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2005 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 111th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his seventh season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with a loss in the annual Red River Rivalry to the Texas Longhorns on October 8, and ended with a win at home in the annual Bedlam Series over the Oklahoma State Cowboys on November 26. The Sooners finished the regular season with a 7–4 record (6–2 in the Big 12), their worst record since 1999, finishing in a tie with Texas Tech for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they upset the Oregon Ducks, 17–14. Following the season, Davin Joseph was selected 23rd overall in the 2006 NFL draft, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Stoops
Robert Anthony Stoops (born September 9, 1960) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He was the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1999 through the 2016 season, and on an interim basis during the 2021 Alamo Bowl. He led the Oklahoma Sooners to a record of 191–48 over his career. His 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team won the 2001 Orange Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and earned a consensus national championship. Since 2020, Stoops has been a head coach with the XFL, coaching the Renegades in 2020 and was re-signed for the rebooted XFL in 2023. Stoops' Renegades won the XFL Championship in 2023. Stoops played college football at the University of Iowa as a defensive back from 1979 to 1982. Prior to his tenure at Oklahoma, he held various assistant coaching positions at the University of Iowa, Kent State University, Kansas State University, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The Big 12 is a member of the NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. The Big 12 is one of the Power conferences, Power Four conferences, the four highest-earning and most historically successful FBS football conferences. Power Four conferences are guaranteed at least one bid to a New Year's Six bowl game and have been granted exemptions from certain NCAA rules. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN On ABC
ESPN on ABC (formerly known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the branding used for sports event and documentary programming televised by American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States. Officially, the terrestrial television, broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, in 2006, ABC's sports division was merged into ESPN Inc., which is the parent subsidiary of the cable television, cable sports network ESPN that is majority owned by ABC's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company, in partnership with Hearst Communications. ABC broadcasts use ESPN's production and announcing staff, and incorporate elements such as ESPN-branded on-screen graphics, ''SportsCenter'' in-game updates, and the ESPN BottomLine, BottomLine news ticker, ticker. The ABC logo is still used for identification purposes such as a digital on-screen graphic during sports broadcasts on the network, and in promotions to disambiguate events airing the broadcast network from those shown on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 TCU Horned Frogs Football Team
The 2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. TCU finished with an 11–1 (8–0 Mountain West Conference) record and a #11 ranking in the AP Poll. The team was coached by Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. TCU finished with a 27–24 victory over Iowa State in the 2005 Houston Bowl. This was TCU's first year in the Mountain West Conference (MWC), and they won their first MWC championship. It was TCU's first outright conference championship since 1958. The previous four years TCU competed in Conference USA. Schedule Season summary TCU started off the season with a 17–10 victory over #7 ranked Oklahoma. It was Oklahoma's first home loss since 2001 and the first September loss for Oklahoma since Bob Stoops became head coach. About the loss running back Adrian Peterson said, "Right now, I'm kind of shocked." TCU held Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oklahoman
''The Oklahoman'' is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, United States, and is the only regional daily that covers the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, Greater Oklahoma City area. The Alliance for Audited Media (formerly Audit Bureau Circulation) lists it as the 59th largest U.S. newspaper in circulation. ''The Oklahoman'' has been published by Gannett (formerly known as GateHouse Media) owned by Fortress Investment Group and its investor Softbank since October 1, 2018. On November 11, 2019, GateHouse Media and Gannett announced GateHouse Media would be acquiring Gannett and taking the Gannett name. The acquisition of Gannett was finalized on November 19, 2019. Copies are sold for $2 daily or $4 Sundays/Thanksgiving Day; prices are higher outside Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County and adjacent counties. Ownership The Daily Oklahoman newspaper was founded in 1894 by Samuel W. Small. Small eventually lost the paper and it was owned by a bank who leased the paper to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhett Bomar
Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985) is an American former professional football quarterback. He was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and Sam Houston State University. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders. Early life Bomar initially learned football from his father, Jerry Bomar, a long-time high school head coach in Texas. The elder Bomar had himself been an all-state high school quarterback in Texas. After playing on the defensive side of the ball for Texas Tech, Jerry Bomar moved into coaching, and Rhett was born at about the time his father became a high school head coach. Rhett was a ball boy for his father's team, Groesbeck High School, when that team won the 3-A Texas state championship in 1991. At Grand Prairie High School, where his father was head football coach and athletic director, Bomar was an outfielder considered good enough for the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Wilson (wide Receiver)
Travis Wilson (born February 11, 1984) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. He was selected by the Browns in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners. Early life Wilson attended Creekview High School (Carrollton, Texas), Creekview High School. As a junior, he had 27 receptions for 400 yards and 7 touchdowns. As a senior, he was rated as one of the nation's top 25 receivers, setting school single-season records with 42 Reception (American football), catches for 1,098 yards (26.1 avg.) and fourteen touchdowns. He also was a cornerback, making 17 Tackle (football move), tackles and 4 interceptions. He returned five Kickoff (American football), kickoffs for 166 yards, including an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 77-yard punt return for a tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Chester (American Football)
Christopher Sean Chester (born January 12, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a Guard (gridiron football), guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft. He also played for the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons. Early life Chester attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California. He recorded 815 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for 450 yards and five touchdowns. This led him to be named defensive player of the year in his league. He was also a Golden West All-League as a junior and senior and a first-team All-Orange County by the Los Angeles Times. Chester was also a second-team All-league pick in high school basketball, basketball as a junior and a first-team All-league in the discus and shot put as a junior. Chester was ranked as the eighth best t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by NFL Network. Having signed a contract with the Houston Texans on the evening before the draft, Mario Williams, a defensive end from North Carolina State, became the draft's first pick. The selection surprised many commentators, who predicted that the Texans would draft Southern California running back Reggie Bush or Texas quarterback Vince Young. Ohio State produced the most first round selections (five), while Southern California produced the most overall selections (eleven). Twenty-seven compensatory and supplemental compensatory selections were distributed amongst seventeen teams; Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Tennessee each held three compensatory picks. The league also held a supplemental dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
The 2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Alabama in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 473 to 226. The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Previous season The 2004 team finished the season with an overall record of 8–4, 5–3 in Big 12 play, finishing tied in third place in the Southern Division. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with a 31–15 upset victory over the no. 23 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The team was invited to the Holiday Bowl, defeating no. 4 California 45–31. The 2004 team was ranked no. 18 and no. 17 in the final AP an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference. Conference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7–4 (5–3 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 27–25. Following the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, along with William Bartee in the second round. Preseason After five straight non–winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Team ...
The 2005 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Mike Gundy. Until 2024, this was the last time that the Cowboys had a losing season in football and became ineligible for a bowl game. Schedule References {{Oklahoma State Cowboys football navbox Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
