2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2000 Oklahoma Sooners football
Consensus national champion Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion Orange Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 27–24 vs. Kansas State
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), W 13–2 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	13–0 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Mangino (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Stephen Burcham Rocky Calmus Chris Hammons Josh Heupel Seth Littrell Torrance Marshall
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 25 Iowa State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 12 Texas		7	–	1					9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	5					7	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					3	–	8
Baylor		0	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 106th season of Sooner football. The team was led by Bob Stoops in his second season as head coach. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. During this season, they competed in the Big 12 Conference.

The Sooners opened the season ranked #19, ^[1] the first time they had made it into a pre-season poll in five years.

After four early-season victories against unranked foes, Oklahoma had risen to #10 in the country.

Beginning at the end of September, OU defeated #11 Texas (63–14), #2 Kansas State (41–31), and #1 Nebraska (31–14). By that point, the Sooners had risen to #1 in the polls, a position they retained through the rest of the season.

The 2000 team claimed OU’s first Big 12 title and its 37th conference title overall by beating Kansas State in the Big 12 conference championship game.

The Sooners were invited to the 2001 Orange Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they beat the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles by a score of 13–2. The Sooners finished the season 13-0, claiming Oklahoma's seventh national championship in football and first since 1985.

Three OU players were named consensus All Americans after the 2000 season: linebacker Rocky Calmus, quarterback Josh Heupel, and free safety J. T. Thatcher.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gayron Allen LB	Orange, Texas	West Orange Stark HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 5, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Jammal Brown DT	Lawton, Oklahoma	MacArthur HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jan 26, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Marcus Chretien DE	Houston, Texas	Kilgore College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 12, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Mark Clayton WR	Arlington, Texas	Sam Houston HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 9, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Dan Cody TE	Ada, Oklahoma	Ada HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 22, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Lance Donley TE	Weatherford, Oklahoma	Weatherford HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 4, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Howard Duncan OL	Kansas City, Kansas	Butler CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Dec 15, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Charles Dupree LE	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Millwood HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 23, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Jerad Estus RB	Wichita Falls, Texas	Hirschi HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 12, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Jerod Fields OL	Bandera, Texas	Bandera HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Ataleo Ford WR	Ardmore, Oklahoma	Ardmore HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Dec 9, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Michael Freeman CB	Chino Hills, California	Mount San Antonio JC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 9, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Ronbrose Jones LE	Bristow, Oklahoma	Bristow HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 2, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Teddy Lehman LB	Fort Gibson, Oklahoma	Fort Gibson HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jul 23, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Vernon Maxwell DB	Midwest City, Oklahoma	Midwest City HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 23, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Brian Odom RB	Ada, Oklahoma	Ada HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 11, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Will Peoples WR	Humble, Texas	Humble HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 4, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Antonio Perkins ATH	Lawton, Oklahoma	Lawton HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Dec 19, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Juan Prishker DT	McAllen, Texas	Blinn JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jan 9, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Brandon Shelby ATH	Kansas City, Missouri	Rockhurst HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 8, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Terrance Simms CB	Belle Glade, Florida	Hutchinson CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 23, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Wes Sims OL	Weatherford, Oklahoma	Weatherford HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Oct 13, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Darren Stephens DB	Lewisville, Texas	Lewisville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 16, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Cliff Takawana OL	Ardmore, Oklahoma	Ardmore HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Nov 28, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Hunter Wall QB	Coppell, Texas	Coppell HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 9, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Rudy Wells ATH	Linden, Texas	Kildare HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 21, 1999
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Jimmy Wilkerson LB	Omaha, Texas	Paul H. Pewitt HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 31, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Renaldo Works RB	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jan 27, 2000
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Source: ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m. [3]	UTEP *	No. 19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV [3]	W 55–14	74,761 [4]
September 9	6:30 p.m. [5]	Arkansas State *	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV [5]	W 45–7	74,730 [4]
September 23	11:30 a.m. [6]	Rice *	No. 17	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN [6]	W 42–14	74,794 [4]
September 30	2:00 p.m. [7]	Kansas	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 34–16	74,811 [4]
October 7	11:00 a.m. [8]	vs. No. 11 Texas	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC [8]	W 63–14	75,587 [4]
October 14	2:30 p.m. [9]	at No. 2 Kansas State	No. 8	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (College GameDay)	ABC [9]	W 41–31	53,011 [4]
October 28	11:00 a.m. [10]	No. 1 Nebraska	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC [10]	W 31–14	75,989 [4]
November 4	1:00 p.m. [11]	at Baylor	No. 1	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 56–7	31,106 [4]
November 11	12:00 p.m. [12]	at No. 23 Texas A&M	No. 1	Kyle Field College Station, TX (College GameDay)	ABC [12]	W 35–31	87,188 [4]
November 18	2:30 p.m. [13]	Texas Tech	No. 1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC [13]	W 27–13	75,364 [4]
November 25	2:30 p.m. [14]	at Oklahoma State	No. 1	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN [14]	W 12–7	48,500 [4]
December 2	7:00 p.m. [15]	vs. No. 8 Kansas State	No. 1	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game) (College GameDay)	ABC [15]	W 27–24	79,655 [4]
January 3, 2001	7:00 p.m. [16]	vs. No. 3 Florida State *	No. 1	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) (College GameDay)	ABC [16]	W 13–2	76,835 [4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Oklahoma Sooners roster
Wide receivers  4 Antonio Perkins – Freshman  5 Julius McMillan – Junior  6 Antwone Savage – Sophomore  9 Mark Clayton – Freshman 12 Curtis Fagan – Sophomore 13 Damian Mackey – Sophomore 15 Ataleo Ford – Freshman 17 Andre Woolfolk – Sophomore 28 Jarvis Smith – Freshman 29 Will Peoples – Freshman 41 John Connor – Sophomore 82 Ryan Daniel – Sophomore 84 Buck Scifres – Junior Offensive line 55 Jammal Brown – Freshman 59 Stephen BurchamC – Senior 60 Wes Sims – Freshman 61 Josh Tucker – Freshman 62 Jay Ridenour – Sophomore 63 Frank Romero – Junior 64 Adam Panter – Freshman 65 Will Mathis – Junior 66 Jarrod Barclay – Freshman 68 Howard Duncan – Junior 69 Brad Davis – Sophomore 70 Reese Travis – Senior 71 Jerod Fields – Freshman 72 Scott Kempenich – Senior 73 Trevor Nutt – Junior 75 Mike Skinner – Sophomore 76 Al Baysinger – Senior 77 Josh Smith – Sophomore 78 Cliff Takawana – Freshman Tight ends 81 Chris Hammons C – Senior 85 Jeremy Hess – Sophomore 87 John Stuever – Freshman 88 Trent Smith – Sophomore 90 Matt Anderson – Senior Lance donley – Freshman		Quarterbacks  8 Nate Hybl – Sophomore 11 Hunter Wall – Freshman 14 Josh Heupel C – Senior 16 Patrick Fletcher – Senior 18 Jason White – Freshman Running backs  3 Josh Norman – Junior  4 Brandon Shelby – Freshman 21 Jay Hunt – Sophomore 22 Quentin Griffin – Sophomore 23 Jan Roeschmann – Junior 24 Brian Odom – Freshman 35 Seth Littrell C – Senior 36 Danny Cork – Sophomore 39 Buster Kuhn – Senior 43 Jamar Mozee – Freshman 47 Renaldo Works – Freshman 32 Branden Killingsworth – Freshman Defensive line 53 Eric Thunander – Sophomore 62 Chike Ozumba – Sophomore 74 Juan Prishker – Junior 80 Dan Cody – Freshman 84 Sam Sachek – Freshman 86 Brian Friend – Sophomore 87 Marcus Chretien – Junior 88 John Sturch – Sophomore 89 Cory Heinecke – Junior 90 Eric Hilaire – Sophomore 91 Ramon Richardson – Senior 92 Corey Callens – Senior 93 Kory Klein – Freshman 94 Ryan Fisher – Senior 95 Rocky Bright – Senior 96 Jeremy Wilson-Guest – Senior 97 John Williams – Sophomore 98 David Jones – Freshman 99 Bary Holleyman – Junior		Linebackers  9 Roger Steffen – Senior 10 Torrance Marshall C – Senior 20 Rocky Calmus C – Junior 36 Parker Neal – Sophomore 37 Brandon Babb – Junior 45 Jimmy Wilkerson – Freshman 46 Brandon Moore – Senior 48 Gayron Allen – Freshman 52 K. Michael Delfs – Junior 57 Derrick Hurst – Freshman 50 Brian Jimerson – Freshman 51 Ronbrose Jones – Freshman 52 Tanner Reynolds – Sophomore 54 Teddy Lehman – Freshman 56 Brandon Pryor – Sophomore Defensive backs  1 Terrance Simms – Junior  2 Derrick Strait – Freshman  4 Brandon Shelby – Freshman  7 Brandon Everage – Freshman 11 Ontei Jones – Senior 15 J.T. Thatcher – Senior 19 Michael Thompson – Sophomore 22 Laromie Hammer – Freshman 25 Darren Stephens – Freshman 27 Brent Jackson – Sophomore 30 Matt Mayhew – Junior 31 Marvin Shoulders – Senior 32 Ty Kincannon – Sophomore 33 Marcus Bivines – Senior 34 Matt McCoy – Freshman 38 Roy Williams – Sophomore Kickers 19 Jimmy Stewart – Freshman 40 Tim Duncan – Junior 83 Jeff Ferguson – Junior Snapper 67 Ben Panter – Junior
C Captain   † Starter at position

