1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1949 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Seven champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–0 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 2
1949 record	11–0 (5–0 Big 7)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (3rd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1949 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#20 Missouri	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Nebraska	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Colorado	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled an undefeated 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 399 to 88.^[1][2]

Five Sooners received All-America honors in 1949: Jim Owens (end), Darrell Royal (quarterback), George Thomas (halfback), Wade Walker (tackle) and Stanley West (guard).^[3] The same five players also received all-conference honors.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	at Boston College*	No. 3	Braves Field • Boston, MA	W 46–0	36,241
October 1	Texas A&M*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 33–13	34,658
October 8	vs. No. 12 Texas*	No. 3	Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	W 20–14	75,347
October 15	Kansas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 48–26	37,660
October 22	at Nebraska	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 48–0	39,000
October 29	Iowa State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 34–7	38,149
November 5	at Kansas State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 39–0	18,500
November 12	at Missouri	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 27–7	37,152
November 19	vs. No. 19 Santa Clara*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 28–21	60,145
November 26	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam)	W 41–0	47,937
January 1	No. 9 LSU*	No. 2	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 41–0	82,000
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949". 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. "1949 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.