American college football season
1956 Oklahoma Sooners football Conference Big Seven Conference Coaches No. 1 AP No. 1 1956 record 10–0 (6–0 Big 7) Head coach Bud Wilkinson (10th season)Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Seasons
1956 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 1 Oklahoma $
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
0
–
0
No. 20 Colorado
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Missouri
3
–
2
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Nebraska
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Kansas
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Kansas State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Iowa State
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season . It was the 62nd season of play for the Sooners and they repeated as consensus national champions. They were led by hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson , in his tenth season. On the field, the Sooners were led on offense by quarterback Jim Harris, and played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma .
After another undefeated season, Oklahoma was first in both final polls in early December.[1] Their winning streak was up to forty games,[2] but they did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule;[1] runner-up Colorado was invited to and won the Orange Bowl .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 29 North Carolina * No. 1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 36–057,559[3] October 6 Kansas State No. 1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 66–039,981[3] October 13 vs. Texas * No. 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )NBC W 45–075,504[3] October 20 at Kansas No. 1 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 34–1230,129[3] October 27 at Notre Dame * No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 40–060,128[3] November 3 at No. 18 Colorado No. 1 W 27–1946,563[3] November 10 at Iowa State No. 1 Clyde Williams Stadium Ames, IA W 44–011,409[3] November 17 Missouri No. 1 W 67–1457,647[3] November 24 Nebraska No. 1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) W 54–650,039[3] December 1 at Oklahoma A&M * No. 1 Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series )W 53–036,500[3] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ] QB Jimmy Harris, Sr.
HB Tommy McDonald, Sr.
C Jerry Tubbs, Sr. Game summaries [ ] Texas [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas
0
0 0 0
0
• Oklahoma
6
13 13 13
45
Date: October 13Location: Cotton Bowl Game attendance: 75,504Game weather: 83°FTelevision network: NBC Scoring summary Q1 11:57 OKLA Thomas 2 yard run (kick failed)OKLA 6–0 Q2 14:27 OKLA McDonald 4 yard run (kick failed)OKLA 12–0 Q2 :27 OKLA McDonald 27 yard pass from Harris (Harris kick) OKLA 19–0 Q3 8:41 OKLA Thomas 8 yard run (kick failed) OKLA 25–0 Q3 1:32 OKLA McDonald 44 yard run (Pricer kick) OKLA 32–0 Q4 12:55 OKLA Thomas 1 yard run (Pricer kick) OKLA 39–0 Q4 :45 OKLA Day 25 yard interception return (kick failed) OKLA 45–0
[4]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
AP
1 (111)
1 (91)
1 (60)
1 (76)
1 (67)
2 (44)
1 (143)
1 (116)
2 (92)
1 (111)
1 (81)
1 (104)
Awards [ ] C Jerry Tubbs (All-American, Heisman Finalist)
G Bill Krisher (All-American)
HB Tommy McDonald (All-American)
G Ed Gray (All-American) [5]
Postseason [ ] NFL draft [ ] The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
Franchise
Jerry Tubbs Center
1
10
Chicago Cardinals
Tommy McDonald Wide Receiver
3
31
Philadelphia Eagles
Jimmy Harris Quarterback
5
50
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Pricer Back
6
65
Baltimore Colts
Ed Gray Tackle
7
75
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Derrick
Back
12
142
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Emerson Guard
28
336
Chicago Bears
References [ ]
^ a b Miller, Norman (December 4, 1956). "Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 23. ^ "Oklahoma wins 40th in a row" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 2, 1956. p. 1, sports.^ a b c d e f g h i j "1956 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball" .^ [1] . Retrieved 2015-Jul-25.^ SoonerSports.com . Retrieved 2015-Jul-25.^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
Head coach: Bud Wilkinson
Venues Bowls & rivalries
Bowl games Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series
Texas: Red River Showdown Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1936–1949 1950s 1960s
1960 Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF ) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961 Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962 USC 1963 Texas 1964 Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965 Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966 Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967 USC 1968 Ohio State 1969 Texas 1970s
1970 Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971 Nebraska 1972 USC 1973 Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974 Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975 Oklahoma 1976 Pittsburgh 1977 Notre Dame 1978 Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979 Alabama 1980–1991
1980 Georgia 1981 Clemson 1982 Penn State 1983 Miami (FL) 1984 BYU 1985 Oklahoma 1986 Penn State 1987 Miami (FL) 1988 Notre Dame 1989 Miami (FL) 1990 Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT /CNN ) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991 Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI /NFF)
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold
