2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 110th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his sixth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

2004 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 42–3 vs. Colorado
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 19–55 vs. USC
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–1 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Chuck Long (3rd season) Kevin Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Brent Venables (6th season) Bo Pelini (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Vince Carter Mark Clayton Dan Cody Lance Mitchell Jason White
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Texas  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Conference play began with a win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Norman on October 2, and ended with a win over the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 4. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–0 (9–0 in Big 12) while winning their third Big 12 title and their 39th conference title overall. They were invited to the 2005 Orange Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year.

Following the season, Jammal Brown was selected 13th overall and Mark Clayton 22nd in the 2005 NFL draft, along with Brodney Pool, Mark Bradley and Dan Cody in the 2nd round, Brandon Jones in the 3rd, Antonio Perkins in the 4th, Donte Nicholson, Mike Hawkins and Lance Mitchell in the 5th, and Wes Sims in the 6th. This total number of 11 stands as the most Sooners taken in the NFL Draft in the 16 years of the Stoops era.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 40–24	84,319>
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Houston*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	W 63–13	84,280
September 18	2:30 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 31–7	84,574
October 2	11:30 a.m.	Texas Tech	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 28–13	84,580
October 9	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 5 Texas	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 12–0	79,587
October 16	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State	No. 2	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 31–21	52,310
October 23	11:30 a.m.	Kansas	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 41–10	84,520
October 30	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 Oklahoma State	No. 2	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series, College GameDay)	ABC	W 38–35	48,837
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas A&M	No. 2	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 42–35	81,125
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 2	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	FSN	W 30–3	84,916
November 20	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 2	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 35–0	32,182
December 4	7:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado	No. 2	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 42–3	62,130
January 4, 2005	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 USC*	No. 2	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl—BCS National Championship Game, College GameDay)	ABC	L 19–55	77,912
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

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

Game summaries

Bowling Green

See also: 2004 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Bowling Green Falcons at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	7	3	0	14	24
• #2 Oklahoma	7	17	13	3	40

• Date: September 4
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:26
• Game attendance: 84,319
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon (Play-by-play), Jamal Anderson (Color), & Mark Morgan (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1		OU	Mark Clayton 6 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Oklahoma 7–0
1		BGSU	Charles Sharon 18 yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Shaun Suisham kick)	Tie 7–7
2		OU	Kejuan Jones 11 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Oklahoma 14–7
2		BGSU	Shaun Suisham 47 yard field goal	Oklahoma 14–10
2		OU	Mark Clayton 9 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Oklahoma 21–10
2		OU	Trey DiCarlo 27 yard field goal	Oklahoma 24–10
3		OU	Will Peoples 24 yard pass from Jason White (kick failed)	Oklahoma 30–10
3		OU	Adrian Peterson 35 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	Oklahoma 37–10
4		BGSU	Charles Sharon 16 yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Shaun Suisham kick)	Oklahoma 37–17
4		BGSU	Keon Newson 28 yard interception return (Shaun Suisham kick)	Oklahoma 37–24
4		OU	Trey DiCarlo 24 yard field goal	Oklahoma 40–24

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Houston

See also: 2004 Houston Cougars football team

Houston Cougars at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	7	0	0	6	13
• #2 Oklahoma	21	28	7	7	63

• Date: September 11
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 6:07 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 84,280
• Referee: Drew George
• TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Oregon

See also: 2004 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon Ducks at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	7	0	7
• #2 Oklahoma	0	10	14	7	31

• Date: September 18
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:37
• Game attendance: 84,574
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon (Play-by-play), Tim Brant, Terry Bowden (Colors), & Sam Ryan (Sideline)

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Scoring summary

2	14:56	OKLA	Trey DiCarlo 35 yard field goal	OKLA 3-0
2	6:03	OKLA	James Moses 4 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OKLA 10-0
3	7:47	OKLA	Donta Hickson 25 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OKLA 17-0
3	4:15	ORE	Dante Rosario 30 yard pass from Kellen Clemens (Jared Siegel kick)	OKLA 17-7
3	1:15	OKLA	Adrian Peterson 40 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OKLA 24-7
4	3:36	OKLA	Adrian Peterson 18 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick)	OKLA 31-7

Statistics

• OKLA: Adrian Peterson 24 Rush, 183 Yds

Texas Tech

See also: 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	3	3	7	13
• #2 Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

• Date: October 2
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 11:40 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:10
• Game attendance: 84,580
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Texas

See also: 2004 Texas Longhorns football team

#5 Texas Longhorns vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Texas	0	0	0	0	0
• #2 Oklahoma	0	3	3	6	12

• Date: October 9
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
• Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:12
• Game attendance: 79,587
• Referee: Hal Dowden
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Kansas State

See also: 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Oklahoma	7	10	7	7	31
Kansas State	7	7	7	0	21

