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1951 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 7 champion
Conference Big Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–2 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1951 college 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 William & Mary*No. 4
W 49–739,184 [1]
October 6at No. 10 Texas A&M*No. 4
L 7–1434,789
October 13vs. No. 6 Texas*
L 7–975,080 [2]
October 20 KansasNo. 19
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 33–2144,462
October 27 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 55–1446,686
November 3at Kansas StateNo. 17
W 33–011,248
November 10at MissouriNo. 14
W 34–2023,198
November 17 Iowa StateNo. 12
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–634,761
November 24at NebraskaNo. 12
W 27–033,698
December 1 Oklahoma A&M*No. 10
W 41–633,103
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster

Rankings

See also: 1951 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AP4 (16)4 (16)4 (16)4 (18)1119—17 (1)14 (1)12 (1)1210 (2)10 (4)

Postseason

NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
2 17 Jim Weatherall Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
16 192 Ed Rowland Tackle Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ^ "Sooners display blasting power". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas edges stubborn Sooners, 9–7". The Ponca City News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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