# 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by Howard Schnellenberger, who was hired away from Louisville to replace Gary Gibbs; this would be Schnellenberger's only year at Oklahoma as he resigned following a 5-5-1 campaign.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PSN | W 38–22 | 71,119 |
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | SMU* | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 24–10 | 64,217 |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 10 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 51–10 | 65,829 |
| September 30 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 4 Colorado | No. 10 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 17–38 | 75,004 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 14 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | KWTV | W 39–26 | 45,731 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Texas* | No. 13 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | T 24–24 | 75,587 |
| October 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Kansas | No. 15 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN | L 17–38 | 74,639 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | No. 23 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | KWTV | W 13–9 | 37,614 |
| November 4 | 1:10 p.m. | at No. 9 Kansas State | No. 25 | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS | KWTV | L 10–49 | 40,138 |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | | L 0–12 | 75,004 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Nebraska | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | L 0–37 | 75,662 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 17 | — | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Game summaries
### San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Diego St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: September 19, 1995
* Game attendance: 71,119
* Box Score

### SMU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: September 16, 1995
* Game attendance: 64,217
* Box Score

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game attendance: 65,829
* Box Score

### Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: September 30, 1995
* Game attendance: 75,004
* Box Score

### At Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 39 |
| Iowa St | 7 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
at Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: October 7, 1995
* Game attendance: 45,731
* Box Score

### Vs. Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Texas | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
* Date: October 14, 1995
* Game attendance: 75,587
* Box Score

### Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: October 21, 1995
* Game attendance: 74,639
* Box Score

### At Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Missouri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Date: October 28, 1995
* Game attendance: 37,614
* Box Score

### At Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kansas St | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
* Date: November 4, 1995
* Game attendance: 40,138
* Box Score

### Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma St | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: November 11, 1995
* Game attendance: 75,004
* Box Score

### At Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: November 24, 1995
* Game attendance: 75,662
* Box Score

## Personnel
### NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 1 | 5 | Cedric Jones | Defensive end | New York Giants |
| 3 | 83 | Jerald Moore | Running back | Arizona Cardinals |
| 4 | 122 | Darrius Johnson | Defensive back | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | 161 | Harry Stamps | Tackle | Arizona Cardinals |
| 6 | 207 | Wendell Davis | Defensive back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | 227 | J. R. Conrad | Tackle | New England Patriots |