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The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Wisconsin* | No. 6 | | | W 48–21 | 46,130 | |
| September 27 | Pittsburgh* | No. 6 | | | W 37–8 | 54,576 | |
| October 11 | vs. No. 2 Texas* | No. 8 | | ABC | L 17–27 | 72,032 | |
| October 18 | Colorado | No. 12 | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 42–30 | 60,524 | |
| October 25 | at No. 18 Kansas State | No. 11 | | | L 21–59 | 35,615 | |
| November 1 | Iowa State | | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 37–14 | 53,811 | |
| November 8 | at No. 9 Missouri | No. 20 | | ABC | L 10–44 | 60,378 | |
| November 15 | Kansas | | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| | W 31–15 | 59,128 | [1][2] |
| November 22 | No. 16 Nebraska | | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK (rivalry)
| | L 14–44 | 52,367 | |
| November 29 | at Oklahoma State | | | | W 28–27 | 41,315 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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Game summaries[edit]
Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)[edit]
Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Oklahoma |
14 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
| Oklahoma State |
7 |
14 | 0 | 6 |
27 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 1 | | Oklahoma | Owens 1-yard run (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 7-0 |
| | 1 | | Oklahoma | Killingsworth 51-yard pass from Mildren (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 14-0 |
| | 1 | | Oklahoma St | Cutburth 8-yard run (Pruss kick) | Oklahoma 14-7 |
| | 2 | | Oklahoma St | Cutburth 1-yard run (Pruss kick) | Tie 14-14 |
| | 2 | | Oklahoma St | Eben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (Pruss kick) | Oklahoma St 21-14 |
| | 3 | | Oklahoma | Owens 1-yard run (Derr kick) | Tie 21-21 |
| | 4 | | Oklahoma | Mildren 34-yard run (Derr kick) | Oklahoma 28-21 |
| | 4 | 1:33 | Oklahoma St | Eben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (run failed) | Oklahoma 28-27 |
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Steve Owens rushed for a career-high 261 yards and broke the single season Big Eight touchdown record set by Nebraska's Bobby Reynolds in 1950.
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Awards and honors[edit]
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| AP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | — | 20 т | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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NFL draft[edit]
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Zaps Jayhawks As Owens Goes 201". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Soldan, Ray (November 16, 1969). "OU Wins on Second Half Surge (continued)". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1969 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- ^ "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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