2002 Alabama vs. #2 Oklahoma Highlights

09/07/2002. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK). The Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) vs. the #3 Oklahoma Sooners (1-0).
Broadcast on ABC.

[@rickyearly9920]

Musberger made the game soo much better. Well, ABC sports too before ESPN bought them😢

[@jmua8450]

Never been prouder of Alabama. The talent gap was massive and they played their asses off.

[@shaynecrimsontide82]

That was definitely a heartbreaker....Bama had them on the ropes late but those damn turnovers. Still, to be on probation, lack of talent, coaching they played hard. Came back from a 20 point deficit, had a bullshit fumble call and a couple of those field goals been good Bama would've left Norman with a W. I, for one, sure am glad those dark days are gone! Roll Tide!

[@steeleboy09]

I'm an OU fan who also likes Alabama, and this was the first game I watched when I was a little kid. After this battle between us, Alabama became my 2nd favorite team behind OU

[@stevenlunsford5782]

The talent gap was not the factor in those years at alabama. It was the coaching staff. They were sending guys to the n f l far ahead of nicky saban

[@bryants4884]

Can’t wait for this game next year

[@gratefulRed69]

I was at that game. Super impressed with the Bama fans that poured into Norman. Great game, great opponent, awesome day. BOOMER !!

[@soonerthrawn1362]

I forgot how crazy first 10 min were lol

[@AlishaLoden-zx4cd]

Me and my hubby Maxwell went, he'd never seen us play

[@artofvalor9396]

Such a hard fought game by both teams. Both programs have a ton of success and tradition dating wayyyy back. Alabama almost pulled what would've been a huge upset in this game because the 02-03 Oklahoma teams were stacked! Nice watching these older games and reminiscing childhood memories watching with my late grand parents.

[@charlesdavis3142]

I loved when Bama would run that smoke draw! Probably the best defensive line they've ever had as a collection. They had a very physical football team!

[@AlishaLoden-zx4cd]

❤❤ Jason White my favoritest my favorite is my blue chip

[@KJBpreacher]

We didn’t play bad at all in that game

[@ChristinaHester-vu3iw]

If we haven't been on probation in 02 we would've won the west

[@editnosmirc4489]

Yeah instead Georgia destroyed Arkansas

[@matthewjones1353]

This was the first full football game I watched as a kid and I've been a tide fan ever since.

[@kennethfutch5372]

BAMA GUMPS BELIEVE PRO WRESTLING IS REAL.

[@editnosmirc4489]

@@kennethfutch5372 Gump sounds better that "Futch"

[@tmarsh0307]

It's a shame Bama couldn't pull this one out. The second half, minus the last few minutes of the game, was incredible. If Alabama had a FG kicker, this game may have been different.

[@BamaRewind]

We Bama fans have said that last sentence way too many times over the years.

[@shaynecrimsontide82]

Or a coach worth a damn.....

[@sasquatchlife8836]

@@BamaRewind you guys have like 56 nattys in the last 20 years, shut up lol

[@editnosmirc4489]

​@@shaynecrimsontide82Dennis Fran wasn't that bad though

[@TheSlipknotcreep]

So the early 2000s were basically the 60s, visually. Great.

[@briantrippe]

I was on the field for the final six minutes of this game. Watching that ball slip out of Watts’ hands summed up his entire Bama career. If we had any kind of decent QB we could’ve won a split national championship that year. Our three losses were this one, on a last second FG to UGA, and a heart breaker to Auburn. No bowl Bc we were on probation, and had a real shot with the talent we had that year.

[@bamanfl]

Watts was an average QB but one hell of a competitor. That roughing the kicker there just before the half was huge. Can't miss 22 yard field goals and expect to beat OU in their Prime.

[@turdferguson8829]

This has always been one of my favorite games. My dad was in Houston and I was in Oklahoma, and we were talking on the phone while we watched it together. For whatever reason, his satellite was about 10 seconds behind my cable. When OU scored that last touchdown, stopping Bama's drive, I was cheering so loud. My dad was wondering what could have possibly happened.

[@justamaninTN]

Might be the worst special teams game I’ve ever seen.

[@richardpierce4908]

Depends on how you look at it. Bama did a surprise on side kick, blocked 2 punts (one for a TD), blocked a FG, forced a fumble on a kickoff, and faked a FG for a touchdown. But, Bama was also 2/4 on FGs with a blocked kick and a 20 yard miss. There was also the bad snap on the punt that led to the safety and the kickoff out of bounds.

[@zacharylansing]

Man what happened to OU’s defense

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

We were better than y'all

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

Keyword is "were". Still could barley win then.

[@editnosmirc4489]

Basking in a game over 20 years old is a hell of a flex. I guess because In the 24 years it's been since Oklahoma won a national championship they are 0-7 in national championship/playoff games. 5 of those against the SEC. Georgia, Bama and LSU each had a turn back to back to back years. Alabamas biggest accomplishments in that time span are winning 6 national championships. Oklahomas is beating Alabama in the sugar bowl one year 😂

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

@@editnosmirc4489 we beat Alabama 2002,2003,2014

[@editnosmirc4489]

@@oklahomasoonersfootball you really wanna boost about beating Bama in 03/04? Lol Alabama beat Oklahoma to play for a national championship

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

@@editnosmirc4489 and we beat y'all to get 6 first rounders and y'all beat us got 2 what do you think about that

[@shaynecrimsontide82]

There were some bullshit calls in this game.....

[@editnosmirc4489]

Yeah i slowed down the play Antonio Beard lost the ball and you can see his knee hits before the ball comes loose