1958 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1958 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1958 NCAA University Division 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.
| 1958 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 21–6 vs. Syracuse | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–1 (7–0 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 61,724) |
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| No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 27 | No. 13 West Virginia* | No. 2 | W 47–14 | 55,432 | ||
| October 4 | Oregon* | No. 1 |
| W 6–0 | 60,511 | |
| October 11 | vs. No. 16 Texas* | No. 2 | L 14–15 | 75,780 | ||
| October 18 | at Kansas | No. 11 | NBC | W 43–0 | 28,861 | |
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 9 |
| W 40–6 | 47,743 | |
| November 1 | at No. 9 Colorado | No. 7 | W 23–7 | 28,264 | ||
| November 8 | at Iowa State | No. 6 | W 20–0 | 10,314 | ||
| November 15 | Missouri | No. 6 |
| NBC | W 39–0 | 54,268 |
| November 22 | Nebraska | No. 4 |
| W 40–7 | 44,740 | |
| November 29 | at Oklahoma State | No. 3 | W 7–0 | 37,014 | ||
| January 1, 1959 | vs. No. 9 Syracuse* | No. 5 | W 21–6 | 75,281 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AP | 2 (23) | 2 (12) | 1 (66) | 2 (24) | 11 | 9 (1) | 7 (5) | 6 (8) | 6 (3) | 4 (22) | 3 (9) | 5 (10) |
Postseason
NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 1 | 5 | Dave Baker | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | 17 | Bob Harrison | Center | San Francisco 49ers |
| 20 | 237 | Ross Coyle | End | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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