2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2000
Team=Oklahoma Sooners


ImageSize=100px
Conference=Big 12 Conference
Division=South
ShortConference=Big 12
CoachRank=1
APRank=1
Record=13-0
ConfRecord=8-0
HeadCoach=Bob Stoops
OffCoach=Mark Mangino
DefCoach=Mike Stoops
OScheme=
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Champion=National Champions Big 12 Champions Big 12 South Division Champions
BowlTourney=2001 Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game
BowlTourneyResult= W 13-2 v. Florida State

The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2000-2001. This year was head coach Bob Stoops's second year as head coach. His inaugural year in 1999 saw the team improve and finish with seven wins and five losses. The Sooners ended this season with 13 wins and no losses. They were the Big 12 Conference champions as well as the national champions. This was Oklahoma's seventh national championship in school history. The Sooners played their home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

chedule and results

CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 09/02/2000
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 19
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = UTEP
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 55-14CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 09/09/2000
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 20
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Arkansas State
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 45-7CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 09/23/2000
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 17
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Rice
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 42-14CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 09/30/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 14
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Kansas
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 34-16CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/07/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 10
away =
neutral = yes
opprank = 11
opponent = Texas
site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
site_cityst = Dallas, TX
gamename = Red River Rivalry
tv = no
score = 63-14CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/14/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 8
away = yes
neutral =
opprank = 2
opponent = Kansas State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = no
score = 41-31CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/28/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 3
away =
neutral =
opprank = 1
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 31-14CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/04/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 1
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Baylor
site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
site_cityst = Waco, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 56-7CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/11/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 1
away = yes
neutral =
opprank = 23
opponent = Texas A&M
site_stadium = Kyle Field
site_cityst = College Station, TX
gamename =
tv = no
score = 35-31CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/18/2000
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
time = no
rank = 1
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Texas Tech
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-13CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/25/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 1
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Oklahoma State
site_stadium = Boone Pickens Stadium
site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
gamename = Bedlam
tv = no
score = 12-7CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 12/02/2000
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 1
away =
neutral = yes
opprank = 8
opponent = Kansas State
site_stadium = Arrowhead Stadium
site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
gamename = Big 12 Championship Game
tv = no
score = 27-24CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 01/03/2001
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = no
rank = 1
away =
neutral = yes
opprank = 3
opponent = Florida State
site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
site_cityst = Miami, FL
gamename = 2001 Orange Bowl
tv = no
score = 13-2

eason recap

Roster

tatistics

* QB Josh Heupel: 305/472 (64.6%) for 3,606 yards (7.64) with 20 TD vs. 15 INT (3.18). 83 carries for 167 yards (2.01) with 7 TD.
* RB Quentin Griffin: 200 carries for 823 yards (4.12) with 17 TD. 51 catches for 429 yards and 0 TD.
* WR Antwone Savage: 50 catches for 621 yards (12.42) and 3 TD.
* WR/CB Andre Woolfolk: 42 catches for 614 yards (14.62) and 5 TD.
* WR Curtis Fagan: 41 catches for 606 yards (14.78) and 7 TD.
* RB Josh Norman: 34 catches for 518 yards (15.24) and 1 TD.
* TE Trent Smith: 31 catches for 323 yards (10.42) and 3 TD.
* K Tim Duncan: 15 FGM and 60 XPM.

Awards and honors

All-Americans

*Rocky Calmus - "LB"
*Josh Heupel - "QB"
*J.T. Thatcher - "FS"

Individual award winners

*Walter Camp Award - Josh Heupel "(QB)"
*Jim Thorpe Award - Roy Williams "(DB)"

Future NFL players

* Rocky Calmus, 2002 third-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans
* Mark Clayton, 2005 first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens
* Dan Cody, 2005 second-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens
* Tim Duncan, Arizona Cardinals
* Quentin Griffin, 2003 fourth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos
* Nate Hybl, Cleveland Browns
* Teddy Lehman, 2004 second-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions
* Torrance Marshall, 2001 third-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers
* Brandon Moore, San Francisco 49ers
* Jimmy Wilkerson, 2002 sixth-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs
* Roy Williams, 2002 first-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys
* Andre Woolfolk, 2003 first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans

ee also

*Oklahoma Sooners football