Oklahoma

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The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma. Its mascot is the Sooner Schooner and its nickname is the Sooners. It is most known for being the most dominant college football program of all time. Oklahoma's traditional rivals include Texas, Oklahoma State, and Nebraska.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History

Traditions

• Colors - Crimson and Cream
• Fight Song - Boomer Sooner
• Mascot - Sooner Schooner

• The term Sooner refers to an event earlier in the history of Oklahoma. In 1889, when Oklahoma was still Indian Territory, the United States opened up 2 million acres of land for settlement by eager expansionists. These expansionists had to wait for the firing of a gun before they were able to claim their homestead. The term "Sooner" referred to those who preferred not to wait for the gun fire and snuck in prematurely. The term "Boomer" refers to those who by constant agitation tried to bring about the opening of Oklahoma to settlers before 1889.

• Rivalry games Red River Rivalry, Bedlam Bell, Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe

Stadiums

• Football - Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Basketball - Lloyd Noble Center
• Baseball - L. Dale Mitchell Park

Football

Staff

Head Football Coach - Bob Stoops
Defensive Coordinator - Brent Venables
Offensive Coordinator - Kevin Wilson

Projected Starters

Offense
QB:
RB:
WR:
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LT:
LG:
C:
RG:
RT:

Defense
DE:
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LB:
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CB:
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FS:
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History

• Year Program Began - 1895
  
• Bowl Appearances - 39
  
• Bowl Record - 24-14-1
  
• BCS Appearances - 4 (2-2)
  
• National Championships - 7 (1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000)
  
• Conference Championships - 39
  
• All-Americans - 141
  
• Heisman Trophy Winners - 4 (Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Simms (1978), and Jason White (2003))

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Jeff Capel

Projected Starters

PG: Austin Johnson
SG: Michael Neal
SF: Tony Crocker
PF: Taylor Griffin
C: Longar Longar

Key Bench Players:
PG: Bobby Maze, Kellen Sampson, Chris Walker
SG: David Godbold
SF/PF: Nate Carter
PF/C: Keith Clark, Beau Gerber

History

• Final Four Appearances - 1939, 1947, 1988, 2002
  
• National Championships - 0
  
• Famous Alumni - Alvan Adams, Wayman Tisdale, Mookie Blaylock, Eduardo Najera, Brent Price, Harvey Grant, Stacey King

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Sunny Golloway
Asst. Coach - Fred Corral
Asst. Coach - Andrew McGuire

History

• College World Series Appearances - 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995
  
• National Championships - 1951, 1994
  
• Famous Alumni - Dale Mitchell, Russ Ortiz, Mark Redman, Mickey Hatcher, Bobby Witt