1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1971 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1966-79.png
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 40–22 vs. Auburn
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barry Switzer (6th season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (capacity: 61,836)
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 3 Colorado 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
Iowa State 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –04 –6 –1
Kansas 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Missouri 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1971 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. [1] The team posted an 11–1 and 6–1 conference record under head coach Chuck Fairbanks. [2] [3] The Sooners finished the season ranked #2, losing only once, 35–31 to eventual national champion Nebraska in the 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game, which has become known as Game of the Century.

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In 1971, offensive coordinator Barry Switzer perfected the wishbone offense as it led the nation in both scoring (45 points average) and total yards (563 total yards average), and set an NCAA record by averaging over 472.4 (5196 in 11 games) rushing yards in a season. [4] The team holds the current school record with 7.07 yards per rushing attempt and 7.6 yards per play as well as the records for 469.6 rushing yards (5635 in 12 games counting bowl game) and 566.83 yards of total offense per game. The team also holds the single-season rushing touchdowns record of 62 and rushing touchdowns per game record of 5.17. The team's records of 711 single-game rushing yards and 785 total yards stood for nine seasons. [5] Jack Mildren's single-season record for yards rushing by a quarterback of 1140 would be broken three seasons later by Freddie Solomon. [6]

Greg Pruitt set the current national single-season record with 8.98 yards per attempt, [7] the school's single-game records of 294 rushing yards and 374 all-purpose yards. Meanwhile, Jon Harrison set the single-season and career yards per reception with 29.1 and 27.0. [8] His 2066 single-season all-purpose yards record stood until Quentin Griffin broke it in 2002. Joe Wylie's kickoff return average record of 28.5 stood for 27 years. [9]

The team was led by three All-Americans: Pruitt, [7] Tom Brahaney [10] and Jack Mildren. [11] The team won its first nine games on a schedule that included five ranked opponents (In order, #17 USC, #3 Texas, #6 Colorado, #1 Nebraska and #5 Auburn). All five of these opponents finished the season ranked. The only loss was to Nebraska. They played Auburn in the Sugar Bowl and won 40–22. [3]

The top three teams in the final AP poll for the 1971 season were from the Big Eight: Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Colorado. The top two teams had never been from the same conference, and this year had three. [12]

Pruitt led the team in rushing with 1760 yards, Mildren led the team in passing yards for the third straight season with 889 yards and also in scoring with 12 points, Harrison led the team in receiving with 494 yards, Mark Driscoll led the team in tackles with 134, and John Shelly led the team in interceptions with 5. [13]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18 SMU *No. 10
W 30–053,545
September 25at Pittsburgh *No. 11
W 55–2934,916
October 2No. 17 USC *No. 8
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 33–2062,351
October 9vs. No. 3 Texas *No. 8
 ABC W 48–2772,032
October 16No. 6 Colorado Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 45–1762,501
October 23at Kansas State No. 2
W 75–2837,198
October 30 Iowa State No. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 39–760,477
November 6at Missouri No. 2
W 20–355,098
November 13 Kansas No. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 56–1054,347
November 25No. 1 Nebraska No. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
ABCL 31–35 62,884
December 4at Oklahoma State No. 3
W 58–1436,571
January 1, 1972vs. No. 5 Auburn *No. 3
ABCW 40–2284,031 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Game summaries

SMU

1234Total
SMU00000
• Oklahoma3177330

Pittsburgh

1234Total
• Oklahoma21216755
Pittsburgh11601229
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Pitt Stadium
  • Game attendance: 34,916

USC

1234Total
USC770620
• Oklahoma13614033
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 62,351

