[2] The team was led by All-Americans George Cumby,[4] Daryl Hunt,[5] Reggie Kinlaw,[6] and Zac Henderson[7] Cumby was named Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year.

[4] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl where it lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

It endured its only regular season defeat in the Red River Shootout against Texas.

[3] The Sooners started the season with a four consecutive wins before losing to Texas and then won the next six before their unsuccessful bowl game.

"The Kick" - Uwe von Schamann pretended to conduct the crowd as they chanted prior to his field goal attempt [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Roster