Oklahoma Sooners

The Oklahoma Sooners represent the University of Oklahoma, competing in the Southeastern Conference from Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners embody offensive excellence and swagger, with a history of innovative attacks from the wishbone to the spread. Oklahoma's crimson and cream and the Sooner Schooner are among college football's most recognizable symbols. The program made the historic move from the Big 12 to the SEC in 2024, embracing the nation's toughest conference. Sooner fans pack the stadium and travel in force, creating one of the sport's most passionate fanbases. Oklahoma remains one of college football's true blue bloods with national championship aspirations.

Oklahoma football began in 1895, and the program became a dynasty under Bud Wilkinson, who won 47 consecutive games and three national titles in the 1950s. Barry Switzer continued the tradition with the wishbone offense and multiple championships. Billy Sims, Adrian Peterson, and Baker Mayfield won Heisman Trophies. The rivalry with Texas—the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl—is one of the sport's greatest annual spectacles. Oklahoma's seven national championships span from 1950 to 2000. The Sooners' move to the SEC marked the end of an era in the Big 12 and the beginning of a new challenge in college football's premier conference.