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2012 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 Co–Champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
BCSNo. 11
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
2012 record10–3 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coachBob Stoops (14th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJosh Heupel (2nd full as OC, 8th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJay Norvell (2nd full as OC, 5th overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple No-huddle
Defensive coordinatorMike Stoops (1st year of Second Stint, 5th overall season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGabe Ikard
Landry Jones
David King
Trey Millard
Tress Way
Home stadiumGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 82,112)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Kansas State §   8 1         11 2  
#12 Oklahoma §   8 1         10 3  
Texas   5 4         9 4  
Oklahoma State   5 4         8 5  
Baylor   4 5         8 5  
TCU   4 5         7 6  
Texas Tech   4 5         8 5  
West Virginia   4 5         7 6  
Iowa State   3 6         6 7  
Kansas   0 9         1 11  
† – BCS representative as champion
§ – Conference co-champions
As of January 5, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012 college football season, the 118th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 14th season as the OU head coach, and played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with an upset loss at home to Kansas State on September 22nd and concluded with a win against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas on December 1st. The Sooners were also the first team since Florida in 1993 to play against the top 3 Heisman vote-getters in the same season.

The Sooners finished the regular season with a 10–2 record overall (8–1 in the Big 12), and shared the Big 12 Conference Championship with Kansas State to win their 8th Big 12 title and their 44th conference title overall. They faced former Big 12 member Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost 13–41.[1]

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