1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:	1969
Team:	Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:	Big 8
Record:	6–4
Conf Record:	4–3
Head Coach:	Chuck Fairbanks
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Barry Switzer
Oc Year:	4th
Captain:	Steve Owens
Captain2:	Steve Zabel
Stadium:	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

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

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Game summaries

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

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

• Steve Owens, Heisman Trophy^[3]
• Steve Owens, Walter Camp Award^[4]

Rankings

See also: 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings.

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[5]

1	6	Steve Zabel	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
1	13	Jim Files	Linebacker	New York Giants
1	19	Steve Owens	Running back	Detroit Lions
5	116	Ken Mendenhall	Center	Atlanta Falcons
8	187	Jack Porter	Center	New York Jets
17	420	Joe Killingsworth	Wide receiver	Boston Patriots

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1969 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball.
2. "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
3. Web site: Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy . 2007-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070411031301/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html . 2007-04-11 .
4. Web site: Football. January 3, 2009. July 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074829/http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm. dead.
5. Web site: 1970 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.