• Date: October 16
• Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
• Game start: 11:11 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:29
• Game attendance: 52,310
• Referee: John Laurie
• TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Jim Gray (Sideline)

Kansas

See also: 2004 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	10	0	0	10
• #2 Oklahoma	0	14	14	13	41

• Date: October 23
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:20
• Game attendance: 84,520
• Referee: Drew George
• TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Oklahoma State

See also: 2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at #20 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Oklahoma	7	14	14	3	38
#20 Oklahoma State	0	14	14	7	35

• Date: October 30
• Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Game start: 11:11 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:32
• Game attendance: 48,837
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Dan Fouts (Color), & Todd Harris (Sideline)

Texas A&M

See also: 2004 Texas A&M Aggies football team

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at #22 Texas A&M Aggies

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Oklahoma	7	14	14	7	42
#22 Texas A&M	14	14	0	7	35

• Date: November 6
• Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
• Game start: 2:39 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:43
• Game attendance: 81,125
• Referee: Steve Usechek
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Nebraska

See also: 2004 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

Nebraska Cornhuskers at #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	3	3
• #2 Oklahoma	3	20	7	0	30

• Date: November 13
• Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
• Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 2:49
• Game attendance: 84,916
• Referee: Tom Ahlers
• TV announcers (FSN): Kevin Eschenfelder (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Baylor

See also: 2004 Baylor Bears football team

#2 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Oklahoma	7	7	14	7	35
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0

• Date: November 20
• Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
• Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 2:54
• Game attendance: 32,182
• Referee: John Laurie
• TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline)

Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)

Main article: Big 12 Championship Game

See also: 2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado Buffaloes vs. #2 Oklahoma Sooners

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	0	3	0	3
• #2 Oklahoma	14	14	7	7	42

• Date: December 4
• Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Game start: 7:08 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:10
• Game attendance: 62,130
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

USC (Orange Bowl)

Main article: 2005 Orange Bowl

See also: 2004 USC Trojans football team

#2 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #1 USC Trojans

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Oklahoma	7	3	0	9	19
• #1 USC	14	24	10	7	55

• Date: January 4
• Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
• Game start: 7:24 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:52
• Game attendance: 77,912
• Referee: Steve Shaw
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Bob Stoops	Head coach
Brent Venables	Associate head coach Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers
Bobby Jack Wright	Assistant head coach Defensive ends Special teams Recruiting coordinator
Chuck Long	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks
Bo Pelini	Co-defensive coordinator Secondary
Kevin Wilson	Co-offensive coordinator Offensive line Run game coordinator
Cale Gundy	Running backs
Jackie Shipp	Defensive line
Kevin Sumlin	Tight ends
Darrell Wyatt	Wide receivers
Mike Ekeler	Graduate assistant

