1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1953 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven Champions
Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl, W 70 vs. Maryland
Conference Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #4
1953 record 911 (60 Big 7)
Head coach Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 55,647)
1953 Big 7 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Oklahoma 6 0 0     9 1 1
Kansas State 4 2 0     6 3 1
Missouri 4 2 0     6 4 0
Colorado 2 4 0     6 4 0
Nebraska 2 4 0     3 6 1
Kansas 2 4 0     2 8 0
Iowa State 1 5 0     2 7 0
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1953 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 26 #1 Notre Dame* #6 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 2128   59,461
October 3 at Pittsburgh* #8 Pitt Field • Pittsburgh, PA T 77   28,152
October 10 vs. #15 Texas* #16 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 1914   75,504
October 17 Kansas #12 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 450   45,862
October 24 Colorado #9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 2720   36,565
October 31 Kansas State #9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 340   23,822
November 7 at Missouri #8 Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) W 147   30,020
November 14 Iowa State #6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 470   43,713
November 21 at Nebraska #4 Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Rivalry) W 307   31,551
November 28 Oklahoma State* #4 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) W 427   50,524
January 1 vs. #1 Maryland* #4 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 70   68,640
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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