football team oklahoma football team represented football season season sooner football team led time year award winner eighth season head coach played homes games norman oklahoma charter member season began bad note starting quarterback offensive kicked team violating ncaa rules received payment work day fall practice started practiced quarterback role nearly year asked quarterback conference play began loss annual red river rivalry october ended win big championship game december finished regular season record big winning fourth big title 40th conference title overall received automatic berth bowl upset consider greatest bowl games time following season selected seventh overall nfl draft chosen 6th round drafted 7th preseason previous year season looked return past success standout running came season healthy award watch list star linebacker award hopeful returned senior campaign defensive ends named jim award watch list nearly major sports publications preseason preseason pick including team lot young talent year high school scouting website ranked oklahoma recruiting class number nation recruiting class number play combined statements oklahoma coaching staff expected contention national title year july favorite win national championship adopted different jersey design included removal players names jersey design uniform shoulders darker crimson color jersey helmet august quarterback offensive dismissed team reported violated ncaa regulations receiving extra compensation later determined received quinn loss key players affected team placement publications preseason polls chances winning national championship team turned starting quarterback converted wide receiver backup lead team investigating scandal july ncaa announced finding failure monitor employment student athletes handed penalties included verdict wins oklahoma season vacated changing team record year appealed finding wins later restored schedule roster competed relatively young team oklahoma listed players roster scholarship seniors following dismissal quarterback fifth year senior role quarterback spending wide receiver junior college transfer backup thompson wide receivers look including mention junior team main running experience ball sooner experienced players team squad anchored alexander ranked best linebacker country beginning season key players sophomore notable player coming high school injured preseason unable contribute addition veteran linebacker squad oklahoma number big defensive ends preseason ranked best defensive ends season ranked 14th 20th 22nd respectively oklahoma team players coaching staff returned eighth season oklahoma head coach season mentioned candidate positions outside oklahoma decided stay norman rest oklahoma coaching staff changes biggest change came offensive coordinator position offensive coordinator left oklahoma head coaching job chose somebody staff fill long spot named new offensive coordinator previously serving offensive coordinator long offensive line coach rejoining staff sooner quarterback led oklahoma national championship served years graduate assistant taking position brother took long old position quarterback coach leaving staff spent years wide receivers coach took position nfl launched duties staff coach took duties wide receivers named offensive coordinator wilson coach hired northwestern wilson duties offensive line game notes began season september coached offense performed quarterback completing passes yards hopeful performed rushing yards plus additional yard reception touchdowns oklahoma defense perform expected giving yards offense said weren nearly good billed oklahoma avoided opening game upset won washington september took coached washington began ball opening offensive play oklahoma line tackle race yards touchdown end 1st quarter hit wide receiver tie game washington answered field goal early 2nd quarter oklahoma washington continued trade field goals end 1st half tied oklahoma came strong second half took game away oklahoma scored consecutive points washington scored late game touchdown bring final score favor oklahoma continued march oklahoma record books rushing yards named big offensive player week performance improved season debut going including second half began emergence dynamic trio thompson kelly oregon heading game oregon ducks oklahoma defensive coordinator major changes defensive depth chart giving long running plays heart defensive line washington starters defensive tackle strong safety demoted opening opportunities step replaced senior started place strong safety carter replaced game washington missed tackle freshman led touchdown offensive play players defensive tackle number plays moved depth chart controversial ending oregon ducks defeated giving oklahoma loss season making record oklahoma led oregon points late game oregon scored touchdown seconds remaining bringing score favor oklahoma oregon tried kick awarded ball crew despite oklahoma player ending ball protests oklahoma claimed ball travel required yards touched oregon instant replay officials took minutes review air commentators came conclusion ball oklahoma effectively giving oklahoma win officials awarded ball oregon espn called decision obvious mistake network questioned policy conference crews inter conference games conferences typically use neutral officials ones visiting team conference big officials oklahoma non conference games oregon offense drove field scored ahead touchdown win game oklahoma president wrote letter big commissioner asking loss erased oklahoma record support raise concerns policy officials inter conference games said cancel game scheduled washington policy changed conference suspended entire crew including field instant reply officials game replay official requested granted leave absence remainder season quoted saying feel bad missed driving crazy struggling mistake field official suspension delayed september 23rd game shortage conference officials arizona head coach brother oklahoma head coach said felt ridiculous couldn angles pretty obvious oklahoma recovered errors said favored changing rules conference officials brought non conference games calling conference paid officials officials working national pool included coach defending national championship team called record number penalties game rice brown said find outside league people things differently league believe lot different interpretations uncomfortable supportive oklahoma head basketball coach knight called oklahoma basketball game tech won bad decisions controversial knight