1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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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
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 | Source |
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| September 21 | Clemson* | No. 4 | W 31–14 | 62,034 | [1] | ||
| 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 | 75,504–76,004 | [2] | |
| October 19 | Kansas | No. 6 |
| W 21–18 | 61,826 | ||
| 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 Memorial Stadium ) | 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.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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| 1 | 12 | Joe Don Looney | Running back | New York Giants |
| 11 | 152 | Glen Condren | Tackle | New York Giants |
| 14 | 189 | John Garrett | Linebacker | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
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