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1947 Oklahoma Sooners football
1947 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 6 co-champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	7–2–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (1st season);
Captains	Jim Tyree; Wade Walker;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Big Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Kansas +	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma +	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.^[1]^[2]

Guard Buddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,^[3] and five Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris, Jack Mitchell (back), John Rapacz (center), Jim Tyree (end), and Wade Walker (tackle).^[4]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 39 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Detroit*		Navin Field Detroit, MI	W 24–20	24,375	^[6]
October 4	Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 26–14	32,500	^[7]
October 11	vs. No. 3 Texas*	No. 15	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 14–34	46,000	^[8]
October 18	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 13–13	34,700	^[9]
October 25	vs. TCU*		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–20	23,000	^[10]
November 1	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 27–9	23,000	^[11]
November 8	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 27–13	8,000	^[12]
November 15	at No. 17 Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 21–12	28,500	^[13]
November 22	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 14–13	28,000	^[14]
November 29	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam)	W 21–13	32,000	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	18	16 (1)

Roster

QB Darrell Royal, So.

After the season

All-conference

All-Big Six
Player	Position	Selectors
Jack Mitchell	Back	UP-1
Wade Walker	Tackle	UP-1
Paul Burris	Guard	UP-1
John Rapacz	Center	UP-1

^[16]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[17]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
17	149	Nute Trotter	Tackle	Boston Yanks
18	158	Ray Pearcy	Center	Washington Redskins

References

^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "1947 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sooners Chill Cadets, 26-14". The Lawton Constitution. October 5, 1947. p. 11. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (October 12, 1947). "Texas Wins As Pop Bottles Fly: Layne Hurls Longhorns To 34-to-14 Win". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hal Middlesworth (October 19, 1947). "Sooners, Kansas Tie, 13-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B, 3B. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Saul Feldman (October 26, 1947). "Sooners Fold, 20-7: TCU Outplays OU To Register Easy Gridiron Victory". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Cronley (November 2, 1947). "Grads Cheer, Sooners Win, 27-9". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Cats Yield To Sooners". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 9, 1947. pp. 1, 4. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Broeg (November 16, 1947). "Missouri Upset By Sooners' Last-Period Scores, 21-12". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walt Dobbins (November 23, 1947). "Sooners Squeeze Past Nebraska, 14-13". Sunday Journal and Star. pp. 1B, 8B. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hal Middlesworth (November 30, 1947). "Sooners Rope Aggies, 21-13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 4B. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1947 All Big Six Team". The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution. November 28, 1947. p. 12. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.