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2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2001
team	Oklahoma Sooners
sport	football
image	Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
image_size	100
conference	Big 12 Conference
division	South Division
short_conf	Big 12
CoachRank	6
APRank	6
record	11–2
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	Bob Stoops
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Mark Mangino
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Spread
codef_coach1	Mike Stoops
codc1_year	3rd
codef_coach2	Brent Venables
codc2_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Rocky Calmus
captain2	Josh Norman
captain3	Frank Romero
captain4	Roy Williams
stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
champion	Cotton Bowl Classic champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](2002-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 10–3 vs. [Arkansas](2001-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)

The 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 107th season of Sooner football. The team was led by third-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference.

Conference play began with a win over the Kansas State Wildcats in Norman on September 29, and ended at home in an upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series. The Sooners finished the regular season 10–2 (6–2 in Big 12), finishing second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3.

Following the season, Roy Williams was selected 8th overall in the 2002 NFL draft, along with Rocky Calmus in the 3rd round.

Schedule

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Game summaries

North Carolina

Air Force

North Texas

Kansas State

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Kansas

Baylor

Nebraska

Tulsa

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

Main article: 2002 Cotton Bowl

Roster

Mark Mangino – Offensive coordinator
Chuck Long – Quarterbacks
Cale Gundy – Running backs
Steve Spurrier Jr. – Wide receivers
Jonathan Hayes – Tight ends & special teams
Mike Stoops – Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs
Brent Venables – Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers
Jackie Shipp – Defensive line
Bobby Jack Wright – Defensive ends

Rankings

2002 NFL draft

The 2002 NFL draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 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. Roy Williams was the highest Sooner drafted since Cedric Jones went fifth overall in 1996.

Player	Position	Round	Overall pick	NFL team
Roy Williams	S	1st	8	[Dallas Cowboys](2002-dallas-cowboys-season)
Rocky Calmus	LB	3rd	77	[Tennessee Titans](2002-tennessee-titans-season)
Tim Duncan	K	Undrafted		[Arizona Cardinals](2002-arizona-cardinals-season)
Brandon Moore	LB	Undrafted		[San Francisco 49ers](2002-san-francisco-49ers-season)
Josh Norman	TE	Undrafted		[San Diego Chargers](2002-san-diego-chargers-season)

References

"2001 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats.
(September 1, 2001). "NCAA Football – Oklahoma vs. Air Force". [[USA Today]].
"2002 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC.

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