1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1969 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1969 record 64 (43 Big 8)
Head coach Chuck Fairbanks (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Barry Switzer (4th year)
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,836)
1969 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Missouri + 6 1 0     9 2 0
#11 Nebraska + 6 1 0     9 2 0
#16 Colorado 5 2 0     8 3 0
Oklahoma 4 3 0     6 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 0     5 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0     5 5 0
Iowa State 1 6 0     3 7 0
Kansas 0 7 0     1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 college football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 20 at Wisconsin* No. 6 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin W 4821   46,130[1]
September 27 Pittsburgh* No. 6 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma W 378   54,576[1]
October 11 vs. No. 2 Texas* No. 8 Cotton BowlDallas (Red River Shootout) ABC L 1727   72,032[1]
October 18 Colorado No. 12 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 4230   60,524[1]
October 25 at No. 18 Kansas State No. 11 KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas L 2159   35,615[1]
November 1 Iowa State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 3714   53,811[1]
November 8 at No. 9 Missouri No. 20 Memorial StadiumColumbia, Missouri ABC L 1044   60,378[1]
November 15 Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 3115   56,462[1]
November 22 No. 16 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) L 1444   52,367[1]
November 29 at Oklahoma State Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) W 2827   41,315[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1 234Total
Oklahoma 14 077 28
Oklahoma State 7 1406 27

Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.

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Awards and honors

1970 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Steve ZabelLinebacker1 6 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim FilesLinebacker1 13 New York Giants
Steve OwensRunning Back1 19 Detroit Lions
Ken MendenhallCenter5116 Atlanta Falcons
Jack PorterCenter8187 New York Jets
Joe KillingsworthWide Receiver17 420 Boston Patriots

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References

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