American college football season
1968 Oklahoma Sooners football Conference Big Eight Conference Coaches No. 10 AP No. 11 1968 record 7–4 (6–1 Big 8) Head coach Chuck Fairbanks (2nd season)Offensive coordinator Barry Switzer (3rd season)Captains
John Titsworth
Bob Warmack
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)Seasons
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 Kansas +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 11 Oklahoma +
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 9 Missouri
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Nebraska
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Colorado
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Kansas State
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Oklahoma State
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Iowa State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
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 .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 21 at No. 3 Notre Dame * No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN L 21–4558,821
September 28 NC State * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 28–1453,349
October 12 vs. Texas * Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )L 20–2671,837
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 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 27–2350,658
November 16 No. 6 Missouri 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 Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series )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
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Roster [ ]
1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WB
33
Eddie Hinton
Jr
SE
88
Preshie Hodge
So
WB
37
Gary Jamar
So
TB
22
Marcellous Johnson
So
C
52
Joe Justice
So
WR
83
Joe Killingsworth
Jr
C
54
Bob Klitzman
So
C
50
Ken Mendenhall
Jr
TB
36
Steve Owens
Jr
QB
11
Bob Warmack
Sr
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. 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
11
12
Final
AP
4
5
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
14
11
10
11
Postseason [ ]
NFL/AFL draft [ ]
Eddie Hinton was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
Franchise
Eddie Hinton
Wide receiver
1
25
Baltimore Colts
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold