2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team


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, 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.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Tulsa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–7–12001W 58–0

Alabama

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–1–1197024–24

UTEP

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02000W 55–14

South Florida

Missouri

Overall recordLast meetingResult
60–23–51999W 37–0

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
36–55–52001W 14–3

Iowa State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
63–5–21999W 31–10

Colorado

Overall recordLast meetingResult
34–16–21999L 24–38

Texas A&M

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–92001W 31–10

Baylor

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–02001W 33–17

Texas Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–22001W 30–13

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
74–15–72001L 13–16

Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
35–16–22002W 27–11

Washington State (Rose Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–01967W 21–0

Rankings

2003 NFL Draft

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.
PlayerPositionRoundOverall PickNFL Team
Andre WoolfolkCB1st28Tennessee Titans
Quentin GriffinRB4th108Denver Broncos
Jimmy WilkersonDE6th189Kansas City Chiefs
Trent SmithTE7th223Baltimore Ravens
Nate HyblQBUndraftedCleveland Browns