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1968 Oklahoma

7–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Chuck Fairbanks, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 21–45; won vs. NC State 28–14; lost vs. Texas 20–26; won vs. Iowa State 42–7; lost at Colorado 27–41; won vs. Kansas State 35–20; won at No. 3 Kansas 27–23; won vs. No. 6 Missouri 28–14; won vs. Nebraska 47–0; won at Oklahoma State 41–7; lost vs. No. 20 SMU 27–28+47−24Lost 21–45 at No. 3 Notre Dame-24No. 3 Notre DameWon 28–14 vs. NC State+14NC StateLost 20–26 vs. Texas-6TexasWon 42–7 vs. Iowa State+35Iowa StateLost 27–41 at Colorado-14ColoradoWon 35–20 vs. Kansas State+15Kansas StateWon 27–23 at No. 3 Kansas+4No. 3 KansasWon 28–14 vs. No. 6 Missouri+14No. 6 MissouriWon 47–0 vs. Nebraska+47NebraskaWon 41–7 at Oklahoma State+34Oklahoma StateLost 27–28 vs. No. 20 SMU-1No. 20 SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at3Notre DameL 21–⁠4538%
Sep 28vsNC StateW 28–⁠1454%
Oct 12vsTexasL 20–⁠2660%
Oct 19vsIowa StateW 42–⁠778%
Oct 26atColoradoL 27–⁠4146%
Nov 2vsKansas StateW 35–⁠2084%
Nov 9at3KansasW 27–⁠2336%
Nov 16vs6MissouriW 28–⁠1454%
Nov 23vsNebraskaW 47–⁠068%
Nov 30atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠772%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs20SMUAstro-Bluebonnet BowlL 27–⁠2866%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 28–⁠27 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 54th-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: 5
  3. Wk 11: 14
  4. Wk 12: 11
  5. Wk 13: 10
  6. Final: 11

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 1968.

Big Eight champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Kansas

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 4
Points
343–⁠225
Coach
Chuck Fairbanks
Elo
1686 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.7 No. 5 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Barry Switzer
Captains
John Titsworth and Bob Warmack

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 1Eddie Hinton WRBaltimore Colts

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Byron BigbyOTAP-2
  • Ed LancasterOGAP-2
  • Bob WarmackBAP-2
  • John TisworthDTAP-2
  • Don PfrimmerLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas6–⁠19–⁠27
Oklahoma6–⁠17–⁠411
Missouri5–⁠28–⁠39
Nebraska3–⁠46–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠44–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠54–⁠6
Oklahoma State2–⁠53–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠7

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