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1951 Oklahoma

8–⁠2 (6–⁠0 Big Seven), coached by Bud Wilkinson, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1951, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 49–7; lost at No. 10 Texas A&M 7–14; lost vs. No. 6 Texas 7–9; won vs. Kansas 33–21; won vs. Colorado 55–14; won at Kansas State 33–0; won at Missouri 34–20; won vs. Iowa State 35–6; won at Nebraska 27–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 41–6+42−7Won 49–7 vs. William & Mary+42William & MaryLost 7–14 at No. 10 Texas A&M-7No. 10 Texas A&MLost 7–9 vs. No. 6 Texas-2No. 6 TexasWon 33–21 vs. Kansas+12KansasWon 55–14 vs. Colorado+41ColoradoWon 33–0 at Kansas State+33Kansas StateWon 34–20 at Missouri+14MissouriWon 35–6 vs. Iowa State+29Iowa StateWon 27–0 at Nebraska+27NebraskaWon 41–6 vs. Oklahoma State+35Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠780%
Oct 6at10Texas A&ML 7–⁠1457%
Oct 13vs6TexasL 7–⁠947%
Oct 20vsKansasW 33–⁠2170%
Oct 27vsColoradoW 55–⁠1473%
Nov 3atKansas StateW 33–⁠090%
Nov 10atMissouriW 34–⁠2076%
Nov 17vsIowa StateW 35–⁠686%
Nov 24atNebraskaW 27–⁠082%
Dec 1vsOklahoma StateW 41–⁠690%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 41–⁠6; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Big Seven champions.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 6: 17
  6. Wk 7: 14
  7. Wk 8: 12
  8. Wk 9: 12
  9. Wk 10: 10
  10. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.

Big Seven champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationBuck McPhail: yards per carry (8.56)

Outland TrophyJim Weatherall, OT

Consensus All-AmericanJim Weatherall, OT

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Big Seven
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
321–⁠97
Coach
Bud Wilkinson
Elo
1740 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.5 No. 9 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bert Clark and Jim Weatherall

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 2Jim Weatherall OTPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Seven

7 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Art JanesOTAP-1
  • Tom CatlinCAP-1; UP-1
  • Eddie CrowderBAP-1; UP-1
  • Buck McPhailBAP-1; UP-1
  • Jim WeatherallOTAP-1; UP-1
  • Roger NelsonOGAP-1; UP-2
  • Bert ClarkLB

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Big Seven standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠08–⁠210
Colorado5–⁠17–⁠3
Kansas4–⁠28–⁠2
Iowa State2–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Nebraska1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠8–⁠1
Missouri1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.