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1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1991 Oklahoma Sooners football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 48–14 vs. Virginia
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Nebraska + 6 0 1 9 2 1
No. 20 Colorado + 6 0 1 8 3 1
No. 16 Oklahoma 5 2 0 9 3 0
Kansas State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Kansas 3 4 0 6 5 0
Iowa State 1 5 1 3 7 1
Missouri 1 6 0 3 7 1
Oklahoma State 0 6 1 0 10 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by third-year head coach Gary Gibbs.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 141:00 p.m.North Texas*No. 9W 40–269,211[1]
September 211:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 55–2169,057
September 281:30 p.m.Virginia Tech*No. 6
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 27–1773,200[2]
October 51:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 5PSNW 29–842,950
October 122:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 6ABCL 7–1075,587
October 192:30 p.m.No. 22 ColoradoNo. 12
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 17–3472,296
October 261:30 p.m.KansasNo. 21
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 41–368,128
November 21:00 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 20
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 28–762,162
November 91:00 p.m.at MissouriNo. 20PPVW 56–1630,193
November 161:00 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 18
PSNW 21–668,778
November 292:30 p.m.at No. 11 NebraskaNo. 19ABCL 14–1976,386
December 297:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 Virginia*No. 20TBSW 48–1462,003[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

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1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Joey Alfred Jr
G 63 Mark Blodgett  Sr
G 60 John Bradley  Sr
TE 86 Rickey Brady So
OT 66 Brian Brauninger  Sr
TB 23 Dewell Brewer Jr
TB 22 Dustin Caldwell Fr
RB 21 Inurell Chester Fr
RB 30 Terry Collier Fr
QB 10 Steve Collins  Jr
WR 9 Tink Collins  Jr
OL 65 Jason Comer Fr
WR 5 Greg Ervin Sr
OL 51 Joe Ervin Jr
QB 18 Gerald Farley Fr
RB 7 Rod Fisher  Sr
C 79 Eric Fultz  Sr
TB 32 Mike Gaddis  Sr
WR 14 Jeff Gibson Fr
QB 12 Cale Gundy So
QB 1 Albert Hall Fr
FB 3 Scott Harper Sr
OT 70 Brandon Houston (C)  Sr
G 67 Chris Jensen Sr
FB 27 Corey Johnson  So
WR 81 David Jourdan  Fr
OT 58 Jason Keith  Jr
C 52 Brent Koontz  So
WR 3 Ted Long  Sr
RB 25 Billy McDade  Fr
FB 31 Mike McKinley (C)  Sr
WR 17 Chris Melson  Sr
TE 82 Joey Mickey Jr
G 64 Paul Moriarty Jr
WR 83 John Nelson  So
WR 85 JaJuan Penny Fr
FB 33 Kenyon Rasheed  Jr
G 71 Jeff Resler  Fr
G 62 Broderick Roberson  Fr
TE 80 Pete Schmitt  Jr
FB 36 William Steines Jr
QB 15 Doug Switzer Fr
WR 11 Otis Taylor  Jr
TB 26 Travis Thompson Jr
OT 68 Tim Vitito  Fr
C 50 Randy Wallace (C) Sr
WR 2 Corey Warren So
OT 74 Chris Watkins  Jr
G 55 Steve Wigington  Fr
C 60 Matt Wilson  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 95 Russell Allen  So
DB 39 John Anderson So
DL 96 Joseph Asbel Fr
NG 56 James Baldwin  Jr
DE 40 Reggie Barnes  Jr
DE 72 Aubrey Beavers So
DB 29 Jason Belser (C) Sr
LB 45 Joe Bowden (C) Sr
DL 57 David Campbell  Fr
DB 14 Melvin Carter  Jr
NG 91 Ben Cavil  Fr
DB 24 Drew Christmon So
LB 41 Mike Coats  So
DB 29 Perry Collier Fr
DE 47 Brent DeQuasie Fr
DB 48 Greg DeQuasie  Sr
DT 77 Stacey Dillard  Sr
LB 34 Mike Fields  Fr
DB 15 Charles Franks Sr
LB 44 Mario Freeman Fr
LB 49 Bryan Gorka  Fr
LB 43 Tremayne Green Fr
DT 93 Matthew Harris So
DE 13 Kyle Hill Jr
LB 37 Jay Houtman Jr
DE 89 Ronn Hull  So
DB 42 Darrius Johnson Fr
DB 6 Russell Jones  Fr
LB 43 Mike Kaighan Fr
DE 35 Daniel Kanu Fr
DT 97 Proctor Land  Sr
DL 75 Chuck Langston Fr
DB 22 Tony Levy Sr
NG 46 Corey Mayfield  Sr
DB 17 Pete Norwood So
DB 4 Tommy O'Hara  So
DL 94 Milton Overton  Fr
DL 78 Mark Parry Fr
NG 87 Shad Patrick  So
DB 19 Terry Ray Sr
NG 53 Mike Reed Fr
DB 8 William Shankle Jr
LB 44 Derrick Smith Fr
DE 88 Trey Tippens  Jr
DB 28 Darnell Walker Jr
DT 73 David Walsh Sr
DB 31 Maylon Wesley Fr
DL 90 Greg Wilkins Fr
TB 20 Earnest Williams So
LB 30 Chris Wilson (C)  Sr
DE 99 Corey Wilson So
DL 92 Ricky Wren  So
DB 38 Allen Zeno Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Barry Blanton So
K 16 Scott Blanton Fr
P/K 93 Blair Culley Jr
K 98 Brian McGarry Fr
K 39 Charlie Means Fr
K/P 84 Brad Reddell  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Larry CokerOffensive coordinator
  • Mike Jones – Running backs and wide receivers
  • Charley North – Tight ends and special teams
  • Tom HayesDefensive coordinator
  • John BlakeDefensive line
  • Lucious SelmonOutside linebacker and defensive end
  • Johnny Barr – Linebackers
  • Bobby Proctor – Defensive backs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP10997656122120201819192016
Coaches Poll11998765122019181616162014

Postseason

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NFL Draft

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The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
5 133 Joe Bowden Linebacker Houston Oilers
6 146 Brian Brauninger Tackle Phoenix Cardinals
6 152 Mike Gaddis Running back Minnesota Vikings
6 153 Stacey Dillard Defensive tackle New York Giants
6 158 Terry Ray Defensive back Atlanta Falcons
8 197 Jason Belser Defensive back Indianapolis Colts
10 269 Corey Mayfield Defensive end San Francisco 49ers
12 326 Brandon Houston Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
12 331 Chris Wilson Linebacker Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ "Defense is best offense for Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Victory comes to pass for OU". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma captures Gator". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.