1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.[1][2]

1947 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 6 co-champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–2–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1947 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Kansas + 4 –0 –18 –1 –2
No. 16 Oklahoma + 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
Missouri 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Nebraska 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Kansas State 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Buddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,[3] and five Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris, Jack Mitchell (back), John Rapacz (center), Jim Tyree (end), and Wade Walker (tackle).[4]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 39 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Detroit*
W 24–2024,375[6]
October 4Texas A&M*
W 26–1432,500[7]
October 11vs. No. 3 Texas*No. 15
L 14–3446,000[8]
October 18Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
T 13–1334,700[9]
October 25vs. TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 7–2023,000[10]
November 1Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 27–923,000[11]
November 8at Kansas State
W 27–138,000[12]
November 15at No. 17 Missouri
W 21–1228,500[13]
November 22at Nebraska
W 14–1328,000[14]
November 29Oklahoma A&M*No. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam)
W 21–1332,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[16]

Roster

Rankings
See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP15——————201816 (1)

After the season

All-conference
All-Big Six
Player Position Selectors
Jack Mitchell Back UP-1
Wade Walker Tackle UP-1
Paul Burris Guard UP-1
John Rapacz Center UP-1

[17]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
17149Nute TrotterTackleBoston Yanks
18158Ray PearcyCenterWashington Redskins

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1947 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.
  5. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sooners Chill Cadets, 26-14". The Lawton Constitution. October 5, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Weldon Hart (October 12, 1947). "Texas Wins As Pop Bottles Fly: Layne Hurls Longhorns To 34-to-14 Win". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Hal Middlesworth (October 19, 1947). "Sooners, Kansas Tie, 13-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Saul Feldman (October 26, 1947). "Sooners Fold, 20-7: TCU Outplays OU To Register Easy Gridiron Victory". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. John Cronley (November 2, 1947). "Grads Cheer, Sooners Win, 27-9". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Cats Yield To Sooners". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 9, 1947. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Bob Broeg (November 16, 1947). "Missouri Upset By Sooners' Last-Period Scores, 21-12". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Walt Dobbins (November 23, 1947). "Sooners Squeeze Past Nebraska, 14-13". Sunday Journal and Star. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Hal Middlesworth (November 30, 1947). "Sooners Rope Aggies, 21-13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  16. DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  17. "1947 All Big Six Team". The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution. November 28, 1947. p. 12.
  18. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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