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1963 Oklahoma

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Bud Wilkinson, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1963, game by game: won vs. Clemson 31–14; won at No. 1 USC 17–12; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 7–28; won vs. Kansas 21–18; won at Kansas State 34–9; won vs. Colorado 35–0; won vs. Iowa State 24–14; won at Missouri 13–3; lost at No. 10 Nebraska 20–29; won vs. Oklahoma State 34–10+35−21Won 31–14 vs. Clemson+17ClemsonWon 17–12 at No. 1 USC+5No. 1 USCLost 7–28 vs. No. 2 Texas-21No. 2 TexasWon 21–18 vs. Kansas+3KansasWon 34–9 at Kansas State+25Kansas StateWon 35–0 vs. Colorado+35ColoradoWon 24–14 vs. Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 13–3 at Missouri+10MissouriLost 20–29 at No. 10 Nebraska-9No. 10 NebraskaWon 34–10 vs. Oklahoma State+24Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsClemsonW 31–⁠1469%
Sep 28at1USCW 17–⁠1240%
Oct 12vs2TexasL 7–⁠2847%
Oct 19vsKansasW 21–⁠1864%
Oct 26atKansas StateW 34–⁠984%
Nov 2vsColoradoW 35–⁠083%
Nov 9vsIowa StateW 24–⁠1473%
Nov 16atMissouriW 13–⁠344%
Nov 23at10NebraskaL 20–⁠2949%
Nov 30vsOklahoma StateW 34–⁠1087%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 34–⁠10; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 55th-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: 3
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. 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 1963.

Consensus All-AmericanJim Grisham, FB

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 1
Points
236–⁠137
Coach
Bud Wilkinson
Elo
1682 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.2 No. 12 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Garrett and Larry Vermillion

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 1Joe Don Looney BNew York Giants
Rd 6Joe Don Looney RBKansas City Chiefs (AFL)

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Rick McCurdyEUPI-2
  • Ed McQuartersOGUPI-2
  • John GarrettCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1963 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠010–⁠16
Oklahoma6–⁠18–⁠210
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠3
Kansas3–⁠45–⁠5
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠5
Colorado2–⁠52–⁠8
Kansas State1–⁠52–⁠7
Oklahoma State0–⁠61–⁠8

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