1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1962 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1962 NCAA University Division 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.

1962 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–17 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1962 record	8–3 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bud Wilkinson (16th season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,724)

1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 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

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. No. 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	No. 6 Missouri		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe)		W 13–0	62,181
November 24	Nebraska	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 34–6	58,768
December 1	at Oklahoma State	No. 8	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)		W 37–6	35,727
January 1, 1963	vs. No. 5 Alabama*	No. 8	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)		L 0–17	73,380
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• HB Joe Don Looney, Jr.

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Jim Cook	Guard	8	101	St. Louis Cardinals
Dennis Ward	Tackle	9	116	Philadelphia Eagles
Paul Lea	Back	14	185	St. Louis Cardinals

References

1. "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.