2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 South 3 3 12–2 8–0 Bob Stoops 5th Chuck Long 2nd Kevin Wilson 2nd Mike Stoops 5th Brent Venables 5th Spread 4–3 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Tommie Harris Kory Klein Teddy Lehman Derrick Strait Jason White Renaldo Works National champion (Berryman QPRS)Big 12 South Division champion Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG) L 14–21 vs. LSU Big 12 Championship Game L 7–35 vs. Kansas State The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 21–14. Following the season, Tommie Harris was selected 14th overall in the 2004 NFL draft, along with Teddy Lehman in the 2nd round, and Derrick Strait in the 3rd. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 6:00 p.m. w y 1 North Texas Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 37–3 83,0732003 OU Football Season http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=2003 Sooner Stats November 24, 2012 September 6 6:45 p.m. w y y 1 Alabama College GameDay Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 20–13 83,818 September 13 2:30 p.m. w y 1 Fresno State Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV 52–28 83,091 September 20 2:30 p.m. w y 1 UCLA Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 59–24 83,317 October 4 6:00 p.m. w y 1 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA TBS 53–7 49,670 October 11 2:30 p.m. w y 1 Texas 11 Red River Shootout Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX ABC 65–13 75,587 October 18 6:00 p.m. w y 1 Missouri 24 rivalry Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 34–13 83,327 October 25 6:00 p.m. w y 1 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO TBS 34–20 54,215 November 1 2:30 p.m. w 1 Oklahoma State 14 Bedlam Series) (College GameDay Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 52–9 84,027 November 8 11:00 a.m. w 1 Texas A&M Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 77–0 83,461 November 15 1:30 p.m. w 1 Baylor Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV 41–3 82,117 November 22 2:30 p.m. w y 1 Texas Tech Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX ABC 56–25 53,135 December 6 7:00 p.m. l y 1 Kansas State 12 Big 12 Championship Game Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO ABC 7–35 79,451 January 4, 2004 7:00 p.m. l y y 3 LSU 2 Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA ABC 14–21 79,342 Roster 2003 Oklahoma Sooners y 55 Jammal Brown T y 50 Vince Carter C 70 Kelvin Chaisson G 9 Jr Mark Clayton Mark Clayton (American football, born 1982) WR y 86 Lance Donley TE 81 Brandon Jones WR 20 Kejuan Jones RB 77 Davin Joseph G 29 Will Peoples WR 60 Wes Sims T 18 Jr Jason White Jason White (American football) QB y 47 Renaldo Works RB 13 Eric Bassey S 80 Dan Cody DE 7 Brandon Everage S 97 Jr Tommie Harris DT y 49 Jonathan Jackson DE Pasha Jackson LB 93 Kory Klein DT 11 Teddy Lehman LB y 10 Lance Mitchell LB 28 Antonio Perkins CB y 2 Derrick Strait CB y 83 Trey DiCarlo K 87 Blake Ferguson P http://soonerstats.com/football/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=2003 Bob Stoops Chuck Long – Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks Kevin Wilson – Co-offensive coordinator & offensive line Cale Gundy – Running backs Darrell Wyatt – Wide receivers Kevin Sumlin – Tight ends & special teams coordinator Mike Stoops – Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs Brent Venables – Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers Jackie Shipp – Defensive line Bobby Jack Wright – Defensive ends Mike Ekeler – Graduate assistant Game summaries North Texas North Texas Mean Green football North Texas Mean Green at #1 Oklahoma Sooners North Texas 0 0 0 3 #1 Oklahoma 10 13 7 7 August 30 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 6:10 p.m. CST 3:13 83,073 Temperature 84 F; Wind S 5 mph on; Weather: Overcast Drew George Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline) FSN Alabama 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide football team #1 Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide #1 Oklahoma 6 7 7 0 Alabama 0 3 7 3 September 6 Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6:47 p.m. CDT 3:27 83,818 Temperature 79 F; Wind SE 7 mph on; Weather: Cloudy Tom Ahlers Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color), & Adrian Karsten (Sideline) ESPN yes 1 12:22 OU Trey DiCarlo 34-yard field goal OU 3-0 1 7:10 OU Trey DiCarlo 40-yard field goal OU 6-0 2 4:55 ALA Brian Bostick 44-yard field goal OU 6-3 2 3:54 OU Mark Clayton 46-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 13-3 3 6:53 ALA Triandos Luke 20-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Brian Bostick kick) OU 13-10 3 4:31 OU Brandon Jones 47-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 20-10 4 1:32 ALA Brian Bostick 36-yard field goal OU 20-13 yes Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Box Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=232490333 ESPN September 6, 2003 October 29, 2014 Fresno State 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State Bulldogs at #1 Oklahoma Sooners Fresno State 0 0 7 21 #1 Oklahoma 16 22 0 14 September 13 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 2:35 p.m. CST 3:21 83,091 Temperature 70 F; Wind W 8 mph on; Weather: Overcast Cooper Castleberry Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dean Blevins (Color), and Curtis Fitzpatrick (Sideline)/Ralph Wood (Play-by-play) and Randy Rosenbloom (Color) PPV/KFRE-TV UCLA 2003 UCLA Bruins football team UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners UCLA 10 0 14 0 #1 Oklahoma 7 21 14 17 September 30 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 2:35 p.m. CDT 3:40 83,317 Temperature 79 F; Wind SSE 12 mph on; Weather: Clear Steve Usecheck Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes Q1 OU Works 15 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 Q1 UCLA Medlock 48 yard field goal OU 7–3 Q1 UCLA White 11 yard run (Medlock kick) UCLA 10–7 Q2 OU Wilson 12 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 14–10 Q2 OU Perkins 74 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 21–10 Q2 OU Perkins 84 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 28–10 Q3 OU Donley 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 35–10 Q3 UCLA Drew 3 yard fumble return (Medlock kick) OU 35–17 Q3 OU Bassey 34 yard interception return (DiCarlo kick) OU 42–17 Q3 UCLA Drew 91 yard kickoff return (Medlock kick) OU 42–24 Q4 OU Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 49–24 Q4 OU DiCarlo 41 yard field goal OU 52–24 Q4 OU Perkins 65 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 59–24 yes Antonio Perkins became the first Division I-A player in history to have three returns for a score in one game while also breaking the NCAA single-game punt return yardage record.UCLA Bruins vs. Oklahoma Sooners Play-By-Play https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=232630201 ESPN September 20, 2003 July 17, 2014 Iowa State 2003 Iowa State Cyclones football team #1 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones #1 Oklahoma 3 19 10 21 Iowa State 0 0 0 7 October 4 Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa 6:10 p.m. CST 3:10 49,670 Temperature 77 F; Wind NW 10 mph on; Weather: Clear Hal Dowden Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews, & Craig Sager (Sidelines) TBS Texas (Red River Shootout) 2003 Texas Longhorns football team Red River Shootout #1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #11 Texas Longhorns #1 Oklahoma 14 23 14 14 #11 Texas 7 6 0 0 October 11 Cotton Bowl, Dallas 2:37 p.m. CST 3:33 75,587 Temperature 79 F; Wind S 5 mph on; Weather: Cloudy Jon Bible Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Missouri 2003 Missouri Tigers football team #24 Missouri Tigers at #1 Oklahoma Sooners #24 Missouri 3 7 0 3 #1 Oklahoma 7 24 3 0 October 18 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 6:05 p.m. CST 3:16 83,327 Temperature 84 F; Wind S 9 mph on; Weather: Clear John Laurie Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & John Rhadigan (Sideline) FSN yes Q1 9:08 OKLA Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 7–0 Q1 3:11 MIZZ Matheny 26 yard field goal OKLA 7–3 Q2 11:55 OKLA DiCarlo 19 yard field goal OKLA 10–3 Q2 9:40 MIZZ Smith 26 yard run (Matheny kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 6:54 OKLA Clayton 39 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 17–10 Q2 2:40 OKLA Rankins 30 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 24–10 Q2 1:02 OKLA Perkins 69 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 31–10 Q3 3:17 OKLA DiCarlo 30 yard field goal OKLA 34–10 Q4 3:19 MIZZ Mike Matheny 25 yard field goal OKLA 34–13 yes Colorado 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team #1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes #1 Oklahoma 14 3 10 7 Colorado 7 0 0 13 October 25 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado 6:10 p.m. CST 3:00 54,215 Temperature 43 F; Wind SE 7 mph on; Weather: Clear Jon Bible Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (Color), Craig Sager, & Erin Andrews (Sidelines) TBS yes 1 11:49 OU Brandon Jones 54 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 1 6:03 OU Renaldo Works 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 14–0 1 1:54 CU D.J. Hackett 3 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick) OU 14–7 2 4:15 OU Trey DiCarlo 42 yard field goal OU 17–7 3 8:17 OU Trey DiCarlo 20 yard field goal OU 20–7 3 1:37 OU Mark Clayton 15 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 27–7 4 11:41 CU Brian Calhoun 21 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick) OU 27–14 4 5:03 CU Derek McCoy 9 yard pass from Joel Klatt (kick blocked) OU 27–20 4 1:59 OU Mark Clayton 59 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 34–20 yes Last Minute Sooner TD Beats Back Buffs http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=232980038 https://archive.today/20130908222305/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=232980038 dead September 8, 2013 ESPN October 25, 2003 October 29, 2014 This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988. Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) 2003 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Bedlam Series #14 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners #14 Oklahoma State 0 3 6 0 #1 Oklahoma 10 14 14 14 November 1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 2:35 p.m. CST 3:25 84,027 Temperature 57 F; Wind: Calm; Weather: Partly Cloudy Cooper Castleberry Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color), & Lynn Swann (Sideline) ABC yes 1 11:05 OU Trey DiCarlo 28-yard field goal OU 3-0 1 4:22 OU Kejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 10-0 2 11:47 OU Kejuan Jones 3-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 17-0 2 6:49 OU Brandon Jones 6-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 24-0 2 1:26 OSU Luke Phillips 31-yard field goal OU 24-3 3 14:34 OSU Darrent Williams 11-yard interception return (Missed kick) OU 24-9 3 5:29 OU Jason White 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 31-9 3 2:13 OU Mark Clayton 17-yard pass from Mark Bradley (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 38-9 4 8:50 OU Brandon Jones 66-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 45-9 4 5:42 OU Mark Bradley 14-yard pass from Paul Thompson (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 52-9 yes Texas A&M 2003 Texas A&M Aggies football team Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Oklahoma Sooners Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 #1 Oklahoma 14 35 28 0 November 8 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 11:05 a.m. CST 3:12 83,461 Temperature 48 F; Wind E 7 mph on; Weather: Overcast Randy Christal Tim Brant (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Sam Ryan (Sideline) ABC yes Q1 OU Clayton 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 Q1 OU Jones 6 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 14–0 Q2 OU Clayton 42 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 21–0 Q2 OU Rankins 7 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 28–0 Q2 OU Jones 7 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 35–0 Q2 OU Clayton 28 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 42–0 Q2 OU Wilson 13 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 49–0 Q3 OU Thompson 29 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 56–0 Q3 OU Thompson 4 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 63–0 Q3 OU Hickson 2 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 70–0 Q3 OU Strait 18 yard fumble return (DiCarlo kick) OU 77–0 yes White Accounts for Five TDs Before Half http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233120201 https://archive.today/20141130074244/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233120201 dead November 30, 2014 ESPN November 8, 2003 November 28, 2014 Baylor 2003 Baylor Bears football team Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners Baylor 0 3 0 0 #1 Oklahoma 