[11] Several members of the Oklahoma team were injured, including Coach Harts, and by the end of the game, the Oklahoma team was borrowing members from the opposing squad so they would have a full lineup. [78] He wanted discipline for his players, so he set a curfew and required them to enroll in physical education class. [69] During his junior and senior years of high school, he helped his team amass a 31-game win streak. In 2000, the Sooners opened the season with a new offensive coordinator, Mark Mangino, and ranked number 19,[113] the first time they opened the season ranked in five years. While the Sooner offense was potent, the defense continued a years-long struggle, and amid clear failures on the field and mounting criticism, Riley fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops after a 48-45 loss to rival Texas in the Red River Showdown. [118] However, on February 22, 2008, the NCAA reversed the decision and reinstated the vacated wins. The most recent is Rickey Dixon inducted in 2019. [31] Lindsey's 1929 Sooners team defeated Nebraska, 20–7, Nebraska's worst loss against a conference opponent in 20 years. Mex died of old age on April 30, 1928. [68] The Sooners also went undefeated in conference play from November 23, 1946 to October 31, 1959; their record was only blemished by two ties. The Sooners received an at-large bid to participate in the Sugar Bowl, where they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, the previous year's national champions, with a final score of 45–31. Football at Oklahoma made its start in September 1895, 12 years before statehood and one year after the first organized football game in Oklahoma Territory. In 1991, OU went 9–3, finished the season ranked No. The University of Oklahoma Debate Team duo of Jazmine Pickens and Darius White won the 2019 National University Debate Championship tournament April 7, beating out 102 teams from across the country. His final record at OU was 11–12–4. [159], The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium also known as The Palace on the Prairie. [133] On January 8, 2009, the Sooners were defeated by the Florida Gators for the BCS Championship at Dolphin Stadium in Miami by a score of 24–14. The 2007 match-up between Oklahoma and Texas on Oct. 2007 was predicted to be the No. Die 13. [139] The Sooners captured the Big 12 conference title for the first time since 2010. OU Law Students Win 2021 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, Hosted by UHLC's Blakely Institute PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Feb. 9, 2021, 04:15 PM Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, "Sixteen National Championships - Oklahoma Sooners football", http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-national-championships.html, "Oklahoma Composite Championship Listing", http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/oklahoma/championships.php. Seven Oklahoma players have won the Heisman Trophy, six more finished runner-up. This is a list of championships garnered by the Oklahoma Sooners college football program. The team has had 22 head coaches, with Lincoln Riley as the current head coach in his third season. The team had finally regained its status as a power in the college football world. The non-conference schedule included a dramatic double-overtime win on September 12 at Tennessee, as Mayfield led the Sooners from a 17-3 deficit with eight minutes left in regulation. The result of the three-way tie between Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech in the Big 12 South standings, where each team suffered one loss at the hands of the other, would be the cause for many fans, particularly Texas fans, to cry foul. [92] They finished the season ranked No. [93] In 1978, Oklahoma would get their third Heisman Trophy winner in running back Billy Sims. 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The 1984 team featured Buster Rhymes at wide receiver, Spencer Tillman at running back and Tony Casillas at defensive tackle. In his first season in 1967, his squad went 10–1. The defense improved from 101st in team defense during 2018 to 64th in 2019. [86] The offense set the all-time NCAA single-season rushing record at 472.4 yards per game, a record which still stands to this day. In 2005, Stoops finished the season with an 8–4 record, his worst season record since his inaugural season. [88] On November 25, 1971, Nebraska edged Oklahoma, 35–31 in the Game of the Century what was to be the only loss of the season for Oklahoma. 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[173] Mex was found later by two Oklahoma graduates. [120], 2006 was a very tumultuous year for the Sooners. The largest crowd ever was 88,308 on November 11, 2017 against TCU. ou men's gymnastics national championships. [74] They started the season 1–3 with three consecutive losses to Southern California, Texas and Kansas. 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Gibbs announced his resignation prior to OU's losses to Nebraska in the regular-season finale and Brigham Young University in the Copper Bowl. [28] Before arriving in Norman, Lindsey arrived from his alma mater Kansas, where he served as an assistant. [82] He declined and stayed at Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Cowboys in a high scoring affair 47–41. [18] During Owen's 22-year career at Oklahoma, he went 122–54–16, a 67.7% winning percentage. [86] They were led by Steve Davis at quarterback, Joe Washington at running back and the Selmon brothers (Lee Roy, Lucious, and Dewey) on defense. The next year, Switzer's Sooners finished 11–0 and won the national championship. The Sooners got one more chance to redeem themselves as they faced the 18th-ranked Clemson Tigers in the Russell Athletic Bowl (Orlando, Florida), but instead