1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an undefeated 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 399 to 88.[1][2]
| 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Seven champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 35–0 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1949 record | 11–0 (5–0 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Five Sooners received All-America honors in 1949: Jim Owens (end), Darrell Royal (quarterback), George Thomas (halfback), Wade Walker (tackle) and Stanley West (guard).[3] The same five players also received all-conference honors.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | at Boston College* | No. 3 | W 46–0 | 36,241 | |
| October 1 | Texas A&M* | No. 3 |
| W 33–13 | 34,658 |
| October 8 | vs. No. 12 Texas* | No. 3 |
| W 20–14 | 75,347 |
| October 15 | Kansas | No. 3 |
| W 48–26 | 37,660 |
| October 22 | at Nebraska | No. 4 |
| W 48–0 | 39,000 |
| October 29 | Iowa State | No. 3 |
| W 34–7 | 38,149 |
| November 5 | at Kansas State | No. 3 |
| W 39–0 | 18,500 |
| November 12 | at Missouri | No. 3 |
| W 27–7 | 37,152 |
| November 19 | vs. No. 19 Santa Clara* | No. 2 |
| W 28–21 | 60,145 |
| November 26 | Oklahoma A&M* | No. 3 |
| W 41–0 | 47,937 |
| January 1, 1950 | No. 9 LSU* | No. 2 | W 35–0 | 82,000 | |
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Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
Roster
- Claude Arnold
- QB Darrell Royal
- Gene Heape
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References
- "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "1949 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.
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