1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Independence Bowl vs. Ole Miss, L 25–27
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
1999 record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st season)
Captain	Cornelius Burton Josh Heupel Matt O'Neal Rodney Rideau Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)

The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference.

Conference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 25–27.

Following the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.

Preseason

After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third–year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti.^[1] The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:30 PM	Indiana State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 49–0	74,119[3]
September 18	11:30 AM	Baylor		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	W 41–10	74,309[3]
September 25	2:30 PM	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky	FSN	W 42–21	41,214[3]
October 2	1:30 PM	at Notre Dame*	No. 23	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	NBC	L 30–34	80,012[3]
October 9	2:30 PM	vs. No. 23 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 28–38	75,587[3]
October 23	6:00 PM	No. 13 Texas A&M		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	W 51–6	74,552[3]
October 30	2:30 PM	at Colorado	No. 24	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	ABC	L 24–38	48,194[3]
November 6	2:00 PM	Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 37–0	74,966[3]
November 13	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 31–10	37,073[3]
November 20	11:30 AM	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas	FSN	L 28–38	42,020[3]
November 27	2:00 PM	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 44–7	75,374[3]
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. Ole Miss*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–27	49,873[3]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Roster

Rankings

2000 NFL Draft

The 2000 NFL Draft was held on April 15–16, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

References