1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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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, who was hired away from Louisville to replace Gary Gibbs; this would be Schnellenberger's only year at Oklahoma as he resigned following a 5–5–1 campaign.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–5 Big 8)
Headcoach
- Howard Schnellenberger (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
| 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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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) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Kurt Van Valkenburgh (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Rankings
Game summaries
San Diego State
San Diego State Aztecs (1–0) at #14 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0)
| Quarter | 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
SMU Mustangs (1–1) at #14 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Game attendance: 64,217
- Box Score
North Texas
North Texas Mean Green (1–2) at #10 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0)
| Quarter | 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
#4 Colorado Buffaloes (4–0) at #10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0)
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 30, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,004
- Box Score
At Iowa State
#14 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) at Iowa State Cyclones (2–2)
at Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: October 7, 1995
- Game attendance: 45,731
- Box Score
Vs. Texas
#13 Oklahoma Sooners (4–1) vs. #18 Texas Longhorns (4–1)
- Date: October 14, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,587
- Box Score
Kansas
#7 Kansas Jayhawks (6–0) at #15 Oklahoma Sooners (4–1–1)
at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Game attendance: 74,639
- Box Score
At Missouri
#23 Oklahoma Sooners (4–2–1) at Missouri Tigers (2–5)
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: October 28, 1995
- Game attendance: 37,614
- Box Score
At Kansas State
#25 Oklahoma Sooners (5–2–1) at #9 Kansas State Wildcats (7–1)
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
- Date: November 4, 1995
- Game attendance: 40,138
- Box Score
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–7) at Oklahoma Sooners (5–3–1)
| Quarter | 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
Oklahoma Sooners (5–4–1) at #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–0)
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: November 24, 1995
- Game attendance: 75,662
- Box Score
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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NFL draft
The following players were selected in the 1996 NFL draft 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 |