2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2009 Oklahoma Sooners football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Record8–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (8th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (11th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainSam Bradford
Brody Eldridge
Gerald McCoy
Ryan Reynolds
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 14 Nebraska x   6 2     10 4  
Missouri   4 4     8 5  
Kansas State   4 4     6 6  
Iowa State   3 5     7 6  
Colorado   2 6     3 9  
Kansas   1 7     5 7  
South Division
No. 2 Texas x$   8 0     13 1  
Oklahoma State   6 2     9 4  
No. 21 Texas Tech   5 3     9 4  
Oklahoma   5 3     8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5     6 7  
Baylor   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 115th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 11th 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 Baylor Bears at home on October 10, and ended with a win at home over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 28. The Sooners finished the regular season with a 7–5 record (5–3 in the Big 12), their worst record since 1999, while finishing in a tie with Texas Tech for third in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they upset the Stanford Cardinal, 31–27.

Following the season, four members of the team were drafted in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft: Sam Bradford at #1, Gerald McCoy at #3, Trent Williams at #4, and Jermaine Gresham at #21.[1][2][3] Oklahoma thus became the first school in the history of the NFL Draft with three players selected in the top four picks.[1] In addition to those four players, Keenan Clayton was selected in the 4th round, and Dominique Franks and Brody Eldridge were drafted in the 5th. This total number of seven ties with the total following the 2011 season as the second most Sooners selected in the NFL Draft in the 16 years of the Stoops era, placing behind the mark of 11 after the 2004 season.

  1. ^ a b Farmer, Sam (April 22, 2010). "Big 12 Dominates NFL Draft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Gosselin, Rick (April 23, 2010). "Day 1 of the Draft a Show of Sooner Strength". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Freeman, Rick (April 22, 2010). "Sooner, Then Later: Oklahoma has 4 1st-Round Picks". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

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