The Home Run Ball
Miami, January 1, 1986 
A swarming defense, a record field goal performance and two big plays helped Oklahoma defeat Penn State to capture both the Orange Bowl and its sixth national championship. Butkus Award winner Brian Bosworth had 13 solo tackles and the OU secondary picked off four Penn State passes to thwart any rallies. Tim Lashar booted an Orange Bowl record four field goals to give the Sooners an early lead. Lydell Carr and Kieth Jackson then provided big plays, a 61-yard jaunt by Carr and a 71-yard pass play from Jamelle Holieway to Jackson.
  

The Catch
Lincoln, November 22,1986
Oklahoma trailed Nebraska 17-7 in the 4th quarter and 17-10 with 4:10 left in the game, when a Husker punt pinned the Sooners 94 yards from the Nebraska end zone. Jamelle Holieway fumbled on a 4th-down play at the OU 15, but a facemask penalty gave the Sooners new life. Holieway responded with a 35-yard pass to Derrick Sheppard, and with 1:22 left, all-American Keith Jackson snagged an 18-yard TD pass. Barry Switzer then ordered a kick, not wanting to risk a 2-point conversion. A 17-17 tie seemed likely. On the contrary, NU QB Steve Taylor threw 3 straight incompletions, and OU got the ball back. On 3rd-and-12 from the Sooner 45, Holieway threw to Jackson, who made a sensational one-handed catch and sprinted down the sideline for a 41-yard gain. With 9 seconds left, Tim Lasher came on and kicked a 31-yard field goal that handed OU the Big 8 Championship and a berth in the Orange Bowl.
  

The Bow
Lincoln, November 21, 1987
OU & Nebraska staged "Game of the Century II" in 1987. The Huskers were ranked number 1 with a 10-0 record; The Sooners were ranked number 2 with a 10-0 record. Nebraska was confident, knowing that OU starting QB Jamelle Holieway would not be in the Sooner's starting lineup. Husker linebacker Broderick Thomas even promised a Nebraska victory. However, OU coach Barry Switzer pointed out that the Huskers had only scored 3 offensive TDs in the last 3 years against OU. After the teams forged a 7-7 tie in the 3rd qtr, Patrick Collins raced 65 yards for a TD with 1:39 left in the 3rd, and R.D. Lasher nailed a clinching field goal with 7:40 remaining in the game for a 17-7 OU victory.
  

The O.T.
Dallas, October 12, 1996
With talk of a winless season growing louder, Oklahoma's first win in 1996 could not have been any sweeter. Sparked by a rejuvinated James Allen and an inspired Sooner defense, OU shocked the heavily favored Texas Longhorns, 30-27. Stopped short of the goal line for what could have been the game winner in 1994, Allen returned to the Cotton Bowl possessed. He accounted for 210 yards of total offense, including 159 yards on the ground. His two-yard scamper in overtime gave OU the win. Texas jumped to an early 10-0 lead, but OU responded with a 13-point second quarter to take a 13-10 lead. Niether team scored in the 3rd, setting up a dramatic fourth quarter and overtime. Trailing 24-13 midway through the fourth, freshman Jarrail Jackson took a Longhorn punt 51 yards for a Sooner touchdown. After a two-point conversion pass cut the deficit to 24-21, OU's defense was able to hold the high-powered Texas offense. Jeremy Alexander then booted a 44-yard field goal to tie the game setting the stage for Allen's game-winner in the extra period.
  

The Pick
College Station, November 11, 2000
With less than 14 minutes to play against Texas A&M, OU trailed the Aggies 31-21. The Sooners responded with a 15-play, 77-yard drive, ending with a 2-yard TD run by Quentin Griffin. On the first play of the Aggies' next possession, QB Mark Farris dropped back and attempted to hit receiver Greg Porter, who was running a crossing route over the middle. OU linebacker Torrance Marshall read Farris' eyes, stepped in front of Porter and picked off the pass and sprinted 41yards into the end zone. OU had gone from trailing by 10 to leading by 4 in a matter of 25 seconds and were on the way to their 7th National Championship.
  

The Strip & Score
Miami, January 3, 2001
In a season so richly laced with great moments, the one for the ages came in the national title game, a 13-2 victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl. It has been called by some the greatest defensive effort ever in a championship game.With OU ahead by only 6-0 in the fourth quarter, All-American linebacker Rocky Calmus knocked the ball out of FSU QB Chris Weinke's hands, safety Roy Williams recovered and two plays later, Quentin Griffin ran for the only touchdown of the game.
  

The SuperRoy
Dallas, October 6, 2001
Clinging to a 7-3 lead over Texas with 2:06 remaining in the 4th quarter, OU found itself needing to pooch-punt the ball on 4th and 16 from the Texas 28 yard line. Kicker Tim Duncan put the ball inside Texas' 5 yard line thanks to Safety Nathan Vasher, who fielded the punt instead of letting it go into the endzone for a touchback. Chris Simms and Texas found themselves 97 yards away from taking the lead from OU. On the next play, Teddy Lehman faked the blitz and Superman Roy Williams flew in from the left and caused Simms to toss the ball directly into the waiting arms of Lehman, who walked into the endzone and sealed the victory for the Sooners.
  

The Recovery
Norman, September 7, 2002
The Sooners seemed to have control after taking a 23-3 halftime lead, but Alabama rallied with three TDs and a field goal in the 2nd half to lead OU 27-23. OU then took the lead back with 2:11 to play on an 8-yard run by Kejuan Jones, preceeded by an amazing 39-yard run and catch (  ) of a Nate Hybl shuffle pass by Renaldo Works. But Alabama would not go away. The Tide drove to the Oklahoma 43, and with 36 seconds to play, 'Bama QB Tyler Watts lost control of the ball while passing, and DB Eric Bassey took it the other way for the clinching TD.
  

The Fake & Bomb
Tuscaloosa, September 6, 2003
Bob Stoops' gutsy playcalling and Jason White's clutch passing helped save the Sooners from a potential loss. Alabama closed within 13-10 on Brodie Croyle's 20-yard touchdown pass to Triandos Luke with 6:53 left in the third quarter. Oklahoma's next drive appeared stalled, but punter Blake Ferguson's 22-yard pass on a fake gave Oklahoma some momentum, and White quickly followed with a 46-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jones. The Tide couldn't match the big plays and the Sooners never looked back.
  

The Returns
Norman, September 20, 2003
Antonio Perkins scored on returns of 74, 84 and 65 yards to become the first Division I-A player to score on three returns in a game. Perkins finished with 277 yards, which also broke the record of 219 yards on punt returns set by BYU's Golden Richards against North Texas in 1971. OU went on to defeat UCLA 59-24.