2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 7 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	5					7	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 6 Texas x		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	5
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

August 307:00 PMat Tulsa*No. 1

• Skelly Stadium
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

ESPNW 37–0 40,385 September 72:30 PMAlabama*No. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ABCW 37–27 75,564 September 146:00 PMUTEP*No. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

PPVW 68–0 74,468 September 286:00 PMSouth Florida*No. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

TBSW 31–14 74,432 October 56:00 PMat MissouriNo. 2

• Faurot Field
• Columbia, Missouri

FSNW 31–24 60,578 October 122:30 PMvs. No. 3 TexasNo. 2

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas (Red River Shootout)

ABCW 35–24 75,587 October 192:30 PMNo. 9 Iowa StateNo. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ABCW 49–3 75,201 November 22:30 PMNo. 13 ColoradoNo. 2

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ABCW 27–11 75,403 November 92:30 PMat Texas A&MNo. 1

• Kyle Field
• College Station, Texas

ABCL 26–30 84,036 November 161:00 PMat BaylorNo. 4

• Floyd Casey Stadium
• Waco, Texas

W 49–9 28,375 November 236:00 PMNo. 24 Texas TechNo. 4

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

TBSW 60–15 75,553 November 301:30 PMat Oklahoma StateNo. 3

• Lewis Field
• Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)

FSNL 28–38 48,500 December 77:00 PMvs. No. 12 ColoradoNo. 8

• Reliant Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)

ABCW 29–7 63,332 January 13:30 PMvs. No. 7 Washington State*No. 8

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl)

ABCW 34–14 86,848

Game summaries

Tulsa

See also: 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7–1	2001	W 58–0

#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 Date: August 30 Location: Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 40,385 Referee: Steve Usechek TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play–by–play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Alex Flanagan (Sideline)

Alabama

See also: 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1–1	1970	24–24

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 Date: September 7 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 75,564 Referee: Terry Brown TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

UTEP

See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2000	W 55–14

UTEP Miners at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 0 0 0 0 0 • #2 Oklahoma 14 24 17 13 68 Date: September 14 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:09 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 74,468 Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (PPV): Bill land (sportscaster) (Play–by–play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Zach Klein (Sideline)

South Florida

See also: 2002 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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 Date: September 28 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 74,432 Referee: John Robison TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Missouri

See also: 2002 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
60–23–5	1999	W 37–0

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Missouri Tigers

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 Oklahoma 7 3 13 8 31 Missouri 0 7 10 7 24 Date: October 5 Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri Game start: 6:11 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 60,578 Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Texas (Red River Shootout)

See also: 2002 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–55–5	2001	W 14–3

#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 Date: October 12 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game start: 2:41 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 75,587 Referee: Tom Ahlers TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Iowa State

See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
63–5–2	1999	W 31–10

#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 Date: October 19 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 75,201 Referee: John Laurie TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Colorado

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–16–2	1999	L 24–38

#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 Date: November 2 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 75,403 Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Texas A&M

See also: 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–9	2001	W 31–10

#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 Date: November 9 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Game start: 2:38 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 84,036 Referee: Hal Dowden TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Baylor

See also: 2002 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–0	2001	W 33–17

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Oklahoma 7 14 21 7 49 Baylor 3 0 0 6 9 Date: November 16 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 28,375 Referee: Randy Christal

Texas Tech

See also: 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2001	W 30–13

#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 Date: November 23 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 75,553 Referee: Steve Usechek TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

See also: 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
74–15–7	2001	L 13–16

#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 Date: November 30 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game start: 1:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 48,500 Referee: Hal Dowden TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play–by–play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Big 12 Championship Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–16–2	2002	W 27–11

#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 Date: December 7 Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Game start: 7:07 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 63,332 Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Washington State (Rose Bowl)

Main article: 2003 Rose Bowl

See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1967	W 21–0

#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 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 86,848 Referee: Steve Shaw TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Roster

2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Mark Clayton So RB 22 Quentin Griffin Sr QB 8 Nate Hybl Sr OL 60 Wes Sims So OL 75 Mike Skinner Sr TE 88 Trent Smith Sr QB 18 Jason White Jr WR 17 Andre Woolfolk Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Rufus Alexander Fr LB 48 Gayron Allen So DT 80 Dan Cody So DT 97 Tommie Harris So DB 23 Mike Hawkins Fr DL 77 Davin Joseph Fr DT 93 Kory Klein Jr DB 30 Bobby Klinck Fr DE 46 Zach Latimer Fr DE 45 Jimmy Wilkerson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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.

Player	Position	Round	Overall Pick	NFL Team
Andre Woolfolk	CB	1st	28	Tennessee Titans
Quentin Griffin	RB	4th	108	Denver Broncos
Jimmy Wilkerson	DE	6th	189	Kansas City Chiefs
Trent Smith	TE	7th	223	Baltimore Ravens
Nate Hybl	QB	Undrafted		Cleveland Browns