Year: | 2002 |
Team: | Oklahoma Sooners |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 5 |
Aprank: | 5 |
Record: | 12–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
Cooff Coach2: | Kevin Wilson |
Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
Codef Coach1: | Mike Stoops |
Codc1 Year: | 4th |
Codef Coach2: | Brent Venables |
Codc2 Year: | 4th |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Captain: | Quentin Griffin |
Captain2: | Teddy Lehman |
Captain3: | Trent Smith |
Captain4: | Jason White |
Captain5: | Andre Woolfolk |
Stadium: | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
Champion: | Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Rose Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 34–14 vs. Washington State |
Conf Champ: | Big 12 Championship |
Conf Champ Result: | W 29–7 vs. Colorado |
The 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 108th season of Sooner football. The team was led by Bob Stoops in his fourth season as head coach. They played their games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter of the Big 12 Conference.
Conference play began with a win over the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri on October 5, and ended with their second win over the Colorado Buffaloes that season in the 2002 Big 12 Championship Game on December 7. The Sooners finished the regular season 11–2 (7–2 in Big 12), winning their second Big 12 title and their 38th conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to play in their first Rose Bowl in school history, where they beat the Washington State Cougars, 34–14.
Following the season, Andre Woolfolk was selected 28th overall in the 2003 NFL draft, along with Quentin Griffin in the 4th round, Jimmy Wilkerson in the 6th, and Trent Smith in the 7th.
See also: 2002 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
See also: 2002 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2002 South Florida Bulls football team.
See also: 2002 Missouri Tigers football team.
See also: 2002 Texas Longhorns football team and Red River Shootout.
See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
See also: 2002 Baylor Bears football team.
See also: 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
See also: 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series.
See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Big 12 Championship Game.
See main article: 2003 Rose Bowl.
See also: 2002 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
The 2003 NFL draft was held on April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall pick | NFL team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Woolfolk | CB | 1st | 28 | Tennessee Titans | |
Quentin Griffin | RB | 4th | 108 | Denver Broncos | |
Jimmy Wilkerson | DE | 6th | 189 | Kansas City Chiefs | |
Trent Smith | TE | 7th | 223 | Baltimore Ravens | |
Nate Hybl | QB | Undrafted | Cleveland Browns |