1951 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion | |
Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 8–2 (6–0 Big 7) |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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No. 10 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1951 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Seven Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | William & Mary * | No. 4 | W 49–7 | 39,184 | [1] | |
October 6 | at No. 10 Texas A&M * | No. 4 | L 7–14 | 34,789 | ||
October 13 | vs. No. 6 Texas * | L 7–9 | 75,080 | [2] | ||
October 20 | Kansas | No. 19 |
| W 33–21 | 44,462 | |
October 27 | Colorado |
| W 55–14 | 46,686 | ||
November 3 | at Kansas State | No. 17 | W 33–0 | 11,248 | ||
November 10 | at Missouri | No. 14 | W 34–20 | 23,198 | ||
November 17 | Iowa State | No. 12 |
| W 35–6 | 34,761 | |
November 24 | at Nebraska | No. 12 | W 27–0 | 33,698 | ||
December 1 | Oklahoma A&M * | No. 10 |
| W 41–6 | 33,103 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AP | 4 (16) | 4 (16) | 4 (16) | 4 (18) | 11 | 19 | — | 17 (1) | 14 (1) | 12 (1) | 12 | 10 (2) | 10 (4) |
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [4]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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2 | 17 | Jim Weatherall | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |
16 | 192 | Ed Rowland | Tackle | Cleveland Browns |
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