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Roster

(as of April 3, 2019)[5]
Wide receivers 27 Garrett Bothun – Sophomore 1 Mark Bradley – Senior 19 Quentin Chaney – Freshman 9 Mark Clayton – Senior (C) 26 Ataleo Ford – Senior 11 Lendy Holmes – Freshman 81 Brandon Jones – Senior 29 Will Peoples – Senior 3 Jejuan Rankins – Junior 5 David Robinson – Freshman 33 Fred Strong – Freshman 32 Sadiki Wilson – Senior 4 Travis Wilson – Junior Offensive line 55 Jammal Brown – Senior 52 Chris Bush – Junior 50 Vince Carter – Senior (C) 70 Kelvin Chaisson – Junior 64 Chris Chester – Junior 73 John Flynn – Senior 72 Randy Garibay – Senior 67 Michael Hallock – Junior 77 Davin Joseph – Junior 66 Randy McAdams – Freshman 79 Chris Messner – Sophomore 69 Akim Millington – Freshman 63 J.D. Quinn – Freshman 59 Brett Rayl – Junior 75 Antonn Reid – Freshman 65 Aaron Rothenberg – Sophomore 71 Cameron Schacht – Freshman 60 Wes Sims – Senior 61 Steffen Van Zant – Freshman Tight ends 85 Joe Jon Finley – Freshman 89 James Moses – Senior 88 Willie Roberts – Junior		Quarterbacks 7 Rhett Bomar – Freshman 15 Tommy Grady – Freshman 12 Paul Thompson – Junior 18 Jason White – Senior (C) 8 Lee Blankenship – Freshman Fullbacks 38 J.D. Runnels – Junior 39 Dan Townsend – Sophomore 40 Dane Zaslaw – Freshman Running backs 2 Tashard Choice – Freshman 21 Jacob Gutierrez – Freshman 35 Donta Hickson – Junior 20 Kejuan Jones – Junior 28 Adrian Peterson – Freshman 30 Courtney Tennial – Freshman 25 D.J. Wolfe – Freshman Defensive line 97 Cory Bennett – Freshman 92 Larry Birdine – Sophomore 80 Dan Cody – Senior (C) 86 Alan Davis – Freshman 91 Alonzo Dotson – Freshman 45 Jordan Greene – Junior 95 Grant Hulsey – Senior 49 Jonathan Jackson – Senior 82 Laenar Nixon – Sophomore 99 Vershon Sublet – Senior 58 Calvin Thibodeaux – Junior 98 John Williams – Freshman 90 Steven Coleman – Freshman 74 Lawrence Dampeer – Freshman 94 Dusty Dvoracek – Senior 96 Lynn McGruder – Senior 93 Remi Ayodele – Junior 68 Carl Pendleton – Freshman		Linebackers 42 Rufus Alexander – Sophomore 48 Gayron Allen – Senior 16 Lewis Baker – Sophomore 15 Wayne Chambers – Junior 36 Russell Dennison – Junior 44 Clint Ingram – Junior 46 Zach Latimer – Sophomore 10 Lance Mitchell – Senior (C) 51 Demarrio Pleasant – Freshman Defensive backs 5 Brandon Shelby – Senior 13 Eric Bassey – Junior 31 Tony Cade – Freshman 6 Jason Carter – Sophomore 30 Dan Dixon – Junior 26 R.J. Harris – Freshman 17 Tyler Lippe – Sophomore 27 Jacob Luna – Junior 8 Donte Nicholson – Senior 22 Chijioke Onyenegecha – Junior 28 Antonio Perkins – Senior 21 Jowahn Poteat – Junior 25 Darren Stephens – Senior 43 Joseph Stroud – Freshman 24 Marcus Walker – Freshman 68 Jacob Rice – Junior 14 Brett Bowers – Freshman 23 Brodney Pool – Junior 41 Darien Williams – Freshman Punters 87 Blake Ferguson – Senior 17 Cody Freeby – Freshman Kickers 83 Trey DiCarlo – Junior 32 Garrett Hartley – Freshman Additional Justen chilcoat – "Freshman" Russell english – "Freshman" Hays mceachern – "Freshman" Ryan mcgrath – "Freshman" Michael ratcliff – "Freshman"
A (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998).

Statistics

Team

OU Opp Points per Game 34.8 16.8 First Downs 310 203   Rushing 147 75   Passing 144 110   Penalty 19 18 Rushing Yardage 2,709 1,230   Rushing Attempts 565 402   Avg per Rush 4.8 3.1   Avg per Game 208.4 94.6 Passing Yardage 3,298 2,657   Avg per Game 253.7 204.4   Completions-Attempts 268-406 (66%) 223-410 (54.4%) Total Offense 6,007 3,887   Total Plays 971 812   Avg per Play 6.2 4.8   Avg per Game 462.1 299 Fumbles-Lost 20-9 18-14

OU Opp Punts-Yards 53-2,184 (41.2 avg) 84-3,493 (41.6 avg) Punt Returns-Total Yards 35-316 (9 avg) 22-95 (4.3 avg) Kick Returns-Total Yards 28-534 (19.1 avg) 35-553 (15.8 avg) Avg Time of Possession per Game 33:11 26:49 Penalties-Yards 85-733 83-652   Avg per Game 56.4 50.2 3rd Down Conversions 108/200 (54%) 66/182 (36.3%) 4th Down Conversions 12/17 (70.6%) 8/17 (47.1%) Sacks By-Yards 39-258 9-73 Total TDs 61 28   Rushing 22 10   Passing 36 15 Fields Goals-Attempts 9-17 (52.9%%) 8-11 (72.3%) PAT-Attempts 57-60 (95%) 27-28 (96.4%) Total Attendance 507,189 214,454   Games-Avg per Game 6-84,532 4-53,614

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 49 75 44 51 219 Oklahoma 87 161 121 83 452

2005 NFL draft

The 2005 NFL draft was held on April 23–24, 2005, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 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
Jammal Brown	OT	1st	13	New Orleans Saints
Mark Clayton	WR	1st	22	Baltimore Ravens
Brodney Pool	DB	2nd	34	Cleveland Browns
Mark Bradley	WR	2nd	39	Chicago Bears
Dan Cody	DE	2nd	53	Baltimore Ravens
Brandon Jones	WR	3rd	96	Tennessee Titans
Antonio Perkins	DB	4th	103	Cleveland Browns
Donte Nicholson	DB	5th	141	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Hawkins	CB	5th	167	Green Bay Packers
Lance Mitchell	LB	5th	168	Arizona Cardinals
Wes Sims	G	6th	177	San Diego Chargers
Jonathan Jackson	DE	Undrafted		Chicago Bears
Lynn McGruder	DT	Undrafted		Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jason White	QB	Undrafted		Tennessee Titans

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