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1962 Oklahoma

8–⁠3 (7–⁠0 Big Eight), coached by Bud Wilkinson, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1962, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 7–3; lost vs. Notre Dame 7–13; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 6–9; won at Kansas 13–7; won vs. Kansas State 47–0; won at Colorado 62–0; won at Iowa State 41–0; won vs. No. 6 Missouri 13–0; won vs. Nebraska 34–6; won at Oklahoma State 37–6; lost vs. No. 5 Alabama 0–17+62−17Won 7–3 vs. Syracuse+4SyracuseLost 7–13 vs. Notre Dame-6Notre DameLost 6–9 vs. No. 2 Texas-3No. 2 TexasWon 13–7 at Kansas+6KansasWon 47–0 vs. Kansas State+47Kansas StateWon 62–0 at Colorado+62ColoradoWon 41–0 at Iowa State+41Iowa StateWon 13–0 vs. No. 6 Missouri+13No. 6 MissouriWon 34–6 vs. Nebraska+28NebraskaWon 37–6 at Oklahoma State+31Oklahoma StateLost 0–17 vs. No. 5 Alabama-17No. 5 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsSyracuseW 7–⁠344%
Sep 29vsNotre DameL 7–⁠1365%
Oct 13vs2TexasL 6–⁠927%
Oct 20atKansasW 13–⁠724%
Oct 27vsKansas StateW 47–⁠086%
Nov 3atColoradoW 62–⁠061%
Nov 10atIowa StateW 41–⁠052%
Nov 17vs6MissouriW 13–⁠047%
Nov 24vsNebraskaW 34–⁠665%
Dec 1atOklahoma StateW 37–⁠670%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5AlabamaOrange BowlL 0–⁠1738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 17–⁠0 in the Orange Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 10
  2. Wk 11: 8
  3. Final: 8

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 1962.

Big Eight champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
267–⁠61
Coach
Bud Wilkinson
Elo
1678 +144 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.7 No. 7 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Leon Cross and Wayne Lee

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1962 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠08–⁠38
Missouri5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠2
Kansas4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠62–⁠8
Kansas State0–⁠70–⁠10

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