1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1968 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight co-champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 27–28 vs. SMU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1968 record	7–4 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)

1968 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Kansas +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1968 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 Chuck Fairbanks.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	at #3 Notre Dame*	#5	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 21–45	58,821
September 28	NC State*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 28–14	53,349
October 12	vs. Texas*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 20–26	71,837
October 19	Iowa State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 42–7	46,960
October 26	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 27–41	45,804
November 2	Kansas State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 35–20	43,782
November 9	at #3 Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 27–23	50,658
November 16	#6 Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 28–14	60,632
November 23	Nebraska	#14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)	ABC	W 47–0	46,011
November 30	at Oklahoma State	#11	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 41–7	38,515
December 31	vs. #20 SMU*	#10	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	L 27–28	53,453
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

1. SoonerSports.com