stated oklahoma game like suggested gotten far positive publicity gone final year guess duck swimming pond relatively new having joined sun belt conference year independent oklahoma played star players linebacker hopeful beginning season quarterback list brien award mixed results counterparts oklahoma marks ended day yards interception able game high solo tackles tackles loss linebacker coach middle tennessee coaches year school including head coach broke school record receiving yards quarter stood pulled yards ended day yards touchdown gained yards carries play oklahoma possession second half forced sit chance happen unavailable game texas good day throwing yards touchdowns defense linebacker interception returned yards touchdown harris pushed yard line oklahoma total yards offense air ground limiting total yards point loss largest texas met cotton bowl dallas annual rivalry game known previously called marked meeting schools texas came game leading series overall cotton bowl broke year losing streak way win national championship rose bowl teams alternate home away year year played host occupied bench press box wore red home texas wore white road uniform stadium usual split yard line sooner fans sitting south mid field division visually striking difference crowd noise levels end stadium direct impact game intense rivalry schools factors tied programs texas head coach offensive coordinator ended tie year brother head coach lost oklahoma beginning season oklahoma defensive coordinator defensive backs coach assistant coach texas oklahoma austin natives roster fred strong father texas quarterback mother cheerleader bright points half time installment held single offensive yard second quarter defense gave big pass plays texas series including yard touchdown pass broke defense offense equally motivated second half going opening drive oklahoma committed numerous second half including bad lateral pass turned texas touchdown quarterback texas quarterback solid albeit mediocre numbers central drive ahead good said game managed game texas good way texas defense able shut limit yards long run yard touchdown run middle second quarter oklahoma star wide receiver limited catches yards iowa state teams came game losses previous week dropped big loss nebraska cyclone touchdowns officials game called caught bounds offensive penalties oklahoma lost texas second straight year dallas unable mount successful offensive drive entire second half committed penalties season total time game equally disappointing weeks teams looking rebound oklahoma held significant advantage contests schools series record iowa state won norman dropped straight games cyclones head coach oklahoma iowa state teams big iowa state took outstanding players norman end win quarterback time leader passing yards total offense finished season cyclone record career touchdowns complemented wide receiver led nation career yards catch fifth career touchdown list game linebacker led nation tackles game season nebraska special teams cyclones led averaging yards punt return scored touchdown win oklahoma trailed marred injury end yard run fourth quarter dove end zone landed landed wrong result broken remainder regular season post game press conference said earliest ready play bowl game end chase oklahoma time rushing record yards breaking mark set time big days iowa state went yards touchdowns kelly total yards day sophomore grabs yards linebacker alexander pulled interception season quarter offensive points came yard touchdown pass late quarter standout receiver colorado week homecoming special celebrations planned season oklahoma remembering recognizing career late african american football player university jersey number issued season players game colorado yard line halves field highlighted crimson year marked 50th anniversary national championship won members team expected attend game including americans going game series oklahoma colorado stood taking advantage colorado game winning streak wins norman november dropped straight games consecutive losses single opponent history program wins colorado came big championship games colorado coach year school coached oklahoma beginning game went heavily sooner favor defenses played oklahoma squad able limit colorado total yards came buff scoring drive late fourth quarter oklahoma offense held totaling yards runs short underneath passes filling injured player game person season run yards colorado managed yards carries touchdown run early fourth consecutive games years shut saved streak yard field goal wind late game missouri missouri team surprise conference having matched win total previous year shared lead big north division nebraska lost november lincoln tigers won homecoming game won homecoming game colorado score beginning long road stretch oklahoma played games road meeting schools holding advantage words coach played football missouri converting points adding touchdown drive saw new life penalty beat tigers columbia home loss season missouri broke game home winning streak stretched season missouri quarterback yards touchdowns throw daniel rushed times yards rest tiger offense able add rushing yard seven carries went touchdowns ran yards score added yards carries fastest player oklahoma history reach career receiving yards 19th game game 100th head coach oklahoma 25th meeting programs held narrow lead series going game won played college station coming game winning streak programs similar offensive came averaging balanced yards game rushing passing averaged yards ground air oklahoma surrendering average fewer yards game defense game started yards carries oklahoma scored touchdowns quarter field goal oklahoma failed recover early surprise kick closed gap points scoring drive capped yard rumble running defenses second half teams settle field goals fourth quarters second risky game attempt convert fourth inches left play ball offense yard line run thompson successful unnecessary having men field oklahoma able run clock disappointing day completed passing attempts total yards slightly better completing yards picked quarter kicked field goal offense advance ball turnover forced patrick thompson forced punt offense player game finished day career high yards carries touchdown suffered ankle minutes game coach wilson questioned game coach dropped oklahoma played home game season coached oklahoma assistant bid farewell smallest class seniors tenure head coach previous smallest class year scholarship pre game ceremony seniors families introduced presented quarterback going game