# 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 111th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his seventh 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 loss in the annual Red River Rivalry to the Texas Longhorns on October 8, and ended with a win at home in the annual Bedlam Series over the Oklahoma State Cowboys on November 26. The Sooners finished the regular season with a 7–4 record (6–2 in the Big 12), their worst record since 1999, finishing in a tie with Texas Tech for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they upset the Oregon Ducks, 17–14.
Following the season, Davin Joseph was selected 23rd overall in the 2006 NFL draft, along with Chris Chester in the 2nd round, Dusty Dvoracek, Travis Wilson and Clint Ingram in the 3rd, and J. D. Runnels in the 6th.
On July 11, 2007, the NCAA announced the Sooners would have to vacate every game from 2005 due to NCAA violations relating to Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn receiving money from a car dealership for work they did not perform. The punishment effectively gave the team a 0–4 record. However, on appeal, those wins were reinstated in early 2008.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU* | No. 7 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 10–17 | 84,332 |
| September 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Tulsa* | No. 18 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 31–15 | 83,877 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at UCLA* | No. 21 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | L 24–41 | 56,552 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 43–21 | 84,501 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Texas | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | ABC | L 12–45 | 75,452 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas | | Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO | TBS | W 19–3 | 54,109 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | W 37–30 $^{2OT}$ | 83,456 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Nebraska | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | W 31–24 | 77,438 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 36–30 | 84,943 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Texas Tech | | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | L 21–23 | 52,625 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | ABC | W 42–14 | 84,875 |
| December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Oregon* | | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 17–14 | 65,416 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • TCU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #7 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| • #18 Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • UCLA | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 41 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| • Oklahoma | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 43 |

### Texas (Red River Rivalry)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| • #2 Texas | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Baylor | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| • Oklahoma | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 37 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| • Oklahoma | 28 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 36 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |

### Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Oregon (Holiday Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Oregon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 |
| Coaches | 5 | 16 | 17 | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | RV | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | 25 | — | 25 | — | 23 | 23 | Not released |

## Statistics
### Team

| | OU | Opp |
| Points per Game | 26.9 | 23.1 |
| First Downs | 231 | 206 |
| Rushing | 113 | 62 |
| Passing | 103 | 120 |
| Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| Rushing Yardage | 2,130 | 1,087 |
| Rushing Attempts | 526 | 392 |
| Avg per Rush | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Avg per Game | 177.6 | 216.1 |
| Passing Yardage | 2,131 | 2,593 |
| Avg per Game | 177.5 | 90.6 |
| Completions-Attempts | 179-336 (53.3%) | 232-438 (53%) |
| Total Offense | 4,261 | 3,680 |
| Total Plays | 862 | 830 |
| Avg per Play | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Avg per Game | 177.6 | 216.1 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 31–13 | 23–10 |
| | OU | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 71–3,004 (42.3 avg) | 79–3,370 (42.7 avg) |
| Punt Returns-Total Yards | 30–222 (7.4 avg) | 18–122 (6.8 avg) |
| Kick Returns-Total Yards | 39–709 (18.2 avg) | 34–600 (17.6 avg) |
| Avg Time of Possession per Game | 31:29 | 28:31 |
| Penalties-Yards | 102–860 | 91–683 |
| Avg per Game | 71.7 | 56.9 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 68/190 (35.8%) | 59/181 (32.6%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 12/19 (63.2%) | 7/16 (43.8%) |
| Sacks By-Yards | 45–274 | 21–170 |
| Total TDs | 40 | 34 |
| Rushing | 27 | 11 |
| Passing | 10 | 20 |
| Fields Goals-Attempts | 14–22 (63.6%) | 14–18 (77.8%) |
| PAT-Attempts | 37–38 (97.4%) | 27–28 (96.4%) |
| Total Attendance | 505,984 | 186,585 |
| Avg per Game | 84,331 | 62,195 |

### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Opponents | 50 | 60 | 55 | 109 | 3 | 277 |
| Oklahoma | 91 | 65 | 64 | 93 | 10 | 323 |

## 2006 NFL draft

The 2006 NFL draft was held on April 29–30, 2006 at the Radio City Music Hall 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 |
| Davin Joseph | G | 1st | 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Chris Chester | G | 2nd | 56 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Dusty Dvoracek | DT | 3rd | 73 | Chicago Bears |
| Travis Wilson | WR | 3rd | 78 | Cleveland Browns |
| Clint Ingram | LB | 3rd | 80 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| J.D. Runnels | RB | 6th | 195 | Chicago Bears |
| Remi Ayodele | DT | Undrafted | | New England Patriots |
| Eric Bassey | FS | Undrafted | | Buffalo Bills |