American college football season
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 Seven Conference championship, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll , were named national champions by Football Research, 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] all-conference honors .[ 4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 23 at Boston College * No. 3 W 46–036,241 October 1 Texas A&M * No. 3 W 33–1334,658 October 8 vs. No. 12 Texas * No. 3 W 20–1475,347 [ 5] October 15 Kansas No. 3 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 48–2637,660 October 22 at Nebraska No. 4 W 48–039,000 October 29 Iowa State No. 3 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 34–738,149 November 5 at Kansas State No. 3 W 39–018,500 November 12 at Missouri No. 3 W 27–737,152 November 19 vs. No. 19 Santa Clara * No. 2 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 28–2160,145 November 26 Oklahoma A&M * No. 3 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam ) W 41–047,937 January 1, 1950 No. 9 LSU * No. 2 W 35–082,000 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 3 (17) 3 (28) 4 (6) 3 (10) 3 (11) 3 (9) 2 (15) 3 (11) 2 (18)
Roster
NFL draft
Six Sooners were selected in the 1950 NFL draft , held in January.[ 6]
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold
