2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2007 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 38–17 vs. Missouri
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–48 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
2007 record	11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (9th year)
Captain	Lewis Baker Joe Jon Finley Jacob Gutierrez Allen Patrick Marcus Walker
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#4 Missouri xy		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Kansas x%		7	–	1		12	–	1
Colorado		4	–	4		6	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Nebraska		2	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Division
#8 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2		11	–	3
#10 Texas		5	–	3		10	–	3
#22 Texas Tech		4	–	4		9	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4		7	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

North Texas Mean Green at #8 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	0	3	7	10
• #8 Oklahoma	21	28	14	16	79

Date: September 1
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 84,472
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (play-by-play), Dave Lapham (color) and Jim Knox (sideline)

Miami Hurricanes at #5 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	3	7	3	0	13
• #5 Oklahoma	14	7	10	20	51

Date: September 8
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game attendance: 85,357
TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jimmy Dykes (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	10:40	OU	Malcolm Kelly 23-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 7–0

1	5:26	MIA	Francisco Zampogna 20-yard field goal	OU 7–3

1	1:37	OU	Malcolm Kelly 24-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 14–3

2	12:29	OU	Reggie Smith 61-yard fumble return (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 21–3

2	1:06	MIA	Ryan Hill 6-yard pass from Kyle Wright (Francisco Zampogna kick)	OU 21–10

3	10:37	MIA	Francisco Zampogna 45-yard field goal	OU 21–13

3	7:22	OU	Jermaine Gresham 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 28–13

3	0:36	OU	Garrett Hartley 30-yard field goal	OU 30–13

4	11:52	OU	Malcolm Kelly 30-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 37–13

4	7:41	OU	Dane Zaslaw 9-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick failed)	OU 44–13

4	2:48	OU	Adrian Tennell 61-yard pass from Joey Halzle (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 51–13

Scoring summary

1	10:40	OU	Malcolm Kelly 23-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 7–0

1	5:26	MIA	Francisco Zampogna 20-yard field goal	OU 7–3

1	1:37	OU	Malcolm Kelly 24-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 14–3

2	12:29	OU	Reggie Smith 61-yard fumble return (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 21–3

2	1:06	MIA	Ryan Hill 6-yard pass from Kyle Wright (Francisco Zampogna kick)	OU 21–10

3	10:37	MIA	Francisco Zampogna 45-yard field goal	OU 21–13

3	7:22	OU	Jermaine Gresham 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 28–13

3	0:36	OU	Garrett Hartley 30-yard field goal	OU 30–13

4	11:52	OU	Malcolm Kelly 30-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 37–13

4	7:41	OU	Dane Zaslaw 9-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick failed)	OU 44–13

4	2:48	OU	Adrian Tennell 61-yard pass from Joey Halzle (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 51–13

Utah State Aggies at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah State	0	3	0	0	3
• #3 Oklahoma	14	24	16	0	54

Date: September 15
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 84,403
TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Emily Jones (Sideline)

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Oklahoma	14	21	7	20	62
Tulsa	7	7	7	0	21

Date: September 21
Location: Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 35,542
TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Joe Schad (Sideline)

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Oklahoma	7	10	7	0	24
• Colorado	0	7	3	17	27

Date: September 29
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game start: 12:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 50,031
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

#10 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #19 Texas Longhorns

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28
#19 Texas	0	14	0	7	21

Date: October 6
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game start: 2:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 80,000
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Bonnie Bernstein (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	0:39	OU	Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 7–0

2	11:36	TEX	Jordan Shipley 6-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Ryan Bailey kick)	Tied 7–7

2	6:58	TEX	Jermichael Finley 22-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Ryan Bailey kick)	TEX 14–7

2	4:03	OU	Jermaine Gresham 7-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	Tied 14–14

3	4:24	OU	DeMarco Murray 65-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 21–14

4	14:57	TEX	Vondrell McGee 1-yard run (Ryan Bailey kick)	Tied 21–21

4	10:42	OU	Malcolm Kelly 35-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 28–21

Scoring summary

1	0:39	OU	Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 7–0

2	11:36	TEX	Jordan Shipley 6-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Ryan Bailey kick)	Tied 7–7

2	6:58	TEX	Jermichael Finley 22-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Ryan Bailey kick)	TEX 14–7

2	4:03	OU	Jermaine Gresham 7-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	Tied 14–14

3	4:24	OU	DeMarco Murray 65-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 21–14

4	14:57	TEX	Vondrell McGee 1-yard run (Ryan Bailey kick)	Tied 21–21

4	10:42	OU	Malcolm Kelly 35-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Garrett Hartley kick)	OU 28–21

The 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 113th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his ninth season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with an upset loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado on September 29, and ended with a victory over the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 1. The Sooners finished the regular season with an 11–2 record (6–2 in Big 12) while winning their fifth Big 12 title and their 41st conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 28–48.

Following the season, Malcolm Kelly and Curtis Lofton were drafted in the 2nd round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Reggie Smith was selected in the 3rd, and Allen Patrick was chosen in the 7th.

On July 19, a preseason poll voted on by members of the media that cover the Big 12 was released. The Sooners were chosen to finish second in the Big 12 South behind Texas. They finished nine votes behind the Longhorns but 44 points above Texas A&M, the third team. This poll was released in anticipation of the Big 12 media day which began on July 23, 2007. Most publications had the Sooners ranked between five and ten in the preseason.Phil Steele's self-titled publication, which is considered by many to be the most accurate college football preseason prediction magazine, had the Sooners ranked number three in terms of how they would finish the year and how strong the team is going into the year. On August 2, 2007, Coach Bob Stoops announced at a rally that the names of players would be put back on the team's jerseys. They had been removed in a re-design before the 2006 season.

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