1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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1959 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 7 champion | |
Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 7–3 (5–1 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Seven Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | at No. 10 Northwestern* | No. 2 | NBC | L 13–45 | 50,010 | |
October 3 | Colorado | W 42–12 | 53,745 | |||
October 10 | vs. No. 4 Texas* | No. 13 | NBC | L 12–19 | 75,504 | |
October 17 | at Missouri | W 23–0 | 38,561 | |||
October 24 | Kansas | No. 18 |
| W 7–6 | 51,013 | |
October 31 | at Nebraska | No. 19 | L 21–25 | 32,703 | ||
November 7 | at Kansas State | W 36–0 | 11,204 | |||
November 14 | Army* |
| NBC | W 28–20 | 62,472 | |
November 21 | Iowa State |
| W 35–12 | 46,529 | ||
November 28 | Oklahoma State* | No. 17 |
| W 17–7 | 59,136 | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
AP | 2 (48) | 2 (12) | — | 13 (2) | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Postseason
NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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2 | 19 | Prentice Gautt | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
10 | 119 | Bobby Boyd | Defensive back | Baltimore Colts |
20 | 233 | Gilmer Lewis | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ^ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "1960 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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