2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
National champion (Berryman QPRS)
Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Bob Stoops (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Chuck Long (2nd season)
  • Kevin Wilson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Mike Stoops (5th season)
  • Brent Venables (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Tommie Harris
  • Kory Klein
  • Teddy Lehman
  • Derrick Strait
  • Jason White
  • Renaldo Works
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$   6 2     11 4  
No. 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 Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%   8 0     12 2  
No. 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

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, 21–14.

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 1FSNW 37–383,073
September 66:45 p.m.at Alabama*No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (College GameDay)
ESPNW 20–1383,818
September 132:30 p.m.Fresno State*No. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PPVW 52–2883,091
September 202:30 p.m.UCLA*No. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 59–2483,317
October 46:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 1
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA
TBSW 53–749,670
October 112:30 p.m.vs. No. 11 TexasNo. 1
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
ABCW 65–1375,587
October 186:00 p.m.No. 24 MissouriNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
FSNW 34–1383,327
October 256:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 1
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
TBSW 34–2054,215
November 12:30 p.m.No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay)
ABCW 52–984,027
November 811:00 a.m.Texas A&MNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 77–083,461
November 151:30 p.m.BaylorNo. 1
  • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PPVW 41–382,117
November 222:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 1
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCW 56–2553,135
December 67:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Kansas StateNo. 1
  • Arrowhead Stadium
  • Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)
ABCL 7–3579,451
January 4, 20047:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 LSU*No. 3
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay)
ABCL 14–2179,342
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 55 Jammal Brown
C 50 Vince Carter
G 70 Kelvin Chaisson
WR 9 Mark Clayton Jr
TE 86 Lance Donley
WR 81 Brandon Jones
RB 20 Kejuan Jones
G 77 Davin Joseph
WR 29 Will Peoples
OT 60 Wes Sims
QB 18 Jason White Jr
RB 47 Renaldo Works
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 13 Eric Bassey
DE 80 Dan Cody
S 7 Brandon Everage
DT 97 Tommie Harris Jr
DE 49 Jonathan Jackson
LB Pasha Jackson
DT 93 Kory Klein
LB 11 Teddy Lehman
LB 10 Lance Mitchell
CB 28 Antonio Perkins
CB 2 Derrick Strait
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 83 Trey DiCarlo
P 87 Blake Ferguson
Head coach
  • Bob Stoops
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chuck Long – Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Kevin Wilson – Co-offensive coordinator & offensive line
  • Cale Gundy – Running backs
  • Darrell Wyatt – Wide receivers
  • Kevin Sumlin – Tight ends & special teams coordinator
  • Mike Stoops – Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs
  • Brent Venables – Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers
  • Jackie Shipp – Defensive line
  • Bobby Jack Wright – Defensive ends
  • Mike Ekeler – Graduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
North Texas 0 003 3
#1 Oklahoma 10 1377 37
  • Date: August 30
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 83,073
  • Game weather: Temperature 84 °F (29 °C); Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h); Weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Drew George
  • TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Alabama

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
Team 1 234Total
#1 Oklahoma 6 770 20
Alabama 0 373 13
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:47 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 83,818
  • Game weather: Temperature 79 °F (26 °C); Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h); Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Tom Ahlers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color), & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
Fresno State 0 0721 28
#1 Oklahoma 16 22014 52
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 83,091
  • Game weather: Temperature 70 °F (21 °C); Wind W 8 mph (13 km/h); Weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (PPV/KFRE-TV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color), and Curtis Fitzpatrick (Sideline)/Ralph Wood (Play-by-play) and Randy Rosenbloom (Color)

UCLA

UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
UCLA 10 0140 24
#1 Oklahoma 7 211417 59
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 83,317
  • Game weather: Temperature 79 °F (26 °C); Wind SSE 12 mph (19 km/h); Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Steve Usecheck
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

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.

