1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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National Champions Big 7 Champions | |
Sugar Bowl, L 13-7 vs. Kentucky | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #1 |
| AP | #1 |
| 1950 record | 10-1 (6-0 Big 7) |
| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson |
| Home stadium |
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647) |
| 1950 Big 7 football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Oklahoma † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 1950-1951.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 30 | at Boston College* | #6 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 28–0 | 36,049 | |||
| October 7 | Texas A&M* | #5 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 34–28 | 36,586 | |||
| October 14 | vs. #4 Texas* | #3 | Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | W 14–13 | 75,959 | |||
| October 21 | Kansas State | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 58–0 | 38,546 | |||
| October 28 | at Iowa State | #3 | Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA | W 48–0 | 16,883 | |||
| November 4 | at Colorado | #3 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | W 27–18 | 30,001 | |||
| November 11 | at Kansas | #3 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 33–13 | 37,621 | |||
| November 18 | Missouri | #2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 41–7 | 46,463 | |||
| November 25 | #16 Nebraska* | #1 | Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 49–35 | 53,066 | |||
| December 2 | Oklahoma A&M | #1 | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) | W 41–14 | 28,530 | |||
| January 1, 1951 | #7 Kentucky* | #1 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 7–13 | 80,206 | |||
| *Non-conference game. | ||||||||
Game notes
Texas (Red River Shootout)
Late in the contest, a low punt snap gives Oklahoma the ball at the Texas 11. Billy Vessels dashes around right end for the touchdown while Texas native Jim Weatherall kicks the game-winning extra point for the 14-13 victory. Minutes earlier, Longhorns defensive back Bobby Dillon had returned at interception 50 yards for a touchdown and a 13-7 Texas lead. Twice during the contest Texas had goal-line scoring opportunities, once stopped by Oklahoma's defense at the one-yard line and another ended with a fumble at the five.[1]
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