Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west,Kansas to the north,Missouri to the northeast,Arkansas to the east,New Mexico to the west,and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South,it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla,'people' and humma,which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname,"The Sooner State",in reference to the Sooners,American settlers who staked their claims in formerly American Indian-owned lands until the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 authorized the Land Rush of 1889 opening the land to settlement.
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a length of 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km),it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country,after I-90 and I-80. From west to east,it passes through California,Arizona,New Mexico,Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas,Tennessee,and North Carolina. Its western terminus is at I-15 in Barstow,California,while its eastern terminus is at a concurrency with U.S. Route 117 (US 117) and North Carolina Highway 132 (NC 132) in Wilmington,North Carolina. Major cities served by the interstate include Flagstaff,Arizona;Albuquerque,New Mexico;Amarillo,Texas;Oklahoma City,Oklahoma;Little Rock,Arkansas;Memphis,Nashville,and Knoxville in Tennessee;and Asheville,Winston-Salem,Greensboro,Durham,Raleigh,and Wilmington in North Carolina.
Carl Bert Albert was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977.
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) by its charter member schools:the University of Kansas,University of Missouri,University of Nebraska,and Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally,the University of Iowa was an original member of the MVIAA,while maintaining joint membership in the Western Conference.
Owen Kay Garriott was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut,who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission,and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983.
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary,nicknamed "Big Mac",is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester,Oklahoma,on 1,556 acres (6.30 km2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities,today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders,the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They also hold many death row prisoners.
The Oklahoma Sooners football team represents the University of Oklahoma (OU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful in history,having won 949 games and possessing a .725 winning percentage,both sixth all-time. Oklahoma has appeared in the AP poll 905 times,including 101 No. 1 rankings,both third all-time. The program claims seven national championships,50 conference championships,167 first-team All-Americans,and seven Heisman Trophy winners. The school has had 29 former players and coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories. Oklahoma is also the only program with which four coaches have won more than 100 games each.
The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans,coached by John McKay,go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the 50 AP panelists. Eighth-ranked in the preseason,the Trojans were narrowly voted No. 1 in the first AP poll,and stayed out front for the rest of the year.
The 1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma in the Southwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bennie Owen,the Sooners compiled a 10–0 record,won the Southwest Conference championship,and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 369 to 54. This was the first season that the Sooners participated in the Southwest Conference.
The 1973 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1973. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1973 season. They are:(1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) which selected its team for Kodak based on a vote of the nation's coaches;(2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;(3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;(4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on the votes of sports writers at NEA newspapers;(5) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;and (6) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
The 1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium,where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted an 11–1 overall record and were 6–1 in conference,later changed to 8–4 and 3–4. This was Chuck Fairbanks' last season as Sooner head coach;he left for the New England Patriots of the NFL.
The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 10–0–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference outright title under first-year head coach Barry Switzer. This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach.
The Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Oklahoma City University (OCU) in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
The Northeastern State RiverHawks football program represents Northeastern State University in college football and competes in the NCAA Division II. In 2012,Northeastern State became member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA),and has remained in the league. NSU's football program will become an independent program,beginning in August 2024. NSU's home games are played at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah,Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Baptist Bison are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma Baptist University,located in Shawnee,Oklahoma,in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks,primarily competing in the Great American Conference (GAC) since the 2015–16 academic year. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA),primarily competing as an independent in the Central Region of the Division I level.
The Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs football program represents Southwestern Oklahoma State University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2011,SWOSU became a member of the Great American Conference. Prior to this,Southwestern Oklahoma State was a member of the Lone Star Conference from 1998 to 2010. SWOSU's home games are played at Milam in Weatherford,Oklahoma.
The 1973 NAIA Division I football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of the league's two-division structure.
The 1973 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Stanley,the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–2 record,finished in fifth place in the conference,and outscored opponents by a combined total of 303 to 186.
