List of Oklahoma Sooners football All-Americans explained

This is a list of Oklahoma Sooners college football players who were named first team All-Americans. The selecting organizations for football All-Americans that the NCAA recognizes include the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The NCAA defines consensus All-Americans as players who were accorded a majority of votes at their positions by these selectors. Unanimous All-Americans are players who were selected by all five selectors.[1]

Oklahoma has had 167 first team All-Americans in its history. 82 of these were consensus, and 35 were unanimous. OU has the most unanimous All-Americans in the history of college football and the most consensus All-Americans since World War II.[2]

All-Americans

1913Fullback
1915Fullback
1920Halfback
Offensive tackle
1927Fullback
1934Offensive tackle
1935Offensive tackle
1937End
1938EndYes
1939End
Offensive tackle
1946Guard
Guard
Center
1947Guard
1948GuardYes
Quarterback
1949Offensive tackle
Guard
Quarterback
End
Halfback
1950FullbackYes
Offensive tackleYes
Safety
End
1951Offensive tackleYesYes
Center
1952Center
Quarterback
HalfbackYes
Fullback
1953GuardYes
1954CenterYes
EndYes
1955GuardYes
Halfback
1956CenterYesYes
Guard
HalfbackYes
Guard
1957HalfbackYes
GuardYes
1958CenterYes
1959Guard
1962Guard
Center
Halfback
1963FullbackYes
Offensive tackle
1964Linebacker
Offensive tackleYes
1965LinebackerYes
1966Nose guard
1967Nose guardYesYes
Offensive tackle
1968Halfback
1969Tight end
HalfbackYesYes
Center
1971Quarterback
CenterYes
HalfbackYesYes
1972CenterYes
Linebacker
HalfbackYesYes
Offensive tackle
1973LinebackerYes
Offensive tackle
Nose guardYesYes
1974LinebackerYesYes
Defensive tackle
Nose guard
Wide receiver
GuardYes
Defensive back
Center
HalfbackYesYes
1975Defensive tackleYesYes
Nose guardYes
Guard
Offensive tackle
Wide receiver
Defensive endYes
Wide receiver
Halfback
1976Offensive tackleYesYes
Defensive back
1977Defensive backYesYes
Linebacker
Linebacker
Guard
Nose guard
1978GuardYesYes
HalfbackYesYes
Nose guard
Linebacker
1979LinebackerYesYes
HalfbackYesYes
1980Guard
Offensive tackleYes
1981GuardYes
1982Defensive tackleYes
1983Defensive tackleYesYes
1984Nose guardYes
1985Nose guardYes
LinebackerYesYes
Defensive end
1986LinebackerYesYes
Guard
Tight endYesYes
Guard
1987Tight endYesYes
GuardYesYes
Defensive backYes
LinebackerYes
Defensive end
1988GuardYesYes
1991Linebacker
1995Defensive end
2000LinebackerYes
QuarterbackYes
SafetyYes
2001LinebackerYes
Punter
SafetyYesYes
2002Safety
Defensive tackleYes
LinebackerYes
2003Offensive tackle
Wide receiver
Defensive tackleYesYes
LinebackerYesYes
Return specialistYesYes
CornerbackYesYes
QuarterbackYesYes
2004Offensive tackleYesYes
Wide receiver
Center
Defensive end
Running backYesYes
2006Linebacker
2007Offensive lineYes
LinebackerYes
2008Offensive lineYes
QuarterbackYes
Tight end
Defensive tackle
2009Offensive lineYes
Defensive tackleYes
2010SafetyYes
Wide receiverYes
2011Wide receiverYes
2013CenterYes
2015Quarterback
Linebacker
2016Wide receiverYesYes
2017QuarterbackYesYes
Offensive lineYesYes
Tight endYesYes
Linebacker
2018Offensive lineYes
Quarterback
Wide receiver
Offensive line
2019CeeDee LambWide receiverYes

Notes and References

  1. News: OU Adds Four All-Americans in 2008. SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma. December 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081217135516/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121608aad.html. December 17, 2008. dead.
  2. Web site: All-Americans. December 12, 2019. SoonerSports. October 18, 2022.