Scout.com) ... No. 2 outside LB in the nation (Rivals.com) ... No. 26 player in the nation (Rivals.com) ... No. 1 Postseason Nevada Top 10 (Rivals.com) ... No. 24 overall (CollegeFootballNews.com) ... No. 3 LB overall (CollegeFootballNews.com) ... USA Today First Team All-American (2004) ... Nevada’s Gatorade Player of the Year (2004) ... played in 2005 U.S. Army All-American game ... clocked at 4.57 in the 40-yard dash ... honors student ... state high school wrestling champion and five-time national Judo champion ... coached by David White. The Wrap-up: Suffered a torn ACL just after the completion of spring practice in 2006, then underwent more surgery on an LCL injury in the spring of 2007 ... son of Craig and Barbara Reynolds ... held a part-time job at his parents’ boat rental company ... sociology major.
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RALEIGH, N.C. HARGRAVE ACADEMY
BLUE SPRINGS, MO. BLUE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
OL
6-5
304
SR
2007: Saw action in all 14 of OU’s games this season ... earned two starting assignments vs. Iowa State at right guard and Texas A&M at left guard ... most extensive action was 73 plays against the Cyclones ... top grade was 87% in the first Missouri contest ... credited with 71 knockdowns, including 14 against Oklahoma State. 2006: Saw action in seven games for 74 snaps as a backup guard ... credited with 10 knockdowns, including three at Missouri ... missed all of the preseason drills and the first three games after an off-season weightlifting accident.
6-6
275
SO
2008: Played in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007: Redshirted
COACHING STAFF
2008: Saw action in all 14 games as a reserve ... worked at both left and right guard ... started in games against Chattanooga and TCU ... led all reserve lineman with 50 knockdown blocks and 421 plays ... had 10 knockdowns against TCU.
OL
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
74 BRIAN SIMMONS
High School: Played in first three games but broken toe injury kept him from playing again until the playoffs ... transferred to Blue Springs from Central High School in Kansas City where he was named all-league as a junior ... bench presses 375 and squats 500 pounds ... runs a five-second 40-yard dash ... coached by Kelly Donohoe. The Wrap-up: Parents: Donald Ramey and Ethel Stephenson ... has yet to declare a major.
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2005: Redshirted. High School: Recorded 32 tackles, eight for loss, and three sacks in 2004 ... saw limited action due to finger injury ... played at Southeast Raleigh (N.C.) High School prior to Hargrave ... coached by Robert Puntry.
SEASON R EVI EW
The Wrap-up: Moved from defensive tackle to the offensive line in the spring of 2006 and immediately impressed the offensive staff ... his cousin, Cedric, is on the roster of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and was a former standout at NC State ... was born with club foot deformity (wears a size 15 right shoe, a size 18 left) ... sociology major.
HISTORY 61 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
17 JIMMY STEVENS
86 ADRIAN TAYLOR
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. HERITAGE HALL HIGH SCHOOL
MANSFIELD, TEXAS MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
K
5-6
156
LB DT
SO
Year G-GS Att-Made Pct Blk Long PAT Pct. 2008 14-14 8-12 66.7 1 42 vs. Texas A&M 94-99 94.9 2008: All-Big 12 Academic first team ... handled placekicking duties, converting 8-of-11 field goals and 92-of-97 extra points ... set OU program records for most extra points made and attempted ... tallied a total of 116 points in the season, ranking No. 2 at OU for the most ever kicking points in a season ... converted two field goals, the longest a 30-yarder, in the Big 12 Championship against Missouri ... booted season-long field goal of 42 yards against Texas A&M. 2007: Redshirted High School: Fifty career field goals (50-77) broke the national record total by a high school kicker ... scored 18 total points in a single game as a junior ... connected on a string of 125 consecutive extra points ... career-long field goal of 52 yards as a senior ... went 10-25 as a senior, with most of his misses coming beyond 50 yards ... tied national single-season record with 22 field goals as a junior ... also punted for a 33-yard average ... named first-team all-state kicker by Tulsa World, and first-team punter by The Oklahoman ... Parade All-America first-team ... first-team All-USA by USA Today ... selected to inaugural East Meets West All-American football game ... all-state selection by Oklahoma Coaches Association ... coached by Andy Bogert. The Wrap-up: Parents: Jim and Colleen Stevens ... has yet to declare a major.
Year 2007 2008 Career
G-GS UT AT Total Loss 13-1 5 5 10 1-7 14-14 11 16 27 6.5-27 27-15 16 21 37 7.5-34
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Sacks 1-7 4.5-25 5.5-32
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FC FR PBU 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 4
2008: A member of the OU defensive tackle rotation ... started all 14 games ... tied for third on the team with 4.5 sacks ... second in DT rotation with 21 tackles ... career-high six tackles in the BCS title game against Florida ... forced a fumble against Texas A&M and recovered another at Oklahoma State. 2007: All-Big 12 Academic first team ... worked mostly in a reserve role, but blossomed as the season progressed ... returned first career interception 18 yards against Baylor ... recorded season-high three tackles against Oklahoma State ... had one sack on the season against Tulsa ... credited with two quarterback hurries ... started in the Fiesta Bowl. 2006: Redshirted High School: District IV-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... named to the All-Arlington first team ... team defensive MVP ... logged 50 tackles, including six for loss, and a fumble recovery as a senior ... caught a touchdown pass and blocked two punts as well ... logged 63 tackles and seven sacks as a junior ... member of the player’s council team leadership group ... three-year starter and a senior captain ... coached by Kirk Thor. The Wrap-up: Parents: Adrian and Tina Taylor ... runs a 40-yard dash in 4.83 seconds ... sociology major.
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Avg 13.0 22.8 7.6 13.0
191
SR
TD Long 0 15 vs. Nebraska 1 61 vs. Miami 0 18 vs. TCU 1 61 vs. Miami
2008: Equaled a career high with three catches in season opener against Chattanooga ... also recorded two tackles on the season.
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6-3
285
RS-FR
2008: Redshirted. High School: Recorded 22 tackles in 2007 with two sacks and two forced fumbles ... also credited with seven QB hurries ... in 2006, totaled 25 tackles with two sacks ... also recorded a fumble recovery and two QB hurries ... coached by Jeff Jordan.
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G-GS 12-0 11-0 12-0 35-0
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IRVING, TEXAS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL
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80 ADRON TENNELL
The Wrap-up: Parents: Natalie and Chris Pipkin ... has yet to declare a major.
2007: Suffered a torn ACL at Texas Tech and missed the remainder of the season and the subsequent spring drills ... All-Big 12 academic (second team) ... played backup to Malcolm Kelly ... season- and career-high three catches for 35 yards against North Texas in season opener ... caught one pass for career-long 61 yards and a touchdown against Miami ... also caught a pass against Baylor.
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2006: Played in 12 games as a true freshman ... caught one pass for 11 yards against Middle Tennessee and another for 15 against Nebraska. High School: All-Metroplex by the Dallas Morning News ... Elite 11 by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... honorable mention all-state ... earned all-district honors as a senior ... named team MVP ... nominated for the Oil Bowl ... academic all-district ... finished his senior season with more than 1,000 yards receiving ... rushed for 1,127 yards his senior season ... played in the U.S. Army High School All-American game ... caught nine touchdown passes as a junior ... runs the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds ... also one of the top basketball players in Texas ... participated in the state track meet in the triple jump ...coached by Jim Bennett.
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6-4
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The Wrap-up: Son of Dexter and Debora Tennell ... runs the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds ... multidisciplinary studies major.
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2008: Redshirted.
HISTORY
High School:No. 2 defensive end by Scout.com ... EA Sports AllAmerican ... named the 2008 Southwest Defensive Player of the year by SuperPrep Magazine ... Parade All-American ... elected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... received all state honors in each of his last two seasons (2006, 2007) ... Dallas Morning News All-Area Team ... recorded 84 tackles in 2007 with 11 sacks and 36 quarterback pressures ... holds school records in both sacks in a career with 29 and in a game with three ... earned first-team all-district honors in 2006 and 2007 while being named the sophomore of the year in 2005 ... coached by Tony Baccarinni. The Wrap-up: Parent: Sherrilyn Wright ... undecided on a major.
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2008: Played in six games as a reserve on the offensive line.
High School: Member of both The Oklahoman and Tulsa World all-state teams ...selected to play in the 2008 Oil Bowl ... named district special teams player of the year ... converted all 42 extra point attempts ... hit 14-of-19 field goal attempts, the longest coming from 47 yards ... made the game-winning extra point to beat 6-A state champion Jenks ... kicked two field goals and had two punts downed inside the five yard line in a 13-6 semifinal win over Muskogee ... handled punting duties, averaging 38.4 yards on 26 attempts ...coached by Kirk Fridrich.
2007: Redshirted
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NEW ORLEANS, LA. O. PERRY WALKER HIGH SCHOOL
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190
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RS-FR
The Wrap-up: Parents: Debra and Leo Way ... has yet to declare a major.
210 300
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The Wrap-up: Parent: Nicole Williams ... has yet to declare a major.
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High School: Recorded 16 pancake blocks his senior year ... gave up two sacks his freshman year, and did not allow another in his high school career ... named all-district, All-West Bank team and all-metro his season year ... named honorable mention all-state after his senior season ... missed entire junior season because of Hurricane Katrina forcing him to move to a school without a football program ... all-state in basketball his junior year while not playing football ... bench presses 325 and squats 495 pounds ... runs a 5.1 40-yard dash ... coached by Skip Lamothe.
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6-5
308
SR
2007: Saw action in all 14 games ... had six starts at right tackle. 2006: Named to The Sporting News’ Freshman All-America second team ... became the starter just before the Missouri game after Branndon Braxton went down with a broken leg, then started the last six games ... played 462 snaps ... had 75 knockdowns, including 15 against Texas A&M ... posted his best grade of the season, 85%, against Texas Tech.
6-1
182
SO
2008: Provided competition at the receiver spot. 2007: Redshirted
COACHING STAFF
2008: All-Big 12 first team by the coaches, second team by Dallas Morning News and San Antonio Express News and honorable mention by AP ... started all 14 games, the first at left tackle and the remaining 13 at right tackle ... registered 131 knockdowns ... season-high 18 knockdowns in BCS title game against Florida, 16 against Kansas State and 12 each versus Cincinnati and Oklahoma State ... season-high grade of 91% in the 65-21 win over No. 2 Texas Tech ... third on the offensive line with 943 plays.
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The Wrap-up: Rushed 31 times for 234 yards and three TD as a senior ... caught 18 passes for 343 yards and four TD, averaging 20 yards per catch ... rushed 31 times for three TD as a running back ... also was the team’s punt and kick-off returner ... awarded all-district honors at wide receiver after senior year ... named special teams player of the year in his district ... runs a 4.47 40-yard dash ... coached by Gary Childress. The Wrap-up: Parents: Charles and Wendy Wilson ... brother of former Sooner wide receiver and current Dallas Cowboy Travis Wilson ... has yet to declare a major.
THE SOONERS
High School: Unanimous first team all-district as a senior ... first team All-East Texas ... second team Texas all-state ... played in the Max Emfinger All-Star game ... first team Preseason SuperPrep team ... named second team all-district 12-5A as a junior ... coached by John King. The Wrap-up: Parents: Freddie and Veronica Williams ... runs the 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds and has a vertical leap of 30.5 inches ... sociology major.
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Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam West HS) RB | 6-0 | 229 | SO
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20 Zac Givens
Magnolia, Ark. (Magnolia HS) DB | 5-8 | 156 | SO
Forth Worth, Texas (Brewer HS) WR | 5-11 | 180 | FR
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39 Rashad Hutchins
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25 Emmanuel Jones
51 Brian Lepak
49 John Marr
37 Matthew Moreland
58 Sean Morrison
41 Josh New
5 John Nimmo
43 Marloe Prince
47 Trent Ratterree
10 Ben Sherrard
49 James Toms
41 Turner Troup
81 Carter Whitson
86 James Winchester
Grove, Okla. (NEO) DS | 6-2 | 250 | SR
Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) DE | 6-1 | 230 | SR
Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) LB | 6-1 | 215 | SO
Lubbock, Texas (Coronado HS) TE | 6-3 | 235 | JR
Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford HS) TE | 6-4 | 232 | SO
Norman, Okla. (Norman HS) LB | 6-1 | 210 | SO
Altus, Okla. (Altus HS) DB | 5-8 | 178 | JR
Tulsa, Okla. (NEO) DB | 5-11 | 190 | SR
Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley HS) K | 6-2 | 206 | SO
Ponca City, Okla. (Ponca City HS) QB | 6-2 | 207 | JR
Arlington, Texas (Lamar HS) QB | 6-4 | 213 | RS-FR
Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) WR | 5-11 | 182 | SR
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Houston, Texas (Hastings HS) DB | 5-10 | 180 | SO
Claremore, Okla. (Colorado State) OL | 6-4 | 285 | SR
Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS) DS | 6-4 | 225 | SO
Tulsa, Okla. (Cy Fair CC) DB | 5-11 | 175 | SR
Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS) TE | 6-4 | 235 | RS-FR
Washington, Okla. (Washington HS) DS | 6-1 | 205 | SO
THE SOONERS No. 26 defensive back in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 77 overall player in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 78 overall player in the nation (Rivals.com)
JOSH ALADENOYE MESQUITE, TEXAS | MESQUITE HS • OL | 6-6 | 340 | FR
No. 36 offensive tackle in the nation (Scout.com) No. 42 offensive tackle in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 54 player in the Southwest region (SuperPrep) No. 76 player in Texas (Rivals.com)
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | ALAMO HEIGHTS HS • QB | 6-6 | 210 | FR
PrepStar All-American top 250 nationally … EA Sports Golden Gun Accuracy Challenge winner … threw for 2,315 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2008 … rushed for over 400 yards … held a 56% completion percentage his senior year … threw for 2,589 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2007 with 254 yards rushing and five TDs … clocked at 4.7 in the 40 … bench presses 265 lbs., squats 345 lbs., and power cleans 250 lbs. … boasts a 3.8 GPA.
No. 49 defensive end in the nation (Rivals.com)
JUSTIN CHAISSION LAS VEGAS, NEV. | BISHOP GORMAN HS • DE | 6-5 | 265 | FR
SuperPrep All-American … PrepStar All-American top 250 nationally … selected to participate in the ESPN Under Armor all-star game … recorded 45 tackles and 10 sacks in his senior year … had 103 tackles with 23 sacks as a junior … timed 4.70 in the 40. No. 1 overall player in the Nevada (Rivals.com) No. 5 defensive end in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 8 defensive end in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 14 defensive end in the nation (Scout.com) No. 14 overall player in the West (SuperPrep) No. 19 defensive lineman in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 41 overall player in the nation (Emfinger) No. 73 overall player in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 75 overall player in the nation (Athlon)
TYLER EVANS STRAFFORD, MO. | STRAFFORD HS • OL | 6-5 | 280 | FR
JAYDEN BIRD CONWAY SPRINGS, KAN. | CONWAY SPRINGS HS • LB | 6-3 | 230 | FR
No. 3 overall player in Kansas (Rivals.com) No. 12 middle linebacker the nation (Scout.com) No. 16 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) No. 23 inside linebacker in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 26 linebacker in the nation (SuperPrep)
KEVIN BRENT DALLAS, TEXAS | SOUTH OAK CLIFF HS • DB | 5-11 | 196 | FR
DEMONTRE HURST LANCASTER, TEXAS | LANCASTER HS • DB | 5-10 | 170 | FR
PrepStar All-Midlands Region … had 75 tackles, three fumble recoveries, one fumble caused and five interceptions with one going back for a touchdown in his senior season … also had two kickoff returns for touchdowns … 2008 district MVP … finished his junior season with 50 tackles and one fumble recovered … benches 225, squats 365 and has a 34-inch vertical jump … recorded a 4.5 40. No. 33 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 37 cornerback in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 42 defensive back in the nation (Scout.com) No. 56 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep)
GABE IKARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. | BISHOP MCGUINNESS • TE | 6-4 | 240 | FR
First team Tulsa World All-State … PrepStar AllMidlands Region team … Daily Oklahoman’s District 4-A Defensive Player of the Year at defensive end … accounted for 29 receptions for 542 yards and nine touchdowns in 2008 … also recorded 68 tackles and two interceptions, including six sacks and one defensive touchdown … Oklahoman first team All-State … Oklahoman Little All-City Defensive Player of the Year … Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State … District 4A-1 Defensive Player of the Year … also played basketball.
No. 47 offensive guard in the nation (Scout.com) No. 52 offensive guard in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 61 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep)
No. 14 tight end in the nation (Scout.com) No. 14 overall player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) No. 15 tight end in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 18 tight end in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 37 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep)
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TAVARIS JEFFRIES
MANSFIELD, TEXAS | LEGACY HS • DE | 6-4 | 210 | FR
MEMPHIS, TENN. | COAHOMA CC • OL | 6-5 | 320 | JR
PrepStar All-Midlands Region team … had 59 tackles, 12 for loss, five sacks, five forced fumbles and one defensive TD in 2008 … also had two TD receptions as a tight end … bench presses 235 lbs., squats 370, power cleans 235 and possesses a 31-inch vertical.
Listed by The Clarion Ledger as one of the top 25 Juco prospects in the nation.
No. 35 defensive end in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 59 defensive end in the nation (Scout.com) No. 96 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 107 athlete in the Southwest (SuperPrep)
PrepStar All-Midlands Region … clocked at 4.6 in the 40 … bench presses 300 lbs. and squats 420 lbs. … voted district most valuable player … Oklahoma all-state in 2008 … recorded 138 tackles his senior year along with five forced fumbles and six sacks … rushed for 1,016 yards with 26 touchdowns … racked up 170 tackles and 15 sacks and added almost 1,000 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns on offense as a junior.
JAVON HARRIS LAWTON, OKLA. | MACARTHUR HS • DB | 6-0 | 180 | FR
SuperPrep All-American … PrepStar All-Midlands Region … recorded 83 tackles and two interceptions on defense despite missing half of senior year with an injury … rushed for 1,078 yards
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GUS JONES WAGONER, OKLA. | WAGONER HS • LB | 6-2 | 220 | FR
HISTORY
SuperPrep All-American … 2008 second team all-class, all-star “Super Team’ compiled by Texas Football Magazine … Texas third team all-state selection … selected to participate in the Army All-American game … bench presses 285 lbs. and power cleans 310 lbs. … clocked at 4.42 in the 40.
First team Missouri Class 2A all-state selection … PrepStar All-Midlands Region team … graded out at 85% on the offensive line throughout high school career … also played defensive line … had 69 tackles, three fumbles forced and one fumble recovered in 2008 … finished high school career with 206 tackles with 32 for loss and 13 sacks … bench presses 330 lbs. and squats 500 lbs.
No. 8 overall player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) No. 12 safety in the nation (Scout.com) No. 17 safety in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 17 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) No. 23 defensive back in the nation (SuperPrep)
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SuperPrep All-American … PrepStar All-Midlands Region … led Conway Springs to the Class 3A state title … Sunflower State’s Small School Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-state selection … Kansas Football Coaches Association first team All-State selection … Vype Kansas football Player of the Year … clocked at 4.5 in the 40 … accounted for 115 tackles, 12.5 for a loss, and three interceptions in 2008 … also rushed for 2,435 yards and 27 touchdowns … finished high school career with 225 tackles and 4,701 yards rushing with 56 touchdowns despite missing most of his junior campaign with an injury.
No. 5 safety in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 11 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 13 safety in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 14 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep) No. 16 safety in the nation (Scout.com)
Named 2008 District 4-5A Defensive MVP … clocked at 4.70 in the 40 … also played basketball for Bowie High School.
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No. 15 pro-style QB in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 38 quarterback in the nation (Scouts.com) No. 38 player in the Southwest region (SuperPrep) No. 56 player in Texas (Rivals.com)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS | BOWIE HS • DE | 6-4 | 245 | FR
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DREW ALLEN
JARRETT BROWN
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First team all-class, all-star “Super Team” compiled by Texas Football Magazine … PrepStar All-Midlands Region team … Nike training camp offensive lineman MVP award … two-time alldistrict … recorded 80 pancake blocks as a senior … graded out at over 90% … bench presses 335 lbs. and posses a 23-inch vertical … boasts a 3.4 GPA.
and 20 touchdowns … caught 33 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns … racked up 92 tackles and five interceptions on defense and more than 1,000 total yards and 13 touchdowns on offense as a junior … bench presses 280 lbs. and squats 380 lbs.
