American college football season
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 , 21–14.
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 p.m. North Texas * No. 1 FSN W 37–383,073[1]
September 6 6:45 p.m. at Alabama * No. 1 ESPN W 20–1383,818[1]
September 13 2:30 p.m. Fresno State * No. 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV W 52–2883,091[1]
September 20 2:30 p.m. UCLA * No. 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 59–2483,317[1]
October 4 6:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 1 TBS W 53–749,670[1]
October 11 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 11 Texas No. 1 ABC W 65–1375,587[1]
October 18 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Missouri No. 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) FSN W 34–1383,327[1]
October 25 6:00 p.m. at Colorado No. 1 TBS W 34–2054,215[1]
November 1 2:30 p.m. No. 14 Oklahoma State No. 1 ABC W 52–984,027[1]
November 8 11:00 a.m. Texas A&M No. 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC W 77–083,461[1]
November 15 1:30 p.m. Baylor No. 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV W 41–382,117[1]
November 22 2:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 1 ABC W 56–2553,135[1]
December 6 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Kansas State No. 1 ABC L 7–3579,451[1]
January 4, 2004 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 LSU * No. 3 ABC L 14–2179,342[1]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster
2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
83
Trey DiCarlo
P
87
Blake Ferguson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
North Texas
North Texas Mean Green at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
North Texas
0
0 0 3
3
• #1 Oklahoma
10
13 7 7
37
Alabama
#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
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Fresno State
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
UCLA
UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
UCLA
10
0 14 0
24
• #1 Oklahoma
7
21 14 17
59
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
#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
Texas (Red River Shootout)
#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 11Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:33Game attendance: 75,587Game weather: Temperature 79 °F (26 °C); Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h); Weather: CloudyReferee: Jon BibleTV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Missouri
#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
Colorado
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Oklahoma
14
3 10 7
34
Colorado
7
0 0 13
20
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This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988 .
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
#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
Texas A&M
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
[5]
Baylor
Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1
2 3 4 Total
Baylor
0
3 0 0
3
• #1 Oklahoma
24
10 0 7
41
Texas Tech
#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
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Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)
#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
LSU (Sugar Bowl)
#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
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
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 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Coaches Poll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 BCS Not released 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Not released
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.
[7]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2003 OU Football Season" . Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012 .
^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Box Score" . ESPN . September 6, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
^ "UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma Sooners Play-By-Play" . ESPN . September 20, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2014 .
^ "Last Minute Sooner TD Beats Back Buffs" . ESPN . October 25, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
^ "White Accounts for Five TDs Before Half" . ESPN . November 8, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2014 .
^ "White Tosses Four TDs, Jones Scores Five" . ESPN . November 22, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
^ "2004 NFL Draft" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014 .
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