2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 10–3 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Mangino (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Mike Stoops (3rd season) Brent Venables (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rocky Calmus Josh Norman Frank Romero Roy Williams
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 107th season of Sooner football. The team was led by third-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 Kansas State Wildcats in Norman on September 29, and ended at home in an upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series. The Sooners finished the regular season 10–2 (6–2 in Big 12), finishing second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3.

Following the season, Roy Williams was selected 8th overall in the 2002 NFL draft, along with Rocky Calmus in the 3rd round.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	6:45 p.m.	North Carolina *	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	ESPN	W 41–27	75,423 [1]
September 1	2:30 p.m.	at Air Force *	No. 3	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	W 44–3	56,162 [1]
September 8	6:30 p.m.	North Texas *	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	FSN PPV	W 37–10	74,930 [1]
September 29	11:00 a.m.	No. 11 Kansas State	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (College GameDay)	ABC	W 38–37	75,862 [1]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Texas	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 14–3	75,587 [1]
October 13	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 38–10	48,700 [1]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 2	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 33–17	75,499 [1]
October 27	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 10–20	78,031 [1]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa *	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN PPV	W 58–0	74,911 [1]
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 31–10	75,525 [1]
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 30–13	52,008 [1]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	L 13–16	75,537 [1]
January 1, 2002	10:00 a.m.	vs. Arkansas *	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	W 10–3	72,955 [1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

North Carolina

See also: 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

North Carolina Tar Heels at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	7	7	0	13	27
•#3 Oklahoma	31	10	0	0	41

• Date: August 25
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 75,423
• TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color), & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Air Force

See also: 2001 Air Force Falcons football team

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Air Force Falcons

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#3 Oklahoma	7	13	0	24	44
Air Force	0	3	0	0	3

• Date: September 1
• Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1		OU	Nate Hybl 2-yard run (Tim Duncan kick)	OU 7-0
2		OU	Tim Duncan 47-yard field goal	OU 10-0
2		AFA	B. Walters 35-yard field goal	OU 10-3
2		OU	T. Smith 13-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick)	OU 17-3
2		OU	T. Duncan 27-yard field goal	OU 20-3
4		OU	T. Duncan 26-yard field goal	OU 23-3
4		OU	Clayton 8-yard pass from Hybl (Duncan kick)	OU 30-3
4		OU	Griffin 3-yard run (Duncan kick)	OU 37-3
4		OU	Heinecke 69-yard fumble return (Duncan kick)	OU 44-3

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North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football

North Texas Mean Green at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	3	7	0	0	10
•#3 Oklahoma	14	7	9	7	37

• Date: September 8
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 74,930
• TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play–by–play), Gary Reasons (Color), & Mick Cornett (Sideline)

Kansas State

See also: 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#11 Kansas State Wildcats at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Kansas State	0	14	13	10	37
•#3 Oklahoma	14	14	7	3	38

• Date: September 29
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 75,862
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Texas (Red River Shootout)

See also: 2001 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout

#3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #5 Texas Longhorns

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#3 Oklahoma	0	7	0	7	14
#5 Texas	0	3	0	0	3

• Date: October 6
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
• Game attendance: 75,587
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Kansas

See also: 2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#3 Oklahoma	3	14	7	14	38
Kansas	3	0	0	7	10

• Date: October 13
• Location: Memorial Stadium (University of Kansas), Lawrence, Kansas
• Game attendance: 48,700
• TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Baylor

See also: 2001 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor Bears at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	0	0	10	17
•#2 Oklahoma	14	13	0	6	33

• Date: October 20
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 75,499

Nebraska

See also: 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at #3 Nebraska Cornhuskers

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Oklahoma	0	10	0	0	10
•#3 Nebraska	0	10	3	7	20

• Date: October 27
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Game attendance: 78,031
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Tulsa

See also: 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0
•#3 Oklahoma	3	17	21	17	58

• Date: November 3
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 74,911
• TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Jones (Play–by–play), Larry Lacewell (Color), & Zach Klein (Sideline)

Texas A&M

See also: 2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Texas A&M Aggies at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	10	0	0	0	10
•#3 Oklahoma	0	10	7	14	31

• Date: November 10
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game attendance: 75,525
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Leslie Gudel (Sideline)

Texas Tech

See also: 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#3 Oklahoma	3	10	7	10	30
Texas Tech	3	7	0	3	13

• Date: November 17
• Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
• Game attendance: 52,008
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Leslie Gudel (Sideline)

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

Oklahoma State Cowboys at #4 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Oklahoma State	0	6	0	10	16
#4 Oklahoma	0	10	0	3	13

• Date: November 24
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 2:30 p.m CST
• Elapsed time: 3:50
• Game attendance: 75,537
• Game weather: Mostly sunny; 64 °F (18 °C); wind 24 mph (39 km/h) W
• Referee: Mike Weir
• TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), James Lofton (Color), & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Scoring summary

Q2	9:20	OU	Griffin 8 yard run (Duncan kick)	OU 7–0
Q2	4:40	OSU	Phillips 26 yard field goal	OU 7–3
Q2	0:53	OU	Duncan 23 yard field goal	OU 10–3
Q2	0:05	OSU	Phillips 52 yard field goal	OU 10–6
Q4	8:48	OU	Duncan 22 yard field goal	OU 13–6
Q4	7:31	OSU	Phillips 52 yard field goal	OU 13–9
Q4	1:36	OSU	Woods 14 yard pass from Fields (Phillips kick)	OSU 16–13

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

Main article: 2002 Cotton Bowl

See also: 2001 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•#10 Oklahoma	7	0	3	0	10
Arkansas	0	0	0	3	3

• Date: January 1
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
• Game attendance: 72,955
• TV announcers (FOX): Thom Brennaman (Play–by–play), Tim Green, Dave Lapham (Colors), & Brian Baldinger (Sideline)

Roster

2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Mark Clayton Fr TE 86 Lance Donley So OL 68 Howard Duncan Sr OL 69 Brad Davis Jr RB 22 Quentin Griffin Jr QB 8 Nate Hybl Jr WR 3 Josh Norman Sr RB 24 Brian Odom  Fr WR 6 Antwone Savage Jr OL 60 Wes Sims Fr OL 75 Mike Skinner Jr TE 88 Trent Smith Jr QB 18 Jason White So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 11 Teddy Lehman So DL 55 Jammal Brown Fr LB 20 Rocky Calmus Sr DT 80 Dan Cody Fr DT 97 Tommie Harris Fr DT 93 Kory Klein So DE 45 Jimmy Wilkerson So FS 38 Roy Williams Jr DB 17 Andre Woolfolk Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 40 Tim Duncan Sr	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Mangino –Offensive coordinator Chuck Long –Quarterbacks Cale Gundy –Running backs Steve Spurrier Jr. –Wide receivers Jonathan Hayes –Tight ends & special teams 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

Rankings

See also: 2001 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	15	Final
AP	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	11	11	10	6
Coaches Poll	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	11	11	10	6
BCS	Not released								1	2	3	3	3	9	11	11	Not released

2002 NFL Draft

The 2002 NFL draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft. Roy Williams was the highest Sooner drafted since Cedric Jones went fifth overall in 1996.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Roy Williams	S	1st	8	Dallas Cowboys
Rocky Calmus	LB	3rd	77	Tennessee Titans
Tim Duncan	K	Undrafted		Arizona Cardinals
Brandon Moore	LB	Undrafted		San Francisco 49ers
Josh Norman	TE	Undrafted		San Diego Chargers

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References

1. "2001 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
2. "NCAA Football – Oklahoma vs. Air Force". USA Today . September 1, 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
3. "2002 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014.