Sooners Sweep Top AP Conference Honors

The Associated Press Big 12 coaches, players and newcomers of the year, as selected each season by a panel of media who regularly cover the league in the conference's seven states:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2003: Jason White, QB, Oklahoma
2002: Kliff Kingsbury, QB, Texas Tech
2001: Eric Couch, QB, Nebraska
2000: Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma
1999: Major Applewhite, QB, Texas
1997: Ricky Williams, RB, Texas
1996: Troy Davis, RB, Iowa St.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2003: Derrick Strait, CB, Oklahoma
2002: Terence Newman, CB, Kansas St.
2001: Roy Williams, SS, Oklahoma
2000: Rocky Calmus, LB, Oklahoma
1999: Mark Simoneau, LB, Kansas St.
1997: Grant Wistrom, DL, Nebraska
1996: Grant Wistrom, DL, Nebraska

COACH OF THE YEAR

2003: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
2002: Les Miles, Oklahoma St.
2001: Gary Barnett, Colorado
2000: Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
1999: Frank Solich, Nebraska
1997: Larry Smith, Missouri
1996: Tom Osborne, Nebraska

OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

2003: Vincent Young, QB, Texas
2002: Brad Smith, QB, Missouri
2001: Cedric Benson, RB, Texas
2000: Robert Ferguson, WR, Texas A&M
1999: Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma
1997: Michael Bishop, QB, Kansas St.
1996: De'Mond Parker, RB, Oklahoma

DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

2003: Jason Berryman, DE, Iowa St.
2002: Lance Mitchell, LB, Oklahoma
2001: Derrick Johnson, LB, Texas
2000: Derrick Strait, DB, Oklahoma
1999: Carl Nesmith, DB, Kansas
1997: no selection made
1996: Ralph Brown, DB, Nebraska

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Sooners Sweep Top AP Conference Honors

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