| 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 45–31 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 11–2 (7–2 Big 12) |
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| Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (7th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Captain | Aaron Colvin Michael Hunnicutt Gabe Ikard Trey Millard Corey Nelson Austin Woods |
| Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 13 Baylor $ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Oklahoma % | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 119th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 15th season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Conference play began at home on September 7 with a win against the West Virginia Mountaineers and ended in the annual Bedlam Series on December 7 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater with the Sooners upsetting the Cowboys 33–24 on the road. [1] With the victory over the Kansas State Wildcats on November 23, head coach Bob Stoops got his 158th career win to move past Barry Switzer for the most wins in program history. [2] After finishing the regular season with a record of 10–2 (7–2 in Big 12 play), finishing in a tie for second place in the conference, the Sooners received an at-large bid to play in the Sugar Bowl, where they upset the Alabama Crimson Tide with a final score of 45–31. [3] [4]
Prior to the season, the team received some media attention in May 2013, when the school self-reported that three players, two later revealed to be Gabe Ikard and Austin Woods, were said to have eaten too much pasta during a graduation ceremony (some sources dubbed this incident as “Pastagate”), and required the three players to donate $3.83 (cost of the pasta) to a charity, with Ikard and Woods donating $5 due to how good they believed the pasta was. The NCAA later issued a statement saying that Oklahoma had not committed a violation. [5]
Following the season, Jalen Saunders and Aaron Colvin were selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft, along with Corey Nelson and Trey Millard in the seventh.
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
| Dominique Alexander ATH | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Booker T. Washington HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | – | Nov 5, 2012 |
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| Dakota Austin DB | Lancaster, Texas | Lancaster HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 2, 2013 |
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| Jed Barnett K | Camas, Washington | Laney CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Nov 26, 2012 |
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| Austin Bennett WR | Manvel, Texas | Manvel HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Jun 20, 2012 |
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| Hatari Byrd S | Fresno, California | Central HS East Campus | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.6 | Jul 31, 2012 |
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| Dannon Cavil WR | San Antonio, Texas | James Madison HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 14, 2013 |
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| Christian Daimler OT | Houston, Texas | Stratford HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 5.18 | Dec 19, 2012 |
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| Matt Dimon DE | Katy, Texas | Katy HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | – | Mar 13, 2012 |
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| Jordan Evans DE/LB | Norman, Oklahoma | Norman North HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Nov 27, 2012 |
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| Tony Feo OL | Pago Pago, American Samoa | Fullerton CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | – | May 9, 2013 |
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| Keith Ford RB | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Ranch HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | – | Mar 3, 2012 |
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| Kerrick Huggins DT | Dallas, Texas | Skyline HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Dec 14, 2012 |
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| L. J. Moore DB | Fresno, California | Central HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
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| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo DE | Houston, Texas | Alief Taylor HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 12, 2012 |
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| Matthew Romar DT | Port Arthur, Texas | Memorial HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 268 lb (122 kg) | – | Jan 28, 2013 |
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| Quincy Russell DT | San Antonio, Texas | Trinity Valley CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 311 lb (141 kg) | – | Dec 19, 2012 |
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| Dionte Savage OL | Flint, Michigan | Arizona Western CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 345 lb (156 kg) | – | Feb 4, 2013 |
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| Jordan Smallwood WR | Jenks, Oklahoma | Jenks HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | – | Jun 7, 2012 |
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| Josiah St. John OL | Athens, Texas | Trinity Valley CC | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | – | Dec 19, 2012 |
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| Stanvon Taylor ATH | Tulsa, Oklahoma | East Central HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 4.5 | May 4, 2012 |
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| Ahmad Thomas DB | Miami, Florida | Miami Central HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | – | May 23, 2012 |
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| Cody Thomas QB | Colleyville, Texas | Colleyville Heritage HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.5 | May 17, 2012 |
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| Charles Walker DT | Garland, Texas | South Garland HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | – | Jan 13, 2013 |
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| D. J. Ward DE | Moore, Oklahoma | Southmoore HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 4.5 | Apr 14, 2012 |
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| K. J. Young WR | Perris, California | Citrus Hill HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 13, 2013 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 15 Rivals: 15 | ||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. [6] | Louisiana–Monroe * | No. 16 | FSN PPV [6] | W 34–0 | 84,911 [7] | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. [6] | West Virginia | No. 16 |
| FOX [6] | W 16–7 | 84,692 [8] |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. [6] | Tulsa * | No. 14 |
| ESPN2 [6] | W 51–20 | 84,229 [9] |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. [6] | at No. 22 Notre Dame * | No. 14 | NBC [6] | W 35–21 | 80,795 [10] | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 11 |
| FOX | W 20–17 | 84,992 [11] |
| October 12 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Texas | No. 12 | ABC | L 20–36 | 92,500 [12] | |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 18 | ESPN | W 34–19 | 41,113 [13] | |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Texas Tech | No. 17 |
| FOX | W 38–30 | 84,734 [14] |
| November 7 | 6:30 p.m. [6] | at No. 5 Baylor | No. 12 | FS1 [6] | L 12–41 | 50,537 [15] | |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 22 |
| FS1 | W 48–10 | 84,776 [16] |
| November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas State | No. 22 | FS1 | W 41–31 | 52,773 [17] | |
| December 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 18 | ABC | W 33–24 | 58,520 [18] | |
| January 2, 2014 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Alabama * | No. 10 | ESPN | W 45–31 | 70,473 [19] | |
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| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #16 Oklahoma | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #16 Oklahoma | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| Tulsa | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| #14 Oklahoma | 10 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 51 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| #14 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| #22 Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
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| TCU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| #11 Oklahoma | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| #12 Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Texas | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
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| #18 Oklahoma | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| Kansas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
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| #10 Texas Tech | 7 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| #17 Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| #12 Oklahoma | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| #5 Baylor | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX
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| Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #22 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 48 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
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| #22 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
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| #18 Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| #6 Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
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| #10 Oklahoma | 14 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| #3 Alabama | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| Coaches | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Harris | Not released | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Not released | ||||||
| BCS | Not released | 15 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Not released | |||||||
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Freshman Dominique Alexander was named Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year. [34]
Oklahoma's only All-American this year was Gabe Ikard. He was given first team All-American status by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), and CBS Sports (CBS). [35]
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The 2014 NFL draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 8–10, 2014. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft. [36] [37]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
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| Jalen Saunders | WR | 4th | 104 | New York Jets |
| Aaron Colvin | CB | 4th | 114 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Corey Nelson | LB | 7th | 242 | Denver Broncos |
| Trey Millard | FB | 7th | 245 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Brennan Clay | RB | Undrafted | Denver Broncos | |
| Gabe Lynn | DB | Undrafted | Detroit Lions | |
| Lacolton Bester | WR | Undrafted | Houston Texans | |
| Damien Williams | RB | Undrafted | Miami Dolphins | |
| Roy Finch | RB | Undrafted | New England Patriots | |
| Bronson Irwin | OL | Undrafted | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Gabe Ikard | C | Undrafted | Tennessee Titans | |
| Jaz Reynolds | WR | Undrafted | Tennessee Titans |