Texas

#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #3 Texas Longhorns
1234Total
•#8 Oklahoma141771048
#3 Texas1476027
Scoring summary
110:29TEXDonnie Wigginton 5-yard run (Steve Valek kick)TEX 7-0
17:59OUGreg Pruitt 1-yard run (John Carroll kick)Tied 7-7
15:04TEXDonnie Wigginton 44-yard run (Steve Valek kick)TEX 14-7
12:04OURoy Bell 3-yard run (John Carroll kick)Tied 14-14
210:33OUGreg Pruitt 4-yard run (John Carroll kick)OU 21-14
29:09OUGregg Pruitt 20-yard run (John Carroll kick)OU 28-14
24:53TEXJim Bertelsen 3-yard run (Steve Valek kick)OU 28-21
20:01OUJohn Carroll 26-yard field goalOU 31-21
37:17OUJack Mildren 7-yard run (John Carroll kick)OU 38-21
32:16TEXJim Bertelsen 15-yard run (kick failed)OU 38-27
43:29OUJohn Carroll 27-yard field goalOU 41-27
42:10OUJack Mildren 1-yard run (John Carroll kick)OU 48-27

[16] [17]

Colorado

#6 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
1234Total
#6 Colorado0017017
•#2 Oklahoma141071445
Scoring summary
1OUPruitt 66-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 7-0
1OUHarrison 54-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick)OU 14-0
2OUCarroll 36-yard field goalOU 17-0
2OUMildren 3-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 24-0
3COLNichols 64-yard pass from Johnson (Dean kick)OU 24-7
3OUPruitt 14-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 31-7
3COLDavis 16-yard run (Dean kick)OU 31-14
3COLDean 32-yard field goalOU 31-17
4OUWylie 68-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick)OU 38-17
4OUBell 3-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 45-17

[18]

Kansas State

1234Total
• Oklahoma1427132175
Kansas St777728
Scoring summary
1KSUButler 2 yard run (Goerger kick)Kansas St 7–0
1OKLAMildren 1 yard run (kick failed)Kansas St 7–6
1OKLAPruitt 15 yard run (Chandler pass from Mildren)Oklahoma 14–7
2OKLABell 24 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 21–7
2KSUButler 1 yard run (Goerger kick)Oklahoma 21–14
2OKLAPruitt 38 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 28–14
2OKLAPruitt 15 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 35–14
2OKLABell 5 yard run (kick failed)Oklahoma 41–14
3OKLABell 6 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 48–14
3KSUButler 1 yard run (Goerger kick)Oklahoma 48–21
3OKLAMildren 42 yard run (kick failed)Oklahoma 54–21
4OKLAChandler 15 yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 61–21
4KSUButler 1 yard run (Goerger kick)Oklahoma 61–28
4OKLABell 11 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 68–28
4OKLAMarshall 6 yard run (Carroll kick)Oklahoma 75–28

[19]

Iowa State

1234Total
Iowa St606012
• Oklahoma17127743
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 60,477

Missouri

1234Total
• Oklahoma6140020
Missouri03003
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Faurot Field
  • Game attendance: 55,098

Kansas

1234Total
Kansas0001010
• Oklahoma14357056
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Nebraska

#1 Nebraska at #2 Oklahoma
1234Total
• #1 Nebraska7714735
#2 Oklahoma3147731

Oklahoma and Nebraska battled back and forth in the Game of the Century in front of a sold-out crowd in Norman and over 55 million viewers on ABC-TV on Thanksgiving Day. Nebraska struck first with a 72-yard Johnny Rodgers punt return, but Oklahoma pulled ahead by 3 by halftime. The Cornhuskers came back strong in the third quarter with two more touchdowns, but the Sooners responded with two of their own to retake the lead with only 7:10 remaining. Down by 3 points, the Huskers went on a final drive and with only 1:38 remaining, Jeff Kinney scored his fourth touchdown of the day for the lead and the win. [20] [21] [22]

Oklahoma State

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1234Total
•#3 Oklahoma172071458
Oklahoma State070714
Scoring summary
1OUCarroll 26-yard field goalOU 3-0
1OUMildren 4-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 10-0
1OUHarrison 77-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 17-0
2OUMildren 1-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 24-0
2OUPruitt 1-yard run (kick failed)OU 30-0
2OSUGarrett 38-yard run (Pruss kick)OU 30-7
2OUChandler 18-yard pass from Mildren (Carroll kick)OU 37-7
3OUPruitt 7-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 44-7
4OSUGraham 7-yard pass from Pounds (Pruss kick)OU 44-14
4OUBell 4-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 51-14
4OUDodd 5-yard run (Carroll kick)OU 58-14