series schools favor oklahoma won norman years recovering breaking collar bone iowa state ankle suffering late game week aspects offense doubt coming game responded putting career high yards passing completing attempts true freshman running stepped challenge ran yards touchdowns fourth quarter time games sooner run yards injury game came wide receiver knocked unconscious hitting helmets defensive johnson seconds opened eyes taken hospital ambulance treated real bad concussion kept overnight according johnson play returned regular season finale tech played especially defense able create including thompson interception pass attempts defensive returned pick yards touchdown late second quarter able capitalize turning points held lead fourth quarter missed field goals fired sooner defense held able game away yard touchdown run brown game marked beginning game stretch road games finish season oklahoma traveled 16th meeting schools seventh oklahoma lost bears game norman went double overtime game season win bowl eligible passing offense strong year time held points seven conference games wide receivers catches unfortunately bears starting quarterback suffered season ending injury october career high passing yards including string straight throwing sixth interception year time sixth oklahoma single season touchdown passes list eighth season passing yards list sooner defense played extremely limiting total yards yards rushing fewest yards produced season worst performance ground program history second best performance oklahoma defense defensive pulled returning yards touchdown oklahoma unable avoid turning ball losing throwing pick set field goal smith failed catch punt return returned touchdown late game smith second return premature ends sooner drives series series oklahoma played years series schools state nation going game oklahoma led series game regular season held major bowl implications programs head coach managed bring bowl eligibility wins guaranteed bowl berth big contract bowl spots year bowl eligible teams teams wins selected bowl game available teams seven selected needed kansas lose missouri hope bowl game missouri beat kansas records bowl selection committees choose team invited aside rivalry bowl implications game decided represent big championship game kansas_city beginning week texas oklahoma tied lead texas holding tie breaker win earlier year texas lost november sooner victory state win division outright let play nebraska big title spot bowl awarded big winner selected play national championship game previous games absence running ball ground returned missing games sore ankle yards carries including yard touchdown start second half additional carries yards touchdowns patrick backup end day threw passes yards touchdown oklahoma yards rushing passing attack active completing passes attempts yards robinson able connect touchdown woods fourth quarter robinson missed high second hail mary tied game pat seconds left game able produce yards touchdowns ground nebraska big championship game called battle big reds rivalry heated contests old big conference played thanksgiving weekend years contest produced memorable games including game century rivalry cooled somewhat creation big split home home years fourth time teams met neutral site time orange bowl won oklahoma held lead time series wins losses ties lost nebraska neutral turf tie nebraska game winning streak beaten oklahoma time teams met big championship game determine big conference champion nebraska played championship game years winning oklahoma missed games represented south division years topping conference oklahoma appearances championship game conference titles team big nebraska received ball start game play oklahoma recovered ball nebraska yard line scored touchdown lead seconds expired clock fastest score big championship game history left quarter oklahoma quarterback completed touchdown pass left half nebraska threw touchdown pass extra point shaved oklahoma lead score game went half time start half oklahoma started ball unable advance nebraska recorded quarterback sack game caused oklahoma punt going later quarter oklahoma plays minutes seconds yards score touchdown left quarter longest scoring drive big championship history left game nebraska threw touchdown pass diving catch intercept ball end zone team scored fourth quarter oklahoma won game fourth big conference football championship team conference nebraska texas bowl oklahoma won big championship game represented big conference bowl arizona bowl hosts picks eligible teams opponent bowl picked oklahoma opponent game took place new year day new home led majority game point deficit late game led touchdown minute left regulation seconds left fourth situation stunned executed hook lateral tying score trick plays helped elevate game epic status ball overtime scoring play drove ball goal line faced fourth goal sent quarterback motion snapped backup wide receiver ran option pass found end zone chose point conversion win instead kicking tie ran statue liberty play pass right handing ball ran left entered end zone untouched giving stunning win rankings statistics led conference defense statistics including pass efficiency defense scoring defense total defense sacks allowed finished second rushing defense ranked nationally categories weakness came offense finished middle pack conference rushing offense ranked conference passing offense ranked tenth total offense eighth passing efficiency sixth team scores quarter statistics cumulative season statistics archived original december retrieved december postseason college football season neared end organizations began announce finalists winners post season awards sooner players coaches appeared lists head coach unanimously named coach year big coaches team time won award coach conference named finalist year award national award handed oklahoma defensive coordinator linebacker coach associate head coach named finalists award goes nation best assistant coach players honored oklahoma junior named finalist oklahoma senior linebacker named big defensive player year oklahoma player earn honor following oklahoma lone american year linebacker given team american status following oklahoma players named big second finished season oklahoma yards brought career total placed time oklahoma remain yards yards nfl draft nfl draft held april new_york_city following oklahoma players selected signed free agents following draft highest sooner drafted drafted fifth pick
2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team