1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1969 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1969 record	6–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Barry Switzer (4th year)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,836)

1969 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1969 college football season. It was the 75th season for the Sooners.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	at Wisconsin*	#6	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 48–21	46,130[1]
September 27	Pittsburgh*	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 37–8	54,576[1]
October 11	vs. #2 Texas*	#8	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 17–27	72,032[1]
October 18	Colorado	#12	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 42–30	60,524[1]
October 25	at #18 Kansas State	#11	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 21–59	35,615[1]
November 1	Iowa State		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 37–14	53,811[1]
November 8	at #9 Missouri	#20	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	ABC	L 10–44	60,378[1]
November 15	Kansas		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 31–15	56,462[1]
November 22	#16 Nebraska		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)		L 14–44	52,367[1]
November 29	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 28–27	41,315[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 14 0 7 7 28 Oklahoma State 7 14 0 6 27 Date: November 29 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game attendance: 38,200

Scoring summary 1 Oklahoma Owens 1-yard run (Derr kick) Oklahoma 7-0 1 Oklahoma Killingsworth 51-yard pass from Mildren (Derr kick) Oklahoma 14-0 1 Oklahoma St Cutburth 8-yard run (Pruss kick) Oklahoma 14-7 2 Oklahoma St Cutburth 1-yard run (Pruss kick) Tie 14-14 2 Oklahoma St Eben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (Pruss kick) Oklahoma St 21-14 3 Oklahoma Owens 1-yard run (Derr kick) Tie 21-21 4 Oklahoma Mildren 34-yard run (Derr kick) Oklahoma 28-21 4 1:33 Oklahoma St Eben 7-yard pass from Cutburth (run failed) Oklahoma 28-27

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]

1970 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Steve Zabel	Linebacker	1	6	Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Files	Linebacker	1	13	New York Giants
Steve Owens	Running Back	1	19	Detroit Lions
Ken Mendenhall	Center	5	116	Atlanta Falcons
Jack Porter	Center	8	187	New York Jets
Joe Killingsworth	Wide Receiver	17	420	Boston Patriots

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References

1. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1969
2. "Owens, Oklahoma Nip Cowboys, 28-27." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
3. http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
4. http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm
5. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm