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2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 106th season of Sooner football. The team was led by Bob Stoops in his second season as head coach. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. During this season, they competed in the Big 12 Conference.
The Sooners opened the season ranked #19,[1] the first time they had made it into a pre-season poll in five years.
After four early-season victories against unranked foes, Oklahoma had risen to #10 in the country.
Beginning at the end of September, OU defeated #11 Texas (63–14), #2 Kansas State (41–31), and #1 Nebraska (31–14). By that point, the Sooners had risen to #1 in the polls, a position they retained through the rest of the season.
The 2000 team claimed OU’s first Big 12 title and its 37th conference title overall by beating Kansas State in the Big 12 conference championship game.
The Sooners were invited to the 2001 Orange Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they beat the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles by a score of 13–2. The Sooners finished the season 13-0, claiming Oklahoma's seventh national championship in football and first since 1985.
Three OU players were named consensus All Americans after the 2000 season: linebacker Rocky Calmus, quarterback Josh Heupel, and free safety J. T. Thatcher.
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UTEP
UTEP Miners at #19 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: September 2
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 74,761
- TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Gary Reasons (Sideline)
Arkansas State
Arkansas State Indians at #20 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: September 9
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 74,730
- TV announcers (FSN PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color) & Gary Reasons (Sideline)
Rice
Rice Owls at #17 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: September 23
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 74,794
- TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), Jim Knox (Sideline)
Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks at #14 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: September 30
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 74,811
Texas (Red River Shootout)
#11 Texas Longhorns vs. #10 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: October 7
- Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
- Game attendance: 75,587
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean Grande (Play-by-play) & David Norrie (Color)
Kansas State
#8 Oklahoma Sooners at #2 Kansas State Wildcats
- Date: October 14
- Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
- Game attendance: 53,011
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Leslie Gudel (Sideline)
Nebraska
#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers at #3 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: October 28
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 75,989
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
1 | 12:02 | NEB | Matt Davison 39 yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick) | NEB 7-0 |
1 | 8:11 | NEB | Eric Crouch 37 yard run (Josh Brown kick) | NEB 14-0 |
2 | 14:13 | OU | Quentin Griffin 1 yard run (Tim Duncan kick) | NEB 14-7 |
2 | 9:43 | OU | Curtis Fagan 34 yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick) | Tied 14-14 |
2 | 6:06 | OU | Tim Duncan 19 yard field goal | OU 17-14 |
2 | 2:41 | OU | Josh Norman 8 yard run (Tim Duncan kick) | OU 24-14 |
3 | 10:23 | OU | Derrick Strait 32 yard interception return (Tim Duncan kick) | OU 31-14 |
Baylor
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
- Date: November 4
- Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Game attendance: 31,106
Texas A&M
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at #23 Texas A&M Aggies
- Date: November 11
- Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
- Game attendance: 87,188
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), Jack Arute (Sideline)
Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders at #1 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: November 18
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 75,364
- TV announcers (ABC): Charlie Jones (Play-by-play) & Reggie Rivers (Color)
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Date: November 25
- Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 48,500
- TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), James Lofton (Color), Eric Clemons (Sideline)
Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)
#8 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: December 2
- Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Game attendance: 79,655
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Florida State (Orange Bowl)
#2 Florida State Seminoles vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners
- Date: January 2
- Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Game attendance: 76,835
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)
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2001 NFL Draft
The 2001 NFL draft was held on April 21–22, 2001 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.
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