Mike Stoops spent 11 1/2 seasons as the OU defensive coordinator, 1999-2003 and 2012-18. Here are the highs and lows of Stoops' defenses:
HIGHS
1. 2000 national championship game: The Sooners beat Florida State 13-2. The Seminoles' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Chris Weinke, completed just 25 of 51 passes for 274 yards, with three turnovers.
2. 2001 Texas game: OU won 14-3 and held the fifth-ranked Longhorns to 225 total yards, with the Roy Williams game-ending sack of Chris Simms forever living in Sooner lore.
3. 2003 Rose Bowl: The Sooners held seventh-ranked Washington State to 243 total yards and won 34-14.