1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1962 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#8
1962 record	8–3 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724)

1962 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Missouri	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1962 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Bud Wilkinson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22	Syracuse*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 7–3	54,600
September 29	Notre Dame*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	CBS	L 7–13	60,640
October 13	vs. #2 Texas*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 6–9	75,504
October 20	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 13–7	38,540
October 27	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 47–0	45,085
November 3	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 62–0	27,871
November 10	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA		W 41–0	15,391
November 17	#6 Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 13–0	62,181
November 24	Nebraska	#10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)		W 34–6	58,768
December 1	at Oklahoma State	#8	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 37–6	35,727
January 1	vs. #5 Alabama*	#8	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)		L 0–17	73,380
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

1. SoonerSports.com