1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1951 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven champion
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	8–2 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (5th season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647)

1951 Big Seven Conference football standings

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

The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1951 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Seven Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	William & Mary*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 49–7	39,184
October 6	at No. 10 Texas A&M*	No. 4	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–14	34,789
October 13	vs. No. 6 Texas*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 7–9	75,080
October 20	Kansas	No. 19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 33–21	44,462
October 27	Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 55–14	46,686
November 3	at Kansas State	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 33–0	11,248
November 10	at Missouri	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)	W 34–20	23,198
November 17	Iowa State	No. 12	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 35–6	34,761
November 24	at Nebraska	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 27–0	33,698
December 1	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	W 41–6	33,103
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Eddie Crowder, Jr.
• G J.D. Roberts, So.
• HB Billy Vessels, Jr.
• T Jim Weatherall, Sr.