2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2002 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship, W 29–7 vs. Colorado
Rose Bowl, W 34–14 vs. Washington State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
2002 record	12–2 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (4th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (4th year)
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
#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
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2		12	–	2
#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

#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 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 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 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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

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.

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.

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