# 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 107th season of Sooner football. The team was led by third-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 Kansas State Wildcats in Norman on September 29, and ended at home in an upset loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series. The Sooners finished the regular season 10–2 (6–2 in Big 12), finishing second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3.
Following the season, Roy Williams was selected 8th overall in the 2002 NFL draft, along with Rocky Calmus in the 3rd round.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 6:45 p.m. | North Carolina* | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic) | ESPN | W 41–27 | 75,423 |
| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Air Force* | No. 3 | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ABC | W 44–3 | 56,162 |
| September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma | FSN PPV | W 37–10 | 74,930 |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 11 Kansas State | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (College GameDay) | ABC | W 38–37 | 75,862 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Texas | No. 3 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) (College GameDay) | ABC | W 14–3 | 75,587 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | W 38–10 | 48,700 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 2 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | | W 33–17 | 75,499 |
| October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Nebraska | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 10–20 | 78,031 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN PPV | W 58–0 | 74,911 |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas A&M | No. 3 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 31–10 | 75,525 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 3 | Jones SBC StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 30–13 | 52,008 |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 4 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (Bedlam Series) | FSN | L 13–16 | 75,537 |
| January 1, 2002 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Arkansas* | No. 10 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | FOX | W 10–3 | 72,955 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 44 |
| Air Force | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Kansas State | 0 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### Texas (Red River Shootout)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #5 Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| • #2 Oklahoma | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 33 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • #3 Nebraska | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 3 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 58 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Oklahoma | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| #4 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

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

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Coaches Poll | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Not released |

## 2002 NFL Draft

The 2002 NFL draft was held on April 20–21, 2002 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. Roy Williams was the highest Sooner drafted since Cedric Jones went fifth overall in 1996.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall pick | NFL team |
| Roy Williams | S | 1st | 8 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rocky Calmus | LB | 3rd | 77 | Tennessee Titans |
| Tim Duncan | K | Undrafted | | Arizona Cardinals |
| Brandon Moore | LB | Undrafted | | San Francisco 49ers |
| Josh Norman | TE | Undrafted | | San Diego Chargers |