1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Independence Bowl, L 25–27 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Cornelius Burton; Josh Heupel; Matt O'Neal; Rodney Rideau; Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
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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.

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 third–year 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 49–0	74,119
September 18	11:30 a.m.	Baylor		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 41–10	74,309
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 42–21	41,214
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 23	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 30–34	80,012
October 9	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 28–38	75,587
October 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Texas A&M		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 51–6	74,552
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 24	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 24–38	48,194
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 37–0	74,966
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 31–10	37,073
November 20	11:30 a.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 28–38	42,020
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 44–7	75,374
December 31	7:30 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–27	49,873	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Indiana State

Indiana State Sycamores at Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
• Sooners	14	14	14	7	49

Date: September 11
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 74,119

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Statistics	INST	OKLA
First downs	10	30
Total yards	195	507
Rushing yards	159	166
Passing yards	36	341
Turnovers	5	4
Time of possession	31:59	28:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Sheraton Fox	2/8, 36 yards, INT
	Rushing	Matt Nelson	9 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Matt Nelson	1 reception, 26 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	31/40, 341 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Mike Thornton	19 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Andre Woolfolk	5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Baylor

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	0	7	10
• Sooners	14	7	3	17	41

Date: September 18
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 74,309
TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

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Statistics	BAY	OKLA
First downs	12	30
Total yards	208	557
Rushing yards	51	128
Passing yards	157	429
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Jermaine Alfred	18/27, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jermaine Alfred	11 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Thompson	2 receptions, 34 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	37/54, 420 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mike Thornton	14 rushes, 110 yards
	Receiving	Curtis Fagan	4 receptions, 54 yards

No. 13 Texas A&M

No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Aggies	0	6	0	0	6
• Sooners	17	17	14	3	51

Date: October 23
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 74,552
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & Artie Gigantino (Color)

Source: ESPN

Statistics	TAMU	OKLA
First downs	15	30
Total yards	230	552
Rushing yards	64	165
Passing yards	166	387
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	21:31	38:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Randy McCown	9/21, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ja'Mar Toombs	11 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Bethel Johnson	5 receptions, 64 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	31/50, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Reggie Skinner	15 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Antwone Savage	3 receptions, 69 yards

At Colorado

No. 24 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Sooners	3	7	0	14	24
• Buffaloes	7	7	10	14	38

Date: October 30
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 48,194
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play) & Lynn Swann (Color)

Source: USA Today

Statistics	OKLA	COL
First downs	17	24
Total yards	317	537
Rushing yards	-11	155
Passing yards	328	382
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	26:11	33:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	26/58, 328 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Seth Littrell	3 rushes, 10 yards
	Receiving	Jarrail Jackson	7 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Colorado	Passing	Mike Moschetti	22/31, 382 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Mike Moschetti	14 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Javon Green	3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

At Texas Tech

Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	14	7	0	7	28
• Red Raiders	10	3	18	7	38

Date: November 20
Location: Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
Game attendance: 42,020
Television network: FSN

Statistics	OKLA	TTU
First downs	21	14
Total yards	401	359
Rushing yards	49	100
Passing yards	352	259
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	32/50, 352 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Quentin Griffin	10 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Daniels	9 receptions, 94 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	9/17, 259 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sammy Morris	20 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Sammy Morris	3 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD

Roster

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`64`	Ryan Allen	Sr
TE	`90`	Matt Anderson	Sr
RB	`9`	Johnnie Balous	Sr
OL	`76`	Al Baysinger	Jr
WR	`80`	DaWight Benning	Fr
WR	`46`	Bart Brewer	Jr
OL	`63`	Jason Bronson	Jr
OL	`59`	Stephen Burcham	Jr
OL	`69`	Brad Davis	Fr
OL	`68`	Howard Duncan	So
RB	`22`	Quentin Griffin	Fr
QB	`14`	Josh Heupel (C)	Jr
QB	`–`	Nate Hybl	Fr
WR	`1`	Jarrail Jackson	Sr
RB	`35`	Seth Littrell	Jr
OL	`78`	Stockar McDougle	Sr
RB	`30`	Josh Norman	So
OL	`60`	Matt O'Neil (C)	Sr
WR	`6`	Antwone Savage	Fr
OL	`75`	Mike Skinner	Fr
TE	`88`	Trent Smith	Fr
RB	`7`	Mike Thornton (C)	Sr
QB	`–`	Jason White	Fr
QB	`–`	Chase Williams	Fr
WR	`17`	Andre Woolfolk	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`37`	Brandon Babb	So
DB	`28`	William Bartee	Sr
DL	`96`	Chris Bellows	Fr
DL	`95`	Rocky Bright	Jr
DB	`–`	Curtis Brumble	Fr
DL	`87`	Cornelius Burton (C)	Sr
LB	`20`	Rocky Calmus	So
LB	`10`	Torrance Marshall	Jr
FS	`45`	Rodney Rideaux (C)	Sr
FS	`38`	Roy Williams	Fr
DL	`96`	Jeremy Wilson-Guest	Jr
CB	`4`	Pee Wee Woods	Sr
CB	`2`	Mike Woods	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, K	`15`	Tim Duncan	So
K	`83`	Jeff Ferguson	So
DS	`73`	Jeremy Hess	Fr
P	`82`	Parker Neal	So
DS	`67`	Ben Panter	So
K	`42`	Matt Reeves	Sr

Head coach

Bob Stoops

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Leach – Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks
Cale Gundy – Running backs
Steve Spurrier Jr. – Wide receivers
Jonathan Hayes – Tight ends & special teams
Mark Mangino – Offensive line
Mike Stoops – Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs
Brent Venables – Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers
Jackie Shipp – Defensive line
Bobby Jack Wright – Defensive ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

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.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Stockar McDougle	G, T	1st	20	Detroit Lions
William Bartee	DB	2nd	54	Kansas City Chiefs

References

^ Chaptman, Dennis (November 24, 1998). "Alvarez's Name on Sooners' List". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
^ Bohls, Kirk (December 21, 1998). "Exception to the theory–football coach Bob Stoops". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
^ "Same Ole, same Ole". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1999 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
^ "Indiana State vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 11, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ "Baylor vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 18, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[Coaches-1] Chaptman, Dennis (November 24, 1998). "Alvarez's Name on Sooners' List". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2006.

[Exception-2] Bohls, Kirk (December 21, 1998). "Exception to the theory–football coach Bob Stoops". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 5, 2007.

[3] "Same Ole, same Ole". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[stats-4] "1999 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

[5] "Indiana State vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 11, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[6] "Baylor vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 18, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

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