1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
1973 record	10–0–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Galen Hall (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (4th year)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)

1973 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
#7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
#17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923.^[1] The team posted a 10–0–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference outright title under first-year head coach Barry Switzer.^[2]^[3] This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach.^[2]

The team was led by three All-Americans: Rod Shoate (Oklahoma's second three-time All-American)^[4] the oldest of the Selmon brothers, Lucious,^[5] and Eddie Foster.^[5] The Selmon brothers Lucious, Lee Roy and Dewey started on the defensive line.^[6] The team went undefeated on a schedule that included seven ranked opponents (In order, #1 USC, #17 Miami, #13 Texas, #13 Colorado, #10 Missouri, #18 Kansas, and #10 Nebraska). Five of these opponents finished the season ranked. The team tied with USC in the second game of the season before winning nine consecutive contests. It began the season ranked number 11 and steadily climbed in the polls as the season progressed.^[3]

Joe Washington led the team in rushing with 1173 yards, Steve Davis led the team in passing yard for with 934 yards, Tinker Owens led the team in receiving with 472 yards, Davis led the team in scoring with 108 points, Shoate led the team in tackles with 126, and Randy Hughes led the team in interceptions with 5.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Baylor*	No. 11	Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas		W 42–14	41,573^[8]
September 29	at No. 1 USC*	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles		T 7–7	83,986^[8]
October 6	No. 17 Miami*	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 24–20	62,040^[8]
October 13	vs. No. 13 Texas*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 52–13	72,032^[8]
October 20	No. 16 Colorado	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 34–7	62,580^[8]
October 27	at Kansas State	No. 3	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 56–14	29,523^[8]
November 3	Iowa State	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 34–17	61,876^[8]
November 10	at No. 10 Missouri	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 31–3	65,515^[8]
November 17	No. 18 Kansas	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 48–20	60,961^[8]
November 23	No. 10 Nebraska	No. 3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry)	ABC	W 27–0	62,257^[8]
December 1	at Oklahoma State	No. 2	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)		W 45–18	50,964^[8]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Baylor

#11 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #11 Oklahoma	21	14	0	7	42
Baylor	0	0	6	8	14

Date: September 15
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
Game attendance: 46,000

Scoring summary

1	Oklahoma	Davis 3-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 7-0

1	Oklahoma	Foster recovered fumble in end zone (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 14-0

1	Oklahoma	Washington 7-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 21-0

2	Oklahoma	Washington 13-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 28-0

2	Oklahoma	Clark 50-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 35-0

3	Baylor	Dancer 6-yard pass from Jeffries (run failed)	Oklahoma 35-6

4	Oklahoma	Davis 27-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 42-6

4	Baylor	Kent 28-yard pass from Armstrong (Kent run)	Oklahoma 42-14

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Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	13	0	0	20
• Oklahoma	7	0	14	3	24

Date: October 6
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 61,826

Scoring summary

1	OKLA	Davis 6 Yard Run (Fulcher Kick)	Oklahoma 7–0

1	MIA	Thompson 5 Yard Run (Huffman Kick)	Tie 7-7

2	MIA	Mitchell 79 Yard Pitchout Interception (Huffman kick)	Miami (FL) 14-7

2	MIA	Thompson 4 Yard Run (kick failed)	Miami (FL) 20-7

3	OKLA	Davis 13 Yard Run (Fulcher Kick)	Miami (FL) 20-14

3	OKLA	Owens 52 Yard Pass from Davis (Fulcher Kick)	Oklahoma 21-20

4	OKLA	Fulcher 30 Yard Field Goal	Oklahoma 24-20

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Texas

#6 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #13 Texas Longhorns

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 Oklahoma	7	14	14	17	52
#13 Texas	3	3	0	7	13

Date: October 13
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Game attendance: 72,204
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	OU	Owens 40-yard pass from Washington (Fulcher kick)	OU 7-0

1	TEX	Schott 36-yard field goal	OU 7-3

2	TEX	Schott 44-yard field goal	OU 7-6

2	OU	Owens 53-yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	OU 14-6

2	OU	Brooks 47-yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	OU 21-6

3	OU	Davis 15-yard run (Fulcher kick)	OU 28-6

3	OU	Davis 2-yard run (Fulcher kick)	OU 35-6

4	OU	Fulcher 25-yard field goal	OU 38-6

4	OU	Melandez recovered fumble in end zone (Fulcher kick)	OU 45-6

4	TEX	Priestly 31-yard run (Schott kick)	OU 45-13

4	OU	McReynolds 11-yard run (Fulcher kick)	OU 52-13

The most points Oklahoma had scored against Texas to date.^[11]

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	7	0	0	0	7
• Oklahoma	7	7	7	13	34

Date: October 20
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 61,826

Scoring summary

1	COL	Matthews 3-yard run (Lima kick)	Colorado 7–0

1	OKLA	Hoffman 37-yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	Tie 7–7

2	OKLA	Hughes 90-yard interception return (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 14–7

3	OKLA	Davis 1-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 21–7

4	OKLA	Clark 9-yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 28–7

4	OKLA	Russell 12-yard run (kick failed)	Oklahoma 34–7

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Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	21	14	14	7	56
Kansas St	0	7	7	0	14

