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| First season | 1895 (129 years ago) | ||
| Athletic director | Joe Castiglione | ||
| Head coach | Brent Venables 3rd season, 16–10 (.615) | ||
| Stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 80,126) | ||
| Field | Owen Field | ||
| Year built | 1923 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Norman, Oklahoma | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference Southeastern Conference (Beginning July 1, 2024) | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1895–1914) Southwest (1915–1919) Big Eight (1920–1995) | ||
| All-time record | 944–341–53 (.725) | ||
| Bowl record | 31–25–1 (.553) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) | ||
| Playoff record | 0–4 (.000) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 7 (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 10 (1915, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1986, 2003) | ||
| National finalist | 4 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008) | ||
| Conference titles | 50[1] | ||
| Division titles | 8 | ||
| Rivalries | Missouri (rivalry) Nebraska (rivalry) Oklahoma State (rivalry) Texas (rivalry) | ||
| Heisman winners | Billy Vessels – 1952 Steve Owens – 1969 Billy Sims – 1978 Jason White – 2003 Sam Bradford – 2008 Baker Mayfield – 2017 Kyler Murray – 2018 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 82[2] | ||
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| Colors | Crimson and cream[3] | ||
| Fight song | Boomer Sooner | ||
| Mascot | Sooner Schooner | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Jordan | ||
| Website | soonersports.com | ||
The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (variously "Oklahoma" or "OU") in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Big 12 Conference. The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful in history, having won 944 games[4] and possessing a .725 winning percentage,[5] both sixth all-time. Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 897 times,[6] including 101 No. 1 rankings,[7] both third all-time. The program claims seven national championships,[8] 50 conference championships,[1] 167 first-team All-Americans (82 consensus, 35 unanimous),[2] and seven Heisman Trophy winners. The school has had 29 former players and coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories. Oklahoma is also the only program with which four coaches have won more than 100 games each.[9]
The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Brent Venables is the head coach and has served since 2022.
On July 26, 2021, while showing interest in joining the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas sent a joint letter of intent to the Big 12 Conference stating that they do not intend to extend their media rights contracts with the conference, which are set to expire after the 2024 season. In February 2023, the Big 12 announced that the schools had negotiated a combined $100 million early termination fee in order to leave for the SEC in 2024, prior to the expiration of the media rights deals and a year earlier than initially intended.[10]
- ^ a b "Conference Titles". SoonerSports. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "All-Americans". SoonerSports. December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Colors – OU Brand Guide". April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Wins". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "All-Time Record (Winning %)". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Weeks in Poll". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Weeks at AP No. 1". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Oklahoma All National Championships". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Head Coaches". SoonerSports. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Dinich, Heather (February 9, 2023). "Oklahoma, Texas agree to exit Big 12 Conference after 2023-24 season". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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