1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Appearance
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 5–5 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Captain | Bill White |
Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1961 college 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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | at Notre Dame* | ABC | L 6–19 | 54,906 | ||
October 7 | Iowa State | L 15–21 | 45,365 | [1] | ||
October 14 | vs. No. 4 Texas* | L 7–28 | 75,504 | [2] | ||
October 21 | Kansas |
| L 0–10 | 54,794–57,000 | [3] | |
October 28 | No. 10 Colorado |
| L 14–22 | 45,117 | [4] | |
November 4 | at Kansas State | W 17–6 | 11,906 | |||
November 11 | at No. 10 Missouri | W 7–0 | 45,164 | |||
November 14 | at Army* | ABC | W 14–8 | 37,200 | [5] | |
November 25 | at Nebraska | W 21–14 | 26,139 | |||
December 2 | Oklahoma State |
| W 21–13 | 52,598 | [6] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Nick Seitz. "Cyclones Thwart Sooners, 21-15, With Aid of Fumbles". The Norman Transcript. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stampeding Steers lower boom on Sooners, 28–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 15, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nick Seitz (October 22, 1961). "Jayhawks Upend Sooners, 10-0, To End Big Drought: Kansans' Win Over Oklahoma 1st in 15 Years". The Norman Transcript. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado Defeats Oklahoma, 22-14". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 29, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gene Ward (November 19, 1961). "Sooners Stop Late Cadet Surge, 14-8". New York Daily News. p. C32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Norman Rowland (December 3, 1961). "Sooners conquer Cowpokes, 21 to 13". Shawnee News-Star. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.