1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1951 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven Champions
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#10
1951 record	8–2 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 55,647)

	Conf					Overall
1951 Big 7 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Oklahoma †	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Missouri	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1951 college 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	Result	Attendance
September 29	William & Mary*	#4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 49–7	39,184
October 6	at #10 Texas A&M*	#4	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 7–14	34,789
October 13	vs. #6 Texas*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 7–9	75,080
October 20	Kansas	#19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 33–21	44,462
October 27	Colorado		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 55–14	46,686
November 3	at Kansas State	#17	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 33–0	11,248
November 10	at Missouri	#14	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	W 34–20	23,198
November 17	Iowa State	#12	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 35–6	34,761
November 24	at Nebraska	#12	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	W 27–0	33,698
December 1	Oklahoma State*	#10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	W 41–6	33,103
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today Nebraska–Oklahoma, 1971

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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