1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth season under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners were 8–2 in the regular season (7–0 in conference) and played their home games on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
1962 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Eight champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 8 |
1962 record | 8–3 (7–0 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day, the Sooners were shut out 17–0 by fifth-ranked Alabama and finished at 8–3.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | Syracuse* | W 7–3 | 54,600 | |||
September 29 | Notre Dame* |
| CBS | L 7–13 | 60,640 | |
October 13 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | CBS | L 6–9 | 75,504 | ||
October 20 | at Kansas | W 13–7 | 38,540 | |||
October 27 | Kansas State |
| W 47–0 | 45,085 | ||
November 3 | at Colorado | W 62–0 | 27,871 | |||
November 10 | at Iowa State | W 41–0 | 15,391 | |||
November 17 | No. 6 Missouri |
| W 13–0 | 62,181 | ||
November 24 | Nebraska | No. 10 |
| W 34–6 | 58,768 | |
December 1 | at Oklahoma State | No. 8 | W 37–6 | 35,727 | ||
January 1, 1963 | vs. No. 5 Alabama* | No. 8 | L 0–17 | 73,380 | ||
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Roster
- HB Joe Don Looney, Jr.
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Postseason
NFL draft
Three Sooners were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[2]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Jim Cook | Guard | 8 | 101 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Dennis Ward | Tackle | 9 | 116 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Paul Lea | Back | 14 | 185 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Staff
After the season in early January, 31-year-old assistant coach Eddie Crowder, a former Sooner quarterback, was hired as head coach at the University of Colorado, also a member of the Big Eight.[3][4][5]
References
- "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- "Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 6B.
- "Crowder names 3 assistants". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 4, 1963. p. B7.
- "Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
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