1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1999 Oklahoma Sooners football
Independence Bowl vs. Ole Miss, L 25–27
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
1999 record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (1st year)
Captain	Cornelius Burton Josh Heupel Matt O'Neal Rodney Rideau Mike Thornton
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,765)
Seasons « 1998 2000 »

1999 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
#6 Kansas State x		7	–	1					11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7					4	–	7
Southern Division
#21 Texas xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
#23 Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana State Sycamores at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 • Oklahoma 14 14 14 7 49 Date: September 11 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game attendance: 74,119

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Woolfolk 19 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Thornton 10 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Norman 6 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 OKLA Jackson 5 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 28–0 3 OKLA McMillen 11 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 35–0 3 OKLA Littrell 3 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 42–0 4 OKLA Daniel 33 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 49–0

Scoring summary
1		OKLA	Woolfolk 19 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 7–0
1		OKLA	Thornton 10 yard run (Duncan kick)	OKLA 14–0
2		OKLA	Norman 6 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 21–0
2		OKLA	Jackson 5 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 28–0
3		OKLA	McMillen 11 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 35–0
3		OKLA	Littrell 3 yard run (Duncan kick)	OKLA 42–0
4		OKLA	Daniel 33 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 49–0

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 3 0 7 10 • Oklahoma 14 7 3 17 41 Date: September 18 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game attendance: 74,309 TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Littrell 6 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 7–0 1 OKLA Norman 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 14–0 2 OKLA Anderson 22 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 21–0 2 BAY Atteberry 35 yard field goal OKLA 21–3 3 OKLA Duncan 25 yard field goal OKLA 24–3 4 OKLA Hammons 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) OKLA 31–3 4 OKLA Duncan 26 yard field goal OKLA 34–3 4 BAY Fuller 13 yard pass from Alfred (Atteberry kick) OKLA 34–10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 2 yard run (Duncan kick) OKLA 41–10

Scoring summary
1		OKLA	Littrell 6 yard run (Duncan kick)	OKLA 7–0
1		OKLA	Norman 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 14–0
2		OKLA	Anderson 22 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 21–0
2		BAY	Atteberry 35 yard field goal	OKLA 21–3
3		OKLA	Duncan 25 yard field goal	OKLA 24–3
4		OKLA	Hammons 7 yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	OKLA 31–3
4		OKLA	Duncan 26 yard field goal	OKLA 34–3
4		BAY	Fuller 13 yard pass from Alfred (Atteberry kick)	OKLA 34–10
4		OKLA	R. Skinner 2 yard run (Duncan kick)	OKLA 41–10

#13 Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Texas A&M 0 6 0 0 6 • Oklahoma 17 17 14 3 51 Date: October 23 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game attendance: 74,552 TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play) & Artie Gigantino (Color)

#24 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Oklahoma 3 7 0 14 24 • Colorado 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 30 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game attendance: 48,194 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play) & Lynn Swan (Color) Source: USA Today

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Duncan 27-yard field goal OKLA 3-0 1 COL Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 7-3 2 OKLA Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick) OKLA 10-7 2 COL Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 14-10 3 COL Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 21-10 3 COL Aldrich 33-yard field goal COL 24-10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 24-17 4 COL Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 31-17 4 OKLA J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 31-24 4 COL Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 38-24

Scoring summary
1		OKLA	Duncan 27-yard field goal	OKLA 3-0
1		COL	Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)	COL 7-3
2		OKLA	Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick)	OKLA 10-7
2		COL	Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)	COL 14-10
3		COL	Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick)	COL 21-10
3		COL	Aldrich 33-yard field goal	COL 24-10
4		OKLA	R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	COL 24-17
4		COL	Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)	COL 31-17
4		OKLA	J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)	COL 31-24
4		COL	Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)	COL 38-24

The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-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 Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 25–27.

Following the season, was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.

After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third–year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti. The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays.

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