Most every college football fan recognizes the Oklahoma Sooners as an iconic national brand. When you have seven national championships, tied for the third most all time, and seven Heisman Trophy winners (tied for second most), you earn the right to own that distinction.
What many Sooner fans are not fully aware of, though, is that the Sooners' national accolades in football extend well beyond national crowns and Heisman recipients.
Oklahoma football ranks in the top five all-time in college football in at least a dozen statistical categories and has been the national leader in several others since 2000, which not coincidentally was the season after Bob Stoops became the Sooners' head coach and led them to their seventh and most recent national championship.
Where Oklahoma ranks all-time in college football history
No. 1
- 39,000 all-time points scored
- 50 conference championships (Nebraska is next with 46)
- 33 Associated Press Poll top-5 finishes
- Since the end of World War II (1946-present): Oklahoma leads all teams with 718 wins (26 more than Alabama).
- Since Bob Stoops became head coach in 1999, Oklahoma leads the country, scoring 14,006 total points.
- Since 2000: 14 Power Five conference titles.
- Since 2000: 10 Heisman Trophy finalists (including 4 Heisman winners).
No. 2
- 7 Heisman Trophy winners (tied with Ohio State and Notre Dame).
- 27 11-plus-win seasons
- 27 consecutive postseason bowl appearances
- 5 No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks
- Since the start of the 2000 season, Oklahoma ranks second with 19 seasons of at least 10 wins.
No. 3
- 7 Associated Press Poll era national championships
- 101 weeks as the Associated Press Poll's No. 1 team
- 432 total weeks in the Associated Press Poll top five
No. 5
- 59 postseason bowl appearances
- .723 all-time winning percentage (962-352-53)
No. 6
- 426 NFL Draft picks
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