1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1993 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
John Hancock Bowl champion
John Hancock Bowl, W 41–10 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Watson Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Tom Hayes (3rd season)
Base defense 5–2
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 1 18 3 1
No. 20 Kansas State 4 2 19 2 1
No. 17 Oklahoma  % 4 3 09 3 0
Kansas 3 4 05 7 0
Missouri 2 5 03 7 1
Iowa State 2 5 03 8 0
Oklahoma State 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion
    % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1993 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 fifth-year head coach Gary Gibbs.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:05 p.m.at TCU *No. 21 PPV W 35–340,418
September 112:30 p.m.No. 5 Texas A&M *No. 17 ABC W 44–1468,211
September 251:30 p.m. Tulsa *No. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 41–2067,121
October 21:00 p.m.at Iowa State No. 10PPVW 24–737,281
October 92:30 p.m.vs. Texas *No. 10ABCW 38–1775,587
October 162:30 p.m.No. 20 Colorado No. 9
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 10–2764,213
October 231:30 p.m. Kansas No. 17
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 38–2360,411
October 301:10 p.m.at No. 25 Kansas State No. 14PPVL 7–2131,569
November 61:00 p.m.at Missouri No. 20 PSN W 42–2331,438
November 131:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 17
PSNW 31–065,275
November 262:30 p.m.at No. 2 Nebraska No. 16ABCL 7–2175,674
December 241:30 p.m.vs. Texas Tech *No. 19 CBS W 41–1043,848
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Roster

1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 James Allen Fr
TE 86 Rickey Brady Sr
QB 12 Cale Gundy Sr
SE 17P. J. MillsSo
RB 7 Jerald Moore Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 72 Aubrey Beavers Sr
S 39John AndersonJr
CB 42Darrius JohnsonSo
DE 57 Cedric Jones So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Scott Blanton Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 222117121010109171420171516191917
Coaches Poll 2119161310998171320171415171614

Game summaries

Texas

#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
1234Total
#10 Oklahoma37141438
Texas037717

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at Kansas State

1234Total
Oklahoma00077
Kansas State0714021


At Nebraska

Oklahoma at Nebraska
1234Total
#16 Oklahoma70007
#2 Nebraska0701421

Vs. Texas Tech (John Hancock Bowl)

Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma
1234Total
Texas Tech037010
#19 Oklahoma141401341

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
254 Aubrey Beavers Linebacker Miami Dolphins
6167 Rickey Brady Tight end Los Angeles Rams

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References

  1. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. "Saturday's Summaries". Gainesville Sun . October 10, 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 31.
  4. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.