1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Barry Switzer (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 61,836) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Missouri + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Wisconsin* | No. 6 | W 48–21 | 46,130 | |||
| September 27 | Pittsburgh* | No. 6 | W 37–8 | 54,576 | |||
| October 11 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 8 | ABC | L 17–27 | 72,032 | ||
| October 18 | Colorado | No. 12 |
| W 42–30 | 60,524 | ||
| October 25 | at No. 18 Kansas State | No. 11 | L 21–59 | 35,615 | |||
| November 1 | Iowa State |
| W 37–14 | 53,811 | |||
| November 8 | at No. 9 Missouri | No. 20 | ABC | L 10–44 | 60,378 | ||
| November 15 | Kansas |
| W 31–15 | 59,128 | [1][2] | ||
| November 22 | No. 16 Nebraska |
| L 14–44 | 52,367 | |||
| November 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 28–27 | 41,315 | ||||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)
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Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.
Awards and honors
- Steve Owens, Heisman Trophy[5]
- Steve Owens, Walter Camp Award[6]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | — | 20 т | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 1 | 6 | Steve Zabel | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1 | 13 | Jim Files | Linebacker | New York Giants |
| 1 | 19 | Steve Owens | Running back | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | 116 | Ken Mendenhall | Center | Atlanta Falcons |
| 8 | 187 | Jack Porter | Center | New York Jets |
| 17 | 420 | Joe Killingsworth | Wide receiver | Boston Patriots |
References
- Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Zaps Jayhawks As Owens Goes 201". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Wins on Second Half Surge (continued)". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "1969 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
- "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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