1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 27–28 vs. SMU
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 11
1968 record 7–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach Chuck Fairbanks (2nd season)
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,836)
1968 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 9 Missouri 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Nebraska 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Colorado 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1968 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Chuck Fairbanks.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 at No. 3 Notre Dame* No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana L 21–45   58,821
September 28 NC State* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 28–14   53,349
October 12 vs. Texas* Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout) L 20–26   71,837
October 19 Iowa State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 42–7   46,960
October 26 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado L 27–41   45,804
November 2 Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma W 35–20   43,782
November 9 at No. 3 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas W 27–23   50,658
November 16 No. 6 Missouri Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) W 28–14   60,632
November 23 Nebraska No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) ABC W 47–0   46,011
November 30 at Oklahoma State No. 11 Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) W 41–7   38,515
December 31 vs. No. 20 SMU* No. 10 Rice Stadium • Houston (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) ABC L 27–28   53,453
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WB 33 Eddie Hinton Jr
SE 88 Preshie Hodge So
WB 37 Gary Jamar So
TB 22 Marcellous Johnson So
C 52 Joe Justice So
WR 83 Joe Killingsworth Jr
C 54 Bob Klitzman So
C 50 Ken Mendenhall Jr
TB 36 Steve Owens Jr
QB 11 Bob Warmack Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
RE 84 Jim Files Jr
LB 82 Steve Zabel Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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