1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1961 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1961 record	5–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724)

	Conf					Overall
1961 Big 8 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Colorado †	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#11 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1961 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 30	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC	L 6–19	54,906
October 7	Iowa State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 15–21	45,365
October 14	vs. #4 Texas*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 7–28	75,504
October 21	Kansas	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 0–10	54,794
October 28	#10 Colorado	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 14–22	45,117
November 4	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 17–6	11,906
November 11	at #10 Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 7–0	45,164
November 14	at Army*	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	ABC	W 14–8	39,552
November 25	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		W 21–14	26,139
December 2	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 21–13	52,598
*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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