2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2003 Big 12 football standings
	North
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	Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma Sooners football
2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 South Division Champions
Big 12 Championship Game vs. Kansas State, L 7–35
Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship Game vs. LSU, L 14–21
Conference	Big 12 Conference South
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2003 record	12–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th year)
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 81,207)
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The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth 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 with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 14–21.

Following the season, Tommie Harris was selected 14th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, along with Teddy Lehman in the 2nd round, and Derrick Strait in the 3rd.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	North Texas*	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 37–3	83,073^[1]
September 6	6:45 PM	at Alabama*	#1	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	W 20–13	83,818^[1]
September 13	2:30 PM	Fresno State*	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	W 52–28	83,091^[1]
September 20	2:30 PM	UCLA*	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 59–24	83,317^[1]
October 4	6:00 PM	at Iowa State	#1	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	TBS	W 53–7	49,670^[1]
October 11	2:30 PM	vs. #11 Texas	#1	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 65–13	75,587^[1]
October 18	6:00 PM	#24 Missouri	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 34–13	83,327^[1]
October 25	6:00 PM	at Colorado	#1	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	TBS	W 34–20	54,215^[1]
November 1	2:30 PM	#14 Oklahoma State	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	W 52–9	84,027^[1]
November 8	11:00 AM	Texas A&M	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 77–0	83,461^[1]
November 15	1:30 PM	Baylor	#1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	W 41–3	82,117^[1]
November 22	2:30 PM	at Texas Tech	#1	Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 56–25	53,135^[1]
December 6	7:00 PM	vs. #12 Kansas State	#1	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 7–35	79,451^[1]
January 4	7:00 PM	vs. #2 LSU*	#3	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 14–21	79,342^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

North Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2001	OU, 37–10

Alabama

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–1	2002	OU, 37–27

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	6	7	7	0	20
Alabama	0	3	7	3	13

Date: September 6
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Game start: 6:47 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 83,818
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SE 7; Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Tom Ahlers
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

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Fresno State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Fresno State Bulldogs at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno State	0	0	7	21	28
• #1 Oklahoma	16	22	0	14	52

Date: September 13
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 83,091
Game weather: Temperature 70°F; Wind: W 8; Weather: Overcast
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play) & Dean Blevins (Color)

UCLA

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1990	OU, 34–14

UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	10	0	14	0	24
• #1 Oklahoma	7	21	14	17	59

Date: September 30
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 83,317
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SSE 12; Weather: Clear
Referee: Steve Usecheck
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Antonio Perkins became the first Division I-A player in history to have three returns for a score in one game while also breaking the NCAA single-game punt return yardage record.^[3]

Iowa State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
64–5–2	2002	OU, 49–3

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	3	19	10	21	53
Iowa State	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 4
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 49,670
Game weather: Temperature 77°F; Wind: NW 10; Weather: Clear
Referee: Hal Dowden
TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–55–5	2002	OU, 35–24

#1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #11 Texas Longhorns

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	14	23	14	14	65
#11 Texas	7	6	0	0	13

Date: October 11
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 75,587
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Missouri

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
61–23–5	2002	OU, 31–24

#24 Missouri Tigers at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Missouri	3	7	0	3	13
• #1 Oklahoma	7	24	3	0	34

Date: October 18
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 83,327
Game weather: Temperature 84°F; Wind: S 9; Weather: Clear
Referee: John Laurie
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Colorado

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–16–2	2002	OU, 29–7

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	14	3	10	7	34
Colorado	7	0	0	13	20

Date: October 25
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 54,215
Game weather: Temperature 43°F; Wind: SE 7; Weather: Clear
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

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This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988.

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–16–7	2002	OSU, 38–28

#14 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Oklahoma State	0	3	6	0	9
• #1 Oklahoma	10	14	14	14	52

Date: November 1
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 84,027
Game weather: Temperature 57°F; Wind: Calm; Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Texas A&M

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–10	2002	A&M, 30–26

Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
• #1 Oklahoma	14	35	28	0	77

Date: November 8
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 83,461
Game weather: Temperature 48°F; Wind: E 7; Weather: Overcast
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline)

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Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–0	2002	OU, 49–9

Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	3	0	0	3
• #1 Oklahoma	24	10	0	7	41

Date: November 15
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 1:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 82,117
Game weather: Temperature 66°F; Wind: NW 6; Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Walter Davenport

Texas Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–2	2002	OU, 60–15

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	14	21	7	14	56
Texas Tech	3	7	8	7	25

Date: November 22
Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, TX
Game start: 2:36 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 53,135
Game weather: Temperature 73°F; Wind: SW 23; Weather: Cloudy
Referee: John Laurie
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

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Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
66–16–4	2001	OU, 38–37

#12 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #12 Kansas State	0	21	7	7	35
#1 Oklahoma	7	0	0	0	7

Date: December 6
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Game start: 7:11 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 79,451
Game weather: Temperature 39°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Clear
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

LSU (Sugar Bowl)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1949	OU, 35–0

#2 LSU Tigers vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 LSU	7	7	7	0	21
#3 Oklahoma	0	7	0	7	14

Date: January 4
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Game start: 7:25 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 79,342
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Dennis Hennigan
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Statistics

Team

	OU	Opp
Points per Game	42.9	15.3
First Downs	315	190
Rushing	115	80
Passing	173	102
Penalty	27	8
Rushing Yardage	2,043	1,585
Rushing Attempts	538	462
Avg per Rush	3.8	3.4
Avg per Game	145.9	113.2
Passing Yardage	4,109	2,050
Avg per Game	293.5	146.4
Completions-Attempts	299-480 (62.3%)	218-419 (52%)
Total Offense	6,152	3,635
Total Plays	1,018	881
Avg per Play	6	4.1
Avg per Game	439.4	259.6
Fumbles-Lost	17-6	26-12

	OU	Opp
Punts-Yards	60-2,389 (39.8 avg)	102-4,071 (39.9 avg)
Punt Returns-Total Yards	56-668 (11.9 avg)	22-93 (4.2 avg)
Kick Returns-Total Yards	30-656 (21.9 avg)	54-997 (18.5 avg)
Avg Time of Possession per Game	32:15	27:45
Penalties-Yards	86-673	96-808
Avg per Game	48.1	57.7
3rd Down Conversions	86/202 (42.6%)	59/209 (28.2%)
4th Down Conversions	16/29 (55.2%)	8/24 (33.3%)
Sacks By-Yards	45-269	28-208
Total TDs	78	27
Rushing	27	11
Passing	43	1
Fields Goals-Attempts	19-22 (86.4%)	9/10 (90%)
PAT-Attempts	74-76 (97.4%)	23-26 (88.5%)
Total Attendance	582,413	240,838
Games-Avg per Game	7-83,202	4-60,210

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Opponents	37	57	56	64	214
Oklahoma	146	219	114	122	601

2004 NFL Draft

The 2004 NFL Draft was held on April 24–25, 2004 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.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Tommie Harris	DT	1st	14	Chicago Bears
Teddy Lehman	LB	2nd	37	Detroit Lions
Derrick Strait	CB	3rd	76	New York Jets

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