2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2007 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 South Division champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 28–48 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record11–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Venables (9th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainLewis Baker
Joe Jon Finley
Jacob Gutierrez
Allen Patrick
Marcus Walker
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy   7 1     12 2  
No. 7 Kansas x%   7 1     12 1  
Colorado   4 4     6 7  
Kansas State   3 5     5 7  
Nebraska   2 6     5 7  
Iowa State   2 6     3 9  
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$   6 2     11 3  
No. 10 Texas   5 3     10 3  
No. 22 Texas Tech   4 4     9 4  
Oklahoma State   4 4     7 6  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Baylor   0 8     3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The Sooners run onto the field for the first game of the season against North Texas.

The 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 113th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his ninth season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with an upset loss to the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colorado, on September 29, and ended with a victory over the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 1. The Sooners finished the regular season with an 11–2 record (6–2 in Big 12) while winning their fifth Big 12 title and their 41st conference title overall. They received an automatic berth to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 28–48.

Following the season, Malcolm Kelly and Curtis Lofton were drafted in the 2nd round of the 2008 NFL draft, Reggie Smith was selected in the 3rd, and Allen Patrick was chosen in the 7th.


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