1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:1952
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:football
Conference:Big Seven Conference
Short Conf:Big 7
Coachrank:4
Aprank:4
Record:8–1–1
Conf Record:5–0–1
Head Coach:Bud Wilkinson
Hc Year:6th
Captain:Tom Catlin
Captain2:Eddie Crowder
Stadium:Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Champion:Big 7 champion

The 1952 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952 college football season. It was the 58th season of play for the Sooners. Led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners offense scored 407 points, while the defense allowed only 141.

Schedule

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Roster

Rankings

See also: 1952 NCAA football rankings.

Awards and honors

Postseason

NFL Draft

Six Sooners were selected in the 1953 NFL draft, held on January 22.[3]

12Billy VesselsRunning backBaltimore Colts
222Eddie CrowderQuarterbackNew York Giants
326Buck McPhailBackBaltimore Colts
438Tom CatlinCenterBaltimore Colts
15177Dick BowmanGuardNew York Giants
15180Tom CarrollBackLos Angeles Rams

Notes and References

  1. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1952&type=All&location=H 1952 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball
  2. Web site: Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy . 2007-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916003323/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html . 2009-09-16 .
  3. Web site: 1953 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.