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Oklahoma Sooners Football
The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful in history, having won 950 games and possessing a .723 winning percentage, both sixth all-time. Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 905 times, including 101 No. 1 rankings, both third all-time. The program claims seven national championships, 50 conference championships, 167 first-team All-Americans (82 consensus, 35 unanimous), and seven Heisman Trophy winners. The school has had 29 former players and coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories. Oklahoma is also the only program with which four coaches have won more than 100 games each. The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1895 college football season and was its first American football, football team ever fielded by the school. The team completed its inaugural season with a 0–1 record. The Sooners played their first football game in history against a team from Oklahoma City High School and lost by a final score of 34–0. This was the program's only season under the guidance of head coach John A. Harts, who later left the school to become a gold prospector. Schedule Roster See also * List of the first college football game in each US state References 1895 college football season, Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football seasons College football winless seasons 1895 in sports in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Sooners football {{Collegefootball-1895-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1974 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. This was the first of three national championship squads for head coach Barry Switzer. Only one opponent played the Sooners within 14 points and four failed to score a touchdown. At the same time, OU led the nation in scoring offense with an average of 43 points per game to finish the season as the only undefeated team in the country at 11–0. Schedule Season summary Oklahoma was loaded with talent, evidenced by its eight All-Americans, the most of any season to that point. OU's wishbone offense, triggered by running back Joe Washington, fullback Jim Littrell, and quarterback Steve Davis, averaged 73.9 rushing attempts per game, which still stands as an NCAA single-season record, as does its 21.4 rushing first downs per game. Oklahoma also featured a tough defense led by senior All-American Rod Shoate, a swift and punishing linebacker, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Conference play began with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 21–14. Following the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team recorded five shutouts and led the nation in all four major defensive categories (total, rushing, passing, and scoring). Schedule Roster Game summaries UCLA Minnesota Miami (FL) Kansas State Texas Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas Missouri Colorado Nebraska Vs. Arkansas (Orange Bowl) Rankings Postseason NFL draft The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. Sooners who were picked in the 1987 NFL Draft: Awards and honors *Brian Bosworth, Butkus Award References {{Big Eight Conference football champions 1986 Big Eight Conference football sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons. The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch, and Louis Oubre, After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State. During the season, it faced four ranked opponents: No. 3 Texas, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 2 Florida State. The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked. It endured two early season losses against Stanford and Texas in the Red River Shootout. The Sooners finished the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1978 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted an 11–1 overall record and a 6–1 conference record to earn a share of the conference title under head coach Barry Switzer. This was Switzer's sixth conference title in six seasons since taking the helm in 1973. The team was led by All-Americans Billy Sims (who won the Heisman Trophy), Daryl Hunt, Reggie Kinlaw, and Greg Roberts, The Sooners started the season with nine consecutive wins before losing to Nebraska. During the season, OU faced ranked opponents four times (#14 Missouri, #6 Texas, and #4 & #6 Nebraska); four different opponents finished the season ranked. Its only defeat came against Nebraska in their regular sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 10–0–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference outright title under first-year head coach Barry Switzer. This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach. The team was led by three All-Americans: Rod Shoate (Oklahoma's second three-time All-American) the oldest of the Selmon brothers, Lucious, and Eddie Foster. The Selmon brothers Lucious, Lee Roy and Dewey started on the defensive line. The team went undefeated on a schedule that included seven ranked opponents (In order, #1 USC, #17 Miami, #13 Texas, #13 Colorado, #10 Missouri, #18 Kans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss they upset number 9 Colorado on November 4 by a score of 23-0 in Norman; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April. Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later. Schedule Rankings Game summaries Kansas *Dad's Day Orange Bowl Roster Awards All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack NFL/AFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1957 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference. They were two-time defending national champions ( 1955, 1956), led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, in his eleventh season. The Sooners won their first seven games in 1957, but were upset at home by unranked Notre Dame on November 16, stopping Oklahoma's record-breaking win streak at It was their only loss of the season; they finished fourth in both final polls in early and won the Orange Bowl Schedule Rankings NFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. References Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Orange Bowl champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1953 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners dropped their opener at home to top-ranked tied at then won nine straight, concluding with a shutout of in the Orange Bowl in Miami on The final polls were released in late November, prior to the Oklahoma's initial win of the 1953 season, over Texas in Dallas on was the start of their record 47-game winning streak that extended more than four years, until Schedule Rankings Roster * G J. D. Roberts, Sr. * E Carl Allison, Jr. NFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. References Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Orange Bowl champion seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an undefeated 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Seven Conference championship, were ranked No. 2 in the final AP poll, were named national champions by Football Research, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 399 to 88. Five Sooners received All-America honors in 1949: Jim Owens (end), Darrell Royal (quarterback), George Thomas (halfback), Wade Walker (tackle) and Stanley West (guard). The same five players also received all-conference honors. Schedule Rankings Roster * Claude Arnold * QB Darrell Royal (#11) * Gene Heape * Marion Allgood NFL draft Six Sooners were selected in the 1950 NFL draft, held in January. * End Jim Owens was selected in the 1949 NFL draft. References Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma in the Southwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 10–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 369 to 54. This was the first season that the Sooners participated in the Southwest Conference. There was no contemporaneous system in 1915 for determining a national champion. However, Oklahoma was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report using its alternate "margin of victory" methodology. Fullback Forest Geyer was recognized as an All-American. Geyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. Six Sooners received All-Southwest Conference honors: Elmer Capshaw, Forest Geyer, Oliver Hot, Willis Hott, Hap Johnson, and Homer Montgom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
