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American college football season
The 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the
University of Oklahoma during the
2002 NCAA Division I-A football season , the 108th season of
Sooner football . The team was led by
Bob Stoops in his fourth season as head coach. They played their games at
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in
Norman, Oklahoma . They were a charter of the
Big 12 Conference .
Conference play began with a win over the
Missouri Tigers in
Columbia, Missouri on October 5, and ended with their second win over the
Colorado Buffaloes that season in the
2002 Big 12 Championship Game on December 7. The Sooners finished the regular season 11–2 (7–2 in Big 12), winning their second Big 12 title and their 38th conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to play in their first
Rose Bowl in school history, where they beat the
Washington State Cougars , 34–14.
Following the season,
Andre Woolfolk was selected 28th overall in the
2003 NFL Draft , along with
Quentin Griffin in the 4th round,
Jimmy Wilkerson in the 6th, and
Trent Smith in the 7th.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:00 p.m. at
Tulsa * No. 1
ESPN W 37–040,385
[1]
September 7 2:30 p.m.
Alabama * No. 2
ABC W 37–2775,564
[1]
September 14 6:00 p.m.
UTEP * No. 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
PPV W 68–074,468
[1]
September 28 6:00 p.m.
South Florida * No. 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
TBS W 31–1474,432
[1]
October 5 6:00 p.m. at
Missouri No. 2
FSN W 31–2460,578
[1]
October 12 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 3
Texas No. 2 ABC W 35–2475,587
[1]
October 19 2:30 p.m. No. 9
Iowa State No. 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 49–375,201
[1]
November 2 2:30 p.m. No. 13
Colorado No. 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 27–1175,403
[1]
November 9 2:30 p.m. at
Texas A&M No. 1 ABC L 26–3084,036
[1]
November 16 1:00 p.m. at
Baylor No. 4 W 49–928,375
[1]
November 23 6:00 p.m. No. 24
Texas Tech No. 4 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK TBS W 60–1575,553
[1]
November 30 1:30 p.m. at
Oklahoma State No. 3 FSN L 28–3848,500
[1]
December 7 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 12
Colorado No. 8 ABC W 29–763,332
[1]
January 1, 2003 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 7
Washington State * No. 8 ABC W 34–1486,848
[1]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Central time
Roster
2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
Tulsa
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Oklahoma
3
0 14 20
37
Tulsa
0
0 0 0
0
Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Alabama
3
0 14 10
27
• #2 Oklahoma
9
14 0 14
37
UTEP
UTEP Miners at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
UTEP
0
0 0 0
0
• #2 Oklahoma
14
24 17 13
68
South Florida
South Florida Bulls at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
South Florida
0
0 0 14
14
• #2 Oklahoma
0
21 7 3
31
Missouri
#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers
1
2 3 4 Total
• #2 Oklahoma
7
3 13 8
31
Missouri
0
7 10 7
24
Texas (Red River Shootout)
#3 Texas Longhorns vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
#3 Texas
7
7 3 7
24
• #2 Oklahoma
3
8 3 21
35
Iowa State
#9 Iowa State Cyclones at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
#9 Iowa State
0
0 3 0
3
• #2 Oklahoma
14
21 7 7
49
Colorado
#13 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
#13 Colorado
3
0 8 0
11
• #2 Oklahoma
10
10 7 0
27
Texas A&M
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas A&M Aggies
1
2 3 4 Total
#1 Oklahoma
7
6 10 3
26
• Texas A&M
0
13 14 3
30
Baylor
#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
1
2 3 4 Total
• #4 Oklahoma
7
14 21 7
49
Baylor
3
0 0 6
9
Texas Tech
#24 Texas Tech Red Raiders at #4 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
#24 Texas Tech
0
0 7 8
15
• #4 Oklahoma
16
9 21 14
60
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
2 3 4 Total
#3 Oklahoma
0
6 8 14
28
• Oklahoma State
14
14 7 3
38
Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)
#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #12 Colorado Buffaloes
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Oklahoma
7
6 6 10
29
#12 Colorado
0
0 7 0
7
Washington State (Rose Bowl)
#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #7 Washington State Cougars
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Oklahoma
3
14 3 14
34
#7 Washington State
0
0 0 14
14
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final
AP 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 8 8 5
Coaches Poll 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 6 5 4 9 8 5
BCS Not released 1 1 1 4 4 3 7 7 Not released
2003 NFL Draft
The
2003 NFL Draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 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.
[2]
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold