The 2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the

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during the

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, the 110th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time

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winner,

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, in his sixth season as head coach. They played their home games at

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. They were a charter member of the

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. Conference play began with a win over the

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in Norman on October 2, and ended with a win over the

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in the Big 12 Championship Game on December 4. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–0 (9–0 in Big 12) while winning their third Big 12 title and their 39th conference title overall. They were invited to the 2005 Orange Bowl, which served as the

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that year. Following the season,

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was selected 13th overall and Mark Clayton 22nd in the

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, along with

Brodney Pool Brodney Depaul Pool (born May 24, 1984) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. He played college football at Oklahoma. Early years Pool attended Westbury High S ...

Mark Bradley Mark Anthony Bradley (born January 29, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver and punt returner who played five seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. ...

and

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in the 2nd round, Brandon Jones in the 3rd, Antonio Perkins in the 4th,

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, Mike Hawkins and

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in the 5th, and Wes Sims in the 6th. This total number of 11 stands as the most Sooners taken in the

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in the 16 years of the Stoops era.

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Source:

Game summaries

Bowling Green

Houston

Oregon

*Source: Statistics *OKLA:

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24 Rush, 183 Yds

Texas Tech

Texas

Kansas State

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Texas A&M

Nebraska

Baylor

Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game)

USC (Orange Bowl)

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

Rankings

2005 NFL Draft

The

was held on April 23–24, 2005, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

References

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