1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1953 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Maryland
Conference Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 4
1953 record 9–1–1 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach Bud Wilkinson (7th season)
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 55,647)
1953 Big 7 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –1
Kansas State 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –1
Missouri 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Colorado 2 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Nebraska 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
Kansas 2 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Iowa State 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1953 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference.

The Sooners dropped their opener at home to top-ranked Notre Dame,[1] tied at Pittsburgh,[2] then won nine straight, concluding with a 7–0 shutout of #1 Maryland in the Orange Bowl in Miami on New Year's Day.[3][4] The final polls were released in late November, prior to the bowl games.[5][6]

Oklahoma's initial win of the 1953 season, over Texas in Dallas on October 10, was the start of their record 47-game winning streak that extended more than four years, until November 1957.[7]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 26 No. 1 Notre Dame* No. 6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma L 21–28   59,461
October 3 at Pittsburgh* No. 8 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh T 7–7   28,152
October 10 vs. No. 15 Texas* No. 16 Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout) W 19–14   75,504
October 17 Kansas No. 12 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 45–0   45,862
October 24 Colorado No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 27–20   36,565
October 31 Kansas State No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 34–0   23,822
November 7 at Missouri No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri (Peace Pipe) W 14–7   30,020
November 14 Iowa State No. 6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 47–0   43,713
November 21 at Nebraska No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) W 30–7   31,551
November 28 Oklahoma A&M* No. 4 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam) W 42–7   50,524
January 1, 1954 vs. No. 1 Maryland* No. 4 Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl) W 7–0   68,640
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[8]

References

  1. ↑ Fullerton, Hugh, Jr. (September 27, 1953). "The Irish flame in Norman heat to stop O.U., 28-21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
  2. ↑ "Pitt holds Sooners to 7-7 draw". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 4, 1953. p. 32.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma's defense upsets Maryland, 7-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1954. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Maryland deflated by Sooners, 7-0". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 2, 1954. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Undefeated Maryland eleven leads final AP football poll". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. December 1, 1953. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Maryland keeps top spot in nation's college ratings". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 1, 1953. p. 24.
  7. ↑ "Irish snap Sooners' string, 7-0". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 1C.
  8. ↑ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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