Question: Who are the Oklahoma Sooners?
Context: James Carlos "Jimmy" McNatt (December 19, 1918 – December 23, 2000) was an All-American basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners and the AAU’s Phillips 66ers.  At Oklahoma, McNatt led his team to the first-ever NCAA Final Four in 1939, and at Phillips 66, McNatt guided the 66ers (also called the "Oilers") to four consecutive AAU national championships (1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946).  He was a two-time All-American at Oklahoma (1939, 1940) and a four-time AAU All-American for Phillips 66 (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946).  The speedy player came to be known by his nickname “Scat” McNatt, a moniker originally traced back to the term “Boy Scats” which sportswriters had used to describe McNatt’s fast-breaking, sophomore-led 1937-38 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team.  McNatt grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, attended Norman High School, and then opted to stay in his hometown to play basketball for the University of Oklahoma. Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889.  President Benjamin Harrison officially proclaimed the Unassigned Lands open to settlement on April 22, 1889.  As people lined up around the borders of the Oklahoma District, they waited for the official opening.  It wasn't until noon that it officially was opened to settlement.  The name derived from the "sooner clause" of the act, which stated that anyone who entered and occupied the land prior to the opening time would be denied the right to claim land. The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma.  The team has had 22 head coaches since organized football began in 1895.  The Sooners have played in more than 1,200 games in its 121 seasons.  In those seasons, eight coaches have led the Sooners to postseason bowl games: Tom Stidham, Jim Tatum, Bud Wilkinson, Gomer Jones, Chuck Fairbanks, Barry Switzer, Gary Gibbs and Bob Stoops.  Eight coaches have won conference championships with the Sooners: Bennie Owen, Stidham, Dewey Luster, Tatum, Wilkinson, Fairbanks, Switzer and Stoops.  Wilkinson, Switzer and Stoops have also won national championships with the Sooners.  Stoops is the all-time leader in games coached and won, Owen is the all-time leader in years coached, while Switzer is the all-time leader in winning percentage.  John Harts is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Sooners have had as he lost the only game he coached.  John Blake has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game with .353 in his 34 games. The 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1984 NCAA Division I-A season.  Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.  The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 6–1 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.  This was Switzer's ninth conference title in twelve seasons. The Oklahoma Sooners football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Oklahoma Sooners football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking.  Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.  The Sooners represent the University of Oklahoma in the NCAA's Big 12 Conference. The 1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1978 NCAA Division I-A season.  Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.  The team posted an 11–1 overall record and a 6–1 conference record to earn a share of the conference title under head coach Barry Switzer.  This was Switzer's sixth conference title in six seasons since taking the helm in 1973. The 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1979 NCAA Division I-A season.  Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.  The team posted an 11–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973.  This was Switzer's seventh conference title and fourth undefeated conference record in seven seasons. The 1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the Oklahoma Sooners of the University of Oklahoma during the 1895 college football season and was its first football team ever fielded.  The team completed its inaugural season with a 0–1 record.  The Sooners played their first football game in history against a town team from Oklahoma City and lost by a final score of 34–0.  This was the program's one and only season under the guidance of head coach John A. Harts, the next season he was gold prospecting in the Arctic. Darrell Shepard (born c. 1959) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1979 to 1981.  Shepard is also the all-time leading passer for Odessa High School.  In 1976, he passed for 1,156 yards and ran for 920 yards and was named to the Parade All American team.  He is the older brother of the late Derrick Shepard and the uncle of Sterling Shepard, both of whom played for the Oklahoma Sooners during their college careers.  His brother, Woodie Shepard, also played football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma ( ; Cherokee: "Asgaya gigageyi" / ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎩᎦᎨᏱ; Pawnee: "Uukuhuúwa", Cayuga: "Gahnawiyoˀgeh") is a state in the South Central region of the United States.  It is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States.  The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words "okla" and "humma", meaning "red people."  It is also known informally by its nickname, "The Sooner State," in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory.  The name was settled upon statehood.  Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name.  On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union.  Its residents are known as "Oklahomans," or informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
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