1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-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.

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Independence Bowl vs. Ole Miss, L 25–27
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
1999 record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st season)
Captain	Cornelius Burton Josh Heupel Matt O'Neal Rodney Rideau Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 6 Kansas State x		7	–	1					11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7					4	–	7
Southern Division
No. 21 Texas xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Oklahoma		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 23 Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Conference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 27-25.

Following the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.

Preseason

After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third–year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti.[1] The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays.[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 49–0	74,119[3]
September 18	11:30 a.m.	Baylor		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 41–10	74,309[3]
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	W 42–21	41,214[3]
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 23	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 30–34	80,012[3]
October 9	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 28–38	75,587[3]
October 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Texas A&M		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 51–6	74,552[3]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 24	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 24–38	48,194[3]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 37–0	74,966[3]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 31–10	37,073[3]
November 20	11:30 a.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 28–38	42,020[3]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 44–7	75,374[3]
December 31	7:30 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–27	49,873[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Indiana State

Indiana State Sycamores at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 • Oklahoma 14 14 14 7 49 Date: September 11 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,119

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Woolfolk 19 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Thornton 10 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Norman 6 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 OKLA Jackson 5 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 28–0 3 OKLA McMillen 11 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 35–0 3 OKLA Littrell 3 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 42–0 4 OKLA Daniel 33 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 49–0

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Baylor

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 3 0 7 10 • Oklahoma 14 7 3 17 41 Date: September 18 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,309 TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Littrell 6 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Norman 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Anderson 22 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 BAY Atteberry 35 yard field goal OKLA 21–3 3 OKLA Duncan 25 yard field goal OKLA 24–3 4 OKLA Hammons 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 31–3 4 OKLA Duncan 26 yard field goal OKLA 34–3 4 BAY Fuller 13 yard pass from Alfred (Atteberry kick) OKLA 34–10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 2 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 41–10

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Texas A&M

#13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Texas A&M 0 6 0 0 6 • Oklahoma 17 17 14 3 51 Date: October 23 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 74,552 TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & Artie Gigantino (Color)

Colorado

#24 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Oklahoma 3 7 0 14 24 • Colorado 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 30 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 48,194 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play) & Lynn Swan (Color) Source: USA Today

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Duncan 27-yard field goal OKLA 3-0 1 COL Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 7-3 2 OKLA Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick) OKLA 10-7 2 COL Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 14-10 3 COL Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 21-10 3 COL Aldrich 33-yard field goal COL 24-10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 24-17 4 COL Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 31-17 4 OKLA J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 31-24 4 COL Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 38-24

Roster

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 68 Howard Duncan So RB 22 Quentin Griffin Fr QB 14 Josh Heupel Jr QB -- Nate Hybl Fr OL 78 Stockar McDougle Sr RB 30 Josh Norman So WR 6 Antwone Savage Fr OL 75 Mike Skinner Fr TE 88 Trent Smith Fr QB -- Jason White Fr WR 17 Andre Woolfolk Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 20 Rocky Calmus So LB 10 Torrance Marshall Jr FS 38 Roy Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 15 Tim Duncan So	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches Poll	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
BCS	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

2000 NFL Draft

The 2000 NFL Draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 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
Stockar McDougle	G, T	1st	20	Detroit Lions
William Bartee	DB	2nd	54	Kansas City Chiefs

References

1. Chaptman, Dennis (November 24, 1998). "Alvarez's Name on Sooners' List". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
2. Bohls, Kirk (December 21, 1998). "Exception to the theory–football coach Bob Stoops". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
3. "1999 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
4. "Indiana State vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 11, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
5. "Baylor vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 18, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.