1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1963 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 9 |
1963 record | 8–2 (6–1 Big 8) |
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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 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1963 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 Bud Wilkinson, who would retire from coaching after the conclusion of the season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | Clemson* | No. 4 |
| W 31–14 | 62,034 | |
September 28 | at No. 1 USC* | No. 3 | CBS | W 17–12 | 52,245 | |
October 12 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 1 |
| CBS | L 7–28 | 76,004 |
October 19 | Kansas | No. 6 |
| W 21–18 | 61,080 | |
October 26 | at Kansas State | No. 7 |
| W 34–9 | 12,200 | |
November 2 | Colorado | No. 6 |
| W 35–0 | 49,402 | |
November 9 | Iowa State | No. 6 |
| W 24–14 | 51,688 | |
November 16 | at Missouri | No. 5 |
| CBS | W 13–3 | 50,711 |
November 23 | at No. 10 Nebraska | No. 6 |
| L 20–29 | 38,362 | |
November 30 | Oklahoma State | No. 10 |
| W 34–10 | 50,678 | |
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Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final | ||||||||
AP | 4 | 3 (2) | 1 (36) | 1 (40) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Postseason[]
NFL draft[]
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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Joe Don Looney | Running back | 1 | 12 | New York Giants |
Glen Condren | Tackle | 11 | 152 | New York Giants |
John Garrett | Linebacker | 14 | 189 | Los Angeles Rams |
References[]
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Categories:
- 1963 Big Eight Conference football season
- Oklahoma Sooners football seasons
- 1963 in sports in Oklahoma