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1991 Oklahoma

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Gary Gibbs, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1991, game by game: won vs. North Texas 40–2; won vs. Utah State 55–21; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–17; won at Iowa State 29–8; lost vs. Texas 7–10; lost vs. No. 22 Colorado 17–34; won vs. Kansas 41–3; won vs. Kansas State 28–7; won at Missouri 56–16; won vs. Oklahoma State 21–6; lost at No. 11 Nebraska 14–19; won vs. No. 19 Virginia 48–14+40−17Won 40–2 vs. North Texas+38North TexasWon 55–21 vs. Utah State+34Utah StateWon 27–17 vs. Virginia Tech+10Virginia TechWon 29–8 at Iowa State+21Iowa StateLost 7–10 vs. Texas-3TexasLost 17–34 vs. No. 22 Colorado-17No. 22 ColoradoWon 41–3 vs. Kansas+38KansasWon 28–7 vs. Kansas State+21Kansas StateWon 56–16 at Missouri+40MissouriWon 21–6 vs. Oklahoma State+15Oklahoma StateLost 14–19 at No. 11 Nebraska-5No. 11 NebraskaWon 48–14 vs. No. 19 Virginia+34No. 19 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsNorth TexasW 40–⁠289%
Sep 21vsUtah StateW 55–⁠2183%
Sep 28vsVirginia TechW 27–⁠1775%
Oct 5atIowa StateW 29–⁠872%
Oct 12vsTexasL 7–⁠1063%
Oct 19vs22ColoradoL 17–⁠3456%
Oct 26vsKansasW 41–⁠376%
Nov 2vsKansas StateW 28–⁠781%
Nov 9atMissouriW 56–⁠1670%
Nov 16vsOklahoma StateW 21–⁠691%
Nov 29at11NebraskaL 14–⁠1939%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs19VirginiaGator BowlW 48–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 48–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 21
  10. Wk 10: 20
  11. Wk 11: 20
  12. Wk 12: 18
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 20
  16. Final: 16
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 5
Points
383–⁠157
Coach
Gary Gibbs
Elo
1703 +71 this season
SP+ rating
21.6 No. 11 of 104; offense No. 19, defense No. 10
SRS
20.2 No. 9 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Tom Hayes
Captains
Jason Belser, Joe Bowden, Brandon Houston, Mike McKinley, Randy Wallace and Chris Wilson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 5Joe Bowden LBHouston Oilers
Rd 6Brian Brauninger OTPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 6Mike Gaddis RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Stacey Dillard DTNew York Giants
Rd 6Terry Ray DBAtlanta Falcons

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Brandon HoustonOLAP-2
  • Trey TippensDEAP-2
  • Stacey DillardDLAP-2
  • Chris WilsonLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠115
Colorado6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠120
Oklahoma5–⁠29–⁠316
Kansas State4–⁠37–⁠4
Kansas3–⁠46–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.