2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2008 Oklahoma Sooners football

Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division co-champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 62–21 vs. Missouri
BCS National Championship Game, L 14–24 vs. Florida
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
2008 record	12–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (7th year)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle
Defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (10th year)
Captain	Sam Bradford Jon Cooper Brody Eldridge Nic Harris Gerald McCoy
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#19 Missouri xy		5	–	3		10	–	4
Nebraska x		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kansas		4	–	4		8	–	5
Colorado		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8		2	–	10
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 Texas x%		7	–	1		12	–	1
#12 Texas Tech x		7	–	1		11	–	2
#16 Oklahoma State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Baylor		2	–	6		4	–	8
Texas A&M		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Chattanooga Mocs at #4 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	0	0	2	0	2
• #4 Oklahoma	27	23	7	0	57

Date: August 30
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:10 PM CST
Elapsed time: 4:09
Game attendance: 84,715
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE 12 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Rick Loumiet
TV announcers (FSN PPV): Tim Brando (Play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Emily Jones (Sideline)

Cincinnati Bearcats at #4 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	0	13	7	6	26
• #4 Oklahoma	14	7	21	10	52

Date: September 6
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:35 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 84,476
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: S 15 mph • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Dennis Hennigan
TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Washington Huskies

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Oklahoma	13	21	14	7	55
Washington	0	0	7	7	14

Date: September 13
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
Game start: 4:45 PM PST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 67,716
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: Light & Variable • Weather: Clear
Referee: Brian O'Cain
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

#24 TCU Horned Frogs at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 TCU	3	0	0	7	10
• #2 Oklahoma	21	7	7	0	35

Date: September 27
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 6:11 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 85,158
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: ESE 7 mph • Weather: Clear
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	28	7	7	7	49
Baylor	0	14	3	0	17

Date: October 4
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
Game start: 11:40 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 37,145
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SSW 14 mph • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Rick Lourniet
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

#5 Texas Longhorns vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Texas	3	17	10	15	45
#1 Oklahoma	7	14	7	7	35

Date: October 11
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game start: 11:10 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 92,182
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 13 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny
Referee: Karl Richins
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Sideline)

#16 Kansas Jayhawks at #4 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Kansas	7	10	7	7	31
• #4 Oklahoma	7	17	14	7	45

Date: October 18
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game start: 2:38 PM CST
Elapsed time: 4:00
Game attendance: 85,241
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Clear
Referee: Gerald Wright
TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

#4 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Oklahoma	28	27	0	3	58
Kansas State	14	14	7	0	35

Date: October 25
Location: Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 11:40 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 47,054
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW 13 mph • Weather: Sunny
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

The 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 114th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 10th 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 a win over the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas on October 4, and ended with a win over the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 9. The Sooners finished the regular season with a 12-1 record (7-1 in Big 12) while winning their sixth Big 12 title and their 42nd conference title overall. They were invited to the BCS National Championship Game, where they lost to the Florida Gators, 14-24. Oklahoma scored 716 points during the course of their entire season, setting an NCAA Division I record (later broken by Florida State in 2013) for most points scored in a single season.

Following the season, Phil Loadholt was selected in the 2nd round of the 2009 NFL Draft, Juaquin Iglesias was drafted in the 3rd, Nic Harris and Duke Robinson were chosen in the 5th, and Manuel Johnson in the 7th.

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