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American college football season
The 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the
University of Oklahoma during the
1968 NCAA University Division football season . They played their home games at
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the
Big Eight Conference . They were coached by head coach
Chuck Fairbanks .
Although Oklahoma shared the Big Eight championship with
Kansas and defeated the Jayhawks 27–23 on their
home field , the Sooners were passed over by the Orange Bowl, which invited 9–1 Kansas.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 21 at No. 3
Notre Dame * No. 5 L 21–4558,821
September 28
NC State * W 28–1453,349
[1]
October 12 vs.
Texas * L 20–2671,837
[2]
October 19
Iowa State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 42–746,960
October 26 at
Colorado L 27–4145,804
November 2
Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 35–2043,782
November 9 at No. 3
Kansas W 27–2350,658
November 16 No. 6
Missouri Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (
rivalry ) W 28–1460,632
November 23
Nebraska No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (
rivalry )
ABC W 47–046,011
November 30 at
Oklahoma State No. 11 W 41–738,515
December 31 vs. No. 20
SMU * No. 10 ABC L 27–2853,453
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[3]
Roster
1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
AP 4 5 — — — — — — — — 14 11 10 11
Postseason
NFL/AFL draft
Eddie Hinton was drafted into the National Football League following the season.
[4]
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold