2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team


The 2001 Oklahoma Sooners Football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 107th season of Sooner football. The team was led by third-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 Kansas State Wildcats in Norman on September 29, and ended at home in an upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series. The Sooners finished the regular season 10–2, finishing second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3.
Following the season, Roy Williams was selected 8th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, along with Rocky Calmus in the 3rd round.

Schedule

Game summaries

North Carolina

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–01988W 28–0

Air Force

North Texas

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–01998W 37–9

Kansas State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
65–16–42000W 27–24

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
35–55–52000W 63–14

Kansas

Overall recordLast meetingResult
63–27–62000W 34–16

Baylor

Overall recordLast meetingResult
10–02000W 56–7

Nebraska

Overall recordLast meetingResult
40–36–32000W 31–14

Tulsa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–7–11996L 24–31

Texas A&M

Overall recordLast meetingResult
10–92000W 35–31

Texas Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–22000W 27–13

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
74–14–72000W 12–7

Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–4–11987W 42–8

Roster

Rankings

2002 NFL Draft

The 2002 NFL Draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 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. Roy Williams was the highest Sooner drafted since Cedric Jones went fifth overall in 1996.
PlayerPositionRoundOverall PickNFL Team
Roy WilliamsS1st8Dallas Cowboys
Rocky CalmusLB3rd77Tennessee Titans
Tim DuncanKUndraftedArizona Cardinals
Brandon MooreLBUndraftedSan Francisco 49ers
Josh NormanTEUndraftedSan Diego Chargers