1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners won all seven conference games and finished the season with one loss; they defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.[1][2]

1967 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1967 record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,836)
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Colorado 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Kansas 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Missouri 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Nebraska 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Entering his second season as head coach, 37-year-old Jim Mackenzie suffered a fatal heart attack at his Norman home in late April.[3][4] Assistant coach Fairbanks, age 33, was promoted several days later.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23Washington State*
W 21–047,270
September 30Maryland*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCW 35–046,215
October 14vs. Texas*
L 7–975,504
October 21at Kansas State
W 46–717,375
October 28at Missouri
W 7–055,445
November 4No. 9 Colorado
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 23–061,106
November 11at Iowa StateNo. 8
W 52–1418,331
November 18KansasNo. 7
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 14–1057,649
November 23at NebraskaNo. 5
ABCW 21–1459,154
December 2Oklahoma StateNo. 3
W 38–1462,038
January 1, 1968vs. No. 2 Tennessee*No. 3
NBCW 26–2476,563
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

Roster
1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WB 33 Eddie Hinton Jr
OT 77 Bob Kalsu Sr
TB 22 Ron Shotts Sr
RB Steve Owens So
QB 11 Bobby Warmack Jr
E 82 Steve Zabel So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 66 Granville Liggins Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 92 Mike Vachon Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Kansas
    Kansas (4-4) at #7 Oklahoma (6-1)
    1 234Total
    Kansas 3 070 10
    • Oklahoma 0 077 14
    • Date: November 18
    • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
    • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
    • Game attendance: 57,649
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • Dad's Day

    [7]

    Orange Bowl
    1 234Total
    • Oklahoma 7 1207 26
    Tennessee 0 01410 24
    • Date: January 1
    • Location: Orange Bowl
    • Game attendance: 76,563
    • Television network: NBC

    Awards

    All-Big 8: OT Bob Kalsu, DE John Koller, NG Granville Liggins, RB Steve Owens, QB Bob Warmack

    [8]

    Postseason

    NFL/AFL draft

    The following players were drafted into the National Football League or American Football League following the season.[9]

    Player Position Round Pick Franchise
    Bob KalsuTackle8199Buffalo Bills
    Granville LigginsLinebacker10256Detroit Lions
    Ron ShottsRunning back11292Detroit Lions

    References
    1. Grimsley, Will (January 2, 1968). "Oklahoma trips Tennessee, 26-24". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 14.
    2. "Oklahoma shades Tennessee in Orange 'doubleheader'". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 2, 1968. p. 36.
    3. "OU grid coach dies at age 37 of heart attack". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 28, 1967. p. 13.
    4. "OU to name grid coach soon". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 1, 1967. p. 15.
    5. "Fairbanks hired as Sooner coach". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. May 2, 1967. p. 10.
    6. "SoonerSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
    7. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
    8. Oklahoma Sooners Football Media Guide. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-Nov-28.
    9. "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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