suffered one of the worst bowl losses in Sooner history as they lost, 40–6. Other tunes frequently heard at OU football games include the state song "Oklahoma" and an alternate fight song titled "Fight for OKU. In typical fashion, Moldauer dominated … 17 finish in the final Associated Press poll and a Sun Bowl victory in 1993. [111] Jason White's backup, Paul Thompson, was named starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, but was replaced by redshirt freshman Rhett Bomar after a season-opening loss to TCU. 2 national ranking and set the stage for one of the great college football games of the century against top-ranked Nebraska. The school has 16 titles that are recognized by the NCAA. In the following weeks the team narrowly beat the number two ranked Kansas State 41–31 in Manhattan and the following week went on to beat number one ranked Nebraska 31–14. The Sooners finished third in the Big 12 South behind Texas (who went on to win the 2005 BCS National Championship) and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Oklahoma and Texas Tech both had conference records of 6–2, but Texas Tech won the heads up match and thus was placed over Oklahoma). 3 Texas and No. After ten years of football, the program began to get serious and started looking for a permanent head coach. Those national championships also proved teams could do something special at OU. The stadium had an artificial turf from 1970 to 1994. [73] His first year would prove to be a sharp contrast from Wilkinson's early years as the Sooners went 6–4–1. The colors were her own personal choice and she decided on them after viewing many color samples and materials. [135] This was the first BCS bowl game victory for Bob Stoops and the Sooners since the 2003 Rose Bowl. However, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to hire a 38-year-old defensive coordinator from Florida, Bob Stoops. Since the establishment of the team in 1895, OU has appeared in 55 bowl games and has a record of 30 victories, 23 losses, and one tie. [138] They then slid past their old rival Texas but suffered a loss to Kansas State, 31–30 at home. 4 Sooners saw their National Championship hopes take a hit as they lost to 2–2 unranked Colorado in Boulder 27–24 after leading in the second half by a score of 24–7. [59], Wilkinson's best teams came during the first eleven years of his tenure. In mid-September, Oklahoma played Oregon for the third time in three years. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: OKC1004011658340057 After the 1964 season, Chuck Fairbanks, an assistant coach at Houston, was offered a job at Tennessee. The Sooners finished the season with a stunning 13–2 win over a heavily favored Florida State team in the Orange Bowl and claimed the Sears Trophy. To replace Kyler Murray, he turned to yet another experienced transfer, ex-Alabama starter Jalen Hurts. [100] Nonetheless, the 1988 team established the NCAA Division I single-game record of 768 yards rushing against Kansas State on October 15, 1988, a record that stands to this day. The official Alma Mater song is the "OU Chant", which is sung by OU fans before sporting events and at ceremonial occasions. A road victory at Washington where the Sooners again scored more than 50 points, a home victory over then undefeated and 24th ranked Texas Christian University, and a road win at Baylor resulted in Oklahoma being ranked number one in both polls after then-ranked number one USC tumbled after a defeat at Oregon State. "[64], In 1952, Oklahoma had its first Heisman Trophy winner in halfback Billy Vessels, a local player from Cleveland, Oklahoma. [106] To this day, Schnellenberger is not held in high esteem by Sooner fans, in part because he made no secret of his lack of interest in the program's history. [29] Lindsey is remembered as the coach who resigned quietly after failing to produce a winning team. After finishing the regular season with a record of 10–2 (7–2 in Big 12 play), finishing in a tie for second place in the conference. They would go on to defeat Missouri in the Big 12 championship game and win the Big 12's automatic BCS berth, playing West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl. In his three years at Oklahoma, Blake went 3–8, 4–8, and 5–6 for a final record of 12–22. [16] The Oklahoma team soundly defeated the Oklahoma Aggies 75–0, but it was an unusual touchdown that is remembered most of that game. Owen is the all-time leader in games coached and years coached, while Switzer is the all-time leader in winning percentage. The Sooners have been a member of only one division, the Big 12 South, in their entire history. Bob Stoops is the leader in wins. In his only season as a Sooner starter, Murray led the team to a 12-2 finish, a fourth consecutive Big 12 championship, and a repeat College Football Playoff appearance, winning the Heisman Trophy for his efforts. The Oklahoma Sooners college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference. [110] Stoops quickly began to build his new program with the promise to help the program regain its former position as a perennial college football powerhouse. Jalen Hurts finished second in Heisman Trophy voting, behind LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. The team defeated the Kansas State Wildcats for the second time that season in the Big 12 Championship, a victory which propelled the program to its first national title berth since 1985. The Sooners went on to win the Big 12 Championship game 23–20, the final match between conference rival Nebraska. [140], After Stoops' retirement, OU promoted offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley to head coach. One day before fall practice began, returning quarterback Rhett Bomar and J.D. The 79 points scored by OU was the most in the country for Week 