1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st year)
Captain	Cornelius Burton Josh Heupel Matt O'Neal Rodney Rideau Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)

1999 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
#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
#21 Texas xy		6	–	2		9	–	5
#23 Texas A&M		5	–	3		8	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	3		7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3		6	–	5
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

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.

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, 25–27.

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 PM	Indiana State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 49–0	74,119^[3]
September 18	11:30 AM	Baylor		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 41–10	74,309^[3]
September 25	2:30 PM	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	FSN	W 42–21	41,214^[3]
October 2	1:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	#23	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 30–34	80,012^[3]
October 9	2:30 PM	vs. #23 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 28–38	75,587^[3]
October 23	6:00 PM	#13 Texas A&M		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 51–6	74,552^[3]
October 30	2:30 PM	at Colorado	#24	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	L 24–38	48,194^[3]
November 6	2:00 PM	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 37–0	74,966^[3]
November 13	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		W 31–10	37,073^[3]
November 20	11:30 AM	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 28–38	42,020^[3]
November 27	2:00 PM	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 44–7	75,374^[3]
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. Ole Miss*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–27	49,873^[3]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Indiana State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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, OK
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

^[4]

Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	1998	OU, 28–16

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, OK
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

^[5]

Texas A&M

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	1998	A&M, 29–0

#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, OK
Game attendance: 74,552
TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & Artie Gigantino (Color)

Colorado

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–15–2	1998	CU, 27–25

#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, CO
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

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	Pick	NFL Team
Stockar McDougle	G, T	1st	20	Detroit Lions
William Bartee	DB	2nd	54	Kansas City Chiefs

References

↑ Chaptman, Dennis (November 24, 1998). "Alvarez's Name on Sooners' List". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
↑ Bohls, Kirk (December 21, 1998). "Exception to the theory–football coach Bob Stoops". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1999 OU Football Season". Sooner Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
↑ "Indiana State vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 11, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
↑ "Baylor vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 18, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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