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OU Football Tradition | Quick Facts
Updated January 12, 2010  

 History
 First Year of Football  1895 (2010 will be 116th season)
 Total Number of Games  1,154 (through 2009 Brut Sun Bowl)
 All-Time Record  799-302-53 (.715) | Quick Results | Season-by-Season
 Record since WWII (1945-)  560-175-13 (.757) - No. 1 in Nation
 Record since AP Poll (1936-)  612-199-22 (.748) - No. 1 in Nation
 Most Consecutive Wins  47-Straight, 1953-1957 (NCAA Record)
 All-Time Points Scored  30,897 (No. 1 in Nation)
 All-Time Points Allowed  14,457
 Average Score  27-12, OU
 Undefeated Seasons  14 (Last in 2000)
 11+ Win Seasons  19 - No. 1 in Nation (Last in 2008)
 10+ Win Seasons  31 - No. 1 in Nation (Last in 2008)
 Sooners on TV  290 Games: Overall Record: 192-93-5 (.670)
 First TV Game  Nov. 8, 1952 on NBC

 Conference History
 Total Number of Conference Games  595 (through 2009 Oklahoma State game)
 All-Time in Conference  435-138-22 (.752)
 Average Score  28-13, OU
 Total Conference Titles  42 (Last in 2008)
 Total Number of Big 12 Games  112 (through 2009 Oklahoma State game)
 All-Time in Big 12 (1996-)  80-32 (.718)
 Big 12 Conference Titles  6 (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000)
 Big 12 South Division Titles  7 (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000)
 Record in Big 12 Title Game  6-1 (.857)

 Team Honors
 National Championships  7 (2000, 1985, 1975, 1974, 1956, 1955, 1950)
 Title Years by Polling Organization  17 (Source: NCAA)
 Bowl Appearances  43 (Last in 2009)
 All-Time Bowl Record  25-17-1 (.593)
 Weeks at No. 1 in AP Poll  97 (No. 1 in Nation)
 Weeks in Top 5 in AP Poll  370 (No. 1 in Nation)
 Weeks in Top 10 in AP Poll  509 (No. 1 in Nation)
 Years in Preseason AP Poll  51 (of 59 polls - preseason poll began in 1950)
 Years in Final AP Poll  50 (of 73 polls) - No. 3 Nationally
 Average Final AP Ranking  7.39 (No. 1 in the Nation)
 Longest Streak Ranked in AP  158 Weeks (12th week of 1970 - 5th week of 1981)
 OU's Record as AP No. 1  71-8-0 (.898) - 79 Games
 OU's Record vs. AP No. 1  7-13-2 (.363) - 22 Games
 Weeks Ranked No. 1 in BCS  19 Weeks (No. 1 in the Nation)
 Weeks Ranked Top 5 in BCS  45 Weeks (No. 1 in the Nation)
 
 Player Honors
 First Team All-Americans  150 OU All-Americans | by Jersey Number
 Unanimous All-Americans  31 (No. 1 in Nation) | 72 Consensus (No. 1 in Modern Era)
 First Team All-Conference  443 (at least one player every season since 1926)
 Heisman Trophy Winners  5 (Bradford '08, White '03, Sims '78, Owens '69, Vessels '52)
 Heisman Runners-Up  5 (Peterson '06, Heupel '00, Sims '79, Pruitt '72, Burris '54)
 Sooner in Heisman Voting Top 10  24 Seasons
 Outland Trophy Winners  5 (Last: Jammal Brown in 2004)
 Butkus Award Winners  4 (Last: Teddy Lehman in 2003)
 O'Brien Award Winners  4 (Last: Sam Bradford in 2008)
 Lombardi Award Winners  3 (Last: Tommie Harris in 2003)
 Thorpe Award Winners  3 (Last: Derrick Strait in 2003)
 National Award Winners  63 National Award Winners
 NFL Draft Picks  339 (Two No. 1 Picks)
 First-Round NFL Picks  37 (Last: Adrian Peterson in 2007)
 AFL Draft Picks  22 (Drafted from 1960-1966)
 Sooners in Senior Bowl  97
 College Football Hall of Fame  18 (Last: Tom Brahaney in 2007)
 Pro Football Hall of Fame  2 (Tommy McDonald & Lee Roy Selmon)
 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame  19 (Last: Tony Casillas in 2008)

 Head Coaches
 Number of Coaches  21
 100+ Win Coaches  4 (Only program in nation with four 100-win coaches)
 Most Victories  157 - Barry Switzer (1973-1988)
 Best Winning Percentage  .837 - Barry Switzer
 Most Conference Wins  100 - Barry Switzer
 Best Conference Winning %  .900 - Bud Wilkinson (1947-1963)
 Longest Tenure  22 Seasons - Bennie Owen (1905-1926)
 Most Conference Titles  14 - Bud Wilkinson
 Most Bowl Wins  8 - Barry Switzer (8-5 overall)
 Most Bowl Games  13 - Barry Switzer
 College Football Hall of Fame  5 (Last in 2001)
 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame  3 (Last in 2001)

 Coach Stoops
 Seasons  11 (1999-2009, 2010 will be 12th season at Oklahoma)
 Overall Record  117-29 (.801) - 146 Total Games
 Conference Record  78-17 (.821) - 95 Total Games (includes Big 12 Championship)
 National Championships  1 (2000)
 Big 12 Conference Titles  6 (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000)
 Big 12 South Division Titles  7 (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000)
 Record in Big 12 Title Game  6-1 (.857)
 vs. Big 12 South  42-12 (.788) - 54 Total Games
 vs. Big 12 North  35-5 (.875) - 40 Total Games (includes Big 12 Championship)
 vs. Non-Conference Opponents  35-6 (.854) - 41 Total Games
 Record at Home  66-2 (.970) - 68 Total Games
 Record on the Road  34-14 (.723) - 48 Total Games
 Record at Neutral Fields  17-13 (.567) - 30 Total Games
 vs. Ranked Opponents  36-16 (.692) - 52 Total Games
 Record in Bowl Games  5-6 (.455) - 11 Total Games

 Stadium
 Stadium Name  Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
 Field Name  Owen Field (honoring Coach Bennie Owen)
 Official Capacity  82,112
 Largest Crowd  85,646 - November 22, 2008 (Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 21)
 Total Games Played at Site  442 (through 2009 Oklahoma State game)
 All-Time Stadium Record  349-78-15 (.806)
 Most Consecutive Home Wins  30 games (2005-Present)
 First Game at Site  Oct. 20, 1923 (Oklahoma 62, Washington-Mo. 7)

 University
 School Official Name  The University of Oklahoma
 School Location  Norman, Okla. (Pop. 107,000)
 Enrollment  30,000
 Official Colors  Crimson & Cream
 Team Nickname  Sooners
 Mascot  Sooner Schooner
 Fight Song  Boomer Sooner!

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