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1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1948 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Missouri 5 1 0 8 3 0
Kansas 4 2 0 7 3 0
Colorado 2 3 0 3 6 0
Iowa State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Nebraska 2 4 0 2 8 0
Kansas State 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Seven Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 350 to 121.[1][2]

Two Sooners received All-America honors in 1948, Buddy Burris, and Jack Mitchell.[3] Six Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris (guard), Mitchell (back), Owens (end), Paine (tackle), Thomas (back), and Walker (tackle).[4]

Schedule

September 25at Santa Clara*

L 17–207,000 October 5Texas A&M*

W 42–1427,000 October 9vs. Texas*

W 20–1470,345 October 16Kansas StateNo. 20

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma

W 42–026,000 October 23TCU*No. 88

W 21–1820,000 October 30at Iowa StateNo. 16

W 33–69,985 November 6No. 9 MissouriNo. 15

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma

W 41–739,297 November 13NebraskaNo. 9

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry)

W 41–1428,000 November 20at KansasNo. 8

W 60–739,000 November 27at Oklahoma A&M*No. 6

W 19–1530,000 January 1, 1949vs. No. 3 North Carolina*No. 5

W 14–680,383

Template:CFB Schedule End

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1948 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.