Oklahoma Sooners
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Oklahoma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Run of 1889, which initially opened the Unassigned Lands in the future state of Oklahoma to non-native settlement.[2][3] The university's athletic teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I in the Big 12 Conference. The university's current athletic director is Joe Castiglione.
Oklahoma Sooners | |
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University | University of Oklahoma |
Conference | Big 12 (primary) MPSF (men's gymnastics) SEC (July 1, 2024) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Joe Castiglione |
Location | Norman, Oklahoma |
Varsity teams | 19 |
Football stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
Basketball arena | Lloyd Noble Center |
Baseball stadium | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park |
Softball stadium | Love's Field |
Soccer stadium | John Crain Field |
Golf course | Jimmy Austin OU Golf Club |
Tennis venue | Headington Tennis Center |
Outdoor track and field venue | John Jacobs Track and Field Complex Mosier Indoor Track Facility |
Other venues | McCasland Field House Vierson Gymnastics Center |
Mascot | Sooner Schooner |
Nickname | Sooners |
Fight song | Boomer Sooner |
Colors | Crimson and cream[1] |
Website | soonersports |
The Sooners have won 43 team national championships. In 2002, the University of Oklahoma was ranked as the third best college sports program in America by Sports Illustrated.[4]