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May 20, 2013 | Football
OU Football Tradition | Award Winners |
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2008 | Sam Bradford |
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2007 | ||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||
2009* | ||||||||||
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2004 | Jason White |
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Season | ||||||||||
1999 | 2-0 |
87.8 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
4.5 |
2001 | 7-2 |
124.5 |
73 |
113 |
3 |
.646 |
681 |
5 |
45 |
97.3 |
2002* | 2-2 |
101.5 |
20 |
34 |
2 |
.588 |
181 |
1 |
32 |
90.5 |
2003 | 14-14 |
158.1 |
278 |
451 |
10 |
.616 |
3,846 |
40 |
77 |
274.7 |
2004 | 13-13 |
159.4 |
255 |
390 |
9 |
.654 |
3,205 |
35 |
72 |
246.5 |
Totals | 38-31 |
152.7 |
627 |
990 |
24 |
.633 |
7,922 |
81 |
77 |
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2003 | Jason White |
It's easy to forget that White was one of the few question marks for the Sooners coming into this season.
His two previous years ended with knee injuries, robbing him of the speed that was considered a real asset. After recovering from his second knee surgery, White had to fight off a challenge from three other quarterbacks to reclaim his starting spot. That competition lasted through spring practices and was expected to resume during the fall, but coach Bob Stoops ended the doubt by making White his starter.
Once in the starting lineup, White flourished.Passing Statistics | ||||||||||
Season | ||||||||||
1999 | 2-0 |
87.8 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
4.5 |
2001 | 7-2 |
124.5 |
73 |
113 |
3 |
.646 |
681 |
5 |
45 |
97.3 |
2002* | 2-2 |
101.5 |
20 |
34 |
2 |
.588 |
181 |
1 |
32 |
90.5 |
2003 | 14-14 |
158.1 |
278 |
451 |
10 |
.616 |
3,846 |
40 |
77 |
274.7 |
2004 | 13-13 |
159.4 |
255 |
390 |
9 |
.654 |
3,205 |
35 |
72 |
246.5 |
Totals | 38-31 |
152.7 |
627 |
990 |
24 |
.633 |
7,922 |
81 |
77 |
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1978 | Billy Sims |
Sims led the Sooners to an 11-1 record, Orange Bowl Championship and third-place finish in the final poll. OU opened with a 35-29 win over Stanford and then crushed West Virginia and Rice by a combined score of 118-17. The Sooners rolled over Texas and the first five games of the conference schedule heading into the Nebraska game. Sims ran for 153 yards, but it was not enough as the Sooners fell 17-14.
OU responded by clubbing OSU, 62-7, and then was re-matched with the Cornhuskers in the Orange Bowl. OU edged Nebraska 31-24 in the second meeting between the top-10 schools.
Sims holds the school record for rushing yards in a season (1,762), most 200-yard games in a season (4) and a career (6). He finished his career with 3,813 yards and stands third on the all-time rushing list.
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1975 | |||||||
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1979 | |||||||
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