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1975 Oklahoma

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Barry Switzer, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1975, game by game: won vs. Oregon 62–7; won vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh 46–10; won at Miami 20–17; won vs. No. 19 Colorado 21–20; won vs. No. 5 Texas 24–17; won at Kansas State 25–3; won vs. Iowa State 39–7; won at No. 19 Oklahoma State 27–7; lost vs. Kansas 3–23; won at No. 18 Missouri 28–27; won vs. No. 2 Nebraska 35–10; won vs. No. 5 Michigan 14–6+55−20Won 62–7 vs. Oregon+55OregonWon 46–10 vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh+36No. 15 PittsburghWon 20–17 at Miami+3MiamiWon 21–20 vs. No. 19 Colorado+1No. 19 ColoradoWon 24–17 vs. No. 5 Texas+7No. 5 TexasWon 25–3 at Kansas State+22Kansas StateWon 39–7 vs. Iowa State+32Iowa StateWon 27–7 at No. 19 Oklahoma State+20No. 19 Oklahoma StateLost 3–23 vs. Kansas-20KansasWon 28–27 at No. 18 Missouri+1No. 18 MissouriWon 35–10 vs. No. 2 Nebraska+25No. 2 NebraskaWon 14–6 vs. No. 5 Michigan+8No. 5 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsOregonW 62–⁠792%
Sep 20vs15PittsburghW 46–⁠1080%
Sep 26atMiamiW 20–⁠1780%
Oct 4vs19ColoradoW 21–⁠2083%
Oct 11vs5TexasW 24–⁠1764%
Oct 18atKansas StateW 25–⁠383%
Oct 25vsIowa StateW 39–⁠787%
Nov 1at19Oklahoma StateW 27–⁠770%
Nov 8vsKansasL 3–⁠2387%
Nov 15at18MissouriW 28–⁠2759%
Nov 22vs2NebraskaW 35–⁠1056%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5MichiganOrange BowlW 14–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 14–⁠6 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 10th-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: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 7
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  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 1975.

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

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

Heisman voteJoe Washington, fifth

Outland TrophyLee Roy Selmon, DT; also the Lombardi

3 consensus All-AmericansJimbo Elrod, DE; Lee Roy Selmon, DT; Dewey Selmon, NG

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
344–⁠154
Coach
Barry Switzer
Elo
1813 +65 this season
SP+ rating
30.0 No. 1 of 132; offense No. 2, defense No. 3
SRS
26.8 No. 1 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator
Larry Lacewell
Captains
Steve Davis, Dewey Selmon, Lee Roy Selmon and Joe Washington
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 1Lee Roy Selmon DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Joe Washington RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 1William Brooks WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Dewey Selmon DTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Tinker Owens WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Jimbo Elrod LBKansas City Chiefs

All-Big Eight

8 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠111–⁠11
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠29
Colorado5–⁠29–⁠316
Kansas4–⁠37–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠47–⁠4
Missouri3–⁠46–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas State0–⁠73–⁠8

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