1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1959 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 7 champion
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	7–3 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (13th season)
Captains	Bobby Boyd Gilmer Lewis
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Big Seven Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Oklahoma $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Missouri	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1959 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 10 Northwestern *	No. 2	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	NBC	L 13–45	50,010
October 3	Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 42–12	53,745
October 10	vs. No. 4 Texas *	No. 13	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	NBC	L 12–19	75,504	[1]
October 17	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 23–0	38,561
October 24	Kansas	No. 18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 7–6	51,013
October 31	at Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 21–25	32,703
November 7	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS		W 36–0	11,204
November 14	Army *		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	NBC	W 28–20	61,718–62,472
November 21	Iowa State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–12	46,529
November 28	Oklahoma State *	No. 17	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 17–7	59,136
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1959 major college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AP	2 (48)	2 (12)	—	13 (2)	—	18	19	—	—	—	17	15	15

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. ^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	19	Prentice Gautt	Running back	Cleveland Browns
10	119	Bobby Boyd	Defensive back	Baltimore Colts
20	233	Gilmer Lewis	Tackle	Green Bay Packers

References

1. "Longhorns defeat Oklahoma, 19 to 12". The Vernon Daily Record. October 11, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
3. "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.