Oklahoma Sooners football

Oklahoma Sooners football
2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team
First season1895; 129 years ago
Athletic directorJoe Castiglione
Head coachBrent Venables
3rd season, 21–15 (.583)
StadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 80,126)
FieldOwen Field
Year built1923
Field surfaceGrass
LocationNorman, Oklahoma
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Past conferencesIndependent (1895–1914)
Southwest (1915–1919)
Big Eight (1920–1995)
Big 12 Conference (1996–2023)
All-time record949–346–53 (.724)
Bowl record31–25–1 (.553)
Playoff appearances4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Playoff record0–4 (.000)
Claimed national titles7 (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000)
Unclaimed national titles10 (1915, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1986, 2003)
National finalist4 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2008)
Conference titles50[1]
Division titles8
RivalriesMissouri (rivalry)
Nebraska (rivalry)
Oklahoma State (rivalry)
Texas (rivalry)
Heisman winnersBilly Vessels – 1952
Steve Owens – 1969
Billy Sims – 1978
Jason White – 2003
Sam Bradford – 2008
Baker Mayfield – 2017
Kyler Murray – 2018
Consensus All-Americans82[2]
Current uniform
ColorsCrimson and cream[3]
   
Fight songBoomer Sooner
MascotSooner Schooner
Marching bandThe Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band
OutfitterJordan
Websitesoonersports.com

The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful in history, having won 949 games[4] and possessing a .725 winning percentage,[5] both sixth all-time. Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 905 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.

  1. ^ a b "Conference Titles". SoonerSports. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "All-Americans". SoonerSports. December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Colors – OU Brand Guide". OU.edu/Brand. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "All-Time Wins". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "All-Time Record (Winning %)". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Weeks in Poll". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Weeks at AP No. 1". Winsipedia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma All National Championships". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Head Coaches". SoonerSports. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2023.