1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1947 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six co-champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
1947 record	7–2–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (1st year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1947 Big 6 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Kansas +	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
#16 Oklahoma +	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1947 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 161.^[1][2]

Guard Buddy Burris received All-America honors in 1947,^[3] and five Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris, Jack Mitchell (back), John Rapacz (center), Jim Tyree (end), and Wade Walker (tackle).^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	at Detroit*		Navin Field • Detroit, MI	W 24–20	24,375
October 4	Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 26–14	29,431
October 11	vs. No. 3 Texas*	No. 15	Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 14–34	47,311
October 18	Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	T 13–13	34,547
October 25	vs. TCU*		Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 7–20	27,957
November 1	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 27–9	26,473
November 8	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 41–13	8,000
November 15	at No. 17 Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 21–12	39,297
November 22	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 14–13	25,000
November 29	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam)	W 21–13	33,945
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949" (html). College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

References

1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1947 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
3. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.