1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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]
1948 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 10–1 (5–0 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Captains | |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (capacity: 32,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at Santa Clara* | L 17–20 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
October 2 | Texas A&M* | W 42–14 | 27,000 | |||
October 9 | vs. Texas* | W 20–14 | 67,435 | [6] | ||
October 16 | Kansas State | No. 20 |
| W 42–0 | 26,000 | |
October 23 | at TCU* | No. 18 | W 21–18 | 20,000 | ||
October 30 | at Iowa State | No. 16 | W 33–6 | 9,985 | ||
November 6 | No. 9 Missouri | No. 15 |
| W 41–7 | 39,297 | |
November 13 | Nebraska | No. 9 |
| W 41–14 | 28,000 | |
November 20 | at Kansas | No. 8 | W 60–7 | 39,000 | ||
November 27 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 6 | W 19–15 | 30,000 | ||
January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 3 North Carolina* | No. 5 | W 14–6 | 80,383 | ||
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Roster
- Claude Arnold
- Jack Mitchell
- QB Darrell Royal, Jr.
Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | 20 | 18 | 16 (1) | 15 (2) | 9 (5) | 8 (5) | 6 (13) | 5 (30) |
Postseason
NFL draft
Two Sooners were selected in the 1949 NFL draft, held in December 1948.[8]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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7 | 62 | Myrl Greathouse | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
23 | 225 | Jim Owens | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
- Owens played another season for Oklahoma in 1949.
References
- "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "1948 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- Bob Brachman (September 26, 1948). "Broncos Surprise Oklahoma, 20-17". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Record crowd sees Oklahoma defeat Longhorns, 20–14". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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