24 10 0 7 November 15 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 1:35 p.m. CST 3:05 82,117 Temperature 66 F; Wind NW 6 mph on; Weather: Partly Cloudy Walter Davenport Texas Tech 2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team #1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders #1 Oklahoma 14 21 7 14 Texas Tech 3 7 8 7 November 22 Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas 2:36 p.m. CST 3:26 53,135 Temperature 73 F; Wind SW 23 mph on; Weather: Cloudy John Laurie Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes 1 9:20 TTU Keith Toogood 31-yard field goal TTU 3-0 1 7:06 OU Travis Wilson 28-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 7-3 1 3:31 OU Mark Clayton 14-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 14-3 2 5:43 TTU Wes Welker 5-yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) OU 14-10 2 2:45 OU Brandon Jones 27-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 21-10 2 1:41 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 28-10 2 0:18 OU Kejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 35-10 3 8:29 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 42-10 3 6:48 TTU Johnnie Mack 1-yard run (Jarrett Hicks pass from B.J. Symons) OU 42-18 4 14:02 TTU Taurean Henderson 1-yard run (Keith Toogood kick) OU 42-25 4 6:33 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) Oklahoma 49-25 4 3:11 OU Kejuan Jones 77-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 56-25 yes White Tosses Four TDs, Jones Scores Five http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233262641 https://archive.today/20130124075923/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=233262641 dead January 24, 2013 ESPN November 22, 2003 October 29, 2014 Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game) 2003 Big 12 Championship Game 2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team #12 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners #12 Kansas State 0 21 7 7 #1 Oklahoma 7 0 0 0 December 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 7:11 p.m. CST 3:17 79,451 Temperature 39 F; Wind S 5 mph on; Weather: Clear Jon Bible Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC LSU (Sugar Bowl) 2004 Sugar Bowl 2003 LSU Tigers football team #2 LSU Tigers vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners #2 LSU 7 7 7 0 #3 Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 January 4 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans 7:25 p.m. CST 3:43 79,342 Indoors Dennis Hennigan Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Statistics Team OU Opp Points per Game 42.9 15.3 First downs 315 190   Rushing 115 80   Passing 173 102   Penalty 27 8 Rushing Yardage 2,043 1,585   Rushing Attempts 538 462   Avg per Rush 3.8 3.4   Avg per Game 145.9 113.2 Passing Yardage 4,109 2,050   Avg per Game 293.5 146.4   Completions-Attempts 299-480 (62.3%) 218-419 (52%) Total Offense 6,152 3,635   Total Plays 1,018 881   Avg per Play 6 4.1   Avg per Game 439.4 259.6 Fumbles-Lost 17-6 26-12 OU Opp Punts-Yards 60-2,389 (39.8 avg) 102-4,071 (39.9 avg) Punt returns-Total Yards 56-668 (11.9 avg) 22-93 (4.2 avg) Kick returns-Total Yards 30-656 (21.9 avg) 54-997 (18.5 avg) Avg Time of Possession per Game 32:15 27:45 Penalties-Yards 86-673 96-808   Avg per Game 48.1 57.7 3rd Down Conversions 86/202 (42.6%) 59/209 (28.2%) 4th Down Conversions 16/29 (55.2%) 8/24 (33.3%) Sacks By-Yards 45-269 28-208 Total TDs 78 27   Rushing 27 11   Passing 43 1 Fields Goals-Attempts 19-22 (86.4%) 9/10 (90%) PAT-Attempts 74-76 (97.4%) 23-26 (88.5%) Total Attendance 582,413 240,838   Games-Avg per Game 7-83,202 4-60,210 Scores by quarter Opponents 37 57 56 64 Oklahoma 146 219 114 122 Rankings 2003 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Coaches Poll 0 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 BCS 9 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2004 NFL draft The 2004 NFL draft was held on April 24–25, 2004 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft. Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 114Tommie HarrisDefensive tackleChicago Bears237Teddy LehmanLinebackerDetroit Lions376Derrick StraitCornerbackNew York Jets2004 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm Sports Reference LLC January 13, 2014 References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Oklahoma Sooners football