1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Independence Bowl, L 25–27 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Cornelius Burton Josh Heupel Matt O'Neal Rodney Rideau Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 6 Kansas State x		7	–	1					11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7					4	–	7
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Oklahoma		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 23 Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference.

Conference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 27–25.

Following the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.

Preseason

After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third–year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti. ^[1] The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State *		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 49–0	74,119
September 18	11:30 a.m.	Baylor		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 41–10	74,309
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at Louisville *		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 42–21	41,214
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame *	No. 23	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 30–34	80,012
October 9	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 28–38	75,587
October 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Texas A&M		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 51–6	74,552
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 24	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 24–38	48,194
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 37–0	74,966
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 31–10	37,073
November 20	11:30 a.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 28–38	42,020
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 44–7	75,374
December 31	7:30 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss *		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–27	49,873	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1999 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	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Indiana State

See also: Indiana State Sycamores football

Indiana State Sycamores at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Sycamores 0 0 0 0 0 •Sooners 14 14 14 7 49 Date: September 11 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,119

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Woolfolk 19 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Thornton 10 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Norman 6 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 OKLA Jackson 5 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 28–0 3 OKLA McMillen 11 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 35–0 3 OKLA Littrell 3 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 42–0 4 OKLA Daniel 33 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 49–0

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Statistics	INST	OKLA
First downs	10	30
Total yards	195	507
Rushing yards	159	166
Passing yards	36	341
Turnovers	5	4
Time of possession	31:59	28:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Sheraton Fox	2/8, 36 yards, INT
	Rushing	Matt Nelson	9 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Matt Nelson	1 reception, 26 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	31/40, 341 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Mike Thornton	19 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Andre Woolfolk	5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Baylor

See also: 1999 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 0 7 10 •Sooners 14 7 3 17 41 Date: September 18 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 12:30 Game attendance: 74,309 TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Littrell 6 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Norman 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Anderson 22 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 BAY Atteberry 35 yard field goal OKLA 21–3 3 OKLA Duncan 25 yard field goal OKLA 24–3 4 OKLA Hammons 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 31–3 4 OKLA Duncan 26 yard field goal OKLA 34–3 4 BAY Fuller 13 yard pass from Alfred (Atteberry kick) OKLA 34–10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 2 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 41–10

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Statistics	BAY	OKLA
First downs	12	30
Total yards	208	557
Rushing yards	51	128
Passing yards	157	429
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Jermaine Alfred	18/27, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jermaine Alfred	11 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Thompson	2 receptions, 34 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	37/54, 420 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mike Thornton	14 rushes, 110 yards
	Receiving	Curtis Fagan	4 receptions, 54 yards

No. 13 Texas A&M

See also: 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team

No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Aggies 0 6 0 0 6 •Sooners 17 17 14 3 51 Date: October 23 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 7:00 Game attendance: 74,552 TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Artie Gigantino (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline) Source: ESPN

Statistics	TAMU	OKLA
First downs	15	30
Total yards	230	552
Rushing yards	64	165
Passing yards	166	387
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	21:31	38:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Randy McCown	9/21, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ja'Mar Toombs	11 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Bethel Johnson	5 receptions, 64 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	31/50, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Reggie Skinner	15 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Antwone Savage	3 receptions, 69 yards

At Colorado

See also: 1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team

No. 24 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Sooners 3 7 0 14 24 •Buffaloes 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 30 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 3:30 Game attendance: 48,194 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Lynn Swann (Color), & Chip Tarkenton (Sideline) Source: USA Today

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Duncan 27-yard field goal OKLA 3-0 1 COL Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 7-3 2 OKLA Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick) OKLA 10-7 2 COL Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 14-10 3 COL Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 21-10 3 COL Aldrich 33-yard field goal COL 24-10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 24-17 4 COL Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 31-17 4 OKLA J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 31-24 4 COL Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 38-24

Statistics	OKLA	COL
First downs	17	24
Total yards	317	537
Rushing yards	-11	155
Passing yards	328	382
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	26:11	33:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	26/58, 328 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Seth Littrell	3 rushes, 10 yards
	Receiving	Jarrail Jackson	7 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Colorado	Passing	Mike Moschetti	22/31, 382 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Mike Moschetti	14 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Javon Green	3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

At Texas Tech

See also: 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders

1 2 3 4 Total Sooners 14 7 0 7 28 •Red Raiders 10 3 18 7 38 Date: November 20 Location: Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 12:30 Game attendance: 42,020 TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Keith Jackson (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Statistics	OKLA	TTU
First downs	21	14
Total yards	401	359
Rushing yards	49	100
Passing yards	352	259
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	32/50, 352 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Quentin Griffin	10 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Daniels	9 receptions, 94 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	9/17, 259 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sammy Morris	20 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Sammy Morris	3 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD

Roster

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 64 Ryan Allen Sr TE 90 Matt Anderson Sr RB 9 Johnnie Balous Sr OL 76 Al Baysinger Jr WR 80 DaWight Benning Fr WR 46 Bart Brewer Jr OL 63 Jason Bronson Jr OL 59 Stephen Burcham Jr OL 69 Brad Davis Fr OL 68 Howard Duncan So RB 22 Quentin Griffin Fr QB 14 Josh Heupel  (C) Jr QB – Nate Hybl Fr WR 1 Jarrail Jackson  Sr RB 35 Seth Littrell Jr OL 78 Stockar McDougle Sr RB 30 Josh Norman So OL 60 Matt O'Neil (C) Sr WR 6 Antwone Savage Fr OL 75 Mike Skinner Fr TE 88 Trent Smith Fr RB 7 Mike Thornton (C) Sr QB – Jason White Fr QB – Chase Williams Fr WR 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 37 Brandon Babb So DB 28 William Bartee Sr DL 96 Chris Bellows Fr DL 95 Rocky Bright Jr DB – Curtis Brumble Fr DL 87 Cornelius Burton (C) Sr LB 20 Rocky Calmus So LB 10 Torrance Marshall Jr FS 45 Rodney Rideaux (C) Sr FS 38 Roy Williams Fr DL 96 Jeremy Wilson-Guest Jr CB 4 Pee Wee Woods Sr CB 2 Mike Woods Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, K 15 Tim Duncan So K 83 Jeff Ferguson So DS 73 Jeremy Hess Fr P 82 Parker Neal So DS 67 Ben Panter So K 42 Matt Reeves Sr	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Leach –Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks Cale Gundy –Running backs Steve Spurrier Jr. –Wide receivers Jonathan Hayes –Tight ends & special teams Mark Mangino –Offensive line Mike Stoops –Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs Brent Venables –Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers Jackie Shipp –Defensive line Bobby Jack Wright –Defensive ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

2000 NFL draft

The 2000 NFL draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Stockar McDougle	G, T	1st	20	Detroit Lions
William Bartee	DB	2nd	54	Kansas City Chiefs

References

1. Chaptman, Dennis (November 24, 1998). "Alvarez's Name on Sooners' List". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved August 7, 2006.
2. Bohls, Kirk (December 21, 1998). "Exception to the theory–football coach Bob Stoops". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
3. "Same Ole, same Ole". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "1999 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
5. "Indiana State vs. Oklahoma". USA Today . September 11, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
6. "Baylor vs. Oklahoma". USA Today . September 18, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.