The 1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Seven Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 350 to 121.[1][2]
1948 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 10–1 (5–0 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Captains | |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two Sooners received All-America honors in 1948, Buddy Burris, and Jack Mitchell.[3] Six Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris (guard), Mitchell (back), Owens (end), Paine (tackle), Thomas (back), and Walker (tackle).[4]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at Santa Clara* | L 17–20 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
October 2 | Texas A&M* | W 42–14 | 27,000 | |||
October 9 | vs. Texas* | W 20–14 | 67,435 | [6] | ||
October 16 | Kansas State | No. 20 |
| W 42–0 | 26,000 | |
October 23 | at TCU* | No. 18 | W 21–18 | 20,000 | ||
October 30 | at Iowa State | No. 16 | W 33–6 | 9,985 | ||
November 6 | No. 9 Missouri | No. 15 |
| W 41–7 | 39,297 | |
November 13 | Nebraska | No. 9 |
| W 41–14 | 28,000 | |
November 20 | at Kansas | No. 8 | W 60–7 | 39,000 | ||
November 27 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 6 | W 19–15 | 30,000 | ||
January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 3 North Carolina* | No. 5 | W 14–6 | 80,383 | ||
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Roster
edit- Claude Arnold
- Jack Mitchell
- QB Darrell Royal, Jr.
Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | 20 | 18 | 16 (1) | 15 (2) | 9 (5) | 8 (5) | 6 (13) | 5 (30) |
Postseason
editNFL draft
editTwo Sooners were selected in the 1949 NFL draft, held in December 1948.[8]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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7 | 62 | Myrl Greathouse | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
23 | 225 | Jim Owens | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
- Owens played another season for Oklahoma in 1949.
References
edit- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1948 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Bob Brachman (September 26, 1948). "Broncos Surprise Oklahoma, 20-17". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record crowd sees Oklahoma defeat Longhorns, 20–14". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1949 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.