American college football season
1967 Oklahoma Sooners football |
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Big 8 champion Orange Bowl champion National Champion(Poling) [1] |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 3 |
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AP | No. 3 |
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Record | 10–1 (7–0 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Chuck Fairbanks (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Barry Switzer (2nd season) |
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Captain | Bob Kalsu |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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1967 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss they upset number 9 Colorado on November 4 by a score of 23-0 in Norman; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.[1][2]
Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April.[3][4] Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Washington State* | | | | W 21–0 | 47,270 | |
September 30 | Maryland* | | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| ABC | W 35–0 | 46,215 | [6] |
October 14 | vs. Texas* | | | | L 7–9 | 75,504 | |
October 21 | at Kansas State | | | | W 46–7 | 17,375 | |
October 28 | at Missouri | | | | W 7–0 | 55,445 | |
November 4 | No. 9 Colorado | | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 23–0 | 61,106 | |
November 11 | at Iowa State | No. 8 | | | W 52–14 | 18,331 | |
November 18 | Kansas | No. 7 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 14–10 | 57,649 | |
November 23 | at Nebraska | No. 5 | | ABC | W 21–14 | 59,154 | |
December 2 | Oklahoma State | No. 3 | | | W 38–14 | 62,038 | |
January 1, 1968 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee* | No. 3 | | NBC | W 26–24 | 76,563 | [7] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WB | 33 | Eddie Hinton | Jr | OT | 77 | Bob Kalsu | Sr | TB | 22 | Ron Shotts | Sr | RB | | Steve Owens | So | QB | 11 | Bobby Warmack | Jr | E | 82 | Steve Zabel | So | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | PK | 92 | Mike Vachon | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Kansas
Kansas (4-4) at #7 Oklahoma (6-1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Kansas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | • Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | - Date: November 18
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 57,649
- Game weather: Sunny
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Orange Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Oklahoma | 7 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 | - Date: January 1
- Location: Orange Bowl
- Game attendance: 76,563
- Television network: NBC
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 5 (1) | 3 |
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Awards
All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack
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Postseason
NFL/AFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[11]
References
- ^ a b Grimsley, Will (January 2, 1968). "Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 14.
- ^ "Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1968. p. 36.
- ^ "OU grid coach dies at age 37 of heart attack". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 13.
- ^ "OU to name grid coach soon". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 1, 1967. p. 15.
- ^ "Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 2, 1967. p. 10.
- ^ "Sooners boom Maryland". Tulsa World. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners hold on to win". The Kansas City Times. January 2, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
- ^ Oklahoma Sooners Football Media Guide. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
- ^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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