1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1970 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| 1970 record | 7–4–1 (5–2 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Chuck Fairbanks (4th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Barry Switzer (5th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Home stadium | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1970 college football season, the 76th season of Sooner football. The team was led by head coach Chuck Fairbanks in his fourth season as the OU head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a member of the Big Eight Conference.
Conference play began at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on October 17, with a win over the Colorado Buffaloes, and ended on November 28 at home in Norman with a win over Oklahoma State in the annual Bedlam Series.
After finishing the regular season with a record of 7–4 (5–2 in Big 8 play), the Sooners were invited to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they tied the Alabama Crimson Tide, 24–24.
Following the season, John Watson was selected in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft, and Steve Casteel was chosen in the 10th.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 12 | at SMU* | No. 20 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 28–11 | 51,909[1] | ||||
| September 19 | Wisconsin* | No. 18 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 21–7 | 58,100[1] | ||||
| September 26 | Oregon State* | No. 14 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 14–23 | 54,700[1] | ||||
| October 17 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 9–41 | 71,938[1] | ||||
| October 17 | at No. 13 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | W 23–15 | 47,700[1] | |||||
| October 24 | Kansas State | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 14–19 | 60,800[1] | |||||
| October 31 | at Iowa State | Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA | W 29–28 | 26,672[1] | |||||
| November 7 | Missouri | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry) | W 28–13 | 54,750[1] | |||||
| November 14 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 28–24 | 36,820[1] | |||||
| November 21 | at No. 3 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) | L 21–28 | 67,392[1] | |||||
| November 28 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) | W 66–6 | 60,300[1] | |||||
| December 31 | vs. Alabama* | No. 24 | Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) | T 24–24 | 53,822[1] | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
1971 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| John Watson | Guard | 7 | 179 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Steve Casteel | Linebacker | 10 | 248 | Cleveland Browns |