No. 11 overall player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) No. 29 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) No. 34 middle linebacker in the nation (Scout.com)
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CAMERON KENNEY DACULA, GA. | GARDEN CITY CC • WR | 6-2 | 195 | JR
First team All-Jayhawk Conference in 2008 … named 2007 All-Jayhawk Conference as a receiver, returner and punter … 2007 Jayhawk Conference special teams player of the year … had 40 catches for 580 yards (14.5 avg.) and five touchdowns … also rushed the ball 12 times for 55 yards, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass, converted 11-of-13 extra point attempts, made 8-of-9 field goal opportunities (three longest were 40, 41, and 52) and punted for a 47 yard average … 46 passes for 633 yards and three touchdowns in 2007 … clocked at 4.48 in the 40 … only played one year of varsity football in high school. No. 3 JUCO receiver in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 16 overall JUCO player in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 17 overall JUCO player in the nation (SuperPrep)
RONNELL LEWIS DEWAR, OKLA. | DEWAR HS • LB | 6-3 | 220 | FR
SuperPrep All-American … PrepStar All-American top 250 nationally … first team Tulsa World AllState … unanimous first team Oklahoma all-state on both sides of the ball … selected to participate in the ESPN Under Armor All-Star game … named first small school Mr. Football Oklahoma … rushed for 2,219 yards on 150 rushes with 33 touchdowns in 2008 along with 156 tackles … picked off 11 passes on defense and added 2,000 yards and 40 rushing touchdowns as a junior. No. 2 linebacker in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 2 strong side linebacker in the nation (Scout.com) No. 2 overall player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) No. 3 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) No. 4 outside linebacker in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 7 outside linebacker in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 14 overall player in the nation (Scout.com) No. 16 overall player in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 44 overall player in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 71 overall player in the nation (Athlon) No. 84 overall player in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 94 overall player in the nation (Emfinger)
No. 44 overall player in the nation (Emfinger) No. 81 overall player in the nation (ESPN.com)
JAMARKUS MCFARLAND LUFKIN, TEXAS | LUFKIN HS • DT | 6-3 | 285 | FR
Parade All-American … Parade All-America top lineman nationally … 2008 first team all-class, all-star “Super Team’ compiled by Texas Football Magazine … second team Texas all-state selection… named Texas Academic all-state … selected to participate in the Army All-American game … accounted for 53 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2008 … bench presses 365 lbs. and squats 485 lbs … has a 4.85 40. No. 2 overall player in the nation (Emfinger) No. 3 defensive lineman in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 3 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep) No. 3 defensive tackle in the nation (Scout.com) No. 5 defensive tackle in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 6 defensive tackle in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 7 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 9 overall player in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 11 overall player in the nation (Scout.com) No. 13 overall player in the nation (Athlon) No. 22 overall player in the nation (PrepStar) No. 36 overall player in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 55 overall player in the nation (ESPN.com)
JONATHAN MILLER GARLAND, TEXAS | NAAMAN FOREST HS • RB | 6-0 | 186 | FR
PrepStar All-Midlands Region team ... 2008 first team all-class, all-star “Super Team’ compiled by Texas Football Magazine ... 5A-10 Offensive District MVP ... all-district team ... second team all-area ... Texas all-state honorable mention ... broke district records in career rushing yards (4,457) and touchdowns (51). No. 30 running back in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 41 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 42 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep)
MARSHAL MUSIL LACROSSE, KAN. | LACROSSE HS • ATH | 6-3 | 220 | FR
GABE LYNN TULSA, OKLA. | JENKS HS • DB | 6-1 | 180 | FR
SuperPrep All-American … selected to participate in the Army All-American game … selected to All-USA first team defense … selected first team All-Football by Vype High School Sports… Oklahoman first team All-State … Tulsa World first team All-State … led team to the Class 6-A State Championship … has a 30-inch vertical jump … recorded 47 tackles (35 solo) his senior year … recorded 4.5 tackles for loss senior season … Jenks head coach, Allen Trimble, said that teams only threw to his side “eight or nine” times all season … runs 4.50 in the 40. No. 1 cornerback in the nation (Scout.com) No. 1 overall player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) No. 4 defensive back in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 4 defensive back in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 8 cornerback in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 8 defensive back in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 20 overall player in the nation (Scout.com) No. 23 overall player in the nation (Athlon) No. 29 overall player in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 40 overall player in the nation (PrepStar) No. 43 overall player in the nation (Rivals.com)
PrepStar All-Midlands Region … Sunflower State’s first team All-State selection … Kansas Football Coaches Association first team All-State selection … Featured in Sports Illustrated: Faces in the Crowd … rushed for 1,271 yards on 110 carries and 21 touchdowns in 2008 … also had 27 receptions for 465 yards and six touchdowns … recorded 92 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions on defense … four-time unanimous Prairie League All-League selection … three-time National Honor Society member … Kansas state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles and on school’s 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. No. 4 overall player in the Kansas (Rivals.com) No. 49 athlete in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 65 safety in the nation (Scout.com) No. 82 overall player in the Midlands (SuperPrep)
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JAZ REYNOLDS ALDINE, TEXAS | EISENHOWER HS • WR | 6-3 | 182 | FR
PrepStar All-Midlands Region team … had 31 receptions for 620 yards with five touchdowns his senior year … sat out most of his senior year due to an ankle injury … had 20 receptions for 500 yards as a sophomore. No. 92 receiver in the nation (Scouts.com) No. 93 receiver in the nation (Rivals.com)
MARCUS TRICE MESQUITE, TEXAS | MESQUITE HS • ATH | 5-9 | 175 | FR
PrepStar All-American top 250 nationally … 2008 second team all-class, all-star “Super Team’ compiled by Texas Football Magazine … unanimous first team all-district selection … selected to participate in the Hawaii vs. Mainland All-American bowl game … had 61 catches for 790 yards and five touchdowns in 2008 … had 60 total tackles, 40 solos, 14 pass breakups and seven sacks in 2007 … bench presses 275, squats 445 and power cleans 275 lbs … has a 33.5-inch vertical and 4.50 40. No. 20 cornerback in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 20 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 25 cornerback in the nation (Scout.com) No. 35 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep)
JEFF VINSON LANCASTER, PA. | LACKAWANNA CC • OL | 6-8 | 350 | JR
Two-year starter at and collegiate teammate of current Sooner Mike Balogun at Lackawanna CC … two-time Northeast Football Conference AllConference … did not begin playing football until sophomore year of high school. No. 52 JUCO player in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 73 JUCO player in the nation (SuperPrep)
TOM WORT NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS | NEW BRAUNFELS HS • LB | 6-1 | 210 | FR
SuperPrep All-American … PrepStar All-American top 250 nationally … 2008 first team all-class, all-star “Super Team’ compiled by Texas Football Magazine … Texas all-state honorable mention … selected to participate in the ESPN Under Armor all-star game … clocked at 4.45 in the 40 … bench presses 315, squats 405 and power cleans 275 … recorded 213 tackles, of which 118 were unassisted in his junior season (2007)… played in only seven games in 2008 ... recorded 62 tackles and had two interception returns for touchdowns … had more than 200 total tackles as a junior ... added 15 tackles for loss, four sacks, three interceptions and one interception returned for a touchdown as a junior … clocked at 4.45 in the 40. No. 3 inside linebacker in the nation (ESPN.com) No. 5 weak side linebacker in the nation (Scout.com) No. 7 inside linebacker in the nation (Rivals.com) No. 12 overall player in the Southwest (SuperPrep) No. 13 linebacker in the nation (SuperPrep) No. 14 overall player in Texas (Rivals.com) No. 57 overall player in the nation (Emfinger) No. 86 overall player in the nation (ESPN & Scout.com)
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Schedule & Results Date Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 *Oct. 4 *Oct. 11 *Oct. 18 *Oct. 25 *Nov. 1 *Nov. 8 *Nov. 22 *Nov. 29 +Dec. 6 #Jan. 8
Opponent W/L Tenn.-Chatt. W Cincinnati W at Washington W TCU W at Baylor W Texas^ L Kansas W at Kansas State W Nebraska W at Texas A&M W Texas Tech W at Okla. State W Missouri W Florida L
Score 57-2 52-26 55-14 35-10 49-17 35-45 45-31 58-35 62-28 66-28 65-21 61-41 62-21 24-14
Time 4:09 3:33 3:15 3:16 3:12 3:26 4:00 3:43 3:20 3:43 3:34 3:33 3:29 3:26
Attendance 84,715 84,476 67,716 85,158 37,145 92,182 85,241 47,054 85,212 85,603 85,646 49,031 71,004 78,468
^ at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas + Big 12 Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas # BCS Championship Game at Dolphin Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. * Conference Game
Score by Quarters Oklahoma Opponents
1 225 30
2 238 127
3 153 91
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
TEAM STATISTICS
4 100 95
OT Total - 716 - 343
Team Statistics
Oklahoma Opponent SCORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716 . . . . . . . . . . 343 Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.1 . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 . . . . . . . . . . 272 Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . 95 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 . . . . . . . . . . 154 Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . 23 RUSHING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,779 . . . . . . . . 1,627 Yards gained rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,009 . . . . . . . . 2,085 Yards lost rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 . . . . . . . . . . 458 Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 . . . . . . . . . . 469 Average Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.5 . . . . . . . . 116.2 TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PASSING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,891 . . . . . . . . 3,521 Att-Comp-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517-350-9 . . . . . 527-292-19 Average Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 Average Per Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349.4. . . . . . . . . 251.5 TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TOTAL OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,670 . . . . . . . . 5,148 Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,106 . . . . . . . . . 996 Average Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547.9 . . . . . . . . 367.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . . . 52-1,301 . . . . . 103-2,456 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . 32-272 . . . . . . . . 10-50 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-271 . . . . . . . . . 9-5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 . . . . . . . . . . 23.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 . . . . . . . . . . -0.6 FUMBLES-LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 . . . . . . . . . 35-15 PENALTIES-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-905 . . . . . . . 93-674 Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.6 . . . . . . . . . . 48.1 PUNTS-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-1,971 . . . . . . 77-3,212 Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.5 . . . . . . . . . . 41.7 Net punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 . . . . . . . . . . 37.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME . . . . . . . . 29:26 . . . . . . . . 30:34 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . . . 101/197 . . . . . . . 75/206 3rd-Down Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51% . . . . . . . . . . 36% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . 12/23 . . . . . . . . 15/30 4th-Down Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52% . . . . . . . . . . 50% SACKS BY-YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-292 . . . . . . . . 13-95 MISC YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . . . . . . . . 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 . . . . . . . . . . 9-15 ON-SIDE KICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 RED-ZONE SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-84 (93%) . . . 40-49 (82%) RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . 71-84 (85%) . . . 32-49 (65%) PAT-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-99 (95%) . . . 40-41 (98%) ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510,448 . . . . . . 286,549 Games/Avg. Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/85,075 . . . . . . 5/57,310 Neutral Site Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/80,551
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TEAM STATISTICS Rushing
Receiving
No. Yds Avg TD Long Holmes 5 73 14.6 0 28 Lewis 4 108 27.0 0 47 Franks 4 52 13.0 1 24 Jackson 2 21 10.5 0 21 McCoy 1 12 12.0 0 12 Box 1 0 0.0 0 0 Clayton 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 Harris 1 8 8.0 0 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 19 271 14.3 1 47 Opponents 9 -5 -0.6 0 0
Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Murray 28 774 27.6 0 68 Iglesias 20 475 23.8 0 69 Brown 1 22 22.0 0 22 Johnson, M. 1 24 24.0 0 24 Harris 1 6 6.0 0 6 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 52 1301 25.0 0 69 Opponents 103 2456 23.8 4 98
SEASON R EVI EW
Fumble Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Harris 1 9 9.0 0 9 Franks 1 39 39.0 1 39 Clayton 1 53 53.0 0 53 Granger 1 0 0.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 4 101 25.2 1 53 Opponents 1 3 3.0 0 3
UNIVERSITY
GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Iglesias 14 74 1150 15.5 10 48 82.1 Gresham 14 66 950 14.4 14 73 67.9 Broyles 13 46 687 14.9 6 77 52.8 Johnson, M. 13 42 714 17.0 9 76 54.9 Murray 13 31 395 12.7 4 34 30.4 Chaney 14 29 504 17.4 2 48 36.0 Brown 14 15 109 7.3 1 25 7.8 Madu 14 12 84 7.0 0 15 6.0 Clapp 14 9 92 10.2 3 28 6.6 Tennell 12 9 68 7.6 0 18 5.7 Caleb 12 4 52 13.0 0 20 4.3 Owens 10 4 44 11.0 0 15 4.4 Eldridge 12 4 24 6.0 1 11 2.0 Miller 6 2 14 7.0 0 10 2.3 Johnson, J. 10 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Smith, K. 5 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.4 Hanna 14 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 350 4891 14.0 51 77 349.4 Opponents 14 292 3521 12.1 22 77 251.5
Interceptions
THE SOONERS
GP Eff. Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Bradford 14 180.84 328-483-8 67.9 4720 50 77 337.1 Halzle 10 125.55 22-30-1 73.3 171 1 36 17.1 Team 8 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 176.24 350-517-9 67.9 4720 50 77 337.1 Opponents 14 118.10 292-527-19 55.4 3521 22 77 251.5
No. Yds Avg TD Long Broyles 24 238 9.9 1 68 Franks 6 35 5.8 0 17 Iglesias 2 -1 -0.5 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 32 272 8.5 1 68 Opponents 10 50 5.0 0 26
COACHING STAFF
Passing
Punt Returns
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Brown 14 217 1239 19 1220 5.6 20 39 87.1 Murray 13 179 1038 36 1002 5.6 14 70 77.1 Madu 14 115 497 22 475 4.1 6 37 33.9 Bradford 14 42 140 93 47 1.1 5 15 3.4 Johnson, J. 10 14 35 11 24 1.7 0 8 2.4 Clapp 14 7 23 2 21 3.0 0 7 1.5 Broyles 13 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 8 0.8 Iglesias 14 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 Knall 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Loadholt 13 0 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0.4 Gresham 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Johnson, M. 13 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 2 0.3 Halzle 10 2 0 9 -9 -4.5 0 0 -0.9 TEAM 8 5 0 38 -38 -7.6 0 0 -4.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 589 3009 230 2779 4.7 45 70 198.5 Opponents 14 469 2085 458 1627 3.5 19 62 116.2
71 1950
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
SCORING STATISTICS Scoring
Total Offense
|-------------------- PATs --------------------| Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Brown 21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 126 Stevens 0 8-12 94-99 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 118 Murray 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 108 Gresham 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Iglesias 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Johnson, M. 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Broyles 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Madu 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Bradford 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Clapp 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Chaney 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Franks 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Eldridge 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Alexander 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2 TEAM 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Moreland 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 98 8-13 94-99 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 716 Opponents 45 9-15 40-41 0-1 2 2-3 0 1 343
All-Purpose Yards
G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Murray 13 1002 395 0 774 0 2171 167.0 Iglesias 14 7 1150 -1 475 0 1631 116.5 Brown 14 1220 109 0 22 0 1351 96.5 Gresham 14 5 950 0 0 0 955 68.2 Broyles 13 11 687 238 0 0 936 72.0 Johnson, M. 13 4 714 0 24 0 742 57.1 Madu 14 475 84 0 0 0 559 39.9 Chaney 14 0 504 0 0 0 504 36.0 Clapp 14 21 92 0 0 0 113 8.1 Lewis 14 0 0 0 0 108 108 7.7 Franks 14 0 0 35 0 52 87 6.2 Holmes 14 0 0 0 0 73 73 5.2 Tennell 12 0 68 0 0 0 68 5.7 Bradford 14 47 0 0 0 0 47 3.4 Caleb 12 0 52 0 0 0 52 4.3 Owens 10 0 44 0 0 0 44 4.4 Johnson, J. 10 24 3 0 0 0 27 2.7 Eldridge 12 0 24 0 0 0 24 2.0 Jackson, B. 14 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.5 Miller 6 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.3 Harris 14 0 0 0 6 8 14 1.0 Knall 14 5 0 0 0 0 5 0.4 Loadholt 13 5 0 0 0 0 5 0.4 Smith 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.4 Hanna 14 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 Clayton 14 7 0 0 0 -3 -3 -0.2 Halzle 10 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -0.9 TEAM 8 -38 0 0 0 0 -38 -4.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 2779 4891 272 1301 271 9514 679.6 Opponents 14 1627 3521 50 2456 -5 7649 546.4
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G Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg/G Bradford 14 525 47 4720 4767 340.5 Brown 14 217 1220 0 1220 87.1 Murray 13 179 1002 0 1002 77.1 Madu 14 115 475 0 475 33.9 Halzle 10 32 -9 171 162 16.2 Johnson, J. 10 14 24 0 24 2.4 Clapp 14 7 21 0 21 1.5 Broyles 13 3 11 0 11 0.8 Iglesias 14 1 7 0 7 0.5 Loadholt 13 0 5 0 5 0.4 Knall 14 1 5 0 5 0.4 Gresham 14 1 5 0 5 0.4 Johnson, M. 13 2 4 0 4 0.3 TEAM 8 9 -38 0 -38 -4.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 1106 2779 4891 7670 547.9 Opponents 14 996 1627 3521 5148 367.7
Punting
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Knall 54 1971 36.5 60 5 15 17 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 54 1971 36.5 60 5 15 17 0 Opp. 77 3212 41.7 59 4 17 22 0
Field Goals
Stevens FGM-FGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.7 1-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 20-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 30-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 40-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 50-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Moreland 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0
Field Goal Sequence Tenn-Chattanooga Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Oklahoma State Missouri Florida
Oklahoma - (36) - - - - 30,(19),47 (21) - 30,42,(42) (33) (27) (20), (30) 49
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Defensive Leaders
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
Tackles Fumbles GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Blk Saf Lewis 14 70 74 144 12.0-38 3.5-21 4-108 2 2 - 1 - Holmes 14 58 31 89 1.5-5 - 5-73 4 - 3-0 1 1 Clayton 14 57 25 82 10.0-45 4.5-37 1-(-3) 9 2 1-53 6 - Jackson, B. 14 49 23 72 4.0-11 - 2-21 10 - 3-0 2 - Harris 14 47 28 75 3.0-19 - 1-8 6 - 1-9 3 - Beal 14 36 25 61 15.5-87 8.5-70 - 4 8 - 3 - Reynolds 6 26 18 44 5.0-10 - - 2 1 - 1 - Franks 14 27 15 42 1.0-5 - 4-52 10 - 1-39 - - Box 10 19 17 36 6.5-20 - 1-0 1 - - - - Carter 12 21 16 37 0.5-1 - - 2 - - - - English 11 17 15 32 9.0-46 4.5-38 - 1 3 1-0 - - McCoy 14 16 14 30 11.0-43 6.5-35 1-12 2 3 - - - Fleming 14 11 12 23 - - - - - - - - Taylor 14 10 16 26 6.5-27 4.5-25 - - - 1-0 1 - Alexander 9 11 15 26 5.0-20 3.5-18 - 1 - 2-0 1 - Granger 11 8 12 20 2.5-6 - - - - 2-0 - - Bryant 14 5 13 18 1.0-4 0.5-3 - 1 - - - - Proctor 14 8 6 14 - - - - - - - - Bowers 14 8 5 13 - - - - - - - - Bennett 13 3 9 12 3.5-23 2.5-22 - - - - - - Jackson, D. 9 3 5 8 - - - 1 - - - - Davis 11 3 7 10 3.0-20 2.5-20 - 1 1 - - - Crow 3 3 5 8 1.0-2 - - - - - - - Moore 10 4 5 9 1.5-1 - - 1 1 - 1 - Balogun 10 6 7 13 1.0-3 - - - - - - - Nelson 4 5 2 7 - - - - - - - - Clapp 14 4 3 7 - - - - - - - - Macon 7 4 2 6 2.0-4 1.0-3 - - - - - - Robinson, L. 11 2 2 4 - - - 2 - - - - Chaney 14 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - Moreland 14 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - Tennell 12 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - Hanna 14 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - Gresham 14 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - Knall 14 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - Caleb 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - Owens 10 1 - 1 - - - - - 0 - - Williams 14 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - Madu 14 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - TEAM 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14 551 433 984 106-440 42-292 19-271 61 21 15-101 20 1 1 Opponents 14 649 478 1127 59-190 13-95 9-(-5) 44 7 1-3 4 3 1
COACHING STAFF THE SOONERS SEASON R EVI EW UNIVERSITY 73
1950
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
74
Rushing (Att.-Yards-TD) Bradford UTC - Cincinnati 3-3-0 Washington 1-1-1 TCU 4-(-31)-0 Baylor 2-4-1 Texas 8-(-5)-0 Kansas 4-14-0 Kansas St. 1-1-1 Nebraska 2-14-0 Texas A&M 5-23-1 Texas Tech 5-18-0 Okla. St. 4-16-1 Missouri 1-7-0 Florida 2-0-0
Brown Clapp Madu 14-63-3 1-(-2)-0 9-37-0 15-71-1 - 11-35-0 13-107-0 1-7-0 13-46-2 13-27-1 - 4-11-0 12-45-1 2-7-0 15-57-1 7-29-0 - 2-3-0 12-92-1 3-9-0 8-8-0 20-142-1 - 7-26-0 9-89-1 - 8-15-0 13-117-3 - 9-65-0 21-108-3 - 10-46-0 19-98-2 - - 27-122-3 - 15-114-3 22-116-0 - 4-14-0
Murray Johnson, M. 15-124-2 4-(-2)-0 15-88-1 16-100-0 3-13-0 13-23-0 26-96-2 7-6-0 16-83-2 17-104-2 14-57-2 4-11-0 7-123-0 3-2-0 18-125-2 15-73-1 - - -
Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TD) Tenn-Chattanooga Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. St. Missouri Florida
Bradford 17-22-0-183-2 29-38-2-395-5 18-21-0-304-5 19-34-0-411-4 22-31-1-372-2 28-39-2-387-5 36-53-0-468-3 13-32-0-255-3 19-27-1-311-5 22-33-0-320-4 14-19-0-304-4 30-44-0-370-4 34-49-0-384-2 26-41-2-256-2
Halzle 14-16-1-122-1 - 1-3-0-13-0 - 1-3-0-5-0 - - - 2-3-0-4-0 1-1-0-5-0 3-4-0-22-0 - - -
Receiving (Rec.-Yards-TD) UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. St. Missouri Florida
Brown 1-(-1)-0 1-16-0 2-17-0 - 1-14-0 - 1-3-0 - 1-1-1 - 1-6-0 2-2-0 3-14-0 2-37-0
Broyles - 7-141-1 3-85-2 1-12-0 2-18-0 5-61-1 4-22-0 2-31-0 1-41-0 5-91-0 1-26-1 5-48-0 6-85-0 4-26-0
Caleb 4-52-0 2-15-0 - - - 2-37-0 - - - - - - - -
Chaney 2-8-1 1-16-0 - 1-9-0 2-39-0 - 6-105-0 2-55-0 5-128-1 1-12-0 2-21-0 2-35-0 3-39-0 2-37-0
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Clapp - 2-13-1 - 1-7-0 - - 2-20-1 - - 2-37-1 1-4-0 - 1-11-0 -
Kicking UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas St. Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. St. Missouri Florida
Jimmy Stevens* Matt Moreland* FG FG Seq. PAT KO-Yards TB Ret.-Avg. 0-0 - 7-8 10-634 0 9-16.1 1-1 (36) 7-7 9-546 2 7-37.8 0-0 - 7-8 9-579 1 8-19.4 0-0 - 5-5 6-375 0 6-30.1 0-0 - 7-7 8-523 3 5-20.0 0-0 - 5-5 6-377 1 5-33.4 1-3 30, (19), 47 6-6 8-514 3 5-22.2 1-1 (21) 7-8 10-651 1 9-25.7 0-0 - 8-9 10-685 2 7-20.7 1-2 30, (42) 9-9 11-642 0 10-31.9 1-1 (33) 8-9 11-622 1 9-17.8 1-1 (27) 8-8 10-613 1 9-25.3 2-2 (20), (30) 8-8 11-615 0 11-17.8 0-1 49 2-2 3-195 0
*Moreland 0-1 42 0-0 FG Attempt against A&M *Stevens Kickoff attempt against Kansas 1-48 0 *Knall Free kick against UTC 1-45 0 TEAM 0-2-0-0-0 0-2-0-0-0 - -
Punting Knall UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. St. Missouri Florida
No. 5 3 3 9 3 3 5 7 4 3 2 3 1 3
Avg. 34.8 41.7 49.0 34.2 33.0 34.3 37.2 27.0 40.0 40.3 38.0 47.0 26.0 38.7
Long 43 47 60 46 39 36 40 38 51 47 43 52 26 45