Date: KSU Stadium
Location: October 27
Game attendance: 34,500

Scoring summary

1	OKLA	Welch 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 7–0

1	OKLA	Hoffman 13 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 14–0

1	OKLA	Davis 22 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 21–0

2	KSU	Holman 4 yard pass from Grogan (Brumley kick)	Oklahoma 21–7

2	OKLA	Davis 27 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 28–7

2	OKLA	Washington 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 35–7

3	OKLA	Washington 6 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 42–7

3	OKLA	Brooks 34 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 49–7

3	KSU	Grogan 2 yard run (Brumley kick)	Oklahoma 49–14

4	OKLA	Berg 9 yard run (Fulcher kick)	Oklahoma 56–14

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Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa St	14	3	0	0	17
• Oklahoma	7	13	7	7	34

Date: November 3
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 61,826

Scoring summary

Q1	OKLA	Washington 30 yard run (Fulcher kick)	OKLA 7–0

Q1	ISU	Krefple 16 yard pass from Stanley (Goedjen kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	ISU	Krefple 9 yard pass from Stanley (Goedjen kick)	ISU 14–7

Q2	ISU	Goedjen 22 yard field goal	ISU 17–7

Q2	OKLA	Jones 2 yard run (kick failed)	ISU 17–13

Q2	OKLA	Brooks 68 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	OKLA 20–17

Q3	OKLA	Hoffman 5 yard pass from Davis (Fulcher kick)	OKLA 27–17

Q4	OKLA	Washington 1 yard run (Fulcher kick)	OKLA 34–17

Joe Washington 136 Rush Yds ^[14]

Missouri

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at #10 Missouri Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Oklahoma	7	3	12	9	31
#10 Missouri	3	0	0	0	3

Date: November 10
Location: Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 68,831

Scoring summary

1		MU	Hill 42-yard field goal	MU 3-0

1		OU	Waymon Clark 14-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 7-3

2		OU	Rick Fulcher 39-yard field goal	OU 10-3

3		OU	Joe Washington 26-yard run (kick failed)	OU 16-3

3		OU	Billy Brooks 63-yard pass from Steve Davis (pass failed)	OU 22-3

4		OU	Rick Fulcher 30-yard field goal	OU 25-3

4	5:51	OU	Joe Washington 80-yard punt return (kick failed)	OU 31-3

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Nebraska

#10 Nebraska Cornhuskers at #3 Oklahoma Sooners

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
• #3 Oklahoma	14	0	6	7	27

Date: November 23
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 61,826
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	6:55	OU	Waymon Clark 2-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 7-0

1	0:01	OU	Steve Davis 47-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 14-0

3	2:37	OU	Steve Davis 1-yard run (pass failed)	OU 20-0

4	2:11	OU	Steve Davis 8-yard run (Rick Fulcher kick)	OU 27-0

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Oklahoma State

Awards and honors

All-American: Rod Shoate,^[4] Eddie Foster^[18] ^[19]^[20] ^[21] and Lucious Selmon^[5]
Big Eight Athlete of the Year: Selmon^[5]
Big Eight Defensive Player: Selmon^[5]
Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year: Selmon^[5]

References

↑ "Memorial Stadium". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
1 2 "OU Football Tradition – 42 Conference Titles". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
1 2 3 "1973 Football Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
1 2 "All-American: Rod Shoate". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "All-American: Lucious Selmon". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
↑ Seays, Lillian (2005). "LEE ROY SELMON: Small Town Boy-Next-Door Makes Good". Onyx Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
↑ "2009 Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 164. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1973
↑ "Powerful Sooners Rip Baylor in 42-14 Game." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
↑ "Sooners Slam Texas, 52-13." Palm Beach Post. October 14, 1973
↑ "Sooners cruise by Colorado; Buckeyes, Michigan triumph." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
↑ "Sooners Crush Wildcats." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
↑ "Sooners Get Past Cyclones." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
↑ "Powerful Sooners Rip Missouri, 31-3." Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1973
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↑ "Sooners Corral Cowboys." Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1973
↑ "All-American: Eddie Foster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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External links

1973 season at SoonerStats.com

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

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Big Eight Conference football champions

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Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)

Big Seven	Oklahoma (1948) Oklahoma (1949) Oklahoma (1950) Oklahoma (1951) Oklahoma (1952) Oklahoma (1953) Oklahoma (1954) Oklahoma (1955) Oklahoma (1956) Oklahoma (1957) Oklahoma (1958) Oklahoma (1959)

Big Eight	Missouri (1960) Colorado (1961) Oklahoma (1962) Nebraska (1963) Nebraska (1964) Nebraska (1965) Nebraska (1966) Oklahoma (1967) Kansas & Oklahoma (1968) Missouri & Nebraska (1969) Nebraska (1970) Nebraska (1971) Nebraska (1972) Oklahoma (1973) Oklahoma (1974) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975) Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976) Oklahoma (1977) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978) Oklahoma (1979) Oklahoma (1980) Nebraska (1981) Nebraska (1982) Nebraska (1983) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984) Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma (1986) Oklahoma (1987) Nebraska (1988) Colorado (1989) Colorado (1990) Colorado & Nebraska (1991) Nebraska (1992) Nebraska (1993) Nebraska (1994) Nebraska (1995)

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