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2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2003
team	Oklahoma Sooners
sport	football
image	Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
image_size	100
conference	Big 12 Conference
short_conf	Big 12
division	South
CoachRank	3
APRank	3
record	12–2
conf_record	8–0
head_coach	Bob Stoops
hc_year	5th
cooff_coach1	Chuck Long
cooc1_year	2nd
cooff_coach2	Kevin Wilson
cooc2_year	2nd
codef_coach1	Mike Stoops
codc1_year	5th
codef_coach2	Brent Venables
codc2_year	5th
off_scheme	Spread
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
captain	Tommie Harris
captain2	Kory Klein
captain3	Teddy Lehman
captain4	Derrick Strait
captain5	Jason White
captain6	Renaldo Works
champion	National champion (Berryman QPRS)
Big 12 South Division champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](2004-sugar-bowl) (BCS NCG)
bowl_result	L 14–21 vs. [LSU](2003-lsu-tigers-football-team)
conf_champ	[Big 12 Championship Game](2003-big-12-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	L 7–35 vs. [Kansas State](2003-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team)

Big 12 South Division champion 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, 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

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Roster

Bob Stoops
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

Game summaries

North Texas

Alabama

Fresno State

UCLA

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

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Missouri

Colorado

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

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Texas A&M

Baylor

Texas Tech

Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

Main article: 2003 Big 12 Championship Game

LSU (Sugar Bowl)

Main article: 2004 Sugar Bowl

Statistics

Team

OU	Opp
Points per Game	42.9
First downs	315
Rushing	115
Passing	173
Penalty	27
Rushing Yardage	2,043
Rushing Attempts	538
Avg per Rush	3.8
Avg per Game	145.9
Passing Yardage	4,109
Avg per Game	293.5
Completions-Attempts	299-480 (62.3%)
Total Offense	6,152
Total Plays	1,018
Avg per Play	6
Avg per Game	439.4
Fumbles-Lost	17-6

OU	Opp
Punts-Yards	60-2,389 (39.8 avg)
Punt returns-Total Yards	56-668 (11.9 avg)
Kick returns-Total Yards	30-656 (21.9 avg)
Avg Time of Possession per Game	32:15
Penalties-Yards	86-673
Avg per Game	48.1
3rd Down Conversions	86/202 (42.6%)
4th Down Conversions	16/29 (55.2%)
Sacks By-Yards	45-269
Total TDs	78
Rushing	27
Passing	43
Fields Goals-Attempts	19-22 (86.4%)
PAT-Attempts	74-76 (97.4%)
Total Attendance	582,413
Games-Avg per Game	7-83,202

Scores by quarter

{{Linescore Amfootball		Road=Opponents	R1=37	R2=57	R3=56	R4=64	R5=	Home=Oklahoma	H1=146	H2=219	H3=114	H4=122	H5=

Rankings

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.

3	76	Derrick Strait	Cornerback	New York Jets

References

"2003 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats.
(September 6, 2003). "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Box Score". [[ESPN]].
(September 20, 2003). "UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma Sooners Play-By-Play". [[ESPN]].
(October 25, 2003). "Last Minute Sooner TD Beats Back Buffs". [[ESPN]].
(November 8, 2003). "White Accounts for Five TDs Before Half". [[ESPN]].
(November 22, 2003). "White Tosses Four TDs, Jones Scores Five". [[ESPN]].
"2004 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC.

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