1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1991 Oklahoma Sooners football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 48–14 vs. Virginia
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Jason Belser Joe Bowden Brandon Houston Mike McKinley Randy Wallace Chris Wilson
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Nebraska +	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Colorado +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 16 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Kansas State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by third-year head coach Gary Gibbs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	1:00 p.m.	North Texas *	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 40–2	69,211	[1]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Utah State *	No. 7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 55–21	69,057
September 28	1:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech *	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 27–17	73,200	[2]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 5	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	PSN	W 29–8	42,950
October 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas *	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 7–10	75,587
October 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Colorado	No. 12	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 17–34	72,296
October 26	1:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 21	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 41–3	68,128
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 28–7	62,162
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	PPV	W 56–16	30,193
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	PSN	W 21–6	68,778
November 29	2:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 14–19	76,386
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19 Virginia *	No. 20	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	W 48–14	62,003	[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	10	9	9	7	6	5	6	12	21	20	20	18	19	19	20	16
Coaches	11	9	9	8	7	6	5	12	20	19	18	16	16	16	20	14

Roster

1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Joey Alfred Jr G 63 Mark Blodgett  Sr G 60 John Bradley  Sr TE 86 Rickey Brady So OT 66 Brian Brauninger  Sr TB 23 Dewell Brewer Jr TB 22 Dustin Caldwell Fr RB 21 Inurell Chester Fr RB 30 Terry Collier Fr QB 10 Steve Collins  Jr WR 9 Tink Collins  Jr OL 65 Jason Comer Fr WR 5 Greg Ervin Sr OL 51 Joe Ervin Jr QB 18 Gerald Farley Fr RB 7 Rod Fisher  Sr C 79 Eric Fultz  Sr TB 32 Mike Gaddis  Sr WR 14 Jeff Gibson Fr QB 12 Cale Gundy So QB 1 Albert Hall Fr FB 3 Scott Harper Sr OT 70 Brandon Houston (C)  Sr G 67 Chris Jensen Sr FB 27 Corey Johnson  So WR 81 David Jourdan  Fr OT 58 Jason Keith  Jr C 52 Brent Koontz  So WR 3 Ted Long  Sr RB 25 Billy McDade  Fr FB 31 Mike McKinley (C)  Sr WR 17 Chris Melson  Sr TE 82 Joey Mickey Jr G 64 Paul Moriarty Jr WR 83 John Nelson  So WR 85 JaJuan Penny Fr FB 33 Kenyon Rasheed  Jr G 71 Jeff Resler  Fr G 62 Broderick Roberson  Fr TE 80 Pete Schmitt  Jr FB 36 William Steines Jr QB 15 Doug Switzer Fr WR 11 Otis Taylor  Jr TB 26 Travis Thompson Jr OT 68 Tim Vitito  Fr C 50 Randy Wallace (C) Sr WR 2 Corey Warren So OT 74 Chris Watkins  Jr G 55 Steve Wigington  Fr C 60 Matt Wilson  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 95 Russell Allen  So DB 39 John Anderson So DL 96 Joseph Asbel Fr NG 56 James Baldwin  Jr DE 40 Reggie Barnes  Jr DE 72 Aubrey Beavers So DB 29 Jason Belser  (C) Sr LB 45 Joe Bowden  (C) Sr DL 57 David Campbell  Fr DB 14 Melvin Carter  Jr NG 91 Ben Cavil  Fr DB 24 Drew Christmon So LB 41 Mike Coats  So DB 29 Perry Collier Fr DE 47 Brent DeQuasie Fr DB 48 Greg DeQuasie  Sr DT 77 Stacey Dillard  Sr LB 34 Mike Fields  Fr DB 15 Charles Franks Sr LB 44 Mario Freeman Fr LB 49 Bryan Gorka  Fr LB 43 Tremayne Green Fr DT 93 Matthew Harris So DE 13 Kyle Hill Jr LB 37 Jay Houtman Jr DE 89 Ronn Hull  So DB 42 Darrius Johnson Fr DB 6 Russell Jones  Fr LB 43 Mike Kaighan Fr DE 35 Daniel Kanu Fr DT 97 Proctor Land  Sr DL 75 Chuck Langston Fr DB 22 Tony Levy Sr NG 46 Corey Mayfield  Sr DB 17 Pete Norwood So DB 4 Tommy O'Hara  So DL 94 Milton Overton  Fr DL 78 Mark Parry Fr NG 87 Shad Patrick  So DB 19 Terry Ray Sr NG 53 Mike Reed Fr DB 8 William Shankle Jr LB 44 Derrick Smith Fr DE 88 Trey Tippens  Jr DB 28 Darnell Walker Jr DT 73 David Walsh Sr DB 31 Maylon Wesley Fr DL 90 Greg Wilkins Fr TB 20 Earnest Williams So LB 30 Chris Wilson  (C)  Sr DE 99 Corey Wilson So DL 92 Ricky Wren  So DB 38 Allen Zeno Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 97 Barry Blanton So K 16 Scott Blanton Fr P/K 93 Blair Culley Jr K 98 Brian McGarry Fr K 39 Charlie Means Fr K/P 84 Brad Reddell  Jr	Head coach Gary Gibbs Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker –Offensive coordinator Mike Jones –Running backs and wide receivers Charley North –Tight ends and special teams Tom Hayes –Defensive coordinator John Blake –Defensive line Lucious Selmon –Outside linebacker and defensive end Johnny Barr –Linebackers Bobby Proctor –Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season. ^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
5	133	Joe Bowden	Linebacker	Houston Oilers
6	146	Brian Brauninger	Tackle	Phoenix Cardinals
6	152	Mike Gaddis	Running back	Minnesota Vikings
6	153	Stacey Dillard	Defensive tackle	New York Giants
6	158	Terry Ray	Defensive back	Atlanta Falcons
8	197	Jason Belser	Defensive back	Indianapolis Colts
10	269	Corey Mayfield	Defensive end	San Francisco 49ers
12	326	Brandon Houston	Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
12	331	Chris Wilson	Linebacker	Chicago Bears

References

1. "Defense is best offense for Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved October 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Victory comes to pass for OU". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Oklahoma captures Gator". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
5. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.