American college football season
The 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954 college football season , the sixtieth season of Sooner football . Led by eighth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson , they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma , and were members of the Big Seven Conference .
The Sooners went undefeated and were ranked third in both final polls , released in late November at the end of the regular season. Because of a conference "no-repeat" rule, Oklahoma did not play in a bowl game .[ 1] [ 2] Unranked runner-up Nebraska was invited to the Orange Bowl ,[ 1] and was defeated 34–7 by No. 14 Duke .[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 18 at No. 12 California * No. 2 ABC W 27–1348,095
September 25 No. 20 TCU * No. 1 W 21–1650,878
October 9 vs. No. 15 Texas * No. 1 W 14–776,204 [ 3]
October 16 at Kansas No. 1 W 65–028,211
October 23 Kansas State No. 1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 21–046,356
October 30 at Colorado No. 2 W 13–631,247
November 6 at Iowa State No. 3 W 40–010,209
November 13 Missouri No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) W 34–1354,173
November 20 Nebraska No. 3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) W 55–755,172
November 27 at Oklahoma A&M * No. 3 W 14–038,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final AP 2 (74) 1 (56) 2 (24) 1 (77) 1 (118) 1 (115) 2 (74) 3 (42) 3 (44) 3 (28) 3 (31) 3 (35)
Roster
NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[ 5]
References
^ a b "Busy scoreboard eyed as Duke, Nebraska tangle" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1955. p. 8.
^ a b Funk, Ben (January 2, 1955). "Duke rips Huskers 34-7" . St. Petersburg Times . (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1C.
^ "Sooners tip Texas 14–7" . The Odessa American . October 10, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1954 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball" .
^ "1955 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 29, 2020 .
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