Eldridge Gresham Iglesias Johnson, M. 1-5-0 3-26-0 4-73-1 9-120-1 - 7-93-2 3-67-1 5-24-0 1-7-0 3-99-2 6-65-1 2-26-0 - 1-38-0 4-63-1 5-206-3 - 2-22-0 6-133-1 5-92-1 - 5-90-1 7-92-0 6-85-3 - 5-55-1 12-191-0 1-21-0 - 3-44-1 2-62-0 - - 5-52-2 3-37-0 - - 2-34-0 4-70-1 1-13-0 - 5-95-1 1-28-1 1-66-1 1-1-1 9-158-2 8-86-1 2-24-0 1-11-0 8-82-0 9-125-2 1-8-0 - 8-62-2 5-58-0 4-29-0
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50+ - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - 2 - -
Madu - 1-12-0 1-13-0 - 1-(-2)-0 1-3-0 1-14-0 - 3-19-0 - 1-9-0 - 2-9-0 1-7-0
I-20 4 - - 2 2 - 1 1 2 2 - 2 - 1
Murray - 2-13-0 1-5-0 4-48-0 - 4-56-0 3-35-0 4-63-2 1-25-1 7-63-1 4-71-0 1-16-0 - -
I-10 1 - - 2 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 - -
I-5 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Ret. 5-1.4 1-17.0 1-18.0 2-9.0 2-1.0 2-18.0 4-8.5 3-26.3 3-(-0.3) 3-14.3 3-1.0 1-3.0 1-(-2.0) 1-1.0
Owens Tennell 2-27-0 3-16-0 - - - 2-28-0 2-17-0 1-7-0 - - - - 2-12-0 - 1-5-0 - - - - -
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offense
LG Simmons Robinson Robinson Simmons Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
C Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper
RG B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker B. Walker
RT Braxton T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. Williams T. WIlliams T. Williams T. Williams T.Williams
TE Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham Gresham
RB Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Brown Brown
QB Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford
WR FL Johnson Eldridge* Johnson Eldridge@ Johnson Eldridge@ Johnson Eldridge@ Chaney Johnson Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles Chaney Broyles Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles Johnson Broyles
DT Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor
DE Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal Beal
SLB Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton
MLB Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Harris Balogun Box Box Box Box Q. Carter* Balogun
WLB Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis
CB Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks
FS Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes
SS Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris Q. Carter Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris
COACHING STAFF
WR LT Iglesias T. Williams Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt Iglesias Loadholt
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UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas St. Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. State Missouri Florida
*Started at FB, @Started two TE
Defense
DT McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy
CB Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson
SEASON R EVI EW
DE English English English English English English English English English Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexander
THE SOONERS
UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas St. Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. State Missouri Florida
*Started five defensive backs
Specialists
KO Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland Moreland
PK Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens
P Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall Knall
1950
H Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson Whitson
PR Franks Franks Franks Franks Franks Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles Broyles
KR Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Johnson Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias Iglesias
KR Johnson Johnson Johnson Murray Johnson Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Brown
LS Winchester Winchester Winchester Winchester Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
UNIVERSITY
UTC Cincinnati Washington TCU Baylor Texas Kansas Kansas St. Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech Okla. State Big 12 Florida
75 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
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Players UTC Cinci Wash. TCU Baylor Texas Kan. Kan. St. Neb. A&M Tech Okla. St Missouri Alexander x x x x S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE Balogun x x x S-MLB x x S-SLB S-SLB x Beal S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE Bennett x x x x x x x x x x x Bowers x x x x x x x x x x x x Box x x x x x S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB Bradford S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB S-QB Brandon x x x x x x Braxton S-RT x x x x x x Brown x x x x x x x x x x x S-RB S-RB Broyles x x x x S-FL S-FL S-FL S-FL S-FL S-FL S-FL S-FL Bryant x x x x x x x x x x x x x Buchanan x Caleb x x x x x x x x x x x Carter x x x x S-DB x x x x x x Chaney x x x x S-FL x x x x x x x x Clapp x x x x x x x x x x x x x Clayton S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB S-SLB Cooper S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C S-C Crow x x x Davis x x x x x x x x x x Eldridge S-FB S-TE S-TE S-TE x x x x x x English S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE S-DE x Fleming x x x x x x x x x x x x x Franks S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB Good x x x x x Granger x x x x x x x x x x x Gresham S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE S-TE Habern x x x Halzle x x x x x x x x x x Hampton x x x x x x x x x x x x Hanna x x x x x x x x x x x x x Hannan x x x x x Harris, N. S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS S-MLB S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS S-SS Holmes S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS S-FS Iglesias S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR Jackson, B. S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB S-CB Jackson, D. x x x x x x x x x Johnson, J. x x x x x x x x x Johnson, M. S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR S-WR Knall S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P S-P Lewis S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB S-WLB Loadholt S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT S-LT Macon x x x x x x x Madu x x x x x x x x x x x x x McCoy S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT Mensik x x x Miller x x x x Moore x x x x x x x x x Mooreland S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF S-KOF Murray S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB S-RB x Nelson x x x x Ownes x x x x x x x x x Proctor x x x x x x x x x x x x Ratterree x x x x x x x x x Reynolds S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB S-MLB Robinson, G. x S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG S-LG Robinson, L. x x x x x x x x x Shaw S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS S-LS Simmons S-LG x x S-LG x x x x x x x x x Smith x x x x Stephenson x x x x x x Stevens S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK S-PK Taylor S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT S-DT Tennell x x x x x x x x x x x Walker S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG S-RG Whitson S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H S-H Williams, A. x x x x x Williams, T. S-LT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT S-RT Winchester S-LS S-LS S-LS x - played
2009 OKLAHOMA SPRING FOOTBALL GUIDE
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Florida S-DE S-MLB S-DE x x S-QB x S-RB S-FL x x x x x S-SLB S-C x x x x S-CB S-TE
x S-SS S-FS S-WR S-CB x S-WR S-P S-WLB S-LT x S-DT x S-KOF
x S-LG x S-LS
S-PK S-DT x S-RG S-H S-RT`
THE LAST TIME... OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL
OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUAL Rushed for 100 yards
Playing on a neutral field.............................1-2 Playing at night............................................8-1 Playing during the day.................................4-1 OU scores on first possession...................10-1 Opponent scores on first possession..........0-0 OU scores first...........................................12-1 Opponent scores first..................................0-1 OU leads after 1st quarter......................... 11-1 Opponent leads after 1st quarter.................0-0 Teams are tied after 1st quarter...................1-1 OU leads at halftime..................................12-1 Opponent leads at halftime..........................0-0 Teams are tied at halftime...........................0-1 OU leads after 3rd quarter.........................12-1 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter................0-1 Teams are tied after 3rd quarter..................0-0 Game goes to overtime...............................0-0 OU has more total yards............................ 11-0 Opponent has more total yards...................1-2 OU has more rushing yards.......................10-0 Opponent has more rushing yards..............2-2 Opponent has equal rushing yards..............0-0 OU has more passing yards......................10-2 Opponent has more passing yards..............2-0 OU has more turnovers...............................3-1 Opponent has more turnovers.....................9-0
SEASON R EVI EW
Teams have equal turnovers.......................1-1 OU has more penalties................................6-1 Opponent has more penalties.....................5-1 Teams have equal penalties........................1-0 OU has more time of possession................6-0 Opponent has more time of possession......6-1 OU has 100-yard rusher..............................7-1 Opponent has 100-yard rusher....................4-2 OU scores at least 20 points.....................12-1 Opponent scores at least 20 points.............8-2
UNIVERSITY
400 yards rushing 409, Nebraska, 11/1/97 300 yards rushing 349, West Virginia, 1/2/08 400 yards passing 486, Kansas State, 10/25/08 300 yards passing 361, Texas Tech, 11/22/08 500 yards total offense 550, Kansas State, 10/25/08 30 first downs 30, Iowa State, 11/13/99 50 points 55, USC, 1/4/05 Scored a safety Tenn. Chattanooga, 8/31/08 (bad snap on punt) Posted a shutout 29-0, at Texas A&M, 11/7/98 Held OU under 100 yards rushing 48, Texas, 10/11/08 Held OU under 100 yards passing 77 Oklahoma State, 11/25/06 Held OU under 200 total yards 171 Texas, 10/8/05 Blocked a punt Kansas State, 10/25/08 Blocked a field goal attempt Florida, 1/8/09 Blocked an extra point attempt Texas Tech, 11/22/08
Playing at home...........................................6-0 Playing on the road......................................5-0
THE SOONERS
400 yards rushing 411 vs. Louisville, 9/27/97 300 yards rushing 328 at Texas A&M, 11/8/08 400 yards passing 468 vs. Kansas, 10/18/08 300 yards passing 384 vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 500 yards total offense 627 vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 30 first downs 39 vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 50 points 62 vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 Scored a safety vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga, 8/30/08 (bad snap on punt) Posted a shutout 59-0 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/23/06 Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing 76 vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 Held an opponent under 100 yards passing 75 vs. Baylor, 10/4/08 Held an opponent between 100 & 200 total yards 153 vs. Utah State, 9/15/07 Held an opponent under 100 total yards 36 vs. Tenn. Chattanooga, 8/30/08 Blocked a punt vs. Cincinnati, 9/6/08 Blocked a field goal vs. Oregon, 9/18/04 Blocked an extra point attempt at Colorado, 10/16/03
OPPONENT TEAM
OU’S RECORD WHEN ...
COACHING STAFF
OKLAHOMA TEAM
Rushed for 100 yards 122, Percy Harvin, Florida, 1/8/09 Rushed for 200 yards 213, Brad Smith, Missouri, 10/5/02 Passed for 300 yards 361, Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 11/22/08 Passed for 400 yards 478, Josh Freeman, Kansas State, 10/25/08 Had 100 yards receiving 176, Ernie Pierce, Kansas State, 10/25/08 Returned a punt for a touchdown 80, Jeremy Bloom, Colorado, 12/7/02 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown 90, Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State, 11/29/08 Returned an interception for a touchdown 54, Antonio Huffman, Texas Tech, 11/11/06 Returned a fumble for a touchdown Braelon Davis, Baylor, 2006 (56 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Lance Taylor, Alabama, 9/7/02 (8 yards) Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Ell Roberson, Kansas State, 9/29/01 Threw three touchdown passes 3, Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State, 11/29/08 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Steve Smith, USC, 1/04/05 Kicked three field goals 3, Jeff Wolfert, Missouri, 12/1/07 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 80, Jammal Charles, Texas, 10/8/05 Had a 70-yard pass completion 77, Josh Freeman to Brandon Banks, Kansas State, 10/25/08 Had a 50-yard field goal 51, Alex Trlica, Texas Tech, 11/17/07
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110, Chris Brown vs. Florida, 1/8/09 Rushed for 200 yards 202, Allen Patrick vs. Oklahoma State, 11/24/07 Passed for 300 yards 384, Sam Bradford vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 Passed for 400 yards 468, Sam Bradford vs. Kansas, 10/18/08 Had 100 yards receiving 125, Juaquin Iglesias vs. Missouri, 12/6/08 Returned a punt for a touchdown Ryan Broyles at Kansas State, 10/25/08 (68 yards) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown DeMarco Murray vs. Baylor, 11/10/07 (91 yards) Returned an interception for a touchdown Dominique Franks vs. Nebraska, 11/1/08 (18 yards) Returned a fumble for a touchdown Dominique Franks at Texas A&M, 11/8/08 (39 yards) Returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown Darryl Bright vs. Texas Tech, 11/21/98 (48 yards) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Will Peoples vs. Texas Tech, 11/23/02 Rushed for three touchdowns 3, Chris Brown vs. Missouri 12/6/08 3, Mossis Madu vs. Missouri 12/6/08 Threw three touchdown passes 4, Sam Bradford vs. Oklahoma State, 11/29/08 Caught three touchdown passes 3, Manuel Johnson vs. Texas, 10/11/08 Kicked three field goals 4, Garrett Hartley vs. Oregon, 9/16/06 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage 70, DeMarco Murray at Texas A&M, 11/8/08 Had a 70-yard pass completion 73, Sam Bradford to Jermaine Gresham at Oklahoma State, 11/29/08 Had 20 tackles 22, Rocky Calmus at Colorado, 10/30/99 Had 50-yard field goal 53, Garrett Hartley vs. Utah State, 9/15/07 Had a 70-yard punt 72, Michael Cohen vs. Baylor, 11/18/06
OU throws for 300 yards............................ 11-1 Opponent throws for 300 yards..................3 -0 Playing on natural grass..............................8-2 Playing on artificial surface..........................4-0 OU defense scores......................................2-0 Opponent defense scores...........................0-0 OU returns KO/Punt for touchdown.............1-0 Opponent returns KO/Punt for touchdown..2-1
77 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
SEASON SUPERLATIVES Oklahoma Individual Highs Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, Brown, Chris, vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . 142, Brown, Chris, vs. Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Brown, Chris, vs. Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown, Chris, at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brown, Chris, vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown, Chris, vs Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madu, Mossis, vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, Murray, DeMarco, vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, Bradford, Sam, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, Bradford, Sam, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468, Bradford, Sam, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, Bradford, Sam, vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 6, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradford, Sam, at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradford, Sam, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bradford, Sam, vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, Bradford, Sam, vs. Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, Iglesias, Juaquin, at Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . 206, Johnson, Manuel, vs. TCU (Sept. 27, 2008) TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Johnson, Manuel, vs. TCU (Sept. 27, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Johnson, Manuel, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . 77, Broyles, Ryan, at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Stevens, Jimmy, vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, Stevens, Jimmy, at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Knall, Mike, vs. TCU (Sept. 13, 2008) Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . 49.0, Knall, Mike, at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, Knall, Mike, at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) Long Punt Return . . . . . . . . . 68, Broyles, Ryan, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Long Kickoff Return . . . . . 69, Iglesias, Juaquin, vs. Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, Lewis, Travis, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5, English, Auston, at Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . 4.0, English, Auston, vs. Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Holmes, Lendy, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , Lewis, Travis, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008)
Opponent Individual Highs Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 , Tebow, Tim, vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, Helu Jr., Roy, vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 , Johnson, Cody, vs. Texas (Oct.11, 2008) Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, Ogbonnaya, Chris, vs. Texas (Oct.11, 2008) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . 55, Harrell, Graham, vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Pass Completions . . . . . . . 33, Harrell, Graham, vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . 478, Freeman, Josh, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Freeman, Josh, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrell, Graham, vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robinson, Zach, at Oklahoma State (Nov. 29, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel, Chase, vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Long Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, Freeman, Josh, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, Briscoe, Dezmon, vs Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . 269, Briscoe, Dezmon, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) TD Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Briscoe, Dezmon, vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murphy, Deon, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryant, Dez, at Oklahoma State (Nov. 29, 2008) Long Reception . . . . . . . . . 77, Banks, Brandon, at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Lawrence, Hunter, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Long Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . 44, Bailey, Dan, at Oklahoma State (Nov. 29, 2008) Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Lloyd, Jeff, vs. Tenn-Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.7, Henry, C vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Long Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, Rojas, Alonso vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Long Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, Kerley, Jeremy, vs. TCU (Spet. 27, 2008) Long Kickoff Return . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, Gray, Cyrus, at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, Muckelroy, Rodd, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0, Orakpo, Brian, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Tackles For Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0, Phillips, Jason, vs. TCU (Sept. 27, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orakpo, Brian, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wortman, Tyler, vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Thomas, Earl, vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008)
Opponent Team Highs
Oklahoma Team Highs Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 at Baylor (Oct. 4, 2008) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2 vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 6, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 at Texas A&M (Nov. 8, 2008) Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs. Chattanooga (Aug. 30, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 vs. Missouri (Dec. 6, 2008) Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 at Washington (Sept. 13, 2008) Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 6, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Interceptions By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008)
Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Yards Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) TD Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vs. Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2008) Pass Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Pass Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Yards Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 at Oklahoma State (Nov. 29, 2008) TD Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 at Oklahoma State (Nov. 29, 2008) Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) Sacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs. TCU (Sept. 27, 2008) First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 vs. Kansas (Oct. 18, 2008) Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 vs. TCU (Sept 27, 2008) Penalty Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 vs. Florida (Jan. 8, 2009) Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 at Kansas State (Oct. 25, 2008) Interceptions By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 6, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs. Texas (Oct. 11, 2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs. Florida (Jan. 8,2009)
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22/23
589-3009/469-1640
TOP Margin 2:10 4:34 -4:08 -1:10 7:34 -14:20 8:26 -6:24 -1:24 -2:22 -1:00 1:36 :22 -9:54 -16.00
Pass Yards 305 / 20 395 / 239 317 / 249 411 / 212 377 / 75 387 / 277 468 / 357 255 / 486 315 / 214 325 / 252 326 / 361 370 / 254 384 / 294 256 / 231
Total Plays-Yards 84-487 / 53-36 82-592 / 71-326 71-591 / 72-336 70-436 / 76-314 92-594 / 67-269 67-435 / 70-438 97-674 / 72-491 77-528 / 84-550 70-508 / 63-418 74-653 / 80-278 87-625 / 77-406 82-557 / 65-452 92-627 / 72-354 70-363 / 74-480
Ret. Yards 76 / 156 121 / 260 62 / 155 75 / 215 69 / 100 210 / 165 147 / 111 190 / 241 226 / 145 135 / 319 109 / 161 246 / 228 126 / 196 133 / 52
TO 1/0 2/2 0/3 0/4 1/0 2/0 0/2 1/5 1/4 0/4 1/3 0/2 0/3 2 / 2
350-517-9 / 292-527-19 4891 / 3521 1106-7670 / 996-5148 1573 / 2506 11/34
Avg Yds/Rush 4.0 / 0.4 4.5 / 3.0 5.8 / 2.6 0.7 / 2.9 3.7 / 4.7 1.8 / 4.6 4.7 / 4.5 6.1 / 2.0 4.8 / 5.8 8.6 / 0.9 5.4 / 2.0 4.9 / 5.1 5.7 / 2.1 3.7 / 5.7 4.7 / 3.5
Avg Yds/Pass 8.0 / 1.2 10.4 / 5.7 13.2 / 6.6 12.1 / 5.2 11.1 / 2.9 9.4 / 7.9 8.8 / 8.5 8.0 / 9.3 10.5 / 7.6 9.0 / 4.9 14.2 / 6.6 8.4 / 9.8 7.8 / 6.7 6.2 / 7.7 9.5 / 6.7
Avg Yds/Play 5.8 / 0.7 7.2 / 4.6 8.3 / 4.7 6.2 / 4.1 6.5 / 4.0 6.5 / 6.3 6.9 / 6.8 6.9 / 6.5 7.3 / 6.6 8.8 / 3.5 8.0 / 5.3 6.8 / 7.0 6.8 / 4.9 5.2 / 6.5 6.9 / 5.2
Punting Number-Avg 5-34.8 / 13-38.6 3-41.7 / 6-47.7 3-49.0 / 4-41.2 9-34.2 / 6-43.2 9-34.2 / 6-43.2 3-34.3 / 4-46.5 5-37.2 / 8-47.8 7-27.0 / 4-40.2 4-40.0 / 7-45.7 3-40.3 / 6-41.7 2-38.0 / 4-33.5 3-47.0 / 2-39.5 1-26.0 / 3-34.7 3-38.7 / 3-51.7 54-36.5 / 77-41.7
Penalties No-Yds / No-Yds 5-42 / 7-44 8-92 / 8-64 11-110 / 3-8 4-40 / 12-66 6-56 / 3-14 10-73 / 6-55 6-50 / 7-62 8-57 / 4-26 7-69 / 8-74 9-60 / 12-70 11-96 / 8-47 7-63 / 2-15 6-72 / 5-48 4-31 / 8-81 102-905 / 93-674
THE SOONERS
3rd Down 4th Down Time of Opp. Conversions Conversions Possession UTC 6-13 / 0-16 0-1 / 0-1 31:05 / 28:55 Cincinnati 6-13 / 5-16 3-3 / 3-5 32:17 / 27:43 Washington 7-10 / 8-15 0-0 / 0-0 27:56 / 32:04 TCU 6-16 / 4-15 0-1 / 0-3 29:25 / 30:35 Baylor 8-15 / 4-15 3-3 / 1-2 33:47 / 26:13 Texas 7-15 / 6-13 0-3 / 0-0 22:50 / 37:10 Kansas 7-16 / 2-12 0-1 / 0-0 34:13 / 25:47 Kansas State 4-14 / 5-16 1-2 / 3-5 26:48 / 33:12 Nebraska 7-13 / 5-12 1-1 / 0-0 29:18 / 30:42 Texas A&M 6-13 / 5-16 0-1 / 3-5 28:49 / 31:11 Texas Tech 7-12 / 1-13 1-2 / 3-6 29:30 / 30:30 Oklahoma State 12-18 / 7-12 2-2 / 1-1 30:48 / 29:12 Missouri 12-16 / 11-18 1-1 / 1-2 30:11 / 29:49 Florida 6-13 / 12-17 0-2 / 0-0 25:03 / 34:57 Totals 101-197 / 75-206 12-23 / 15-30 412:00 / 418.00
Comp-Att-Int 31-38-1 / 3-17-0 29-38-2 / 22-42-2 19-24-0 / 23-38-0 19-34-0 / 16-41-2 24-31-1 / 11-26-0 28-41-2 / 28-35-0 36-53-0 / 25-42-2 13-32-0 / 30-52-3 21-30-1 / 16-28-2 23-36-0 / 22-51-2 17-23-0 / 33-55-1 30-44-0 / 17-26-1 34-49-0 / 28-44-2 26-41-2 / 18-30-2
COACHING STAFF
By Pen 2 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 5 3 / 0 0 / 2 3 / 5 3 / 0 1 / 0 2 / 0 3 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 1
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
First Downs Opp. Score Total By Rush By Pass UTC 57-2 27 / 1 9 / 1 16 / 0 Cinci 52-26 30 / 19 11 / 7 18 / 9 Wash 55-14 28 / 23 18 / 9 10 / 9 TCU 35-10 17 / 16 1 / 6 13 / 10 Baylor 49-17 32 / 17 15 / 10 17 / 5 Texas 35-45 20 / 23 3 / 5 14 / 13 Kansas 45-31 36 / 26 12 / 12 21 / 14 K-State 58-35 23 / 23 13 / 4 9 / 19 Neb. 62-28 21 / 15 8 / 9 11 / 6 A&M 66-28 29 / 20 12 / 4 14 / 14 T. Tech 65-21 32 / 20 18 / 3 13 / 15 Okla. St. 61-41 27 / 25 11 / 11 16 / 12 Missouri 62-21 39 / 20 14 / 3 24 / 16 Florida 14-24 25 / 24 8 / 11 15 / 12 Totals 716 / 343 386 / 272 153 / 95 211/154
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format OKLAHOMA/OPPONENT for each category.
SEASON R EVI EW UNIVERSITY 79 1950
* 1955 * 1956 * 1974 * 1975 * 1985 * 2000
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
7 NATIONAL CH AM PIONSHI PS
42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Opp.
UTC UTC UTC UTC UTC UTC UTC UTC UTC Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech
Time
10:42 7:42 3:55 0:21 13:33 12:35 6:53 4:17 1:52 13:18 8:26 10:50 9:29 5:00 3:30 14:28 4:10 11:17 0:53 9:45 3:52 1:47 13:42 3:25 13:16 12:54 6:31 1:05 1:02 5:38 13:50 7:38 4:03 0:41 5:26 11:42 7:51 12:17 13:14 10:25 11:45 11:42 5:36 14:56 3:00 0:04 13:13 6:14 12:02 10:34 7:16 5:25 3:08 6:26 4:27 2:42 1:23 12:46 12:17 12:13 10:31 9:27 0:04 8:06 2:56 9:30 0:44 13:31 8:05 5:44 14:27 2:51 0:03 10:39 8:39 6:23 3:54 8:59 14:29 10:58 7:45 1:04 0:18 11:11
Scoring Play
Conversion
Play-Yards
TOP
Brown 10-yard run Stevens kick 8-50 2:28 Murray 1-yard run Stevens kick 4-46 1:17 Chaney 3-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick failed 8-49 2:40 Murray 1-yard run Stevens kick 5-70 1:41 Team Satety (bad snap on punt) Brown 9-yard run Stevens kick 3-19 0:41 Johnson 7-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 11-71 3:12 Iglesias 36-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-50 0:52 Brown 1-yard run Stevens kick 11-56 3:52 Broyles 27-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 7-88 1:42 Gresham 10-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-62 2:26 Brown 1-yard run Stevens kick 6-76 1:46 Iglesias 16-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 9-69 3:44 Murray 11-yard run Stevens kick 11-78 4:06 Gresham 22-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 1-22 0:06 Stevens 36-yard field goal 9-46 3:06 Clapp 2-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 13-63 7:03 Iglesias 13-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-51 2:10 Gresham 22-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick failed 2-47 0:21 Bradford 1-yard run Stevens kick 9-70 2:38 Broyles 4-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 10-79 3:51 Madu 1-yard run Stevens kick 5-24 1:55 Broyles 77-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-89 1:09 Gresham 64-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 5-80 2:12 Madu 3-yard run Stevens kick 10-68 3:23 Iglesias 24-yard pass from Bradforf Stevens kick 6-74 2:06 Brown 1-yard run Stevens kick 13-80 4:40 Johnson 76-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 2-71 0:12 Johnson 55-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-59 0:30 Johnson 63-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-87 2:08 Johnson 53-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-58 0:39 Murray 2-yard run Stevens kick 9-63 3:17 Bradford 1-yard run Stevens kick 6-31 2:07 Madu 1-yard run Stevens kick 7-67 2:13 Iglesias 42-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 5-65 1:23 Brown 3-yard run Stevens kick 8-70 3:18 Murray 1-yard run Stevens kick 13-92 3:17 Johnson 5-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-80 2:43 Broyles 8-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-74 1:48 Gresham 52-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-73 2:29 Johnson 14-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-51 1:30 Johnson 14-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 11-76 4:15 Clapp 12-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 10-84 3:03 Murray 3-yard run Stevens kick 10-79 3:53 Brown 14-yard run Stevens kick 9-69 2:11 Stevens 19-yard field goal 8-78 2:18 Gresham 6-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-53 0:45 Murray 7-yard run Stevens kick 4-58 1:03 K. Smith 2-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 7-60 2:32 Murray 3-yard run Stevens kick 5-26 1:29 Bradford 1-yard run Stevens kick 5-59 1:45 Murray 15-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 2-52 0:23 Brown 11-yard run Stevens kick 2-59 0:31 Murray 10-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-80 1:34 Gresham 29-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick failed 5-42 1:33 Murray 4-yard run Stevens kick 2-15 1:00 Broyles 68-yard punt return Stevens kick - - Stevens 21-yard field goal 11-47 3:42 Brown 2-yard run Stevens kick 7-53 2:43 Franks 15-yard interception return Stevens kick - - Chaney 48-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-52 0:55 Gresham 9-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 1-9 0:05 Brown 1-yard run Stevens kick 10-97 3:20 Murray 3-yard run Stevens kick 9-44 3:07 Murray 8-yard run Stevens kick 4-43 1:18 Gresham 11-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-66 1:58 Murray 25-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick blocked 3-18 1:17 Bradford 15-yard run Stevens kick 4-90 1:29 Murray 5-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 12-74 3:15 Brown 22-yard run Stevens kick 3-54 0:49 Clapp 28-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-42 0:33 Brown 5-yard run Stevens kick 6-73 2:20 Stevens 42-yard field goal 5-29 0:31 Broyles 23-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 9-64 3:27 Brown 28-yard run Stevens kick 3-52 1:09 Iglesias 37-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 2-37 0:27 Franks 39-yard fumble recovery Stevens kick - - Murray 1-yard run Stevens kick 10-73 3:35 Brown 3-yard run Stevens kick 6-76 1:44 Gresham 19-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 5-85 1:17 Iglesias 28-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 5-55 1:46 Brown 4-yard run Stevens kick 12-80 5:24 Murray 1-yard run Stevens kick 1-1 0:03 Stevens 33-yard field goal - 8-19 3:46
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Score 7-0 14-0 20-0 27-0 29-0 36-0 43-0 50-0 57-2 7-0 14-0 21-7 28-13 35-20 42-20 45-20 52-20 7-0 13-0 20-0 27-0 34-0 41-0 48-7 55-7 7-0 14-3 21-3 28-3 35-3 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-7 42-14 49-17 7-0 14-3 21-10 28-20 35-30 7-0 14-7 21-10 24-17 31-17 38-24 45-24 7-0 14-0 21-7 28-7 35-28 41-28 48-28 55-28 58-28 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-0 42-7 49-14 56-21 62-21 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-14 38-14 45-14 52-14 59-21 66-21 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-7 42-7 45-7
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Time 13:15 12:43 2:16 9:13 0:00 5:37 10:02 11:20 12:49 12:34 0:50 3:02 6:41 13:02 3:41 0:00 5:33 1:04 7:37 4:02 3:54 5:16 2:35 11:21 0:58 5:48 2:12 13:55 8:00 5:29 11:20 4:24 11:34 0:21 13:09 5:11 8:27 6:12 6:28 5:39 0:11 8:41 13:24 2:57 11:12 6:13 14:13 10:33 13:09 3:59 11:07 14:02 4:21 10:45 3:07
Scoring Play Conversion Play-Yards TOP Team Saftey (bad snap on punt) Grutza 1-yard run Yingling kick 10-82 4:16 Goodman 14-yard pass from Grutza Yingling kick failed 5-71 2:27 Gilyard 97-yard kickoff return Yingling kick Johnson 1-yard run Pike pass failed 9-41 1:23 Locker 15-yard run Perkins kick 15-83 7:56 Yakaboski 38-yard pass from Fouch Ballman kick 7-80 3:14 Evans 32-yard field goal 4-(-4) 1:22 Turner 1-yard run Watts kick 6-48 2:02 Griffin 1-yard run Parks kick 8-68 3:07 Griffin 2-yard run Parks kick 13-75 4:36 Parks 32-yard field goal 11-72 3:34 Lawrence 26-yard field goal 10-57 5:27 Shipley 96-yard kickoff reutrn Lawrence kick - - Johnson 1-yard run Lawrence kick 12-80 6:44 Lawrence 33-yard field goal - 6-51 1:30 Shipley 2-yard pass from McCoy Lawrence kick 12-89 6:07 Lawrence 28-yard field goal - 5-42 1:52 Johnson 1-yard run McCoy pass Good 8-74 3:59 Johnson 2-yard run Lawrence kick 6-80 2:30 Crawford 2-yard run Branstetter kick 6-57 1:34 Branstetter 32-yard field goal 6-50 1:55 Briscoe 69-yard pass from Reesing Branstetter kick 2-80 0:25 Sharp 17-yard run Branstetter kick 6-80 1:52 Briscoe 17-yard pass from Reesing Branstetter kick 6-75 1:41 Murphy 8-yard pass from Dold Rossman kick 4-20 1:28 Banks 77-yard pass from Freeman Rossman kick 2-84 0:56 Mastrud 29-yard pass from Freeman Rossman kick 6-70 2:07 Murphy 9-yard pass from Freeman Rossman kick 5-97 2:20 Dold 5-yard run Rossman kick 8-37 3:05 Castille 2-yard run Henery kick 8-80 3:40 Helu Jr. 14-yard run Henery kick 7-80 3:35 Swift 8-yard pas from Ganz Henery kick 7-83 3:15 Witt 16-yard run Henery kick 4-81 1:34 McCoy 20-yard pass from Johnson Bullock kick 3-25 1:18 Johnson 2-yard run Bullock kick 10-75 4:07 Gray 98-yard kickoff return Bullock kick - - Lane 2-yard run Bullock kick 11-83 4:20 Swindall 25-yard pass from Harrell Williams kick 4-57 1:15 Morris 11-yard pass from Harrell Williams kick 9-60 3:28 Denton 27-yard pass from Harrell Williams kick 12-99 4:37 Bailey 28-yard field goal 9-76 4:08 Hunter 23-yard pass from Robinson Bailey kick 10-82 3:45 Bailey 44-yard field goal 11-39 4:27 Bryant 6-yard pass from Robinson 2 pt. failed 8-81 3:48 Robinson 31-yard run Bailey kick 8-76 4:00 Bryant 17-yard pass from Bradford Robinson pass good 6-67 2:15 Cox 90-yard kickoff return Bailey kick - - Maclin 27-yard pass from Daniel Wolfert kick 9-72 3:48 Saunders 9-yard pass from Bradford Wolfert kick 13-73 4:53 Coffman 8-yard pass from Daniel Wolfert kick 9-54 3:27 Murphy 20-yard pass from Tebow Phillips kick 12-86 5:50 Harvin 2-yard run Phillips kick 13-75 5:22 Phillips 27-yard field goal 6-68 1:28 Nelson 4-yard pass from Tebow Phillips kick 11-76 6:52
Score 2-50 7-14 13-21 20-28 26-52 7-41 14-55 3-7 10-35 7-28 14-35 17-42 3-7 10-14 17-21 20-21 27-28 30-28 38-35 45-35 7-7 10-14 17-21 24-31 31-45 7-14 14-28 21-28 28-28 35-55 7-35 14-42 21-49 28-62 7-28 14-28 21-52 28-66 7-28 14-52 21-65 3-7 10-7 13-14 19-23 26-30 34-37 41-44 7-10 14-41 21-48 7-0 14-7 17-14 24-14
UNIVERSITY
52-7 58-14 65-14 7-0 14-10 21-13 23-19 30-19 37-26 44-34 51-41 54-41 61-41 3-0 10-0 17-7 24-7 31-7 38-7 41-7 48-14 55-21 62-21 7-7 14-14
SEASON R EVI EW
UTC Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Washington Washington TCU TCU Baylor Baylor Baylor Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Okla. State Okla. State Okla. State Okla. State Okla. State Okla. State Okla. State Missouri Missouri Missouri Florida Florida Florida Florida
Brown 2-yard run Stevens kick 2-3 0:33 Johnson 66-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick blocked 4-90 1:40 Broyles 26-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 4-38 1:00 Murray 20-yard run Stevens kick 2-22 0:27 Brown 2-yard run Stevens kick 14-79 6:00 Gresham 3-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 14-80 2:44 Alexander PAT return Gresham 73-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 3-75 0:59 Bradford 2-yard run Stevens kick 12-74 4:45 Eldridge 1-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-27 3:27 Iglesias 17-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 7-65 3:16 Stevens 27-yard field goal 7-36 2:49 Brown 28-yard run Stevens kick 4-38 1:55 Stevens 20-yard field goal 13-62 4:05 Brown 4-yard run Stevens kick 8-90 2:34 Iglesias 10-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-53 2:04 Iglesias 7-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-49 1:45 Madu 12-yard run Stevens kick 15-89 4:52 Brown 6-yard run Stevens kick 2-28 0:33 Stevens 30-yard field goal Stevens kick 13-65 3:57 Madu 1-yard run Stevens kick 12-69 4:13 Brown 6-yard run Stevens kick 10-80 3:41 Madu 37-yard run Stevens kick 4-49 1:25 Gresham 6-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 6-65 2:13 Gresham 11-yard pass from Bradford Stevens kick 8-77 2:36
THE SOONERS
3 2 2 3 4 3 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 4
9:07 1:38 4:38 12:49 7:24 0:13 11:12 10:13 1:28 10:46 7:17 2:55 0:25 10:55 2:03 11:00 8:59 2:33 0:53 9:00 14:40 7:26 3:33 11:49 12:13
COACHING STAFF
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2008 SEASON REVIEW Aug. 30 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (84,715) • Norman, Okla.
Sept. 6 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (84,476) • Norman, Okla.
CHATTANOOGA
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CINCINNATI
26
OKLAHOMA
57
OKLAHOMA
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma scored touchdowns on its first seven possessions and overhwhelmed Tennessee-Chattanooga in the season opener for both teams, 57-2. It was 50-0 at halftime when lightning forced a one-hour, 12-minute delay. Chris Brown ran for three touchdowns, but the Sooners also threw for three as Quentin Chaney, Manuel Johnson and Juaquin Iglesias all caught passes for TDs. DeMarco Murray, who also scored once, led all rushers with 15 tries for 124 yards. QB Sam Bradford played sparingly, but still completed 17-of-22 passes for 183 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The visiting Mocs mustered just 36 yards of total offense and two first downs against an OU defense that registered five sacks. Oklahoma would have posted a shutout if not for an errant punt snap that resulted in a safety. DE Auston English registered four tackles for loss and two and one-half sacks for OU, while CB Dominque Franks knocked down three passes.
NORMAN, Okla. -- Sam Bradford established career highs for completions, attempts and yards, while tying his top performance for touchdown passes, as Oklahoma routed Cincinnati, 52-26. The OU quarterback completed 29-of-38 passes for 395 yards and five touchdowns. Among his favorite targets was redshirt freshman Ryan Broyles, who enjoyed the best debut game ever for a Sooner receiver when he caught seven passes for 141 yards. One of those resulted Oklahoma’s first touchdown. OU jumped to a 14-0 lead and was ahead all day. The offense moved at will, running up 30 first downs and 197 rushing yards. The defense played better than the score indicated. Cincinnati’s offense scored only two touchdowns before it tacked on another on the game’s final play. The other Bearcat score came on a kickoff return.
SCORE BY QUARTERS Chattanooga (0-1) Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 13:18 OU - Broyles 27 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 7-88, 1:42, CIN 0 - OU 7 8:26 OU - Gresham 10 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-62, 2:26, CIN 0 - OU 14 Second Quarter 12:43 CIN - Grutza 1 yd run (Yingling kick), 10-82, 4:16, CIN 7 - OU 14 10:50 OU - Brown 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 6-76, 1:46, CIN 7 - OU 21 2:16 CIN - Goodman 14 yd pass from Grutza (kick failed), 5-71, 2:27, CIN 13 - OU 21 Third Quarter 9:29 OU - Iglesias 16 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 9-69, 3:44, CIN 13 - OU 28 9:13 CIN - Gilyard 97 yd kickoff return (Yingling kick) CIN 20 - OU 28 5:00 OU - Murray 11 yd run (Stevens kick), 11-78, 4:06, CIN 20 - OU 35 3:30 OU - Gresham 22 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 1-22, 0:06, CIN 20 - OU 42 Fourth Quarter 14:28 OU - Stevens 36 yd field goal, 9-46, 3:06, CIN 20 - OU 45 4:10 OU - Clapp 2 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 13-63, 7:03, CIN 20 - OU 52 0:00 CIN - Johnson 1 yd run (Pike pass fail), 9-41, 1:23, CIN 26 - OU 52
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2 0 23
3 2 7
4 0 0
FINAL 2 57
SCORING SUMMARY: First Quarter 10:42 OU - Brown 10 yd run (Stevens kick) 8-50, 2:28, UTC 0 - OU 7 7:42 OU - Murray 1 yd run (Stevens kick) 4-46, 1:17, UTC 0 - OU 14 3:55 OU - Chaney 3 yd pass from Bradford (kick failed) 8-49, 2:40, UTC 0 - OU 20 0:21 OU - Murray 1 yd run (Stevens kick) 5-70, 1:41, UTC 0 - OU 27 Second Quarter 13:33 OU - Safety, UTC 0 - OU 29 12:35 OU - Brown 9 yd run (Stevens kick) 11-71, 3:12, UTC 0 - OU 36 6:53 OU - Johnson 7 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-50, 0:52, UTC 0 - OU 43 4:17 OU - Iglesias 36 yd pass from Halzle (Stevens kick), 3-50, 0:52, UTC 0 - OU 50 Third Quarter 13:15 UTC - Safety, UTC 2 - OU 50 1:52 OU - Brown 1 yd run (Stevens kick) 11-56 yards, 3:52, UTC 2 - OU 57
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FIRST DOWNS 2 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-16 PASSING YDS (NET) 20 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-36 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-11 Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-145 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 13-38.6 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 Penalties-Yards 7-44 Possession Time 28:55 Third-Down Conversions 0 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6
OU
27 46-182 305 38-31-1 84-487 0-0 5-7 1-69 0-0 5-34.8 0-0 5-42 31:05 6 of 13 0 of 1 7-7 5-30
RUSHING: UTC-Kermah 17-37; Erroll Wynn 10-8; Woods 1-1; Gault 5-minus 2; Pastore 2-minus 13; TEAM 1-minus 15. Oklahoma-Murray 15-124; Brown, Chris 14-63; Madu 9-37; Johnson 4-minus 2; Clapp 1-minus 2; Halzle 1-minus 6; TEAM 2-minus 32. PASSING: UTC-Gault 0-8-0-0; Pastore 3-8-0-20; Allison 0-1-0-0. OU-Bradford 17-22-0-183; Halzle, 14-16-1-122. RECEIVING: UTC-Hayes 1-9; Buckhalter 1-8; Wilkinson 1-3. Oklahoma-Johnson 9-120; Iglesias 4-73; Gresham 3-26; Tennell 3-16; Wilson 2-27; Caleb 2-15; Miller 2-14; Chaney 2-8; Eldridge,1-5; Johnson1-3; Hanna 1-minus 1; Brown1-minus 1. TACKLES LEADERS (UA-A): UTC-C. Lewis-Harris 7-4; Thornton 5-4. OU-English 3-3; Reynolds 3-3; Lewis 2-4.
SCORE BY QUARTERS Cincinnati (1-1) Oklahoma Sooners (2-0)
CIN FIRST DOWNS 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-87 PASSING YDS (NET) 239 Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-42-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-326 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-265 Interception Returns-Yards 2-(-5) Punts (Number-Avg) 6-47.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-64 Possession Time 27:43 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0
2 13 7
3 7 21
4 6 10
FINAL 26 52
OU
30 44-197 395 29-38-2 82-592 0-0 1-17 4-96 2-8 3-41.7 3-0 8-92 32:17 6 of 13 3 of 3 6-6 3-25
RUSHING: CIN-Goebel 8-27; Ramsey 8-27; Pike 3-21; Grutza 9-11; Johnson 1-1. Oklahoma-Murray 15-88; Brown 15-71; Madu 11-35; Bradford 3-3. PASSING: CIN-Grutza 19-29-1-218; Pike 3-11-1-21; Huber 0-1-0-0; Barnett 0-1-0-0 OUBradford 29-38-2-395. RECEIVING: CIN: Gilyard 7-119; Goodman 6-60; Goebel 2-10; Ramsey 2-9; Woods 1-13; Robinson 1-12; Alli 1-8; Howard 1-7; Johnson 1-1. Oklahoma-Broyles 7-141; Gresham 7-93; Johnson 5-24; Iglesias 3-67; Murray 2-13; Clapp 2-13; Brown 1-16; Chaney 1-16; Madu 1-12. TACKLE LEADERS: CIN-Revels 6-6; D. Smith 6-5. OU-Lewis 7-5, Beal 4-6.
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2008 SEASON REVIEW Sept. 13 • Husky Stadium (67,716) • Seattle, Wash.
Sept. 27 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (85,158) • Norman, Okla.
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TCU
10
WASHINGTON
14
OKLAHOMA
35
NORMAN, Okla. -- Sam Bradford threw for a career-high 411 yards and Manuel Johnson set an Oklahoma record with 206 receiving yards as the No. 2-ranked Sooners sprinted past TCU, 35-10. The Horned Frogs loaded up against the run, and limited OU to just 25 yards on 36 attempts, but opened themselves up to a flurry of big passing plays. After finding Juaquin Iglesias for a 24-yard touchdown on OU’s first possession, Bradford threw three straight TDs to Johnson on plays covering 76, 55 and 63 yards. Johnson became just the second player in school history to record three scoring plays of 55+ yards in one game (tying Antonio Perkins). Oklahoma shredded the nation’s No. 1-ranked defense for 436 total yards and Bradford threw at least four touchdown passes in a third consecutive game. Meanwhile, the Sooner defense stymied a TCU team that was averaging 43.0 points per game by forcing four turnovers, two fumbles and two interceptions. The Horned Frogs did not get a touchdown until the fourth quarter. The victory extended Oklahoma’s home winning streak to 21 games, a figure that tied the second longest home streak in school history.
SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) Washington (0-3)
SCORE BY QUARTERS TCU (4-1) Oklahoma Sooners (4-0)
2 21 0
3 14 7
4 7 7
FINAL 55 14
UW
23 34-87 249 23-38-0 72-336 0-0 0-0 8-155 0-0 4-41.2 4-3 3-8 32:04 8 of 15 0 of 0 1-3 0-0
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Brown 13-107; Murray 16-100; Madu 13-46; J. Johnson 3-13; Clapp 1-7; Bradford 1-1. Wash- Locker 12-44; Freeman 9-42; Yakaboski 6-15; Griffin 2-1; Fouch 3-(-7); TEAM 2-(-8). PASSING: OU-Bradford 18-21-0-304; Halzle 1-3-0-13. Wash-Locker 16-24-0-154; Fouch 7-13-0-95; TEAM 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Iglesias 6-65; Gresham 3-99; Broyles 3-85; M. Johnson 2-26; Brown 2-17; Madu 1-13; Eldridge 1-7; Murray 1-5. Wash-Goodwin 9-82; Aguilar 5-71; Hawkins 2-29; Logan 2-11; Freeman 2-7; Yakaboski 1-38; Chidiac 1-6; Kearse 1-5.
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4 2 0
FINAL 10 35
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 12:54 OU - Iglesias 24 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-74, 2:06 TCU 0 - OU 7 11:20 TCU - Evans 32 yd field goal, 4-(-4), 1:22, TCU 3 - OU 7 6:31 OU - Brown 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 13-80, 4:40, TCU 3 - OU 14 1:05 OU - Johnson 76 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 2-71, 0:12, TCU 3 - OU 21 Second Quarter 12:18 OU - Johnson 55 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-59, 0:30, TCU 3 - OU 28 Third Quarter 5:39 OU - Johnson 63 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-87, 2:08, TCU 3 - OU 35 Fourth Quarter 14:25 TCU - Turner 1 yd run (Evans kick), 6-48, 2:08, TCU 10 - OU 35 TCU FIRST DOWNS 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-102 PASSING YDS (NET) 212 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-41-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-314 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-34 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-181 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-47.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 Penalties-Yards 12-66 Possession Time 30:35 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-36
OU
17 36-25 411 29-34-0 70-436 0-0 2-18 3-51 2-6 3-41.7 3-0 4-40 29:25 6 of 16 0 of 1 1-1 3-22
RUSHING: TCU-Turner 14-54; Dalton 11-32; Brown 7-24; Jackson 1-5; Watts 1-1; Kerley 1-(-14). Oklahoma-Brown 13-27; Murray 13-23; Madu 4-11; TEAM 1-(-2); Halzle 1-(-3); Bradford 4-(-31). PASSING: TCU-Dalton 16-39-1-212; Jackson 1-2-1-0; Kerley 0-0-0-0. OU-Bradford 19-340-411; Halzle 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING: TCU-Young 6-111; Chrstian 2-27; Kerley 2-24; Bryant 2-20; Johnson 1-11; Turner 1-8; Clay 1-6; Brown 1-5. Oklahoma-M. Johnson 5-206; Iglesias 4-63; Murray 4-48; Tennell 2-28; Gresham 1-38; Broyles 1-12; Chaney 1-9; Clapp 1-7. TACKLE LEADERS: TCU-Sanders 7-0; Coleman 3-4. OU-Clayton 4-4; Reynolds 4-4; Lewis 4-4; Holmes 7-1.
TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Clayton 7-2; Lewis 6-1. Wash-Fogerson 9-0; Foster 8-1.
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OU FIRST DOWNS 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-274 PASSING YDS (NET) 317 Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-24-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-591 Fumble Returns-Yards 3-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-18 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-44 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-49 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-110 Possession Time 27:56 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28
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Scoring Summary: First Quarter 11:17 OU - Iglesias 13 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-51, 2:10, OU 7 - WU 0 0:53 OU - Gresham 22 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens failed), 2-47, 0:21, OU 13 - WU 0 Second Quarter 9:45 OU - Bradford 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 10-79, 3:51, OU 20 - WU 0 3:42 OU - Broyles 4 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 10-79, 3:51, OU 27 - WU 0 1:47 OU - Madu 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 5-24, 1:55, OU 34 - WU 0 Third Quarter 13:42 OU - Broyles 77 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-89, 1:09, OU 41 - WU 0 5:37 WU - Locker 15 yd run (Perkins kick), 15-83, 7:56, OU 41 - WU 7 3:25 OU - Gresham 64 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 5-80, 2:12, OU 48 - WU 7 Fourth Quarter 13:16 OU - Madu 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 10-68, 3:23, OU 55 - WU 7 10:02 WU - Yakaboski 38 yd pass from Fouch (Ballman kick), 7-80, 3:14, OU 55 - WU 14
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SEATTLE, Wash. -- Playing before a national television audience on ESPN, Oklahoma overwhelmed Washington in every facet to claim a 55-14 victory. Just one week earlier, the Huskies had dropped a heart-breaking 28-27 verdict to No. 15 BYU. The Sooners established a physical running game early to set up the pinpoint passing of quarterback Sam Bradford. Both Chris Brown (107) and DeMarco Murray (100) hit the 100-yard mark on the ground, while Bradford completed 18-of-21 passes for 304 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions. The Oklahoma defense was equally dominant, shutting out the Huskies until the 5:37 mark of the third period. Prior to that play, OU had amassed a 41-0 lead. CB Brian Jackson led the defensive unit with two fumble recoveries, one fumble forced and five tackles. At the end of the day, Oklahoma had 591 total yards with 274 on the ground and 317 through the air. UW finished wtih 336 yards, 95 in the fourth quarter.
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2008 SEASON REVIEW Oct. 4 • Floyd Casey Stadium (37,145) • Waco, Texas
Oct. 11 • Cotton Bowl (92,182) • Dallas, Texas
OKLAHOMA
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TEXAS
45
BAYLOR
17
OKLAHOMA
35
WACO, Texas -- Seventy seconds into its first possession, Oklahoma was in the end zone. And so it went as the Sooners, playing for the first time during the season with the nation’s No. 1 ranking, flattened Baylor, 49-17, in the Big 12 opener for both teams. The Sooners scored on their first four possessions and their 28 first-quarter points tied for their second-highest one-quarter scoring total by OU against a Big 12 foe. So complete was the domination that the first six OU touchdowns were scored by six different players. Sam Bradford completed 23-of-31 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for one score. In addition, OU rolled up 217 yards on the ground, led by DeMarco Murray, who had 96 yards and two touchdowns on 26 attempts. The Sooners held the upstart Bears 17 points and 160 total yards under their averages. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 Oklahoma Sooners (5-0, 1-0) 28 Baylor (2-3, 0-1) 0
2 7 14
3 7 3
4 7 0
FINAL 49 17
DALLAS -- Texas rallied from an 11-point, first-half deficit to defeat Oklahoma in the 103rd Red River Rivalry, 45-35. OU had sprinted to a 21-10 lead when Texas’ Jordan Shipley returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Later, the Sooners lost MLB Ryan Reynolds, the Big 12’s fourth-leading tackler, to a knee injury, and the Longhorns completed their rally. The 80 combined points represented the highest scoring total in the history of the series. OU quarterback Sam Bradford threw for 387 yards and five touchdowns, the best totals by any player in series history, but it wasn’t enough as the Sooners gave up 161 yards on the ground and 277 through the air. The crowd of 92,182 in the remodeled and expanded Cotton Bowl was the largest ever to see an Oklahoma game. SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas (6-0, 2-0) Oklahoma Sooners (5-1, 1-1)
1 3 7
2 17 14
3 10 7
4 15 7
FINAL 45 35
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 13:50 OU - Johnson, M. 53 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-58, 0:39 OU 7 - BU 0 7:38 OU - Murray 2 yd run (Stevens kick), 9-63, 3:17, OU 14 - BU 0 4:03 OU - Bradford 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 6-31, 2:07, OU 21 - BU 0 0:41 OU - Madu 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 7-67, 2:13, OU 28 - BU 0 Second Quarter 12:34 BU - Griffin 1 yd run (Parks kick), 8-68, 3:07, OU 28 - BU 7 5:26 OU - Iglesias 42 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 5-65, 1:23, OU 35 - BU 7 0:50 BU - Griffin 2 yd run (Parks kick), 13-75, 4:36, OU 35 - BU 14 Third Quarter 11:42 OU - Brown 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 8-70, 3:18, OU 42 - BU 14 3:02 BU - Parks 32 yd field goal, 11-72, 3:34, OU 42 - BU 17 Fourth Quarter 7:51 OU - Murray 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 13-92, 3:17, OU 49 - BU 17
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 12:17 OU - M. Johnson 5 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-80, 2:43, UT 0 - OU 7 6:41 UT - Lawrence 26 yd field goal, 10-57, 5:27, UT 3 - OU 7 Second Quarter 13:14 OU - Broyles 8 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-74, 1:48, UT 3 - OU 14 13:02 UT - Shipley 96 yd kickoff return, UT 10 - OU 14 10:25 OU - Gresham 52 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-73, 2:29, UT 10 - OU 21 3:41 UT - Johnson 1 yd run (Lawrence kick), 12-80, 6:44, UT 17 - OU 21 0:00 UT - Lawrence 33 yd field goal, 6-51, 2:46, UT 20 - OU 21 Third Quarter 11:45 OU - Johnson, M. 14 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-51, 1:30, UT 20 - OU 28 5:33 UT - Shipley 2 yd pass from McCoy (Lawrence kick), 12-89, 6:07, UT 27 - OU 28 1:04 UT - Lawrence 28 yd field goal, 5-42, 1:52, UT 30 - OU 28 Fourth Quarter 11:42 OU - Johnson, M. 14 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 11-76, 4:15, UT 30 - OU 35 7:37 UT - Johnson 1 yd run (Cosby pass from McCoy), 8-74, 3:59, UT 38 - OU 35 4:02 UT - Johnson 2 yd run (Lawrence kick), 6-80, 2:30, UT 45 - OU 35
OU FIRST DOWNS 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-217 PASSING YDS (NET) 377 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-34-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 92-594 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-67 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-33 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-56 Possession Time 33:47 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14
UT FIRST DOWNS 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-161 PASSING YDS (NET) 277 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-35-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-438 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-2) Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-167 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-46.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 Penalties-Yards 6-55 Possession Time 37:10 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-20 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-3
BU
17 41-194 75 11-26-0 67-269 0-0 0-0 5-100 1-0 7-39.6 1-0 3-14 26:13 4 of 15 1 of 2 3-3 0-0
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Murray 26-96; Madu 15-57; Brown 12-45; Broyles 1-8; Clapp 2-7; Bradford 2-4. BU-Griffin 21-102; Finley 10-48; 2-16; Sanders 3-14; Baker 1-7; Jones 2-5; Sims 2-2. PASSING: OU-Bradford 23-31-1-372; Halzle 1-3-0-5. BU-Griffin 11-26-0-75. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Iglesias 6-133; M. Johnson 5-92; Chaney 2-39; Caleb 2-37; Gresham 2-22; Broyles 2-18; Owens 2-17; Brown 1-14; Tennell 1-7; Madu 1-(-2). BU-Wright 4-16; Gettis 3-27; White 3-22; Scranton 1-10. TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Clayton 11-3; Reynolds 9-5; Lewis 3-5. BU-Pawelek 4-9; A. Johnson 6-6.
RUSHING: UT-Ogbonnaya 15-127; McCoy 14-31; Johnson 3-4; Chiles 2-1; McGee 1-(-2). Oklahoma-Brown 7-29; Murray 7-6; Knall 1-5; Gresham 1-5; Madu 2-3; Bradford 8-(-5); Loadholt 0-5. PASSING: UT-McCoy 28-35-0-277. OU-Bradford 28-39-2-387. RECEIVING: UT-Shipley 11-112; Cosby 9-122; Ogbonnaya 4-27; Collins 3-10; Kirkendoll 1-6. Oklahoma-Iglesias 7-92; M. Johnson 6-85; Gresham 5-90; Broyles 5-61; Murray 4-56; Madu 1-3. TACKLE LEADERS: UT-Muckelroy 12-2; Gideon 7-1. OU-Lewis 11-8; Harris 5-2.
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2008 SEASON REVIEW Oct. 18 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (85,241) • Norman, Okla.
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OKLAHOMA
58
OKLAHOMA
45
KANSAS STATE
35
2 10 17
3 7 14
4 7 7
FINAL 31 45
1 28 14
2 27 14
RUSHING: KU-Sharp 12-103; Briscoe 1-13, Reesing 13-9; Crawford 4-9. Oklahoma-Brown 12-92; Murray 16-89; Bradford 4-14; Clapp 3-9; Madu 8-8; Broyles 1-0. PASSING: KU-Reesing 24-42-2-342, Meier 1-1-0-15. OU-Bradford 36-53-0-468 RECEIVING: KU-Briscoe 12-269; Meier 4-24; Quigley 3-22; Fields 2-17; Sharp 2-7; Wilson 1-13; Crawford 1-5. Oklahoma-Iglesias 12-191; Chaney 6-105; Gresham 5-55; Broyles 4-22; Murray 3-35; Clapp 2-20; M. Johnson 1-21; Madu 1-14; Brown 1-3; Smith 1-2. TACKLE LEADERS: KU-Harper 10-3; Stuckey 5-7. OU-Carter 8-2; Lewis 4-5.
FINAL 58 35
KS
23 32-64 486 30-52-3 84-550 1-3 1-6 9-232 0-0 4-40.2 3-2 4-26 33:12 5 of 16 3 of 5 3-4 0-0
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36 44-206 468 36-53-0 97-674 0-0 4-34 5-102 2-11 5-37.2 2-0 6-50 34:13 7 of 16 0 of 1 7-8 5-33
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Scoring Summary: First Quarter 10:34 OU - Murray 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 5-26, 1:29, OU 7 - KS 0 7:16 OU - Bradford 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 5-59, 1:45, OU 14 - KS 0 5:48 KS - Murphy 8 yd pass from Dold (Rossman kick), 4-20, 1:28, OU 14 - KS 7 5:25 OU - Murray 15 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 2-52, 0:23, OU 21 - KS 7 3:08 OU - Brown 11 yd run (Stevens kick), 2-59, 0:31, OU 28 - KS 7 2:12 KS - Banks 77 yd pass from Freeman (Rossman kick), 2-84, 0:56, OU 28 0 KS 14 Second Quarter 13:55 KS - Mastrud 29 yd pass from Freeman (Rossman kick), 6-70, 2:07, OU 28 - KS 21 8:00 KS - Murphy 9 yd pass from Freeman (Rossman kick), 5-97, 2:20, OU 28 - KS 28 6:26 OU - Murray 10 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-80, 1:34, OU 35 - KS 28 4:27 OU - Gresham 29 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens failed), 5-42, 1:33, OU 41 - KS 28 2:42 OU - Murray 4 yd run (Stevens kick), 2-15, 1:00, OU 47 - KS 28 1:23 OU - Broyles 68 yd punt return (Stevens kick), OU 55 - KS 28 Third Quarter 5:29 KS - Dold 5 yd run (Rossman kick), 8-37, 3:05, OU 55 - KS 35 Fourth Quarter 12:46 OU - Stevens 21 yd field goal, 11-47, 3:42, OU 58 - KS 35 OU FIRST DOWNS 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-273 PASSING YDS (NET) 255 Passes Att-Comp-Int 13-32-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-528 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-9 Punt Returns-Yards 3-79 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-37 Interception Returns-Yards 3-65 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-27 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-51 Possession Time 26:48 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14
OU
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SEASON R EVI EW
KU FIRST DOWNS 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-134 PASSING YDS (NET) 357 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-42-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-491 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-111 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-62 Possession Time 25:47 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0
SCORE BY QUARTERS Oklahoma Sooners (7-1, 3-1) Kansas State (4-4, 1-3)
THE SOONERS
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 5:36 OU - Clapp 12 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 10-84, 3:03, KU 0 - OU 7 3:54 KU - Crawford 2 yd run (Branstetter kick), 6-57, 1:34, KU 7 - OU 7 Second Quarter 14:56 OU - Murray 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 10-79, 3:53, KU 7 - OU 14 5:16 KU - Branstetter 23 yd field goal, 6-50, 1:55, KU 10 - OU 14 3:00 OU - Brown 14 yd run (Stevens kick), 9-69, 2:11, KU 10 - OU 21 2:35 KU - Briscoe 69 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), 2-80, 0:25, KU 17 - OU 21 0:04 OU - Stevens 19 yd field goal, 8-78, 2:18, KU 17 - OU 24 Third Quarter 13:13 OU - Gresham 6 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-53, 0:45, KU 17 - OU 31 11:21 KU - Sharp 17 yd run (Branstetter kick), 6-80, 1:52, KU 24 - OU 31 6:14 OU - Murray 7 yd run (Stevens kick), 4-58, 1:03, KU 24 - OU 38 Fourth Quarter 12:02 OU - Smith 2 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 7-60, 2:32, KU 24- OU 45 0:58 KU - Briscoe 17 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick), 6-75, 1:41, KU 31 - OU 45
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Oklahoma set a record for most points scored in the first half of a game in rolling past Kansas State, 58-35. OU led 55-28 at halftime and the second frame was a mere formality. The Sooners ran at will piling up 273 yards on the ground, 142 from Chris Brown and 104 from DeMarco Murray. Kansas State put up 550 total yards, including 486 through the air, but was victimized by five turnovers and two sacks. Travis Lewis had two interceptions. Oklahoma raced to a 28-7 lead, but KSU rallied to tie the game at 28. From there, the Sooners reeled off 27 unanswered points to settle the issue. In that string, Ryan Broyles returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, the first special teams TD of the season.
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NORMAN, Okla. -- Four hours and 1,165 yards after the game started, Oklahoma knocked off No. 16 Kansas, 45-31. Two OU school records fell in the process as Sam Bradford threw for 468 yards and Juaquin Iglesias caught 12 passes. But the passing game was only part of the story. OU also ran for 206 yards with Chris Brown getting 92 and Demarco Murray 83. For the first time this season, the Sooners did not score on their first drive when a partially blocked field goal missed, but they did score on the second and and never trailed. Nic Harris made his first career start at middle linebacker, vacating a strong safety position that was filled by first-time starter Quinton Carter. The latter led OU with 10 tackles. Lendy Holmes added a pair of interceptions and Auston English a pair of sacks. SCORE BY QUARTERS Kansas (5-2, 2-1) Oklahoma Sooners (6-1, 2-1)
Oct. 25 • Snyder Stadium (47,054) • Manhattan,Kan.
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Brown 20-142; Murray 17-104; Madu 7-26; Bradford 1-1. KS-Dold 13-46; Freeman 13-23; Murphy 1-(-2); Bell 5-(-3). PASSING: OU-Bradford 13-32-0-255. KS-Freeman 29-51-3-478; Dold 1-1-0-8. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Murray 4-63; Gresham 3-44; Iglesias 2-62; Chaney 2-55; Broyles 2-31. KS-Pierce 11-176; Murphy 7-94; Banks 5-145; Dold 4-29; Mastrud 2-36; Bell 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Lewis 9-6; Box 5-4. KS-Carney 6-3; Hrebec 3-4.
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42 CONFER ENC E C HAMPIONSHIPS
24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
2008 SEASON REVIEW Nov. 1 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (85,212) • Norman, Okla.
NEBRASKA
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OKLAHOMA
66
OKLAHOMA
62
TEXAS A&M
28
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma sprinted to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back in trouncing Nebraska, 62-28. Sam Bradford threw five touchdown passes for the sixth time in his career and the fourth time this season, and DeMarco Murray ran for a pair of scores while catching another and logging 201 all purpose yards. As dominant as the offense was, it was the defense that ignited the onslaught. After OU scored on its opening drive for the eighth time in nine games, CB Dominique Franks intercepted a pass on Nebraska’s first snap and ran 18 yards for a TD. It was one of three first-quarter takeaways logged by the Sooner defense. Travis Lewis had a team-high nine tackles for OU. SCORE BY QUARTERS Nebraska (5-4, 2-3) Oklahoma Sooners (8-1, 4-1)
Nov. 8 • Kyle Field (85,603) • College Station, Texas
1 0 35
2 14 14
3 7 13
4 7 0
FINAL 28 62
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 12:17 OU - Brown 2 yd run (Stevens kick), 7-53, 2:43, NU 0 - OU 7 12:13 OU - Franks 18 yd interception return (Stevens kick), NU 0 - OU 14 10:31 OU - Chaney 48 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-52, 0:55, NU 0 - OU 21 9:27 OU - Gresham 9 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 1-9, 0:05, NU 0 - OU 28 0:04 OU - Brown 1 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 10-97, 3:20, NU 0 - OU 35 Second Quarter 11:20 NU - Castille 2 yd run (Henery kick), 8-80, 3:40, NU 7 - OU 35 8:06 OU - Murray 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 9-44, 3:07, NU 7 - OU 42 4:24 NU - Helu14 yd run (Henery kick), 7-80, 3:35, NU 14 - OU 42 2:56 OU - Murray 8 yd run (Stevens kick), 4-43, 1:18, NU 14 - OU 49 Third Quarter 11:34 NU - Swift 8 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick), 7-83, 3:15, NU 21 - OU 49 9:30 OU - Gresham 11 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-66, 1:58, NU 21 - OU 56 0:44 OU - Murray 25 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens blocked), 3-18, 1:17, NU 21 - OU 62 Fourth Quarter 0:21 NU - Witt 16 yd run (Henery kick), 4-81, 1:34, NU 28 - OU 62 NU FIRST DOWNS 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-204 PASSING YDS (NET) 214 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-28-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-418 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-145 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-45.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 Penalties-Yards 8-74 Possession Time 30:42 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0
OU
21 40-193 315 21-30-1 70-508 0-0 3-(-1) 5-183 2-44 4-40 0-0 7-69 29:18 7 of 13 1 of 1 7-8 1-8
RUSHING: NU-Helu 16-157; Witt 1-16; Peterson 1-16; Lucky 5-8; Ganz 4-5, Castille 7-2; McNeill 1-0. Oklahoma-Brown 9-89; Murray 14-57; Madu 8-15; Bradford 2-14; J. Johnson 4-11; Iglesias 1-7; M. Johnson 1-2, TEAM 1-(-2). PASSING: NU-Ganz 14-26-2-206; Witt 2-2-0-8. OU-Bradford 19-27-1-311; Halzle 2-3-0-4. RECEIVING: NU-Peterson 5-73; Swift 2-83; Helu 1-19; Paul 1-14; Young 1-8; Gilleylen 1-6; McNeill 1-6; Castille 1-3; Brooks 1-2. Oklahoma-Chaney 5-128; Gresham 5-52; Iglesias 3-37; Madu 3-19; Tennell 2-12; Broyles 1-41; Murray 1-25; Brown 1-1. TACKLE LEADERS: NU-Asante 9-4; Wortman 2-8. OU-Lewis 5-4; Clayton 7-0.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas. -- Oklahoma finished just three yards from perfect offensive balance in pounding Texas A&M, 66-28. The Sooners ran for 328 yards and threw for 325 in scoring the most points ever by an opponent on Kyle Field. DeMarco Murray had 123 rushing yards on seven carries, an average of 17.6 per try, while Chris Brown picked up 117 on 13 attempts with three touchdowns. Through the air, Sam Bradford completed 22-of-33 passes for 320 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His favorite target was Murray, who had a career-high seven receptions. The Sooner defense stymied the Aggies allowing just 26 rushing yards on 29 attempts and limiting the A&M passing game to 22-of-51 with two interceptions. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 Oklahoma Sooners (9-1, 5-1) 21 Texas A&M (4-6, 2-4) 0
2 17 14
3 28 7
4 0 7
FINAL 66 28
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 13:31 OU - Bradford 15 yd run (Stevens kick), 4-90, 1:29, OU 7 - TAMU 0 8:05 OU - Murray 5 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 12-74, 3:15, OU 14 - TAMU 0 5:44 OU - Brown 22 yd run (Stevens kick), 3-54, 0:49, OU 21 - TAMU 0 Second Quarter 14:27 OU - Clapp 28 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-42, 0:33, OU 28 - TAMU 0 13:09 TAMU - McCoy 20 yd pass from Johnson (Bullock kick), 3-25, 1:18, OU 28 - TAMU 7 5:11 TAMU - Johnson 2 yd run (Bullick kick), 10-75, 4:07, OU 28 - TAMU 14 2:51 OU - Brown 5 yd run (Stevens kick), 6-73, 2:20, OU 35 - TAMU 14 0:03 OU - Stevens 42 yd field goal, 5-29, 0:31, OU 38 - 14 Third Quarter 10:39 OU - Broyles 23 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 9-64, 3:27, OU 45 - TAMU 14 8:39 OU - Brown 28 yd run (Stevens kick), 3-52, 1:09, OU 52 - TAMU 14 8:27 TAMU - Gray 98 yd kickoff return (Bullock kick), OU 52 - TAMU 21 6:23 OU - Iglesias 37 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 2-37, 0:27, OU 59 - TAMU 21 3:54 OU - Franks 39 yd fumble recovery (Stevens kick), OU 66 - TAMU 21 Fourth Quarter 6:12 TAMU - Lane 2 yd run (Bullock kick), 11-83, 4:20, OU 66- TAMU 28 OU FIRST DOWNS 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-328 PASSING YDS (NET) 325 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-36-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-653 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-39 Punt Returns-Yards 3-43 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-56 Interception Returns-Yards 2-(-3) Punts (Number-Avg) 3-40.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-60 Possession Time 28:49 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-26
TAMU
20 29-26 252 22-51-2 80-278 0-0 0-0 10-319 0-0 6-41.7 6-2 12-70 31:11 5 of 16 3 of 5 3-4 1-10
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Murray 7-123; Brown 13-117; Madu 9-65; Bradford 5-23; J. Johnson 3-2. TAMU-Gray 5-24; Goodson 7-9; Lane 3-6; Stephens 1-4; Smith 2-3; McGee 4-(-3); Johnson 7-(-17). PASSING: OU-Bradford 33-22-0-320; TEAM 2-0-0-0; Halzle 1-1-0-5. TAMU-Johnson 31-112-162; McGee 19-10-0-82; Tannehill 1-1-0-8. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Murray 7-63; Broyles 5-91; Iglesias 4-70; Clapp 2-37; Gresham 2-34; M. Johnson 1-13; Chaney 1-12; Tennell 1-5. TAMU-Morrow 6-78; Brown 5-49; McCoy 5-31; Tannehill 4-83; Gray 1-9; K. Smith 1-2. TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Lewis 3-9; Box 3-5. TAMU-Dixon 3-5; Featherston 3-5; Pugh 5-2.
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2008 SEASON REVIEW Nov. 22 • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (85,646) • Norman, Okla.
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OKLAHOMA
61
OKLAHOMA
65
OKLAHOMA STATE
41
2 7 35
3 7 16
4 7 7
FINAL 21 65
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4 24 15
FINAL 61 41
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 12:49 OU - Murray 20 yd run (Stevens kick), 2-22, 0:27, OU 7 - OSU 0 8:41 OSU - Bailey 28 yd field goal, 9-76, 4:08, OU 7 - OSU 3 Second Quarter 13:24 OSU - Hunter 23 yd pass from Robinson (Bailey kick), 10-82, 3:45, OU 7 - OSU 10 7:24 OU - Brown 2 yd run (Stevens kick), 14-79, 6:00, OU 14 - OSU 10 2:57 OSU - Bailey 44 yd field goal, 11-39, 4:27, OU 14 - OSU 13 0:13 OU - Gresham 3 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 14-80, 2:44, OU 21 - OSU 13 Third Quarter 11:12 OSU - Bryant 6 yd pass from Robinson (Robinson fumbled), 8-81, 3:48, OU 21 - OSU 19 11:12 OU - Alexander PAT return, OU 23 - OSU 19 10:13 OU - Gresham 73 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 3-75, 0:59, OU 30 - OSU 19 6:13 OSU - Robinson 31 yd run (Bailey kick), OU 30 - OSU 26 1:28 OU - Bradford 2 yd run (Stevens kick), 12-74, 4:45, OU 37 - OSU 26 Fourth Quarter 14:13 OSU - Bryant 17 yd pass from Robinson (Bryant pass from Robinson), 6-67, 2:15, OU 37 - OSU 34 10:46 OU - Eldridge 1 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-27, 3:27, OU 44 - OSU 34 10:33 OSU - Cox 90 yd kickoff return (Bailey kick), OU 44 - OSU 41 7:17 OU - Iglesias 17 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 7-65, 3:16, OU 51 - OSU 41 2:55 OU - Stevens 27 yd field goal, 7-36, 2:49, OU 54 - OSU 41 0:25 OU - Brown 28 yd run (Stevens kick), 4-38, 1:55, OU 61 - OSU 41 OU FIRST DOWNS 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-187 PASSING YDS (NET) 370 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-44-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-557 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-219 Interception Returns-Yards 1-24 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-47 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-63 Possession Time 30:48 Third-Down Conversions 12 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9
OSU
25 39-198 254 17-26-1 65-452 0-0 0-0 9-228 0-0 2-39.5 2-1 2-15 29:12 7 of 12 1 of 1 3-3 0-0
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Brown 19-98; Murray 15-73; Bradford 4-16. OSU-Robinson 17-90; Hunter 18-84; Toston 3-26; TEAM 1-(-2). PASSING: OU-Bradford 30-44-0-370. OSU-Robinson 17-26-1-254. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Gresham 9-158; Iglesias 8-86; Broyles 5-48; Chaney 2-35; M. Johnson 2-24; Brown 2-2; Murray 1-16; Eldridge 1-1. OSU-Bryant 6-91; Davis 5-79; Hunter 5-46; Pettigrew 1-38. TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Beal 6-1; Holmes 6-1; Jackson 5-1. OSU-Price 10-2; Lemon 4-4.
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UNIVERSITY
RUSHING: TT-Batch 8-47; Woods 8-39; Britton 1-(-1); Crabtree 1-(-2); Harrell 4-(-38). Oklahoma-Murray 18-125; Brown 21-108; Madu 10-46; Bradford 5-18; M. Johnson 1-2. PASSING: TT-Harrell 33-55-1-361. OU-Bradford 14-19-0-304; Halzle 3-4-0-22. RECEIVING: TT-Crabtree 6-62; Lewis 5-71; Woods 5-34; Batch 5-32; Morris 4-60; Swindall 4-50; Leong 2-27; James 1-22; Walker 1-3. Oklahoma-Gresham 5-95; Murray 4-71; Chaney 2-21; M. Johnson 1-66; Iglesias 1-28; Broyles 1-26; Madu 1-9; Brown 1-6; Clapp 1-4. TACKLE LEADERS: TT-Bird 6-5; McBath 8-2; Duncan 5-5; Wall 4-6. OU-Lewis 6-7; Box 4-5.
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SEASON R EVI EW
TT FIRST DOWNS 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-45 PASSING YDS (NET) 361 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-55-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-406 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-161 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-33.5 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 Penalties-Yards 8-47 Possession Time 30:30 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 Oklahoma Sooners (11-1, 7-1) 7 Oklahoma State (9-3, 5-3) 3
THE SOONERS
Scoring Summary: First Quarter 8:59 OU - Murray 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 10-73, 3:35, TT 0 - OU 7 Second Quarter 14:29 OU - Brown 3 yd run (Stevens kick), 6-76, 1:44, TT 0 - OU 14 10:58 OU - Gresham 19 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 5-84, 1:17, TT 0 - OU 21 7:45 OU - Iglesias 28 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 5-55, 1:46, TT 0 - OU 28 6:28 TT - Swindall 25 yd pass from Harrell (Williams kick), 4-57, 1:15, TT 7 - OU 28 1:04 OU - Brown 4 yd run (Stevens kick), 12-80, 5:24, TT 7 - OU 35 0:18 OU - Murray 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 1-1, 0:03, TT 7 - OU 42 Third Quarter 11:11 OU - Stevens 33 yd field goal, 8-19, 3:46, TT 7 - OU 45 9:07 OU - Brown 2 yd run (Stevens kick), 2-3, 0:33, TT 7 - OU 52 5:39 TT - Morris 11 yd pass from Harrell (Williams kick), 9-60, 3:28, TT 14 - OU 52 1:38 OU - Johnson, M. 66 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens blocked), 4-90, 1:40, TT 14 - OU 58 Fourth Quarter 7:50 OU - Broyles 26 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 4-38, 1:00, TT 14 - OU 65 00:11 TT - Lewis 27 yd pass from Harrell (Williams kick), 12-99, 4:37, TT 21 - OU 65
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma handed its in-state rival its first home loss of the season by notching a 61-41 triumph. Sam Bradford was 30-of-44 for 370 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed four times for 16 yards and another TD. Not bad for a guy who suffered ligament damage in his left hand during OU’s third offensive series. Jermaine Gresham had nine catches for a career-high 158 yards and two TDs. OU had 187 yards on the ground, including 98 and two TDs from Chris Brown. On defense, Dominque Franks’ interception OU’s first score, and Frank Alexander got a two-point play when he returned a fumble on an OSU conversion try.
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NORMAN, Okla. -- The tight battle that was anticipated never materialized as Oklahoma disposed of Texas Tech quickly and convincingly, 65-21. The Sooners led 28-0 before the Red Raiders scored, and the contest was never in question. Sam Bradford was efficient, completing 14-of-19 passes for 306 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. His TD throws went to four different receivers and six different Sooners scored in the game. Oklahoma also rushed for 299 yards with DeMarco Murray (125) and Chris Brown (108) both gaining more than 100 yards. The OU defense rendered Tech QB Graham Harrell ineffective by sacking him four times and forcing three turnovers. SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas Tech (10-1, 6-1) Oklahoma Sooners (10-1, 6-1)
Nov. 29 • Boone Pickens Stadium (49,031) • Stillwater, Okla.
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24 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
148 ALL-AMERICANS
6 6 NAT IONAL AWARD WINNERS
2008 SEASON REVIEW Dec. 6 • Arrowhead Stadium (71,004) • Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 8 • Dolphin Stadium (78,468) • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
MISSOURI
21
FLORIDA
24
OKLAHOMA
62
OKLAHOMA
14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Oklahoma made its case for inclusion in the BCS Championship game with a third straight Big 12 Championship win, a 62-21 romp over Missouri. Chris Brown and Mossis Madu each ran for over 100 yards as Sam Bradford made a final push for the Heisman with 384 passing yards to go along with two touchdowns on 34-of-49 passing. Juaquin Iglesias had nine catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Brown led all ballcarriers with 122 yards followed by Madu with 114 as Oklahoma raced out to a 38-7 halftime lead. Lendy Holmes and Brian Jackson each picked off Missouri QB Chase Daniel while Jackson also recovered a Daniel fumble. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 Missouri (9-4, 5-3) 0 Oklahoma Sooners (12-1, 7-1) 10
2 7 28
3 7 3
4 7 21
FINAL 21 62
SCORING SUMMARY: First Quarter 10:55 OU - Stevens 20 yd field goal, 13-62, 4:05, MU 0 - OU 3 2:03 OU - Brown 4 yd run (Stevens kick), 8-90, 2:34, MU 0 - OU 10 Second Quarter 13:09 MU - Maclin 27 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 9-72, 3:48, MU 7 - OU 10 11:00 OU - Iglesias 10 yd pass from Bradfrod (Stevens kick), 8-53, 2:04, MU 7 - OU 17 8:59 OU - Iglesias 7 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-49, 1:45, MU 7 - OU 24 2:33 OU - Madu 12 yd run (Stevens kick), 15-89, 4:52, MU 7 - OU 31 0:53 OU - Brown 6 yd run (Stevens kick), 2-28, 0:33, MU 7 - OU 38 Third Quarter 9:00 OU - Stevens 30 yd field goal, 13-65, 3:57, MU 7 - OU 41 3:59 MU - Saunders 9 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 13-73, 4:53, MU 14 - OU 41 Fourth Quarter 14:40 OU - Madu 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 12-69, 4:13, MU 14 - OU 48 11:07 MU - Coffman 8 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick), 9-54, 3:27, MU 21 - OU 48 7:26 OU - Brown 6 yd run (Stevens kick), 10-80, 3:41, MU 21 - OU 55 3:33 OU - Madu 37 yd run (Stevens kick), 4-49, 1:25, MU 21 - OU 62 MU FIRST DOWNS 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-60 PASSING YDS (NET) 294 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-44-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-354 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 11-196 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-34.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 Penalties-Yards 5-48 Possession Time 29:49 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0
OU
39 43-243 384 34-49-0 92-627 0-0 1-(-2) 3-79 2-49 1-26 0-0 6-72 30:11 12 of 16 1 of 1 9-9 2-4
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Playing in its third national title game in six years, the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners were upset in their opponent’s backyard as the No. 2 Florida Gators prevailed, 24-14. Tied at halftime, Florida outscored Oklahoma 17-7 in the second half despite the 110-yard rushing effort by Chris Brown and the 256 yards of passing from Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham led all receivers with eight catches, including two for TDs. OU was unable to overcome two costly stops inside the 10-yard line and two interceptions that were initally touched by Oklahoma receivers. SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida (13-1, 7-1) Oklahoma Sooners (12-2, 7-1)
2 7 7
3 7 0
4 10 7
FINAL 24 14
Scoring Summary: Second Quarter 14:02 UF - Murphy 20 yd pass from Tebow (Phillips kick), 12-86, 5:50, UF 7 - OU 0 11:49 OU - Gresham 6 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 6-65, 2:13, OU 7 - UF 7 Third Quarter 4:21 UF - Harvin 2 yd run (Phillips kick), 13-75, 5:22, UF 14 - OU 7 Fourth Quarter 12:13 OU - Gresham 11 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick), 8-77, 2:36, OU 14 - UF 14 10:45 UF - Phillips 27 yd field goal, 6-68, 1:28, UF 17 - OU 14 3:07 UF - Nelson 4 yd pass from Tebow (Phillips kick), 11-76, 6:52, UF 24 - OU 14 UF FIRST DOWNS 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-249 PASSING YDS (NET) 231 Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-30-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-480 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-51 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-81 Possession Time 34:57 Third-Down Conversions 12 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18
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25 29-107 256 26-41-2 70-363 0-0 1-15 5-118 2-20 3-31.7 0-0 4-31 25:03 6 of 13 0 of 2 2-4 0-0
RUSHING: Oklahoma-Brown 22-110; Madu 4-12; Broyles 1-3; Bradford 2-(-18). UF-Harvin 9-122; Tebow 22-109; Demps 9-23; Moody 1-0; Rainey 1-(-3). PASSING: OU-Bradford 41-26-2-256. UF-Tebow 30-18-2-231. RECEIVING: Oklahoma-Gresham 8-62; Iglesias 5-58; Johnson 4-29; Broyles 4-26; Chaney 2-37; Brown 2-37; Madu 1-7. UF-Hernandez 5-57; Harvin 5-49; Murphy 2-44; Nelson 2-33; Cooper 2-28; Rainey 1-11; James 1-9. TACKLE LEADERS: OU-Harris 6-5; Holmes 6-4. UF-Haden 7-3; Stamper 4-6.
RUSHING: MU-Washington 10-29; Daniel 10-13; Moore 4-11; Patton 1-3; Jackson 2-2; Maclin 1-2. Oklahoma-Brown 27-122; Madu 15-114; Bradford 1-7. PASSING: MU-Daniel 27-43-2-255; Patton 1-1-0-39. OU-Bradford 34-49-0-384. RECEIVING: MU-Saunders 8-72; Maclin 7-46; Coffman 4-48; Alexander 3-53; Washington 3-37; Perry 2-32; Jones 1-6. Oklahoma-Iglesias 9-125; Gresham 8-82; Broyles 6-85; Chaney 3-39; Brown 3-14; Madu 2-9; Eldridge 1-11; Clapp 1-11; M. Johnson 1-8. TACKLE LEADERS: MU-Gettis 7-6; Weatherspoon 6-6. OU-Lewis 5-8; Harris 5-5.
