2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
National champion (Berryman QPRS)
Big 12 South Division champion
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorChuck Long (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,207)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 19 Nebraska   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Missouri   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kansas   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Colorado   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Iowa State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 12 Texas   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Oklahoma State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Texas A&M   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Baylor   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 1
FSNW 37–383,073[1]
September 66:45 p.m.at Alabama*No. 1
ESPNW 20–1383,818[1]
September 132:30 p.m.Fresno State*No. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PPVW 52–2883,091[1]
September 202:30 p.m.UCLA*No. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 59–2483,317[1]
October 46:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 1
TBSW 53–749,670[1]
October 112:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 TexasNo. 1
ABCW 65–1375,587[1]
October 186:00 p.m.No. 24 MissouridaggerNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
FSNW 34–1383,327[1]
October 256:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 1
TBSW 34–2054,215[1]
November 12:30 p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 1
ABCW 52–984,027[1]
November 811:00 a.m.Texas A&MNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 77–083,461[1]
November 151:30 p.m.BaylorNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PPVW 41–382,117[1]
November 222:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 1
ABCW 56–2553,135[1]
December 67:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Kansas StateNo. 1
ABCL 7–3579,451[1]
January 4, 20047:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 LSU*No. 3
ABCL 14–2179,342[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 55 Jammal Brown
C 50 Vince Carter
G 70 Kelvin Chaisson
WR 9 Mark Clayton Jr
TE 86 Lance Donley
WR 81 Brandon Jones
RB 20 Kejuan Jones
G 77 Davin Joseph
WR 29 Will Peoples
OT 60 Wes Sims
QB 18 Jason White Jr
RB 47 Renaldo Works
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 13 Eric Bassey
DE 80 Dan Cody
S 7 Brandon Everage
DT 97 Tommie Harris Jr
DE 49 Jonathan Jackson
LB Pasha Jackson
DT 93 Kory Klein
LB 11 Teddy Lehman
LB 10 Lance Mitchell
CB 28 Antonio Perkins
CB 2 Derrick Strait
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football
North Texas Mean Green at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
North Texas 0 003 3
• #1 Oklahoma 10 1377 37

Alabama

See also: 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 6 770 20
Alabama 0 373 13
Scoring summary
112:22OUTrey DiCarlo 34-yard field goalOU 3-0
17:10OUTrey DiCarlo 40-yard field goalOU 6-0
24:55ALABrian Bostick 44-yard field goalOU 6-3
23:54OUMark Clayton 46-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 13-3
36:53ALATriandos Luke 20-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Brian Bostick kick)OU 13-10
34:31OUBrandon Jones 47-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 20-10
41:32ALABrian Bostick 36-yard field goalOU 20-13

[2]

Fresno State

See also: 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State Bulldogs at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Fresno State 0 0721 28
• #1 Oklahoma 16 22014 52

UCLA

See also: 2003 UCLA Bruins football team
UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
UCLA 10 0140 24
• #1 Oklahoma 7 211417 59
Scoring summary
Q1OUWorks 15 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 7–0
Q1UCLAMedlock 48 yard field goalOU 7–3
Q1UCLAWhite 11 yard run (Medlock kick)UCLA 10–7
Q2OUWilson 12 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 14–10
Q2OUPerkins 74 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)OU 21–10
Q2OUPerkins 84 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)OU 28–10
Q3OUDonley 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 35–10
Q3UCLADrew 3 yard fumble return (Medlock kick)OU 35–17
Q3OUBassey 34 yard interception return (DiCarlo kick)OU 42–17
Q3UCLADrew 91 yard kickoff return (Medlock kick)OU 42–24
Q4OUWorks 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 49–24
Q4OUDiCarlo 41 yard field goalOU 52–24
Q4OUPerkins 65 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)OU 59–24

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

See also: 2003 Iowa State Cyclones football team
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 3 191021 53
Iowa State 0 007 7

Texas (Red River Shootout)

See also: 2003 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout
#1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #11 Texas Longhorns
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 14 231414 65
#11 Texas 7 600 13
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
  • Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Game weather: Temperature 79 °F (26 °C); Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h); Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Missouri

See also: 2003 Missouri Tigers football team
#24 Missouri Tigers at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
#24 Missouri 3 703 13
• #1 Oklahoma 7 2430 34
Scoring summary
Q19:08OKLAWorks 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OKLA 7–0
Q13:11MIZZMatheny 26 yard field goalOKLA 7–3
Q211:55OKLADiCarlo 19 yard field goalOKLA 10–3
Q29:40MIZZSmith 26 yard run (Matheny kick)Tie 10–10
Q26:54OKLAClayton 39 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OKLA 17–10
Q22:40OKLARankins 30 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OKLA 24–10
Q21:02OKLAPerkins 69 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)OKLA 31–10
Q33:17OKLADiCarlo 30 yard field goalOKLA 34–10
Q43:19MIZZMike Matheny 25 yard field goalOKLA 34–13

Colorado

See also: 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 14 3107 34
Colorado 7 0013 20
Scoring summary
111:49OUBrandon Jones 54 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 7–0
16:03OURenaldo Works 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 14–0
11:54CUD.J. Hackett 3 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick)OU 14–7
24:15OUTrey DiCarlo 42 yard field goalOU 17–7
38:17OUTrey DiCarlo 20 yard field goalOU 20–7
31:37OUMark Clayton 15 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 27–7
411:41CUBrian Calhoun 21 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick)OU 27–14
45:03CUDerek McCoy 9 yard pass from Joel Klatt (kick blocked)OU 27–20
41:59OUMark Clayton 59 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 34–20

[4]

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

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series
#14 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
#14 Oklahoma State 0 360 9
• #1 Oklahoma 10 141414 52
Scoring summary
111:05OUTrey DiCarlo 28-yard field goalOU 3-0
14:22OUKejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 10-0
211:47OUKejuan Jones 3-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 17-0
26:49OUBrandon Jones 6-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 24-0
21:26OSULuke Phillips 31-yard field goalOU 24-3
314:34OSUDarrent Williams 11-yard interception return (Missed kick)OU 24-9
35:29OUJason White 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 31-9
32:13OUMark Clayton 17-yard pass from Mark Bradley (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 38-9
48:50OUBrandon Jones 66-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 45-9
45:42OUMark Bradley 14-yard pass from Paul Thompson (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 52-9

Texas A&M

See also: 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Texas A&M 0 000 0
• #1 Oklahoma 14 35280 77
Scoring summary
Q1OUClayton 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 7–0
Q1OUJones 6 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 14–0
Q2OUClayton 42 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 21–0
Q2OURankins 7 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 28–0
Q2OUJones 7 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 35–0
Q2OUClayton 28 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 42–0
Q2OUWilson 13 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)OU 49–0
Q3OUThompson 29 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 56–0
Q3OUThompson 4 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 63–0
Q3OUHickson 2 yard run (DiCarlo kick)OU 70–0
Q3OUStrait 18 yard fumble return (DiCarlo kick)OU 77–0

[5]

Baylor

See also: 2003 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
Baylor 0 300 3
• #1 Oklahoma 24 1007 41

Texas Tech

See also: 2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 14 21714 56
Texas Tech 3 787 25
Scoring summary
19:20TTUKeith Toogood 31-yard field goalTTU 3-0
17:06OUTravis Wilson 28-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 7-3
13:31OUMark Clayton 14-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 14-3
25:43TTUWes Welker 5-yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick)OU 14-10
22:45OUBrandon Jones 27-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 21-10
21:41OUKejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 28-10
20:18OUKejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 35-10
38:29OUKejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 42-10
36:48TTUJohnnie Mack 1-yard run (Jarrett Hicks pass from B.J. Symons)OU 42-18
414:02TTUTaurean Henderson 1-yard run (Keith Toogood kick)OU 42-25
46:33OUKejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)Oklahoma 49-25
43:11OUKejuan Jones 77-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)OU 56-25

[6]

Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

Main article: 2003 Big 12 Championship Game

See also: 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team
#12 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
• #12 Kansas State 0 2177 35
#1 Oklahoma 7 000 7

LSU (Sugar Bowl)

Main article: 2004 Sugar Bowl

See also: 2003 LSU Tigers football team
#2 LSU Tigers vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners
1 234Total
• #2 LSU 7 770 21
#3 Oklahoma 0 707 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

See also: 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP11*1111111111111133
Coaches Poll111111111111111133
BCSNot released11111111Not 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.

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 14 Tommie Harris Defensive tackle Chicago Bears
2 37 Teddy Lehman Linebacker Detroit Lions
3 76 Derrick Strait Cornerback New York Jets

[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2003 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Box Score". ESPN. September 6, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma Sooners Play-By-Play". ESPN. September 20, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Last Minute Sooner TD Beats Back Buffs". ESPN. October 25, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "White Accounts for Five TDs Before Half". ESPN. November 8, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "White Tosses Four TDs, Jones Scores Five". ESPN. November 22, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "2004 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
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