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2001 Oklahoma

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

2001 - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
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Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2001, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 41–27; won at Air Force 44–3; won vs. North Texas 37–10; won vs. No. 11 Kansas State 38–37; won vs. No. 5 Texas 14–3; won at Kansas 38–10; won vs. Baylor 33–17; lost at No. 3 Nebraska 10–20; won vs. Tulsa 58–0; won vs. Texas A&M 31–10; won at Texas Tech 30–13; lost vs. Oklahoma State 13–16; won vs. Arkansas 10–3+58−10Won 41–27 vs. North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 44–3 at Air Force+41Air ForceWon 37–10 vs. North Texas+27North TexasWon 38–37 vs. No. 11 Kansas State+1No. 11 Kansas StateWon 14–3 vs. No. 5 Texas+11No. 5 TexasWon 38–10 at Kansas+28KansasWon 33–17 vs. Baylor+16BaylorLost 10–20 at No. 3 Nebraska-10No. 3 NebraskaWon 58–0 vs. Tulsa+58TulsaWon 31–10 vs. Texas A&M+21Texas A&MWon 30–13 at Texas Tech+17Texas TechLost 13–16 vs. Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateWon 10–3 vs. Arkansas+7Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25vsNorth CarolinaW 41–⁠2777%
Sep 1atAir ForceW 44–⁠363%
Sep 8vsNorth TexasW 37–⁠1093%
Sep 29vs11Kansas StateW 38–⁠3768%
Oct 6vs5TexasW 14–⁠360%
Oct 13atKansasW 38–⁠1083%
Oct 20vsBaylorW 33–⁠1794%
Oct 27at3NebraskaL 10–⁠2043%
Nov 3vsTulsaW 58–⁠095%
Nov 10vsTexas A&MW 31–⁠1076%
Nov 17atTexas TechW 30–⁠1366%
Nov 24vsOklahoma StateL 13–⁠1693%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsArkansasCotton BowlW 10–⁠376%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 10–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 2001.

Butkus AwardRocky Calmus, LB

Jim Thorpe AwardRoy Williams, SS; also the Nagurski

2 consensus All-AmericansRocky Calmus, LB; Roy Williams, SS

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
397–⁠169
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1773 +70 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 11 of 117; offense No. 44, defense No. 4
SRS
15.7 No. 10 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinator
Mark Mangino
Defensive coordinators
Mike Stoops and Brent Venables
Captains
Rocky Calmus, Josh Norman, Frank Romero and Roy Williams
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 37— allowed
Defense-0.1own 25— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2001 class

Tommie Harris DT★★★★★No. 6
Seymore Shaw RB★★★★No. 61
Brent Rawls PRO★★★★No. 76
Brandon Jones WR★★★★No. 89
Jonathan Jackson SDE★★★★No. 123
Donta Hickson RB★★★★No. 127

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

The 2001 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.974
Running backs24.00.969
Receivers14.00.972
Defensive line24.50.979
Whole class64.20.974

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 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 1Roy Williams DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Rocky Calmus LBTennessee Titans

All-Big 12

6 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Trent SmithTECoaches-2; Media-2
  • Antwone SavageWRCoaches-2
  • Cory HeineckeDLCoaches-2
  • Kory KleinDLCoaches-2
  • Brandon EverageDBCoaches-2
  • Derrick StraitDBMedia-2

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠111–⁠28
Texas7–⁠111–⁠25
Colorado7–⁠110–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠54–⁠7
Oklahoma State2–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠8
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠8

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