Oklahoma Legend Bob Stoops Retires From Coaching After UFL Stint With Renegades

Bob Stoops' coaching career is over.

The former Oklahoma coach announced Monday he was retiring from his position with the UFL's Dallas Renegades.

"After much thought and reflection, I've made the decision to retire from coaching and step away from the game of football," he said. "Coaching has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and closing this chapter comes with lots of gratitude."

Stoops coached the XFL/UFL club in four different seasons and finished with a 14-21 record, although he did win a championship.

Yet he is best known for his career at the college level with the Sooners.

Stoops was the head coach of Oklahoma from 1999 through 2016 and then returned in an interim role for the 2021 Alamo Bowl after Lincoln Riley left to take the USC job. He led the Sooners to a victory over Oregon in that Alamo Bowl in something of a fitting going-away performance from a program legend.

Oklahoma went 191-48 during his tenure that included an Associated Press Coach of the Year, two Walter Camp Coach of the Year awards and six Big 12 Coach of the Year awards.

The height of Stoops' career came during the 2000 season when the Sooners went a perfect 13-0 and defeated Florida State to win the national championship. It cemented his status as a program icon and was the first of 14 seasons with double-digit wins.

Stoops was a defining figure for his era of college football during his coaching career but will now head into retirement following Monday's announcement.