Game summaries

UTEP

See also: 2000 UTEP Miners football team

UTEP Miners at #19 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 7 0 7 0 14 •#19 Oklahoma 17 10 7 21 55 Date: September 2 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,761 TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Gary Reasons (Sideline)

Arkansas State

See also: 2000 Arkansas State Indians football team

Arkansas State Indians at #20 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas State 0 7 0 0 7 •#20 Oklahoma 14 14 7 10 45 Date: September 9 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,730 TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Gary Reasons (Sideline)

Rice

See also: 2000 Rice Owls football team

Rice Owls at #17 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Rice 6 0 8 0 14 •#17 Oklahoma 14 7 14 7 42 Date: September 23 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,794 TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), Jim Knox (Sideline)

Kansas

See also: 2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks at #14 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 13 3 0 0 16 •#14 Oklahoma 10 14 10 0 34 Date: September 30 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,811

Texas (Red River Shootout)

See also: 2000 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout

#11 Texas Longhorns vs. #10 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Texas 0 7 0 7 14 •#10 Oklahoma 14 28 14 7 63 Date: October 7 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game attendance: 75,587 TV announcers (ABC): Sean Grande (Play-by-play) & David Norrie (Color)

Kansas State

See also: 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#8 Oklahoma Sooners at #2 Kansas State Wildcats

1 2 3 4 Total •#8 Oklahoma 17 14 7 3 41 #2 Kansas State 7 7 3 14 31 Date: October 14 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game attendance: 53,011 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Jack Arute (Sideline)

Nebraska

See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #1 Nebraska 14 0 0 0 14 •#3 Oklahoma 0 24 7 0 31 Date: October 28 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,989 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:02 NEB Matt Davison 39 yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick) NEB 7-0 1 8:11 NEB Eric Crouch 37 yard run (Josh Brown kick) NEB 14-0 2 14:13 OU Quentin Griffin 1 yard run (Tim Duncan kick) NEB 14-7 2 9:43 OU Curtis Fagan 34 yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick) Tied 14-14 2 6:06 OU Tim Duncan 19 yard field goal OU 17-14 2 2:41 OU Josh Norman 8 yard run (Tim Duncan kick) OU 24-14 3 10:23 OU Derrick Strait 32 yard interception return (Tim Duncan kick) OU 31-14

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Baylor

See also: 2000 Baylor Bears football team

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

1 2 3 4 Total •#1 Oklahoma 28 14 14 0 56 Baylor 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 4 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas Game attendance: 31,106

Texas A&M

See also: 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Texas A&M Aggies

1 2 3 4 Total •#1 Oklahoma 3 7 3 22 35 #23 Texas A&M 7 10 7 7 31 Date: November 11 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Game attendance: 87,188 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Jack Arute (Sideline)

Texas Tech

See also: 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 3 0 10 13 •#1 Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 28 Date: November 18 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,364 TV announcers (ABC): Charlie Jones (Play-by-play) & Reggie Rivers (Color)

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total •#1 Oklahoma 7 5 0 0 12 Oklahoma State 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 25 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game attendance: 48,500 TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), James Lofton (Color), Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

Main article: 2000 Big 12 Championship Game

See also: 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #8 Kansas State 0 10 7 7 24 •#1 Oklahoma 3 7 7 10 27 Date: December 2 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game attendance: 79,655 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Florida State (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 2001 Orange Bowl

See also: 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

#2 Florida State Seminoles vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #2 Florida State 0 0 0 2 2 •#1 Oklahoma 3 0 3 7 13 Date: January 2 Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game attendance: 76,835 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	19	19	20	18	17	14	10	8	3 (4)	3 (3)	1 (69)	1 (70)	1 (70)	1 (70)	1 (64)	1 (67)	1 (71)
Coaches Poll	20	19	20	18	16	16	12	8	4 (1)	3 (1)	1 (55)	1 (58)	1 (57)	1 (56)	1 (49)	1 (56)	1 (59)
BCS	Not released									2	1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released

Awards and honors

Awards and Big 12 honors

Weekly Awards Player Award Date Ref J.T. Thatcher Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week September 9 [18] Rocky Calmus Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week September 23 [18] J. T. Thatcher Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week September 30 [18] Rocky Calmus Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 7 [18] J.T. Thatcher Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week October 7 [18] Josh Heupel Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week October 14 [18] J.T. Thatcher Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week October 14 [18] Josh Heupel Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week October 28 [18] Torrance Marshall Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 28 [18] J.T. Thatcher Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week November 4 [18] Torrance Marshall Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week November 11 [18] Rocky Calmus Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week November 25 [18]

Conference Awards Person Position Award Ref Bob Stoops Head coach Big 12 Coach of the Year [18] Josh Heupel QB Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year [18]

Individual Awards Player Position Award Ref Bob Stoops Head coach Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award Bob Stoops Head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Bob Stoops Head coach Home Depot Coach of the Year Award Bob Stoops Head coach Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Mark Mangino Offensive coordinator Broyles Award Josh Heupel QB Walter Camp Award [19] J. T. Thatcher DB Mosi Tatupu Award [19]

All-Americans

All-Americans Player AP AFCA FWAA TSN WCFF Designation Rocky Calmus Consensus Josh Heupel Consensus J. T. Thatcher Consensus The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.HM = Honorable mention. Source: [20]

All-Big 12 Player Position Team Josh Heupel QB 1st team Rocky Calmus LB 1st team Ryan Fisher DL 1st team J. T. Thatcher DB 1st team Roy Williams DB 1st team Quentin Griffin RB 2nd team Frank Romero RB 2nd team Antwone Savage WR 2nd team Torrance Marshall LB 2nd team Jeff Ferguson P 2nd team J. T. Thatcher PR 2nd team Bubba Burcham OL 3rd team Scott Kempenich OL 3rd team Andre Woolfolk WR 3rd team Ramon Richardson DL 3rd team Derrick Strait DL 3rd team Curtis Fagan WR HM Josh Norman WR HM Trent Smith TE HM Corey Callins DL HM Brandon Everage DB HM Corey Heinecke DL HM Otnei Jones DB HM Roger Steffen LB HM Michael Thompson DB HM HM = Honorable mention. Source: [18]

Academic All-Big 12 Player Position Class Ref Rocky Bright DL Senior [21] Ryan Fisher DL Senior [21] Quentin Griffith RB Sophomore [21] Chris Hammons TE Senior [21] Nate Hybl QB RS Sophomore [21] Scott Kempenich OL Senior [21] Kory Klein DL RS Freshman [21] Matthew Mayhew DB Junior [21] Matt McCoy DB RS Freshman [21] Ben Panter C Junior [21] Josh Smith OL Sophomore [21] Michael Thompson DB Sophomore [21] Reese Travis OL Senior [21]

2001 NFL Draft

The 2001 NFL Draft was held on April 21–22, 2001 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	72	Torrance Marshall	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
6	177	Josh Heupel	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins

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