1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1969 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Switzer (4th season)
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Wisconsin*No. 6
W 48–2146,130
September 27Pittsburgh*No. 6
W 37–854,576
October 11vs. No. 2 Texas*No. 8
ABCL 17–2772,032
October 18ColoradoNo. 12
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 42–3060,524
October 25at No. 18 Kansas StateNo. 11
L 21–5935,615
November 1Iowa State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 37–1453,811
November 8at No. 9 MissouriNo. 20
ABCL 10–4460,378
November 15Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 31–1559,128[1][2]
November 22No. 16 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
L 14–4452,367
November 29at Oklahoma State
W 28–2741,315
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AP66681211—20 т——————

Game summaries

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1 234Total
• Oklahoma 14 077 28
Oklahoma State 7 1406 27
Scoring summary
1OklahomaOwens 1-yard run (Derr kick)Oklahoma 7-0
1OklahomaKillingsworth 51-yard pass from Mildren (Derr kick)Oklahoma 14-0
1Oklahoma StCutburth 8-yard run (Pruss kick)Oklahoma 14-7
2Oklahoma StCutburth 1-yard run (Pruss kick)Tie 14-14
2Oklahoma StEben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (Pruss kick)Oklahoma St 21-14
3OklahomaOwens 1-yard run (Derr kick)Tie 21-21
4OklahomaMildren 34-yard run (Derr kick)Oklahoma 28-21
41:33Oklahoma StEben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (run failed)Oklahoma 28-27

Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.

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Roster

1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WB 37 Gary Jamar Jr
WR 83 Joe Killingsworth Sr
C 54 Bob Klitzman Jr
C 50 Ken Mendenhall Sr
QB 11 Jack Mildren So
TB 36 Steve Owens Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
RE 84 Jim Files Sr
DT 69 Randy Little Jr
DHB 26 Jerry Hetherington Jr
DHB 32 Rick Hetherington Sr
LB 82 Steve Zabel Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 6 Steve Zabel Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles
1 13 Jim Files Linebacker New York Giants
1 19 Steve Owens Running back Detroit Lions
5 116 Ken Mendenhall Center Atlanta Falcons
8 187 Jack Porter Center New York Jets
17 420 Joe Killingsworth Wide receiver Boston Patriots

References

  1. ^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Zaps Jayhawks As Owens Goes 201". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Wins on Second Half Surge (continued)". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1969 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
  4. ^ "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
  5. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  7. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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