1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1967 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1967 record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Chuck Fairbanks (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (2nd season)
CaptainBob Kalsu
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,836)
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.[1][2]

Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April.[3][4] Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23Washington State*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 21–047,270
September 30Maryland*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 35–046,215
October 14vs. Texas*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
L 7–975,504
October 21at Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 46–717,375
October 28at Missouri
W 7–055,445
November 4No. 9 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 23–061,106
November 11at Iowa StateNo. 8
W 52–1418,331
November 18KansasNo. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 14–1057,649
November 23at NebraskaNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
ABCW 21–1459,154
December 2Oklahoma StateNo. 3
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)
W 38–1462,038
January 1, 1968vs. No. 2 Tennessee*No. 3
NBCW 26–2476,563
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

Roster[]

1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WB 33 Eddie Hinton Jr
OT 77 Bob Kalsu Sr
TB 22 Ron Shotts Sr
RB Steve Owens So
QB 11 Bobby Warmack Jr
E 82 Steve Zabel So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 66 Granville Liggins Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 92 Mike Vachon Jr
Head coach
  • Chuck Fairbanks
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season summary[]

Preseason[]

Regular season[]

Kansas[]

Kansas (4-4) at #7 Oklahoma (6-1)
1 234Total
Kansas 3 070 10
• Oklahoma 0 077 14
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 57,649
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Dad's Day

[7]

Postseason[]

Orange Bowl[]

1 234Total
• Oklahoma 7 1207 26
Tennessee 0 01410 24
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 76,563
  • Television network: NBC

Rankings[]

See also: 1967 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 8 7 5 (1) 3

Statistics[]

Awards[]

All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack

[8]

Postseason[]

NFL/AFL draft[]

The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[9]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Bob Kalsu Tackle 8 199 Buffalo Bills
Granville Liggins Linebacker 10 256 Detroit Lions
Ron Shotts Running back 11 292 Detroit Lions

References[]

  1. ^ Grimsley, Will (January 2, 1968). "Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1968. p. 36.
  3. ^ "OU grid coach dies at age 37 of heart attack". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 13.
  4. ^ "OU to name grid coach soon". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 1, 1967. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 2, 1967. p. 10.
  6. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  7. ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
  8. ^ Oklahoma Sooners Football Media Guide. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
  9. ^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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