1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1961 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1961 record 55 (43 Big 8)
Head coach Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,724)
1961 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Colorado $ 7 0 0     9 2 0
#11 Missouri 5 2 0     7 2 1
Kansas 5 2 0     7 3 1
Oklahoma 4 3 0     5 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0     5 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0     4 6 0
Nebraska 2 5 0     3 6 1
Kansas State 0 7 0     2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1961 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 Bud Wilkinson.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 30 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN ABC L 619   54,906
October 7 Iowa State Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 1521   45,365
October 14 vs. No. 4 Texas* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 728   75,504
October 21 Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 010   54,794
October 28 No. 10 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 1422   45,117
November 4 at Kansas State Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS W 176   11,906
November 11 at No. 10 Missouri Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) W 70   45,164
November 14 at Army* Yankee StadiumBronx, NY ABC W 148   39,552
November 25 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Rivalry) W 2114   26,139
December 2 Oklahoma State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) W 2113   52,598
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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