2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
2003 record	12–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th year)
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 81,207)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2		11	–	4
#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
#3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0		12	–	2
#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

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

Date: August 30
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 83,073
Game weather: Temperature 84°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Overcast
Referee: Drew George
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

#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

Date: September 6
Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Game start: 6:47 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 83,818
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SE 7; Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Tom Ahlers
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	12:22	OU	Trey DiCarlo 34-yard field goal	OU 3-0

1	7:10	OU	Trey DiCarlo 40-yard field goal	OU 6-0

2	4:55	ALA	Brian Bostick 44-yard field goal	OU 6-3

2	3:54	OU	Mark Clayton 46-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OU 13-3

3	6:53	ALA	Triandos Luke 20-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Brian Bostick kick)	OU 13-10

3	4:31	OU	Brandon Jones 47-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OU 20-10

4	1:32	ALA	Brian Bostick 36-yard field goal	OU 20-13

Scoring summary

1	12:22	OU	Trey DiCarlo 34-yard field goal	OU 3-0

1	7:10	OU	Trey DiCarlo 40-yard field goal	OU 6-0

2	4:55	ALA	Brian Bostick 44-yard field goal	OU 6-3

2	3:54	OU	Mark Clayton 46-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OU 13-3

3	6:53	ALA	Triandos Luke 20-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Brian Bostick kick)	OU 13-10

3	4:31	OU	Brandon Jones 47-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OU 20-10

4	1:32	ALA	Brian Bostick 36-yard field goal	OU 20-13

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

Date: September 13
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 83,091
Game weather: Temperature 70°F; Wind: W 8; Weather: Overcast
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play) & Dean Blevins (Color)

UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	10	0	14	0	24
• #1 Oklahoma	7	21	14	17	59

Date: September 30
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 83,317
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SSE 12; Weather: Clear
Referee: Steve Usecheck
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary

Q1	OU	Works 15 yard run (DiCarlo kick)	OU 7–0

Q1	UCLA	Medlock 48 yard field goal	OU 7–3

Q1	UCLA	White 11 yard run (Medlock kick)	UCLA 10–7

Q2	OU	Wilson 12 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)	OU 14–10

Q2	OU	Perkins 74 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 21–10

Q2	OU	Perkins 84 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 28–10

Q3	OU	Donley 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)	OU 35–10

Q3	UCLA	Drew 3 yard fumble return (Medlock kick)	OU 35–17

Q3	OU	Bassey 34 yard interception return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 42–17

Q3	UCLA	Drew 91 yard kickoff return (Medlock kick)	OU 42–24

Q4	OU	Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick)	OU 49–24

Q4	OU	DiCarlo 41 yard field goal	OU 52–24

Q4	OU	Perkins 65 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 59–24

Scoring summary

Q1	OU	Works 15 yard run (DiCarlo kick)	OU 7–0

Q1	UCLA	Medlock 48 yard field goal	OU 7–3

Q1	UCLA	White 11 yard run (Medlock kick)	UCLA 10–7

Q2	OU	Wilson 12 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)	OU 14–10

Q2	OU	Perkins 74 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 21–10

Q2	OU	Perkins 84 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 28–10

Q3	OU	Donley 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick)	OU 35–10

Q3	UCLA	Drew 3 yard fumble return (Medlock kick)	OU 35–17

Q3	OU	Bassey 34 yard interception return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 42–17

Q3	UCLA	Drew 91 yard kickoff return (Medlock kick)	OU 42–24

Q4	OU	Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick)	OU 49–24

Q4	OU	DiCarlo 41 yard field goal	OU 52–24

Q4	OU	Perkins 65 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick)	OU 59–24

#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

Date: October 4
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 49,670
Game weather: Temperature 77°F; Wind: NW 10; Weather: Clear
Referee: Hal Dowden
TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

#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 11
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 75,587
Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Cloudy
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

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.

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.

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