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BIG 12 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE TD 72 80 70 70 62 51 60 53 45 44 29 27
SCORING DEFENSE
PASS OFFENSE
PASS DEFENSE
G 1. Texas A&M 13 2. Kansas State 12 3. Oklahoma 14 4. Nebraska 12 5. Texas Tech 13 6. Colorado 13 7. Texas 13 8. Iowa State 12 9. Oklahoma State 13 10. Kansas 13 11. Missouri 14 12. Baylor 12
XP 2XP DXP 24 2 0 33 1 0 33 0 0 36 4 0 39 1 0 42 0 0 40 2 0 46 1 0 46 0 0 46 1 0 54 0 0 53 0 0
FG 7 15 11 15 12 13 19 12 12 11 22 14
Saf 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 213 284 326 329 337 337 383 384 370 381 444 455
Avg 16.4 20.3 23.3 25.3 25.9 25.9 29.5 29.5 30.8 31.8 37.0 37.9
TURNOVER MARGIN G 1. Kansas 13 2. Missouri 14 3. Oklahoma 14 4. Texas A&M 13 5. Kansas State 12 6. Texas 13 7. Oklahoma State 13 8. Colorado 13 9. Texas Tech 13 10. Iowa State 12 11. Nebraska 12 12. Baylor 12
Fum 12 16 9 16 9 10 7 7 11 8 3 9
RUSHING OFFENSE G 1. Oklahoma State 13 2. Texas A&M 13 3. Texas 13 4. Oklahoma 14 5. Kansas 13 6. Missouri 14 7. Nebraska 12 8. Colorado 13 9. Kansas State 12 10. Iowa State 12 11. Baylor 12 12. Texas Tech 13
Att 592 576 539 574 512 530 417 485 351 473 298 246
Int 23 17 19 8 17 17 12 16 10 10 8 10
Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 35 7 7 14 +21 1.62 33 7 13 20 +13 0.93 28 11 9 20 +8 0.57 24 9 8 17 +7 0.54 26 10 12 22 +4 0.33 27 8 18 26 +1 0.08 19 12 10 22 -3 -0.23 23 10 17 27 -4 -0.31 21 11 15 26 -5 -0.38 18 11 14 25 -7 -0.58 11 11 17 28 -17 -1.42 19 10 27 37 -18 -1.50
Yds Avg 3161 5.3 2751 4.8 2698 5.0 2670 4.7 2454 4.8 2467 4.7 1733 4.2 1875 3.9 1593 4.5 1484 3.1 934 3.1 771 3.1
PASS EFFICIENCY 1. Oklahoma 2. Texas Tech 3. Kansas 4. Missouri 5. Oklahoma State 6. Nebraska 7. Texas 8. Kansas State 9. Texas A&M 10. Colorado 11. Iowa State 12. Baylor
G 14 13 13 14 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 12
Att 401 763 476 582 386 481 436 510 376 476 423 561
Cmp Pct 270 .673 544 .713 302 .634 394 .677 229 .593 296 .615 277 .635 322 .631 214 .569 267 .561 254 .600 309 .551
PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY
TD Yds/G 30 243.2 31 211.6 35 207.5 34 190.7 30 188.8 29 176.2 19 144.4 19 144.2 23 132.8 16 123.7 5 77.8 18 59.3
G 1. Kansas 13 2. Texas Tech 13 3. Oklahoma 14 4. Missouri 14 5. Texas 13 6. Colorado 13 7. Nebraska 12 8. Kansas State 12 9. Texas A&M 13 10. Baylor 12 11. Oklahoma State 13 12. Iowa State 12
Att 528 406 489 560 517 475 409 413 437 432 482 399
Cmp 303 223 295 347 314 273 236 248 269 280 310 278
Int 23 10 19 17 17 16 8 17 8 10 12 10
Cmp 544 296 394 302 322 309 270 277 229 267 254 214
Int 15 17 13 7 12 27 9 18 10 17 14 8
Pct. Yds Avg 71.3 6114 8.0 61.5 3886 8.1 67.7 4397 7.6 63.4 3783 7.9 63.1 3425 6.7 55.1 3281 5.8 67.3 3615 9.0 63.5 3320 7.6 59.3 3161 8.2 56.1 3046 6.4 60.0 2439 5.8 56.9 2410 6.4
TD Y/G 51 470.3 31 323.8 34 314.1 36 291.0 21 285.4 23 273.4 39 258.2 22 255.4 26 243.2 22 234.3 9 203.2 14 185.4
RUSHING DEFENSE
FIRST DOWNS
Att 406 528 489 409 399 437 560 413 475 517 432 482
Cmp 223 303 295 236 278 269 347 248 273 314 280 310
Int 10 23 19 8 10 8 17 17 16 17 10 12
Pct. Yds Avg 54.9 2449 6.0 57.4 2893 5.5 60.3 3193 6.5 57.7 2936 7.2 69.7 3051 7.6 61.6 3313 7.6 62.0 3596 6.4 60.0 3108 7.5 57.5 3397 7.2 60.7 3611 7.0 64.8 3351 7.8 64.3 3734 7.7
TD Y/G 21 188.4 17 222.5 17 228.1 20 244.7 24 254.2 22 254.8 18 256.9 27 259.0 27 261.3 23 277.8 21 279.2 27 287.2
TOTAL OFFENSE
OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS
Ret 56 39 48 49 50 66 48 74 55 52 60 57
Yds 1583 983 1130 1143 1145 1506 1053 1619 1145 1026 1132 1056
TD 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Avg 28.3 25.2 23.5 23.3 22.9 22.8 21.9 21.9 20.8 19.7 18.9 18.5
No. 58 58 54 51 30 67 52 69 52 51 56 73
Yards Avg/P PR 2536 43.7 104 2583 44.5 208 2312 42.8 249 2055 40.3 142 1229 41.0 120 2622 39.1 206 2041 39.2 196 2721 39.4 186 2187 42.1 309 1949 38.2 166 2008 35.9 126 2825 38.7 505
G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 1. Texas 13 425 1214 2.9 12 93.4 2. Kansas 13 401 1232 3.1 8 94.8 3. Oklahoma 14 462 1544 3.3 17 110.3 4. Missouri 14 476 1709 3.6 20 122.1 5. Colorado 13 424 1664 3.9 18 128.0 6. Iowa State 12 413 1633 4.0 20 136.1 7. Kansas State 12 464 1699 3.7 16 141.6 8. Oklahoma State 13 490 2025 4.1 22 155.8 9. Texas A&M 13 490 2092 4.3 20 160.9 10. Texas Tech 13 577 2301 4.0 18 177.0 11. Baylor 12 498 2188 4.4 29 182.3 12. Nebraska 12 532 2786 5.2 38 232.2
Avg TBg Net/P 1.8 8 39..2 3.6 6 38.9 4.6 3 37.1 2.8 3 36.3 4.0 2 35.6 3.1 4 34.9 3.8 2 34.7 2.7 7 34.7 5.9 4 34.6 3.3 8 31.8 2.2 6 31.5 6.9 3 31.0
G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg 1. Kansas 13 1232 2893 929 4125 4.4 2. Oklahoma 14 1544 3193 951 4737 5.0 3. Texas Tech 13 2301 2449 983 4750 4.8 4. Texas 13 1214 3611 942 4825 5.1 5. Missouri 14 1709 3596 1036 5305 5.1 6. Colorado 13 1664 3397 899 5061 5.6 7. Iowa State 12 1633 3051 812 4684 5.8 8. Kansas State 12 1699 3108 877 4807 5.5 9. Texas A&M 13 2092 3313 927 5405 5.8 10. Oklahoma State 13 2025 3734 972 5759 5.9 11. Baylor 12 2188 3351 930 5539 6.0 12. Nebraska 12 2786 2936 941 5722 6.1
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE G 1. Kansas State 12 2. Missouri 14 3. Texas Tech 13 4. Colorado 13 5. Texas 13 6. Oklahoma State 13 7. Baylor 12 8. Nebraska 12 9. Oklahoma 14 10. Kansas 13 11. Texas A&M 13 12. Iowa State 12
1950
Ret 34 26 41 40 20 25 25 18 45 36 24 12
Yds 766 307 474 411 182 205 203 139 340 215 129 39
TD 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Avg 22.5 11.8 11.6 10.3 9.1 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.6 6.0 5.4 3.2
Yds 3615 6114 3783 4397 3161 3886 3320 3425 2410 3046 2439 3281
Pct. Yds 57.4 2893 54.9 2449 60.3 3193 62.0 3596 60.7 3611 57.5 3397 57.7 2936 60.0 3108 61.6 3313 64.8 3351 64.3 3734 69.7 3051
TD Effic 39 170.7 51 156.7 36 152.2 34 146.0 26 145.2 31 143.6 22 135.9 21 128.4 14 118.8 22 118.0 9 108.9 23 108.1
TD Effic 17 105.3 21 117.7 17 118.9 18 120.4 23 127.5 27 129.6 20 130.2 27 136.6 22 138.2 21 141.4 27 142.9 24 148.7
G Rush Pass Pen Total 1. Missouri 14 140 215 23 378 2. Texas Tech 13 58 279 21 358 3. Kansas 13 134 170 22 326 4. Oklahoma 14 131 159 24 314 5. Texas 13 142 152 17 311 6. Oklahoma State 13 168 132 10 310 7. Nebraska 12 89 184 19 292 8. Texas A&M 13 161 106 8 275 9. Kansas State 12 86 167 14 267 10. Colorado 13 93 140 20 253 11. Iowa State 12 93 120 17 230 12. Baylor 12 55 150 17 222
G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 1. Texas Tech 13 771 6114 1009 6885 6.8 69 529.6 2. Missouri 14 2467 4397 1112 6864 6.2 63 490.3 3. Oklahoma State 13 3161 3161 978 6322 6.5 56 486.3 4. Kansas 13 2454 3783 988 6237 6.3 66 479.8 5. Nebraska 12 1733 3886 898 5619 6.3 50 468.2 6. Texas 13 2698 3320 975 6018 6.2 57 462.9 7. Oklahoma 14 2670 3615 975 6285 6.4 73 448.9 8. Kansas State 12 1593 3425 861 5018 5.8 44 418.2 9. Texas A&M 13 2751 2410 952 5161 5.4 45 397.0 10. Colorado 13 1875 3046 961 4921 5.1 41 378.5 11. Baylor 12 934 3281 859 4215 4.9 28 351.2 12. Iowa State 12 1484 2439 896 3923 4.4 25 326.9
TOTAL DEFENSE
Int 9 15 7 13 10 17 18 12 8 17 14 27
TD Yds/G 25 317.3 34 338.4 39 365.4 35 371.2 38 378.9 45 389.3 44 390.3 43 400.6 42 415.8 49 443.0 50 461.6 58 476.8
G Rush Pass Pen Total 1. Kansas 13 80 122 14 216 2. Oklahoma 14 77 147 15 239 3. Iowa State 12 89 148 16 253 4. Colorado 13 84 161 13 258 5. Kansas State 12 97 138 28 263 6. Texas Tech 13 135 112 23 270 7. Texas 13 87 164 21 272 8. Baylor 12 128 148 10 286 Missouri 14 90 178 18 286 10. Texas A&M 13 119 154 16 289 11. Oklahoma State 13 116 164 15 295 12. Nebraska 12 138 142 19 299
SACKS BY
G Sacks Yards 1. Oklahoma 14 32 239 2. Kansas State 12 30 188 Missouri 14 30 258 4. Texas 13 28 245 5. Texas Tech 13 26 188 Kansas 13 26 181 7. Oklahoma State 13 22 161 8. Baylor 12 21 125 9. Colorado 13 20 138 Iowa State 12 20 156 11. Texas A&M 13 18 108 12. Nebraska 12 13 94
PENALTIES
G 1. Kansas 13 2. Iowa State 12 3. Baylor 12 4. Missouri 14 5. Texas A&M 13 6. Nebraska 12 7. Texas 13 8. Colorado 13 9. Oklahoma 14 10. Oklahoma State 13 11. Texas Tech 13 12. Kansas State 12
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No 53 56 70 76 81 77 80 88 96 94 103 98
Yds Avg/G 508 39.1 509 42.4 531 44.2 648 46.3 614 47.2 589 49.1 720 55.4 726 55.8 805 57.5 866 66.6 933 71.8 903 75.2
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
UNIVERSITY
PUNTING
Avg 42.8 42.3 40.9 39.9 37.2 35.2 34.6 33.4 27.9 27.3 18.2 18.2
Att 763 481 582 476 510 561 401 436 386 476 423 376
KICKOFF RETURNS G 1. Oklahoma 14 2. Kansas 13 3. Texas A&M 13 4. Missouri 14 5. Texas 13 6. Colorado 13 7. Texas Tech 13 8. Nebraska 12 9. Oklahoma State 13 10. Kansas State 12 11. Baylor 12 12. Iowa State 12
Pts 556 592 532 558 484 422 450 401 363 355 218 218
SEASON R EVI EW
G 1. Texas Tech 13 2. Kansas 13 3. Oklahoma 14 4. Nebraska 12 5. Iowa State 12 6. Texas A&M 13 7. Missouri 14 8. Kansas State 12 9. Colorado 13 10. Texas 13 11. Baylor 12 12. Oklahoma State 13
Saf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
THE SOONERS
G 1. Texas Tech 13 2. Nebraska 12 3. Missouri 14 4. Kansas 13 5. Kansas State 12 6. Baylor 12 7. Oklahoma 14 8. Texas 13 9. Oklahoma State 13 10. Colorado 13 11. Iowa State 12 12. Texas A&M 13
TD 27 34 43 40 43 42 47 50 48 50 54 60
FG 18 13 13 21 18 22 10 9 15 16 6 10
COACHING STAFF
G 1. Kansas 13 2. Oklahoma 14 3. Missouri 14 4. Texas 13 5. Texas A&M 13 Texas Tech 13 7. Colorado 13 8. Oklahoma State 13 9. Kansas State 12 10. Iowa State 12 11. Baylor 12 12. Nebraska 12
XP 2XP DXP 66 0 0 71 0 0 67 2 0 67 2 0 58 0 0 46 2 0 58 1 0 46 5 0 40 2 0 41 1 0 26 0 0 26 0 0
2 0 0 9 S EAS ON
G 1. Kansas 13 2. Oklahoma 14 3. Texas Tech 13 4. Missouri 14 5. Texas 13 6. Kansas State 12 7. Oklahoma State 13 8. Nebraska 12 9. Texas A&M 13 10. Colorado 13 11. Baylor 12 Iowa State 12
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BIG 12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Team Cl 1. Charles, Jamaal UT JR 2. Savage, Dantrell OSU SR 3. Johnson, James KSU SR 4. Charles, Hugh CU SR 5. Temple, Tony MU SR 6. McAnderson, Bra KU SR 7. Lucky, Marlon NU JR 8. Patrick, Allen OU SR 9. Murray, Demarco OU FR 10. McGee, Stephen TAMU JR
G 13 11 12 12 12 13 12 13 11 13
Att 258 223 174 199 186 190 206 173 127 181
Yds Avg TD 1619 6.3 18 1272 5.7 9 1106 6.4 12 1058 5.3 8 1039 5.6 12 1125 5.9 16 1019 4.9 9 1009 5.8 8 764 6.0 13 899 5.0 5
Long Y/G 86 124.5 30 115.6 68 92.2 41 88.2 44 86.6 40 86.5 41 84.9 69 77.6 92 69.5 65 69.2
G 13 14 12 9 13 11 13 13 14 13
Att 713 563 499 325 446 461 424 463 341 333
Cmp Int 512 14 384 11 316 11 205 10 276 7 264 18 276 18 263 17 237 8 201 9
Yds 5705 4306 3353 2422 3486 2844 3303 3015 3121 2824
G 13 14 13 13 13 12 11 9 13 13
Rush Pass Plys Total Yds/G -91 5705 751 5614 431.8 253 4306 672 4559 325.6 492 3303 538 3795 291.9 197 3486 538 3683 283.3 847 2824 473 3671 282.4 -40 3353 552 3313 276.1 98 2844 522 2942 267.5 -78 2422 350 2344 260.4 899 2311 545 3210 246.9 -27 3015 505 2988 229.8
PASSING AVG/GAME 1. Harrell, Graham 2. Daniel, Chase 3. Freeman, Josh 4. Keller, Sam 5. Reesing,Todd 6. Szymanski, B. 7. McCoy, Colt 8. Hawkins, Cody 9. Bradford, Sam 10. Robinson, Zac
Team TTU MU KSU NU KU BU UT CU OU OSU
Cl JR JR SO SR SO SO SO FR FR SO
TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Harrell, Graham 2. Daniel, Chase 3. McCoy, Colt 4. Reesing, Todd 5. Robinson, Zac 6. Freeman, Josh 7. Szymanski, B. 8. Keller, Sam 9. McGee, Stephen 10. Hawkins, Cody
Team Cl TTU JR MU JR UT SO KU SO OSU SO KSU SO BU SO NU SR TAMU JR CU FR
RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl 1. Crabtree, M. TTU FR 2. Nelson, Jordy KSU SR 3. Amendola, Danny TTU SR 4. Lucky, Marlon NU JR 5. Bowman, Adarius OSU SR 6. Rucker, Martin MU SR 7. Morris, Eric TTU JR 8. Maclin, Jeremy MU FR 9. Jones, Nate UT SR 10. Purify, Maurice NU SR
G 13 12 13 12 11 14 13 14 13 11
Rec 134 122 109 75 67 84 75 80 70 57
Yds TD 1962 22 1606 11 1245 6 705 3 1006 8 834 8 767 9 1055 9 795 5 814 9
RECEIVING YARDS/GAME Team Cl 1. Crabtree, M. TTU FR 2. Nelson, Jordy KSU SR 3. Amendola, Danny TTU SR 4. Bowman, Adarius OSU SR 5. Henry, Marcus KU SR 6. Maclin, Jeremy MU FR 7. Purify, Maurice NU SR 8. Blythe, Todd ISU SR 9. Iglesias, Juaquin OU JR 10. Fields, Dexton KU JR
ALL PURPOSE 1. Maclin, Jeremy 2. Nelson, Jordy 3. Crabtree, M. 4. Charles, Hugh 5. Lucky, Marlon 6. Cosby, Quan 7. Johnson, James 8. Charles, Jamaal 9. Savage, Dantrell 10. Iglesias, Juaquin
Team Cl MU FR KSU SR TTU FR CU SR NU JR UT JR KSU SR UT JR OSU SR OU JR
INTERCEPTIONS 1. Moore, William 2. Wheatley,T. 3. Foster, Brandon 4. Talib, Aqib Thornton, Justin Lacey, Jacob Wall, Jamar 8. Singleton, Chris Carney, Chris 10. Griffin, Marcus
Team Cl MU JR CU SR UT SR KU JR KU SO OSU JR TTU SO ISU JR KSU SO UT SR
G 13 12 13 11 13 14 11 12 14 13
Rec 134 122 109 67 54 80 57 52 68 63
Yds TD 1962 22 1606 11 1245 6 1006 8 1014 10 1055 9 814 9 779 5 907 5 834 6
G 14 12 13 12 12 13 12 13 11 14
Rush Rcv PR 375 1055 307 -7 1606 264 0 1962 0 1058 233 0 1019 705 0 0 680 178 1106 220 0 1619 199 0 1272 259 2 87 907 13
G 14 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13
Int 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Yds 61 65 115 195 74 62 9 37 14 91
TD 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
Pct. 71.8 68.2 63.3 63.1 61.9 57.3 65.1 56.8 69.5 60.4
TD Avg 48 438.8 33 307.6 18 279.4 14 269.1 33 268.2 22 258.5 22 254.1 22 231.9 36 222.9 23 217.2
1. Bradford, Sam 2. Harrell, Graham 3. Robinson, Zac 4. Reesing, Todd 5. Daniel, Chase 6. McCoy, Colt 7. Keller, Sam 8. Freeman, Josh 9. Hawkins, Cody 10. McGee, Stephen
Team Cl OU FR TTU JR OSU SO KU SO MU JR UT SO NU SR KSU SO CU FR TAMU JR
Att 341 713 333 446 563 424 325 499 463 364
Cmp Int 237 8 512 14 201 9 276 7 384 11 276 18 205 10 316 11 263 17 211 8
Pct. 69.5 71.8 60.4 61.9 68.2 65.1 63.1 63.3 56.8 58.0
G 12 14 13 12 13 13 10 11 13 10
Ret 26 25 17 33 19 23 19 14 30 19
Yds 454 307 188 316 178 211 162 108 203 16
TD 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long Avg 80 17.5 66 12.3 67 11.1 43 9.6 30 9.4 34 9.2 43 8.5 17 7.7 27 6.8 15 0.8
G 11 13 14 13 13 11 12 12 12 13
Ret 15 31 29 25 17 37 20 45 16 42
Yds 439 888 826 644 432 919 490 1094 388 1017
TD 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Long Avg 91 29.3 88 28.6 49 28.5 44 25.8 58 25.4 68 24.8 34 24.5 94 24.3 85 24.2 91 24.2
Team Cl KSU SR TAMU JR TTU FR OSU JR NU JR UT JR CU SO ISU SO BU FR KU SR
G 12 12 12 13 12 10 13 12 12 13
Punt Yds Long Avg 58 2583 61 44.5 56 2475 67 44.2 29 1236 60 42.6 51 2164 65 42.4 49 2023 52 41.3 34 1395 55 41.0 64 2550 57 39.8 69 2721 62 39.4 66 2579 63 39.1 46 1788 62 38.9
Team Cl 1. Crabtree, M. TTU FR 2. Wolfert, Jeff MU JR 3. Webb, Scott KU SR 4. Rossman, Brooks KSU JR 5. Bailey, Ryan UT JR 6. Charles, Jamaal UT JR 7. Murray, Demarco OU FR 8. Trlica, Alex TTU SR 9. Lane, Jorvorskie TAMU JR 10. Hartley, Garret OU SR
G 13 14 13 12 13 13 11 13 13 14
TD 22 0 0 0 0 18 15 0 17 0
XPT 0 67 66 44 58 0 0 67 0 71
G 13 13 11 13 13 14 12 12 12 12
TD 22 18 15 17 16 16 13 13 13 12
Rush Pass Ret 0 22 0 18 0 0 13 0 2 16 1 0 16 0 0 4 9 3 0 11 2 12 1 0 12 0 1 9 3 0
G 14 13 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 11
PATs FGs Pts 67-67 21-25 130 66-67 18-26 120 44-46 22-28 110 58-59 18-22 112 67-67 13-21 106 71-76 13-15 110 41-42 16-25 89 39-40 15-25 84 45-45 8-8 69 38-39 8-14 62
1. Murphy, Deon 2. Maclin, Jeremy 3. Cox, Perrish 4. McBride, Chase 5. Cosby, Quan 6. Morris, Eric 7. Bennett, Joe 8. Peterson, Jord 9. Smith, Reggie 10. Webb, Anthony
Team Cl KSU JR MU FR OSU SO CU SR UT JR TTU JR BU JR TAMU SO OU JR KU SO
Team Cl 1. Murray, DeMarco OU FR 2. Herford, Marcus KU JR 3. Iglesias, Juaquin OU JR 4. Franks, Kerry TAMU SR 5. Britton, Edward TTU SO 6. Wheatley, T. CU SR 7. Charles, Hugh CU SR 8. Grixby, Cortney NU SR 9. Johnson, James KSU SR 10. Cosby, Quan UT JR
Long Avg/C Yds/G 75 14.6 150.9 68 13.2 133.8 49 11.4 95.8 77 15.0 91.5 82 18.8 78.0 82 13.2 75.4 60 14.3 74.0 55 15.0 64.9 51 13.3 64.8 37 13.2 64.2 Avg/G 198.3 155.2 152.2 148.4 145.2 144.2 142.8 139.8 139.4 130.9
G 14 13 13 13 14 13 9 12 13 13
PUNT RETURN AVG
KICK RETURN AVG
Long Avg/C Rec/G 75 14.6 10.31 68 13.2 10.17 49 11.4 8.38 62 9.4 6.25 77 15.0 6.09 40 9.9 6.00 58 10.2 5.77 82 13.2 5.71 34 11.4 5.38 60 14.3 5.18
KR Yds 1039 2776 0 1863 16 1978 490 1781 19 1743 1017 1875 388 1714 0 1818 0 1533 826 1833
PASS EFFICIENCY
PUNTING
1. Reyer, Tim 2. Brantly, Justin 3. LaCour, J. 4. Fodge, Matt 5. Titchener, Dan 6. Moore, Justin 7. DiLallo, Mathew 8. Brandtner, Mike 9. Epperson, Derek 10. Tucker, Kyle
SCORING
SCORING (TDS)
Team Cl 1. Crabtree, M. TTU FR 2. Charles, Jamaal UT JR 3. Murray, Demarco OU FR 4. Lane, Jorvorskie TAMU JR 5. McAnderson, Bra KU SR 6. Maclin, Jeremy MU FR 7. Nelson, Jordy KSU SR 8. Temple, Tony MU SR Johnson, James KSU SR 10. Lucky, Marlon NU JR
SCORING (KICK)
Team Cl 1. Wolfert, Jeff MU JR 2. Webb, Scott KU SR 3. Rossman, Brooks KSU JR 4. Bailey, Ryan UT JR 5. Trlica, Alex TTU SR 6. Hartley, Garret OU SR 7. Eberhart, Kevin CU SR 8. Szymanski, Matt TAMU SO 9. Henery, Alex NU FR 10. Ricks, Jason OSU JR
FG 0 21 18 22 18 0 0 13 0 13
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Pts/G 9.3 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.2 7.9 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.6
Yds 3121 5705 2824 3486 4306 3303 2422 3353 3015 2311
TD Eff. 36 176.5 48 157.3 23 149.0 33 148.8 33 147.9 22 139.2 14 133.7 18 127.3 22 119.8 12 117.8
Pts Pts/G 132 10.2 130 9.3 120 9.2 110 9.2 112 8.6 108 8.3 90 8.2 106 8.2 104 8.0 110 7.9 PAT Pts Pt/G 0 132 10.2 0 108 8.3 0 90 8.2 1 104 8.0 0 96 7.4 0 96 6.9 1 80 6.7 0 78 6.5 0 78 6.5 1 74 6.2
FIELD GOALS
Team Cl 1. Rossman, Brooks KSU JR 2. Wolfert, Jeff MU JR 3. Bailey, Ryan UT JR Webb, Scott KU SR 5. Eberhart, Kevin CU SR 6. Szymanski, Matt TAMU SO 7. Trlica, Alex TTU SR 8. Hartley, Garret OU SR 9. Culbertson,Bret ISU SR 10. Ricks, Jason OSU JR
FIELD GOAL PCT 1. Hartley, Garret 2. Wolfert, Jeff 3. Bailey, Ryan 4. Rossman, Brooks 5. Webb, Scott 6. Eberhart, Kevin 7. Trlica, Alex 8. Szymanski, Matt 9. Culbertson, Bret
Team Cl OU SR MU JR UT JR KSU JR KU SR CU SR TTU SR TAMU SO ISU SR
PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl 1. Wolfert, Jeff MU JR Trlica, Alex TTU SR Henery, Alex NU FR Culbertson,Bret ISU SR 5. Webb, Scott KU SR 6. Bailey, Ryan UT JR 7. Eberhart, Kevin CU SR 8. Szymanski, Matt TAMU SO 9. Ricks,Jason OSU JR 10. Rossman, Brooks KSU JR
G 12 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 11
FG 22 21 18 18 16 15 13 13 10 8
FGA Pct. FG/G 28 78.6 1.83 25 84.0 1.50 22 81.8 1.38 26 69.2 1.38 25 64.0 1.23 25 60.0 1.15 21 61.9 1.00 15 86.7 0.93 18 55.6 0.83 14 57.1 0.73
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FGA Pct. 15 86.7 25 84.0 22 81.8 28 78.6 26 69.2 25 64.0 21 61.9 25 60.0 18 55.6
G Made 14 67 13 67 12 45 12 26 13 66 13 58 13 42 13 39 11 38 12 44
Att 67 67 45 26 67 59 43 40 39 46
TACKLES (ALL POSITIONS) Player Team Cl 1. Dizon, Jordon CU SR 2. Lofton, Curtis OU JR 3. Lake, Jordan BU SO 4. Dodge, Mark TAMU SR 5. Weatherspoon, S. MU SO 6. Bowen, Alvin ISU SR Pawelek, Joe BU SO 8. Moore, William MU JR 9. Mortensen, Joe KU JR 10. Octavien, Steve NU SR 11. Holt, James KU JR 12. Tupe, Misi TAMU SR 13. Rivera, Mike KU JR 14. Christopher, Brock MU JR 15. Pugh, Jordan TAMU SO 16. Garcia, Joe TTU SR 17. Banks, Jon ISU SR 18. Smith, James ISU SO Smith, Jesse ISU SO 20. Baker, Lewis OU SR Asante, Larry NU SO 22. Jones, Brad CU JR Lavine, Patrick OSU SO Williams, M. TTU SO Woods, Donovan OSU SR 26. Wolfe, D.J. OU SR 27. McKinney, Justin KSU SR 28. Moore, Nick BU SR McKeon, Corey NU SR 30. Price, Ricky OSU JR Smith, Reggie OU JR 32. Griffin, Marcus UT SR Smart, Jeff CU SO Dixon, Alton TAMU JR 35. Murillo, A. NU JR 36. Roland, Justin KSU SR 37. Dykes, Daniel CU JR 38. Watts, Marcus KSU SR 39. Gregg, Devin TAMU JR 40. Houlik, John KSU SO Brandenburgh, L. NU SR 42. McBath, Darcel TTU JR Holmes, Lendy OU JR 44. La Mar, Jake BU JR 45. Stuckey, Darrel KU SO 46. Williams, Paul TTU SR 47. Walker, Reggie KSU JR 48. Carney, Chris KSU SO Crawford, Dwain BU JR 50. Duncan, Brian TTU FR
G 13 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 13 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 11 13 12 9 13 13 12 13 13 12 12 9 13
Pct. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.5 98.3 97.6 97.5 97.4 95.7
Pos Solo Ast LB 114 48 LB 94 63 DB 67 53 LB 42 75 LB 75 52 LB 67 32 LB 40 59 S 71 44 LB 52 54 LB 56 36 LB 54 45 LB 35 62 LB 40 56 LB 56 47 DB 25 65 S 53 34 LB 50 30 DB 55 24 LB 36 43 LB 47 44 S 40 38 LB 47 34 LB 45 36 LB 44 37 LB 59 22 DB 52 35 DB 51 23 LB 34 39 LB 34 39 S 48 30 DB 57 21 S 54 23 LB 48 29 DB 27 50 CB 43 28 LB 38 32 DB 54 21 DB 41 22 DB 32 42 LB 41 27 LB 37 14 S 50 23 DB 50 23 DB 33 34 S 39 33 LB 43 28 LB 28 37 DB 37 27 DB 25 23 LB 49 20
Total 162 157 120 117 127 99 99 115 106 92 99 97 96 103 90 87 80 79 79 91 78 81 81 81 81 87 74 73 73 78 78 77 77 77 71 70 75 63 74 68 51 73 73 67 72 71 65 64 48 69
Avg/G Sack 12.5 4.0 11.2 1.0 10.0 0.0 9.8 1.0 9.1 3.0 8.2 2.0 8.2 2.0 8.2 2.0 8.2 3.0 7.7 2.0 7.6 2.0 7.5 2.0 7.4 3.0 7.4 1.5 6.9 0.0 6.7 1.0 6.7 0.0 6.6 1.0 6.3 1.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.2 2.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 2.0 6.2 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.1 1.0 6.1 1.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 5.9 0.0 5.9 0.0 5.9 2.0 5.9 0.5 5.8 1.0 5.8 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 3.0 5.7 0.0 5.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 5.6 3.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 2.0 5.4 3.0 5.3 0.0 5.3 0.0 5.3 0.0
