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1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1950
team	Oklahoma Sooners
sport	football
conference	Big Seven Conference
short_conf	Big 7
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	10–1
conf_record	6–0
head_coach	Bud Wilkinson
hc_year	4th
captain	Norman McNabb
captain2	Harry Moore
stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
champion	Consensus national champion
Big 7 champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1951-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–13 vs. [Kentucky](1950-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)

Big 7 champion The 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1950 college football season, the 56th season of Sooner football. Led by fourth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, and competed in the Big Seven Conference.

The Sooners finished the regular season 10–0 (6–0 in Big 7), and won their fifth consecutive conference championship, and eleventh overall. Both major polls (AP writers, UP coaches) awarded the Sooners with their first national championship at the end of the regular season. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day, but were upset 13–7 by the Kentucky Wildcats, halting their winning streak at 32 games.

Five Sooners received All-American honors following the season: Frankie Anderson, Buddy Jones, Leon Heath, and Jim Weatherall. In addition, eight sooners won all conference honors, Anderson, Claude Arnold, Tom Catlin, Heath, Norman McNabb, Harry Moore, Billy Vessels, and Weatherall.

Schedule

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Rankings

Roster

QB Eddie Crowder, So.
QB Claude Arnold, Sr.
HB Billy Vessels, So.
T Jim Weatherall
RE Bill Beckman, So.

Game summaries

Texas (Red River Shootout)

Late in the contest, a low punt snap gives Oklahoma the ball at the Texas 11. Billy Vessels dashes around right end for the touchdown while Texas native Jim Weatherall kicks the game-winning extra point for the 14–13 victory. Minutes earlier, Longhorns defensive back Bobby Dillon had returned at interception 50 yards for a touchdown and a 13-7 Texas lead. Twice during the contest Texas had goal-line scoring opportunities, once stopped by Oklahoma's defense at the one-yard line and another ended with a fumble at the five.

NFL draft

Main article: 1951 NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.

12	229	Ed Lisak	Back	Chicago Bears

References

(January 1, 1951). "Oklahoma choice to grab 32nd grid win". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(January 2, 1951). "Kentucky passes upset Oklahoma, 13-7". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(2014). "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement". University of Oklahoma.
(October 1, 1950). "Oklahoma again humiliates Eagles, 28–0". The Boston Globe.
(October 8, 1950). "Sooners overtake Aggies, 34–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 15, 1950). "Sooners are later but better than Texas, 14 to 13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
(October 22, 1950). "Sooners trounce K-State 58–0 to open title bid". Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle.
(October 29, 1950). "Oklahoma takes Iowa State 20–7". Argus-Leader.
(November 5, 1950). "Sooners set grid record; Win, 27 to 18". The Nebraska State Journal.
(November 12, 1950). "Sooners rip Kansas, 33–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(November 19, 1950). "Sooners race by Missouri, 41–7". The Montana Standard.
(November 26, 1950). "Oklahoma outscores Nebraska, 49 to 35, for 30th straight triumph". The Baltimore Sun.
(December 3, 1950). "Arnold flips Sooners past battling Aggie club, 41–14as Big Red hits for No. 31". The Chickasha Daily Express.
(January 2, 1951). "Kentucky wins, 13 to 7, and ends Oklahoma's 31-game victory streak". The Courier-Journal.
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19501015&printsec=frontpage Palm Beach Post]
"1951 NFL Draft Listing".
"Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni".

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