1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1970 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1966-79.png
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record7–4–1 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barry Switzer (5th season)
Offensive scheme I formation (first 3 games)
Wishbone (final 9 games)
Defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell (1st season)
Captains
  • Steve Casteel
  • Monty Johnson
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 61,836)
Seasons
  1969
1971  
1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 011 0 1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 2 07 4 1
Kansas State 5 2 06 5 0
Missouri 3 4 05 6 0
Colorado 3 4 06 5 0
Kansas 2 5 05 6 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 04 7 0
Iowa State 1 6 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season, the 76th season of Sooner football. The team was led by head coach Chuck Fairbanks in his fourth season as the OU head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big Eight Conference.

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Conference play began at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on October 17, with a win over the Colorado Buffaloes, and ended on November 28 at home in Norman with a win over Oklahoma State in the annual Bedlam Series. The Sooners lost their second conference game to Kansas State; the Wildcats' next victory in the series did not occur until 1993.

Following a loss in their third game to Oregon State, the Sooners installed the wishbone offense during the open week prior to the Red River Shootout against Texas. The Sooners ran the wishbone continuously, save for a switch to the I formation in 1982 and 1983, until the early 1990s.

After finishing the regular season with a record of 7–4 (5–2 in Big 8 play), the Sooners were invited to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they tied the Alabama Crimson Tide, 24–24.

Following the season, John Watson was selected in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft, and Steve Casteel was chosen in the 10th.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12at SMU *No. 20W 28–1151,909 [1]
September 19 Wisconsin *No. 18W 21–758,100 [1]
September 26 Oregon State *No. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–2354,700 [1]
October 10vs. No. 2 Texas *
ABC L 9–4171,938 [1]
October 17at No. 13 Colorado W 23–1547,700 [1]
October 24 Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 14–1960,800 [1]
October 31at Iowa State W 29–2826,672 [1]
November 7 Missouri
W 28–1354,750 [1]
November 14at Kansas W 28–2436,820 [1]
November 21at No. 3 Nebraska L 21–2867,392 [1]
November 28 Oklahoma State
W 66–660,300 [1]
December 31vs. Alabama *No. 24T 24–2453,822 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 35 Roy Bell Jr
FB 17 Leon Crosswhite So
OE 82 Al Chandler So
QB 11 Jack Mildren Jr
SE 83 Greg Pruitt So
QB 15Dave RobertsonSo
OT 71Nelson ToddJr
OT 76 John Watson Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 43Steve AycockJr
WB 37Gary JamarSr
S 25Monty JohnsonSr
DT 99John NicholsonSr
DHB 19Geoffrey NordgrenJr
DHB 18Steve O'ShaughnessyJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP 20 т1814202020 т

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
7179 John Watson Tackle San Francisco 49ers
10258Steve CasteelLinebacker Cleveland Browns
17427Monty JohnsonDefensive back Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1970 OU Football Season Schedule – SoonerStats – Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball
  2. "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.