2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2013 Oklahoma Sooners football
2013 Oklahoma Sooners football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 45–31 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (15th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Josh Heupel (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jay Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Aaron Colvin; Michael Hunnicutt; Gabe Ikard; Trey Millard; Corey Nelson; Austin Woods
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Baylor $	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma %	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 17 Oklahoma State	7	–	2	10	–	3
Texas	7	–	2	8	–	5
Kansas State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Texas Tech	4	–	5	8	–	5
TCU	2	–	7	4	–	8
West Virginia	2	–	7	4	–	8
Iowa State	2	–	7	3	–	9
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 upset the Alabama Crimson Tide with a final score of 45–31.^[3]^[4]

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.

^ Voigt, Kurt (December 7, 2013). "Bedlam Football: Blake Bell's TD Pass to Jalen Saunders with 19 Seconds Left Lifts OU Past Oklahoma State". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^ Skretta, Dave (November 23, 2013). "Bob Stoops Sets Sooners' Win Record With 41–31 Victory Over Kansas State". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Associated Press. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
^ Kersey, Jason (December 8, 2013). "OU to Face Alabama in Sugar Bowl". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
^ Kersey, Jason (January 2, 2014). "Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma Stuns Alabama with 45–31 Upset Victory". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

[1] Voigt, Kurt (December 7, 2013). "Bedlam Football: Blake Bell's TD Pass to Jalen Saunders with 19 Seconds Left Lifts OU Past Oklahoma State". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved December 7, 2013.

[2] Skretta, Dave (November 23, 2013). "Bob Stoops Sets Sooners' Win Record With 41–31 Victory Over Kansas State". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Associated Press. Retrieved November 23, 2013.

[3] Kersey, Jason (December 8, 2013). "OU to Face Alabama in Sugar Bowl". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

[4] Kersey, Jason (January 2, 2014). "Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma Stuns Alabama with 45–31 Upset Victory". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

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