[23]

Sugar Bowl

1234Total
• Oklahoma19123640
Auburn0071522

[24]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP 101011882 (8)2 (18)2 (21)2 (17)2 (6)2 (8)2 (8)332

Roster

1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 63Neil Acker Redshirt.svg  So
SE 6Steve AllenSo
OT 65Drake AndarakesSo
RB 35 Roy Bell Sr
HB 20Bob BergSo
C 54 Tom Brahaney Jr
C 56Paul Bunge Redshirt.svg  So
HB 25Grant BurgetSo
HB 34Dexter BusseySo
SE 10John CarrollSo
TE 82 Al Chandler So
RB 17 Leon Crosswhite Jr
C 50 Kyle Davis So
C 53Glenn DewberrySr
FB 40Steve Dodd Redshirt.svg  So
G 73Darryl EmmertSr
OT 77Eddie Foster Redshirt.svg  So
SE 80Willie FranklinSr
QB 8Rick FulcherJr
TE 87David Geren Redshirt.svg  Jr
HB 36Pete HalfmanSr
SE 12Jon HarrisonSr
TE 84Ron HullSo
OT 79Robert Jensen Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 72Ken Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 74Phil Jordan Redshirt.svg  Jr
HB 24Everett MarshallSr
OT 69John McLaughlin Redshirt.svg  So
TE 85Mike McLaughlin Redshirt.svg  So
QB 11 Jack Mildren  (C)Sr
G 64Bill Orendorff Redshirt.svg  So
G 61Jerry PerkeySo
RB 30 Greg Pruitt Jr
TE 7John ReddellSo
G 62Sidney RileySo
QB 15Dave RobertsonJr
G 78Ron Stacy Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 9James StokelySo
OT 67Jim TaylorSo
OT 75Jimmy TestonSo
G 83Perry ThompsonSo
OT 71Nelson Todd Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 60Dean UnruhJr
FB 44Ron WatersSo
FB 45Tim WelchSo
OT 76Brad WhiteSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 43Steve Aycock (C)Sr
LB 51Gary BaccusJr
DB 27Gary Carter Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 90George DavisSo
DT 66Lionell DaySr
DB 23Max Dayton Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 88Bruce DeLoneySr
LB 59Mark DriscollSr
DB 4Mike DulanSo
LB 55 Gary Gibbs So
DT 96 Ray Hamilton Jr
LB 57Mike HawpeSr
LB 41Wayne HoffmanSo
DE 95Mike HronopulosSo
LB 32Ken Hulstein Redshirt.svg  So
DB 31Vic KearneyJr
DB 21Glenn King (C)Sr
DE 99Mark LundquistSo
DT 86Haynes McBride Redshirt.svg  So
LB 48Richard MildrenSo
LB 49Jon MilsteJr
DT 97 Derland Moore So
LB 58Danny MullenJr
DB 19Geoffrey NordgrenSr
DB 18Steve O'ShaughnessySr
DT 89A.G. PerrymanJr
DB 28Kenith PopeSo
DB 29 Clyde Powers So
LB/DE 81Al QuallsSr
LB 42Gary Rhynes Redshirt.svg  So
DB 26Larry RoachJr
DB 16Dan RusterJr
DT 70Tommy SaundersJr
DE 98 Lucious Selmon So
DB 33John ShelleySr
DB 14Steve ShottsJr
DB 38Dewayne SmithSo
LB 46Ricky StokesSo
DE 92Mike Struck Redshirt.svg  So
LB 47Gary WeibertSo
DT 91Chris WestSo
DT 94Joe WhitakerSo
DT 93Dennis WoodsSo
DB 37Gary YoungSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5Steve CaruthersSr
P 22Joe WylieJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

After the season

NFL draft

The following players were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [25] [26]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
246 Jack Mildren Defensive back Baltimore Colts
8191Al Qualls Linebacker Baltimore Colts
9234 Roy Bell Running back Dallas Cowboys
17417John ShelleyDefensive back Buffalo Bills

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