1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Independence Bowl, L 25–27 vs. Ole Miss
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator Mike Stoops (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Brent Venables (1st season)
CaptainCornelius Burton
Josh Heupel
Matt O'Neal
Rodney Rideau
Mike Thornton
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 72,765)
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

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 thirdyear 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 116:30 p.m. Indiana State *W 49–074,119 [3]
September 1811:30 a.m. Baylor
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSN W 41–1074,309 [3]
September 252:30 p.m.at Louisville *FSNW 42–2141,214 [3]
October 21:30 p.m.at Notre Dame *No. 23 NBC L 30–3480,012 [3]
October 92:30 p.m.vs. No. 23 Texas ABC L 28–3875,587 [3]
October 236:00 p.m.No. 13 Texas A&M Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSNW 51–674,552 [3]
October 302:30 p.m.at Colorado No. 24ABCL 24–3848,194 [3]
November 62:00 p.m. Missouri
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 37–074,966 [3]
November 131:00 p.m.at Iowa State W 31–1037,073 [3]
November 2011:30 a.m.at Texas Tech FSNL 28–3842,020 [3]
November 272:00 p.m. Oklahoma State
FSNW 44–775,374 [3]
December 317:30 p.m.vs. Ole Miss * ESPN L 25–2749,873 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Indiana State

Indiana State Sycamores at Oklahoma Sooners
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Oklahoma141414749

[4]

Baylor

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners
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Oklahoma14731741

[5]

Texas A&M

#13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners
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#13 Texas A&M06006
Oklahoma171714351

Colorado

#24 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes
1234Total
#24 Oklahoma3701424
Colorado77101438

Roster

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 69 Brad Davis Fr
OL 68Howard DuncanSo
RB 22 Quentin Griffin Fr
QB 14 Josh Heupel Jr
QB -- Nate Hybl Fr
OL 78 Stockar McDougle Sr
RB 30 Josh Norman So
WR 6 Antwone Savage Fr
OL 75Mike SkinnerFr
TE 88 Trent Smith Fr
QB -- Jason White Fr
WR 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 20 Rocky Calmus So
LB 10 Torrance Marshall Jr
FS 38 Roy Williams Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 15 Tim Duncan So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2324
Coaches Poll 25
BCS Not releasedNot released

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.

PlayerPositionRoundOverall pickNFL team
Stockar McDougle G, T1st20 Detroit Lions
William Bartee DB2nd54 Kansas City Chiefs

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