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2000 Oklahoma

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2000, game by game: won vs. UTEP 55–14; won vs. Arkansas State 45–7; won vs. Rice 42–14; won vs. Kansas 34–16; won vs. No. 11 Texas 63–14; won at No. 2 Kansas State 41–31; won vs. No. 1 Nebraska 31–14; won at Baylor 56–7; won at No. 23 Texas A&M 35–31; won vs. Texas Tech 27–13; won at Oklahoma State 12–7; won vs. No. 11 Kansas State 27–24; won vs. No. 3 Florida State 13–2+49Won 55–14 vs. UTEP+41UTEPWon 45–7 vs. Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateWon 42–14 vs. Rice+28RiceWon 34–16 vs. Kansas+18KansasWon 63–14 vs. No. 11 Texas+49No. 11 TexasWon 41–31 at No. 2 Kansas State+10No. 2 Kansas StateWon 31–14 vs. No. 1 Nebraska+17No. 1 NebraskaWon 56–7 at Baylor+49BaylorWon 35–31 at No. 23 Texas A&M+4No. 23 Texas A&MWon 27–13 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 12–7 at Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma StateWon 27–24 vs. No. 11 Kansas State+3No. 11 Kansas StateWon 13–2 vs. No. 3 Florida State+11No. 3 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUTEPW 55–⁠1476%
Sep 9vsArkansas StateW 45–⁠781%
Sep 23vsRiceW 42–⁠1475%
Sep 30vsKansasW 34–⁠1675%
Oct 7vs11TexasW 63–⁠1450%
Oct 14at2Kansas StateW 41–⁠3130%
Oct 28vs1NebraskaW 31–⁠1443%
Nov 4atBaylorW 56–⁠788%
Nov 11at23Texas A&MW 35–⁠3150%
Nov 18vsTexas TechW 27–⁠1381%
Nov 25atOklahoma StateW 12–⁠784%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvs11Kansas StateBig 12 Championship GameW 27–⁠2457%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs3Florida StateOrange BowlW 13–⁠238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 13–⁠2 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Wk 16: 1
  17. Final: 1

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big 12 champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Heisman voteJosh Heupel, second

Walter Camp AwardJosh Heupel, QB

3 consensus All-AmericansJosh Heupel, QB; Rocky Calmus, LB; J.T. Thatcher, S

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearBob Stoops, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Broyles AwardMark Mangino, coach

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
481–⁠194
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1803 +249 this season
SP+ rating
30.2 No. 3 of 116; offense No. 7, defense No. 3
SRS
24.5 No. 3 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 24
Offensive coordinator
Mark Mangino
Defensive coordinators
Mike Stoops and Brent Venables
Captains
Stephen Burcham, Rocky Calmus, Chris Hammons, Josh Heupel, Seth Littrell and Torrance Marshall
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Wes Sims OG★★★★★No. 31

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line15.00.987

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 3Torrance Marshall LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Josh Heupel QBMiami Dolphins

All-Big 12

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Quentin GriffinRBCoaches-2
  • Scott KempenichOTMedia-2
  • Antwone SavageWRCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠013–⁠01
Texas7–⁠19–⁠312
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠28
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠39
Iowa State5–⁠39–⁠325
Texas A&M5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Colorado3–⁠53–⁠8
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠63–⁠8
Oklahoma State1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor0–⁠82–⁠9

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