2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 2000-2001
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer....

. This season was Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops
Robert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....

's second as head coach. The Sooners finished with a 13-0 record winning the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

 and the national championship
NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
A college football national championship in the highest level of collegiate play in the United States, currently the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , is a designation awarded annually by various third-party organizations to their selection of the best...

, the seventh national title in school history. The Sooners played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. The official capacity of the stadium, following recent renovations, is 82,112, making it the 16th largest college stadium in the United States and the third...

.

Schedule

Roster

(final roster)


Wide Receivers
  •  4 Antonio Perkins
    Antonio Perkins
    Antonio Perkins is an American football cornerback. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2008.- Early years :...

     - Freshman
  •  5 Julius McMillan - Junior
  •  6 Antwone Savage - Sophomore
  •  9 Mark Clayton - Freshman
  • 12 Curtis Fagan - Sophomore
  • 13 Damian Mackey - Sophomore
  • 15 Ataleo Ford - Freshman
  • 17 Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Maurice Woolfolk is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans 28th overall in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played with the Titans from 2003-2006. He played college football at Oklahoma.Woolfolk had most recently been an...

     - Sophomore
  • 28 Jarvis Smith - Freshman
  • 29 Will Peoples - Freshman
  • 41 John Connor - Sophomore
  • 82 Ryan Daniel - Sophomore
  • 84 Buck Scifres - Junior


Offensive Line
  • 59 Stephen BurchamC - Senior
  • 60 Wes Sims - Freshman
  • 61 Josh Tucker - Freshman
  • 62 Jay Ridenour - Sophomore
  • 63 Frank Romero - Junior
  • 64 Adam Panter - Freshman
  • 65 Will Mathis - Junior
  • 66 Jarrod Barclay - Freshman
  • 68 Howard Duncan - Junior
  • 69 Brad Davis - Sophomore
  • 70 Reese Travis - Senior
  • 71 Jerod Fields - Freshman
  • 72 Scott Kempenich - Senior
  • 73 Trevor Nutt - Junior
  • 75 Mike Skinner - Sophomore
  • 76 Al Baysinger - Senior
  • 77 Josh Smith - Sophomore
  • 78 Cliff Takawana - Freshman


Tight Ends
  • 81 Chris HammonsC - Senior
  • 85 Jeremy Hess - Sophomore
  • 87 John Stuever - Freshman
  • 88 Trent Smith - Sophomore
  • 90 Matt Anderson - Senior
  • Lance Donley - Freshman
 

Quarterbacks
  •  8 Nate Hybl
    Nate Hybl
    Nate Hybl is a former NFL quarterback. In the NFL, he was part of the Cleveland Browns, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mostly working on the practice squads. During his time with the Browns, he was allocated for development in NFL Europe...

     - Sophomore
  • 11 Hunter Wall - Freshman
  • 14 Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...

    C - Senior
  • 16 Patrick Fletcher - Senior
  • 18 Jason White
    Jason White (American football)
    Jason White is a former American football quarterback who played for the University of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2004, during which he won the 2003 Heisman Trophy...

     - Freshman


Running Backs
  •  3 Josh Norman - Junior
  •  4 Brandon Shelby - Freshman
  • 21 Jay Hunt - Sophomore
  • 22 Quentin Griffin
    Quentin Griffin
    Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back.-Early years:Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.-High school:Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston....

     - Sophomore
  • 24 Brian Odom - Freshman
  • 35 Seth LittrellC - Senior
  • 36 Danny Cork - Sophomore
  • 39 Buster Kuhn - Senior
  • 43 Jamar Mozee - Freshman
  • 47 Renaldo Works - Freshman


Defensive Line
  • 53 Eric Thunander - Sophomore
  • 62 Chike Ozumba - Sophomore
  • 74 Juan Prishker - Junior
  • 80 Dan Cody
    Dan Cody
    Daniel Price Cody is an American football linebacker who is currently out of football. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

     - Freshman
  • 84 Sam Sachek - Freshman
  • 86 Brian Friend - Sophomore
  • 87 Marcus Chretien - Junior
  • 88 John Sturch - Sophomore
  • 89 Cory Heinecke - Junior
  • 90 Eric Hilaire - Sophomore
  • 91 Ramon Richardson - Senior
  • 92 Corey Callens - Senior
  • 93 Kory Klein - Freshman
  • 94 Ryan Fisher - Senior
  • 95 Rocky Bright - Senior
  • 96 Jeremy Wilson-Guest - Senior
  • 97 John Williams - Sophomore
  • 98 David Jones - Freshman
  • 99 Bary Holleyman - Junior
 

Linebackers
  •  9 Roger Steffen - Senior
  • 10 Torrance Marshall
    Torrance Marshall
    Torrance James Marshall , is a former professional American football player. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was a the MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl. In the past, he has played in the National Football League,...

    C - Senior
  • 20 Rocky Calmus
    Rocky Calmus
    Rocky Calmus is a retired American football linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the 2001 Butkus Award as the nation's top college linebacker....

    C - Junior
  • 36 Parker Neal - Sophomore
  • 37 Brandon Babb - Junior
  • 45 Jimmy Wilkerson
    Jimmy Wilkerson
    Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

     - Freshman
  • 46 Brandon Moore - Senior
  • 48 Gayron Allen - Freshman
  • 57 Derrick Hurst - Freshman
  • 50 Brian Jimerson - Freshman
  • 51 Ronbrose Jones - Freshman
  • 52 Tanner Reynolds - Sophomore
  • 54 Teddy Lehman
    Teddy Lehman
    Teddy Lehman is an American football linebacker for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

     - Freshman
  • 56 Brandon Pryor - Sophomore

Defensive backs
  •  1 Terrance Simms - Junior
  •  2 Derrick Strait
    Derrick Strait
    Derrick Strait is a professional American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. Strait was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

     - Freshman
  •  4 Brandon Shelby - Freshman
  •  7 Brandon Everage - Freshman
  • 11 Ontei Jones - Senior
  • 15 J.T. Thatcher - Senior
  • 19 Michael Thompson - Sophomore
  • 22 Laromie Hammer - Freshman
  • 25 Darren Stephens - Freshman
  • 27 Brent Jackson - Sophomore
  • 30 Matt Mayhew - Junior
  • 31 Marvin Shoulders - Senior
  • 32 Ty Kincannon - Sophomore
  • 33 Marcus Bivines - Senior
  • 34 Matt McCoy - Freshman
  • 38 Roy Williams
    Roy Williams (safety)
    Roy Lee Williams is a retired American football safety. He played college football at Oklahoma before he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys eighth overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent seven seasons with the Cowboys and earned five straight Pro Bowl selections from 2003–2007...

     - Sophomore


Kickers
  • 19 Jimmy Stewart - Freshman
  • 40 Tim Duncan - Junior
  • 83 Jeff Ferguson - Junior


Snapper
  • 67 Ben Panter - Junior
C Captain   † Starter at position

Statistics

  • QB Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...

    : 305/472 (64.6%) for 3,606 yards (7.64) with 20 TD vs. 15 INT (3.18). 83 carries for 167 yards (2.01) with 7 TD.
  • RB Quentin Griffin
    Quentin Griffin
    Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back.-Early years:Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.-High school:Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston....

    : 200 carries for 823 yards (4.12) with 17 TD. 51 catches for 429 yards and 0 TD.
  • WR Antwone Savage: 50 catches for 621 yards (12.42) and 3 TD.
  • WR/CB Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Maurice Woolfolk is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans 28th overall in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played with the Titans from 2003-2006. He played college football at Oklahoma.Woolfolk had most recently been an...

    : 42 catches for 614 yards (14.62) and 5 TD.
  • WR Curtis Fagan: 41 catches for 606 yards (14.78) and 7 TD.
  • RB Josh Norman: 34 catches for 518 yards (15.24) and 1 TD.
  • TE Trent Smith: 31 catches for 323 yards (10.42) and 3 TD.
  • K Tim Duncan: 15 FGM and 60 XPM.

Individual award winners

  • Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...

     - Walter Camp Award
    Walter Camp Award
    The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...

  • J. T. Thatcher - Mosi Tatupu Award
    Mosi Tatupu Award
    The Mosi Tatupu Award was given annually to the College Football Special Teams Player of the Year by the Maui Quarterback Club and the Hula Bowl, from 1997 to 2006....


NFL players

  • Rocky Calmus
    Rocky Calmus
    Rocky Calmus is a retired American football linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the 2001 Butkus Award as the nation's top college linebacker....

    , 2002 third-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans
    Tennessee Titans
    The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

  • Mark Clayton, 2005 first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens
    Baltimore Ravens
    The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...

  • Dan Cody
    Dan Cody
    Daniel Price Cody is an American football linebacker who is currently out of football. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...

    , 2005 second-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens
    Baltimore Ravens
    The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...

  • Tim Duncan, Arizona Cardinals
    Arizona Cardinals
    The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Quentin Griffin
    Quentin Griffin
    Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back.-Early years:Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.-High school:Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston....

    , 2003 fourth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos
    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel
    Josh Heupel, , is the current co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team in 1999-2000, and led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship.-Personal:...

    , 2001 sixth-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins
    Miami Dolphins
    The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Nate Hybl
    Nate Hybl
    Nate Hybl is a former NFL quarterback. In the NFL, he was part of the Cleveland Browns, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mostly working on the practice squads. During his time with the Browns, he was allocated for development in NFL Europe...

    , Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns
    The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Teddy Lehman
    Teddy Lehman
    Teddy Lehman is an American football linebacker for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

    , 2004 second-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions
    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

  • Torrance Marshall
    Torrance Marshall
    Torrance James Marshall , is a former professional American football player. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was a the MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl. In the past, he has played in the National Football League,...

    , 2001 third-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers
    Green Bay Packers
    The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

  • Brandon Moore, San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

  • Antonio Perkins
    Antonio Perkins
    Antonio Perkins is an American football cornerback. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2008.- Early years :...

    , 2005 fourth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns
    The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Wes Sims, 2005 sixth-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers
    San Diego Chargers
    The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Trent Smith, 2003 seventh-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens
    Baltimore Ravens
    The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...


  • Derrick Strait
    Derrick Strait
    Derrick Strait is a professional American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. Strait was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...

    , 2004 third-round draft pick of the New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

  • Jason White
    Jason White (American football)
    Jason White is a former American football quarterback who played for the University of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2004, during which he won the 2003 Heisman Trophy...

    , Tennessee Titans
    Tennessee Titans
    The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

  • Jimmy Wilkerson
    Jimmy Wilkerson
    Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

    , 2002 sixth-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs
    Kansas City Chiefs
    The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

  • Roy Williams
    Roy Williams (safety)
    Roy Lee Williams is a retired American football safety. He played college football at Oklahoma before he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys eighth overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent seven seasons with the Cowboys and earned five straight Pro Bowl selections from 2003–2007...

    , 2002 first-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys
    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

  • Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Woolfolk
    Andre Maurice Woolfolk is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans 28th overall in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played with the Titans from 2003-2006. He played college football at Oklahoma.Woolfolk had most recently been an...

    , 2003 first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans
    Tennessee Titans
    The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

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