1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1963 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
1963 record	8–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (17th year)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)

1963 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#9 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1963 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson, who would retire from coaching after the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	Clemson*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 31–14	62,034
September 28	at No. 1 USC*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 17–12	52,245
October 12	vs. No. 2 Texas*	No. 1	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 7–28	76,004
October 19	Kansas	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 21–18	61,080
October 26	at Kansas State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 34–9	12,200
November 2	Colorado	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 35–0	49,402
November 9	Iowa State	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 24–14	51,688
November 16	at Missouri	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	CBS	W 13–3	50,711
November 23	at No. 10 Nebraska	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		L 20–29	38,362
November 30	Oklahoma State	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 34–10	50,678
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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