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2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Conference
  
Big 12 Conference

AP
  
No. 6

Head coach
  
Bob Stoops (15th year)

Coaches
  
No. 6

2013 record
  
11–2 (7–2 Big 12)

Co-offensive coordinator
  
Josh Heupel (3rd full as OC, 9th overall year)

The 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 119th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 15th 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.

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Conference play began at home on September 7 with a win against the West Virginia Mountaineers and ended in the annual Bedlam Series on December 7 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater with the Sooners upsetting the Cowboys 33–24 on the road. With the victory over the Kansas State Wildcats on November 23, head coach Bob Stoops got his 158th career win to move past Barry Switzer for the most wins in program history. After finishing the regular season with a record of 10–2 (7–2 in Big 12 play), finishing in a tie for second place in the conference, the Sooners received an at-large bid to play in the Sugar Bowl, where they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide with a final score of 45–31.

Following the season, Jalen Saunders and Aaron Colvin were selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, along with Corey Nelson and Trey Millard in the seventh.

Team

  • Lowest fourth down conversion rate allowed since 2003
  • Highest average time of possession since 2004
  • Least passing first downs and passing yards and lowest average margin of victory (10.7), third down conversion rate and total attendance since 2005
  • Least first downs, third down conversions, total offense, total plays, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, pass completions and attempts since 2006
  • Lowest average punt since 2008
  • Highest passing completion percentage and kick return average allowed since 2008
  • Scores by quarter

  • Least third quarter points scored since 2005
  • Most first quarter points allowed since 2006
  • Most fourth quarter points scored since 2007
  • Most third quarter points allowed since 2008
  • Awards

    Freshman Dominique Alexander was named Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year.

    All-Americans

    Oklahoma's only All-American this year was Gabe Ikard. He was given first team All-American status by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), and CBS Sports (CBS).

    2014 NFL Draft

    The 2014 NFL Draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 8–10, 2014. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

    References

    2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team Wikipedia