Adrian Peterson attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoopss Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2004 to 2006. During his freshman season at Oklahoma, Peterson broke several NCAA freshman rushing records, rushing for a conference-leading 1,925 yards and leading the nation in carries with 339. In each of the first nine games of the season, he rushed for more than 100-yards, which is a freshman record. Despite his record-breaking season, he finished second to USC quarterback Matt Leinart in the Heisman Trophy voting.