1. However, even though his rosters were smaller than normal due to the scholarship reductions, Gibbs found it hard to please boosters and administrators with an 8–3 year. [39] The dust storms were so thick it would block the sun and the players would be covered in dust at the end of practice. [28] For much of his tenure at OU, Hardage suffered from a sickness that resulted from accidentally swallowing a poison tablet he mistook for a headache tablet. Biden immigration proposal includes pathway to citizenship for some. However, the Sooners bounced back the following. Riley and the Sooners played the Georgia Bulldogs on January 1, 2018 at the Rose Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals. [53] The Board was so impressed with Wilkinson that they considered hiring him for the head coaching position but decided against it as it would be unethical. The 2003 team was the highest scoring squad (at the time) in Oklahoma's storied history, scoring 601 points to their opponents 214. [84] On July 11, 2007, the NCAA announced that the Sooners would have to vacate all victories from the 2005 season, including the bowl game, due to NCAA violations related to three former players, including Bomar, thereby giving the Sooners an official 2005 record of 0–4. [172] Keys' company adopted the dog and Keys took the dog back to Hollis, Oklahoma when he completed his duty. Since 1929, the game has been played annually at the Cotton Bowl, halfway between Norman and Austin. [146] However, the Sooners were badly beaten, 63-28, by eventual national champion LSU in their CFP semifinal match in the 2019 Peach Bowl. Oklahoma went on to beat Oklahoma State and fifth ranked Auburn to finish the season ranked number two. He ordered numerous old files to be thrown out; instead, they were archived without his knowledge. Lincoln Riley is the team's head coach. The game would result in controversy later in the season. They found Bennie Owen,[18] a former quarterback of the undefeated Kansas team of 1899 led by famous coach Fielding H. Yost. John Harts is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Sooners have had; he lost the only game he coached, giving him a .000 winning percentage. The Sooners only had 234 net yards compared to Colorado's 379 net yards. The Bedlam match-up between the Sooners and Cowboys proved to be the decisive game in who would represent the Big 12 South in the conference championship game. Although the Sooners lost in the title game 55–19, USC later vacated the win due to NCAA infractions. [100] Gibbs' final record as head coach at OU was 44–23–2. Thatcher, Josh Norman, Roy Williams and Rocky Calmus. Four months later, Coach Mackenzie died and Fairbanks was named head coach. [40], In 1935, Biff Jones hired Tom Stidham to become an assistant coach. [26] In the new conference, they went 6–0–1 tying only Kansas State. Following the Oregon game, the defense was ranked 97th nationally[125] but by the end of the regular season, they were ranked 17th. Stream OU vs. Auburn National Championship Broadcast by Sooner Radio Network from desktop or your mobile device Texas would finish number three in all polls, rendering them ineligible to play in the title game. The play was reviewed by replay officials, but video replays were deemed inconclusive. Fairbanks' 1970 team tied Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide in the Bluebonnet Bowl to finish the season ranked No. That team was another high-scoring team averaging 43 points per game. [59][60] Wilkinson left Oklahoma after the 1963 season with a record of 145–29–4, 14 conference titles and 123 straight games without being shut out. Sooner magic came back, but so did Sooner money. Kyler Murray is the most recent winner having won the 2018 Heisman Trophy.[175]. With the victory over the Kansas State Wildcats on November 23, head coach Bob Stoops got his 158th career win to move past Barry Switzer for the most wins in program history. "OK Oklahoma" is another school song that is played after an extra point and when the Sooner Schooner rolls onto the field. [157] In those seasons, nine coaches have led the Sooners to postseason bowl games: Tom Stidham, Jim Tatum, Bud Wilkinson, Gomer Jones, Chuck Fairbanks, Barry Switzer, Gary Gibbs, Bob Stoops, and Lincoln Riley. The largest student organization on campus, the band performs at all home games and frequently travels to other games. [108] It was the first time since 1922–1924 that Oklahoma had three consecutive losing seasons. His coaching experience was very limited, especially compared to Schnellenberger. This streak included road wins over a couple of ranked opponents, Texas A&M and Missouri. As the Sooners played well the first few weeks the Sooners were thought to be out of the National Title race with a heartbreaking loss to the unranked Texas Tech Red Raiders snapping a school-record 39 game home win streak. The Sooners had defeated each of their first five opponents by 25 points or more before facing then-number five Texas. It did not take long for Fairbanks to return the team to form. University of Oklahoma College of Law students Tanner … Oklahoma is also the only program that has had four coaches with 100+ wins. The 1966 season showed promise for the young coach, but, on April 28, 1967, at the age of 37, Mackenzie died of a heart attack.[81]. [156] Oklahoma started organized football with the nickname Sooners in 1895. The stadium was built in 1923 with an original capacity of 500. Bedlam football, the athletic rivalry between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, was born that day.[17]. In recent years,[when?] OU won 31–14. However, on the final touchdown drive for the Sooners, star running back Adrian Peterson suffered a broken collar bone when he attempted to dive into the end zone to finish a tough touchdown run.