Iowa State

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
Team 1 234Total
#1 Oklahoma 3 191021 53
Iowa State 0 007 7
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 49,670
  • Game weather: Temperature 77 °F (25 °C); Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h); Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Hal Dowden
  • TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews, & Craig Sager (Sidelines)

Texas (Red River Shootout)

#1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #11 Texas Longhorns
Team 1 234Total
#1 Oklahoma 14 231414 65
#11 Texas 7 600 13
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
  • Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Game weather: Temperature 79 °F (26 °C); Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h); Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Missouri

#24 Missouri Tigers at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
#24 Missouri 3 703 13
#1 Oklahoma 7 2430 34
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 83,327
  • Game weather: Temperature 84 °F (29 °C); Wind S 9 mph (14 km/h); Weather: Clear
  • Referee: John Laurie
  • TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Colorado

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes
Team 1 234Total
#1 Oklahoma 14 3107 34
Colorado 7 0013 20
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 54,215
  • Game weather: Temperature 43 °F (6 °C); Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h); Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color), Craig Sager, & Erin Andrews (Sidelines)

This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988.

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

#14 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
#14 Oklahoma State 0 360 9
#1 Oklahoma 10 141414 52
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 84,027
  • Game weather: Temperature 57 °F (14 °C); Wind: Calm; Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Texas A&M

Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
Texas A&M 0 000 0
#1 Oklahoma 14 35280 77
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 83,461
  • Game weather: Temperature 48 °F (9 °C); Wind E 7 mph (11 km/h); Weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Sam Ryan (Sideline)

Baylor

Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
Baylor 0 300 3
#1 Oklahoma 24 1007 41
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
  • Game start: 1:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 82,117
  • Game weather: Temperature 66 °F (19 °C); Wind NW 6 mph (9.7 km/h); Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Walter Davenport

Texas Tech

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
Team 1 234Total
#1 Oklahoma 14 21714 56
Texas Tech 3 787 25
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
  • Game start: 2:36 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 53,135
  • Game weather: Temperature 73 °F (23 °C); Wind SW 23 mph (37 km/h); Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: John Laurie
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

#12 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
#12 Kansas State 0 2177 35
#1 Oklahoma 7 000 7
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Game start: 7:11 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 79,451
  • Game weather: Temperature 39 °F (4 °C); Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h); Weather: Clear
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

LSU (Sugar Bowl)

#2 LSU Tigers vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners
Team 1 234Total
#2 LSU 7 770 21
#3 Oklahoma 0 707 14
  • Date: January 4
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
  • Game start: 7:25 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 79,342
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Dennis Hennigan
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Statistics

Team

OU Opp
Points per Game 42.9 15.3
First Downs 315 190
  Rushing 115 80
  Passing 173 102
  Penalty 27 8
Rushing Yardage 2,043 1,585
  Rushing Attempts 538 462
  Avg per Rush 3.8 3.4
  Avg per Game 145.9 113.2
Passing Yardage 4,109 2,050
  Avg per Game 293.5 146.4
  Completions-Attempts 299-480 (62.3%) 218-419 (52%)
Total Offense 6,152 3,635
  Total Plays 1,018 881
  Avg per Play 6 4.1
  Avg per Game 439.4 259.6
Fumbles-Lost 17-6 26-12
OU Opp
Punts-Yards 60-2,389 (39.8 avg) 102-4,071 (39.9 avg)
Punt Returns-Total Yards 56-668 (11.9 avg) 22-93 (4.2 avg)
Kick Returns-Total Yards 30-656 (21.9 avg) 54-997 (18.5 avg)
Avg Time of Possession per Game 32:15 27:45
Penalties-Yards 86-673 96-808
  Avg per Game 48.1 57.7
3rd Down Conversions 86/202 (42.6%) 59/209 (28.2%)
4th Down Conversions 16/29 (55.2%) 8/24 (33.3%)
Sacks By-Yards 45-269 28-208
Total TDs 78 27
  Rushing 27 11
  Passing 43 1
Fields Goals-Attempts 19-22 (86.4%) 9/10 (90%)
PAT-Attempts 74-76 (97.4%) 23-26 (88.5%)
Total Attendance 582,413 240,838
  Games-Avg per Game 7-83,202 4-60,210

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 37 57 56 64 214
Oklahoma 146 219 114 122 601

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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2004 NFL draft

The 2004 NFL draft was held on April 24–25, 2004 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
1 14 Tommie Harris Defensive tackle Chicago Bears
2 37 Teddy Lehman Linebacker Detroit Lions
3 76 Derrick Strait Cornerback New York Jets

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