1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:1954
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:football
Conference:Big Seven Conference
Short Conf:Big 7
Coachrank:3
Aprank:3
Record:10–0
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:Bud Wilkinson
Hc Year:8th
Captain:Gene Calame
Captain2:Gene Mears
Stadium:Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Champion:Big 7 champion

The 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team (variously "Oklahoma", "OU", or the "Sooners") represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954 college football season, the sixtieth season of Sooner football. Led by eighth-year head coach Bud Wilkinson, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference.

The Sooners went undefeated and were ranked third in both final polls, released in late November at the end of the regular season. Because of a conference "no-repeat" rule, Oklahoma did not play in a bowl game.[1] [2] Unranked runner-up Nebraska was invited to the and was defeated

Schedule

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Roster

Rankings

See also: 1954 NCAA football rankings.

Postseason

NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4]

12Max BoydstonEndChicago Cardinals
113Kurt BurrisCenterCleveland Browns
329Buddy LeakeBackGreen Bay Packers
16182Bob HerndonBackChicago Cardinals
18217Steve ChamplinTackleCleveland Browns
22263Carl AllisonBackDetroit Lions

Notes and References

  1. News: Busy scoreboard eyed as Duke, Nebraska tangle . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . January 1, 1955 . 8.
  2. News: Duke rips Huskers 34-7 . St. Petersburg Times . (Florida) . Associated Press . Funk . Ben . January 2, 1955 . 1C .
  3. Web site: 1954 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball.
  4. Web site: 1955 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.