1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football Big Eight Conference Big 8 7 8 8–3 7–0 Bud Wilkinson 16th Leon Cross Wayne Lee Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Big 8 champion Orange Bowl L 0–17 vs. Alabama The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth season under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners were 8–2 in the regular season (7–0 in conference) and played their home games on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. In the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day, the Sooners were shut out 17–0 by fifth-ranked Alabama and finished at 8–3. Schedule 1962 AP Central September 22 w y Syracuse Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 7–3 54,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/miami-news-record-looney-hero-of-last-ga/193678765/ Miami News-Record Looney hero of last-gap OU triumph September 23, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com September 29 l y Notre Dame Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK CBS 7–13 60,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-light-irish-defense-holds-of/193684903/ San Antonio Light Irish defense holds off Sooners' bids 13–7 September 30, 1962 March 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 l y y Texas 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Red River Shootout CBS 6–9 75,504 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123818490/texas-turns-ou-errors-into-96-victory/ The Daily Ardmoreite Texas turns OU errors into 9–6 victory October 14, 1962 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 13–7 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/seminole-producer-sooners-strike-down-ka/193939791/ Seminole Producer Sooners strike down Kansas Jayhawks 13–7 October 21, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 w Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 47–0 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-sooners-romp-pas/193936111/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Sooners romp past Wildcats in Big Eight October 28, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 w y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 62–0 24,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-enid-morning-news-ou-routs-buffs-62/193937245/ The Enid Morning News OU routs Buffs, 62–0 November 4, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 10 1:30 p.m. w y Iowa State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 41–0 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cushing-daily-citizen-onrushing-soon/193939401/ The Cushing Daily Citizen Onrushing Sooners romp past outmanned Iowa State, 41 to 0 November 11, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.comHoush Leighton Iowa State Seeks 3rd Straight Over Sooners https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106349151/the-des-moines-register/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa November 10, 1962 9 July 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Housh Leighton Cyclones--- (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106349328/the-des-moines-register/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa November 10, 1962 11 July 26, 2022 Newspapers.com November 17 w Missouri 6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK rivalry 13–0 61,826 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-sooners-put-130-cage-o/193941193/ The Plain Dealer Sooners put 13–0 cage on Tigers November 18, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 24 w 10 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK rivalry 34–6 60,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-oklahoma-blasts-huskers-34/193940602/ The Minneapolis Morning Tribune Oklahoma blasts Huskers 34–6 for crown, bowl bid November 25, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com December 1 w y 8 Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series 37–6 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-sooners-stun-osu-coas/193937719/ The Wichita Eagle & Beacon Sooners stun OSU, coast to 37–6 rout December 2, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1, 1963 l y y 8 Alabama 5 Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ABC 0–17 73,380 Charles Land Tide rolls over Sooners, Namath, Jordan shine https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPscAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9JoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7285%2C161925 The Tuscaloosa News January 2, 1963 9 March 21, 2013 Schedule/Results (1962 Oklahoma) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/294967 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics March 22, 2026 http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/seasons1960s.html SoonerSports.com 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104143100/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/seasons1960s.html 2012-11-04 dead Rankings 1962 NCAA University Division football rankings AP 0 11 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 10 8 8 Roster HB Joe Don Looney, Jr. After the season NFL draft Three Sooners were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1963/draft.htm 1963 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 8101Jim CookGuardSt. Louis Cardinals9116Dennis WardTacklePhiladelphia Eagles14185Paul LeaBackSt. Louis Cardinals Staff After the season in early January, 31-year-old assistant coach Eddie Crowder, a former Sooner quarterback, was hired as head coach at the University of Colorado, also a member of the Big Eight.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LJMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JUoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4514%2C485218 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact January 2, 1963 6Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JUoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5240%2C979921 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Crowder names 3 assistants January 4, 1963 B7https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=alIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6858%2C138611 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact January 2, 1963 14 References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football