1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952 college football season. It was the 58th season of play for the Sooners. Led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners offense scored 407 points, while the defense allowed only 141.
| 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Seven champion | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1952 record | 8–1–1 (5–0–1 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647) |
| 1952 Big Seven Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Colorado | No. 4 | T 21–21 | 30,569[1] | ||
| October 4 | Pittsburgh* | No. 20 |
| W 49–20 | 37,716[1] | |
| October 11 | vs. Texas* | No. 12 | W 49–20 | 75,504[1] | ||
| October 18 | at No. 8 Kansas | No. 6 |
| W 42–20 | 37,946[1] | |
| October 25 | Kansas State | No. 3 |
| W 49–6 | 38,168[1] | |
| November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 3 |
| W 41–0 | 9,619[1] | |
| November 8 | at No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | NBC | L 21–27 | 57,466[1] | |
| November 15 | Missouri | No. 8 |
| W 47–7 | 43,393[1] | |
| November 22 | Nebraska | No. 5 |
| W 34–13 | 42,489[1] | |
| November 29 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 4 |
| W 54–7 | 21,408[1] | |
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Roster
- QB Eddie Crowder, Sr.
- G J.D. Roberts, Jr.
- HB Billy Vessels, Sr.
Awards and honors
1953 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Billy Vessels | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts |
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References
- http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1952&type=All&location=H
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm
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