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1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1968 NCAA University Division 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.

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 27–28 vs. SMU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record7–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (3rd season)
Captains
  • John Titsworth
  • Bob Warmack
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

Although Oklahoma shared the Big Eight championship with Kansas and defeated the Jayhawks 27–23 on their home field, the Sooners were passed over by the Orange Bowl, which invited 9–1 Kansas.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 3 Notre Dame*No. 5
L 21–4558,821
September 28NC State*
W 28–1453,349[1]
October 12vs. Texas*
L 20–2671,837[2]
October 19Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 42–746,960
October 26at Colorado
L 27–4145,804
November 2Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–2043,782
November 9at No. 3 Kansas
W 27–2350,658
November 16No. 6 Missouri
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 28–1460,632
November 23NebraskaNo. 14
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
ABCW 47–046,011
November 30at Oklahoma StateNo. 11
W 41–738,515
December 31vs. No. 20 SMU*No. 10
ABCL 27–2853,453
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
RE 84 Jim Files Jr
TB 36 Steve Owens Jr
QB 11 Bob Warmack Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
RE 84 Jim Files Jr
DHB 26 Jerry Hetherington So
DT 69 Randy Little So
DHB 32 Rick Hetherington Jr
LB 82 Steve Zabel Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Rankings edit

See also: 1968 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AP45————————14111011

Postseason edit

NFL/AFL draft edit

Eddie Hinton was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 25 Eddie Hinton Wide receiver Baltimore Colts

References edit

  1. ^ "How sweet it is! OU 28–14". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "It's black day at Big D; Texas, 26–20, in final minute". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


  

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