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Oklahoma football: Twenty-year interval OU’s longest between championships

GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 11: The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is seen on the field before the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the Clemson Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

This season marks the 20-year anniversary of the last Oklahoma football national championship.

Despite being undefeated and the No. 1 team in the country, Bob Stoops’ Sooner team surprised many in the college football world by holding the highly potent Florida State offense to just a safety in claiming a 13-2 Orange Bowl victory to win the 2000 BCS national championship.