# 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Conference play began with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 21–14.
Following the season, Tommie Harris was selected 14th overall in the 2004 NFL draft, along with Teddy Lehman in the 2nd round, and Derrick Strait in the 3rd.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 37–3 | 83,073 |
| September 6 | 6:45 p.m. | at Alabama* | No. 1 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (College GameDay) | ESPN | W 20–13 | 83,818 |
| September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PPV | W 52–28 | 83,091 |
| September 20 | 2:30 p.m. | UCLA* | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 59–24 | 83,317 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 1 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | TBS | W 53–7 | 49,670 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Texas | No. 1 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | W 65–13 | 75,587 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Missouri | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | FSN | W 34–13 | 83,327 |
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 1 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | TBS | W 34–20 | 54,215 |
| November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay) | ABC | W 52–9 | 84,027 |
| November 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 77–0 | 83,461 |
| November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 1 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | PPV | W 41–3 | 82,117 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 1 | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 56–25 | 53,135 |
| December 6 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Kansas State | No. 1 | Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game) | ABC | L 7–35 | 79,451 |
| January 4, 2004 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 LSU* | No. 3 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 14–21 | 79,342 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Alabama | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 16 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 52 |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 59 |
Antonio Perkins became the first Division I-A player in history to have three returns for a score in one game while also breaking the NCAA single-game punt return yardage record.

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 53 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Texas (Red River Shootout)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 65 |
| #11 Texas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Missouri | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Colorado | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988.

### Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Oklahoma State | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 14 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 77 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 41 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #1 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 |

### Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #12 Kansas State | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| #1 Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### LSU (Sugar Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 LSU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #3 Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

## Statistics
### Team

| | OU | Opp |
| Points per Game | 42.9 | 15.3 |
| First Downs | 315 | 190 |
| Rushing | 115 | 80 |
| Passing | 173 | 102 |
| Penalty | 27 | 8 |
| Rushing Yardage | 2,043 | 1,585 |
| Rushing Attempts | 538 | 462 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Avg per Game | 145.9 | 113.2 |
| Passing Yardage | 4,109 | 2,050 |
| Avg per Game | 293.5 | 146.4 |
| Completions-Attempts | 299-480 (62.3%) | 218-419 (52%) |
| Total Offense | 6,152 | 3,635 |
| Total Plays | 1,018 | 881 |
| Avg per Play | 6 | 4.1 |
| Avg per Game | 439.4 | 259.6 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 17-6 | 26-12 |
| | OU | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 60-2,389 (39.8 avg) | 102-4,071 (39.9 avg) |
| Punt Returns-Total Yards | 56-668 (11.9 avg) | 22-93 (4.2 avg) |
| Kick Returns-Total Yards | 30-656 (21.9 avg) | 54-997 (18.5 avg) |
| Avg Time of Possession per Game | 32:15 | 27:45 |
| Penalties-Yards | 86-673 | 96-808 |
| Avg per Game | 48.1 | 57.7 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 86/202 (42.6%) | 59/209 (28.2%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 16/29 (55.2%) | 8/24 (33.3%) |
| Sacks By-Yards | 45-269 | 28-208 |
| Total TDs | 78 | 27 |
| Rushing | 27 | 11 |
| Passing | 43 | 1 |
| Fields Goals-Attempts | 19-22 (86.4%) | 9/10 (90%) |
| PAT-Attempts | 74-76 (97.4%) | 23-26 (88.5%) |
| Total Attendance | 582,413 | 240,838 |
| Games-Avg per Game | 7-83,202 | 4-60,210 |

### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 37 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 214 |
| Oklahoma | 146 | 219 | 114 | 122 | 601 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | 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 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Coaches Poll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Not released |

## 2004 NFL draft

The 2004 NFL draft was held on April 24–25, 2004 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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 1 | 14 | Tommie Harris | Defensive tackle | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | 37 | Teddy Lehman | Linebacker | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | 76 | Derrick Strait | Cornerback | New York Jets |