Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops went 191–48 as a head coach, 1999–2021, at Oklahoma. His 2000 Oklahoma team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 191–48 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 2000
- Born
- Sep 9, 1960
- Alma mater
- Iowa
- Hall of Fame
- 2021 inducted
- Best season
- 2000 13–0, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Oklahoma | 7–5 | T–2nd | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 2000 | Oklahoma | 13–0 | 1st | Big 12 Championship Game W; Orange Bowl W | 1 | |
| 2001 | Oklahoma | 11–2 | 2nd | Cotton Bowl W | 6 | |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | 12–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl W | 5 | |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | 12–2 | 1st | Sugar Bowl L | 3 | |
| 2004 | Oklahoma | 12–1 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 3 | |
| 2005 | Oklahoma | 8–4 | T–2nd | Holiday Bowl W | 22 | |
| 2006 | Oklahoma | 11–3 | 1st | Fiesta Bowl L | 11 | |
| 2007 | Oklahoma | 11–3 | 1st | Fiesta Bowl L | 8 | |
| 2008 | Oklahoma | 12–2 | T–1st | BCS National Championship L | 5 | |
| 2009 | Oklahoma | 8–5 | T–3rd | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 2010 | Oklahoma | 12–2 | T–1st | Fiesta Bowl W | 6 | |
| 2011 | Oklahoma | 10–3 | T–3rd | Insight Bowl W | 16 | |
| 2012 | Oklahoma | 10–3 | T–1st | Cotton Bowl L | 15 | |
| 2013 | Oklahoma | 11–2 | T–2nd | Sugar Bowl W | 6 | |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 8–5 | T–4th | Russell Athletic Bowl L | ||
| 2015 | Oklahoma | 11–2 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 5 | |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | 11–2 | 1st | Sugar Bowl W | 5 | |
| 2017–20: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2021 | Oklahoma interim, bowl game | 1–0 | Alamo Bowl W | 10 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Jason White
Sam Bradford
Josh Heupel
Adrian Peterson
Baker Mayfield
Roy Williams
Tommie Harris
Jammal Brown
Gerald McCoy
Trent Williams
Lane Johnson
Duke Robinson
Dede WestbrookFourth in the 2016 Heisman vote- Teddy Lehman2003 Butkus Award
- Derrick Strait2003 Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- Rocky Calmus2001 Butkus Award
- Ryan BroylesConsensus All‑American, 2010 and 2011
- Gabe IkardConsensus All‑American, 2013
9 more
Curtis Lofton (Consensus All‑American, 2007); Quinton Carter (Consensus All‑American, 2010); Antonio Perkins (Consensus All‑American, 2003); J.T. Thatcher (Consensus All‑American, 2000); Mark Clayton (No. 22 pick, 2005); Jermaine Gresham (No. 21 pick, 2010); Andre Woolfolk (No. 28 pick, 2003); Stockar McDougle (No. 20 pick, 2000); Ty Darlington (2015 William V. Campbell Trophy).
18 of the 27 players from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 91 | 61–30 | 67% |
| Against top-10 teams | 37 | 20–17 | 54% |
| Against rivals | 67 | 50–17 | 75% |
| Conference games | 150 | 121–29 | 81% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 20 | 11–9 | 55% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 58 | 36–22 | 62% |
| At home | 109 | 100–9 | 92% |
| On the road | 81 | 61–20 | 75% |
| At neutral sites | 49 | 30–19 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 202 | 172–30 | 85% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 19–18 | 51% |
His own 239 games on file, 1999–2021, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Brown 1999–2013 | 9–6 | Texas | 15 | |
| Bill Snyder 2000–2016 | 10–3 | Kansas State | 13 | |
| Mike Gundy 2005–2016 | 10–2 | Oklahoma State | 12 | |
| Mike Leach 2000–2009 | 7–3 | Texas Tech | 10 | |
| Art Briles 2004–2015 | 6–3 | Houston, Baylor | 9 | |
| Gary Pinkel 2002–2011 | 7–1 | Missouri | 8 | |
| Gary Patterson 2005–2016 | 5–2 | TCU | 7 | |
| Dennis Franchione 2002–2007 | 6–0 | Alabama, Texas A&M | 6 | |
| Paul Rhoads 2010–2015 | 6–0 | Iowa State | 6 | |
| Guy Morriss 2003–2007 | 5–0 | Baylor | 5 |
Bob Stoops’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 18 | 15–3 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 18 | 14–4 |
| Texas Techseries | 18 | 13–5 |
| Texasseries | 18 | 11–7 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 14 | 11–3 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 14 | 11–3 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 12 | 12–0 |
| Kansasseries | 12 | 12–0 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 2003 Oklahoma: Bobby Dodd Award and Walter Camp Coach
- 2000 Oklahoma: Bear Bryant Award, Eddie Robinson and Walter Camp Coach
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Florida’s 1996 staff (assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, secondary) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Oklahoma’s 2000 staff (head coach) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Other roles
- Team MVP, Iowa 1982
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Iowa | Graduate assistant | |
| 1985–87 | Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1988 | Kent State | Assistant coach | |
| 1989–90 | Kansas State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1991–95 | Kansas State | Co-defensive coordinator | |
| 1996–98 | Florida | Defensive coordinator and assistant head coach | |
| 1999–2016 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 2020 | Dallas Renegades XFL | Head coach and general manager | |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | Interim head coach | |
| 2023–25 | Arlington Renegades XFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Hayden FryIowa
- Dick CrumKent State
- Bill SnyderKansas State
- Steve SpurrierFlorida
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brandon HallTroy
- Brent VenablesOklahoma
- Chuck LangstonTrinity Valley, Central Oklahoma
- Mark ManginoKansas
- Mike LeachTexas Tech, Washington State, Mississippi State
- Mike StoopsArizona
- Chuck LongSan Diego State
- Jeff LebbyMississippi State
- Kevin WilsonIndiana, Tulsa
- Kevin SumlinHouston, Texas A&M, Arizona, Houston Gamblers
- Bo PeliniNebraska, Youngstown State
- Josh HeupelUCF, Tennessee
- and 9 more
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry | Iowa | 1983–87 | 1983–84: graduate assistant; 1985–87: assistant coach | |
| Dick Crum | Kent State | 1988 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 1989–95 | 1989–90: defensive backs coach; 1991–95: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Spurrier | Florida | 1996–98 | Defensive coordinator and assistant head coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (21)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hall | Oklahoma, 1999–2000: student assistant; 2001–03: graduate assistant; 2004–05, 2011: defensive quality control coach | Troy | |
| Brent Venables | Oklahoma, 1999–2003: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2004–11: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Oklahoma | |
| Chuck Langston | Oklahoma, 1999: tight ends and defensive line coach | Trinity Valley, Central Oklahoma | |
| Mark Mangino | Oklahoma, 1999: offensive line coach; 2000–01: offensive coordinator | Kansas | |
| Mike Leach | Oklahoma, 1999: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Texas Tech, Washington State, Mississippi State | |
| Mike Stoops | Oklahoma, 1999–2003, 2012–16: assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Arizona | |
| Chuck Long | Oklahoma, 2000–01: quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator; 2002–05: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Arlington Renegades, 2023: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2024–25: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | San Diego State | |
| Jeff Lebby | Oklahoma, 2002–06: student assistant | Mississippi State | |
| Kevin Wilson | Oklahoma, 2002–05: co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 2006–10: offensive coordinator and tight ends and fullbacks coach | Indiana, Tulsa | |
| Kevin Sumlin | Oklahoma, 2003–05: tight ends and special teams coach; 2006–07: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Houston, Texas A&M, Arizona, Houston Gamblers | |
| Bo Pelini | Oklahoma, 2004: co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Nebraska, Youngstown State | |
| Josh Heupel | Oklahoma, 2004: graduate assistant; 2006–10: quarterbacks coach; 2011–14: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | UCF, Tennessee | |
| Jay Norvell | Oklahoma, 2008–10: assistant offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach; 2011–14: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Nevada, Colorado State | |
| Ryan Walters | Oklahoma, 2012: graduate assistant | Purdue | |
| Tim Kish | Oklahoma, 2012–16: inside linebackers coach | Arizona | |
| Chris Woods | Oklahoma, 2015–16: defensive specialist; Dallas Renegades, 2020: defensive coordinator; Arlington Renegades, 2025: linebackers coach | Texas State, Mansfield, Stonehill | |
| Lincoln Riley | Oklahoma, 2015–16: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Oklahoma, USC | |
| Hal Mumme | Dallas Renegades, 2020: offensive coordinator and adviser | Kentucky, New Mexico State, Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State, SE Louisiana, McMurry, Belhaven | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Dallas Renegades, 2020: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Boston College, Omaha Nighthawks | |
