# 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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, 27–25.
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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Indiana State* | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 49–0 | 74,119 |
| September 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 41–10 | 74,309 |
| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisville* | | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | FSN | W 42–21 | 41,214 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 23 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 30–34 | 80,012 |
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Texas | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 28–38 | 75,587 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 Texas A&M | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 51–6 | 74,552 |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 24 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ABC | L 24–38 | 48,194 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | W 37–0 | 74,966 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | | W 31–10 | 37,073 |
| November 20 | 11:30 a.m. | at Texas Tech | | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | L 28–38 | 42,020 |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | FSN | W 44–7 | 75,374 |
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | L 25–27 | 49,873 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Sooners | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Statistics | INST | OKLA |
| First downs | 10 | 30 |
| Total yards | 195 | 507 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 166 |
| Passing yards | 36 | 341 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 31:59 | 28:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana State | Passing | Sheraton Fox | 2/8, 36 yards, INT |
| Indiana State | Rushing | Matt Nelson | 9 rushes, 41 yards |
| Indiana State | Receiving | Matt Nelson | 1 reception, 26 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 31/40, 341 yards, 5 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Mike Thornton | 19 rushes, 85 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Andre Woolfolk | 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Sooners | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| Statistics | BAY | OKLA |
| First downs | 12 | 30 |
| Total yards | 208 | 557 |
| Rushing yards | 51 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 157 | 429 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Jermaine Alfred | 18/27, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Jermaine Alfred | 11 rushes, 24 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Brandon Thompson | 2 receptions, 34 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 37/54, 420 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Mike Thornton | 14 rushes, 110 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Curtis Fagan | 4 receptions, 54 yards |

### No. 13 Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Aggies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Sooners | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
| Statistics | TAMU | OKLA |
| First downs | 15 | 30 |
| Total yards | 230 | 552 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 165 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 387 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Randy McCown | 9/21, 131 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Ja'Mar Toombs | 11 rushes, 45 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Bethel Johnson | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 31/50, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Reggie Skinner | 15 rushes, 106 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Antwone Savage | 3 receptions, 69 yards |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Sooners | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| • Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Statistics | OKLA | COL |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 317 | 537 |
| Rushing yards | -11 | 155 |
| Passing yards | 328 | 382 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:11 | 33:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 26/58, 328 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Seth Littrell | 3 rushes, 10 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Jarrail Jackson | 7 receptions, 148 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Passing | Mike Moschetti | 22/31, 382 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Mike Moschetti | 14 rushes, 64 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Javon Green | 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD |

### At Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sooners | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| • Red Raiders | 10 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 38 |
| Statistics | OKLA | TTU |
| First downs | 21 | 14 |
| Total yards | 401 | 359 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 352 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Josh Heupel | 32/50, 352 yards, TD, INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Quentin Griffin | 10 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Brandon Daniels | 9 receptions, 94 yards |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Kliff Kingsbury | 9/17, 259 yards, 3 TD |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Sammy Morris | 20 rushes, 51 yards |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Sammy Morris | 3 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD |

## 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.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall pick | NFL team |
| Stockar McDougle | G, T | 1st | 20 | Detroit Lions |
| William Bartee | DB | 2nd | 54 | Kansas City Chiefs |