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1974 Oklahoma

11–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Big Eight), coached by Barry Switzer, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1974, game by game: won vs. Baylor 28–11; won vs. Utah State 72–3; won vs. Wake Forest 63–0; won vs. No. 17 Texas 16–13; won at Colorado 49–14; won vs. Kansas State 63–0; won at Iowa State 28–10; won vs. Missouri 37–0; won at Kansas 45–14; won at No. 6 Nebraska 28–14; won vs. Oklahoma State 44–13+69Won 28–11 vs. Baylor+17BaylorWon 72–3 vs. Utah State+69Utah StateWon 63–0 vs. Wake Forest+63Wake ForestWon 16–13 vs. No. 17 Texas+3No. 17 TexasWon 49–14 at Colorado+35ColoradoWon 63–0 vs. Kansas State+63Kansas StateWon 28–10 at Iowa State+18Iowa StateWon 37–0 vs. Missouri+37MissouriWon 45–14 at Kansas+31KansasWon 28–14 at No. 6 Nebraska+14No. 6 NebraskaWon 44–13 vs. Oklahoma State+31Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsBaylorW 28–⁠1191%
Sep 28vsUtah StateW 72–⁠381%
Oct 5vsWake ForestW 63–⁠096%
Oct 12vs17TexasW 16–⁠1366%
Oct 19atColoradoW 49–⁠1473%
Oct 26vsKansas StateW 63–⁠089%
Nov 2atIowa StateW 28–⁠1075%
Nov 9vsMissouriW 37–⁠083%
Nov 16atKansasW 45–⁠1483%
Nov 23at6NebraskaW 28–⁠1455%
Nov 30vsOklahoma StateW 44–⁠1388%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 44–⁠13; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Final: 1

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 1974.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big Eight champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteJoe Washington, third

3 consensus All-AmericansJohn Roush, OG; Joe Washington, RB; Rod Shoate, LB

Walter Camp Coach of the YearBarry Switzer, coach

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
473–⁠92
Coach
Barry Switzer
Elo
1872 +124 this season
SP+ rating
36.5 No. 1 of 124; offense No. 1, defense No. 11
SRS
34.6 No. 1 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator
Larry Lacewell
Captains
Kyle Davis, Steve Davis, Randy Hughes and Rod Shoate
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 2Rod Shoate LBNew England Patriots
Rd 4Tony Peters DBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Randy Hughes DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Kyle Davis CDallas Cowboys
Rd 6John Carroll WRSan Diego Chargers

All-Big Eight

9 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠011–⁠01
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠4
Oklahoma State4–⁠37–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa State2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠64–⁠7

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