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Flagship Educational Institution of the Sooner State The University of Oklahoma is experiencing a golden era in the history of a great institution. The quality of new students is soaring and donor confidence is at an all-time high. Over the last 11 years, OU’s donor base has expanded at a staggering rate, moving from 17,000 to 108,000. President David L. Boren has spurred significant changes that have resulted in a learning environment of the highest order. As a result, the state of Oklahoma enjoys resources that impact everything from medical science to the arts for many years to come. The University of Oklahoma has long embraced the great tradition of Sooner athletics. With competitive facilities all located on the main campus, including several near the heart of the university, student-athletes and their classmates mingle comfortably in an environment that fosters an attitude of excellence, regardless of the endeavor.
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The University of Oklahoma ranks number one among all public universities in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled per capita. The Athletics Department became just the second Division I winner of the Prism Award, recognizing best practices in sports management. OU has 20 colleges offering 158 majors at the baccalaureate level and 167 majors at the master’s level. The university’s annual operating budget is more than $1 billion.
OU produced its 27th Rhodes Scholar last year ranking it highly among public institutions nationwide in the total number of Rhodes Scholars. OU boasts an enrollment of more than 30,000 students and more than 2,000 full-time faculty.
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• OU ranks number one in the nation among all public universities in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled per capita. • The Princeton Review ranks OU among the best in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students.
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• OU ranks first in the Big 12 and at the top in the nation in international reciprocal exchange agreements with universities around the world. The University has 174 student exchange agreements with universities in 66 countries. More than 1,500 students from almost 100 countries are enrolled on OU’s Norman campus. • The Athletics Department became just the second Division I winner of the Prism Award, recognizing best practices in sports management. • OU has over a $1.5 billion impact on the state’s economy each year.
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• OU produced its 27th Rhodes Scholar last year ranking it highly among public institutions nationwide in the total number of Rhodes Scholars. •OU is among the top universities in the nation in Goldwater Scholarship for math and science winners, with 12 in the past four years. •OU continues to break private fund-raising records, with more than $1.4 billion in gifts and pledges since 1994, which has provided funding for dramatic capital improvements, the growth in faculty endowment and student scholarships. • For complete information on The University of Oklahoma and the Norman campus, please visit the official website at www.OU.edu.
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in on government experience and contacts by becoming lobbyists. In addition, he introduced legislation seeking to limit gifts and travel subsidies that government workers, including members of Congress, can receive from lobbyists. Boren also chaired the special 1992-93 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which produced proposals to make Congress more efficient and responsive by streamlining congressional bureaucracy, reducing staff sizes and reforming procedures to end legislative gridlock.
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Boren left the U.S. Senate in 1994 with an approval rating of 9l percent after being reelected with 83 percent of the vote in 1990, the highest percentage in the nation in a U.S. Senate contest in that election year. Boren served from 1988 to 1997 as a member of the Yale University Board of Trustees. His university experience also includes four years on the faculty of Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was chairman of the Department of Political Science and chairman of the Division of Social Sciences. In 1993, the American Association of University Professors presented Boren with the Henry Yost Award as Education Advocate of the Year.
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13th President, The University of Oklahoma David L. Boren, who has served Oklahoma as governor and U.S. senator, became the thirteenth president of the University of Oklahoma in November 1994. He is the first person in state history to have served in all three positions. Boren is widely respected for his academic credentials, his longtime support of education, and for his distinguished political career as a reformer of the American political system. A graduate of Yale University in 1963, Boren majored in American history, graduated in the top one percent of his class and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University, England, in 1965. In 1968, he received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was on the Law Review, elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Bledsoe Prize as the outstanding graduate by a vote of the faculty. As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren promoted key educational initiatives that have had an enduring impact on Oklahoma. Established during his tenure were the Oklahoma Arts Institute, the Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program, and the Oklahoma Physicians Manpower Training Program, which provides scholarships for medical students and medical personnel who commit to practice in underserved rural areas. Also, the first state funding for Gifted and Talented classes was provided in 1976 and, from 1976 through 1978, Oklahoma ranked first among all states in the percentage increases of funding for higher education. One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects in promoting quality education at all levels is the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, which he founded in 1985. The foundation recognizes outstanding public school students and teachers and helps establish private local foundations to help give academic endowment grants to local public schools. As a senator, he was the author of the National Security Education Act in 1992, which provides scholarships for study abroad and for learning additional languages, as well as legislation to restore the tax deductibility of gifts of appreciated property to universities in 1993. Boren, also a former state legislator, spent nearly three decades in elective politics before becoming the president of the University of Oklahoma. Boren was the youngest governor in the nation when he served from 1974 to 1978. Known as a reformer, Boren campaigned with a broom as his symbol. During his term, he instituted many progressive programs, including conflict-of-interest rules, campaign-financing disclosure, stronger open meeting laws for public bodies, more competitive bidding on state government contracts, and reform of the state’s prison system, including expanded education programs for first-time offenders and the largest expansion of the work-release program in state history. During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1994, Boren served on the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. From his days as a state legislator and governor of Oklahoma to Washington, Boren carried a commitment to reform, leading numerous efforts to make government work better for American citizens. As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he strengthened oversight of secret government programs and reformed the procedures for Presidential notice of such programs to Congress. For more than 10 years, he led the fight for congressional campaign finance reform and for legislation discouraging administration and congressional staff from cashing
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In April 2004, Boren received the Mory’s Cup from the Mory’s Association at Yale University. In making the presentation to Boren it was noted that he was the first Yale graduate in the university’s history extending over three centuries to have served as a Governor, U.S. Senator and President of a major university. Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed and emerged as a “pacesetter university in American public higher education,” with 20 major new programs initiated since his inauguration. They include establishment of the Honors College, the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, a new expository writing program for freshmen modeled on the program at Harvard, an interdisciplinary religious studies program, the Artist-in-Residence Program, the International Programs Center, and the Faculty-in-Residence Program putting faculty family apartments in student residence halls. The Retired Professors Program has been started, bringing 50 retired full professors back to the University to teach freshmen. The number of new facilities started or completed on the campus during the Boren years has matched the explosion in new programs. Since 1994, almost $1 billion in construction projects have been completed or are under way on OU’s three campuses. Among the largest of the recent projects are the $18.7 million renovation and expansion of historic Holmberg Hall, home of music and dance programs; the $67 million National Weather Center; the $19 million addition to the Michael F. Price College of Business; the $17 million Gaylord Hall for journalism and mass communication; the $27 million Stephenson Research and Technology Center; and the $83.5 million stadium project. The Health Sciences Center has a new Student Union, and the new $24 million Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center. Presidential Travel Scholarships, students from 111 countries on campus, more reciprocal international exchange agreements than any other university and the new International Programs Center are all making OU more international. The new Honors College helps to assure that no students need to leave Oklahoma to find an educational experience to match their potential. In 1995, Boren launched the “Reach for Excellence” fundraising campaign with a five-year goal of $200 million, which was twice as large as any fundraising drive in Oklahoma history. The drive exceeded $500 million, raising OU into the top 15 public universities in the United States in private endowment per capita. Since 1994, endowed professorships have more than quadrupled and the OU donor base has grown from 18,000 to more than 107,000 friends and alumni. During the first 10 years of Boren’s tenure over $1 billion in private gifts were donated to the university. Above all, the Boren years have been marked by an emphasis on putting students first. There is not a university president in the country that is more committed to students as his number one priority. He teaches a freshman-level course in political science each semester and is one of the few presidents of major universities to teach. Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a former judge and English teacher. Mrs. Boren is President Emeritus of the Oklahoma Arts Institute, which provides education programs in nine arts disciplines for high school students from across the state who are gifted in the arts. Molly Boren has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree in English and a Juris Doctorate from the OU College of Law. A native of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie Christine Boren, an Episcopal minister, and David Daniel Boren, a member of the United States Congress from Oklahoma. The Borens are the pround grandparents of Janna Lou Boren. Devoting much of his life to public service, Boren drew from the example of his parents, the late Congressman Lyle H. Boren and Christine Boren.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Joe Castiglione Principle Centered Leader …Visionary ... Passionate Advocate for Student-Athletes ... Establishes Standards of Excellence & Cultural Values ... Builder of Championship Programs Each of those characteristics, standing alone, describes the 11th director of athletics in University of Oklahoma history. However, just as he has brought together different groups who are committed to one goal, you must combine those traits to get the complete picture of the person who has led the OU athletics department since 1998.
Quick to give credit to the student-athletes and coaches, the staff and the university administration, the donors and the fans, Castiglione was the one who implemented the changes that led to success. When he was hired in 1998, the search committee believed they had found a rising star in the field of intercollegiate athletics administration. Everything that has happened since his arrival at OU has cemented that reputation.
His commitment to the success of student-athletes led NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand to appoint him as chair of the Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) Working Group in June of 2008. This group, which includes presidents, chancellors, conference commissioners, faculty athletics representatives, athletics directors and head football coaches, has been given the charge to review the APR as it pertains to Division I football student-athletes. When the study is complete, the group will report back to Dr. Brand and the NCAA Board of Directors with their findings, evaluations and recommendations for improvement.
Perhaps his most unique achievement over the last 10 years for Castiglione, though, came when he received his master’s of education degree from OU in May 2007. To understand the need for education and lifelong learning, OU’s student-athletes just have to look at their AD who started and completed his master’s degree while running the department and maintaining his priorities to his family. He quickly put his experience to use as an adjunct professor in the College of Education teaching a graduate class in Marketing & Development.
A 1979 Maryland graduate, Castiglione received the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in April 2007. He began his career as the sports promotions director at Rice. He then worked a year as director of athletic fund-raising at Georgetown before being hired in 1981 at Missouri as director of communications and marketing. Active on the national and conference level, he is currently serving on the Gatorade Collegiate Advisory Board and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He served two terms as chair of the Big 12 Board of Athletics Directors and is a past president of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association and NACDA. He served a four-year term on the NCAA Championship/ Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Baseball Committee and is a past member of the NCAA Football Special Events Certification Committee. He recently agreed to serve on the NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group. In 2007, he was named to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a highly requested speaker at annual conventions and continuing education institutes. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Castiglione was born Oct. 8, 1957. He is married to the former Kristen Bartel, a 1990 graduate of the University of Missouri. They are the parents of two sons, Joseph Robert, Jr., born on December 20, 1996, and Jonathan Edmund, born on March 21, 2000.
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The 11th director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma has celebrated seven national team championships and over 40 conference team titles; record numbers of graduating student-athletes and record-setting grade point averages for Sooner teams; dramatically increased donor giving; huge increases in ticket sales for all sports; major facility improvements, and development and construction of new facilities. And, as aggressive as the push to improve, expand and excel has been, he has produced a balanced budget in every year of his tenure, a first since the early 1980s.
Castiglione was hired on April 30, 1998, after serving as athletics director at Missouri. In his 17-year career with the Tigers, Castiglione, who was named director of athletics at Missouri on Dec. 15, 1993, was credited with rebuilding sports programs, hiring outstanding coaches, implementing an innovative master plan for facilities, inspiring record-setting increases in fund-raising and balancing the budget in each of his five years as athletics director.
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His peers have honored him for the department’s achievements as well. In October 2004, the Bobby Dodd Foundation named him Athletics Director of the Year. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators Hall of Fame. In June 2001, he received the General Robert R. Neyland Athletic Director Award for lifetime achievement from the All-American Football Foundation. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) named him Central Region AD of the Year in 2000.
Castiglione has cultivated over 20 multi-million dollar gifts, including the largest capital gifts in history for athletics at OU, and some of the largest ever for the university as a whole. He has driven dramatic facilities projects, including a $70 million renovation and expansion of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Others include a $17.2 million renovation of Lloyd Noble Center; phase I of The Headington Family Tennis Complex; John Jacobs Track and Field Complex; the Everest Training Facility, one of the largest indoor practice areas in the country; and construction of the Gregg & Betsy Wadley Indoor Tennis Center. Other projects completed in his tenure have included the redesign of the Sooner football practice fields; the Port Robertson Wrestling Facility; phase I & II of the Sooner Soccer Complex, expansion of the Viersen Gymnastics Pavilion as well as additional renovations to the McCasland Field House; L. Dale Mitchell Park, the Charlie Coe Golf Learning Center, the OU Softball Complex and Barry Switzer Center. His administrative work, which has seen significant reorganization and the hiring of 12 head coaches, also included the negotiation of multi-million dollar multi-media rights contract that produces more than $8 million in annual revenue for the athletics department. His leadership was instrumental as well as the Sooners added their 21st athletics team to the OU family, women’s rowing (which will begin competition in the fall of 2008) and the design and construction of the new McClendon Boathouse on the Oklahoma River.
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The accomplishments of the department and its student-athletes, coaches and staff have earned national recognition for the university and the department. Recognized as the 2007 PRISM Award winner by the School of Sports Management at the University of Massachusetts, OU was just the second Division I winner and all of the programs recognized by the selection panel were started under Castiglione’s leadership. The PRISM Award annually recognizes one Division I intercollegiate athletics department that demonstrates industry-leading excellence and innovation in sports management.
Credited with energizing OU’s fund-raising efforts, Castiglione was instrumental in the athletics department’s major campaign, Great Expectations: The Campaign For Sooner Sports. The campaign ended in November of 2003 with more than $125 million raised. The figure has grown to almost $200 million since then as the department continues its approach, and largest fund-raising effort in OU athletics history including projects that impact each of OU’s nearly 500 student-athletes. It has become a national model for intercollegiate athletics.
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Joe Castiglione has established a pattern of excellence that few in his profession can match. In an environment where every decision is made reflecting the department’s mission statement “Inspiring champions today … Preparing leaders for tomorrow,” forming the background, Castiglione is leading the department that has written one of the most successful eras in school history.
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Fours in 2002. • A Division I record of 74 combined victories produced by the football team and both basketball squads in the 2001-02 school year. • An average of more than 17 out of 20 OU teams per year represented in postseason play. A total of 18 of OU’s 20 teams advanced to NCAA competition in 2007-08 and conference titles were produced by football, men’s gymnastics and women’s gymnastics.
Other highlights of Castiglione’s tenure include: • An annual finish among the top 25 in the standings for the Director’s Cup which measures overall athletics success in eight of the last nine years, including an all-time program best of 15th in 2003-2004. OU ranked 23rd in the 2007-08 standings. • The Sooner men’s gymnastics team won its eighth NCAA title in 2008. It marked the fifth national championship for the program in the last seven years. The Sooners were led by OU’s most decorated gymnast in school history and latest Olympian, Jonathan Horton, who will be representing the U.S. in Beijing in August. • A total of 29 OU teams that have ranked among the top 10 in season-ending polls. • A school-record and Big 12-best graduation rate of 74% in 2003. • Three appearances in the BCS National Championship Game and the college football national championship in 2000. • Appearances by the men’s and women’s basketball teams in their respective Final
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