# 1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1994 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 sixth-year head coach Gary Gibbs, who resigned at the conclusion of the season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | No. 16 | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN | W 30–29 | 48,421 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Texas A&M* | No. 15 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | | L 14–36 | 72,577 |
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas Tech* | No. 21 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 17–11 | 62,323 |
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 21 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 34–6 | 65,821 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Texas* | No. 16 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 10–17 | 75,587 |
| October 15 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 4 Colorado | No. 22 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ESPN | L 7–45 | 53,199 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | | W 20–17 | 42,500 |
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 23 Kansas State | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | L 20–37 | 60,415 |
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | | W 30–13 | 54,463 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | | W 33–14 | 50,116 |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 1 Nebraska | | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | ABC | L 3–13 | 70,216 |
| December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 22 BYU* | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Copper Bowl) | ESPN | L 6–31 | 45,122 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly sunny • 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind 15 mph (24 km/h) N
* Game attendance: 75,587
* Referee: Dale
* TV: ABC
* Texas Sports
Game information :
Texas
James Brown 17/22, 148 Yds, TD, INT
Rodrick Walker 23 Rush, 77 Yds
Eric Jackson 2 Rec, 30 Yds
Oklahoma
Garrick McGee 12/19, 192 Yds, INT
James Allen 19 Rush, 88 Yds
Albert Hall 4 Rec, 69 Yds :
Stonie Clark tackled James Allen on the one-yard line on fourth down with less than 45 seconds remaining in the game.
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | TEX | OU |
| 2 | 11:43 | 6 | 88 | | Oklahoma | Moore 23-yard touchdown run, Blanton kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 9:45 | 13 | 80 | | Texas | 19-yard field goal by Dawson | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0:17 | 15 | 81 | | Texas | Brown 9-yard touchdown run, Dawson kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | 13:05 | 5 | 21 | | Texas | Fitzgerald 2-yard touchdown reception from Brown, Dawson kick good | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | 6:40 | 16 | 75 | | Oklahoma | 22-yard field goal by Blanton | | |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 17 | 10 |

## 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 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 21 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |