1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1994 Oklahoma Sooners football
Copper Bowl, L 6–31 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–6 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Gibbs (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Watson Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Hayes (4th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	John Anderson Albert Hall Darrius Johnson Garrick McGee
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Colorado  %	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	1
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Iowa State	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1994 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 sixth-year head coach Gary Gibbs, who resigned at the conclusion of the season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	at Syracuse *	No. 16	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 30–29	48,421
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Texas A&M *	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 14–36	72,577
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Texas Tech *	No. 21	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 17–11	62,323
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 21	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–6	65,821
October 8	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Texas *	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 10–17	75,587
October 15	8:30 p.m.	No. 4 Colorado	No. 22	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 7–45	53,199
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 20–17	42,500
October 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 23 Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–37	60,415
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 30–13	54,463
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 33–14	50,116
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–13	70,216
December 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 BYU *		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–31	45,122
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 James Allen So WR 1 Albert Hall (C) Sr QB 8 Garrick McGee  (C) Jr RB 7 Jerald Moore So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 39 John Anderson (C) Sr CB 42 Darrius Johnson (C) Jr DE 57 Cedric Jones Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Scott Blanton Sr	Head coach Gary Gibbs Coordinators/assistant coaches Watson Brown –Offensive coordinator Mike Jones –Running backs Clarence James –Wide receivers Charley North –Tight ends and special teams Tom Hayes –Defensive coordinator Kevin Wolthausen –Defensive line Lucious Selmon –Outside linebacker and defensive end Johnny Barr –Linebackers Clancy Pendergast –Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Texas

See also: 1994 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Showdown

Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	10	7	17
Oklahoma	0	7	0	3	10

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly sunny • 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind 15 mph (24 km/h) N
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: Dale
• TV: ABC
• Texas Sports

Game information
Texas James Brown 17/22, 148 Yds, TD, INT Rodrick Walker 23 Rush, 77 Yds Eric Jackson 2 Rec, 30 Yds Oklahoma Garrick McGee 12/19, 192 Yds, INT James Allen 19 Rush, 88 Yds Albert Hall 4 Rec, 69 Yds

Stonie Clark tackled James Allen on the one-yard line on fourth down with less than 45 seconds remaining in the game.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX OU 2 11:43 6 88 Oklahoma Moore 23-yard touchdown run, Blanton kick good 0 7 3 9:45 13 80 Texas 19-yard field goal by Dawson 3 7 3 0:17 15 81 Texas Brown 9-yard touchdown run, Dawson kick good 10 7 4 13:05 5 21 Texas Fitzgerald 2-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Dawson kick good 17 7 4 6:40 16 75 Oklahoma 22-yard field goal by Blanton "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 10

Rankings

See also: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	16	16	15	21	21	21	16	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	13	13	15	19	16	17	12	21	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. Hersom, Bob (November 14, 1994). "Why Would Gibbs Resign Right Now?". The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
2. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.