2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2011–2012 college football season. It was the 117th season for the Sooners. The team was led by head coach Bob Stoops and played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Insight Bowl where they defeated Iowa 31–14.

Roster
On May 19, 2011, Austin Box, a senior linebacker was found dead. El Reno Police Chief Ken Brown said officers and medics responded to a call at a house in the town about 30 miles west of Oklahoma City about 9:25 AM concerning an unresponsive male "with unknown medical issues." Brown identified the man as Box and said he first was taken to an El Reno hospital, then transferred by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Box died a short time later. Sophomore running back Jonathan Miller announced after the season opener against Tulsa that he intends to transfer from Oklahoma. Five days after Jonathan Miller announced he would be transferring to a division 2 school, junior running back Jermie Calhoun announced he would also transfer out of Oklahoma. On October 24, sophomore Austin Haywood announced he would also be transferring from Oklahoma at the end of the semester.

Tulsa
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Florida State
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Missouri
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Texas
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Kansas
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Texas Tech
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The Red Raiders' victory over the Sooners ended Oklahoma's 39-game home winning streak, which started in 2005 after a loss to TCU in the season opener. The game was the Sooners’ first Big 12 Conference loss at Owen Field since 2001 and only the third time the team had lost at home under Bob Stoops.

Kansas State
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Texas A&M
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Baylor
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Iowa State
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Iowa–Insight Bowl
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Bob Stoops and assistant coach Bruce Kittle played for Iowa in the 1979 game against the Sooners.

2012 NFL Draft
The 2012 NFL Draft was held on April 26–28, 2012 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.