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2002 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2002, game by game: won at Tulsa 37–0; won vs. Alabama 37–27; won vs. UTEP 68–0; won vs. South Florida 31–14; won at Missouri 31–24; won vs. No. 3 Texas 35–24; won vs. No. 9 Iowa State 49–3; won vs. No. 13 Colorado 27–11; lost at Texas A&M 26–30; won at Baylor 49–9; won vs. No. 24 Texas Tech 60–15; lost at Oklahoma State 28–38; won vs. No. 12 Colorado 29–7; won vs. No. 7 Washington State 34–14+68−10Won 37–0 at Tulsa+37TulsaWon 37–27 vs. Alabama+10AlabamaWon 68–0 vs. UTEP+68UTEPWon 31–14 vs. South Florida+17South FloridaWon 31–24 at Missouri+7MissouriWon 35–24 vs. No. 3 Texas+11No. 3 TexasWon 49–3 vs. No. 9 Iowa State+46No. 9 Iowa StateWon 27–11 vs. No. 13 Colorado+16No. 13 ColoradoLost 26–30 at Texas A&M-4Texas A&MWon 49–9 at Baylor+40BaylorWon 60–15 vs. No. 24 Texas Tech+45No. 24 Texas TechLost 28–38 at Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateWon 29–7 vs. No. 12 Colorado+22No. 12 ColoradoWon 34–14 vs. No. 7 Washington State+20No. 7 Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTulsaW 37–⁠084%
Sep 7vsAlabamaW 37–⁠2773%
Sep 14vsUTEPW 68–⁠091%
Sep 28vsSouth FloridaW 31–⁠1481%
Oct 5atMissouriW 31–⁠2472%
Oct 12vs3TexasW 35–⁠2450%
Oct 19vs9Iowa StateW 49–⁠373%
Nov 2vs13ColoradoW 27–⁠1173%
Nov 9atTexas A&ML 26–⁠3072%
Nov 16atBaylorW 49–⁠990%
Nov 23vs24Texas TechW 60–⁠1577%
Nov 30atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠3879%
Dec 7vs12ColoradoBig 12 Championship GameW 29–⁠757%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7Washington StateRose BowlW 34–⁠1458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 34–⁠14 in the Rose Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 2002.

Big 12 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

2 consensus All-AmericansTommie Harris, DT; Teddy Lehman, LB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
541–⁠216
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1796 +114 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 3 of 117; offense No. 4, defense No. 13
SRS
23.3 No. 4 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinators
Chuck Long and Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinators
Mike Stoops and Brent Venables
Captains
Quentin Griffin, Teddy Lehman, Trent Smith, Jason White and Andre Woolfolk
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 34— allowed
Defense0.0own 35— 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 2002 class

Zach Latimer OLB★★★★★No. 37
Jason Carter CB★★★★No. 52
DaBryan Blanton ATH★★★★No. 65
Aaron Miller S★★★★No. 71
Mike Hawkins CB★★★★No. 73
Brodney Pool S★★★★No. 106
Micheal Hawkins CB★★★★No. 106

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

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.800
Linebackers15.00.984
Defensive backs54.00.956
Athletes and specialists14.00.972
Whole class84.00.942

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 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 1Andre Woolfolk DBTennessee Titans
Rd 4Quentin Griffin RBDenver Broncos
Rd 6Jimmy Wilkerson DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Trent Smith TEBaltimore Ravens

All-Big 12

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Lance MitchellLBMedia-2
  • Andre WoolfolkDBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Antonio PerkinsAPBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠19–⁠520
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠25
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠27
Texas6–⁠211–⁠26
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠5
Iowa State4–⁠47–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠57–⁠7
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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