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1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1970
team	Oklahoma Sooners
sport	football
image	Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1966-79.png
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
CoachRank	15
APRank	20
record	7–4–1
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Chuck Fairbanks
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Barry Switzer
oc_year	5th
off_scheme	I formation (first 3 games)
Wishbone (final 9 games)
def_coach	Larry Lacewell
dc_year	1st
captain	Steve Casteel
captain2	Monty Johnson
stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
bowl	[Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl](1970-astro-bluebonnet-bowl)
bowl_result	T 24–24 vs. [Alabama](1970-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

Wishbone (final 9 games) The 1970 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1970 NCAA University Division 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. The Sooners lost their second conference game to Kansas State; the Wildcats' next victory in the series did not occur until 1993.

Following a loss in their third game to Oregon State, the Sooners installed the wishbone offense during the open week prior to the Red River Shootout against Texas. The Sooners ran the wishbone continuously, save for a switch to the I formation in 1982 and 1983, until the early 1990s.

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

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Rankings

Roster

Galen Hall (WR)
Warren Harper (LB)
Gene Hochevar
Jimmy Johnson (DL)
Larry Lacewell (DC)
Bill Michael (OL)
Barry Switzer (OC)

NFL draft

The following players were selected into the 1971 NFL draft following the season.

17	427	Monty Johnson	Defensive back	Green Bay Packers

References

(September 13, 1970). "Sooners steal contest from Mustangs, 28–11". The Orange Leader.
(September 20, 1970). "Sooners conquer Badgers". The Shreveport Times.
(September 27, 1970). "Oregon State controls OU, 23 to 14". Tulsa World.
(October 11, 1970). "Horns crunch OU wishbone". Tulsa World.
(October 18, 1970). "Sooners splatter Colorado". The Odessa American.
(October 25, 1970). "Wildcats score late to tumble Sooners". Southwest Times Record.
(November 1, 1970). "Sooners shade Cyclones". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(November 8, 1970). "Sooners club Mizzou, 28–13". Wichita Falls Times.
(November 15, 1970). "Oklahoma rally trims Kansas". Columbia Daily Tribune.
(November 22, 1970). "Nebraska wraps up Big Eight". The Orlando Sentinel.
(November 29, 1970). "Oklahoma in rout". The Houston Chronicle.
Darling, Ed. (January 1, 1971). "Tide–Sooner deadlock some kind of game". The Tuscaloosa News.
[http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1970 1970 OU Football Season Schedule – SoonerStats – Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball]
. ["Schedule/Results (1970 Oklahoma)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296674). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"1971 NFL Draft Listing".

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