1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1995 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 Howard Schnellenberger.
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Nord (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kurt Van Valkenburgh (1st season) |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 75,004) |
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| No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Kansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 14 | PSN | W 38–22 | 71,119 | |
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | SMU* | No. 14 |
| W 24–10 | 64,217 | |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | North Texas* | No. 10 |
| W 51–10 | 65,829 | |
| September 30 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 4 Colorado | No. 10 |
| ESPN | L 17–38 | 75,004 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 14 | KWTV | W 39–26 | 45,731 | |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Texas* | No. 13 | ABC | T 24–24 | 75,587 | |
| October 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Kansas | No. 15 |
| ESPN | L 17–38 | 74,639 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | No. 23 | KWTV | W 13–9 | 37,614 | |
| November 4 | 1:10 p.m. | at No. 9 Kansas State | No. 25 | KWTV | L 10–49 | 40,138 | |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State |
| L 0–12 | 75,004 | ||
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Nebraska | ABC | L 0–37 | 75,662 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 17 | — | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Season summary
San Diego State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| San Diego St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 19, 1995
- Game attendance: 71,119
- Box Score
SMU
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| SMU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game attendance: 64,217
- Box Score
North Texas
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Texas | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 23, 1995
- Game attendance: 65,829
- Box Score
Colorado
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colorado | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 30, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,004
- Box Score
At Iowa State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 39 |
| Iowa St | 7 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
at Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: October 7, 1995
- Game attendance: 45,731
- Box Score
Vs. Texas
Kansas
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game attendance: 74,639
- Box Score
At Missouri
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Missouri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game attendance: 37,614
- Box Score
At Kansas State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kansas St | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
- Date: November 4, 1995
- Game attendance: 40,138
- Box Score
Oklahoma State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma St | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: November 11, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,004
- Box Score
At Nebraska
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: November 24, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,662
- Box Score
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 1 | 5 | Cedric Jones | Defensive end | New York Giants |
| 3 | 83 | Jerald Moore | Running back | Arizona Cardinals |
| 4 | 122 | Darrius Johnson | Defensive back | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | 161 | Harry Stamps | Tackle | Arizona Cardinals |
| 6 | 207 | Wendell Davis | Defensive back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | 227 | J. R. Conrad | Tackle | New England Patriots |
References
- "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.