1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1962 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Eight champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 8–3 (7–0 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | Syracuse* | W 7–3 | 54,600 | |||
September 29 | Notre Dame* |
| CBS | L 7–13 | 60,640 | |
October 13 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | CBS | L 6–9 | 75,504 | ||
October 20 | at Kansas | W 13–7 | 38,540 | |||
October 27 | Kansas State |
| W 47–0 | 45,085 | ||
November 3 | at Colorado | W 62–0 | 27,871 | |||
November 10 | at Iowa State | W 41–0 | 15,391 | |||
November 17 | No. 6 Missouri |
| W 13–0 | 62,181 | ||
November 24 | Nebraska | No. 10 |
| W 34–6 | 58,768 | |
December 1 | at Oklahoma State | No. 8 | W 37–6 | 35,727 | ||
January 1, 1963 | vs. No. 5 Alabama* | No. 8 | L 0–17 | 73,380 | ||
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Roster
- HB Joe Don Looney, Jr.
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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Jim Cook | Guard | 8 | 101 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Dennis Ward | Tackle | 9 | 116 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Paul Lea | Back | 14 | 185 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.