| Mickey Matthews | Dallas Renegades, 2020: linebackers coach and defensive quality control coach | James Madison | |
| Tim Lewis | Arlington Renegades, 2023: co-defensive coordinator | Birmingham Iron |
Other assistants under him (22)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jack Wright | Oklahoma, 1999–2004: defensive ends coach; 2005–10: co-defensive coordinator; 2011–14: special teams coach | |
| Cale Gundy | Oklahoma, 1999–2004: running backs coach; 2005–14: running backs coach and recruiting coordinator; 2015–16: assistant head coach, inside receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2021: offensive coordinator, inside receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Merv Johnson | Oklahoma, 1999–2012: director of football operations | |
| Steve Spurrier Jr. | Oklahoma, 1999–2001: wide receivers coach; 2016: offensive assistant | |
| Mike Ekeler | Oklahoma, 2003–04: graduate assistant | |
| Chris Wilson | Oklahoma, 2005–06: defensive ends coach; 2007–09: defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator | |
| Joey Halzle | Oklahoma, 2009–11: quality control coach; 2012–14: graduate assistant | |
| Willie Martinez | Oklahoma, 2010–11: secondary coach | |
| Joe Jon Finley | Oklahoma, 2012–13: graduate assistant; 2021: tight ends coach | |
| Bill Bedenbaugh | Oklahoma, 2013–16: offensive line coach; 2021: co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Chad Walker | Oklahoma, 2013–14: defensive quality control coach | |
| C. J. Ah You | Oklahoma, 2015: special teams quality control coach | |
| Kerry Cooks | Oklahoma, 2015–16: defensive backs coach | |
| Kenny Perry | Dallas Renegades, 2020: defensive backs coach | |
| Alex Grinch | Oklahoma, 2021: defensive coordinator | |
| Brian Odom | Oklahoma, 2021: inside linebackers coach | |
| Conner McQueen | Oklahoma, 2021: offensive assistant | |
| Jamar Cain | Oklahoma, 2021: outside linebackers and defensive ends coach | |
| Ty Darlington | Oklahoma, 2021: graduate assistant | |
| Bill Sheridan | Arlington Renegades, 2023–24: linebackers coach | |
| Marvin Sanders | Arlington Renegades, 2023–25: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Tommy Thigpen | Arlington Renegades, 2025: linebackers coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $834,000; $333,000 in bonuses paid | $5,550,000 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $834,000; $75,000 in bonuses paid | $5,400,000 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $5,058,333 USA Today | |
| 2013 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $4,773,167 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2012 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $4,550,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2011 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $4,075,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2010 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $4,375,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $819,500 | $4,303,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | Oklahoma | head coach | $3,500,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2007 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $745,000 | $3,620,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2006 | Oklahoma | head coachbonuses up to $745,000 | $3,450,000 USA Today via Leeds |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Stoops’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 34% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 47% of plays and took 24.3 seconds a play, 2004–2016.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 12 g | 17 of 80 21% | 48% | 41% | 25.8 | +0.10 | |
| 2005 12 g | 19 of 110 17% | 37% | 42% | 25.5 | −0.11 | |
| 2006 14 g | 11 of 91 12% | 22% | 40% | 29.4 | −0.06 | |
| 2007 14 g | 20 of 88 23% | 41% | 42% | 25.9 | +0.09 | |
| 2008 14 g | 23 of 89 26% | 53% | 48% | 22.1 | +0.20 | |
| 2009 13 g | 20 of 109 18% | 36% | 53% | 21.2 | −0.08 | |
| 2010 14 g | 27 of 127 21% | 40% | 54% | 20.4 | −0.01 | |
| 2011 13 g | 14 of 104 13% | 20% | 57% | 21.6 | +0.05 | |
| 2012 13 g | 11 of 84 13% | 25% | 58% | 23.9 | +0.11 | |
| 2013 13 g | 15 of 106 14% | 29% | 41% | 26.2 | +0.06 | |
| 2014 13 g | 15 of 97 15% | 31% | 42% | 24.6 | +0.06 | |
| 2015 13 g | 17 of 97 18% | 33% | 48% | 23.3 | +0.13 | |
| 2016 13 g | 13 of 76 17% | 28% | 43% | 25.9 | +0.25 | |
| All 171 g | 222 of 1258 18% | 34% | 47% | 24.3 | +0.06 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.