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2003 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2003, game by game: won vs. North Texas 37–3; won at Alabama 20–13; won vs. Fresno State 52–28; won vs. UCLA 59–24; won at Iowa State 53–7; won vs. No. 11 Texas 65–13; won vs. No. 24 Missouri 34–13; won at Colorado 34–20; won vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State 52–9; won vs. Texas A&M 77–0; won vs. Baylor 41–3; won at Texas Tech 56–25; lost vs. No. 13 Kansas State 7–35; lost vs. No. 3 LSU 14–21+77−28Won 37–3 vs. North Texas+34North TexasWon 20–13 at Alabama+7AlabamaWon 52–28 vs. Fresno State+24Fresno StateWon 59–24 vs. UCLA+35UCLAWon 53–7 at Iowa State+46Iowa StateWon 65–13 vs. No. 11 Texas+52No. 11 TexasWon 34–13 vs. No. 24 Missouri+21No. 24 MissouriWon 34–20 at Colorado+14ColoradoWon 52–9 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State+43No. 14 Oklahoma StateWon 77–0 vs. Texas A&M+77Texas A&MWon 41–3 vs. Baylor+38BaylorWon 56–25 at Texas Tech+31Texas TechLost 7–35 vs. No. 13 Kansas State-28No. 13 Kansas StateLost 14–21 vs. No. 3 LSU-7No. 3 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorth TexasW 37–⁠380%
Sep 6atAlabamaW 20–⁠1349%
Sep 13vsFresno StateW 52–⁠2879%
Sep 20vsUCLAW 59–⁠2479%
Oct 4atIowa StateW 53–⁠777%
Oct 11vs11TexasW 65–⁠1361%
Oct 18vs24MissouriW 34–⁠1386%
Oct 25atColoradoW 34–⁠2080%
Nov 1vs14Oklahoma StateW 52–⁠980%
Nov 8vsTexas A&MW 77–⁠091%
Nov 15vsBaylorW 41–⁠396%
Nov 22atTexas TechW 56–⁠2574%
Dec 6vs13Kansas StateBig 12 Championship GameL 7–⁠3568%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs3LSUSugar BowlL 14–⁠2154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 21–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 2003.

Big 12 South champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman TrophyJason White, QB; also the Davey O’Brien

Lombardi AwardTommie Harris, DT

Butkus AwardTeddy Lehman, LB; also the Bednarik

Jim Thorpe AwardDerrick Strait, CB; also the Nagurski

5 consensus All-AmericansJason White, QB; Tommie Harris, DT; Teddy Lehman, LB; Derrick Strait, CB; Antonio Perkins, APB

Walter Camp Coach of the YearBob Stoops, coach; also the Bobby Dodd Award

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
601–⁠214
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1789 +91 this season
SP+ rating
29.4 No. 3 of 117; offense No. 3, defense No. 18
SRS
21.5 No. 3 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
Tommie Harris, Kory Klein, Teddy Lehman, Derrick Strait, Jason White and Renaldo Works
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 36— allowed
Defense-0.2own 30— 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 2003 class

Lawrence Dampeer DT★★★★★No. 24
Tony Cade S★★★★★No. 28
Tommy Grady PRO★★★★No. 37
Demarrio Pleasant ILB★★★★No. 112
Akim Millington OT★★★★No. 117
Alonzo Dotson WDE★★★★No. 130

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.982
Running backs13.00.800
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line24.50.947
Linebackers14.00.934
Defensive backs15.00.987
Whole class83.90.912

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 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Tommie Harris DTChicago Bears
Rd 2Teddy Lehman LBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Derrick Strait DBNew York Jets

All-Big 12

11 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠012–⁠23
Texas7–⁠110–⁠312
Kansas State6–⁠211–⁠414
Nebraska5–⁠310–⁠319
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠4
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠73–⁠9
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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