1969 Oklahoma
6–4 (4–3 Big Eight), coached by Chuck Fairbanks. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pittsburgh 37–8Sep 27
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Wisconsin | W 48–21 | 79% |
| Sep 27 | vs Pittsburgh | W 37–8 | 87% |
| Oct 11 | vs 2Texas | L 17–27 | 42% |
| Oct 18 | vs Colorado | W 42–30 | 67% |
| Oct 25 | at 18Kansas State | L 21–59 | 55% |
| Nov 1 | vs Iowa State | W 37–14 | 76% |
| Nov 8 | at 9Missouri | L 10–44 | 35% |
| Nov 15 | vs Kansas | W 31–15 | 76% |
| Nov 22 | vs 16Nebraska | L 14–44 | 54% |
| Nov 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 28–27 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 28–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 6
- Wk 2: 6
- Wk 3: 6
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 12
- Wk 6: 11
- Wk 8: 20
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 1969.
Led the nationSteve Owens: points (138 pts), points per game (13.80)
Heisman TrophySteve Owens, FB; also the Walter Camp
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 285–289
- Coach
- Chuck Fairbanks
- Elo
- 1573 −51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.3 No. 28 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Barry Switzer
- Captains
- Steve Owens and Steve Zabel
Drafted in 1970
The 1970 draft| Rd 1 | Steve Zabel LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 1 | Jim Files LB | New York Giants |
| Rd 1 | Steve Owens RB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Ken Mendenhall C | Atlanta Falcons |
All-Big Eight
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Steve ZabelTEAP-2; UPI-1- Ken MendenhallOGAP-1; UPI-2
- Bill ElfstromOGAP-2; UPI-1
Steve OwensBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Steve CasteelLBAP-2; UPI-2
- Jim FilesLBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 6–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 8–3 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.