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1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixteenth season under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners were 8–2 in the regular season (7–0 in conference) and played their home games on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

1962 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 8 champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record8–3 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Leon Cross
  • Wayne Lee
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Oklahoma $7–0–08–3–0
Missouri5–1–18–1–2
Nebraska5–2–09–2–0
Kansas4–2–16–3–1
Iowa State3–4–05–5–0
Oklahoma State2–5–04–6–0
Colorado1–6–02–8–0
Kansas State0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day, the Sooners were shut out 17–0 by fifth-ranked Alabama and finished at 8–3.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22Syracuse*
W 7–354,000[1]
September 29Notre Dame*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
CBSL 7–1360,500[2]
October 13vs. No. 2 Texas*
CBSL 6–975,504[3]
October 20at Kansas
W 13–738,000[4]
October 27Kansas State
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 47–041,000[5]
November 3at Colorado
W 62–024,500[6]
November 101:30 p.m.at Iowa State
W 41–016,000[7][8][9]
November 17No. 6 Missouri
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 13–061,826[10]
November 24NebraskaNo. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 34–660,000[11]
December 1at Oklahoma StateNo. 8
W 37–634,000[12]
January 1, 1963vs. No. 5 Alabama*No. 8
ABCL 0–1773,380[13]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
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AP—————————1088

Roster

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After the season

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NFL draft

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Three Sooners were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
8101Jim CookGuardSt. Louis Cardinals
9116Dennis WardTacklePhiladelphia Eagles
14185Paul LeaBackSt. Louis Cardinals

Staff

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After the season in early January, 31-year-old assistant coach Eddie Crowder, a former Sooner quarterback, was hired as head coach at the University of Colorado, also a member of the Big Eight.[17][18][19]

References

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  1. ↑ "Looney hero of last-gap OU triumph". Miami News-Record. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Irish defense holds off Sooners' bids 13–7". San Antonio Light. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas turns OU errors into 9–6 victory". The Daily Ardmoreite. October 14, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sooners strike down Kansas Jayhawks 13–7". Seminole Producer. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sooners romp past Wildcats in Big Eight". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "OU routs Buffs, 62–0". The Enid Morning News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Onrushing Sooners romp past outmanned Iowa State, 41 to 0". The Cushing Daily Citizen. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Housh, Leighton (November 10, 1962). "Iowa State Seeks 3rd Straight Over Sooners". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Housh, Leighton (November 10, 1962). "Cyclones--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11. Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Sooners put 13–0 cage on Tigers". The Plain Dealer. November 18, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Oklahoma blasts Huskers 34–6 for crown, bowl bid". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Sooners stun OSU, coast to 37–6 rout". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. December 2, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Land, Charles (January 2, 1963). "Tide rolls over Sooners, Namath, Jordan shine". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1962 Oklahoma)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
  15. ↑ "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  16. ↑ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 6B.
  18. ↑ "Crowder names 3 assistants". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. UPI. January 4, 1963. p. B7.
  19. ↑ "Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
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